FREDERICK A LENIX 1843-1866, Yetter Cemetery, Hancock County Illinois

 

YETTER   CEMETERY
HANCOCK  COUNTY,  ILLINOIS

 

 FREDERICK A. LENIX  
1843-1866

 

FREDERICK A LENIX
DIED
OCT. 24, 1866
AGED
22 ys. 11 mos.
20 days
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epitaph
FREDERICK A LENIX
CO A
118 REGT
US INF
NOV 4, 1843
OCT 24, 1866

 

Author - Marcia Farina

Frederick A. Lenix was born in Hancock Township, Hancock County, Illinois, the son of James Lenix and Mary Elizabeth Allbright, native Pennsylvanians who came to Illinois in the early 1840s after spending a couple of years in Ohio.  Frederick was probably a typical Illinois farm boy, spending his youth attending school and working on his father's farm.  By the age of 16 his school days were over, based on the census entry of 1860.

In the summer of 1862 Frederick signed up for service in the Union Army and, it seems, injury or illness resulting from his military service cut his young life short.  The following details are from the Muster and Descriptive Rolls compiled by the Illinois Adjutant General's Office.

Name   LENOX, FREDERICK
Rank   PVT   Company A  Unit  118 IL US INF

Personal Characteristics
Residence   HANCOCK, HANCOCK CO, IL
Age 19   Height 5' 11"   Hair DARK   Eyes GRAY   Complexion FAIR
Marital Status   SINGLE   Occupation   FARMER   Nativity   HANCOCK, HANCOCK CO, IL

Service Record
Joined When   AUG 15, 1862   Joined Where   FOUNTAIN GREEN, IL
Joined By Whom   T J CAMPBELL   Period   3 YRS
Muster In   NOV 7, 1862   Muster In Where   CAMP BUTLER, IL
Muster In By Whom   N/A   Muster Out   N/A
Muster Out Where   N/A   Muster Out By Whom   N/A
Remarks   DISCHARGED AUG 11, 1865 AT BATON ROUGE LA FOR DISABILITY

Less than a year later, Frederick died and was buried at Yetter Cemetery.  Of James and Elizabeth's known children, he was the next to youngest and the first to perish.

1850 Illinois Census, Hancock County, page 415A
enumerated November 19, 1580, dwelling #2441

James Lenox, 43, male, farmer, value of real estate 300, born PA
Elizabeth, 36, female, born PA
Joseph, 17, male, farmer, born PA, attended school within the year
Samuel, 15, male, born PA, attended school within the year
William, 13, male, born OH, attended school within the year
John, 11, male, born OH, attended school within the year
Rebecca J, 9, female, born OH, attended school within the year
Frederick, 7, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Mary, 1, female, born IL

 

1860 Illinois Census, Hancock County, Hancock Township, page 732
enumerated July 24, 1860, dwelling #3336

James Leonard, 55, male, farmer, value of real estate 2500, value of personal estate 500, born PA
Elizabeth, 48, female, born PA
William, 22, male, farm laborer, born OH
John, 21, male, farm laborer, born OH
Rebecca, 19, female, born OH
Mary, 12, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Frederick, 16, male, farmer, born IL

 

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