Pvt. Jacob Smith
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
F Co. 142nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Service
Mustered In - June 18, 1864.Home of record listed as Durand, Ill's.
Duty guarding the railroads in Tennessee.
Mustered Out - Oct. 26, 1864.
From the Post #49 files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 March 11, 1898.
From Illinois County Marriages
Name - Jacob Smith
Aged - 63 Years
Marriage Date - Jan. 15, 1898 in Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Christina With Leidermann
Death Notice; Dec. 4, 1902 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
Jacob Smith, a native of Germany, and a resident of Elgin for the last six years, died last night. Deceased was 69 years old and came to Illinois forty years ago. He is survived by a widow and one daughter, Mrs. William Ganoung.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock from No. 182 Gertrude street. Veteran post, G.A.R., No. 49 of which the deceased was a member, is planning to take charge of the last rites.
From the Illinois Death Index
Name - Jacob Smith
Birth Year - About 1833
Aged - 69 Years
Died - Dec. 3, 1902 in Kane Co., Ill.
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Pvt. Jacob F. Smith
Unit - Co. F 142d Ill. Inf.
Died - Dec. 3, 1902
Location - Soldiers Reserve
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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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