Jn - Jz
Pvt. Alfred Johnson
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of IllinoisC Co. 127th Ill. Vol. Inft.
Elgin Sharpshooters
Mustered In at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's. Sept. 5, 1862.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Issued .577 1857 Enfield rifled musket.
Died at Miliken's Bend April 8, 1863.
Known actions;
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. - Dec. 26, 1862
Arkansas Post, Ark. - Jan. 11, 1863
Tuscumbia, Ala. - May 13, 1863
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Alfred Johnson
Unit - Co. C 127th Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 8"
Hair - Light
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Fair
Marital Status - Single
Born - 1844 in Sweden
Service Entry Age - 18 Years
Service Entry Date - Aug. 22, 1862
Service Entry Place - Elgin, Ill.
Joined by Whom - John S. Riddle
Period 3 Years
Mustered In - Sept. 5, 1862 in Chicago, Ill.
Remarks - Died at Millikens Bend, La. April 8, 1863
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Pvt. Alfred B. Johnson
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of IllinoisC Co. 156th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Mustered In Feb. 11, 1865.Home or record listed as Cook County.
Mustered Out Sept. 20, 1865.
From the Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name - Alfred Burley Johnson
Born - Nov. 5, 1848 in Chicago, Ill.
Died - Nov. 17, 1933 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Burial Place - hanover Township, Cook Co., Ill.
Aged - 83 Years
Occupation - Retired Assessor
Race - White
Marital Status - Widowed
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Adelia Johnson
From the Application for Headstone for Military Veterans
Name - Alfred B. Johnson
Organization - 156th Ill Inf
Date of Death - 11-17-1933
Cemetery - Lake Street Memorial Park in Elgin, Ills
Type Required - Bronze Marker
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Cpl. Francis J. Johnson
D Co. 29th United States Colored Troops
Mustered In Feb. 5, 1864.Home of record listed as Chicago, Ill's.
Mustered Out as a private June 14, 1865.
Known actions;
Siege of Petersburg & Richmond, Va. - June 19, 1864
Weldon Railroad, Va. - Aug. 18, 1864
Poplar Grove Church, Va. - Sept. 29, 1864
Hatcher's Run, Va. - Oct. 27, 1864
Moved to Elgin from Virginia in 1864.
From the Post #49 Black Book
Application for membership in Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 rejected in July 15, 1889.
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Aug. 24, 1910.
Member of the Second Baptist Church.
Obit: March 28, 1910 issue The Elgin Daily Courier News.
Francis Johnson, colored, a veteran of the Civil war, died at his home 154 Fremont street, at 5:30 o'clock this morning, aged 87 years.
Mr. Johnson had been a resident of Elgin for 38 years. He enlisted in Co. D. U. S. Colored regiment, in 1862, and was mustered out in 1864. He was a member of Veteran post of Elgin. A widow and two sons survive him. The sons are Frank and Erwin. Relatives do not know where they are. Three grandchildren also survive him.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1:30 from the home and at 2 o'clock from the Second Baptist church of which he was a member.
Obit; March 28, 1910 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
Francis Johnson, colored, age 87 years, a member of the Elgin post G.A.R., died at 5:30 o'clock this morning at his home 454 Freemont street.
He was born in Virginia and lived in Elgin since 1864. He was a member of Company D, 29th United States Colored regiment, during the civil war. He was a member of the Second Baptist church in this city.
A widow and two sons, Frank and Irvin, and three grandchildren survive him.
The funeral will take Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock from the home. There will be a service at Second Baptise church at 2 o'clock. Burial will be d. Bluff City cemetery.
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Pvt. Francis J. Johnson
Unit - Co. D 29th U. S. Inf.
Died - March 28, 1910
Interred at - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Location - Grave 10, Lot 51, Section 5
Issued a Gov't Headstone
From the Find-a-Grave Index
Name - Francis Johnson
Born - 1823 in Virginia
Died - March 28, 1910 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Cook Co., Ill.
Authors Note;
Dates show he was admitted into the GAR after his death?
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John Johnson
From the 1860 Census #740/4964
Name - John Johnson
Aged - 27 Years
Born - Germany
Home in 1860 - Dundee, Kane Co., Ill.
Occupation - Laborer
From the Dundee Reserved Militia Rolls
1861 Dundee Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 31, 1861.Unknown Regiment
Member Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #260.
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Pvt. James Ebon (Edwin) Johnson
H Co. 13th Ill. Vol. Inf.
