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Mountavill Lafayette Woodworth (1836 - 1923)

Mountavill Lafayette Woodworth
Born in Huntington County, Indianamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 28 Aug 1866 in Pesotum, Illinoismap
Died at age 87 in Decatur, Mason County, Illinoismap
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Profile last modified | Created 21 Sep 2010
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This person was created through the import of family.ged on 21 September 2010. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.

Contents

Birth

Birth:
Date: 7 AUG 1836
Place: Huntington County, Indiana
Source: #S87
TMPLT
FIELD
Name: Page


Death

Death:
Date: 7 AUG 1923
Place: Decatur, Mason County, Illinois
Source: #S87
TMPLT
FIELD
Name: Page


User ID

User ID: 558401CE0E2ADA40AB9BE5D9307A7EC9EFED


Note

Note: He enlisted in the Civil War June 25, 1861. He listed Utica, Illinois as his mailing address, but served with company I, 8th regiment Missouri volunteers. He served until 1864 as a private. he was with Sherman on his march to the sea. He was mustered out July 2, 1864 at St. Louis, Missouri. His serial number was 59078.
"He left home as was gone for several years, prospecting in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and Alaska, leaving his wife and family of 15 children behind. After an absence of 16 years, he sent a letter containing one thousand dollars to his wife and was not heard from again until he suddenly appeared in Decatur, Illinois, at the home of his daughter, a few months before his death, blind and destitute; somehow he had made his way from Alaska and Seattle alone to his daughter's home."
He may have been born in Fairplay, Greene County, Indiana.


Burial

Burial:
Date: 10 AUG 1923
Place: Davis Cemetery, Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois
Source: #S87
TMPLT
FIELD
Name: Page

While processing relationships in the gedcom some additional information was found which may be relevant.

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Marriage:
Date: 28 AUG 1866
Place: Pesotum, Illinois
Source: #S87
TMPLT
FIELD
Name: Page
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Husband: @I3083@
Wife: @I3139@
Child: @I3140@
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Child: @I3149@
Child: @I3150@
Child: @I3151@
Marriage:
Place: Ohio
Source: #S87
TMPLT
FIELD
Name: Page


Sources

Source S87
Abbreviation: Kay Weaver
Title: e-mail of her genealogy
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TID 0
FIELD
Name: Footnote
VALUE e-mail of her genealogy
FIELD
Name: ShortFootnote
FIELD
Name: Bibliography




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