Son of Daniel and Magdelene Boedy. The following is from the 1850 federal census (Jersey County, IL).
Daniel Body M 30 Germany
Magdalene Body F 24 Missouri
Mary Body F 8 Missouri
Christian Body M 3 Illinois
Body F 0 Illinois
John Teisdale M 18 Missouri
Private Boedy joined the 144th Illinois Volunteer Infantry on Sept 19, 1864, at the age of 18. He was 5'5" with brown hair, grey eyes and a dark complexion. Although one record says Christian was killed in Alton, Illinois, on March 27, 1865, military records state that he died on March 27 in the Regmental Hospital of Typhoid Mal Fever.
What's interesting is that he has two grave sites. The one pictured here, on his farm, and one at the Alton National Cemetery in Alton.
I suspect this stone was erected some time after his death for two reasons. 1. His last name is spelled Bodey rather than Boedy as it is spelled in all the military records and the death date is listed as March 28, whereas all other records state it as March 27.
Daniel Body M 30 Germany
Magdalene Body F 24 Missouri
Mary Body F 8 Missouri
Christian Body M 3 Illinois
Body F 0 Illinois
John Teisdale M 18 Missouri
Private Boedy joined the 144th Illinois Volunteer Infantry on Sept 19, 1864, at the age of 18. He was 5'5" with brown hair, grey eyes and a dark complexion. Although one record says Christian was killed in Alton, Illinois, on March 27, 1865, military records state that he died on March 27 in the Regmental Hospital of Typhoid Mal Fever.
What's interesting is that he has two grave sites. The one pictured here, on his farm, and one at the Alton National Cemetery in Alton.
I suspect this stone was erected some time after his death for two reasons. 1. His last name is spelled Bodey rather than Boedy as it is spelled in all the military records and the death date is listed as March 28, whereas all other records state it as March 27.
Son of Daniel and Magdelene Boedy. The following is from the 1850 federal census (Jersey County, IL).
Daniel Body M 30 Germany
Magdalene Body F 24 Missouri
Mary Body F 8 Missouri
Christian Body M 3 Illinois
Body F 0 Illinois
John Teisdale M 18 Missouri
Private Boedy joined the 144th Illinois Volunteer Infantry on Sept 19, 1864, at the age of 18. He was 5'5" with brown hair, grey eyes and a dark complexion. Although one record says Christian was killed in Alton, Illinois, on March 27, 1865, military records state that he died on March 27 in the Regmental Hospital of Typhoid Mal Fever.
What's interesting is that he has two grave sites. The one pictured here, on his farm, and one at the Alton National Cemetery in Alton.
I suspect this stone was erected some time after his death for two reasons. 1. His last name is spelled Bodey rather than Boedy as it is spelled in all the military records and the death date is listed as March 28, whereas all other records state it as March 27.
Daniel Body M 30 Germany
Magdalene Body F 24 Missouri
Mary Body F 8 Missouri
Christian Body M 3 Illinois
Body F 0 Illinois
John Teisdale M 18 Missouri
Private Boedy joined the 144th Illinois Volunteer Infantry on Sept 19, 1864, at the age of 18. He was 5'5" with brown hair, grey eyes and a dark complexion. Although one record says Christian was killed in Alton, Illinois, on March 27, 1865, military records state that he died on March 27 in the Regmental Hospital of Typhoid Mal Fever.
What's interesting is that he has two grave sites. The one pictured here, on his farm, and one at the Alton National Cemetery in Alton.
I suspect this stone was erected some time after his death for two reasons. 1. His last name is spelled Bodey rather than Boedy as it is spelled in all the military records and the death date is listed as March 28, whereas all other records state it as March 27.
Inscription
Christian A. Boedy
Son of D & M Boedy
Died
March 28, 1865
Aged 16Yrs 6Ms 26Ds
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