John L. GODDARD b. 1827 , , Johnson County, Illinois, USA d. 28 Dec 1863 Tennessee Valley, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA: KKs Family History

John L. GODDARD

1827 - 1863 (36 years)

Name	John L. GODDARD [1]
Born	1827	, , Johnson County, Illinois, USA [2, 3]
1850 US Census	1 Jun 1850	, District #20, Washington County, Illinois, USA [4]
	Age: 23y
	He was recorded as the head of household and was 23 years old at the time of this census. His occupation was recorded as "farmer", and Illinois was his reported birthplace.
		1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Washington County, District #20 [GODDARD, John]
Census	1855	, , Washington County, Illinois, USA [5]
	Age: >20y
	John Goddard was recorded on the 1855 Illinois State Census in Washington County, Illinois. In his household were recorded one male, age 0-10 (his son, William C.); two males, age 20-30 (one is John; the other is unknown); one female, age 0-10 (his daughter, Mary Vienna); and one female, age 20-30 (his wife, Elizabeth J. Matthews). Five total people were within the household, one being marked as "militia". The value of the livestock was reported as $75.
		1855 Illinois State census, Washington County, [GODDARD, John]
Military Service	17 Feb 1862	Camp DuBois, Anna, Union County, Illinois, USA [7, 8]
	Age: 36y
	60th Illinois Infantry, Company K, Private, Joined 1 Jan 1862 in Johnson Co., IL; Muster in 17 Feb 1862 in Jonesboro, IL by Captain William Goddard; died during the war near Chattanooga, Tennessee from congestive chills. Note that there were two other Johnson County soldiers with the surname of "Goddard" who were mustered in on 17 Feb 1862 in the 60th Illinois Infantry. They were Captain William C. Goddard (mustered out 31 Mar 1865) and 2nd Lt. William E. Goddard (resigned 6 weeks later, on 31 Mar 1862). Later, another soldier from Johnson County, Pvt. Jourdan Goddard, was mustered in on 29 Oct 1862 in the 120th Infantry, Company I (mustered out 10 Sep 1865). source: http://www.ilsos.gov/genealogy/CivilWarController ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name GOODDARD, JOHN L Rank PVT Company K Unit 60 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence JOHNSON CO, IL Age 36 Height 6' Hair BLACK Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity JOHNSON CO, IL Service Record Joined When JAN 1, 1862 Joined Where JOHNSON CO, IL Joined By Whom CPT GOODDARD Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 17, 1862 Muster In Where JONESBORO, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks N/A [6] From John's Consolidated Service Military Records (CSMR): 3 Feb 1862 - employed as a cook at a hospital 28 Feb 1862 - present for duty 5 Apr 1862 - discharged from hospital duty 30 Apr 1862 - present for duty 27 May 1862 - returned to hospital 27 June 1862 - attendant at hospital 30 June 1862 - present July & Aug 1862 - present 31 Oct 1862 - present 31 Dec 1862 - present 28 Feb 1863 - present 25 Apr 1863 - present March & Apr 1863 - present (sick in camp in Nashville, TN) May & June 1863 - present July & Aug 1863 - absent - sick in Gen'l Hospital (unreadable) 15 Oct 1863 - in hospital with chronic pneumonia 31 Oct 1863 - absent - sick in Gen'l Hospital, Nashville, TN Nov & Dec 1863 - absent - without leave since 30 Dec 1863 15 Dec 1863 - released from hospital - "is not able to bear much exposure" 31 Dec 1863 - "he died at T.J. Adams, a citizen of Hamilton Co. Tenn. near Sales Creek, Ten. on the 31st day of Dec 1863. see inventory of effects." This is most likely "Thomas Adams" who lived in the Sale Creek, Hamilton Co. TN area. He is the only "Adams" in the county with the letter "T." starting his first name. According to the 1860 census, he was a shoemaker. See http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4296193_00186/19197805?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3f_phsrc%3dutR47%26_phstart%3dsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3dtrue%26db%3d1860usfedcenancestry%26gss%3dangs-d%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsfn%3dT.