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James Quick Severns Veteran

Birth: 12 Oct 1825
Seneca County, New York, USA
Death: 18 Jul 1902 (aged 76)
Pittsville, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial: Mound Cemetery

Pittsville, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 69320929 View Source

James Quick Severns was the 2nd child and 1st son of Nye Severns & Magdelene Quick. He married on June 15, 1848 to Susannah Washburn (1830-1913); 11 children:
Orlando Nye Severns 1849-1892
Joseph Manning Severns 1853-1914
Amanda E. Severns 1854-1925
Mary Ella Severns 1857-1936
Delia Louise Severns 1859-1948
Ida E. Severns 1862-1951
James Edwin Severns 1864-1907
Dora May Severns 1866-1957
George Warren Severns 1868-1952
Emma Dora Severns 1871-1964
Charles Arthur Severns 1874-1956

During the Civil War, James Quick Severns served in Company G, 37th Wisconsin Regiment, from March 1864 to August 1865. He was wounded and laid up for two months when a mine exploded at the seige of Petersburg, Virginia.

James was a farmer and also a surveyor for Wood County, Wisconsin. He served as Justice of the Peace for about 20 years. He was on the Pittsville town board and was also the town clerk.

James Quick Severns was the 2nd child and 1st son of Nye Severns & Magdelene Quick. He married on June 15, 1848 to Susannah Washburn (1830-1913); 11 children:
Orlando Nye Severns 1849-1892
Joseph Manning Severns 1853-1914
Amanda E. Severns 1854-1925
Mary Ella Severns 1857-1936
Delia Louise Severns 1859-1948
Ida E. Severns 1862-1951
James Edwin Severns 1864-1907
Dora May Severns 1866-1957
George Warren Severns 1868-1952
Emma Dora Severns 1871-1964
Charles Arthur Severns 1874-1956

During the Civil War, James Quick Severns served in Company G, 37th Wisconsin Regiment, from March 1864 to August 1865. He was wounded and laid up for two months when a mine exploded at the seige of Petersburg, Virginia.

James was a farmer and also a surveyor for Wood County, Wisconsin. He served as Justice of the Peace for about 20 years. He was on the Pittsville town board and was also the town clerk.

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Created by: steven coulter
Added: May 4, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69320929/james_quick-severns: accessed ), memorial page for James Quick Severns (12 Oct 1825–18 Jul 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69320929, citing Mound Cemetery, Pittsville, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by steven coulter (contributor 46608391).

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