His death date, which is not on the headstone, came from the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War database.
(Many thanks to fellow member David M Snodgrass for the following info):
Married to Elizabeth VanLaningham on 25 March 1860 in Henry County, Illinois.
Married to Mary J Grubbs on 25 November 1869 in Henry County, Illinois.
Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995
Name: John H Boice
Rank: Private
Company: I
Unit: 27th Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 11 1/4
Hair: BROWN
Eyes: BLUE
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: Abt 1833
Birth Place: Orange CO, NY
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 28
Service Entry Date: 26 Aug 1861
Service Entry Place: Neponset, IL
Joined By Whom: CPT MERRILL
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In Date: 30 Aug 1861
Muster In Place: Camp Butler, IL
Remarks: DISCHARGED DEC 9, 1863 AT ST LOUIS MO FOR DISABILITY
Residence Place: Annawan, Henry CO, IL
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: J. H. Boice
Age: 48
Birth Date: Abt 1832
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA
Dwelling Number: 299
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Boice
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Carpenter
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
J. H. Boice 48 Self (Head)
Mary J. Boice 38 Wife
Lizzie L. Boice 10 Daughter
Fannie M. Boice 7 Daughter
His death date, which is not on the headstone, came from the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War database.
(Many thanks to fellow member David M Snodgrass for the following info):
Married to Elizabeth VanLaningham on 25 March 1860 in Henry County, Illinois.
Married to Mary J Grubbs on 25 November 1869 in Henry County, Illinois.
Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995
Name: John H Boice
Rank: Private
Company: I
Unit: 27th Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 11 1/4
Hair: BROWN
Eyes: BLUE
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: Abt 1833
Birth Place: Orange CO, NY
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 28
Service Entry Date: 26 Aug 1861
Service Entry Place: Neponset, IL
Joined By Whom: CPT MERRILL
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In Date: 30 Aug 1861
Muster In Place: Camp Butler, IL
Remarks: DISCHARGED DEC 9, 1863 AT ST LOUIS MO FOR DISABILITY
Residence Place: Annawan, Henry CO, IL
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: J. H. Boice
Age: 48
Birth Date: Abt 1832
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA
Dwelling Number: 299
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Boice
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Carpenter
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
J. H. Boice 48 Self (Head)
Mary J. Boice 38 Wife
Lizzie L. Boice 10 Daughter
Fannie M. Boice 7 Daughter
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