James
Pelkey
Born in Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Pelkey
and Mary Wīhą́gā (Second Daughter) Pelkey
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 24
in Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Nov 2019
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James was Ho-Chunk.
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Biography
Birth
James was born in 1839. He is the son of John Pelkey and Second Daughter Wīhą́gā.
Military Record
He and his older brother Louis enlisted in Co. H, 2nd Minnesota Infantry on 15 July 1861. He was mortally wounded in the Battle of Missionary Ridge on 23 Nov. 1863, and died three days later. (MN in the Civil and Indian Wars, 141)
Sources
- 1860 Census for Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: M653_567; Page: 133; Family History Library Film: 803567. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865, 2d ed. (State, Board of Commissioners on Publication of History of Minnesota in Civil and Indian Wars, 1890) vol. 1.
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