As a young boy William moved from Augusta County,Virginia with his parents to Wood County and then on to Xenia, Greene County,Ohio where his father Charles "Lewis " Redifer operated a flour mill,and worked in a tannery.
His mother Elizabeth was ill and after a few years the family were back in Wood county by 1850.
After a brief stay they returned to Ohio, this time locating at Cedarville, Greene County , where his mother died. William's mother was Elizabeth Gregory, daughter of Thomas Gregory and Mary "Polly"Hawk. Elizabeth Redifer is mentioned in the will of her Uncle ( brother to her mother ) Abraham Hawk in 1843.
In 1852 his father moved the family to Clay County, Indiana , where they lived close by to William's Uncle Jesse and his family by 1860.
As times were difficult and money was hard to come by, many children were bound out so families to make ends meet, so was the case with William and some of his siblings that were unmarried at the time.
William went to live an work on the farm of the Jacob Goodrich family, his sister Margaret "Annie " and brother Alexander Redifer went to work as domestics with the Bell family in Posey township.
His sister Elizabeth had married Samuel Strickle in 1854 and brother John Namon had been working as a farm laborer since his 12th birthday in 1854.
His oldest brother James had married Cordelia Ann Eppert and his father went to live with them and their seven children in Clay County, Indiana.
William was a young man with his life ahead of him like so many others, loyal and hard working he chose to enlist as did his brother John Namon Redifer,and in Missouri his two cousins Jacob Haldaman Redifer and his brother William Wesley Redifer also enlisted, both son's of his father's brother Chesley Kenny Redifer.
All survived except William S.Redifer the brave young man that had worked so hard doing farm labor with his hopes and dreams of marrying and raising his own family one day.
We salute you William S. Redifer
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Name: William S Redifer
Residence: Terre Haute, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Indiana 31st Infantry Regiment on 20 Sep 1861.
Mustered out on 07 Jan 1862 at Calhoun, KY.Died.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
Research and bio by JMB
His mother Elizabeth was ill and after a few years the family were back in Wood county by 1850.
After a brief stay they returned to Ohio, this time locating at Cedarville, Greene County , where his mother died. William's mother was Elizabeth Gregory, daughter of Thomas Gregory and Mary "Polly"Hawk. Elizabeth Redifer is mentioned in the will of her Uncle ( brother to her mother ) Abraham Hawk in 1843.
In 1852 his father moved the family to Clay County, Indiana , where they lived close by to William's Uncle Jesse and his family by 1860.
As times were difficult and money was hard to come by, many children were bound out so families to make ends meet, so was the case with William and some of his siblings that were unmarried at the time.
William went to live an work on the farm of the Jacob Goodrich family, his sister Margaret "Annie " and brother Alexander Redifer went to work as domestics with the Bell family in Posey township.
His sister Elizabeth had married Samuel Strickle in 1854 and brother John Namon had been working as a farm laborer since his 12th birthday in 1854.
His oldest brother James had married Cordelia Ann Eppert and his father went to live with them and their seven children in Clay County, Indiana.
William was a young man with his life ahead of him like so many others, loyal and hard working he chose to enlist as did his brother John Namon Redifer,and in Missouri his two cousins Jacob Haldaman Redifer and his brother William Wesley Redifer also enlisted, both son's of his father's brother Chesley Kenny Redifer.
All survived except William S.Redifer the brave young man that had worked so hard doing farm labor with his hopes and dreams of marrying and raising his own family one day.
We salute you William S. Redifer
~ ~ ~
Name: William S Redifer
Residence: Terre Haute, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Indiana 31st Infantry Regiment on 20 Sep 1861.
Mustered out on 07 Jan 1862 at Calhoun, KY.Died.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
Research and bio by JMB
As a young boy William moved from Augusta County,Virginia with his parents to Wood County and then on to Xenia, Greene County,Ohio where his father Charles "Lewis " Redifer operated a flour mill,and worked in a tannery.
His mother Elizabeth was ill and after a few years the family were back in Wood county by 1850.
After a brief stay they returned to Ohio, this time locating at Cedarville, Greene County , where his mother died. William's mother was Elizabeth Gregory, daughter of Thomas Gregory and Mary "Polly"Hawk. Elizabeth Redifer is mentioned in the will of her Uncle ( brother to her mother ) Abraham Hawk in 1843.
In 1852 his father moved the family to Clay County, Indiana , where they lived close by to William's Uncle Jesse and his family by 1860.
As times were difficult and money was hard to come by, many children were bound out so families to make ends meet, so was the case with William and some of his siblings that were unmarried at the time.
William went to live an work on the farm of the Jacob Goodrich family, his sister Margaret "Annie " and brother Alexander Redifer went to work as domestics with the Bell family in Posey township.
His sister Elizabeth had married Samuel Strickle in 1854 and brother John Namon had been working as a farm laborer since his 12th birthday in 1854.
His oldest brother James had married Cordelia Ann Eppert and his father went to live with them and their seven children in Clay County, Indiana.
William was a young man with his life ahead of him like so many others, loyal and hard working he chose to enlist as did his brother John Namon Redifer,and in Missouri his two cousins Jacob Haldaman Redifer and his brother William Wesley Redifer also enlisted, both son's of his father's brother Chesley Kenny Redifer.
All survived except William S.Redifer the brave young man that had worked so hard doing farm labor with his hopes and dreams of marrying and raising his own family one day.
We salute you William S. Redifer
~ ~ ~
Name: William S Redifer
Residence: Terre Haute, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Indiana 31st Infantry Regiment on 20 Sep 1861.
Mustered out on 07 Jan 1862 at Calhoun, KY.Died.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
Research and bio by JMB
His mother Elizabeth was ill and after a few years the family were back in Wood county by 1850.
After a brief stay they returned to Ohio, this time locating at Cedarville, Greene County , where his mother died. William's mother was Elizabeth Gregory, daughter of Thomas Gregory and Mary "Polly"Hawk. Elizabeth Redifer is mentioned in the will of her Uncle ( brother to her mother ) Abraham Hawk in 1843.
In 1852 his father moved the family to Clay County, Indiana , where they lived close by to William's Uncle Jesse and his family by 1860.
As times were difficult and money was hard to come by, many children were bound out so families to make ends meet, so was the case with William and some of his siblings that were unmarried at the time.
William went to live an work on the farm of the Jacob Goodrich family, his sister Margaret "Annie " and brother Alexander Redifer went to work as domestics with the Bell family in Posey township.
His sister Elizabeth had married Samuel Strickle in 1854 and brother John Namon had been working as a farm laborer since his 12th birthday in 1854.
His oldest brother James had married Cordelia Ann Eppert and his father went to live with them and their seven children in Clay County, Indiana.
William was a young man with his life ahead of him like so many others, loyal and hard working he chose to enlist as did his brother John Namon Redifer,and in Missouri his two cousins Jacob Haldaman Redifer and his brother William Wesley Redifer also enlisted, both son's of his father's brother Chesley Kenny Redifer.
All survived except William S.Redifer the brave young man that had worked so hard doing farm labor with his hopes and dreams of marrying and raising his own family one day.
We salute you William S. Redifer
~ ~ ~
Name: William S Redifer
Residence: Terre Haute, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Indiana 31st Infantry Regiment on 20 Sep 1861.
Mustered out on 07 Jan 1862 at Calhoun, KY.Died.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
Research and bio by JMB
Inscription
Died in the service of his Country at Calhoun, Ky
aged 21y 11m 13d
