James Henry Danner

1837 - 1865  (28 years)

• Name	James Henry Danner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1837	Gallia, Ohio, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1841	Gallia, Ohio, USA
  Death	Y
  Name	Henry Danner  [6]
  Residence	1860	Raccoon, Thurman, Gallia, Ohio, USA   [4]
  Death	21 Jan 1865	, , Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Burial	Aft 21 Jan 1865	Nashville, Davidson, TN, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I11233	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Jacob Danner, *,   b. 15 Jan 1804, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1891, Allen County, Ohio, United States of America (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah A. Gaskin, *,   b. 1803, Virginia d. 20 Sep 1887, Gallia, Ohio, United States (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 May 1828	Gallia, Ohio, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F3120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Jane Jinks,   b. 18 Mar 1847, Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America d. 14 Jan 1928, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America (Age 80 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Charles Henry Danner,   b. 25 Jul 1862, Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America d. 16 Sep 1954, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos		dna thru lines (1)
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• Notes

  James served in the Civil War in the 173rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C. He enlisted on Aug 15, 1864 at Centerville, Gallia Co, Ohio. He mustered into the service with the regiment of Sep 17 of that year. Within 3 mony Dec. 23, 1864 he fell ill and was placed in the U.S. Army General Hospital Number 2 in Nashville, TN. He died in Tennessee on Jan. 21, 1865 from complications of Typhoid fever. He is buried in Nashville National Cemetery where a correspondent, Major Richard Blanton has seen his grave. His wife Nancy signed for his personal effects and was listed as living at Thurman, Ohio at the time. (CL-89, 444, 445, 454)

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] Cemeteries of Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio (Gallia County Historical Society). [S39] 1860 U.S. Census Raccoon Twp, Gallia Co, Ohio. [S244] Jamor Richard Blanton to Linda Coate Email letter dated July 5, 1998 at Major_B@email.msn.com (CL-445). . [S21] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3185281/james-henry-danner [S98] 1850 U.S. Census Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., OH. [S1741] MacKoy, Mabel Lee, ed, Early Vital Records of Ohio Copied by the Daughters of the American Revolution. [S625] Trowbridge, Michael L., Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia County, Oho (Gallipolis, OH: Gallia County Historical Society, c1986). [S797] Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 (www.ancestry.com).