Pvt. George D. Sheppard

Pvt. George D. Sheppard

D Co. 52nd Mass. Inf.

The Lincoln Regiment

   Issued .69 US Altered musket.

Post war;
   Moved to Elgin, Ill. in 1877.
   Worked in the Machine Room at the Watch Factory.
   Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 July 7, 1885.
   Member of the Monitor Lodge AF & AM.
   Member of the Century Club.
   Listed on the 1900 Federal Census as a 57 year old Machinist from England.  He could read and write English.  He lived in Elgin, Ill.

   Obit: Aug. 23, 1911 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
   George Sheppard for thirty-four years a resident of Elgin and for thirty-two years a well known employe of the machine room at the watch factory, died at Augustana hospital in Chicago yesterday aged 69 years.
   Mr. Sheppard was born June 23, 1842, at Newport, Wales,  In 1877 he came to Elgin and had made his home here since that time.  he was employed in the machine room of the watch factory after coming to Elgin, until two years ago.
   Mr. Sheppard had been a member of the Century club for many years.  He also belonged to Veteran Post No. 49, G.A.R., having served during the Civil war with the Fifty-second Massachusetts volunteer regiment.
   Monitor lodge, A.F. & A.M., of which Mr. Sheppard was a member will have charge of the funeral services which will be held at the home of his nephew, R.G. Sheppard, 428 St. Charles street, at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.  Interment will take place at Bluff City cemetery.

   Buried at Bluff City Cemetery.

From the collection of Ken Gough

Used with permission Dan Mallett

Many members of Post #49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.