John Guyton
John Guyton was born around 1845 in Pennsylvania to John and Eliza Guyton. His father was a farmer who owned $7,000 of real estate and $500 of personal property. He grew up and attended school in McCandless, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Union army on July 15, 1864, and mustered in as a private in Company D of the 193rd Pennsylvania Infantry four days later. He probably mustered out in November 1864 when his 100-day term of enlistment expired. He returned to his father’s farm in McCandless after leaving the army, and by 1870, he was also working as a farmer. He remained on the family farm until at least 1880. He married Mary Bodimer in Butler, Pennsylvania, on August 3, 1893. He died in Pennsylvania on August 17, 1895.
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(1259)Guyton, John18451895-08-17
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (2873) [recipient] ~ Robert Guyton to John Guyton, 19 March 1864

People - Records: 1

  • (1259) Guyton, John is the [sibling of] (1258) Guyton, Robert

Places - Records: 1

  • (277) [birth, death] ~ Pennsylvania

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (428) [enlisted] [D] ~ 193rd Pennsylvania Infantry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968, available from Ancestry.com.