From the Kane Co. Honor Roll
Interred – Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin
Location – Grave 10, Lot 10, Soldiers Reserve
Note;
There is no listing for him in any company of the 13th Ill. Inft. In the Ill. Adj't. Gen's. Report
Co. H 13th Ill.
Died – March 11, 1878Interred – Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin
Location – Grave 10, Lot 10, Soldiers Reserve
Note;
There is no listing for him in any company of the 13th Ill. Inft. In the Ill. Adj't. Gen's. Report
Died March 11. 1878.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
From the Sexton's Ledger
Died – March 11, 1878 * Where - 2nd Ward, Fulton street, Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 48 years / 0 / 0 * Permit #4538 * Interred – Elgin City cemetery * Location – Lot 9, Block 11, Potters Field * Head of Grave from – North line 4', West line 1.5' * Cause of Death – Pneumonia 1 week * Condition – Male / White / Married * Occupation – Insurance Agent * Physician – H. K. Waltham * Born – Bath, N. Ha. * When – March 1, 1826 * Remarks – Civil War – Co. H. 13th Ill. Infy.
From the March 13, 1878 issue of The Elgin Daily News
James Edwin Johnson, who died Monday night of pneumonia, was aged forty-two years and eleven days. The funeral occurred this morning from the Congregational church, Rev. C.E. Dickinson preaching. Deceased came from New Hampshire, and was a graduate of Dartmouth college.
From the Bluff City Cemetery files;
Lot – 10 * Section – GAR * Grave – 10 * Interment No. 7592 * Date – Oct. 21, 1924
From the Sexton's Ledger
Died – March 11, 1878 * Where - 2nd Ward, Fulton street, Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 48 years / 0 / 0 * Permit #4538 * Interred – Elgin City cemetery * Location – Lot 9, Block 11, Potters Field * Head of Grave from – North line 4', West line 1.5' * Cause of Death – Pneumonia 1 week * Condition – Male / White / Married * Occupation – Insurance Agent * Physician – H. K. Waltham * Born – Bath, N. Ha. * When – March 1, 1826 * Remarks – Civil War – Co. H. 13th Ill. Infy.
From the March 13, 1878 issue of The Elgin Daily News
James Edwin Johnson, who died Monday night of pneumonia, was aged forty-two years and eleven days. The funeral occurred this morning from the Congregational church, Rev. C.E. Dickinson preaching. Deceased came from New Hampshire, and was a graduate of Dartmouth college.
From the Bluff City Cemetery files;
Lot – 10 * Section – GAR * Grave – 10 * Interment No. 7592 * Date – Oct. 21, 1924
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Pvt. John F. Johnson
G Co. 15th Ill. Vol. Inft.
Leadmine Regiment, Washburn
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Aug. 7, 1888.
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Pvt. John F. Johnson
Unit - Co. G 15th Ill. Inf.
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Pvt. John F. Johnson
Unit - Co. G 15th Ill. Inf.
Died - June 27, 1909.
Interred at - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Location - Lot 271, Section 11
Issued a Gov't Headstone
Location - Lot 271, Section 11
Issued a Gov't Headstone
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Sgt. Marcus R. Johnson
B Co. 15th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Lead Mine Regiment, Washburn
Wounded in Action in Both Shoulders, action not listed.
Awarded a Pension of $1.00 per month for wounds in both shoulders in April 1880.
From the 1956 Kane Co., Honor Roll
Soldier - Sgt. Marcus Johnson
Unit - Co. B 15th Ill. Inf.
From the 1956 Kane Co., Honor Roll
Soldier - Sgt. Marcus Johnson
Unit - Co. B 15th Ill. Inf.
Died - Jan. 1904.
Interred at - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Location - Lot 247, Section 12
Location - Lot 247, Section 12
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Pvt. Merill C. Johnson
From the Civil War Draft RecordsName - Merril C. Johnson
Born - 1822 in Vermont
Age on July 1, 1863 - 41 Years
Race - White
Residence - Dorr, McHenry Co., Ill.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
5th Ill. Light Artillery
Renwick's Elgin Battery
Enlisted Sept. 5, 1862.
Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.Mustered In at Elgin, Ill's. Nov. 15, 1862.
Dropped from rolls Jan. 1, 1863.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Merrill C. Johnson
Unit - Renwick's Elgin Independent Battery of Light Artillery
Height - 5' 9 1/2"
Hair - Auburn
Eyes - Gray
Complexion - Light
Occupation - Laqwyer
Born - 1822 in MA
Service Entry Age - 40 Years
Service Entry Date - Sept. 5, 1862
Service Entry Place - Elgin, Ill.
