Saturday, April 20, 2013

Sgt. Marquis d Lafayette Perry


Sgt. Marquis d Lafayette Perry
 
       From the 1850 Census
Name - Marque d Lafayette Perry
Aged - 8 Years
Born - 1842 in Illinois
Home in 1850 - Campton, Kane Co., Ill.

       From the Academy Civil War Monument    Attended the Elgin Academy.

       From the 1860 Census
Name - Lafayette Perry
Aged - 18 Years
Born - 1842 in Illinois
Home in 1860 - Campton, Kane Co., Ill.

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
B Co.        15th Ill. Dragoon's
K Co.        15th Ill. Cav.
Three Years Service
Plato Cavalry    
   Enlisted, Aug. 17, 1861
   Mustered In Sept. 23, 1861 as a private.
   Home of record listed as Plato, Ill's.
   Discharged Sept. 23, 1864 as a Sgt. due to expiration of term of service.
        Known Actions;
Fort Henry, Tenn. Feb. 6, 1862
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 11, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862
Briton’s Lane Sept. 1, 1862
Tullahoma, Tenn. June 24, 1863
Iuka, Miss. July 7, 1863
Chicamaga, Ga. Sept. 18, 1863
Mission Ridge, Ga. Nov. 25, 1863
Resaca, Ga. May 13, 1864
Kennesaw Mt., Ga. June 27, 1864

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Marquis L. Perry
Unit - Co. K       15th Ill. Cav.
Height - 5'   4"
Hair - Black
Eyes - Black
Complexion - Dark
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1840 in Campton, Ill.
Enlisted - Aug. 17, 1861 in Plato, Ill. by Henry A. Smith for 3 Years
Mustered In - Sept. 23, 1861 at Aurora, Ill.
Remarks - Sergeant discharged Sept. 234, 1864, Term Expired
Residence - Plato, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

       From Illinois County Marriages
Name - Marquis L. Perry
Marriage Date - 1865 in Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Harriet Ladd

       From the 1870 Census
Name - Marquis Lafayette Perry
Aged - 28 Years
Born - 1842 in Illinois
Home in 1870 - Campton, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Spouse - Hattie Perry
Spouses Age - 27 Years

       From the 1880 Census
Name - marquis Lafayette Perry
Aged - 39 Years
Born - 1841 in Illinois
Home in 1889 - Campton, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Farmer
Spouse - Hattie Perry
Spouses Age - 37 Years

       From the Illinois Select Death Index
Name - Marquis L. Perry
Born - 1842
Aged - 52 Years
Died - Sept. 19, 1894 in South Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Sgt. Lafayette Perry
Unit - Co. B - K 15th Ill Cav, 36th Inf.
Died - 1894.
Buried at - Udina, Ill. Cemetery
Location - Lot 107
Issued a Gov't Headstone


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