Grand Army of the Republic

Survivors of The Grand Army of the Republic

Through the courtesy of Captain Edgar F. Gates, we have the privilege of again printing a picture on the surviving members of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Those in the picture are: standing – T. A. Ellis, Alfred Wood, Alfred Coe, John Davidson, Marion Campbell. Sitting down – George Stone, A. T. Talley, Frank W. Gates, Joe Coy and Sam Garst.

Last week Captain Gates invited and secured the attendance of every Civil War Veteran residing in this vicinity at the dinner given at his home in honor of his father and the other old heroes. His direct purpose being to again bring them together for a social gathering and secure their group picture for the occasion. In addition to its publication Captain Gates has ordered Mr. Campbell to make eleven large enlargements, which he will present one to each veteran in the group. The Captain feels that these men represent a spirit that is unfortunately dying with them and he is doing everything in his power to awake the Legion to the responsibility which circumstances has shifted from the shoulders of these men to theirs.

[Note: The person listed as Alfred Wood should be listed as James M. Wood.]

Luke Mayfield Post #516, Girard, Illinois

July 1885 - December 1919

The information contained within this publication is provided as a courtesy of the Girard Township Library and was donated by the Frank W. Gates Family. Commercial use of this material is prohibited without the express written permission of the Girard Township Library and the compiler, Albert C. Pace.

Transcribed, researched, and compiled by Albert C. "Skip" Pace and Mary Ann Sevier Pace, November 2000

Contributed by Albert C. "Skip" and Mary Ann Sevier Pace.

Survivors of Luke Mayfield Post, G.A.R.

Pictured before 1923, from left to right:
Marion CAMPBELL, James M. WOOD, Joseph CRAWFORD, Alfred COE, Frank W. GATES, John G. DUKE, A. T. TALLEY, George L. STONE, T. A. ELLIS, S. S. GARST.

Courtesy of M. TROVER, great-granddaughter of Franklin Washington GATES (pictured), granddaughter of Lois GATES TROVER, daughter of Cullen E. TROVER.

Picture taken May 1923

Standing: T. A. ELLIS, James M. WOOD, Alfred COE, John DAVIDSON, Marion CAMPBELL.
Sitting: George STONE, A. T. TALLEY, Frank W. GATES, Joe COY, Sam GARST.

Courtesy of M. Trover, great granddaughter of Franklin Washington Gates (shown in picture). Frank W. Gates' daughter, Lois Gates TROVER was M. Trover's father Cullen E. TROVER's mother.

North Cowen Post 557, G.A.R., Staunton, IL, 30 May 1895

Top or Back Row, from left: 1 D E Weiss, 2 J R Ripley, 3 Unknown, 4 L D Henderson, 5 J P Miller, 6 B F Coatney, 7 T M Gates

Middle Row, from left: 1 Capt A Burns, 2 M Higgins, 3 B Weber, 4 James G Ballard, 5 J C Gates, 6 Wm Patrick, 7 Wm Brackham, 8 A Hiffman

Bottom or Front Row, from left: 1 J B Harding, 2 Wm McIntire, 3 C Schmidt, 4 James Deitiker, 5 J C Williams, 6 Wm C Walker

Contributed by Mary McKenzie, scanned by Larry Clark