Higley, William Merrick
|
MILITARY SERVICE Age: 35, credited to Marlboro, VT Unit(s): 8th VT INF Service: enl 9/7/64, m/i 9/7/64, Pvt, Co. I, 8th VT INF, m/o 6/1/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 10/24/1829, Wardsboro, VT Death: 12/27/1899 Burial: Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS Marker/Plot: 14/8/9 Gravestone photographer: Bruce & Sandi Pouliot Findagrave Memorial #: 3671011 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 7/10/1890, KS; widow Mary A., 1/18/1900, KS Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: KS (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, KS Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
The fifth ward in the hospital lost two of their inmates yesterday morning between 6 and 9 o'clock. The second was Wm. M. Higley, I, 8th Vermont infantry of cancer in the neck, aged 70 years. Mr. Higley leaves a wife living in Kansas City, Kansas.
Source: Leavenworth Times, December 28, 1899.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.