William G. M. Vararsdall was born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 15 Dec 1827. He married Sarah Jane Catterson in Grant County, KY 24 Feb 1851 who received a pension after William’s death. William and Sarah appear in Chenoa for the 1860 Federal Census.

He died of typhoid Pneumonia in Gallatin, Tennessee 18 July 1863. In McLean County, IL on 31 March 1870, the widow Sarah Jane married Timothy Roberts. They were living in Lexington, McLean County, IL and listed in the 1870 and the 1880 census records.

Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls.

Name: VANARSDALL, WILLIAM M G Rank: PVT Company G 129 IL INF

Residence: CHENOA, MCLEAN CO, IL Age 35

Height: 6' Hair: BLACK Eyes: GRAY Complexion: SANDY

Marital Status: MARRIED Occupation: FARMER

Nativity: HARRODSBURG, MERCER CO, KY

Joined When: AUG 9, 1862 Joined Where: PONTIAC, IL

Joined By Whom: A J CROPSY Period: 3 YRS

Muster In: SEP 8, 1862 Muster In Where: PONTIAC, IL

Remarks: DIED JUL 18, 1863 AT GALLATIN TENN OF DISEASE

William G M Vanarsdall