Josiah Throgmorton was born in Union County, IL July 24, 1828 to Joshua Throgmorton and Fannie Stokes, daughter of William Stokes of North Carolina. Joshua and Fannie had four children: Mary, Patsy, Elizabeth and Josiah. Joshua Throgmorton died about 1841 and Fannie died about 1848. Josiah Throgmorton moved to Vienna in 1858. He enlisted in Company K, Sixtieth Illinois Infantry in 1861. He was appointed Commissary Seargeant. In March of 1865 Josiah was honorably discharged. He married Abigail Musgrove of Union County, IL on November 10, 1853. Abigail was the daughter of Caleb Musgrove and Clarkey Cox. Josiah and Abigail had one daughter, Fannie married to Thomas H. Sheridan. ------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cindy Pegg (© 1997 Cindy Pegg)