John F Widell^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1835 - Bef 1880  (~ 45 years)

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

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S8072066342] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 , National Park Service, (The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), M541 roll 28. Listed as John T Widel [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. [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 [S560402620] 1850 United States Census. [S8072066176] 1856 Iowa Census, Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Provo, UT: The Generations Network, 2007.). [S8072068432] 1860 United States Census. [S560402622] 1870 United States Census. [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).] [S8072066178] FamilySearch.org, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.