Possible Moultrie Civil War Participants

For some soldiers, we have portraits or grave photographs.

Where a portrait is available, the soldier's name is a link to his picture.
Where a grave picture is available, the cemetery name is a link to the stone.

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

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

Todd's Point

From OSY.Not listed in PoR or MCHGS.

Osborne

William

Sullivan

Private

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

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.

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.