Colclasure, Samuel Wilshire Sr.

1833 - 1905  (71 years)

• Name	Colclasure, Samuel Wilshire
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	29 Oct 1833	Orange County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	NOTE: "Clay Roots" shows his birth data as Feb 29 1829/30.
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.S002
  _FGRAVE	25386079
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company C, 111th Illinois Infantry  [3, 5]
  	NOTES from "Clay Roots" "Civil War Veteran 1862-1865" NOTES from Ron Hodel: "Notes for SAMUEL 'SAMMIE' COLCLASURE: Xenia - Then and Now 1834 - 1984 Samuel Colclasure (1831 - 1905) born near Xenia, his wife Sarah Elizabeth (Baity) Colclasure (1840 - 1928) also born near Xenia. Samuel enlisted for combat duty in the Civil war on August 9, 1862 at the age of 28. He was mustered in at Camp Marshall, Salem, Ill. on Aug 16, 1862. He served under Ge. Sherman and was attached to the 111 Illinois Infantry. He was on the famous march from Atlanta to the sea. On May 21, 1865 marched in the Grand Review Victory Parade in Washington D.C. He arrived back to his home at Xenia July 1, 1865. More About SAMUEL 'SAMMIE' COLCLASURE: Burial: Campground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay Co., Il Military service: Union - Civil War More About SAMUEL COLCLASURE and SARAH BAITY: Marriage: 13 Oct 1860, Xenia, Clay co., Il" Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 9 August 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 111th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 18 Sep 1862. Mustered Out Company C, 111th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Jun 1865 Service Record Joined When AUG 9, 1862 Joined Where XENIA, IL Joined By Whom WM M MABRY Period 3 YRS Muster In SEP 18, 1862 Muster In Where CAMP MARSHALL, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865 Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom CPT NELSON Remarks N/A
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0008 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…
  		111th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  		Samuel Wilshire Colclasure Sr. (1833-1905)
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	5 Sep 1905	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Samuel and Sarah E.
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Samuel Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I4066	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Colclasure - Stalcup Jacob 'Jakie Wang' Colclasure and Ruth Stalcup Descendants, Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Jacob 'Jakie Wang',   b. 20 Feb 1790, Hardin County, Kentucky d. Dec 1859 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Stalcup, Ruth,   b. 1800, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana d. 1834, Orange County, Indiana (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	Y  [6]
  Family ID	F2460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Baity, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. 21 Jun 1841, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 24 May 1928, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Colclasure, Samuel Wilshire 'Sammie' Jr.,   b. 11 May 1863, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Jul 1947, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years) + 2. Colclasure, William Sherman,   b. 5 Apr 1866, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana d. 25 Oct 1949, Clay County, Illinois (Age 83 years)   3. Colclasure, Mary G. 'Molly',   b. 9 Feb 1868, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana d. 9 Feb 1954 (Age 86 years) + 4. Colclasure, James Walter,   b. 11 Oct 1871, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Mar 1949, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 77 years) + 5. Colclasure, George Allen,   b. 1 May 1874, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 Feb 1966, Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois (Age 91 years) + 6. Colclasure, Riley Morton 'Mort',   b. 19 Aug 1877, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Mar 1954, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 76 years) > 7. Colclasure, Rachel Elizabeth Rosa,   b. 19 Feb 1880, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Jun 1924, La Junta, Otero County, Colorado (Age 44 years) > 8. Colclasure, Nettie Cue 'Pood',   b. 26 Feb 1883, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Nov 1967 (Age 84 years) + 9. Colclasure, Nellie Frank,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 May 1971, Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F2429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Oct 1833 - Orange County, Indiana Death - 5 Sep 1905 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1891] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Samuel and Sarah E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25386079) (Reliability: 2). [S1886] Clay County Genealogical Society, Clay Roots, (Clay County Genealogical Society, Clay Roots, Volume XVIII, Number 4, Winter 2006), Page 53, none. (Reliability: 2). [S1889] Ron Hodel, Descendants of Samuel "Sammie" Colclasure, e-mailed to Carl W. Gray, 13 March 2007., (13 March 2007), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1890] Ron Hodel, Descendants of Jacob "Jakie Wang" Colclasure, e-mailed to Carl W. Gray, 13 March 2007., (13 March 2007), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2). [S1923] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Ruth, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103418786/ruth-colclasure), none. (Reliability: 2).