Joseph was the youngest child of James and Ursula Jane (Sweeney) Gunn, and a brother to Abisha James Gunn who is also buried in this cemetery.
Joseph was a Sgt. in Co. E, 58th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War. He enlisted at Jacksonville, IL, and was discharged at Montgomery, Alabama. He was a farmer who lived in Wrights Township of Morgan County when he enlisted. His military record describes him as 6'2" tall with dark hair, gray eyes, and a florid complexion.
He married Margaret E. Fisher 9 August 1855 in Morgan County. They were parents of three daughters: Susan Alice, who married George L. Mefford; and two younger girls who died in childhood: Sarah and Lillie.
Margaret's name is also on her husband's tombstone in this cemetery, but she died in Oklahoma, where she went to live with her surviving daughter. She was born in Greene County 28 June 1837, and died 21 December 1919 in Noble Township, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. She is buried in Noble Cemetery there.
Joseph was a Sgt. in Co. E, 58th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War. He enlisted at Jacksonville, IL, and was discharged at Montgomery, Alabama. He was a farmer who lived in Wrights Township of Morgan County when he enlisted. His military record describes him as 6'2" tall with dark hair, gray eyes, and a florid complexion.
He married Margaret E. Fisher 9 August 1855 in Morgan County. They were parents of three daughters: Susan Alice, who married George L. Mefford; and two younger girls who died in childhood: Sarah and Lillie.
Margaret's name is also on her husband's tombstone in this cemetery, but she died in Oklahoma, where she went to live with her surviving daughter. She was born in Greene County 28 June 1837, and died 21 December 1919 in Noble Township, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. She is buried in Noble Cemetery there.
Joseph was the youngest child of James and Ursula Jane (Sweeney) Gunn, and a brother to Abisha James Gunn who is also buried in this cemetery.
Joseph was a Sgt. in Co. E, 58th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War. He enlisted at Jacksonville, IL, and was discharged at Montgomery, Alabama. He was a farmer who lived in Wrights Township of Morgan County when he enlisted. His military record describes him as 6'2" tall with dark hair, gray eyes, and a florid complexion.
He married Margaret E. Fisher 9 August 1855 in Morgan County. They were parents of three daughters: Susan Alice, who married George L. Mefford; and two younger girls who died in childhood: Sarah and Lillie.
Margaret's name is also on her husband's tombstone in this cemetery, but she died in Oklahoma, where she went to live with her surviving daughter. She was born in Greene County 28 June 1837, and died 21 December 1919 in Noble Township, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. She is buried in Noble Cemetery there.
Joseph was a Sgt. in Co. E, 58th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War. He enlisted at Jacksonville, IL, and was discharged at Montgomery, Alabama. He was a farmer who lived in Wrights Township of Morgan County when he enlisted. His military record describes him as 6'2" tall with dark hair, gray eyes, and a florid complexion.
He married Margaret E. Fisher 9 August 1855 in Morgan County. They were parents of three daughters: Susan Alice, who married George L. Mefford; and two younger girls who died in childhood: Sarah and Lillie.
Margaret's name is also on her husband's tombstone in this cemetery, but she died in Oklahoma, where she went to live with her surviving daughter. She was born in Greene County 28 June 1837, and died 21 December 1919 in Noble Township, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. She is buried in Noble Cemetery there.
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