Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Quincy Illinois

Files and data done by Linda Kmiecik and Gloria Frazier



Macoupin County Illinois Residents
of the
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Quincy Illinois (1887-1916)
(Access to files)


This database on the Illinois State Archives site, lists the names of male residents of the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home admitted from its opening in 1887 through September 1916 and female residents from 1908 through September 1916.
"In 1885 the General Assembly created the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy to provide subsistence and a home for honorably discharged and disabled veterans of the Mexican and Civil Wars. In succeeding years Illinois veterans of all wars and veterans' wives, mothers, and daughters became eligible for admission. In 1973 the General Assembly changed the home?s name to the Illinois Veterans? Home. Since 1976 the Department of Veterans Affairs has administered the home." Illinois State Archives.

Some Interesting Links

View of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home
[Photo Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois,
Edited by N. Bateman, P. Selby & J.S. Currey.
Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1921.]

History of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home

Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy

Old Soldiers Homes
Wikipedia,
National Cemeteries
-Veteran burials.

Macoupin County IL Residents at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Quincy IL

Name Date Admitted Number Company Unit
Ackerman, Edward November 23, 1903 6562 E 12 MO INF
Alexander, James W. July 21, 1916 10933 H 1 MD CAV
Allbee, Enoch August 2, 1898 4492 I 149 IL INF
Anderson, Abraham October 18, 1909 8794 I 8 KY INF
Arkebauer, H. G. January 21, 1898 4191 L 3 IL CAV
Arnold, George N. September 5, 1887 499 C 32 IL INF
Arnold, Hopson December 23,1890 1807 B 122 IL INF
Ashwell, Austin November 10, 1888 998 E 84 PA INF
Baker, George March 12, 1898 4286 L 1 MO INF
Baker, Thomas J. January 12, 1901 5444 E 10 IL CAV
Baldwin, Charles P. November 8, 1890 1763 I 43 MO INF
Bond, William J. December 20, 1898 4697 B 141 IL INF
Boosinger, John W.
(both company files
together/ same files)
June 16, 1903 5098 G 133 IL INF
Boosinger, John W.
(both company files
together/same files)
June 16, 1903 5098 H 28 IL INF
Borg, John June 11, 1904 6742 D 32 IL INF
Boring, Isaac F. January 14, 1905 7000 I 150 IL INF
Borough, Cicero March 1, 1905 7036 C 32 IL INF
Botha, Charles June 8, 1897 4077 F 133 IL INF
Brenner, Henry December 4, 1890
July 27, 1900
1796 K, A, D 9 IL INF
Brockhane, William November 5, 1908 8390 H 28 IL INF
Brown, John M. August 5, 1887 446 B 1 NH CAV
Burden, Joseph B. November 30, 1901 3569 E 1 MO INF
Burnett, Charles E. July 16, 1915 10655 F 68 IL INF
Burton, Albert July 20, 1900 5284 I 12 IL INF
Caplin, John A. August 27, 1887 485 B 11 KY CAV
Carroll, Patrick April 11, 1887 187 I 144 IL INF
Carter, John A. June 1, 1893 2552 I 3 IL CAV
Clevenger, Joshua C. September 2, 1913 10076 E 122 IL INF
Clevenger, Nancy M.
file with Joshua A.
September 2, 1913 579    
Cogan, William April 12, 1893 2508 A 49 IL INF
Coleman, Fitzgeral D. August 17, 1914 10384 D 122 IL INF
Colleman, Lewisp A. M.
(File under Tollman)
January 22, 1909 8481 C 97 IL INF
Collins, Floyd W. February 14, 1914 10265 I 22 KS INF -
SP AM
Collins, John F. December 19, 1903 6589 K 91 IL INF
