Terrill, Joshua Cornelius
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Title
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Terrill, Joshua Cornelius
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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Joshua Cornelius Terrill was born December 1, 1840 in Petersburg.
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On November 3, 1864 Terrill married Mary Francis Sharp Osbourne in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. They had eight children before divorcing in 1888 in Daviess County, Kentucky. Terrill remarried twice, though he is not known to have had any more children.
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Terrill served in the Confederate forces during the Civil War, as a lieutenant of the 5th Regiment of the Kentucky Cavalry, Companies G and E. Joshua also served in the Buckner Guard with other Boone County residents, including Felix Moses. Two of his brothers, Cpt.George W. and Simeon F. Terrill, a nephew, John W. Berkshire and a cousin, Arthur Terrill also enlisted in the 5th KY Cavalry, along with other Terrills in Kentucky. Joshua's brothers William and Robert Terrill fought for the Union.
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Joshua Terrill died on December 10, 1907 in Lamar, Indiana.
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Birth date
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1 Dec 1840
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Life event(s)
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Marriage 1: 3 Nov 1864; Essex (Ont.)
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Divorce: 1888; Daviess County (Ky.)
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Marriage 2: 10 Jan 1906; Spencer County (Ind.)
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Spouse(s)
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Sharp, Mary Frances Osborne
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Masterson, Elizabeth Harris
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Child(ren)
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Terrill, Simeon L.
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Terrill, Celina A.
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Terrill, Charles
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Survant, Ida Newton Terrill
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Terrill, Artie H.
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Tapscott, Nancy Ruth Terrill
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Terrill, John W.
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Death date
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10 Dec 1907
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Place of death
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Lamar (Ind.)
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Held rank
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Lieutenant
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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FindAGrave.com, memorial #75770116
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Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938
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Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869
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Source(s)
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Seventh Census of the United States, 1850
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Eighth Census of the United States, 1860
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Ninth Census of the United States, 1870
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Tenth Census of the United States, 1880
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Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001
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Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
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Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941
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Find A Grave.com
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U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970