Valentine Leonard Wiggans
1816 - 1907 (90 years)-
Name Valentine Leonard Wiggans Birth 10 Nov 1816 Nicholas County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1850 Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1860 Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1880 Swan, Taney County, Missouri Occupation blacksmith [2] _MILT Civil War. Union Army. Illinois 4th Cavalry. Company F. Blacksmith. [4] Death 8 Jul 1907 Taney County, Missouri [1, 3] Burial Mount Olive Cemetery, Mildred, Taney County, Missouri [1, 3] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23646463/valentine-leonard-wiggins
Surname spelled as WIGGINS on Find a Grave
Military headstone with: OVT CO F 4 ILL INF
Person ID I637 Gritton Last Modified 6 Feb 2025
Family 1 Catharine Stipp, b. 1814, Ohio d. 1869 (Age 55 years) Marriage 15 Dec 1836 Vermilion County, Illinois [5] Children 1. George Newport Wiggans, b. 18 Dec 1840, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 4 Feb 1918, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas (Age 77 years)2. Mary E. Wiggans, b. Abt 1843, Illinois 3. William Stevens Wiggans, b. 26 Jan 1847, Illinois d. Feb 1928, Bourbon County, Kansas (Age 81 years)4. Frances C. Wiggans, b. Abt 1846, Illinois 5. Valentine L. Wiggans, b. Abt 1849, Illinois Family ID F291 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jul 2019
Family 2 Jemima Bramhall, b. Abt 1842, Illinois d. Aug 1914, Benton County, Arkansas (Age 72 years) Marriage 6 Apr 1870 Vermilion County, Illinois [5] Family ID F577 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jul 2019
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Birth - 10 Nov 1816 - Nicholas County, Kentucky 
Marriage - 15 Dec 1836 - Vermilion County, Illinois Census - 1850 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1860 - Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Marriage - 6 Apr 1870 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1880 - Swan, Taney County, Missouri 
Death - 8 Jul 1907 - Taney County, Missouri 
Burial - - Mount Olive Cemetery, Mildred, Taney County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - US veterans' gravesites:
Name: Valentine Leonard Wiggins
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY CIVIL WAR
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1816
Death Date: 8 Jul 1907
Cemetery: Mt Olive Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Forsyth, MO 65653
Illinois database of veterans index
Name: Valentine L Wiggins
Rank: Blacksmith
Company: F
Unit: 4th Illinois Cavalry
Height: 5' 8
Hair: GRAY
Eyes: GRAY
Complexion: SANDY
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Blacksmith
Birth Date: Abt 1817
Birth Place: KY
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 44
Service Entry Date: 9 Sep 1861
Service Entry Place: Kentucky, IL
Joined By Whom: A T SEARCH
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In Date: 17 Oct 1861
Muster In Place: Ottawa, IL
Remarks: DISCHARGED BY ORDER GEN HALLECK JUL 25, 1862
Residence Place: Kentucky, Vermilion CO, IL
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=274087 - Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name Valentine L Wiggins
Enlistment Age 44
Birth Date abt 1817
Birth Place Kentucky
Enlistment Date 9 Sep 1861
Enlistment Place Kentucky, Illinois
Enlistment Rank Blacksmith
Muster Date 17 Oct 1861
Muster Place Illinois
Muster Company F
Muster Regiment 4th Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type Cavalry
Muster Information Enlisted
Muster Out Date 25 Jul 1862
Muster Out Information disch
Side of War Union
Survived War? Yes
Complexion Sandy
Eye Color Gray
Hair Color Gray
Height 5 ft, 8 inches
Residence Place Kentucky, Illinois
Occupation Blacksmith
Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; Illinois State Archives @ http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilmustersrch.jsp
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