Obituary for William Joseph Hairgrove
Dies at age of 87 years
Former Waverly Citizen Died Early Sunday Morning at Passavant Hospital. Buried in Waverly Tuesday. W. J. Hairgrove died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville at 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning at 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning, following an illness of several months duration. William Joseph Hairgrove was the son of William and Sarah Hairgrove, born May 10, 1832, in Troup County, Georgia, near the town of West Point, and died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, July 27, 1919. He moved with his parents to Morgan county in the year 1842 [I don't think 1842 is correct date, may be 1852] and on the 27th day of May, 1854 was married to Minerva Jane Whitlock who died May 22, 1916. There were four children born to them, John Newton of Virden; Chas. Edwin who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892, Elmer Ellsworth of Kansas City, Mo. and William Nichols of Jacksonville, three of which survive.
He served three years in the Civil War, with honorable discharge, having been a volunteer from Morgan county in the 101st Illinois Volunteers. He spent a greater part of his life on a farm near Waverly but moved from it to Waverly in 1884, where he resided until six years ago when he moved to Jacksonville to be with his son, William N. Hairgrove. Deceased was early connected with the Baptist church, but in his declining years was a member of the M. E. church South.
Three brothers survive him, Columbus of Jacksonville; Francis Marion of Brownsville, Neb. And Henry Clay of Parsons, Kansas.
Funeral services were held at 8:00 o'clock Tuesday morning in the M.E. church South in Waverly, Rev. R. J. Watts officiating. Burial was in East cemetery. (Aug. 1, 1919)
The above information was found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/mil-cwobit_ghi.htm#hairgrove
He was born 10 May 1832 and died 27 July 1919.
He is buried at East Cemetery in Waverly. His wife, Minerva J., is also buried there.
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William Joseph Hairgrove was the son of William and Sarah Hairgrove, born May 10, 1832, in Troup County, Georgia, near the town of West Point, and died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, July 27, 1919.
He moved with his parents to Morgan county in the year 1842 and on the 27th day of May, 1854 was married to Minerva Jane Whitlock who died May 22, 1916.
There were four children born to them, John Newton of Virden; Chas. Edwin who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892, Elmer Ellsworth of Kansas City, Mo. and William Nichols of Jacksonville, three of which survive.
He served three years in the Civil War, with honorable discharge, having been a volunteer from Morgan county in the 101st Illinois Volunteers.
He spent a greater part of his life on a farm near Waverly but moved from it to Waverly in 1884, where he resided until six years ago when he moved to Jacksonville to be with his son, William N. Hairgrove.
Source: http://morgan.ilgenweb.net/military/mil-cwobits.htm#FISHBACK, Josiah
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Military Serves
Residence Jacksonville IL;
Enlisted on 8/6/1862 as a Private.
On 9/2/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 101st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/1/1865
Military service for Willaim Joseph Hairgrove
Name: HAIRGROVE, WILLIAM J.
Rank: Pvt., Company D, Unit 101 Illinois US Infantry
Residence: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Personal Characteristics
Age: 30
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Light
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Nativity: Vernon, Troup County, Georgia
Service Record
Joined When: August 6, 1862
Joined Where: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Joined By Whom: H. C. Coffman
Period: 3 years
Muster In: September 2, 1862, Pvt., Company D, 101th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Muster In Where: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Muster In By Whom: N/A
Muster Out: June 1, 1865, Company D, 101th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Muster Out Where: New York Harbor
Muster Out By Whom: Major Thiemann
Remarks, absent sick since April 29, 1865.
He is listed on the Jacksonville Civil War monument and the 1872 Morgan Co. History.
He applied for pension on April 12, 1879 (application #279091/certificate #180627)
He applied for pension 18 Mar 1907.
Sources: Illinois Muster & Descriptive rolls; pension index
His name is found in book One "Soldier's Discharges" at the Morgan County Clerk's Office, Jacksonville, Illinois (as is his two brothers, John A. Hairgrove and Columbus Hairgrove)
Hairgrove, William J. 168
Hairgrove, Columbus 137
Hairgrove, John A. 132
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Census Records
1870 Census, Illinois, Morgan County, Division: Waverly Pct. Reel No: M593-263 Page No: 607, 608
Name___________Age Sex Race Occup. Real Val. Pers Val. Birthplace
Hairgrove, William_38__M___W_Farmer__3,600___1,690_____Ga
Hairgrove, Minerva_36__F___W___________________________IL
Hairgrove, Newton_14__M___W___________________________IL
Hairgrove, Charles__12__M___W__________________________IL
Hairgrove, Elmer___12__M___W__________________________IL
Hairgrove, William___4 __M___W__________________________IL
Comment on above census:
Newton, Charles and Elmer were attending school.
