US Con Cradlebaugh, John - U.S. Delegate, NV

John Cradlebaugh​

Born: February 22, 1819

Birthplace: Circleville, Ohio

Father: Andrew Cradlebaugh 1797 – 1852

(Buried: Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio)​

Mother: Margaret M. Martin Unknown – 1876

(Buried: Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio)​

1st​ Wife: Polly "Kate" Geil 1814 – 1840

Married: 1834

2nd​ Wife: Angeline Ring 1821 – 1852

Married: October 8, 1844 in Fairfield County, Ohio

Children:

George Cradlebaugh 1845 –​

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Alice Mary Cradlebaugh 1847 – 1855​

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John H. Cradlebaugh 1850 – 1918​

(Buried: City View Cemetery, Salem, Oregon)​

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Andrew Cradlebaugh Jr. 1852 – 1852​

(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)

Political Party: Independent Party

Education:

Attended Kenyon College​

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Attended Oxford University in Ohio​

Occupation before War:

1840 – 1858: Attorney in Circleville, Ohio​

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1858 – 1861: United States Associate Justice, District of Utah​

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1861: Moved to Carson City, Nevada Territory​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Nevada Territory Delegate to United States Congress​

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1862 – 1863: Colonel of 114th​ Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Wounded during the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign​

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1863: Resigned as Colonel in the Union Army on October 20th​​

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1863 – 1872: Mining Businessman in Eureka, Nevada​

Occupation after War:

1863 – 1872: Mining Businessman in Eureka, Nevada

Died: February 22, 1872

Place of Death: Eureka, Nevada

Age at time of Death: 53 years old

Burial Place: Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio

 

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I love seeing the obituaries! I wonder what the ruse was that got him transferred to Nevada.