George E. Saunders

George E. Saunders

I Co. 43rd Ind. Inf.

From the Kane Co. Honor Roll
Died – Oct. 5, 1882
Interred at Elgin City Cemetery
Location – Lot 3, Block 11

Post war;
   Moved to Elgin, Ill.
   As recorded on the Elgin Sexton's ledger:  Occupation, Watchmaker.  Died Oct. 5, 1882 on DuPage St.  Aged 39/3/10.  Cause of death listed as Enervation 8 months caused by Excessiv use of Morphia for 20 years.  Undertaker retained Thornberg & Young.  Pronouncing Physician, H. K. Whitford.  Death Cert. #1484.
   Buried at Elgin City Cemetery
   Re-interred in the GAR section of the Bluff City Cemetery (Lot 3, Block 11) in Elgin, Ill.

       Notice – Oct. 4, 1882 issue of the Elgin Daily News.

Very Sick

       George Saunders, who lives in the Healey House, DuPage street, is a very sick man.   A while ago a most delicate operation was preformed for cancer, and for a time the patient revived and seemed to inspire hope for permanent improvement, but now he is so low that his death at any time will not surprise anyone.   He expects it and patiently awaits its coming.   Once he worked in the watch factory, in the jeweling room, we believe though during the last year of his employment his failing health prevented steady labor.   The public generally does not know how badly off he is, though intimate friends have visited him and cheered the wife, who is always with her sick husband.

       Obit – Oct. 5, 1882 issue of the Elgin Daily News.

Crossed the River

       The lingering illness of George Saunders, spoken of in the News of yesterday, terminated about 9 o'clock last night in death.   The funeral will be held in the Presbyterian Church at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, friends meeting a little before that hour at the house on DuPage street.
       Deceased was in his fortieth year, and came from new York.   He served, if we have it correctly, three years in the Army, and like thousands of other men who laid down life for country, his death may be attributed to cause originating in the war.   He was a great sufferer, and lived here several years, working when able in the flat steel room at the watch factory, and not in the jeweling department as before stated.   He leaves a devoted wife, who while sincerely mourning her loss, can not but feel that he is beter off in a land where sickness is unknown.