Individual Details

Civil War: Company B, 62nd Illinois Infantry, Private

1880 Census. Clinton, Vermillion, IN, Hh 235
James Wisheard, 39. Sarah, 27, wife
Emma, 8. Molly 6. Daisy 5. Ora 3. Alton, 2 months
Lizabeth Dunwoody, 57, servant, b. NC
Mary Fips, 22, servant, b. IN

From the Newport [Vermillion Co., IN] Hoosier State newspaper of 11 January 1888:
"Just as we went to press last week a rumor reached us that James L. Wishard had died at Terre Haute. He was taken ill with pneumonia and died in a few days. He was an ex-union soldier, having served his country in the 62nd IL Volunteers. He was born in Helt Township October 20, 1842. He leaves a wife and 7 children. The burial will take place in Spangler Cemetery."

Birth	20 Oct 1842	Vermillion County, Indiana
Marriage	23 Dec 1869	Vermillion County, Indiana - Sarah J. Cargill
Death	30 Dec 1887	Indiana
Burial		Spangler Cemetery, Centenary, Vermillion County, Indiana

Spouse	Sarah J. Cargill (1852 - 1906)
Child	I. V. Wishard (1870 - 1871)
Child	Emma Bell Wishard (1871 - 1952)
Child	Molly Wishard (1874 - )
Child	Daisy Wishard (1875 - )
Child	Ora Violet Wishard (1877 - )
Child	Samuel Alton Wishard (1880 - )
Child	Agatha Wishard (1883 - )
Child	Edna Wishard (1885 - )

Father	Samuel E. Wishard (1817 - 1900)
Mother	Hannah Allison (1818 - 1888)