Justus Willey (1825 - 1856)

Born 1825 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Apr 1856 at about age 31 in Staunton City, Virginia, USA

Biography

Military Service Mexican War army (Company I, 4th Tennessee Infantry) in Tazewell, Tennessee on September 16, 1847. Wounded

Justus was born in 1825. He was the son of James Willey and Rebecca Maddy. He passed away in 1856.

Few records exist but it is known that he enlisted in the army (Company I, 4th Tennessee Infantry) in Tazewell, Tennessee on September 16, 1847 to fight in the war with Mexico, enlisting for the “duration of war.” He was mustered in on September 28, 1847 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He mustered out on July 31, 1848 in Memphis, Tennessee. During the course of the war he was wounded in the head and in the thigh. The head wound resulted in him being committed to the Western State Lunatic Asylum in Staunton, Virginia in October of 1852. He died there April 29, 1856 from the thigh wound received in the war; it had never healed and had abscessed. He was in the Asylum for a total of 3 years, 6 months, and 7 days.

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Justus Willey BIRTH 1825 West Virginia, USA DEATH 29 Apr 1856 (aged 30–31) Staunton City, Virginia, USA BURIAL Western State Hospital Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, USA PLOT 29#42 MEMORIAL ID 42274811 Has a photo of gravestone.