Dies at age of 87 years
Former Waverly Citizen Died Early Sunday Morning at Passavant Hospital. Buried in Waverly Tuesday. W. J. Hairgrove died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville at 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning at 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning, following an illness of several months duration. William Joseph Hairgrove was the son of William and Sarah Hairgrove, born May 10, 1832, in Troup County, Georgia, near the town of West Point, and died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, July 27, 1919. He moved with his parents to Morgan county in the year 1842 [I don't think 1842 is correct date, may be 1852] and on the 27th day of May, 1854 was married to Minerva Jane Whitlock who died May 22, 1916. There were four children born to them, John Newton of Virden; Chas. Edwin who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892, Elmer Ellsworth of Kansas City, Mo. and William Nichols of Jacksonville, three of which survive.
He served three years in the Civil War, with honorable discharge, having been a volunteer from Morgan county in the 101st Illinois Volunteers. He spent a greater part of his life on a farm near Waverly but moved from it to Waverly in 1884, where he resided until six years ago when he moved to Jacksonville to be with his son, William N. Hairgrove. Deceased was early connected with the Baptist church, but in his declining years was a member of the M. E. church South.
Three brothers survive him, Columbus of Jacksonville; Francis Marion of Brownsville, Neb. And Henry Clay of Parsons, Kansas.
Funeral services were held at 8:00 o'clock Tuesday morning in the M.E. church South in Waverly, Rev. R. J. Watts officiating. Burial was in East cemetery. (Aug. 1, 1919)
The above information was found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/mil-cwobit_ghi.htm#hairgrove
He was born 10 May 1832 and died 27 July 1919.
He is buried at East Cemetery in Waverly. His wife, Minerva J., is also buried there.
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William Joseph Hairgrove was the son of William and Sarah Hairgrove, born May 10, 1832, in Troup County, Georgia, near the town of West Point, and died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, July 27, 1919.
He moved with his parents to Morgan county in the year 1842 and on the 27th day of May, 1854 was married to Minerva Jane Whitlock who died May 22, 1916.
There were four children born to them, John Newton of Virden; Chas. Edwin who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892, Elmer Ellsworth of Kansas City, Mo. and William Nichols of Jacksonville, three of which survive.
He served three years in the Civil War, with honorable discharge, having been a volunteer from Morgan county in the 101st Illinois Volunteers.
He spent a greater part of his life on a farm near Waverly but moved from it to Waverly in 1884, where he resided until six years ago when he moved to Jacksonville to be with his son, William N. Hairgrove.
Source: http://morgan.ilgenweb.net/military/mil-cwobits.htm#FISHBACK, Josiah
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Military Serves
Residence Jacksonville IL;
Enlisted on 8/6/1862 as a Private.
On 9/2/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 101st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/1/1865
Military service for Willaim Joseph Hairgrove
Name: HAIRGROVE, WILLIAM J.
Rank: Pvt., Company D, Unit 101 Illinois US Infantry
Residence: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Personal Characteristics
Age: 30
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Light
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Nativity: Vernon, Troup County, Georgia
Service Record
Joined When: August 6, 1862
Joined Where: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Joined By Whom: H. C. Coffman
Period: 3 years
Muster In: September 2, 1862, Pvt., Company D, 101th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Muster In Where: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Muster In By Whom: N/A
Muster Out: June 1, 1865, Company D, 101th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Muster Out Where: New York Harbor
Muster Out By Whom: Major Thiemann
Remarks, absent sick since April 29, 1865.
He is listed on the Jacksonville Civil War monument and the 1872 Morgan Co. History.
He applied for pension on April 12, 1879 (application #279091/certificate #180627)
He applied for pension 18 Mar 1907.
Sources: Illinois Muster & Descriptive rolls; pension index
His name is found in book One "Soldier's Discharges" at the Morgan County Clerk's Office, Jacksonville, Illinois (as is his two brothers, John A. Hairgrove and Columbus Hairgrove)
Hairgrove, William J. 168
Hairgrove, Columbus 137
Hairgrove, John A. 132
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Census Records
1870 Census, Illinois, Morgan County, Division: Waverly Pct. Reel No: M593-263 Page No: 607, 608
Name___________Age Sex Race Occup. Real Val. Pers Val. Birthplace
Hairgrove, William_38__M___W_Farmer__3,600___1,690_____Ga
Hairgrove, Minerva_36__F___W___________________________IL
Hairgrove, Newton_14__M___W___________________________IL
Hairgrove, Charles__12__M___W__________________________IL
Hairgrove, Elmer___12__M___W__________________________IL
Hairgrove, William___4 __M___W__________________________IL
Comment on above census:
Newton, Charles and Elmer were attending school.
