Schuyler County, Illinois, Revolutionary Pensioners

  RevolutionaryPensioners The declarationsof a number of revolutionary soldiers, sworn to in order to obtain theprovision made by acts of Congress for their benefit, are found in theearlier pages of the county records. Henry Green a resident ofSchuyler county, appeared before the county commissioners court on thefourth of June, 1827, and made such a declaration. He enlisted in March,1779, in Maryland, “in the regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Wolford inthe line of the state of Maryland on the old continental establishment.”He served till the close of the war and was discharged at Annapolis, Maryland.Green received the desired pension which he … Read more

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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918   Name Marvin William ACHESON     Home Address Star Route Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois DOB & Age Dec 14 1876 41 years old Natural Born Citizen Yes         Birth Location —- Occupation Stock raising & Farming Employer Self  Location of Employment  Star Route Rushville, Schuyler Illinois     Number of Dependence —- Married — Body Structure Slender Height Medium     Previous Military Service  None     Eyes Blue Hair  Red     Lost of body parts or Disability None Form & Number        Remarks ** Serial # 424 … Read more

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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918   Name Albert Haynes ADAMS     Home Address Rushville, Schuyler Co. Illinois DOB & Age Aug 30, 1885 33 years old Natural Born Citizen Yes           Birth Location — Occupation Saleman Employer self Location of Employment —-     Number of Dependence — Married — Body Structure Slender Height Medium     Previous Military Service  None     Eyes Brown Hair  Black     Lost of body parts or Disability None Form & Number        Remarks ** Serial # 670, order # 1224.  Nearest Relative Mrs. Emma ADAMS of … Read more

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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918   Name John W. AGANS     Home Address Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois DOB & Age Nov 8, 1890 26 years old Natural Born Citizen Yes         Birth Location Camden, Illinois Occupation Farmer Employer — Location of Employment —     Number of Dependence Wife Married Yes Body Structure Medium Height Medium     Previous Military Service  None     Eyes Brown Hair Black     Lost of body parts or Disability None Form & Number  255 & 9     Remarks Signed by self. Claim exemption from draft on grounds of support occupation. Filed- Huntsville, … Read more

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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918   Name   Carl L. ICENOGLE     Home Address 123 N-McArthur McComb, Illinois DOB & Age Aug 30 1893 24 years old Natural Born Citizen Yes         Birth Location Woodstock Twp., Schuyler County, Illinois Occupation Student “Normal”   Employer — Location of Employment —     Number of Dependence None Married Single Body Structure Medium Height Medium     Previous Military Service No     Eyes Hazel Hair Brown     Lost of body parts or Disability None Form & Number  608 & # 3     Remarks ** Signed by self. Filed in McComb, Illinois … Read more

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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918   Name   Walter G. SNOWDEN     Home Address Vermont, Illinois DOB & Age Aug 2 1891 25 years old Natural Born Citizen Yes         Birth Location Schuyler County, Illinois Occupation Farm Helper   Employer D. O. SNOWDEN Location of Employment Vermont, Illinois      Number of Dependence none Married single Body Structure Medium Height Medium     Previous Military Service No     Eyes Blue Hair Dark     Lost of body parts or Disability No Form & Number  none given     Remarks ** Claims enemption from the draft on … Read more

Schuyler County ILGenWeb Daughter of American Revolution Lineage Books

Schuyler County ILGenWeb Daughter of American Revolution Lineage Books  Volume 21 – page 97 Mrs. Susan Willoughby Lovejoy.DAR ID Number: 20269 Born in Rushville, Illinois. Wife of H. Stillman Lovejoy. Descendant of Jonathan Seely. Daughter of Josiah Parrott and Annie Seely, his wife. Granddaughter of Luke Seeley and Susan Willoughby, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Jonathan Seely and Deborah Barker, his wife. Jonathan Seely, (1740-1805), served several enlistments in Capt. Stephen Calkins’ company, Col. Ira Allen’s regiment of Vermont militia. He was born in Thetford, Orange Co., Vt.; died in New York. Volume 24, page 281 Miss Mary Anna Munroe.DAR ID … Read more

Pension Documents of Benjamin Carpenter

Benjamin Carpenter Revolutionary War Pension Certificate #22315. Issued Oct. 9, 1833.   Rate. 36.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831. Act June 7, 1832 Illinois Agency. Died June 12, 1840. Declaration to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June1832.   State of Illinois: Schuyler County.   On this third day of September AD1832 personally appeared beforethe County Commissioners Court of said County (the same being a court ofRecord.) Benjamin Carpenter, a resident of said County of Schuyler in thestate of Illinois who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oathmake the … Read more

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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918   Name Albert Haynes ADAMS     Home Address Rushville, Schuyler Co. Illinois DOB & Age Aug 30, 1885 33 years old Natural Born Citizen Yes         Birth Location — Occupation Saleman Employer self Location of Employment —-     Number of Dependence — Married — Body Structure Slender Height Medium     Previous Military Service  None     Eyes Brown Hair  Black     Lost of body parts or Disability None Form & Number        Remarks ** Serial # 670, order # 1224.  Nearest Relative Mrs. Emma ADAMS of Rushville, … Read more

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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918   Name Marvin William ACHESON     Home Address Star Route Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois DOB & Age Dec 14 1876 41 years old Natural Born Citizen Yes         Birth Location —- Occupation Stock raising & Farming Employer Self  Location of Employment  Star Route Rushville, Schuyler Illinois     Number of Dependence —- Married — Body Structure Slender Height Medium     Previous Military Service  None     Eyes Blue Hair  Red     Lost of body parts or Disability None Form & Number        Remarks ** Serial # 424 … Read more