Joel Taylor (Taylor) TEMPLE18437 was born in 1835 in OH.22362,22366,30787,99879,99880 He appeared in the census in August 1850 in Washington, Scioto, OH.30787 In July 1860 he was a farmer in Washington, Scioto, OH.22362 He was working on the farm of his in-laws. Joel served in the military between 1862 and 1865.22364,99880,99881 Enlisted 28 Jul 1862 in Company L 1st Ohio Artillery, and became a sergeant before his discharge 6 Jul 1865. The unit was engaged in the fighting at Gettysburg, mainly in support of the Fifth Corps as they engaged Longstreet's Corps. At Gettysburg, the monument to Company L says, "Battery L, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, July 2, 3, 1863. Arriving on the field at 8 am July 2, went into position under a brisk skirmish fire, on the extreme right, on Wolf's Hill. Afterward moved to the North Slope of Little Round Top, and there became hotly engaged with Longstreet's Corps, then trying to turn the left. Held same position July 3....This Battery was recruited at Portsmouth, Ohio, in the Autumn of 1861, by Captain L.N.. Robinson, was mustered out July 4, 1865. Took part in 12 important battles." It appears that the wounds of which Taylor complained were a result of the Gettysburg battle, as contemporary accounts refer to several members receiving what were considered light wounds. In August 1870 he was a farm laborer in Clay Twp., Scioto, OH.22366 He appeared in the census in 1890 in Indian Territory, OK.99881 Joel was ill with heart troubles from wounds in 1890 in Indian Territory, OK.99881 He appeared in the census in June 1890 in Logan Co., OK.99880 He died in 1917 at the age of 82 in Cabell Co., WV.99879 Parents: James TEMPLE-21621 and Lydia EVANS-21622.
Spouse: Mary Lavina (Lavina) COFFRIN-21897. Mary Lavina (Lavina) COFFRIN and Joel Taylor (Taylor) TEMPLE were married on 25 June 1860 in Scioto Co., OH.18437 Children were: Mary Ann TEMPLE-52778, Orville Grant TEMPLE-52780, George C. TEMPLE-52789.
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