Jesse D. Whitson

Company C 136 Illinois Infantry

Married Sarah J. Williams on December 25, 1873, in Wayne Co., Illinois by R. L. Gaston, J.P.

Death Certificate information
Sarah born June 4, 1855
died at age 71 years 8 mos 5 days
died January 8, 1926 at Durham, Oklahoma
Father was Joseph Williams
Mother unknown
Informant Roy or Ray Whitson of Durham, Oklahoma
Cause of death carcinoma of duodena
Buried Fairview on January 9, 1926

Children:
Eddie D. Whitson born November 30, 1874
Alonzo M. Whitson born April 1, 1877
James D. Whitson born January 6, 1879
Ira N. Whitson born January 9, 1881
Willie B. Whitson born August 19, 1883
Stella E. Whitson born December 18, 1885
Jessie M. Whitson born April 25, 1888
Charley B. Whitson born April 19.1890
Roy W. Whitson born January 24, 1892
Callie Whitson born January 7, 1897

November 5, 1882 --Entered the service on May 19, 1864, as private in company C of the 136 regiment of Illinois.  Discharged at Springfield, Illinois on October 22, 1864, because of expiration of term of service.  He is 37 years old, 5 feet 8 & 1/2 inches tall, light complexion, dark hair, blue eyes.  That in line of duty at Columbus, KY abt August or Sept 1864 he contracted disease of lungs and eyes from exposure.

May 12, 1883  ----For five years immediately preceding my enlistment into the service of the United States on the 19th day of May 1864, I resided in Wayne Co., Illinois and my Post-Office address was Pin Oak.  My occupation was a farmer and since my discharge from said service on the 22nd day of October 1864 I have resided near Pin Oak, Wayne Co., Illinois, from whence I removed in the year of 1878 to Logan, Phillips Co., Kansas, from which place I removed in the year of 1880 to near Pin Oak, Wayne Co., Illinois.

I suffer from weak & sore eyes and disease of lungs which I contracted about the last of August or the first of September 1864 at Columbus, Kentucky caused by exposure.

July 12, 1890 --Jesse D. Whitson, resident of Logan, Phillips Co., KS, age 47, applying for a pension with same information as above.

August 3, 1899 -- Sarah J. Whitson, age 45, resident of Ann, Douglas Co., Missouri, widow of Jesse D. Whitson who enlisted at Fairfield IL on May 19, 1864, in C 136 Illinois Volunteers , discharged October 22, 1864, died July 11, 1899.  She was married under the name of Sarah J. Williams on December 25, 1873, by R. L. Gastan at Cincinnati, Illinois.
Children under 16:
Stella born December 18, 1885
Jessie born April 25, 1887
Charley born April 19, 1890
Ray born January 24, 1892
Callie born January 7, 1897

Later was listed:
Herman H. Whitson was born November 2, 1899 and died January 20, 1909

Attestors:
W. J. Gaston
Geo H. Dazy
David A. Brown
Wm. Smith
F. M. Donnen
Dr. T. P. Green
Dr. A. S. Robertson
Dr. W. S. Tharp
Welcome Pennington of Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri

Jerilyn notes:
A lot of the writing was hard to read.  I believe he must have died in Douglas Co., Missouri as she filed for a widow's pension a month after he died and was living in Douglas Co., Missouri.