2nd Lt. James Henry St. John b. 27 Nov 1827 New Paltz, Ulster, New York, USA d. 2 Dec 1895 Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA: The St. John Genealogy Project

2nd Lt. James Henry St. John

1827 - 1895 (68 years)

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Name	James Henry St. John [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Title	2nd Lt.
Nickname	Jas. Henry
Birth	27 Nov 1827	New Paltz, Ulster, New York, USA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Washington, Decatur, Indiana [1]
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Military Service	18 Oct 1862	Greensburg, Indiana
	Enlisted on 10/18/1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant. On 11/2/1862 he was commissioned into "K" Co. IN 83rd Infantry
	Age: 35
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Military Service	15 Feb 1864	Greensburg, Indiana
	He Resigned on 2/15/1864 as a 2nd Lieutenant from "K" Co. IN 83rd Infantry
	Age: 37
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Fact	3 May 1865	Washington, Decatur, Indiana
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Birth of daughter, Hannah	1870	Washington, Decatur, Indiana [2]
	Name: Jas H St John Age in 1870: 42 Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Washington, Decatur, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Greensburg Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Jas H St John 42 Livonia St John 40 Gertrude St John 19 Laura St John 12 Hannah St John 10 Fannie St John 8 Ella St John 5 Chas St John 3 Daniel St John 1
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Census	1880	Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana [3]
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Occupation	1880
	Sewing Machine Agent (see Census)
Burial	1895	Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
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Death	2 Dec 1895	Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA [4, 6]
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Record Status	29 Aug 2014
	Record Complete
Sons or Daughters of Civil War	30 Aug 2014	Union
	Descendants of James Henry St. John who can document their direct descent are eligible for membership to the Sons or Daughters of the Civil War Union Soldiers.
Military Service	Civil War: Union
Generation	25
Religion	Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA
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WAR	Civil War: Union
Age at Death	68 years
Person ID	OSA3070	St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database \| St. John Generation One - Raoul de Sancto Johanne
Last Modified	25 Apr 2025

	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
DNA Tests	4 DNA tests are associated with 2nd Lt. James Henry St. John
	atDNA	Private
	atDNA	Private		Most distant ancestor: Ralph St. John-Paynel, b. abt. 1036, Moulins Castle, Moulins-le-marche, Orne, Normandy, France d. 1115-1122, Yorkshire, England, UK Ancestral surnames: St. John, Borter, Farlow, Hasler, Smith, Goodson, Cox, Moss, Williams, Beckerdite, Fuetz, Deyo, Jayne, VanCleave, Stanton, Byrns, Huey, Briner, Staehli, Plumsted, Westbrook, Hawkins, Dillon, Davis, Swearingen, Newlin, Reynolds, Wright, Embler, Whiteman, Riley, Funk, Garnsey, Helm, Kuykendall, Watts, Morse, Allen, Demarest, Greathouse, Carter, Lindley, Marshall, Hutton, _____, Byrnes, Suter, Eglin, Forkam, Coffin, Fry, Halsel, Brewster, Good, Baumann, Olmstead, Fancher, Nelson, Van Bommel, Van Keuren, Peck, Bidwell, Schenck, White, McPherson, Pyle, Hadley, Macy, Brown, Starbuck, Reeves, Button, Benedict, Coldham, Delamar, Nickol, Dekker (Decker), Lathrop, Van Cleef, Vanderbilt, Van Kouwenhoven, McClosky, Woodward, Parke, Miller, Gardner, Clayton, Paddock, Crawford, Hoyt, Marvin, Hawes, Bridgum, Verbeau, Louwerens, Remsen, Monfoort, Mendenhall, Medowe, Talbot, Austin, Exton, Mathew, Stowers, Kellogg, Gregory, Gale, Catrell, Deyo , Wibau, De Placken, Stevens, Ludlow, Bawdrep, Maunsell, Dejoue, Terronenne, De Le Plancque, Fauconnier, Farley (Farlow), Humphreys, Connett, Kember, Cogan, Somerset, Lewis, Deplancque, Carlier, Van Doornick, Raglan, Herbert, Gamage, Dabridgecourt, Browne, Prichard, Morgan, Windsor, Fisher, Thomas, Griffith, Champernoun, Brent, Berkeley, Kyme, d'Abridgcourt, Mynors, Herbert (alias William ab William), Neville, Kemeys, Gwyn, Ropsone
	atDNA	Private
	Y-DNA-Big Y	Private	R-CTS649	Most distant ancestor: Ralph St. John-Paynel, b. abt. 1036, Moulins Castle, Moulins-le-marche, Orne, Normandy, France d. 1115-1122, Yorkshire, England, UK Most recent common ancestor: Mathew/Matheus son of Sir William St. John, Shoemaker, of St. Johnstown (1608),of London (1629-1646), of Connecticut Colony (1647-1671), b. 1581-1594, Uchel-olau (High-light), Gwenfo, Glamorganshire, Wales, Great Britain d. 15 Dec 1669, Newton Yard, Middlesex, Hackney, England, UK Big Y Marker values: 13,24,14,10,11-14,12,12,11,13,13,29,18,9-10,11,11,25,15,18,29,15-15-17-17,10,11,19-23,15,15,18,17,37-38,12,12,11,9,15-16,8,10,10,8,10,10,12,23-23,16,10,12,12,15,8,12,22,20,13,12,11,13,11,11,12,12,34,15,9,16,12,26,26,19,12,11,13,12,10,9,12,12,10,11,11,30,12,13,24,13,10,10,20,15,20,13,25,19,13,15,24,12,23,18,10,14,18,9,12,11,5,4,4,4,7,5,4,11,11,4,4,5,4,9,4,4,6,6,4,4,5,4,5,5,5,5,4,5,6,5,7,4,5,4,4,5,6,4,4,6,5,4,4,4,6,10,4,4,8,6,5,4,5,8,5,8,5,10,7,7,8,7,5,5,5,1,4,4,8,5,5,7,11,5,11,5,5,5,5,7,6,6,6,7,5,6,12,4,5,4, Ancestral surnames: St. John, St. John-Paynel, de la Haye-Paynel, d'Avranches, le Goz, Danus, Turstan, Rognvaldson, Eysteinsson, Ivarsson, Halfdonsson, Sveiðisson, Heitisson, Gorrsson

