James I. Warner

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James I. Warner Veteran

Birth
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1 Feb 1913 (aged 68)
Hobbie, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Dorrance, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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☆☆☆~ Civil War Veteran ~☆☆☆

James was mustered into service in the Union Army on March 16, 1864 as a private in Company E, 3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. He was mustered out of service on November 9, 1864, at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia.

James was a son of Elizabeth Smith and John Warner. He married Sallie Cragle at Shickshinny, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on March 2, 1867, and the couple had 14 children: John Franklin, Catherine, Martha Ellen, Anna Marie, William Henry, Sarah Elizabeth, Norman A., Garfield A., Albert Nicholas, Ida L., Hannah R., Harry, Frederick, and Daisy.

Before the War, James worked at Dupont Powder Mills as a powder maker. He returned to work there for a few years after the War. He bought 80 acres of land in Dorrance Township and worked as a farmer. He accidentally suffered a gun shot wound in his left side while working in the woods near his home in the winter of 1888. On June 8, 1892, he was awarded a military invalid pension of $12 per month based on the gunshot wound, rheumatism, and heart disease.
☆☆☆~ Civil War Veteran ~☆☆☆

James was mustered into service in the Union Army on March 16, 1864 as a private in Company E, 3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. He was mustered out of service on November 9, 1864, at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia.

James was a son of Elizabeth Smith and John Warner. He married Sallie Cragle at Shickshinny, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on March 2, 1867, and the couple had 14 children: John Franklin, Catherine, Martha Ellen, Anna Marie, William Henry, Sarah Elizabeth, Norman A., Garfield A., Albert Nicholas, Ida L., Hannah R., Harry, Frederick, and Daisy.

Before the War, James worked at Dupont Powder Mills as a powder maker. He returned to work there for a few years after the War. He bought 80 acres of land in Dorrance Township and worked as a farmer. He accidentally suffered a gun shot wound in his left side while working in the woods near his home in the winter of 1888. On June 8, 1892, he was awarded a military invalid pension of $12 per month based on the gunshot wound, rheumatism, and heart disease.