Brissenden, John Lewis

1840 - 1933  (93 years)

• Name	Brissenden, John Lewis
  		John Lewis Brissenden (1840-1933) Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Grand Army of the Republic Reunion, 1903, Clay City, Illinois Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		John Lewis and Mary Matilda (Finch) Brissenden and children Leslie, Ada, John and Lewis Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
  Birth	14 Aug 1840	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [3]
  Reference Number	BRIS.J002
  _FGRAVE	24073893
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company A, 98th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment  [4]
  	PVT Company A Unit 98 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence CLAY CITY, CLAY CO, IL Age 22 Height 6' 1 Hair DARK Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER Nativity EDWARDS CO, IL Service Record Joined When AUG 2, 1862 Joined Where CLAY CO, IL Joined By Whom E P TURNER Period 3 YRS Muster In SEP 3, 1862 Muster In Where CAMP CENTRALIA, IL Muster In By Whom L CPT Muster Out MAY 31, 1865 Muster Out Where EVANSVILLE, IN Muster Out By Whom CPT TEN EYCK Remarks FOR DISABILITY
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0005 Compiled by Les Higgason
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously the…
  		98th Illinois Infantry Regiment
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	23 Sep 1933  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Brissenden, Lewis Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I18527	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Brissenden, William,   b. 1808, England d. 1881, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Bunting, Eliza,   b. 1815, England d. 1887, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F8329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Finch, Mary Matilda,   b. 18 Jul 1849   d. 10 Jan 1915 (Age 65 years)
  Children	> 1. Brissenden, Leslie Finch,   b. 15 Aug 1873, Edwards County, Illinois d. 1952 (Age 78 years) > 2. Brissenden, Ada,   b. 1875, Illinois d. 1962 (Age 87 years) + 3. Brissenden, John,   b. 1879, Illinois   4. Brissenden, Lewis Aaron,   b. 31 Mar 1882, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Jan 1971, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F8328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Aug 1840 - Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4819] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brissenden, Lewis, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24073893/john-lewis-brissenden), none. (Reliability: 2). [S248] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S242] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 11B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00629&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).