Joined by Whom - George W. Renwick
Period - 3 Years
Mustered In - Nov. 15, 1862 in Chicago, Ill.
Remarks - Dropped from Rolls Jan. 1, 1863
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Illinois Select Deaths Index
name - Merrill Johnson
Born - 1820
Aged - 64 Years
Died - Nov. 23, 1884 in Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
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Sgt. M. R. Johnson
B Co. 15th Mass.
Moved to Elgin, Ill.
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Aug. 21, 1883.
Died July 1904.
GAR records show Sgt. Johnson both in the 15th Mass Cav. and Inf.
GAR records show date of death as July of 1894.
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Pvt. Richard M. Johnson
Listed on the 1850 Census #213/319 as aged 19 years living in Elgin, Ill's.
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Mason living on Crystal St.A Co. 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Fremont Rifles
Mustered In for 3 years at Mound City, Ill's. on July 25, 1861.Home or record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Issued .69 US Altered Musket taken in the Geneva Raid.
Re-enlisted as a Veteran and paid a $300 Veteran's Bounty, then sent home on 30 days Veteran's Furlough.
During their Veteran's Furlough all the men in the regiment purchased at their own expense 16 shot Henry rifles
.Discharged Ocg. 1, 1864, reason not listed.
Known actions;
Fort Henry, Tenn. - Feb. 6, 1862
Fort Donelson, Tenn. - Feb. 11, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862
Corinth, Miss. - Oct. 3, 1862
Town Creek - May 26, 1863
Swallow's Bluff, Tenn. - Sept.30, 1863
Butler's Creek - Aug. 1, 1864
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Pvt. Thomas Johnson
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois5th Ill. Light Artillery
Renwick's Elgin Battery
Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.Deserted Nov. 19, 1862
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From the 1880 Census
Name - Thomas Johnson
Aged - 25 Years
Born - 1855 in Illinois
Home in 1880 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
From the U.S. Schedule of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes for 1880
Name - Thomas Johnson
Township - Elgin
County - Kane
State - Illinois
Previous Residence - Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
Enumeration Date - June 1880
Schedule Type - Insane
Note;
As common as this name is and the lack of similar information I enclude both 1880 documents until one or both can be eliminated.
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Pvt. Alonzo A. Jones
A Co. 48th Wisc. Inf.
Moved to Elgin, Ill. in 1894.
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 June 26, 1896.
From the 1900 Census
Name - Alonzo A. Jones
Aged - 79 Years
Born - Sept. 1820 in Massachusetts
Home in 1900 - 2nd Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Street - 277 Spring street
Race - White
Months not Employed - 12 Months
Marriage Year - 1852
Spouse - Laura Jones
Spouses Age - 68 Years
From the 1910 Census
Name - Alonzo A. Jones
Aged - 89 Years
Born - 1821 in Massachusetts
Home in 1910 - 1st Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Spouse - Laura Jones
Spouses Age - 78 Years
Obit; Jan. 21, 1916 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
Alonzo A. Jones, one of Elgin's oldest residents and a veteran of the Civil war, died at his home, 932 Augusta avenue, at 5 o'clock this morning following an attack of the grip.
Mr. Jones was 95 years, three months and twenty-six days old. he had been married more than sixty years. Twenty-one years ago he came to this city and had made his home here since that time.
Mr. Jones credited his long life to his regular habits. He always kept the most regular hours, went to bed early and arose early in the morning, never missed his three meals a day and was a total abstainer from tobacco and liquor. Although he was within five years of the century mark he looked no older than a man twenty years his junior.
Alonzo A. Jones was born in Massachusetts, September 24, 1820. They came to Elgin from Janesville, Wis., having come west in 1855. During the Civil war Mr. Jones, although over the age limit for volunteers, was attached to the 48th Wisconsin infantry. He believed that he was the oldest living member of the G.A.R., being a member of Veteran Post, No. 49 of this city.
Because Mrs. Jones is seriously ill with pneumonia the funeral services will be private from the late home Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The remains will be placed in a vault at Bluff City cemetery. Friends will please omit flowers.
Mrs. Jones is 85 years of age. Her sister, Mrs. Margaret Jones, aged 75 years, is caring for her.
