Jesberg, Christopher^[1]

1841 - 1920  (~ 78 Jahre)

• Name	Jesberg, Christopher
  Geboren	Jan 1841
  Geschlecht	männlich
  Gestorben	1920
  Personen-Kennung	I16513	Vennekohl
  Zuletzt bearbeitet am	24 Jan 2018

  
  

  Vater	Jesberg, Johann Jacob,   geb. geschätzt 1780
  Mutter	Koch, Katharine,   geb. Feb 1778
  Verheiratet	geschätzt 1815
  Familien-Kennung	F776	Familienblatt  |  Familientafel

  
  

• Quellen

  [S3] Sonstiges, http://www.drapers.us/Jesberg/. Born in Hesse, Christopher came to the United States with his parents. He fought in the Civil War between 1861 and 1865. He was promoted to Sergeant of Company ?M?, 5th Indiana Cavalry for efficient service. He was captured during Stoneman?s Raid, July 31, 1864 near Macon, Ga., and sent to Andersonville Prison, Ga., and after about three months imprisonment, he made his escape with the aid of a Confederate Soldier friend and joined the Union lines at Atlanta, Ga. He married Magdalena Bender in Nov 25, 1866 in Floyd County, Indiana. Their first child, William H. was born in Indiana in Oct 1866. By the time their second child was born in March 1868, they were living in St. Joseph, MO. His great-granddaughter, Gae Lee Dixon, helped list the following family members.