Roberts, William (b. 15 Jun 1823 - d. 3 Nov 1891): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1823 - 1891 (68 years)

Name	Roberts, William
Birth	15 Jun 1823	Orange County, Indiana
Gender	Male
Reference Number	ROBE.W003
_FGRAVE	25219116
Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company I, 40th Illinois Infantry [1]
	Name: William Roberts Rank: Private Company: I William Roberts was born June 15, 1823 in Orange County, Indiana and resided in Clay County, Illinois and enlisted at age 38 on August 5, 1861 in Xenia, Illinois. He was mustered as a Private on August 10, 1861 at Camp Butler by Captain Gamaliel Hoskinson for three years. He was by occupation a farmer and unmarried at enlistment. He was 5 6 tall and had dark hair, blue eyes and a light complexion. He was wounded at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee on April 6, 1862. He was discharged from the army on March 7, 1863 due to disability. In 1883 he received a pension (#27305) for malarial poisoning for $8 per month. He died November 3, 1891 and is buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois. militaryhistoryonline.com
		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
Death	3 Nov 1891
Burial	Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
Person ID	I55718	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	1 Sep 2024

Event Map

Birth - 15 Jun 1823 - Orange County, Indiana

Burial - - Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois

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Sources
[S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).