Besides his widow, Mr. Jones is survived by a son, Henry Jones, and a daughter, Mrs. john Tweedy. Mrs. Tweedy recently recovered from an attack of pneumonia.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - Alonzo A. Jones
Unit - Co A 48th Wisc. Inf.
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Kane Co. (Cook Co.)
Record Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
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Principal Musician Charles B. Jones
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Tinsmith working for F. A. Kimball.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Field 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
The Lincoln Regiment
Enlisted Sept. 6, 1861Home or record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Aged 13 years.
Mustered In at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's. Nov. 19, 1861.
Promoted Fife Major
Promoted Principal Musician
Died July 2, 1877.
Buried at Elgin City Cemetery.
Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetern when the City Cemetery closed.
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Sgt. Charles B. Jones
C Co. 29th United States Colored Troops
Mustered In Jan. 31, 1864 as a private in Quincy, Ill's.Mustered Out Nov. 6, 1865 as a Sgt. at Brownsville, Texas.
Known actions;
Petersburg, Va. - June 19, 1864
The Crater as Petersburg, Va. - July 30, 1864
Weldon Railroad, Va. - Aug. 18, 1864
Hatcher's Run, Va. - Oct. 27, 1864
Died June 7, 1877.
Buried at Elgin City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
From the Bluff City Cemetery files;
Lot – 10 * Section – GAR * Grave – 3 * Interment No. 7593 * Date – Oct. 21, 1924
Note;
This would be a re-interrment after the Elgin City Cemetery closed.
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Charles B. Jones
Unit - Co. K 53nd Ill. Inf.
Died - July 7, 1877
Interred at - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Location - Grave 3, Lot 10, Section Soldiers Reserve
Issued a Gov't Headstone
Note;
The unit listed maches the unit for Charles E. Jones in the next line. This is obviously a mistake.
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Musician Charles E. Jones
Listed on the 1850 Census #214/320 as aged 2 years living in Elgin, Ill's.
Field 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
The Lincoln Regiment
Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill'sDied May 16, 1915.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
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Sgt. Danford M. Jones
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Elgin Guards
Enlisted June 4, 1862.B Co. 69th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Months Regiment
Mustered In June 14, 1862 as a private at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered Out Sept. 27, 1862.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Danford M. Jones
Unit - Co. B 69th Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 4 3/4"
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Hazel
Complexion - Light
Marital Status - Married
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1844 at Painted Post, Conestaga Co., New York
Service Entry Age - 18 Years
Service Entry Date - June 4, 1862
Service Entry Place - Elgin, Ill.
Joined by whom - J. Kimball
Period - 3 Months
Mustered In - June 14, 1862 at Chicago, Ill.
Mustered Out - Sept. 27, 1862 at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill.
Mustered Out by Whom - Capt. Barr
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
C Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Service
Enlisted May 7, 1864.Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered Out Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago, Ill's.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Danforth M. Jones
Unit - Co. C 141st Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 5"
Hair - Dark
Eyes - Dark
Complexion - Dark
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Cooper
Born - 1845 at Painted Post, New York
Service Entry Age - 19 Years
Service Entry Date - may 7, 1864
Service Entry Place - Elgin, Ill.
Joined by Whom - Samuel H. Hunter
Period - 100 Days
Mustered In - June 16, 1864at Camp Kane, Elgin, Ill.
Mustered Out - Oct. 10, 1864 at Chicago, Ill., by Lt. Horr
Remarks - Promoted Corporal and Sergeant
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
C Co. 153rd Ill. Vol. Inf.
One Years Service
Enlisted May 7, 1865.Mustered In June 14, 1865 as a Sgt.
Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered Out Sept. 24, 1865.
Received final pay and discharged at Springfield, Ill's Sept. 24, 1865.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Sergeant Dunford M. Jones
Unit - Co. C 153d Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 4 1/2"
Hair - Dark
Eyes - Dark
Complexion - Dark
Born - 1845 at Canistola, New York
Occupation - Cooper
Service Entry Age - 20 Years
Service Entry Date - Feb. 15, 1865
Joined by Whom - Capt. Coon
Period - 1 Year
Mustered In - Feb. 15, 1865 at Marengo, Ill.
Mustered Out - Sept. 21, 1865 at Memphis, Tenn.
Mustered Out by Whom - Lt. Brown
Residence - 3rd Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Post #260 Files
Member of Elgin GAR Post #260.
