Person:Francis Cordrey (1)

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Francis Cordrey
b.6 Feb 1838 Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
d.15 Feb 1917 Allen, Indiana, United States
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  1. Francis Cordrey1838 - 1917
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m. 24 Dec 1865
  1. John Cordrey1867 - 1963
  2. Hannah J. Cordrey1868 - 1955
  3. Catherine Minerva Cordrey1870 - 1899
  4. Ralph Cordrey1876 - 1876
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Facts and Events
Name Francis Cordrey
Gender Male
Birth[1] 6 Feb 1838 Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Marriage 24 Dec 1865 Hardin, Ohio, United Statesto Christeann Gramlich
Census 1870 Cessna, Hardin, Ohio, United Stateswith Christeann Gramlich
Death[1] 15 Feb 1917 Allen, Indiana, United States
Burial[1] 18 Feb 1917 Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United Statessection U, lot 261

Francis Cordrey was a sergeant in Company E, 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After the war, he wrote his reminiscences in two volumes, which can be found on the ACPL "Our Military Heritage" website.

On 19 November 1868, he applied for a veterans' pension (application 137007) and was successful in obtaining it (certificate number 96353).2

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. Lindenwood Cemetery records, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
  2.   United States. Veterans Administration. Organization index to pension files of veterans who served between 1861 and 1900- [1917]. (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1949).
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