Possible Moultrie Civil War Participants

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For some soldiers, we have portraits or grave photographs.

Note: the following codes identify sources:

LovRep
Lovington Reporter article of June 5, 1903, listing veteran burials in Lovington Township. (In this compilation, I give this source great credence, as it was written when these men were still remembered by the living.)
MCHGS
Moultrie Country Historical and Genealogical Society.  In this list, this refers to the cemetery transcriptions published by this group.
POR
List of Pensioners on the Roll
1891PBR
Portrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, 1891
RoH
Roll of Honor, published by the State of Illinois in 1929. This is available at the Illinois State Archives as well as in a corrected version here.
TWM
This was Marrowbone, a pamphlet from 1889.
OSY
Our Seventieth year.  A publication of the American Legion, Moultrie County Post No. 68, Sullivan Illinois.  Among other information, this book lists veteran burials for each war by cemetery.

Last name First name Alternate spelling Recruited from Rank Co. Regiment Record Death Cemetery Comment
Blackwood John Q.
Montgomery Co. Private B 117th Ill. Inf.
1897_
Listed in PoR: Dalton City. Still living in Mongomery Co. in 1880, and no subsequent census has definitively shown whether he lived in Macon or Moultrie Co. Widow Mary filed for widow's pension in IL, 2 Sep 1897.
Boggs J. P.





1923_03_24 Hewitt From OSY. MCHGS: stone lists him as 'Col.J.P. Boggs'. A number of possible military records have been found, but none have yet been definitively identified as his..
Chase Milton






Kellar Listed in RoH. May be the Milton Chase from PA, who filed for a pension in IL, 24 Sep 1908. Not in MCHGS list.
Clarke Harrison






Greenhill From RoH. Not in MCHGS list. A Harrison Clark from Randolph, McLean County IL served in Co. I, 94th Ill. Infantry, and he later filed for a pension in Illinois. It has not yet been verified that this is the same person.
Dumond J.H.





1912_04_16 Kellar From OSY; but not listed in RoH. Not yet identified, though may be Jacob H. Dumond, Private, 65th Indiana Inf.
Elder David L.





1926_09_13 Greenhill Listed in OSY, but not RoH. Born 25 May 1839, so service is possible.
Goodman Thomas






Kellar From OSY. Not found in RoH or MCHGS.
Greenville James M.





1878_06_24 Purvis From OSY. Not in RoH or MCHGS; No military record found.
Hankin H C






Greenhill From RoH. May be H. Hankin, 8th Alabama Cav.
Johnson P.W.






Kellar From OSY. MCHGS lists stone with no dates.
Kelley Frank






Purvis From OSY, but not found in MCHGS.
Lawrence Luther Lawerence





Greenhill From OSY, but not found in MCHGS. A Luther Lawrence, age 29 and born IL, lived in Decatur Twp, Macon Co, IL in 1870 with wife Catherine. A Luther Lawrence, 1st MO Light Artillery filed for a pension in IL, 9 May 1883. This may be the same person.
Matherly Green





1907_01_28 Kellar From OSY. Not found in RoH, an no miltary record found
Matheson Joseph





1912_07_10 Greenhill According to OSY, Confederate. Not in RoH or MCHGS.
Moon P.






Todd's Point From OSY.Not listed in PoR or MCHGS.
Osborne William
Sullivan Private C 54th Ill. Inf.


Listed in the Ilinois State Archives, but no military record found; may be a duplicate of George W. (William?) Osborne.
Pepperdine William H.






Kellar A William S. Pepperdine served in the 101st Ill. Inf; widow Priscilla A. filed for a pension 1 May 1868. Not yet known whether this is the same person. Priscilla lived in Whitehall, Greene Co. IL in 1870
Porter John W.





1914_ Hewitt From OSY. Not in RoH.
Pulliam John






Marrowbone From OSY. Confederate. Not found in MCHGS records. Twenty John Pulliams served the Conferacy, and no census records or other documentation has yet been found to indicate which one this may be.
Richey Joseph





1907_08_19 Seass From OSY. No military record yet found.
Ritchey Phillip C. Richey




1915_04_27 Seass From OSY. No military record yet found.
Stewart David





1918_08_03 Greenhill From OSY, though not in RoH.
Strickline John






Greenhill From RoH; no military information given. Not listed by MCHGS.
Walker Robert Carrol





1934_10_23 Whitfield From OSY, with comment that he might not be a Civil War vet. Not found in MCHGS.
Ward Starks L
Moultrie Private F 49th Ill. Inf.


May be Larkin's elder brother John Stark Larking (though he may have died as an infant), or may be a misspelled duplicate of Larkin himself.
Weed James






Hampton-Yarnell From OSY. Not in RoH or MCHGS list.A James Weed from Chicago served in Co C, 72nd Ill. Inf. It is not yet known whether this is the same person.
Welton Enoch







According to newspaper reports, he attended the 1916 Moultrie GAR reunion, but no military record has been found. Enoch may be the middle name of (or a corruption of) Uriah Welton, relocated to NE, who is known to have attended the 1914 reunion.
Welty Orion





1939_12_08 Seass OSY: Stone not found. No military record yet found.



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