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George H. Jones
From the Elgin Reserved Militia Rolls1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 27, 1861.From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
E Co. 127th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Elgin Sharpshooters
Issued .577 1857 Enfield rifled musket.From the 1956 Kane Co., Honor Roll
Soldier - George H. Jones
Unit - Co. E 127th Ill. Inf.
Died - Sept. 25, 1866.
Interred at - North Cemetery in St. Charles, Ill.
Location - Lot 3, Block 9, Section D
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Pvt. James Jones
A Slave in Tenn.
B Co. 29th United States Colored Troops
Mustered In Dec. 31, 1863.Home of record listed as Chicago, Ill's.
Mustered Out Nov. 6, 1865.
Known actions;
Siege of Petersburg, Va. - June 19, 1864
The Crater at Petersburg, Va. - July 30, 1864
Poplar Grove Church, Va. - Sept. 29, 1864
Hatcher's Run, Va. - Oct. 27, 1864
Died July 8, 1879 in Chicago, Ill. Shot by his brother 'Prince Albert Jones'.
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Pvt. Jeremiah Jones
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Laborer living on Crystal St.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
K Co. 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
The Lincoln Regiment
Mustered In at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's. Oct. 25, 1861.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Issued .58 rifled musket.
Re-enlisted as a Veteran and paid a $300 Veteran's Bounty, then sent home on 30 days Veteran's Furlough.
Mustered Out July 6, 1865 in Louisville, Ky.
Finial payout and discharge at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's. July 12, 1865.
Known actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn. - Feb. 17, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. - April 6, 1862
Iuka, Miss. - Sept. 19, 1862
Corinth, Miss. - Oct. 3, 1862
Lay's Ferry, Ga. - May 15, 1863
Resaca, Ga. - May 13, 1864
Nickajack Creek, Ga. - July 2, 1864
Jonesborough, Ga. - Aug. 31, 1864
Allatoona Pass, Ga. - Oct. 5, 1864
Decatur, Ga. - Oct. 26, 1864
Rome Cross Roads, Ga. - Nov. 10, 1864
Savanah, Ga. - Nov. 23, 1864
Columbia, SC - Nov. 24, 1864
Pentonville, NC - March 19, 1865
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Pt. 1
Soldier - Pvt. Jeremiah Jones
Unit - Co. K 52d Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 5 1/2"
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Black
Complexion - Light
Marital Status - Married
Occupation - Laborer
Born - 1823 in New York
Service Entry Age - 38 Years
Service Entry Date - Sept. 6, 1861
Service Entry Place - Udina, Ill.
Joined by Whom - A. Barto
Period - 3 Years
Mustered In - Oct. 25, 1861 at Geneva, Ill.
Remarks - Re-enlisted as a Veteran
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Pt. 2
Soldier - Pvt. Jeremiah Jones
Unit - Co. K 52d Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 5 1/2"
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Light
Occupation - Laborer
Born - 1823 in New York
Service Entry Age - 40 Years
Service Entry Date - Dec. 29, 1863
Service Entry Place - Pulaski, Tenn.
Joined by Whom - Capt. Young
Period - 3 Years
Mustered In - Jan. 87, 1864 at Pulaski, Tenn.
Mustered Out - July 6, 1865 at Louisville, Ky.
Mustered Out by whom - Capt. Guthrie
Remarks - Veteran Mustered Out as Sergeant
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Post #260 Files
Member of Elgin GAR Post #260.
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Pvt. John Jones
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of IllinoisI Co. 58th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Lyon Color Guard
Enlisted June 3, 1863.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
38 year old Laborer.
Mustered In June 18, 1863.
Died Dec. 4, 1863.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. John Jones
Unit - Co. I 58th Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 8"
Hair - Dark
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Fair
Marital Status - Married
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1823 in England
Remarks - Died Dec. 4, 1862 in Regimental Hospital
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Pvt. Lewis Jones
B Co. 29th United States Colored Troops
Mustered In Sept. 26, 1864.Home of record listed as Dement, Ill's.
Mustered Out Sept. 30, 1865.
Known actions;
Poplar Grove Church, Va. - Sept. 29, 1864
Hatcher's Run, Va. - Oct. 27, 1864
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Lewis Jones
Unit - Co. B 29th U. S. Colored Infantry
Height - 5' 3"
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1840 in Virginia
Service Entry Age - 24 Years
Service Entry Date - Sept. 24, 1864
Service Entry Place - Dixon, Ill.
Period - 1 Year
Mustered In - Sept. 24, 1864 at Dixon, Ill.
Remarks - Mustered Out Sept. 30, 1865 at Ringold Barracks, Texas. Term Expired.
