John Broyles Gen. 6, id #1354, Keith #1559 Edited 20140811
============ Son of Andrew Broyles & Sarah McGhee |[1]
Born: 11 Apr 1835 VA, Monroe |[1]
Died: 26 Sep 1864 NY,,Elmira |[285]
Marr: Sarah Jane Smith
m: 13 May 1856 VA, Monroe |[A]
+---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
1. Leroy Chester "Lee" 15 Dec 1857 VA, Monroe 19 Mar 1944 CA, Tulare
2. Jasper Newton 24 Jul 1859 VA, Monroe 15 Mar 1938 TX,,El Paso
3. (dau) 8 Oct 1862 VA, Monroe 18 Apr 1863 VA, Monroe
Census:
Age BP Occupation
1850 Broyles, John VA, Monroe 15 Farmer
1860 Broyles, John VA, Monroe 25 VA Farm Labourer
John was a sergeant in Company F/H, 26th Battalion of the Virginia Infantry.
29 Jun 1862 - He enlisted at White Sulphur Springs
3 Jun 1864 - He was captured at the battle of Gaines Mills, Va.
11 Jun 1864 - He arrived at Point Lookout, Maryland.
12 Jun 1864 - He was tranferred to Elmira, NY.
17 Jul 1864 - He arrived at the prison at Elmira, NY.
26 Sep 1864 - He died of chronic diarrhoea.
[285]
After John's death Sarah and the children moved to Nodaway Co., Mo.,
where she remarried.
Sources:
[A] Broyles, John; Smith, Sarah Jane; [88]
[1] Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, "The Broyles Family", typescript reprinted in [4]
[4] Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Newsletter" (periodical), self-published, 1982-2000
[285] Member submission, Military records, Ancestry.com
[88] Monroe Co., VA, Marriages, LDS Film 0250091
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