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| James R BOLEJACK-B7B4 649 | |||
| BIRTH | 1837 | Some sources list his birth in Tennessee.; Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States649,659 | |
| CENSUS | 1860 | Living with Alex Wilday, his future brother-in-law very near his future wife Rachel (Wilday) Sheppard and C Drinkwater. Born Illinois.; Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, United States660 | |
| MILIT-BEG | 9 August 1862 | Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, United States649 | |
| MILITARY | Co A, 101st Illinois Infantry. He served in the Civil War with his brother Joseph and another brother who was killed at Shiloh.; | ||
| MILIT-END | 22 May 1865 | He was unfit for duty because of organic valvular disease.; New York, United States649 | |
| CENSUS | 22 July 1870 | Born Tennessee.; Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, United States659 | |
| DEATH | 30 May 1873 | He died of tuberculosis contracted during his Civil War service; Morgan, Illinois, United States649 | |
| BURIAL | Newman Cemetery, Morgan, Illinois, United States | ||
| REF # | B7B4 ; | ||
| MISC | Map of IL counties; Illinois, United States549 | ||
| MARRIAGE | 7 September 1865 | Morgan, Illinois, United States659,661 | |
| FATHER | Samuel S BOLEJACK-B7B | ||
| MOTHER | Unknown UNKNOWN-B5B/W/ | ||
| WIFE | |||
Rachel WILDAY-B7B4/W/659  | |||
| BIRTH | about 1837 | Pike, Ohio, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1850 | She was living with Alexander and Tilitha (Drinkwater) Wilday - probably her older brother.; Morgan, Illinois, United States | |
| MISC | 1854 | Rachel and Thomas had 2 children.; | |
| MISC | Rachel ad Alpheus had 2 children: Charles Milton Braden and Bertha Louella (Frank) Brasel.; | ||
| DEATH | 25 March 1879 | Alvis died of an infection from the bite of a rabid dog and Rachel died of a heart attack. They were buried together in Newman Cemetery.; Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| BURIAL | 1879 | No stone.; Newman Cemetery, Morgan, Illinois, United States | |
| REF # | B7B4/W/; | ||
| MARRIAGE | 29 October 1853 | Thomas W SHEPPARD; Marion, Missouri, United States | |
| MARRIAGE | 28 October 1874 | Alpheus Alvis BRADEN; Morgan, Illinois, United States | |
| FATHER | Thomas WILDAY | ||
| MOTHER | Eleanor WILL | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| 1. | Mary Ann BOLEJACK-B7B4A659 FEMALE | ||
| BIRTH | 24 July 1866 | Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, United States659 | |
| RESIDENCE | 1880 | Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, United States | |
| MISC | 1900 | 6 children, 4 living.; | |
| CENSUS | 1910 | Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1920 | Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1940 | With Martha was her granddaughter Janey Drinkwater b 1927 in IL.; Hagener, Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| MISC | 1940 | Listed as divorced; | |
| DEATH | 28 December 1956 | Hagener Township, Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| BURIAL | Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States | ||
| REF # | B7B4A; | ||
| MARRIAGE | 24 December 1890 | Henry DRINKWATER-B7B4A/H/; Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| 2. | Henry Edgar BOLEJACK MALE | ||
| BIRTH | 22 January 1868 | Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, United States | |
| RESIDENCE | 1900 | Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1920 | With his step-nephew John Lamb.; Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1930 | Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| DEATH | 29 May 1949 | Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| BURIAL | 1949 | Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| 3. | Joseph BOLEJACK-B7B4C MALE | ||
| BIRTH | 8 February 1871 | Beardstown Township, Cass, Illinois, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1880 | He is living with his uncle Charles Wilday and family.; Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1900 | Kewanee Township, Henry, Illinois, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1910 | East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States | |
| CENSUS | 1920 | East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States | |
| RESIDENCE | 1930 | Carpenter; East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States | |
| DEATH | 4 December 1936 | East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States | |
| BURIAL | 7 December 1936 | Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States | |
| REF # | B7B4C; | ||
| MARRIAGE | 23 November 1897 | Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" WIDGER-B7B4C/W/; Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States | |