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Private JACOB OVERDORF, Co. G, 86th Illinois
Jacob Overdorf was born on December 14, 1823/24 in Pennsylvania. He is believed to have been born in Phoenixville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Overdorf and Elizabeth (Bealy) Overdorf. The younger Jacob almost certainly had a brother named Levi, who was born on ____________ __, 1833/34 on Pennsylvania.
Levi Overdorf was married to Mary Anna Bush (1833 - 1865). Levi died on ___________ __, 1901 and his mortal remains were laid in the East Coventry Mennonite Cemetery in East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. See his Find A Grave...
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Private JACOB OVERDORF, Co. G, 86th Illinois
Jacob Overdorf was born on December 14, 1823/24 in Pennsylvania. He is believed to have been born in Phoenixville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Overdorf and Elizabeth (Bealy) Overdorf. The younger Jacob almost certainly had a brother named Levi, who was born on ____________ __, 1833/34 on Pennsylvania.
Levi Overdorf was married to Mary Anna Bush (1833 - 1865). Levi died on ___________ __, 1901 and his mortal remains were laid in the East Coventry Mennonite Cemetery in East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 54316318.
The senior Jacob Overdorf was born on December 11, 1792 and died on February 10, 1872. Elizabeth (Bealy) Overdorf was born on January 20, 1801 and died on September 9, 1852. At the time of the 1830 census, the Overdorfs are found in Pottsgrove Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. At the time of the 1840 census, the Overdorfs are found in Coventry Township of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Their mortal remains were laid in Saint Peter's UCC Cemetery in Knauertown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 24601419
The younger Jacob Overdorf was married to Ann/Anna Hammill March 9, 1848 in East Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Ann was born c. 1824/25 in New Jersey, the daughter of ___________ Hammill and __________ (__________) Hamill.
Three children are believed to have been born to Jacob Overdorf and Ann (Hammill) Overdorf, including;
1. Mary H. Overdorf, born March 6, 1851. Mary is believed to have died young, before the 1860 census.
2. John Overdorf, born July 13, 1853 in Ohio.
3. Sarah Elizabeth Overdorf, born December 7, 1855,most likely in Ohio, though some believe she was born in or near Morton, Tazewell County Illinois. The family did move to Tazewell County sometime in the late 1850's, where Sarah grew to womanhood.
Sarah Elizabeth Overdorf was married to Leonard Smith on September 28, 1873 in Morton, Illinois. Abner Leonard Smith was born on ___________ __, 1850. Sarah and Leonard had the following children;
A. William Homer Smith
B. Clara Smith
C. Dora Bell Smith
D. Oscar Arther Smith
E. Albert Calvin Smith
F. Myrtle Zula Smith
G. Hattie Hazel Smith
Sarah Elizabeth (Overdorf) Smith died on December 23, 1928 in Gales Creek, Washington County, Oregon and her mortal remains were laid in the Forest View Cemetery in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon. See her Find A Grave Memorial# 6480570.
At the time of the 1850 census, Jacob and Anna are found in East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he and Levi are Laborers;
Jacob Overdorph M 26 Pennsylvania
Ann Overdorph F 25 New Jersey
Levi Overdorph M 17 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1860 census, Jacob Overdorf and his family are found in Morton Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, where he is farming;
Jacob Overdorf M 36 Pa
Anna Overdorf F 29 Pa
John Overdorf M 7 Ohio
Sarah E Overdorf F 4 Ohio
George Grover M 30 France
On August 27, 1862, Jacob Overdorf came into Peoria and went to Camp Lyon where the men of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry were going to be mustered into service and he volunteered to serve with the Washington Company which had been raised in the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area of Tazewell County by a Washington Photographer by the name of William B. Bogardus in the past month.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name OBERDURF, JACOB
Rank PVT Company G Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence WASHINGTON, TAZEWELL CO, IL Age 44 Height 5' 7 Hair AUBURN
Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity N/A
Service Record
Joined When AUG 27, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom S L ZINSER Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where CAMP PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
Bogardus had led his original 90 or so volunteers from the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area into Peoria about two weeks before where where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park.
That afternoon, August 27, 1862, Bogardus and 87 of his volunteers, including his last recruit, Private Jacob Overdorf, were mustered into service as Co. G of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Bogardus was elected Captain of Co. G by the men of the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton company.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come.
During the next two years, Private Jacob Overdorf, though one of the older members of Co. G, served faithfully in Co. G as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Jacob was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasboro, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina to name a few and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
A few weeks after the defeat and surrender of Confederate General Johnston's Army to that of General Sherman, the war came to a close. The men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where they participated in the Grand Review and where they were mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865. Shortly after that the men of the 86th Illinois were on their way home.
Ann/Anna (Hammill) Overdorf is believed to have died in the 1860's. She must have died in Tazewell County, Illinois, though it is not known where her mortal remains were laid.
Jacob Overdorf was married 2nd to Elizabeth Nancy Hodge on February 19, 1867 in Tazewell County, Illinois.