Residence - Dement, Ogle Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the 1870 Census
Name - Lewis Jones
Aged - 23 Years
Born - 1847 in Virginia
Home in 1870 - Dement, Ogle Co., Ill.
Race - Black
Post Office - Creston
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Samuel Jones
Unknown Regiment
Member of Elgin GAR Post #260.
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Pvt. Thomas Jones
Regular army Guard
prior to the war, unit unknown.
Listed in the 1857 Elgin Directory as a Shoemaker living on Crystal St.
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Shoemaker living on Crystal St.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
A Co. 58th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Lyon C Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
37 year old Shoemaker.Issued .69 US Altered Musket.
Discharged June 16, 1863 due to disability.
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Feb. 1, 1887.
Article; March 16, 1888 of the Elgin Daily Courier.
A command of the Union Veterans' union was mustered in, last night, with twenty-five charter members. It is composed of good and true soldiers of the late war of the rebellion, and starts out with good prospects for success.
The command was mustered in by General George W. Eldridge, department commander, of Bloomington. The following officers were elected by acclaqmation: Colnel, George H. Knott;, lieutenant-colonel, Andrew Apple; major, H. Sweet; surgeon, William Dalton; chaplain, Thomas Jones; officer of the day, John Powers; officer of the guard, S.D. Chamberlin; quartermaster, Theo Schroeder; adjutant, D.J. Lynch; sergeant major, John Davenport; quartermaster sergeant, P. Murray; outside sentinel, H.A. Cochran; inside sentinel, E. Kent.
In this order none but veterans who actually served at the front six months and over are eligible, those who know what a soldier's life is: who smelt powder, heard the zip of the bullets, the scream of the shell, lived on hard-tack and sow-belly, and endured the genuine hardships of camp, field and march. It does not intend to antagonize the G.A.R. in any way.
Death Notice; Dec. 26, 1896 issue of Elgin's Every Saturday.
Thomas Jones died, after a short illness, at his home on North Crystal street, Dec. 18, aged 81 years. He had served in the regular army before coming to Elgin in 1844, and served through the war of the rebellion in the 50th Illinois infantry. Seven children survive him, Charles, Susan, and Ida living in Elgin. His funeral was in charge of Veteran post, G.A.R.
From Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Veterans
Name - Thomas Jones
Unit - Co. A 58 Regt. Ills Inf
Cemetery - Bluff City
At - Elgin, Ills
Date of Death - Dec. 18, 1896
Headstone Supplied by - W. H. Gross, Lee, Mass.
Contract Let - Oct. 30, 1896
Notes;
His obit lists him in the 50th Ill. Vol. Inf.
His obit lists his date of death as Dec. 26, 1896.
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Pvt. William Jones
1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Miltia
Signed the roll July 27, 1861.5th Ill. Light Artillery
Renwick's Elgin Battery
Enlisted Oct. 5, 1862.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In at Elgin, Ill's. Nov. 15, 1862.
Deserted Nov. 19, 1862.
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Lt. Col. Edward Swain Joslyn
Washington Continental Artillery Militia
Listed in the 1857 Elgin directory as a Lawyer and Aldermaqn living on the corner of Brook and Ann St's.Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as an Attorney with the firm of Joslyn & Riddle on Mill St., living on Brook St.
Elgin Continentals
Enlisted as Capt. April 22, 1861.Wounded in the Breast by a thrown paving stone during the Raid on Geneva April 23, 1861.
A Co. 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Fremont Rifles
Mustered in for three months April 25, 1861 at Camp Yates in Springfield, Ill's.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered Out July 25, 1861 at Mound City, Ill's.
Field 36th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Fox River Regiment
Leetown, Ark. - March 7, 1862
Pea Ridge, Ark. - March 8, 1862
Post war;
Elgin Registered Voter in 1866.
Listed on the 1870 Illinois State Census #237/327 as aged 43 years, from New York, living in Elgin.
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Dec. 12, 1879.
Member of 'Old Settlers of the Fox River Valley'.
Obit; Oct. 10, 1885 issue of Elgin's Every Saturday.
Early on Tuesday morning the eventful life of Col. Edward Swain Joslyn ceased. That life, full of bright possibilities, is ended.
Col. Joslyn was born in Nunda Valley, (not Nevada, as no such town exists) some time in June or July, 1827, his family disagreeing as to the date. In 1838 he came to Illinois, settling near Crystal lake. He was a student of the Elgin academy in his boyhood.
