Family Group Sheet
NameJohn B. Blocksom
Birthabt 1813, Ohio
BurialKrisher Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Ky
SpouseMary
Birth16 Apr 1820, Ohio
Death13 Aug 1871, Wabash Co., Indiana
BurialKrisher Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Ky
Children
Birthabt 1842, Ohio
Birthabt 1844, Indiana
Birthabt 1846, Indiana
SpouseBarbara E. Grisso, GG Aunt
SpouseMary Catherine Leach
Notes for John B. Blocksom
The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, as compiled into the U. S. Civil War Soldier Records database, records John B. Blocksom, residence Wabash Co., Indiana, enlisted as a private in Company L, Indiana 7th Cavalry Regiment on 14 Sep 1863. He mustered out on 9 April 1865.
His gravestone, next to that of his wife Mary, has no dates, just the inscription J. B. Blocksom, Co. L. 7 Cav.
His gravestone, next to that of his wife Mary, has no dates, just the inscription J. B. Blocksom, Co. L. 7 Cav.
Notes for Mary
Her gravestone is inscribed Mary, wife of J. B. Blocksom, died Aug 13, 1871, age 51 years 3 months 27 days.
The age at death would imply a birthdate of 16 April 1820. This differs by three years from the date suggested by her reported age of 33 in the 1850 census. Since I cannot locate the family in the 1860 or 1870 censuses, I do not have any other points of comparison.
The age at death would imply a birthdate of 16 April 1820. This differs by three years from the date suggested by her reported age of 33 in the 1850 census. Since I cannot locate the family in the 1860 or 1870 censuses, I do not have any other points of comparison.
