William C. Johnson

1829 - 1910  (81 years)

• Name	William C. Johnson
  Birth	26 Sep 1829	Wells, Rutland County, Vermont
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	31 Dec 1862	Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
  	American Civil War (North) 34th Massachusetts Infantry, Co. G Particiapted in Skirmishes and Railroad Defenses in Western Virginia known as "The Burning" Campaign Battles of Opequon (Third Winchester), Fisher's Hill and Suprise attack by Confederates at the Battle of Cedar Creek. POW - Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia 13 Oct 1864 Mustered out 16 Jun 1865, Richmond VA
  Death	16 Dec 1910	Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
  Burial	Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67293753/william_c-johnson
  Notes	According to U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, found on Ancestry.com, William C. Johnson of Southwick, Massachusetts, aged 32 and a Farmer, enlisted as a Private on July 16, 1862. His record states that he was a Prisoner of War. He enlisted in Company G, Massachusetts 34th Infantry Regiment on December 31, 1862. He mustered out on June 16, 1865. He married three times. His first wife's name was Almira. His second wife was Jessie M. Underwood Nash. They married in Westfield, Massachusetts on February 23, 1889, although there is an alternate marriage date for William and Jessie of June 6, 1888 in Westfield, Massachusetts. Jessie was the daughter of Charles and Adeline Underwood. She died in 1895 of pleura, and is buried in Ludlow, Massachusetts. He married third, Reffie Thomas, on November 20, 1900 in Westfield, Massachusetts. She was 30 years his junior. According to his death record, he died of Carcinoma of the Stomach. He was the son of John and Rhoda Anderson Johnson.
  Person ID	I55280	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Almira Mary Bissell,   b. Jan 1837, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 7 Sep 1916, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 79 years)
  Children	+ 1. Frank William Johnson,   b. Feb 1855, West Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 9 May 1924, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F20283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 26 Sep 1829 - Wells, Rutland County, Vermont Military Service - American Civil War (North) 34th Massachusetts Infantry, Co. G Particiapted in Skirmishes and Railroad Defenses in Western Virginia known as "The Burning" Campaign Battles of Opequon (Third Winchester), Fisher's Hill and Suprise attack by Confederates at the Battle of Cedar Creek. POW - Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia 13 Oct 1864 Mustered out 16 Jun 1865, Richmond VA - 31 Dec 1862 - Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Death - 16 Dec 1910 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Burial - - Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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