A1631
James EVERINGHAM
Pvt. Co.B, 2nd Battl, 16th U.S.Inf.
Biography of James Everingham
b.15 Jul 1845 Freeport, Illinois
d.15 Dec 1910 Levenworth, Kansas
burial; Leavenworth Natnl Cem. KS
married:
Margaret ALLISON
married 31 Oct 1870 Chickasaw Co. Iowa1
(divorced 1888) Chickasaw Co.IA
parents:
William EVERINGHAM (b.1823)
Elizabeth SPROULS (b.1823)
  • Jennie WRIGHT (b.1865)
    Margaret's daughter, previous marriage.

    children: EVERINGHAM

    1. William Joseph (b.4 Feb 1872)
    2. Margaret Elizabeth (b.17 Nov 1873)
    3. Minnie (b.Oct 1879)
    4. Sarah Ellen (b.7 Dec 1881)
    5. Lucy (b.29 Feb 1884)

    James' GAR membership records list his children as; "William J., Margaret E., Minna, Sarah, Jennie."
    Lucy is not listed in other records and likely died as an infant.

  • siblings:
    1. Mary Jane (b.1847)
    2. John (b.1848)
    3. Sarah Elizabeth (b.1851)
    4. William (b.1852)
    5. Margaret Ellen (b.1854)
    6. Jacob (b.1857)
    7. Martha Clarissa (b.1858)
    8. Andrew L. (b.1860)
    9. Marcia A. (b.1862)
    10. Clara Amanda (b.1864)
    11. Minnie Caroline (b.1866)
    12. Sherman "Doc" (b.1868)
    fact sources and writings about this individual:
    1County Marriage records (info from Grant Hayes 1999 - updated Nov 2003)

    Notes from Grant Hayes: James left his family in 1885 to go live in Missouri.

    (below) Research of Kevin Everingham of MI

    1862 & 1865 U.S. Register of U.S. Army.. "James Everingham, born in Alton, Illinois, age 18, farmer, enlisted 18 April 1862 at Lansing, Iowa, 16th Infantry, Company B, height 5ft, 9in,.. Discharge follow up data; April 18, 1865 exit service at Lookout Mountain, rank; Private.

    1880 U.S. Census Utica, Chickasaw, Iowa (Vol 1, Sheet 473 B).. "James Everingham 34, b.IL,.. Margaret 31, b.IL,.. Jennie 14, b.IA,.. Willie 8, b.IA,.. Elisabeth 6, b.IA,.. Minnie, infant, b.IA."

    1884 Chickasaw county birth records (Vol 1, pg 33).. "Lucy Everingham, b.29 Feb 1884 at Iowa, female, daughter of James Everingham, 38, and Margaret Allison 35."

    1900 US CENSUS, Little Texas Twp, Craighead County, ARKANSAS
    Everingham, James, b. July 1844, age 55, widowed, living alone, born IL, father born in CANADA, Mother born in OH, occupation; Railroad tie maker, unemployed 8mo. in last year.

    1907 New Hampton Tribune, Iowa, Sept. 3, 1907.. "James Everingham, one of the early boys of Utica township is paying a visit to his old friends in that section. He now resides somewhere in Arkansas."

    1910 US Home for disabled soldiers, Leavenworth, Kansas.. "James Everingham, enlisted April 18, 1862 at Jacksonville, IA, private, Co.B, 16th US Infantry, discharged April 18, 1865 at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.. Born in Illinois, age 65, height 5' 8", gray eyes, can read and write. Last residence, Arkansas., divorced., rate of pension $27, date of death Dec 15, 1910, Cardiac Degeneration."



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