John Wedeking
Birth Year: 1844
Birth Place: Cass County, IL
Residence at Enlistment: Cass County, IL
Regiment(s): Co A, 114th IL Inf
Military Notes: Entered service Aug 1862; wounded at Jackson, MS, on 16 July 1863; leg amputated; sent to hospital 5 Sep 1863; discharged with wounds 20 May 1864 at Memphis, TN; mustered out 3 Aug 1865 at Vicksburg, MS (other records say near Jefferson Barracks, MO).
Death Year: 1890
Death Place: Beardstown, IL
Burial Place: Beardstown, IL
Cemetery Name: Oak Grove Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 51925381
Spouse(s): Helena Tenbick (m. 1866 in Cass County, IL)
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service
Alt name: appears in some veteran databases as John “Wedekey.” In Illinois Civil War Veterans database, he is shown as “Jonathan H. Wedeking” and described as “single, farmer.” Perrin’s history states he resided in Arenzville precinct, Cass County, IL, at the time of his enlistment and moved to Beardstown after he mustered out. He was a brother-in-law to Frederick Schnitker.
