John Lewis Arnsdorff was born in on January 8, 1828 in Effingham County, Georgia.[1] He was the son of John Arnsdorff and Sarah Morgan.[1] John married Jane Louisa Shearhouse on December 28, 1853 in Effingham County, Georgia.[2]
He died on January 26, 1865 and has a centotaph at Veterans Park in Effingham County, Georgia.[3]
Summary of his C.S.A. Service Record: On the 6th of May, 1862, at Guyton, John Lewis ARNSDORFF enlisted as a private in Company I, the Georgia Rangers, of the 54th Regiment of the Volunteer Georgia Infantry. The company's roll for December of 1863, the last on file, shows him as being present. He is believed to have died while in service in Mississippi.[3]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Pearl Rahn Gnann, Georgia Salzburgers and Allied Families. Second reprinting with Additions Sept. 1976, Amy LeBey and Georgia Genealogical Reprints edition. Savannah, Georgia: Pearl Rahn Gnann, 1956, p. 10.
↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch Georgia Marriage, John L Arnsdorff and Jane L. Shearouse, 28 Dec 1853; citing Marriage, Effingham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 180,395.
↑ 3.03.1 Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 May 2022), memorial page for John Lewis Arnsdorff (1828–25 Jan 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #42380132, Centotaph in Veterans Park, Effingham County, Georgia. Burial Details Unknown.
Gnann, Pearl Rahn. Georgia Salzburgers and Allied Families. Second reprinting with Additions Sept. 1976, Amy LeBey and Georgia Genealogical Reprints edition. Savannah, Georgia: Pearl Rahn Gnann, 1956.
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