Cpl. Fred Moehling

Cpl. Fred Moehling

A Co.       4th Mo. Cav.

1900 Federal Census
59 year old Carpenter from Germany, Could both read & write, Living in Elgin, Ill.

       From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger
Died – Sept. 25, 1905 at 2:30 a.m. * Where – 214 North street, Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 62 years / 0 months / 0 days * Permit #10318 * Cause of Death – Heart & Kidney Disease * Undertaker retained – Ackmann Brothers * Physician – H. W. Deringer * Nationality – German

       Obit – Sept. 25, 1905 issue of the Elgin Daily Courier.
       Fred Moehling, a veteran of the Civil War, died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Becker, 214 north State street.   Death was due to paralysis.
       Mr. Moehling was born in Germany and was about 62 years of age.   He enlisted in a Missouri regiment and served all through the war.   For the past twenty-seven years he had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Becker.   For twelve years he had been totally blind.   Two brothers, Henry and August, reside in Minnesota.
       The funeral will take place Tuesday at 2 o'clock from the house.