%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dAdams%26gsln_x%3d0%26msypn__ftp%3dSale%2bCreek%252c%2bHamilton%252c%2bTennessee%252c%2bUSA%26msypn%3d35883%26msypn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c0%257c45%257c0%257c1267%257c35883%257c0%257c0%257c%26msypn_x%3dPCO%26msypn__ftp_x%3d1%26cp%3d0%26MSAV%3d0%26uidh%3dl35%26gl%3d%26gst%3d%26hc%3d50%26fh%3d0&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults#?imageId=4296193_00186 for the census image. He did not own land, but neighbors around him who did own land were: Pleasant Daught James Atchley H. Spivey Isaac Atchley TN uses "metes and bounds" plotting and is not included in HistoryGeo.com's website, nor in the Land Patent GLO Records BLM website. Need to visit the county courthouse or state archives for land records for these men. Then I would know approximately where John L. Goddard may be buried. 29 Feb 1864 - died on Sail Creek Hamilton Co. Tenn #1 Dec 1863 Muster-out roll: Fayetteville NC, 14 March 1865, died near Chattanooga Tenn. 24 Dec 1863 of Conjestive Chill UNION ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS 60th Regiment, Illinois Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized at Camp Dubois, Anna, Ill., and mustered in February 17, 1862. Moved to Cairo, Ill., February 22, 1862, thence to Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 14. Attached to District of Cairo to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Mississippi, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 13th Division, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Centre 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 14th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Reserve Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps, to July, 1865. SERVICE: Operations against Island Number 10, Mississippi River, March 14-April 8. Return to Columbus, Ky., and Cairo, Ill., thence moved to Hamburg Landing, Tenn., May 7-12. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., May 12-30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12. At Clear Creek till July. March to Tuscumbia, Ala., July 20-25, thence to Nashville, Tenn., August 28-September 15. Action at Columbia September 10. Siege of Nashville September 15-November 6. Repulse of Forest's attack on Edgefield November 5. Duty at Nashville, Tenn., till July 20, 1863. Skirmish at Edgefield November 7, 1862. Skirmish near Nashville January 3, 1863. Moved to Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 20, thence march to Columbia, Athens, Huntsville and Stevenson, Ala., August 24-September 7, and to Bridgeport, Ala., September 12. Duty there till October 1. Operations up the Sequatchie Valley against Wheeler October 1-17. Anderson's Cross Roads October 2 (Detachment). Moved to Waldron's Ridge, thence to Kelly's Ferry and guard lines of transportation till January, 1864. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27, 1863. Chickamauga Station November 26. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 24. At Rossville, Ga., till May, 1864. Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Near Tunnel Hill May 5. Tunnel Hill May 6-7. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Rome May 17-18. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's or Vining Station July 4. Chattahoochie River May 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Operations in North Georgia and North Alabama against Forest and Hood September 29-November 3. Florence, Ala., October 6-7. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Fayetteville, N.C., March 13. Averysboro, Taylor's Hole Creek, March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 12. Provost guard at headquarters 14th Army Corps till July 31. Mustered out July 31, 1865. Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 44 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 225 Enlisted men by disease. Total 275. source: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UIL0060RI
Died	28 Dec 1863	Tennessee Valley, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA [9]
	Cause: congestive chills (malaria) during the Civil War
Military Pension	11 Feb 1864	, , Washington County, Illinois, USA [10]
		Military Civil War Pension Index for GODDARD, John L.
Occupation	farmer [11]
Occupation	U.S. Military Civil War Veteran (Union)
Physical Description	Black hair; Blue eyes; 6 ft tall, Dark complexion [8]
FamilySearch ID	FamilySearch.org, ID LRX3-PWP
Person ID	I4308	Kult-Lawhorn-Case-Collier Family Tree \| Lawhorn Branch
Last Modified	11 Jan 2021

