William Harrison Church

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William Harrison Church
Born: 11 Nov 1837 Parke Co., IN
Married: 1st 11 Mar 1862 to Lizzie Short in Richland Center, WI Married: 2nd 22 Jul 1866 to Emily Naomi Kinney in Rockbridge, WI
Died: 09 May 1938 Wonewoc, Wisconsin.

FATHER

Truman Church

MOTHER

Elizabeth Ghormley

WIFE

Lizzie Short
b. Abt 1843
d. 11 Jul 1862

Emily Naomi Kinney
b. 23 Aug 1845 Nova Scotia, Canada
d. 10 Dec 1919, Wonewoc, Wisconsin

CHILDREN with Emily Naomi Kinney

1. Adelbert Truman (Del) Church b. 20 Sep 1867

2. Lillian (Lizzie Belle) Church b. 14 Apr 1869

3. Helen Louise (Nellie) Church b. 27 Aug 1871

4. Almeda Mabel Church b. 26 Oct 1873

5. William Irving Church b. 3 Feb 1876

6. Ralph Leigh Church b. 21 Jan 1884

7. Ray Kinney Church b. 07 Mar 1888

Enlisted: 26 Dec 1863, Co. I, 6^th WVI, (Iron Brigade) Wounded: 10 May 1864, Laurel Hill, VA

Mustered out: 14 July 1865

Truman Church enlisted in a Wisconsin battery after his first wife died but because of his age he didn't last long and was discharged. William Harrison Church lost his first wife and then he enlisted after his father returned home. He served with the 6th Wisconsin Infantry and was shot through both (upper) arms at Laurel Hill. After William was wounded, he stayed with his unit and was nursed back to health, becoming a fifer with them. He survived and lived to 100 years of age in Wonewoc, Wisconsin.

Courtesy of Richard W. Harrison
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