Where born: Cincinnati OH Son of: John Drennon (1807 OH-1860) & Phoebe S Andrews (1814 OH-1893); 1st SGT CO E 63 IL Infantry ? Civil War Lived at: 1850 Cincinatti - Hamilton Co OH 1860 Hershey Mills & Olney; Enlisted as a Corporal 1 Dec 1861 Joined Company E 63rd Infantry Regiment Illinois 10 Apr 1862 Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant 17 Jun 1865 Mustered Out 13 Jul 1865 Louisville KY Siblings: - Elisa (ca 1838 OH-1893) -
John (ca 1841 OH-8 Oct 1862 KY; d: Civil War?) -
Joseph* (ca 1843) -
Emma (16 Jul 1845 OH-22 Apr 1913 OH) -
Benjamin (ca 1849 OH-31 Aug 1864 Vicksburg MS; enlisted 1864 Friendsville) -
William (ca 1855 Wabash-2 Dec 1894 Cincinatti - Hamilton Co OH);Note: mother went back to OH by 1870 census
* indicates buried with Charles Drennon in Allendale Cemetery.
About Allendale Cemetery:
Allendale Cemetery used to be known as Fort Compton Cemetery, named for a fort which was contructed in this arrea of Wabash County IL. An active cemetery, Allendale Cemetery contains about 1908 graves. Burials: 1908 Location: Northside of Allendale, Illinois - Wabash County
