Hiram Monroe
C Co. 109th NY Inf.
Post war;
Moved to Elgin, Ill.
Joined GAR Veteran's Post #49 Nov. 3, 1911.
Resided at 678 Slade Ave.
Obit; June 6, 1921 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
Funeral services of Hiram Monroe 678 Slade avenue, Civil war veteran who had resided in Elgin for nineteen years, were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The body was shipped to Owosso, Michigan, for burial.
Hiram Monroe died Wednesday morning at 11:45 o'clock. He was 81 years old. Two sons, Daniel A. and Dallas C. Monroe and one daughter, Ida E. Rasmussen, survive him.
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| Used with permission Dan Mallett |
Members of Post 49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.
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