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Cpl. Wilmore B. Aaron

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

Co. C       47th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record listed as - Yates City
Enlisted -Aug. 18, 1861
Mustered In -Aug. 18, 1861
Remarks -Discharged May 18, 1862; Disability

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Cpl. Wilmore B. Aaron
Unit - Co. C   47th Ill. Inf.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   11"
Hair - Black
Eyes - Gray
Complexion - Dark
Marital Status - Married
Occupation - Butcher
Born -  1836 at Summit Bridge, De.
       Index - Yates City

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From Yates City Cemetery   Compiled by Knox County Genealogical Society

Name - Charles C. Adams

Unit - Co. A   134th Penn. Inft.   w/G.A.R. Bronze Marker

Born - April 13, 1827
Died - July 29, 1899

Location - Sec. 1

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From the 1850 Census
Name - John W. Adams       Aged - 6 Years
Born - 1844 in Ohio
Home in 1850 - Township 9 N 3 E, Knox Co., Ill.

Pvt. John W. Adams

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

Co. F       77th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Yates City
Enlisted - Dec. 29, 1863
Mustered In - Jan. 31, 1864
Remarks - Transferred to the 130th Ill. Inf. as Revived
       Unable to locate his records in the 130th Ill. Inft. yet.

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. John W. Adams
Unit - Co., F   77th Ill. Inf.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   3 "
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Fair
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1845 in Ohio

From Yates City Cemetery   Compiled by Knox County Genealogical Society

Name - J. W. Adams

Unit - Co. F   77th Ill. Inf.

Location - Sec. 1

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From the 1850 Census
Name - Wilson Adams       Aged - 6 Years
Born - 1844 in Ohio
Home in 1850 - Township 9 N 3 E, Knox Co., Ill.

From the 1860 Census
Name - Wilson Adams       Aged - 14 Years
Born - 1846 in Ohio
Home in 1860 - Maquon, Knox Co., Ill.
Attended School - Yes

Pvt. Wilson Adams

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

Co. F       67th Ill. Inft.
Three Months Service

Home of Record listed as - Yates City
Enlisted -June 2, 1862
Mustered In -June 13, 1862
Remarks -Mustered Out Sept. 27, 1862

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Wilson Adams
Unit - Co. F   67th Ill. Inf.
Muster Rolls
Remarks - 1 Canteen
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   7"
Hair - Sandy
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Fair
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Farmer
Born -  1844 in Franklin, Franklin Co., Ohio

From the Illinois County Marriages Records
Name - Wilson Adams
Marriage Date - Dec. 21, 1865
Marriage Place - Knox Co., Ill.
Spouse - Rebecca J. Kearns

From the 1870 Census
Name - Wilson Adams       Aged - 25 Years
Born - 1845 in Ohio
Home in 1870 - Salem, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Harness Maker
Spouse - Jane Adams       Aged - 23 Years

From the 1880 Census
Name - Wilson Adams       Aged - 36 Years
Born - 1844 in Ohio
Home in 1880 - Yates, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Harness Maker
Spouse - Jane Adams       Aged - 33 Years

From the 1900 Census
Name - Wilson Adams       Aged - 56 Years
Born - Dec. 1843 in Ohio
Home in 1900 - 4th Ward, Galesburg, Knox Co., Ill.
Address - 121 Arnold street
Race - White
Occupation - UW Bensinor
Can Read and Write - Yes
House Owned or Rented - Rented
Marriage Year - 1870
Spouse - Rebeca J. Adams       Aged - 53 Years

From the 1920 Census
Name - Wilson Adams       Aged - 76 Years
Born - 1844 in Ohio
Home in 1920 - Salem, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Home Owned or Rented - Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged - Free
Able to Read and Write - Yes
Spouse - Jane Adams       Aged - 72 Years

From Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name - Wilson Adams       Aged - 82 Years
Born - Dec. 8, 1844 in Columbia, Ohio
Died - Aug. 30, 1927 in Yates, Knox Co., Ill.
Cemtery - Yates City Cemetery
Occupation - Hzrness Maker
Race - White
Spouses Name - Jane

From Yates City Cemetery   Compiled by Knox County Genealogical Society
Name - Wilson Adams
Unit - G.A.R. Bronze Marker
Born - 1843
Died - 1927
Location - Sec. 3
       Index - Galesburg, Maquon, Salem, Yates City

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1st Sgt. Hugh C. Allen

From the Roster and Records of Iowa Soldiers, War of the Rebelion.   Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations.   Vol. I

Co. E       7th Iowa Inft.

