Jerome was born orn July 15, 1841 in Butler County, Ohio to Mary and William Early. His siblings were Joseph (1831), Effie Ann (1835), John (1839), Nancy (1840), William (1843), and Mary M. (1847). In 1853, the family moved from Ohio to Illinois; in 1856, they went to Texas.
Jerome returned to Illinois in 1860 and enlisted in the Union Army (Civil War), Private, Company C, 41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry. He was recruited at Clinton, Illinois, mustered at St. Louis, Missouri on August 26, 1861. On August 31, 1861, he was detailed as a nurse at regimental hospital. After the battle of Ft. Donelson, on the Kentucky Tennessee border, on September 15, 1862, he was taken prisoner by the Confederates. From that date through December 1862, he was listed as missing. He appeared on the company muster roll on January 11, 1863 and was later detailed as teamster at Brigade Headquarters, a post that he held until he mustered out at Springfield, Illinois on August 20, 1864, after serving three years. His physical description was 6' 1" tall, dark hair, blue eyes, age 23.
He farmed in Illinois until 1865, then moved to Kansas in 1866. In Linn County, Kansas, he married Kate Goode on September 15, 1868. They had two sons: George William (1869-1964) and Samuel Francis "Frank" (1871-1949). Jerome and Kate were divorced November 24, 1876.
Jerome married (2) on October 26, 1879 at Bates County, Missouri to Clara Gowing. In April of 1880, they moved to Colorado, stayed 8 months, then returned to Linn County, Kansas. That is where their daughter, Minnie Lee, was born, June 23, 1883.
In 1888, they moved to Joseph, Oregon and resided there until death. (Jerome's sister,
Effie Ann (Early) Withers and her husband had pioneered in Oregon in the early 1850's.) From 1890-1907, Jerome was in very feeble health; suffering from scurvy disease and rheumatism in his arms and chest. He also had weak lungs and a constant cough. He was granted a pension for his Civil War service. The affidavit given by county judge F. F. McCully was as follows; "He is and has been during all of my acquaintance with him, a sober, peaceable man of good habits".
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Jerome returned to Illinois in 1860 and enlisted in the Union Army (Civil War), Private, Company C, 41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry. He was recruited at Clinton, Illinois, mustered at St. Louis, Missouri on August 26, 1861. On August 31, 1861, he was detailed as a nurse at regimental hospital. After the battle of Ft. Donelson, on the Kentucky Tennessee border, on September 15, 1862, he was taken prisoner by the Confederates. From that date through December 1862, he was listed as missing. He appeared on the company muster roll on January 11, 1863 and was later detailed as teamster at Brigade Headquarters, a post that he held until he mustered out at Springfield, Illinois on August 20, 1864, after serving three years. His physical description was 6' 1" tall, dark hair, blue eyes, age 23.
He farmed in Illinois until 1865, then moved to Kansas in 1866. In Linn County, Kansas, he married Kate Goode on September 15, 1868. They had two sons: George William (1869-1964) and Samuel Francis "Frank" (1871-1949). Jerome and Kate were divorced November 24, 1876.
Jerome married (2) on October 26, 1879 at Bates County, Missouri to Clara Gowing. In April of 1880, they moved to Colorado, stayed 8 months, then returned to Linn County, Kansas. That is where their daughter, Minnie Lee, was born, June 23, 1883.
In 1888, they moved to Joseph, Oregon and resided there until death. (Jerome's sister,
Effie Ann (Early) Withers and her husband had pioneered in Oregon in the early 1850's.) From 1890-1907, Jerome was in very feeble health; suffering from scurvy disease and rheumatism in his arms and chest. He also had weak lungs and a constant cough. He was granted a pension for his Civil War service. The affidavit given by county judge F. F. McCully was as follows; "He is and has been during all of my acquaintance with him, a sober, peaceable man of good habits".
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Jerome was born orn July 15, 1841 in Butler County, Ohio to Mary and William Early. His siblings were Joseph (1831), Effie Ann (1835), John (1839), Nancy (1840), William (1843), and Mary M. (1847). In 1853, the family moved from Ohio to Illinois; in 1856, they went to Texas.
Jerome returned to Illinois in 1860 and enlisted in the Union Army (Civil War), Private, Company C, 41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry. He was recruited at Clinton, Illinois, mustered at St. Louis, Missouri on August 26, 1861. On August 31, 1861, he was detailed as a nurse at regimental hospital. After the battle of Ft. Donelson, on the Kentucky Tennessee border, on September 15, 1862, he was taken prisoner by the Confederates. From that date through December 1862, he was listed as missing. He appeared on the company muster roll on January 11, 1863 and was later detailed as teamster at Brigade Headquarters, a post that he held until he mustered out at Springfield, Illinois on August 20, 1864, after serving three years. His physical description was 6' 1" tall, dark hair, blue eyes, age 23.
He farmed in Illinois until 1865, then moved to Kansas in 1866. In Linn County, Kansas, he married Kate Goode on September 15, 1868. They had two sons: George William (1869-1964) and Samuel Francis "Frank" (1871-1949). Jerome and Kate were divorced November 24, 1876.
Jerome married (2) on October 26, 1879 at Bates County, Missouri to Clara Gowing. In April of 1880, they moved to Colorado, stayed 8 months, then returned to Linn County, Kansas. That is where their daughter, Minnie Lee, was born, June 23, 1883.
In 1888, they moved to Joseph, Oregon and resided there until death. (Jerome's sister,
Effie Ann (Early) Withers and her husband had pioneered in Oregon in the early 1850's.) From 1890-1907, Jerome was in very feeble health; suffering from scurvy disease and rheumatism in his arms and chest. He also had weak lungs and a constant cough. He was granted a pension for his Civil War service. The affidavit given by county judge F. F. McCully was as follows; "He is and has been during all of my acquaintance with him, a sober, peaceable man of good habits".
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Jerome returned to Illinois in 1860 and enlisted in the Union Army (Civil War), Private, Company C, 41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry. He was recruited at Clinton, Illinois, mustered at St. Louis, Missouri on August 26, 1861. On August 31, 1861, he was detailed as a nurse at regimental hospital. After the battle of Ft. Donelson, on the Kentucky Tennessee border, on September 15, 1862, he was taken prisoner by the Confederates. From that date through December 1862, he was listed as missing. He appeared on the company muster roll on January 11, 1863 and was later detailed as teamster at Brigade Headquarters, a post that he held until he mustered out at Springfield, Illinois on August 20, 1864, after serving three years. His physical description was 6' 1" tall, dark hair, blue eyes, age 23.
He farmed in Illinois until 1865, then moved to Kansas in 1866. In Linn County, Kansas, he married Kate Goode on September 15, 1868. They had two sons: George William (1869-1964) and Samuel Francis "Frank" (1871-1949). Jerome and Kate were divorced November 24, 1876.
Jerome married (2) on October 26, 1879 at Bates County, Missouri to Clara Gowing. In April of 1880, they moved to Colorado, stayed 8 months, then returned to Linn County, Kansas. That is where their daughter, Minnie Lee, was born, June 23, 1883.
In 1888, they moved to Joseph, Oregon and resided there until death. (Jerome's sister,
Effie Ann (Early) Withers and her husband had pioneered in Oregon in the early 1850's.) From 1890-1907, Jerome was in very feeble health; suffering from scurvy disease and rheumatism in his arms and chest. He also had weak lungs and a constant cough. He was granted a pension for his Civil War service. The affidavit given by county judge F. F. McCully was as follows; "He is and has been during all of my acquaintance with him, a sober, peaceable man of good habits".
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