In 1861 he enlisted, and was captain of Co. A. 7th I.I.V., afterwards being appointed lieutenant colonel of the 36th I. I.V., which position he held until September, 1862, when he retired from the service, returned to Eglin and resumed the practice of law, in which profession he was a brilliant success. In 1856 he was elected state's attorney of Kane county. In 1858 he was elected to the city council of Elgin, serving two years. He was then elected city attorney in 1860, and in 1861 was elected mayor. This office he resigned in order to go into the army. After retiring from the army in the fall of 1862, Col. Joslyn was again elected an alderman. In 1865 he was again elected mayor, and in 1868 and 1869 sat in the council. In 1870, during m. B. Baldwin's second term as mayor, Col. Joslyn was again elected city attorney. After one year's service he was again elected a member of the city council, which office he held until 1876. At the time of his death he was chairman of the district Democratic committee.
In 1854 the deceased was married to Miss Jennie Padelford, a daughter of R. W. Padelford, of this city. His widow and six children survive him.
During the Buchanan-Freemont campaign Col. Joslyn gave his best energies to the cause of Freemont. After Freemont's defeat, the colonel allied himself to the "Little Giant", and during the Lincoln-Breckenridge-Douglas campaign he was an ardent supporter of Douglas.
A man of rare eloquence remarkable personal magnetism, an exhaustless fund of general knowledge and a power for argumentative debate, Col. Joslyn as always an interesting speaker. Had not the evil results of dissipation clouded his life with a mist too deep for his natural abilities to tear away, he would have been one the foremost men in the northwest.
The funeral occurred Thursday from the home at 1:30 o'clock, and later from the Baptist church. It was largely attended, forty members of the Kane county bar and the G.A.R. post attending in a body.
Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery when the City Cemetery closed.
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1st Sgt. Marcellus B. "Deac" Joslyn
Attended Elgin High School.1862 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 7, 1862.The Elgin Company
I Co. 127th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Elgin Sharpshooters
Mustered In Sept. 5, 1862.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Issued .577 1857 Enfield rifled musket.
Discharged Feb. 4, 1863, reason not listed.
Member in good standing of the Elgin Temperance Union in 1864.
Known actions;
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. - Dec. 26, 1862
Arkansas Post, Ark. - Jan. 11, 1863
Post war;
Member of Elgin GAR Post #260.
Listed on the 1870 Illinois Census #237/307 as aged 30 years living in Elgin.
Foreman of the Ed Joslyn Hose Co.
Obit; Jan. 22, 1876 issue of the Elgin Advocate.
Marcellus B. Joslyn died at his residence, in this city, on Saturday morning last January 15, of Consumption, aged about thirty-five years.
"Deac," as he was so familiarly called, had resided in this city for a period of twenty years, and was well known to all of our citizens. "When he first came to his city he was engaged in a printing office and soon became one of the best compositors in the northwest. He removed to Chicago, and for a time worked for Long John Wentworth, afterwards returning to Elgin where, for six years, he served the American Express company in the capacity of agent, a position which he filled with credit. In life, he was kind and generous to a fault, and but for the fact that he was his own worst enemy, might have lived to a good old age, an ornament to society and a power for good for the community. But, like too many other good and noble men, he became a slave to a habit which conquers the best of men who dally with it.
He was a member of Elgin lodge No. 117 A.F. & A.M., and foreman of the Ed. Josly Hose company, and these organizations, together with the other companies of the fire department, and a large number of citizens, attended his funeral, which was held from the Baptist church on Sunday afternoon last. Rev. Leo M. Woodruff, pastor of the Baptist church, made a few remarks in the church, in which he stated that the deceased had sent for him a few days before his death, with a desire to converse with him in regard to his future welfare, and during the visit "Deac" gave messages of warning, which he desired the reverend gentlemand to make known to those who attended the funeral, for he felt that his days on earth were but few, but expressed himself as being resigned to his fate. He freely forgave those who had been the means of leding him into the downward path, and begged that they would stop and consider and turn from the evil way in which they were going and not lead any more to where they had led him, and those whom he had influenced he wanted to stop a nd turn from their ways before they found ait too late. He wanted to live a hundred years, not that he might enjoy life, but that he might go about warning his fellow-men to forsake the habits which were riveting fetters about them which they would soon find it impossible to break, and whcih in the end would lead them to inevitable ruin. As these words of warning fell from the preacher's lips on the ears of the vast congregation, it seemed like the voice of the dead from beyond the grave speaking of what would be the fate of those who clung to the evil habit. Mr. Woodruff said it seemed to him that if these men who had dragged the deceased down could have stood by his dying bed and heard the voice of warning and pleading, they would have felt as if they were being arraigned before the very judgment bar of God.
