Individual Details

William CANTERBURY

(1838 - 19 Oct 1866)

In September 1862, William joined the Union forces in Unionville, Ohio. He was a member of Company D, 91st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In the spring of 1863, in Fayettesville, Virginia, William contracted typhoid fever and nearly died. He returned home in July 1865. He was a cooper by trade. He hired on to a steamboat in the fall of 1866 and died in Shreveport, Louisiana on October 19, 1866. His son, Martin, the only known survivor of this three children, remained in Lawrence County the rest of his life.

Events

Birth1838Lawrence County, OH
Marriage9 Feb 1860Gallia County, OH - Living
Death19 Oct 1866Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA

Families

SpouseLiving
ChildMartin CANTERBURY (1861 - 1935)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherJohn CANTERBURY (1817 - 1906)
MotherNancy NEWMAN (1820 - )
SiblingMalinda CANTERBURY (1840 - )
SiblingQuincy CANTERBURY (1844 - )
SiblingJohn CANTERBURY (1846 - )
SiblingAlice CANTERBURY (1849 - )