Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

John Willey

Birth Year: 1845
Birth Place: Switzerland
Residence at Enlistment: Otter Creek, Macoupin County, IL
Regiment(s): Co G, 18th IL Inf Con
Military Notes:

Mustered in Feb 1865; mustered out 16 Dec 1865 at Pine Bluff, AR

Death Year: 1892
Death Place: Arenzville, IL
Burial Place: Arenzville, IL
Cemetery Name: Arenzville East Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 45484996
Spouse(s): Lurena Ann Miller (m. 1868 in Cass County, IL)
Remarks: Buried in Arenzvlle.

Moved to Arenzville after the war, married and had a family. His son, Robert J. Willey, was the Arenzville mail carrier for many years.