Josiah Wesley Leffingwell (1825 - 1877)

Born May 1825 in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

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Died 11 Apr 1877 at age 51 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Josiah Leffingwell served in Company A of the 74th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. He entered service as a First Lieutenant and was mustered out as a Captain. Josiah was a medical doctor. He and his wife had only one son.

• Fact: Residence (1850) Greene, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Harrison Village, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Burial (1877) Shirland, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

Sources

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CS-SZ5 : 4 April 2020), Josiah Seffenwell, Greene, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 2018, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHP-8VQ : 30 December 2015), Joshua W Leffingwell, 1860. Harrison Village, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-66Q : 17 October 2014), Josiah W Leffingwell, Illinois, United States; citing p. 12, family 83, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,793.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29T-PS8N : 15 March 2016), Josiah W. Leffingwell, 1877; Burial, Shirland, Winnebago, Illinois, United States of America, Shirland Cemetery; citing record ID 153530430, Find A Grave: Memorial #153530430.

• Death: "United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WCVX-SBPZ : 6 August 2019), Josiah W Leffingwell, .

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 June 2018, 18:48), entry for Josiah Wesley Leffingwell(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:21TM-BX3); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-NS3Q : 3 March 2016), Josiah W Leffingwell and Elizabeth N Urquhart, 02 Oct 1858; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,041.

• Military Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDB4-MFQ : 3 April 2015), Josiah W Leffingwell, 1882.

• Military Service: Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Database National Park Service. Accessed 10 January 2017.

• Military Service: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Josiah W. Leffingwell.