Obituary for William Joseph Hairgrove
Dies at age of 87 years
Former Waverly Citizen Died Early Sunday Morning at Passavant Hospital. Buried in Waverly Tuesday. W. J. Hairgrove died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville at 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning at 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning, following an illness of several months duration. William Joseph Hairgrove was the son of William and Sarah Hairgrove, born May 10, 1832, in Troup County, Georgia, near the town of West Point, and died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, July 27, 1919. He moved with his parents to Morgan county in the year 1842 [I don't think 1842 is correct date, may be 1852] and on the 27th day of May, 1854 was married to Minerva Jane Whitlock who died May 22, 1916. There were four children born to them, John Newton of Virden; Chas. Edwin who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892, Elmer Ellsworth of Kansas City, Mo. and William Nichols of Jacksonville, three of which survive.
He served three years in the Civil War, with honorable discharge, having been a volunteer from Morgan county in the 101st Illinois Volunteers. He spent a greater part of his life on a farm near Waverly but moved from it to Waverly in 1884, where he resided until six years ago when he moved to Jacksonville to be with his son, William N. Hairgrove. Deceased was early connected with the Baptist church, but in his declining years was a member of the M. E. church South.
Three brothers survive him, Columbus of Jacksonville; Francis Marion of Brownsville, Neb. And Henry Clay of Parsons, Kansas.
Funeral services were held at 8:00 o'clock Tuesday morning in the M.E. church South in Waverly, Rev. R. J. Watts officiating. Burial was in East cemetery. (Aug. 1, 1919)
The above information was found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/mil-cwobit_ghi.htm#hairgrove
He was born 10 May 1832 and died 27 July 1919.
He is buried at East Cemetery in Waverly. His wife, Minerva J., is also buried there.
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William Joseph Hairgrove was the son of William and Sarah Hairgrove, born May 10, 1832, in Troup County, Georgia, near the town of West Point, and died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, July 27, 1919.
He moved with his parents to Morgan county in the year 1842 and on the 27th day of May, 1854 was married to Minerva Jane Whitlock who died May 22, 1916.
There were four children born to them, John Newton of Virden; Chas. Edwin who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892, Elmer Ellsworth of Kansas City, Mo. and William Nichols of Jacksonville, three of which survive.
He served three years in the Civil War, with honorable discharge, having been a volunteer from Morgan county in the 101st Illinois Volunteers.
He spent a greater part of his life on a farm near Waverly but moved from it to Waverly in 1884, where he resided until six years ago when he moved to Jacksonville to be with his son, William N. Hairgrove.
Source: http://morgan.ilgenweb.net/military/mil-cwobits.htm#FISHBACK, Josiah
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Military Serves
Residence Jacksonville IL;
Enlisted on 8/6/1862 as a Private.
On 9/2/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 101st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/1/1865
Military service for Willaim Joseph Hairgrove
Name: HAIRGROVE, WILLIAM J.
Rank: Pvt., Company D, Unit 101 Illinois US Infantry
Residence: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Personal Characteristics
Age: 30
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Light
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Nativity: Vernon, Troup County, Georgia
Service Record
Joined When: August 6, 1862
Joined Where: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Joined By Whom: H. C. Coffman
Period: 3 years
Muster In: September 2, 1862, Pvt., Company D, 101th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Muster In Where: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Muster In By Whom: N/A
Muster Out: June 1, 1865, Company D, 101th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Muster Out Where: New York Harbor
Muster Out By Whom: Major Thiemann
Remarks, absent sick since April 29, 1865.
He is listed on the Jacksonville Civil War monument and the 1872 Morgan Co. History.
He applied for pension on April 12, 1879 (application #279091/certificate #180627)
He applied for pension 18 Mar 1907.
Sources: Illinois Muster & Descriptive rolls; pension index
His name is found in book One "Soldier's Discharges" at the Morgan County Clerk's Office, Jacksonville, Illinois (as is his two brothers, John A. Hairgrove and Columbus Hairgrove)
Hairgrove, William J. 168
Hairgrove, Columbus 137
Hairgrove, John A. 132
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Census Records
1870 Census, Illinois, Morgan County, Division: Waverly Pct. Reel No: M593-263 Page No: 607, 608
Name___________Age Sex Race Occup. Real Val. Pers Val. Birthplace
Hairgrove, William_38__M___W_Farmer__3,600___1,690_____Ga
Hairgrove, Minerva_36__F___W___________________________IL
Hairgrove, Newton_14__M___W___________________________IL
Hairgrove, Charles__12__M___W__________________________IL
Hairgrove, Elmer___12__M___W__________________________IL
Hairgrove, William___4 __M___W__________________________IL
Comment on above census:
Newton, Charles and Elmer were attending school.