Connelly, Andrew September 13, 1901
October 13, 1903
5698 B 1 MN INF
Curley, James & Sophronia
April 25, 1908 8097 G,B 69 NY INF,
5 US CAV
Davenport, George W. December 7, 1907 7983 E 22 IL INF
Davis, Thomas September 18, 1888 956 K 2 OH INF
Delaney, Micheal J. July 15, 1896 3570 C 45 IL INF
Delaplain, Eugene, W. September 22, 1911 9602 D 122 IL INF
Dennison, Archibald C. October 22, 1891 2051 I 29 IL INF
Depoister, John F. July 9, 1915 10647 K 14 IL INF
Edwards, Abner April 7, 1897
November 4, 1901
2442 A 14 MO CAV
Edwards, Harriett
(records with Abner)
August 11, 1909 221   (wife of Abner)
Edwards, Nancy E.
(records with William D.)
January 24, 1914 642    
Edwards, William D.
(wives Nancy and Sarah)
April 8, 1908 8079 E 122 IL INF
English, Phillip November 30, 1893 2714 C,K 37 IL INF, 93
IL INF
Fever, Delphi October 18, 1902 6101 C 10 IL CAV
Fishback, Patrick B. February 6, 1892 2169 K,F 7 IL INF, 133
IL INF
Fite, James M. October 19, 1913 10154 F 122 IL INF
Freeman, Samuel G. September 16, 1891 2010 G 42 IL INF
Fry, William N. April 18, 1898 4324 F 27 IL INF
Galvin, Patrick April 23, 1904 2930 F 47 IL INF
Garrison, George March 12, 1904 6661 B 1 KY LT ART
Gerdes, Henry July 20, 1899 4900 B 1 MO CAV
Gerrity, Thomas September 19, 1892
July 22, 1896
2319   USS
HARTFORD,
HUNCHBACK
US NAVY
Giffin, Elliott November 18, 1903 5653 A 97 IL INF
Giffin, Elliott
(both in same file)
August 10, 1901 5653 A 97 IL INF
Grant, John January 6, 1890 1449 M 1 MO CAV
Graves, Robert J. August 10, 1911 9560 H 133 IL INF
Gwinn, John November 14, 1891 2081   LITTLE MTD
VOL - 1847
Hagen, Frederick August 8, 1900 5303 H 36 IL INF
Hamann, Henry October 22, 1904 6906 B 5 MO INF
Handley, Edward G. September 7, 1903 6455 I 122 IL INF
Harbough, Jacob September 10, 1909 8738 K 80 OH INF
Hartman, Frederic L. September 26, 1893 2663 K 144 IL INF
Haynes, Josiah July 27, 1906 7516 C 14 IL INF
Henderson, John August 22, 1911 9565 K 154 IL INF
Heyte, Moritz October 30, 1913 10190 A 4 VET RES
CORPS
Hodges, Green December 17, 1891 2115 C 11 IL INF
Hurt, Thomas M. July 15, 1892 2268 I 101 IL INF
Irvin, John August 31, 1911 9577   US MARINES
Jackson, Job M. December 13, 1909 8909 D 32 IL INF
Jackson, Robert November 23, 1909 8885 H 49 MO INF
Johnson, Edw B. July 1, 1905 7139 C 144 IL INF
Jones, Lowry September 27, 1911 9606 I 152 IL INF
Jones, Thomas R. July 18, 1890 1633 D 133 IL INF
Jones, William J. R. August 7, 1900 5301 A 139 IL INF
Karg, Fred October 16, 1890 1731 B 39 IL INF
Kell, Robert July 6, 1904 6757 D 122 IL INF
Kelley, Robert B. August 23, 1900 5223 F 7 IL INF
Kirk, William October 14, 1899 546 G,A 10 MO INF,
144 IL INF
Kirk, William October 6, 1887 546 G,A 10 MO INF,
144 IL INF
Knabner, Anton November 12, 1902 6141 B 17 MO INF
Lair, James M. April 24, 1903 6297 A 32 IL INF
Lee, George August 12, 1905 7188 A 122 IL INF
Lott, George May 24, 1887 308 E 144 IL INF
Mabury, Huston February 26, 1899 4764 K 122 IL INF
Mangan, Patrick June 1, 1898 4379 C 32 IL INF
Martin, George October 29, 1907 7918 E 29 USC INF
McCarty, Jerry August 10, 1889 1274 F 58 IL INF
McCarthy, John October 1, 1910 9233 B 31 IL INF
McCauley, John August 6, 1891 1975 K 80 IL INF
McCoy, James December 24, 1891 2127 F 7 KS CAV
McCully, Thomas April 13, 1898
February 14, 1903
4315 C 5 IL CAV
McGovern, Mary E.
with William H.
October 25, 1910 384    
McGovern, William H. October 25, 1910 9283 G 150 IL INF
McIntyre, William December 30, 1910 9364 G 3 IL CAV
McKinney, Richard D. May 31, 1906 7472 I 48 IL INF
