John Waters GIDDINGS^[1]

1841 - 1925  (84 years)

• Name	John Waters GIDDINGS
  Born	25 Jun 1841	Erie Co., Pennslyavnia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DBA50FC01B496041BA81BD56FD5AC85F20C1
  Died	19 Dec 1925	Campbell, Wilkin Co., Minnesota
  Person ID	I48000	Branch 165 John William Stafford b. 1810 NY
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Moses Cornwall GIDDINGS,   b. 19 Nov 1801, Lancaster Co., New Hampshire ,   d. 17 May 1881, Floyd Twp., Warren Co., Illinois  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sophia STAFFORD,   b. 6 Dec 1808, Clinton Co., New York ,   d. 11 May 1876, Floyd Twp., Warren Co., Illinois  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1826	Erie Co., Pennslyavnia   [3]
  Married	1830	Erie Co., Pennslyavnia
  Family ID	F17581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Marie CHAFFEE,   b. 21 Aug 1847, Illinois ,   d. Mar 1923, Campbell, Wilkin Co., Minnesota  (Age 75 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1866	Berwick, Warren Co., Illinois
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F22407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John served in the Civil War. Name: John W Giddings , Residence: Floyd, Illinois Enlistment Date: 12 May 1864 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Illinois Unit Numbers: 317 317 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 May 1864 Enlisted in Company C, 138th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 June 1864. Mustered out Company C, 138th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 14 October 1864 in Camp Butler, Springfield, IL Regimental History ILLINOIS 138TH INFANTRY (100 Days) One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Infantry.-Col., John W. Goodwin; Lieut.-Col., Alexander H. Holt; Maj., John Tunison. This regiment was organized at Camp Wood, Quincy, and mustered in June 21, 1864, for 100 days. On July 26, it moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and was assigned to garrison duty. Cos. C and F occupied the post of Weston, Mo., from July 7, to Aug. 3. The regiment was mustered out at Springfield, Ill., Oct. 14, 1864. Source: The Union Army, vol. 3 1870 US Census Name: Jno W Giddings Age in 1870: 28 Estimated Birth Year: 1841 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Floyd, Warren, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Berwick Roll: M593_286 Page: 54 Image: 344 Year: 1870 He is buried in Campbell, Minnesota.

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Imported GEDCOM file. [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #3488 by Michael P. Stafford on 25 Feb [email protected] (Reliability: 2). [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #2819 on 23 Mar 2002Michael Paul [email protected] (Reliability: 2).