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Pvt. Daniel Watkins

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. A       59th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Knox County
Enlisted - July 17, 1861
Mustered In - July 17, 1861
Remarks - Re-enlisted as a Veteran
       Note;
With his re-enlistment he received a $300 Veterans Bounty and a 30 day Veterans Furlough.
Re-enlisted - Dec. 2, 1863
Residence changed to Gilson
Mustered In - Jan. 12, 1864
Remarks - Mustered Out Dec. 8, 1865

Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Daniel Watkins
Unit - Co. A   59th Ill. Inf.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   6"
Hair - Black
Eyes - Brown
Complexion - Dark
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1841 in Ohio

From the 1870 Census
Name - Dan Watkins       Aged - 27 Years
Born - 1843 in Ohio
Home in 1870 - Aurora, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - R. R. Engineer
Spouse - Mary Watkins       Aged - 20 Years

From the 1880 Census
Name - Daniel Watkins       Aged - 39 Years
Born - 1841 in Ohio
Home in 1880 - Aurora, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Engineer
Spouse - Mary Watkins       Aged - 29 Years

From the Cook County Death Index
Name - Daneil Watkins
Born - Dec. 29, 1841 in Ohio
Died - June 3, 1911 in Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
Burial Place - Aurora, Ill.
Occupation - Stationary Engineer
Race - White
Marital Statuws - Widowed

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From the 1905 Wisconsin State Census
Name - R. Wilby       Aged - 59 Years
Born - 1846 in England
Home in 1905 - Baraboo, Sauk Co., Wisconsin
Race - White
Spouse - Emily Wilby

From a Sitewalk conducted by Kenneth L. Gough of the Gilson Cemetery
Name - R. B. Wilby
Born - Feb. 24, 1845
Died - ?
Grave Condition - Civil Headstone in Good Condition with a Bronze GAR Marker

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From a Sitewalk Conducted by Kenneth L. Gough of the Gilson Cemetery
Name - George A. Wrenge (Wafnce)
Unit - Co. D   7th Ill. Cav.
Grave Condition - Gov't issue Headstone in Good Condition with no GAR marker.
       Note;   There is no listing in this company for soldier with either spelling in the Illinois Adjutant Generals Report.

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Pvt. Charles Wunderlich

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. A       59th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Gilson
Enlisted - Jan. 1, 1864
Mustered In - Jan. 12, 1864
Remarks - Mustered Out De. 8, 1865

From the Find-a-Grave Index
Name - Pvt. Charles Wunderlich
Born - 1832 in Germany
Died - July 19, 1897
Cemetery - Oak Hill Cemetery
Located in or near - Lewistown, Fulton Co., Ill.

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From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

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Home of Record - Gilson
Enlisted -
Mustered In -
Remarks -