Family:Wesley Straley and Salome Gouldy (1)

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Marriage[4] 14 Jul 1867 Pennsylvania, United States
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Wesley Straley enlisted in the Union Army of Pennsylvania Volunteers 29 Feb 1864. He was a Private in Company B, Pennsylvania 7th Cavalry. He was a prisoner of war from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865. He was discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865.

Millard is the only one of Wesley's 5 children admitted to a Soldier's Orphan School. Millard died at the White Hall Soldier's Orphan School 14 July 1884.  The only documented symptom is "sore throat".
References
  1.   1870 U.S. Census for Lycoming, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, in 1870 U.S. Federal Census
    FHL film:552869; Roll M593_1370; Page: 198B., 1870.

    Residence and ages of Straley (Strailey) family in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.

  2.   Three Years' Service, in History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5 by Samuel P. Bates.
    Pg. #1129, 1861-1865.

    Dates of muster into the Union Army, discharge, and dates of captivity as a POW.

  3.   American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line], in Historical Data Systems. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database online]. (Ancestry.com , 2009)
    1997-2000.

    Compiled military records (including state rosters, pension records, and regimental histories) of individual soldiers who served in the United States Civil War. Enlistment and discharge information of Wesley Straley.

  4. Vallance Family Tree, in Roots Web's WorldConnect Project:
    ID: I10785, 07 15 2004.

    Birth date, marriage date and place, children's names and birth dates for Straley family in Lycoming and Mifflin Counties, Pennsylvania, United States.

  5.   Pennsylvania Archives Accession #2615, in List of students who died at the Soldier's Orphan School
    RG 19, Series 19.206, 11-2322, Carton #2.

    List of names, dates of birth, and dates of death of students who died at White Hall Soldier's Orphans' School. Documentation of death date of Millard Straley.