In a family history, it states: "John, who for years was a residentof B luffs, Illinois, having taken an active part in the Civil war andbecam e a Captain and later was proprieter of a hotel in Bluffs."
Residences & events:
1900 Bluffs, Scott Co, IL. The census index listed the family asTenks burys. John was 61, married 17 years to Margaret, with 1 child,Pearl E , 16. Living with them was Margaret's 69 year old widowedfather, Adam V an Gundy.
4/24/1910 Bluffs, Scott Co, IL. Listed in the census at 85 yearsold, J ohn had been married for 28 years to Margaret M, 53, who hadbirthed on ly 1 child. John's occupation is hard to read but he was aretired off icer of something and Margaret was a merchant of some sortbut the cens us is blurry.. Living with them was daughter Pearl E andher family. J ohn's occupation was gardner.
His gravestone says LTC John Tewksbury, Co G, I Mass Cav so he foughti n the Civil War.
