Individual Details

James Harvey Wilcox

(15 Apr 1829 - 21 Sep 1906)

Events

Birth15 Apr 1829Ohio, United States
Military15 Jun 1847Joined for duty and enrolled in Captain Enyart's Company. Arkansas Mounted Infantry. Mexican War. Age:18. Joined the same day as his father, Nathan B. Wilcox. - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Military23 Jun 1848Muster-out roll. Mustered out on the same day as his father Nathan B. Wilcox. - Comargo, Mexico, Mexico
Residence1850Nathan B and James Harvey are back from serving in the Mexican War and living with the family in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They are both shoemakers. - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Residence1867Placer, California, United States
Residence1870Post Office: Colfax - Township 4, Placer, California, USA
Residence1880Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - Colfax, Placer, California, USA
Residence1896Placer, California, United States
Residence1900Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - Township 13, Placer, California, USA
Death21 Sep 1906Colfax, California
Burial21 Sep 1906Private, Captain Enyart's Company, Arkansas Mounted Infantry, Mexican War. He was disabled by a bullet hitting his forehead while he was escorting the US mail in Mexico. He worked as a gold miner in Colfax around 1900. His wife Sarah is buried next to him - Colfax, Placer County, California, USA

Families

SpouseSarah E. (1832 - 1883)
ChildDavid Benj Sherman Wilcox (1865 - )
ChildHattie Wilcox (1872 - )
FatherNathan B Wilcox (1806 - 1873)
MotherSamantha Brooks (1805 - 1891)
SiblingElizabeth Wilcox (1824 - )
SiblingSherman Wilcox (1834 - )
SiblingHorace D Wilcox (1836 - 1916)
SiblingLaura Wilcox (1837 - )
SiblingAnn Eliza Wilcox (1838 - 1921)
SiblingDavid Wilcox (1840 - 1909)
SiblingMary Wilcox (1842 - )
SiblingAndrew Jackson Wilcox (1845 - 1921)

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