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CIVIL WAR SOLDIER
A. J. NIPPER Union County Illinois Genealogy Trails Contributed by Terry Nipper  Andrew Jackson Nipper was born September
18, 1844 in Roane
County, Tennessee to James R. Nipper and Mary Ann
(Smith) Nipper. He had three other siblings William, Phoebe, and James
Michael (Died in Civil War at Memphis TN.). Andrew
married Mary Caroline Pirtle November 3, 1870 in Jonesboro Illinois.
They had 7 children: Minnie, Flora, John, Anna,
Effie, Albert Andrew, and Leo.
Andrew died January 29, 1920 and is buried at Alto Pass Cemetery. Civil War History:
Enlisted August 14, 1862 at Anna
Illinois for 3 years in Volunteers. Mustered in September
11, 1862 in Company "C" of the 109th Illinois under Captain B.
F. Hartline. Discharged for disability at Fort Pickering, Memphis,
Tennessee April 16, 1863 because of severe cough and pain
in the chest contracted while in service.
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