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William John Duffy

Birth

2 Apr 1842

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA

Death

17 Feb 1931 (aged 88)

Kennewick, Benton County, Washington, USA

Burial

Lower Valley Memorial Gardens

Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA

Memorial ID

176757139

Civil War soldier: Private, Company F, 4th West Virginia Infantry; promoted to Corporal; re-enlisted as a veteran; finished his service in Company C, 2nd West Virginia Infantry. He was born in Wheeling when it was still a part of the state of Virginia. He was a farmer in Iowa, where his son Clarence was born, and lived later at Sunnyside and Outlook. He received pension for his service from March 1885. Following the death of his wife, he lived with other family members in Kennewick. He died there of an acute onset medical condition. His body was returned to Sunnyside for burial on 20 Feb 1931.

Buried at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens