Bio: Sturdevant, John R. (History - 1844)

Contact: Janet Schwarze

 

Surnames: STURDEVANT FRENCH JOHNSON MARSHALL BANK SMITH

 

 

 

John R. Sturdevant, a Civil War veteran, was an early pioneer of Clark county and served as a local judge in the Neillsville area for many years. He was born in 1844, died on the fourth of July in 1929 and is buried with his wife, Mary in the Neillsville City Cemetery, Pine Valley Twp. in Clark County, Wisconsin. Mary was born 31 July 1844 and died 15 Feb. 1930. Their son, Claude, an attorney, and his wife, Jesse Ruane Flynn, are likewise buried in the same cemetery. Claude died 10 Nov. 1946 and Jesse died 3 Mar. 1961. They were married in Clark County on 19 June 1901.   

 

Census Records

 

1880 U. S. Federal Census - Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin

Name

Relation

Sex

Race

Age

Marital Status

Birth Place

Father Birth Place

Mother Birth Place

Occupation 

Sturdevant, John R.

head

m

w

35

m

Iowa

Pennsylvania

Vermont

attorney

Sturdevant, Mary E.

wife

f

w

35

m

Iowa

Ohio

Vermont

keeps house

Sturdevant, Claud R.

son

m

w

9

s

Wisconsin

Iowa

Iowa

 

Jackson, Rachel

servant

f

w

20

s

 Norway

Norway

Norway

servant

 

Military Records

 

Name: John Sturdevant  
Residence: Neillsville, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 26 Dec 1863
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 26 December 1863.  Enlisted in Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 26 Dec 1863.  Mustered Out of Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 9 Oct 1865 at Mobile, AL.
 

 

 

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Cemetery Records

Civil War Burials

Genealogy Connections

Historic photo of Claude Sturdevant home (son) 

Marriage of Claude Sturdevant and Jessie Flynn

Photo containing son Claude (1930)

 

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