1st Sgt. George Young (L) Van Nostrand
E Co. 1st Nev. Cav.
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 May 13, 1884.
From the 1900 Census
Name George Van Nostrand
Aged - 67 Years
Born - New York
Home in 1900 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Occupation - Carpenter
As recorded on the Elgin Sexton's ledger
Died April 21, 1910, 9:45 am at Sherman Hospital. Aged 77/5/18. Cause of death listed as Exhaustion following LaGripp and Prlumenick (?) for 1 month. Undertaker retained F. T. Norris. Physician, W. S. Brown. Permit #12517.
Obit: April 23, 1910 issue The Elgin Daily News.
The funeral of George Y. Van Nostrand, civil war veteran and for more than a half century a resident of Elgin, took place today from the home, 210 Cherry street. The local post of the Grand Army of the Republic was in charge.
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Location - Lot 13, Section 12
Issued a Gov't Headstone
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| Used with permission Dan Mallett |
Many members of Post #49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.
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