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John S. Claflin

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John S. Claflin

Birth
Lewiston, Niagara County, New York, USA
Death
15 Sep 1909 (aged 77)
King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Corporal
Company K, 7th Wisconsin Infantry
Company I, 9th Illinois Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR

Enlisted as Private, Company K, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, from Allen's Grove, WI, on 27 Aug 1861. Mustered out as Corporal at expiration of service on 10 Sep 1864.

Re-enlisted as Private, Company I, 9th Illinois Cavalry, from Dunham, IL, on 2 Mar 1865. Mustered out with unit at Selma, AL, on 31 Oct 1865.

In the headstone inscription, his surname is misspelled and his rank "CPL" is missing.

Married Mahala Mowers in 1864 in Rock County. She applied for a widow's pension on 29 Nov 1909.
Corporal
Company K, 7th Wisconsin Infantry
Company I, 9th Illinois Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR

Enlisted as Private, Company K, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, from Allen's Grove, WI, on 27 Aug 1861. Mustered out as Corporal at expiration of service on 10 Sep 1864.

Re-enlisted as Private, Company I, 9th Illinois Cavalry, from Dunham, IL, on 2 Mar 1865. Mustered out with unit at Selma, AL, on 31 Oct 1865.

In the headstone inscription, his surname is misspelled and his rank "CPL" is missing.

Married Mahala Mowers in 1864 in Rock County. She applied for a widow's pension on 29 Nov 1909.


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  • Maintained by: Janet Marie
  • Originally Created by: Salvarsan
  • Added: Mar 24, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87287232/john_s-claflin: accessed ), memorial page for John S. Claflin (27 Jun 1832–15 Sep 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87287232, citing Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Janet Marie (contributor 48008518).