Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

John Wilday

Birth Year: 1842
Birth Place: Andrews County, MO
Residence at Enlistment: Meredosia, IL
Regiment(s): Co I, 115th IL Inf
Military Notes:

Mustered in 13 Sep 1862; mustered out 11 Jun 1865 at Camp Harker, near Nashville, TN.

Death Year: 1914
Death Place: Jacksonville, IL
Burial Place: Arenzville, IL
Cemetery Name: Arenzville East Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 26333436
Spouse(s): Rachel Arvilla Houston (m. 1870 in Morgan County, IL); Mary Ellen Kircher (m. 1899 in Cass County, IL)
Remarks: Buried in Arenzville.

Muster rolls describe him as “single, farmer.” He was a brother-in-law to Thomas Webster. He served in the same company as his brother, William H. Wilday.