I now have legal documentation, his Full Pension File - Civil War from the National Archives, that proves John's birth,
death, marriages, children and service in the Civil War. It also contains medical reports that document not only his
health, but his height, weight, and coloring.

BIRTH: 1835, Jefferson County, Illinois
DEATH: April 3, 1906, Montague County, Texas
BURIAL: April 4, 1906, Montague Cemetery, Montague Co., Texas
OCCUPATION: Farmer
CENSUS: 1900, Montague County, Texas, Pct. #1; age 65, b. 1835 Illinois
               1850, Jefferson County, Illinois, age 15, b. Ill.
               1860, Jefferson County, Illinois, age 25, b. Ill. Occupation Farmer. Value of personal estate $300.
                        Shown living with his mother, Margaret Holtzclaw Booth. Sister, Martha A. Booth, niece
                        Elizabeth Ingram
               1880, Montague County, Texas, Reel T-9 Roll 1320
MILITARY: Civil War - August 9, 1862 through June 6th, 1865; 111th Illinois Infantry, Co. C., mustered out as Corporal.
               Prisoner of War Records list him as confined at Andersonville, GA, date not given. (vicky's note: Not listed on
                  Andersonville Prison rolls). To Atlanta, GA Sept 17, 1864; paroled as POW at Rough & Ready, GA Sept 18/22, 1864;
               listed as Prisoner of War on Pension Rolls on Aug. 31, 1864; listed in Medical Records as missing July 22, 1864.
               Mustered out of service with his unit, 111th Illinois, Co. C in Washington D.C. on June 6, 1865.
FEATURES/COMPLEXION: At age 56 years 5 ft. 10 1/4" tall, 160 lbs.
               At age 67 years - height - 5ft. 9 3/4"; weight - 155 lbs.; complexion - florid;
                color of eyes - dark grey; color of hair - grey, black

Father: Anderson BOOTH
Mother: Margaret HOLTZCLAW

WIFE 1 : JULIA BROWNFIELD (b. unk - d. approx. 1878 in Marion Co., Ill)
            
MARRIAGE OF JOHN & JULIA: 9 Dec 1861, Marion Co., Illinois
                          Children:
                                    1. Jennie Ann Booth

WIFE 2 : MARY ELLEN MEDFORD MATTHEWS ( Husband 1: Thomas Matthews;  Children: Samella Matthews)

MARRIAGE OF JOHN & MARY ELLEN: 20 Jun 1878, Montague Co., Texas
                          Children:
                                     1. William Anderson BOOTH
                                    2. Lillian BOOTH
                                    3. Rosie BOOTH
                                    4. Dovie BOOTH
                                    5. Baby Girl BOOTH (b. 12/6/1891; d. 12/4/1892)
                                    6. Jimmie BOOTH
                                    7. John Logan BOOTH (b. 2/20/1897; d. unk.)
                                    

Due to the printer reducing the documents in size and making them almost impossible to read, I am re-publishing them here
in a larger font for easier reading. Click on each document for an enlargement.

page 57            page 58            page 59

 page 67           page 68            page 69

page 70            page 71            page 71

page 72            page 74        
 

   courtesy of Sue Baker Cook

John William Booth
Picture courtesy of William and Mary Tuttle
111th Illinois Infantry Co. C

I have received the Full Pension File and can prove that John was a member of the 111th Illinois Infantry, Co. C.
Frederick W. Songer, who was married to John's sister Mary, also served with the 111th Illinois.

Click on the following links to view:

Full Pension File
(quite lengthy, may take a while to load)

Pension Card

Civil War Detail Report
Provided by the State of Illinois

Illinois Adjutant General's Report
This is a detailed report documenting battles, skirmishes, etc. that the 111th participated in and the roster of the 111th.

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