William J. Shelley

Civil War Veteran

h/o (m.1) Mary Jane Shewman (May 2, 1858, Preble County, Ohio) f/o two known children: Franklin Shelley and Wilson Shelley

h/o (m.2) Mary Ellen Coovert (m. March 06, 1866, Preble County, Ohio) f/o 5 known children: Clara B. (Shelley) Agler, James Shelley, Bertha Shelley, Sarah Shelley, and Della Shelley

He shares a headstone with his wife and daughters, Bertha and Della Shelley.

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Other Sources:
1.) American Civil War Soldiers @ancestry.com Name: William Shelley / Enlistment Date: 02 May 1864 /Side Served: Union / State Served: Ohio / Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 02 May 1864 at the age of 27 / Enlisted in Company B, 156th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 17 May 1864. Mustered out Company B, 156th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 01 September 1864 in Camp Dennison, OH 2.) Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 @ancestry.com shows William filing for a pension on August 8, 1890, application #: 881304, Ohio; and receiving the pension, certificate: 939283, Ohio Inscription: GAR 1861-1865 marker