John WEEKLY
1838 - 1864 (~ 26 years)
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Name John WEEKLY Born CA 1838 [1] Gender Male Census 1850, 1860 Doddridge Co, (W)VA 
Military From 23 Aug 1862 to 28 Sep 1864 [2] Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (POW) - John Weekly enlisted at West Union on 4 Aug 1862 as a Private in Co A, 14th W.Va. Infantry. He mustered in at Wheeling on 23 Aug 1862. He was captured twice, once at Greenland Gap and again at Cloyds Mountain on 19 May 1864. He died at Andersonville Prison from diarrhea on 28 Sep 1864.
Died 28 Sep 1864 Andersonville Prison, GA [2] Cause: diarrhea Buried Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon Co, GA [3] Person ID I101101 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 16 Sep 2016
Father James WEEKLY, b. CA 1811 Mother Mary ASH, b. CA 1806 Married 20 Nov 1832 Tyler Co, (W)VA [4] Notes - 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Oct 1 1850:
James Weekly, 39, farmer; Mary, 45; Hanah, 16; Jane 14; John, 12; Isaac, 9; Lovina, 6; James, 3; Silas, 9; Lovina Ash, 81. All born in Virginia except Lovina Ash, born in Pennsylvania.
1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
James Weekley, 48, farmer; Mary, 52, unable to read or write; Jane, 23; John, 21; Silas, 19; Isaac, 19; Levina, 16; M. C. (female), 5. [5]
Family ID F42098 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Died - Cause: diarrhea - 28 Sep 1864 - Andersonville Prison, GA 
Buried - - Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon Co, GA = Link to Google Earth
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John Weekly's military grave marker incorrectly shows his home state as Pennsylvania.
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