William Francis Henry

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William Francis Henry Veteran

Birth
Greene County, Illinois, USA
Death
23 Jan 1879 (aged 43)
Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Son of Frances Henry and Elizabeth Hudson.

Husband of Margaret Cooley

He also had sons Fred and William with Mary E. Minter.

William's pension papers includes William's application for pension for his injuries received in the Civil War at Tuscumbia on 16 Oct 1863, when he received gunshot wounds in his left hand and right arm resulting in loss of three fingers and partial loss of use of his right arm.


His discharge papers read - Private William F. Henry of Company C of the 27 Missouri Regiment of the United States Infantry - was enlisted by D.S. Cooper at Hudson, Missouri on the 13th of Aug. 1862 to serve 3 years. He was born in Green Co. in the state of Kentucky, is 26 years of age, five foot ten inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, sandy hair, and by occupation when enlisted a farmer, during the last two months the solider has been unfit for duty 60 days.


*I added the grave photos for the Nauvoo graves you may copy and use them, as well as the documents IF you are a Henry, Cooley or White descendent.

Son of Frances Henry and Elizabeth Hudson.

Husband of Margaret Cooley

He also had sons Fred and William with Mary E. Minter.

William's pension papers includes William's application for pension for his injuries received in the Civil War at Tuscumbia on 16 Oct 1863, when he received gunshot wounds in his left hand and right arm resulting in loss of three fingers and partial loss of use of his right arm.


His discharge papers read - Private William F. Henry of Company C of the 27 Missouri Regiment of the United States Infantry - was enlisted by D.S. Cooper at Hudson, Missouri on the 13th of Aug. 1862 to serve 3 years. He was born in Green Co. in the state of Kentucky, is 26 years of age, five foot ten inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, sandy hair, and by occupation when enlisted a farmer, during the last two months the solider has been unfit for duty 60 days.


*I added the grave photos for the Nauvoo graves you may copy and use them, as well as the documents IF you are a Henry, Cooley or White descendent.