age 65y; Veteran Civil War Co E 63 IL Infantry Where born: Saratoga Co NY Where died: Camp DuBois IL Son of: Lemuel Wilcox (26 Mar 1759 CT-30 Apr 1839 NY) & Anste Higby (13 Apr 1764 CT-3 Apr 1845 NY) Married: Mary Ritchey (ca 1798 NJ) Lived at: 1850 Wabash 1860 Bonpas pct; enlisted 2 Dec 1861 Richland Co IL for 3 years by Henry E Gilbert at the age of 49; mustered in as a Pvt 10 Apr 1862 Jonesboro IL Where died: of disease