McTigue, William September 30, 1891 2025 I,F 1 MO INF,
13 MO CAV
Morey, Moses October 3, 1907 7883 G 13 NJ INF
Morris, William March 5, 1901 5489 B 143 IL INF
Mullen, Lucinda
with William H.
September 2, 1913 578    
Mullen, William H. September 2, 1913 10075 F 32 IL INF
Murphy, William September 26, 1913 10111 F 122 IL INF
Nelson, Benjamin F. September 17, 1906 7573 H 33 IL INF
Nofsinger, Elijah July 23, 1913 10043 G 122 IL INF
Norris, John J. December 1, 1898 4653 D 32 IL INF
Owens, Philip March 12, 1898 4287 B,D 1 MO INF
Painter, Sarah E.
with Uriah
August 27, 1908 54    
Painter, Uriah August 27, 1908 8255 C 15 IL CAV
Parrish, Oliver H. November 4, 1910 9300 H 30 IL INF
Patterson, George W. September 9, 1902 6057 G 62 IL INF
Patterson, John G. May 11, 1912 9791 I 152 IL INF
Patterson, Lydia E.
with John G.
May 11, 1912 501    
Patterson, William December 18, 1898 4695 A 97 IL INF
Peters, Nicholas September 10, 1907 7863 G 6 MO CAV,
14 MO CAV
Pruitt, Smith M. July 22, 1911 9524 K 7 IL INF
Pulliam, George W. July 25, 1899 4908 A 48 IL INF
Reinack, Charles October 5, 1889 1331 F 6 MO INF
Riley, John August 6, 1909 8681 C 14 IL INF
Roberts, Thomas November 4, 1896
January 28, 1900
3751 E 32 IL INF,
101 IL INF
Robertson, Donald February 23, 1888 690 B 12 IL CAV
Rogers, Isaac J. November 24, 1910 9326 H 145 IN INF
Rogge, Frederick September 19, 1910 9211 E 38 OH INF
Rott, Charles May 28, 1902 5949 C 5 IL CAV
Russell, Franklin July 19, 1900 5279 A 70 IL INF
Schlegel, Charles September 8, 1908 8291 K 172 PA INF
Schmidt (Smith), Charles April 4, 1890 1527 C 1 MO CAV
Schneider, Peter August 24, 1893 2626 F 27 IL INF
Seiler, Casper October 14, 1903 6496 G 82 IL INF
Shaw, James W. August 9, 1903 6413 D 30 IL INF
Shone, Anton July 21, 1902 5990 K 50 IL INF
Simmermaker, Leonard June 20, 1911 9493 G 133 IL INF
Simmermaker, Phillip August 8, 1906 7532 C 32 IL INF
Simons, Daniel A. June 14, 1894 2807 F,B 12 IL CAV,
61 IL INF
Skeens, William April 18, 1897 3991 B 8 KY CAV
Slagle, Ransom September 27, 1910 9228 H 129 IL INF
Smith, Benjamin May 7, 1897 3342   3 MO CAV
Smith, Jesse H. June 16, 1904 6749 B 122 IL INF
Smith, Samuel April 16, 1912 9768 F 7 IL INF
Smith, Thomas & wife
Smith, Margaret
May 12, 1907
January 16, 1909
7766
161
A 32 IL INF
Stewart, Edward B. June 24, 1916 10908 A 41 IA INF
Stilwell, Jesse February 19, 1912 9748 K 1 NM INF
Stokes, John G. April 30, 1901 5528 C 70 IL INF
Strayer, James H. January 15, 1908 8011 K 7 IL INF
Sullivan, Andrew August 5, 1896 3608 B 10 IN INF
Taylor, John W. October 13, 1904 6888 C 32 IL INF
Taylor, Martin July 20, 1916 10930 A 3 USC H
ART
Tollman, Lewis A. January 12, 1909 8481 C 97 IL INF
Van Court, Elias February 6, 1898 4232 E 10 IL CAV
Voyles, Margaret
with Richard
May 9, 1916 864    
Voyles, Richard November 5, 1915 10761 I 122 IL INF
Webb, Thomas S. September 5, 1900 5333 A 6 KY CAV
Weber, Benedict July 19, 1898 4458 D 9 IL INF
Weed, John September 27, 1910 9224 F 133 IL INF
Weiss, H. M. F. November 19, 1911 9692 F 27 IL INF
White, Charles E. January 3, 1893 2440 G 122 IL INF
Wilkins, Frederick September 20, 1915 10699 C 32 IL INF
Williams, Elisha S. November 26, 1902 6167 B 1 MO CAV
Williams, Jackson C. December 19, 1901 5824 I 2 KS INF
Wooley, James January 30, 1901 5464 F 126 IL INF
Young, Howard L. August 2, 1896 3601 F,G 133 IL INF,
150 IL INF
Young, Robert J. August 3, 1893
May 9, 1900
2606 L,E 1 CO CAV
Young, William A. August 22, 1913 10065 D 122 IL INF






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