Home of Record - Biggsville, Ill.

Aged - 23 Years

Native of Ireland

Enlisted - July 28, 1861 as 3d Sgt.

Mustered In - Aug. 1, 1861

Promoted 2d Sgt. - Oct. 1, 1861

Wounded Slightly - Nov. 7, 1861 at Battle of Belmont, Mo.

Promoted 1st Sgt. - Nov. 22, 1861

Wounded in Thigh - Feb. 16, 1862 at Battle of Fort Donelson, Tenn.

Discharged for Wounds

Re-ented the Service - Oct. 1, 1862

Re-enlisted as a Veteran - Feb. 24 1864 as 5th Sgt.

Mustered In - Feb. 24, 1864

Promoted 3d Sgt. - Sept. 1, 1864

Promoted 2d Sgt. - Sept. 1, 1864

Mustered Out July 12, 1865 at Louisville, Ky.

       Known Actions;

Belmont, Mo.

Fort Henry, Tenn.

Fort Donelson, Tenn.

Atlanta, Ga.

March to the Sea, Ga.

Bentonville, NC

       Duties of the Sgt.s

       1st Sgt. - On the march his position was at the head of the Company alongside of the Capt.   In battle his position was to anchor the right end of the Company battle line.   He was in charge of all the other Sgt.s and was in charge of all the Company paperwork.   As a side note, the Cpl.s were usually chosen for their good penmanship as Officers would write an order and then it needed to be copied up to five times.

       2d Sgt. - His position was to anchor the left end of the company battle line.

       3d thru 6th Sgt.s - In combat these Sgt.s were positioned a couple paces behind the Company battle line.   They had two jobs, first to relay orders from the 1st and 2d Lt.s who were a couple paces behind them.   2d, if a soldiers musket failed they would swap their musket for the inoperable one,   If possible they would either fix it or replace it with one from a fallen soldier.

 From the U. S. Civil War Records and Profiles

Soldier - 1st Sgt. Hugh C. Allen

Unit - Co. E   7th Iowa Inf.

Home of Record - Not Filled In

From the U. S. Civil War Soldiers

Enlisted - July 28, 1861       Aged - 23 Years

Rank at Enlistment - Sgt.

State Served - Iowa

Was Wounded - Yes

Service Record - Promoted to Full 1st Sgt. on Nov. 22, 1861.   Enlited in Co. E, Iowa 7th Infantry Regiment on Aug. 1, 1861.   Mustered Out on Oct. 1, 1862 at Corinth, Miss.   Promoted to Full Sgt. on Feb. 24, 1864.   Enlisted in Company E, Iowa 7th Infantry Regiment on Feb. 24, 1864.   Mustered Out on July 12, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

From the 1865 New York State Census

Name - Hugh Allen       Aged - 31 Years

Born - 1834

Home in 1865 - Hoosik, Rensselaer Co., New York

From the 1870 Census

Name - Hugh Allen   Aged - 35 Years

Born - 1835 in Ireland

Home in 1870 - Elba, Knox Co., Ill.

Race - White

Occupation - Farmer

Spouse - Eliza J. Allen   Age - 24 Years

From the 1880 Census

Name - H. C. Allen       Aged - 45 Years

Born - 1835 from Ireland

Home in 1880 - Summit, Knox Co., Ill.

Race - White

Occupation - Farmer

Spouse - Eliza J. Allen       Aged - 35 Years

From the 1900 Census

Name - Hugh C. Allen   Aged - 65 Years

Born - 1834 in Ireland

Home in 1900 - Salem, Knox Co., Ill.

