John Hayden Janney (1841 - 1865)

Born 11 Apr 1841 in Washington Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Apr 1865 at age 24 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John Hayden Janney was born on 11 Apr 1841. ^[1]

He served as a private in the 36th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War and was held at Andersonville Prison for a time and exchanged on 15 Apr 1864. He died in the explosion of the steamer Sultana near Memphis on 27 Apr 1865. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Turner Alan & Christie Ann Russell, Descendants of Thomas Janney https://web.archive.org/web/20120223171218/http://www.cartar.com/families/janney/janney_family.htm
2. ↑ National Park Service Civil War record for John H Janney. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-prisoners-andersonville-detail.htm?prisonerId=551C45FB-7097-47C7-A6C0-42D53CB1651E&prisonerLocation=A

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVL-FGM : 4 April 2020), John Jenny in household of Joseph Jenny, Washington, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing family 652, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NG-BXV : 19 March 2020), John Janney in entry for Joseph Janney, 1860.