Looking for obit/info on William H. Briner who was a private in Battery H, 1st Regiment, Light Artillery, Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War. He\’s buried in Cole Cemetery in Lot SGS, Block OP, Grave #117. He was born around 1843 in Ohio and died in Henry County on Oct. 20, 1883. I don’t know cause of death. His parents were Joseph and Miranda. William married Sarah Jane Holly in 1869 in Henry County, OH. Sarah was born April 1, 1843 and died June 21, 1938 in Napoleon. Her parents were John and Teena Holly. Later Sarah married John Winkelplic/Winkelpleck and they are in Glenwood Cemetery, Napoleon. William and Sarah had the following children: John William 1870-1943 and is buried in Napoleon. He married Minnie Piles. Mary was born around 1874 in Ohio. George was born March 17, 1879 and he died June 26, 1946 in Napoleon. He was married to Mary Francis??? William was a laborer and he lived in Henry County from 1870 until his death. John Winkempleck served in Co. E, 55th Ohio Infantry.
Supposedly William worked on the Miami and Wabash Canal before he joined the service. This is for a project for the Holland Springfield Spencer Historical Society and the Toledo History Museum.