Race - White

Immigration Year - 1857

Can Read and Write - Yes

Occupation - Farmer

House Owned or Rented - Owned

Home Free or Mortgaged - Free

Marriage Year - 1863

Spouse - Eliza J. Allen   Age - 55 Years

From the Civil War Pension Files

Soldier - Hugh C. Allen

Widow - Eliza J. Allen

Service - E   7   Iowa   Inf

Date of Filing - June 23, 1870

       Class - Invalid

       Application - #157,947

       Certificate - #112,201

       State Filed from - Not Filled In

Date of Filing - June 26, 1907

       Class - Widow

       Application - #872,093

       Certificate - #637,521

       State Filed from - Illinois

From the G.A.R. Department of Illinois Death Rolls

G. A. R. Post #666 - Morgan L. Smith,

Located in or near - Yates City, Knox Co., Ill.

Died - May 31, 1907

Unidentified Article about Hugh Caulfield Allen.   Used with permission of Mike Allen, Knoxville, Ill.   Blood line of Hugh Caulfield Allen and Ray Archer of Abingdon, Ill.

Hugh Caulfield Allen

       "Hugh C. Allen was born in County Antrim, Ireland, Nov. 30, 1834.   He was a son of Hugh and Sarah (Caulfield) Allen.   Both parents died in Ireland.   There were eight children, six of whom are living.   Three of them are residents of the United States.   The subject of this sketch left his native land in 1857, and came direct to Knoxville, Ill., and made his home with John Sloan, his brother-in-law, and remained with him until the breaking out of the civil war.   In July 1861, he enlisted for three years, as a private in Co. E   7th Iowa Vol. Inf.   The 7th Iowa was a part of the 1st Brigade, 2d Division of the 16th Army Corps.   Mr. Allen was wounded at the battle of Belmont, and was furloughed for thirty days; then rejoined his regiment and was in the battles of Fort Henry and Donelson.   on the 15th Of February, 1862 he went into the hospital and did not rejoin his command until in September of th same year, when he was discharged on account of disabilities.   He returned home, where he remained until January 1863, when he again joined his regiment, and participated with them in the siege of Atlanta.   After the fall of the latter place, the regiment became a part of the 15th Army Corps.   The command then went with Sherman in his "march to the sea," up through the Carolinas, and on to Washington, where the 7th Iowa passed in general review.   The regiment was discharged and mustered out at Davenport, Iowa in July 1865.   Mr. Allen returned to his home, and engaged in farming and stock-rasing in which he still continues.   On the 17th of March,1863, the subject of our sketch, was united in marriage to Miss Eliza J. McKee, a native of County Antrim, Ireland, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Sloan) McKee.   She was born Sept. 27, 1844.   Mr. and Mrs. Allen are the parents of seven children.   Their names in the order of birth are Maggie M, Hugh, Sarag, Mary, Samuel, Mattie and Millicent.   Both parents are members of the United Presbyterian church.   Politically Mr. Allen is an adherent of th Republican party.   HJe is a member of Dan McCook Post, G.A.R. of Elmwood, Ill."

From the Find-a-Grave Index

Name - Hugh C. Allen

Born - 1834

Died - May 31, 1907

Cemetery - Yates City Cemetery

Located in or year - Yates City, Knox Co., Ill.

Spouse - Eliza Jane Allen

From Yates City Cemetery   Compiled by Knox County Genealogical Society
Name - Hugh C. Allen
Unit - Co. E&F   Iowa Inf.   w/G.A.R. Bronze marker
Born - 1834
Died - 1907
Location - Se. 2

       Index - Elba, Knoxville, Salem, Yates City

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Pvt. Robinson Ayers

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

Co. D       132d Ill. Inft.

Home of Record listed as - Yates City
Enlisted -May 6, 1864
Mustered In -June 1, 1864
Remarks -Mustered Out Oct. 17, 1864

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Robinson Ayers
Unit - Co. D   132d Ill. Inf.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   9"
Hair - Dark
Eyes - Dark
Complexion - Dark
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1846 in Fulton Co., Ill.
       Index - Yates City