Monday, April 22, 2013

Pvt. Edward (Ephraim) Pay


Pvt. Edward (Ephriam) Pay

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
B Co. 17th Ill. Cav.
   Mustered In Jan. 22, 1864.
   Listed home of record as Blackberry, Ill's.
   Suffered injury to his abdomen.
   Mustered Out May 15, 1865.

       From the 1870 Census #237/359
Name - Edward Pay
Aged - 26 Years
Born - England
Home in 1870 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

   Awarded a Pension of $4.00 per month for his injury in April 1880.

        From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger.
Died – Nov. 28, 1886 * Where - 2nd Ward, Center street, Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 50 / 0 / 0 * Permit #2526 * Interred – Nov. 29, 1886 * Where – Elgin City cemetery * Location – Lot 29, Block 9 * Head of Grave from – North line 19.5', West line 1' * Cause of Death – Chronick Diarrhea for years complicated by Brights Disease * Condition – Male / White / Married * Occupation – Gardner * Undertaker retained – Young & Clothier * Physician – D. H. Whiteford * Nationality – English * Born – Dover, England * Resided in Ill. - 30 years * Remarks – was a soldier in Co. B, 17th Ill Cav, Dec. 1, 1863 to May 15, 1865.

       From the Nov. 29, 1886 issue of The Elgin Daily Courier
       Edward Pay died at his home, on Center street, Saturday, aged 80 years.   His malady was Brights Disease, complicated with chronic diarrhea, and he had been ill for several years.   Deceased was born in England.   He leaves a widow.   The funeral occured today.

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