Pvt. John W. Blythe was born in Columbiana County, Ohio about 1835. On May 31, 1863 at Mt. Vernon, Kentucky and acting as a teamster, Blythe was thrown from the "saddle mule" his foot catching in the stirrup and he was dragged for some distance. Finally released he was run over by the wagon wheel and his left collar bone crushed and his side badly bruised. After the war he relocated to Allen County, Indiana where he was a farmer for several years. He was residing at Hicksville in Defiance County, Ohio when the 1880 federal census was taken. It was reported he was employed as a laborer in a stove factory. He applied for a pension on June 13, 1870 due to his injuries. His widow Emily was found listed at Hicksville when the 1890 special census of Union Civil War survivors was compiled. She reported he had his "shoulder and collar bone crushed" and that he "died from effects." He died June 2, 1881 and is buried in section four in the Forest Home cemetery at Hicksville.
*A Brief History of the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Biographies of the Men in the Regiment Developed and Submitted by Michael Elliott Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center, Ohio Genealogical Society, P. 136.
*A Brief History of the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Biographies of the Men in the Regiment Developed and Submitted by Michael Elliott Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center, Ohio Genealogical Society, P. 136.
Pvt. John W. Blythe was born in Columbiana County, Ohio about 1835. On May 31, 1863 at Mt. Vernon, Kentucky and acting as a teamster, Blythe was thrown from the "saddle mule" his foot catching in the stirrup and he was dragged for some distance. Finally released he was run over by the wagon wheel and his left collar bone crushed and his side badly bruised. After the war he relocated to Allen County, Indiana where he was a farmer for several years. He was residing at Hicksville in Defiance County, Ohio when the 1880 federal census was taken. It was reported he was employed as a laborer in a stove factory. He applied for a pension on June 13, 1870 due to his injuries. His widow Emily was found listed at Hicksville when the 1890 special census of Union Civil War survivors was compiled. She reported he had his "shoulder and collar bone crushed" and that he "died from effects." He died June 2, 1881 and is buried in section four in the Forest Home cemetery at Hicksville.
*A Brief History of the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Biographies of the Men in the Regiment Developed and Submitted by Michael Elliott Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center, Ohio Genealogical Society, P. 136.
*A Brief History of the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Biographies of the Men in the Regiment Developed and Submitted by Michael Elliott Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center, Ohio Genealogical Society, P. 136.
Inscription
Co G. 104th Ohio Inf, G.A.R.
Gravesite Details
Wife Emily Jane Blythe is buried next to him.
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