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Pvt James W Bovard

Birth: 23 Mar 1823
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Death: 19 Oct 1889 (aged 66)
Scott County, Indiana, USA
Burial: Wesley Chapel Cemetery

Austin, Scott County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 34520546 View Source

Pvt. James W. Bovard was the son of George and Marie (McKinley) Bovard. Sarah Waldsmith (Young) Bovard was his 1st wife. They were married February 29, 1844 and she died October 1888. Mariah (Byfield) Young Tobias Bovard (sister-in-law of Sarah) was his 2nd wife. They were married June 6, 1889. It was Mariah's 3rd marriage and she died May 1899. He served during the Civil War - March 12, 1864-July 10, 1865 - his unit fought at Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., then was transported east by steamboat and railroad to rendezvous with General William Tecumseh Sherman and his march through North Carolina.

Pvt. James W. Bovard was the son of George and Marie (McKinley) Bovard. Sarah Waldsmith (Young) Bovard was his 1st wife. They were married February 29, 1844 and she died October 1888. Mariah (Byfield) Young Tobias Bovard (sister-in-law of Sarah) was his 2nd wife. They were married June 6, 1889. It was Mariah's 3rd marriage and she died May 1899. He served during the Civil War - March 12, 1864-July 10, 1865 - his unit fought at Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., then was transported east by steamboat and railroad to rendezvous with General William Tecumseh Sherman and his march through North Carolina.

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"James Bovard
born
Mar 23, 1823
died
Oct 19, 1889"

Co K 120th Regt Ind Inf

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Created by: MaryJane Haight-Eckert
Added: Mar 6, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34520546/james_w-bovard: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt James W Bovard (23 Mar 1823–19 Oct 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34520546, citing Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Austin, Scott County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by MaryJane Haight-Eckert (contributor 46560908).

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