DOB/DOD: January 12, 1878 (New River, TN) – August 20, 1940 (Hartford, CT); 62 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Emma Caroline Schenck (1883-1942) on September 29, 1904, in Fayette, Kentucky.CHILDREN: One daughter, Emma Caroline S. Cecil Buttram (1919-2003).ENLISTMENT: July 8, 1898, in the 4th Tennessee Infantry.PROMOTION: Promoted to Colonel on August 9, 1918.DISCHARGE: March 26,Continue reading “COLONEL JOSEPHUS SAMUEL CECIL *; ARMY”
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