Joseph Vanover (1845 - 1864)

Born 1845 in Kentucky, United States

Died 1864 at about age 19 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Pvt Joseph Vanover served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Pvt Joseph Vanover was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

Pvt Joseph Vanover Died while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison during the United States Civil War.

Private Joseph Vanover was born in 1845 in Kentucky, United States, son of Cornelius Vanover and Elizabeth Unknown.^[1]

In 1850, Joseph was in the household of his father, Cornelius, in Vienna, Scott, Indiana.^[1]

In 1860, Joseph was in the household of his mother, Elizabeth. in Vienna, Scott, Indiana.^[2]

During the Civil War, he enlisted as a Private in Company B of the 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry. ^[3]

He was captured and sent to Andersonville Prison, where he died of disease in 1864. He was buried at the Andersonville National Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV7-C6S : 12 April 2016), Joseph Vanover in household of Cornelius Vanover, Vienna, Scott, Indiana, United States; citing family 182, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Vienna, Scott, Indiana; Roll: M653_294; Page: 982; Family History Library Film: 803294
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #2167854 (accessed 17 June 2023)
   Joseph Vanover (16), Farm Laborer, in Vienna, Scott, Indiana. Born in Kentucky.
3. ↑ Web: Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865: Ancestry.com. Web: Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Civil War. Indiana State Digital Archives. https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/: accessed 2 February 2015. Ancestry Record 9762 #81899