Person:Richard Walmsley (1)

Watchers
  1. William F Walmsley1837 -
  2. Richard A Walmsley1839 - 1887
  3. George WalmsleyAbt 1844 -
  4. Winfield Z Walmsley1847 - 1922
m. 21 Apr 1864
  1. Carrie L Wamsley1865 -
  2. Cora A Wamsley1868 -
  3. Charles Delos Walmsley1869 - 1951
  4. Walter T Walmsley1875 - 1922
Facts and Events
Name Richard A Walmsley
Gender Male
Birth[2] 7 May 1839 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Census[1] 1850 Harrison, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Census[6] 1860 Champaign, Illinois, United States
Military[7][3][2] 19 Jul 1862 Sidney, Champaign, Illinois, United StatesJoined Union Army (3 months)
Marriage 21 Apr 1864 Vigo, Indiana, United Statesto Frances B Minnick
Census[5] 1870 Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Census[4] 1880 Montezuma, Parke, Indiana, United States
Death[2] 3 Dec 1887 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

For the military regiment he served in, see 71st Illinois Infantry.

References
  1. Harrison Township, in Vigo, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432).


    Nicholas Wamsley, age 43, Carpenter, Maryland
    Elizabeth Wamsley, age 32, --, Maryland
    Robert Wamsley, age 20, Laborer, Maryland
    William Wamsley, age 13, --, Indiana
    Richard Wamsley, age 11, --, Indiana
    George Wamsley, age 6, --, Indiana
    Winfield Wamsley, age 3, --, Indiana

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave: Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, IL, in Find A Grave
    Richard A. Walmsley.

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  3. United States. Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941
    [1].

    Name: Wamsley, R.A. [corrected to Richard]
    Date of Death: 12-5-1887
    Cemetery: Greenwood, Decatur, Ill.
    Enlistment Dates: 7-22-1862
    Discharge Dates: 10-29-1862
    Rank: Pvt, Fifer / Company F, 71 Ill. Inf.
    Application Date: 11-1-1939

  4. Parke, Indiana, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    [2].

    "United States Census, 1880," R. A. Walmsley, Montezuma, Parke, Indiana, United States

    name : R. A. Walmsley
    event: Census
    event date: 1880
    event place: Montezuma, Parke, Indiana, United States
    gender: Male
    age: 40
    marital status : Married
    occupation : Keeps Hotel
    race or color (original) :
    ethnicity (standardized) : American
    relationship to head : Self
    birthplace : Indiana, United States
    birthdate : 1840
    spouse's name : Tannie B. Walmsley
    spouse's birthplace : Indiana, United States
    father's name :
    father's birthplace : Maryland, United States
    mother's name : Elizabeth D. Walmsley
    mother's birthplace : Maryland, United States
    page : 445
    page character : A
    entry number : 4402
    nara film number : T9-0303
    gs film number : 1254303
    digital folder number: 004240636
    image number: 00376

  5. Champaign, Illinois, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    [3].

    "United States Census, 1870," Richard Walmsby in household of Elizabeth Walmsby, Illinois, United States

  6. Champaign, Illinois, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    [4].

    "United States Census, 1860," Richard Wamsley, , Champaign, Illinois

  7. Illinois, United States. Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database
    [5].

    Name: WAMSLEY, RICHARD A
    Rank: MUS
    Company: F
    Unit: 71 IL US INF

    Personal Characteristics
    Residence: TOLONO, CHAMPAIGN CO, IL
    Age: 22
    Height: 5' 10
    Hair: DARK
    Eyes: GRAY
    Complexion: DARK
    Marital Status: SINGLE
    Occupation: FARMER
    Nativity: TERRE HAUTE, VIGO CO, IN

    Service Record
    Joined When: JUL 19, 1862
    Joined Where: SYDNEY, IL
    Joined By Whom: P L FOX
    Period: 3 MO
    Muster In: JUL 22, 1862
    Muster In Where: CHICAGO, IL
    Muster In By Whom
    Muster Out
    Muster Out Where
    Muster Out By Whom
    Remarks