Family Elizabeth J. MATTHEWS, b. 1830, , , , Illinois, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Married 8 Aug 1849 , , Washington County, Illinois, USA [7, 12, 13, 14]

Marriage Record for GODDARD, John L. and MATTHEWS, Elizabeth J.

Children

	1. William C. GODDARD, b. 18 Jun 1850, , , Washington County, Illinois, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Mary Vienna GODDARD, b. 27 Aug 1855, , , Washington County, Illinois, USA , d. 10 Mar 1921, , Ashley, Washington County, Illinois, USA (Age 65 years)

Last Modified 12 Jan 2021

Family ID F1470 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 1827 - , , Johnson County, Illinois, USA
	Married - 8 Aug 1849 - , , Washington County, Illinois, USA
	1850 US Census - Age: 23y - 1 Jun 1850 - , District #20, Washington County, Illinois, USA
	Census - Age: >20y - 1855 - , , Washington County, Illinois, USA
	Military Service - Age: 36y - 17 Feb 1862 - Camp DuBois, Anna, Union County, Illinois, USA
	Died - Cause: congestive chills (malaria) during the Civil War - 28 Dec 1863 - Tennessee Valley, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Pension - 11 Feb 1864 - , , Washington County, Illinois, USA

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Reference Kathy Kult, KKs Family History (https://kks-fam.net/getperson.php?personID=I4308&tree=1: accessed 19 April 2021), "John L. GODDARD."

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[S1049] Washington County, Illinois, "Record of Deaths to County Clerk," vol. 5 (Jan 1916 - Oct 1925), Registered No. 895 (10 Mar 1921), Mary Vienna Lawhorn; Washington County Clerk's Office, Nashville, Illinois. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S895] "Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database," database, Illinois State Archives, Springfield (http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilmustersrch.jsp : accessed 2009-present : entry for "GOODDARD, JOHN L." [sic]. Nativity is stated as "Johnson Co., IL". (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S84] 1920 U.S. census, Washington County, Illinois, population schedule, Ashley Township, enumeration district (ED) 214, p. 83 (stamped), sheet 3-A, N. Third Street, dwelling 64, family 64, William Lawhorn household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 March 2006); citing National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412. This census states that the father of Mary V. (Goddard) Lawhorn was born in Illinois.. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S700] 1850 U.S. census, Washington County, Illinois, population schedule, District #20, p. 108 (stamped), dwelling 128, family 128, John Goddard household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 June 2005); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 131. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S1017] 1855 Illinois State census, Washington County, [no page number specified], line 16, John Godard household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 2010); citing Illinois State Census microfilm publication 103.008, roll 2195. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S939] Rebel L. Kreklow, Civil War Soldiers of Johnson County, Illinois, (Vienna, Illinois : Johnson County Gen. Soc., 1999), entry for GODDARD, John L.. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S1076] Deposition of Claimant, 9 Dec 1864, Elizabeth J. Goddard, widow's pension application no. 45,157, certificate no. 117,964; service of John L. Goddard (Pvt., Co. K, 60th IL Infantry Volunteers, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington DC. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S895] "Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database," database, Illinois State Archives, Springfield (http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilmustersrch.jsp : accessed 2009-present : entry for "GOODDARD, JOHN L." [sic]. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S1076] Deposition of Claimant, 9 Dec 1864, Elizabeth J. Goddard, widow's pension application no. 45,157, certificate no. 117,964; service of John L. Goddard (Pvt., Co. K, 60th IL Infantry Volunteers, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington DC. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S685] "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4654/ : accessed 12 March 2006), John L. Goddard (Co. K, 60th Ill. Inf.) index card; citing imaged from General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, T288 (Washington, D.C. : National Archives [n.d.]), no roll number cited. imaged from General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, T288 (Washington, D.C. : National Archives [n.d.]), no roll number cited. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S895] "Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database," database, Illinois State Archives, Springfield (http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilmustersrch.jsp : accessed 2009-present : entry for John L. Goddard (indexed as GOODDARD), Johnson County. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S1190] Washington County, Illinois, "Marriage Register," Book A (8 Aug 1849), Godard-Matthews; Washington County Clerk's Office, Nashville, Illinois. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S825] Mary Ann Bohbrink, "Marriage Records - Washington County, Illinois 1847-1850," Looking Back from Washington County, Illinois, Spring 1978, p. 10 [listed as John L. "Godard" and Elizabeth J. Matthew]. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S62] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp), entry for John L. Godard and Elizabeth J. Matthew, 8 August 1849; citing Washington County Marriages, vol. A, no license number. (Quality Assessment: 2).

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