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John F Widell

John F Widell[1, 2, 3]

Male Abt 1835 - Bef 1880  (~ 45 years)

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  • Name John F Widell 
    Born Abt. 1835  Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1856  South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1860  South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1870  Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Died Bef. 1880 
    Buried Reel Cemetery, Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I8779181996  Master Tree
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2008 

    Father John Conrad Windel,   b. Bet. 1803 and 1806, Wurttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1865  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Mary Abby Rathborn,   b. 16 Jan 1809, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8026690180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Jewett,   b. 3 Feb 1840, Litchfield, Medina, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 1860  [9
    Children 
    +1. Mary Altyra Widel,   b. 05 Dec 1860, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Dec 1893, Jackson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    +2. Jay Nathan Widell,   b. Jul 1862, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Florence Delphine Widell,   b. Aug 1865, Jackson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Dec 1949, Edgerton, Brunswick, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)
    +4. Telsy M Widell,   b. May 1868, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. William Wesley Widell,   b. Sep 1869, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Timothy Widell,   b. Abt. 1872, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2008 
    Family ID F8026638523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1835 - Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1856 - South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Reel Cemetery, Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S8072066342] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 , National Park Service, (The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), M541 roll 28.
      Listed as John T Widel

    2. [S8072066212] American Civil War Soldiers, Historical Data Systems, comp., Kingston, MA .
      Enlisted as a Private on 16 October 1861 at the age of 26. Enlisted in Company H, 14th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 6 Nov 1861. Promoted to Full Corporal on 1 Apr 1863. Mustered Out Company H, 14th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 16 Nov 1864 at Davenport, IA.

    3. [S8072387472] Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records , Martin-Rott, Susie, (Rootbound Genealogy).
      enl as Pvt 16 Oct 1861 age 26 res Monmouth IA pmtd Corp 01 Apr 1863 m.o. 16 Nov 1864 Davenport IA; others same surname this cemetery WPA cem records list him from a Mass. Unit in error

    4. [S560402620] 1850 United States Census.

    5. [S8072066176] 1856 Iowa Census, Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Provo, UT: The Generations Network, 2007.).

    6. [S8072068432] 1860 United States Census.

    7. [S560402622] 1870 United States Census.

    8. [S8072066232] Iowa Cemetary Records, Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.
      Corporal, Company H, 14th Iowa Infantry, Civil War. Enlisted October 16, 1861, at age 26, resident of Monmouth, Iowa, native of Pennsylvania. Mustered out November 16, 1864. "Son of Jeremiah W. Widel and Catherine Groat Widel." [Ed: This last bit is incorrect. Catherine would only be 12 in 1835, and Jeremiah and Catherine weren't married until 1842).]

    9. [S8072066178] FamilySearch.org, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.