2nd great-grandfather of Cheryl Bignall

Private     Co. I     5th MI Infantry 
Dates of Service:  4 Sep 1861 - 20 Dec 1862

My great great grandfather, Alexander Clark   Wilcox was born August 11, 1838, in Northfield, MI.

On September 4, 1861, at the age of 23, Alexander Wilcox enlisted for three years in   the Fifth Infantry, Company I, in Detroit, Michigan. He was mustered on September 28, 1862. He was discharged for chronic condition on December 20, 1862.

Alexander married Maryett Gragg on December 1, 186. They had eight children. They moved from Owosso to Grayling, MI where he became a farmer and was very active in the community.

GAR Membership: Marvin Post 240, Grayling, MI (added by D. Piechocki, Feb. 2020)

He died July 23, 1824 at the age of 86.  

GRAVESITE: Elmwood Cemetery, Grayling, Crawford, MI 
Written by Cheryl Bignall, 2007

Updated by Susan Norder, March 2020