Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn R. Wiggins 
Birth1841, Nichols, Tioga Co, NY
Census28 Jun 1860, Tioga, Tioga Co, NY
Memoroll#867, pg 181
Census8 Jun 1865, Tioga, Tioga Co, NY
FatherGeorge W. Wiggins (1811-1874)
MotherEliza Pollyana "Polly" Reed (1817-1899)
Misc. Notes
Listed as age 14 in the 1855 and 1865 NY census with his parents.
Enlisted in the 14th NY Artillery Regiment on 22 Dec 1863. His military record says he was captured near Shady Grove, VA on 1 Jun 1864 and taken prisoner.
He is then listed with his parents in the 1865 NY state census at age 23.
Enlisted in the 14th NY Artillery Regiment on 22 Dec 1863. His military record says he was captured near Shady Grove, VA on 1 Jun 1864 and taken prisoner.
He is then listed with his parents in the 1865 NY state census at age 23.