Dies at age of 87 years
Former Waverly Citizen Died Early Sunday Morning at Passavant Hospital. Buried in Waverly Tuesday. W. J. Hairgrove died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville at 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning at 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning, following an illness of several months duration. William Joseph Hairgrove was the son of William and Sarah Hairgrove, born May 10, 1832, in Troup County, Georgia, near the town of West Point, and died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, July 27, 1919. He moved with his parents to Morgan county in the year 1842 [I don't think 1842 is correct date, may be 1852] and on the 27th day of May, 1854 was married to Minerva Jane Whitlock who died May 22, 1916. There were four children born to them, John Newton of Virden; Chas. Edwin who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892, Elmer Ellsworth of Kansas City, Mo. and William Nichols of Jacksonville, three of which survive.
He served three years in the Civil War, with honorable discharge, having been a volunteer from Morgan county in the 101st Illinois Volunteers. He spent a greater part of his life on a farm near Waverly but moved from it to Waverly in 1884, where he resided until six years ago when he moved to Jacksonville to be with his son, William N. Hairgrove. Deceased was early connected with the Baptist church, but in his declining years was a member of the M. E. church South.
Three brothers survive him, Columbus of Jacksonville; Francis Marion of Brownsville, Neb. And Henry Clay of Parsons, Kansas.
Funeral services were held at 8:00 o'clock Tuesday morning in the M.E. church South in Waverly, Rev. R. J. Watts officiating. Burial was in East cemetery. (Aug. 1, 1919)
The above information was found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/mil-cwobit_ghi.htm#hairgrove
He was born 10 May 1832 and died 27 July 1919.
He is buried at East Cemetery in Waverly. His wife, Minerva J., is also buried there.
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William Joseph Hairgrove was the son of William and Sarah Hairgrove, born May 10, 1832, in Troup County, Georgia, near the town of West Point, and died at Passavant hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, July 27, 1919.
He moved with his parents to Morgan county in the year 1842 and on the 27th day of May, 1854 was married to Minerva Jane Whitlock who died May 22, 1916.
There were four children born to them, John Newton of Virden; Chas. Edwin who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892, Elmer Ellsworth of Kansas City, Mo. and William Nichols of Jacksonville, three of which survive.
He served three years in the Civil War, with honorable discharge, having been a volunteer from Morgan county in the 101st Illinois Volunteers.
He spent a greater part of his life on a farm near Waverly but moved from it to Waverly in 1884, where he resided until six years ago when he moved to Jacksonville to be with his son, William N. Hairgrove.
Source: http://morgan.ilgenweb.net/military/mil-cwobits.htm#FISHBACK, Josiah
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Military Serves
Residence Jacksonville IL;
Enlisted on 8/6/1862 as a Private.
On 9/2/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 101st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/1/1865
Military service for Willaim Joseph Hairgrove
Name: HAIRGROVE, WILLIAM J.
Rank: Pvt., Company D, Unit 101 Illinois US Infantry
Residence: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Personal Characteristics
Age: 30
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Light
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Nativity: Vernon, Troup County, Georgia
Service Record
Joined When: August 6, 1862
Joined Where: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Joined By Whom: H. C. Coffman
Period: 3 years
Muster In: September 2, 1862, Pvt., Company D, 101th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Muster In Where: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Muster In By Whom: N/A
Muster Out: June 1, 1865, Company D, 101th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Muster Out Where: New York Harbor
Muster Out By Whom: Major Thiemann
Remarks, absent sick since April 29, 1865.
He is listed on the Jacksonville Civil War monument and the 1872 Morgan Co. History.
He applied for pension on April 12, 1879 (application #279091/certificate #180627)
He applied for pension 18 Mar 1907.
Sources: Illinois Muster & Descriptive rolls; pension index
His name is found in book One "Soldier's Discharges" at the Morgan County Clerk's Office, Jacksonville, Illinois (as is his two brothers, John A. Hairgrove and Columbus Hairgrove)
Hairgrove, William J. 168
Hairgrove, Columbus 137
Hairgrove, John A. 132
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Census Records
1870 Census, Illinois, Morgan County, Division: Waverly Pct. Reel No: M593-263 Page No: 607, 608
Name___________Age Sex Race Occup. Real Val. Pers Val. Birthplace
Hairgrove, William_38__M___W_Farmer__3,600___1,690_____Ga
Hairgrove, Minerva_36__F___W___________________________IL
Hairgrove, Newton_14__M___W___________________________IL
Hairgrove, Charles__12__M___W__________________________IL
Hairgrove, Elmer___12__M___W__________________________IL
Hairgrove, William___4 __M___W__________________________IL
Comment on above census:
Newton, Charles and Elmer were attending school.
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