Several beautiful selections, favorites of the deceased were sung by the choir, when the procession, headed by the Bluff City band, marched to the cemetery, in a pitiless rain storm where the Masonic fraternity held their services, and all that was left of M.B. Joslyn was deposited in the grave.
The deceased leves a wife and two children, a boy and a girl, and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his departure from earth.
Buried in Elgin City Cemetery.
Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill. when the City Cemetery closed.
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Pvt. Walter S. Joslyn
Co. G 113th Ill. Vol. Inft.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Walter S. Joslyn
Unit - Co. G 113th Ill. Inf.
Height - 5' 9"
Hair - Dark
Eyes - Black
Complexion - Dark
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Conductor
Born - 1843 in Chicago, Ill.
Service Entry Age - 19 Years
Service Entry Date - Aug. 1, 1862
Service Entry Place - Chicago, Ill.
Joined by Whom - L. H. Yates
Period - 3 Years
Mustered In - Oct. 1, 1862 at Chicago, Ill.
Mustered Out - June 20, 1865 at Memphis, Tenn. by Capt. Campbell
Remarks - Mustered Out as a Corporal
Residence - Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Post #18 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Sam G. Ward Post #18.
From the 1900 Census
Name - Walter Joslyn
Aged - 54 Years
Born - 1845 in Illinois
Home in 1900 - 30th Ward, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
Street - 5323 Dearborn street
Race - White
Occupation - Mason
Marriage Year - 1867
Spouse - Anna Joslyn
Spouses Age - Not Listed
From the 1910 Census
Name - Walter Joslyn
Aged - 65 Years
Born - 1845 in Illinois
Home in 1910 - 29th Ward, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
Street - 5402 Justine street
Race - White
Marital Status - Widowed
Occupation - Own Income
From the 1920 Census
Name - Walter S. Joslyn
Aged - 75 Years
Born - 1845 in Illinois
Home in 1920 - 7th Ward, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
Street - 436 East 72nd street
Race - White
Marital Status - Widowed
Occupation - Contractor
From the Find-a-Grave Index
Name - Corp. Walter Scott Joslyn
Born - June 22, 1844 in Woodstock, McHenry Co., Ill.
Died - July 31, 1922 in Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Chicago, Ill.
Spouse - Anna Joslyn
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1st Sgt. William (Whitecomb) E. Judson
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of IllinoisC Co. 42nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
Douglas Brigade
Mustered In Aug. 10, 1861.Home of record listed as Oneida, Ill's.
Re-enlisted Feb. 16, 1864 and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty, then sent home on 30 days Veteran's Furlough.
Wounded in Action, action not listed.
Discharged May 17, 1865 due to wounds.
Known actions;
New Madrid, Mo. - Feb. 28, 1862
Island No. 10, Tenn. - Feb. 28, 1862
Siege of Corinth, Miss.
Stone's River, Tenn. - Dec. 31, 1862
Tullahoma, Tenn. - June 24, 1863
Chickamauga, Ga. - Sept. 20, 1863
Missionary Ridge, Ga. - Nov. 25, 1863
Buzzard's Roost Gap, Ga. - Feb. 25, 1864
Resaca, Ga. - May 14, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Ga. - July 24, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga. - Aug. 31, 1864
Spring Hill, Tenn. - Nov. 29, 1864
Franklin, Tenn. - Nov. 30, 1864
Nashville, Tenn. - Dec. 15, 1864
From the Civil War Pension Index
Soldier - William E. Judson
Service - B 142 Ill Inf
Date of Filing - Sept. 13, 1890
Class - Invalid
Application #946868
Certificate #659924
State - Illinois
Attorney - E. C. Dongherty
From the Find-a-Grave Index
Name - William Edwin Judson
Born - sept. 1, 1834 at DeRuyter, Madison Co., New York
Died - Aug. 23, 1916 at Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Spouse - Margaret Judson
From the 1956 Kane Co., Honor Roll
Soldier - 1st Sgt. Wm E. Judson
Unit - Co. B 42nd Ill. Inf.
Died - 1916
Interred at - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Location - Lot 470, Section 11
Issued a Gov't Headstone
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