Pvt. William L. Ramsdell

Pvt. William L. Ramsdell

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

E Co. 34th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Rock River Regiment

Mitchell's Brigade

Davis's Division

Fourteenth Corps

   Home of record listed as Huntley Grove, Ill's.
   Mustered Out Oct. 1, 1864

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. William L. Ramsdell
Unit - Co. E       34th Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 10"
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Light
Born - 1837 in Oswego Co., New York
Service Entry Age - 24 Years
Service Entry Date - Oct. 2, 1861
Period - 3 Years
Remarks - Mustered Out Oct. 1, 1864 at Atlanta, Ga.

   Listed on the 1870 Illinois State Census #257/329 as aged 30 years, from New York, living in Grafton.

       From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger
Died – July 7, 1890 * Where - 1st Ward, 627 Center street, Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 58 / 0 / 22 * Permit #3679 * Interred – July 9, 1890 * Where – Elgin City cemetery * Location – Lot 21, Block 9 * Head of Grave from – North line 21 ½', West line 1' * Cause of Death – Dropsey for 6 weeks * Condition – Male / White / Married * Occupation – Milk Dealer * Undertaker retained – Palmer & Walter * Physician – H. K. Whiteford * Nationality – American * Born – Pulaski, Durgo (?) county., N. Y. * Parents – Oliver Rundell & Eliga Sage * Resided in Ill. - 40 years.

          Obit; from the July 12, 1890 issue of The Elgin Courier.
      William Ramsdell died Monday at his home on the Chicago road.  He had been a resident of Elgin for a number of years and was a familiar figure about town.  He was a brave soldier during the war, serving throughout its length, and had made a living in various ways since.  He came here from Geneva where he had resided for a few years.

       From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - William L. Ramsdell
Born - 1837 in Oswego Co., New York
Died - July 7, 1890
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Cook Co., Ill.