The children born to Jacob Overdorf and Elizabeth Nancy (Hodge) Overdorf include;
4. Elizabeth C. or E. Overdorf, born January 29, 1868 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Elizabeth was married to David Edwin Mardock (1849 - 1932) on ___________ __, 18__. Elizabeth and David are known to have had the following children;
A. Alice Lillina Mardock, born ____________ __, 1890. Alice was married to John Adam Berger and they are known to have had at least one daughter;
a. Weltha Mae Berger, born ____________ __, 19__. Weltha was married to Jackson Bruce Adams and they are known to have had at least one daughter, Sandra Adams, who was born on ___________ __, 19__ and who was married to __________ Koehler.
Alice Lillina (Mardock) Berger died on ____________ __, 1937.
B. Bessie M. Mardock, born c. 1892/93 in Kansas.
C. Mack J. Mardock, born c. 1895/96 in Kansas.
D. Violet I Mardock, born c. 1901/02 in Kansas.
E. Ellen I Mardock, born c. 1903/04 in Kansas.
F. Linley D Mardock, born c. 1906/07 in Kansas.
At the time of the 1910 census, Elizabeth and her family are found in Hancock, Osborne County, Kansas;
David E Mardock Head M 60 Indiana
Elizabeth E Mardock Wife F 42 Illinois
Alice L Mardock Daughter F 19 Kansas
Bessie M Mardock Daughter F 17 Kansas
Mack J Mardock Son M 14 Kansas
Violet I Mardock Daughter F 8 Kansas
Ellen I Mardock Daughter F 6 Kansas
Linley D Mardock Son M 3 Kansas
Elizabeth C. or E. (Overdorf) Mardock died on ___________ __, 1945 and her mortal remains were laid in the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. See her Find A Grave Memorial# 69632085.
Possibly 5. Charlotte Overdorf, born c. 1869/70 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Though listed seperately in the 1870 census, this may actually be Elizabeth. If there was a daughter named Charlotte, she may have died in the 1870's as she is not listed in the 1880 census.
6. Hattie May Overdorf, b. 20 January 1870
7. Jessie Marion Overdorf, b. 24 January 1872
8. Franklin Lake "Frank" Overdorf, born September 10, 1874 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Frank L Overdorf died on October 25, 1955 and his mortal remains were laid in the Zimmerman Cemetery in Osborne County, Kansas. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 43670488.
9. Jacob Willis Overdorf, b. 21 December 1876
10. Minnie Alice Overdorf, born March 13, 1878 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Minnie was married to
Andrew Franz Strutt (1861 - 1935). Their children include;
A. John Baptist Strutt (1902 - 1976)
B. Pearl Mary Strutt Hays (1905 - 1967)
Minnie Alice (Overdorf) Strutt died on December 1, 1955 in Osborne County, Kansas. Her mortal remains were laid in the Pleasant Plain Cemetery in Osborne County, Kansas. See her Find A Grave Memorial# 65810411.
11. Lillie Jane Overdorf, b. 18 September 1880
12. Daisy Dean Overdorf, born July 21, 1883
At the time of the 1870 census, the Overdorfs are found in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois;
Jacob Overdorf M Farmer 46 Pennsylvania
Nancy Overdorf F Keeping House 22 Indiana
John Overdorf M Farm Laborer 17 Ohio
Sarah Overdorf F 14 Ohio
Elizabeth Overdorf F 2 Illinois
Charlott Overdorf F 0 Illinois
Elizabeth Beal F 51 Indiana
Thomas Hodge M Farm Laborer 20 Indiana
At the time of the 1880 census, the Overdorfs are found in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, where Jacob is farming;
Jacob Overdof Self M 55 Pennsylvania
Nancy Overdof Wife F 32 Indiana
Lizzie Overdof Daughter F 12 Illinois
Nattie Overdof Daughter F 10 Illinois
Jessy Overdof Son M 8 Illinois
Franklin Overdof Son M 5 Illinois
Minnie Overdof Daughter F 2 Illinois
In the 1880's, the Overdorfs moved to Kansas. Elizabeth Nancy (Hodge) Overdorf died on October 17, 1886 in Hancock, Osborne County, Kansas. Her mortal remains were laid in the Zimmerman Cemetery.
In 1887, some of the surviving members of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria, Illinois on August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th Illinois. Jacob Overdorf, as one of the older men who served in the 86th, was now 69 years of age and was living hundreds of miles away. The reunions continued to be held well into the 1900's, but age and distance kept Jacob from ever attending any of the reunions.
Jacob Overdorf died on November 9, 1894 in Hancock, Osborne County, Kansas. Their mortal remains were laid in the Zimmerman Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III, Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois and a great great granddaughter of Jacob Overdorf, Sandra Adams Koehler, whose telephone number and email address at 847-438-9662 and [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Overdorf family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Jacob Overdorf and the Overdorf family. Baxter would also like to see copies of ANY photographs of Jacob Overdorf, that have survived the years, be added to his Find A Grave site for the Washington Historical Society and for the benefit of the family and all with an interest. Thanks!)
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