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Pvt John J. Gilley

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Pvt John J. Gilley

Birth
Washington County, Texas, USA
Death
17 Nov 1862 (aged 23–24)
Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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John J. Gilley

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"H" Co. TX 2nd Infantry
d. November 17, 1862


John J. Gilley was one of two sons (the other William) of Hays Gilley and Hancy Hall who served and died as a result of the Civil War. According to their youngest brother Thomas, in an interview in 1893, John J Gilley "died in a hospital at Quitman, Mississippi, during the late war, being a member of the Second Texas Infantry... ." John J Gilley's parents came to Texas in 1835 when it was still Mexico. They appear on the Stephen F. Austin Register of Families of 1835. John's family settled first in Brazoria County, then Washington County.

Source: History of Texas Together With A Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Lee, Travis, and Burleson Counties, Part 2. Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1893; pages 594 - 595.
John J. Gilley

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"H" Co. TX 2nd Infantry
d. November 17, 1862


John J. Gilley was one of two sons (the other William) of Hays Gilley and Hancy Hall who served and died as a result of the Civil War. According to their youngest brother Thomas, in an interview in 1893, John J Gilley "died in a hospital at Quitman, Mississippi, during the late war, being a member of the Second Texas Infantry... ." John J Gilley's parents came to Texas in 1835 when it was still Mexico. They appear on the Stephen F. Austin Register of Families of 1835. John's family settled first in Brazoria County, then Washington County.

Source: History of Texas Together With A Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Lee, Travis, and Burleson Counties, Part 2. Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1893; pages 594 - 595.


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