John Jay Hosselkus




John Jay was born 1843 from John P. Hosselkus and Esther A. Parker. He married Eugena H. Hicks July 9, 1868. Together they had 5 children listed below:

Bert Carter Hosselkus Sr.
Viola Hosselkus
Charles Clifford Hosselkus
Lena Hosselkus
Margret Hosselkus

John may have fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. I found a Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War website that lists him in the 132 Infantry. It shows his rank as Mus which means Musician. Abbreviations of Ranks found in the Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls database.

John Jay was a member of the Phoenix lodge, No. 17, Ancient Order of United Workmen, located at Bushnell, IL which was organized October 2, 1876. See information about Bushnell.Copyright 1999, 2000 Robin L. W. Petersen; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercial use of the information contained in these pages is strictly prohibited without prior permission. If copied, this copyright must appear with the information.

John Jay passed away January 19, 1907.




                                                               _Nicholas Hosselkus___________
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 _John P. Hosselkus____________|                
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