Father	Henry St. John, b. 1793, Marlborough, Ulster County, New York, USA d. 14 Aug 1830, Plattekill, Ulster, New York, USA (Age 37 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Marregrietyie Deyo, b. 20 May 1791, SHAWANGUNK,ULSTER,NEW YORK d. abt. 1831 (Age 39 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F36	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lavina M Moss, b. Feb 1830, Ohio, USA d. 30 Jan 1897, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA (Age 66 years)

Marriage 1 Mar 1849 Decatur County, Indiana, USA

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Age at Marriage He : 21 years and 4 months - She : 19 years and 1 month.

Children

	1. Gertrude V St. John, b. 25 Jan 1851, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 5 Mar 1931, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	2. David Henry St. John, b. 9 Jan 1853, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. aft. 1860, Decatur, Indiana, USA (Age 7 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
+	3. Laura Alice St. John, Jones, b. 10 Jan 1858, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 11 May 1938, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA (Age 80 years)
	4. Hannah Moss St. John, b. 12 Dec 1859, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 11 Mar 1883, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA (Age 23 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
+	5. Mary Francis St. John, Wallace, b. 24 Mar 1862, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 28 Feb 1945, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	6. Ethel Ella Harriett St. John, Meckel, b. 16 Jan 1866, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 1956 (Age 89 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
+	7. Charles Elton St. John, b. 12 Jan 1867, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 26 Sep 1953, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
+	8. Daniel James St. John, b. 18 Feb 1869, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 7 Jul 1913, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA (Age 44 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	9. Josephine Augusta St. John, b. 18 Jan 1871, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 21 Dec 1872, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA (Age 1 year) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	10. Anna Grace St. John, b. 1 Jun 1873, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA d. 11 Sep 1965, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]

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St. John Marriage Records Media (Log in)

Family ID F37 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Dec 2018

Pedigree

12nd Lt. James Henry St. John(1827 – 1895)	2Henry St. John(1793 – 1830)	4William St. John(1768 – 1841)	8Private Ebenezer St. John, Sr.; Revolutionary War Soldier(1719 – Abt 1805)
			9Mary Garnsey(1737 – )
		5Hannah Plumsted(1775 – 1853)	10Nathaniel Plumsted(1754 – 1791)
			11Sarah Quinby, Plumsted(1761 – 1844)
	3Marregrietyie Deyo(1791 – 1831)	6Simon Deyo(1752 – 1820)	12Peter Deyo(1718 – 1791)
			13Elizabeth Helm(1724 – 1768)
		7Annatje Westbrook(1758 – 1792)	14Joseph Van keuren Westbrook(1730 – 1804)
			15Elizabeth Kuykendall(1725 – 1756)

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	American Civil War Soldiers: James St. John

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	1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: M593_308; Page: 226A; Image: 457; Family History Library Film: 545807.
	1870 United States Federal Census for Jas H St John Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: M593_308; Page: 226A; Image: 457; Family History Library Film: 545807.
	1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: 273; Family History Film: 1254273; Page: 487D; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0806.

DNA Evidence	2 DNA Evidence
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Reference Suzanne St. John. "2nd Lt. James Henry St. John". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=OSA3070&tree=OSA0001 (accessed May 10, 2025).

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