EDWARD PROPST IS HONORED AT RITES IN MENARD CHURCH
Greenview, Aug. 28. - Member of the Christian church gave a short song service Sunday morning in honor of Edward Propst, long the senior elder of the church, in honor of his ninetieth birthday anniversary.
The second oldest Union Civil war veteran in Menard county, Mr. Propst joined the northern army in February, 1865, and served until October of the same year. He served as chaplain and was commander of the local post.
He also helped organize the Christian church, and has served as Sunday school superintendent for more than thirty years.
Mr. Propst was born on a farm near Sweetwater.
In 1870, he married Amanda Kincaid. Of this marriage only children surviving are Edward, of Watertown, S.D., and Dick Propst, of New York.
Following the death of his first wife, he married, in 1921, Miss Missouri Taylor. They have two sons, Harold, aged 8, and Carl, aged 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Propst, with two sons, reside in this city, and the veteran is a familiar figure on the streets.
Always active in educational work, he served on the school board many years.
He was justice of the peace over forty years, as well as serving in other offices of the town.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Thursday, Aug 27, 1936
Springfield, IL
Page: 7
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Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 7. - Funeral services were held in Greenview today for Edward Propst, civil war veteran.
Mr. Propst gained national prominence a few years ago following his second marriage when he became the father of two boys, now 8 and 5 years old.
Mr. Propost was 90 years old and had been a member of the school board for 15 years.
He served with Company A, 152nd Illinois infantry.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
08 Feb 1937, Mon
Page 12
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Edward A. Propst, Greenview, legal;
Missouri Taylor, Greenview, legal
Daily Illinois State Register
Thursday, Apr 28, 1921
Springfield, IL
Page: 9
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Edward Alfonso Propst
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1846
Birth Place: Sweetwater, Illinois
Death Date: 5 Feb 1937
Death Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Burial Date: 7 Feb 1937
Burial Place: Sweetwater, Menard, Illinois
Death Age: 90
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: Jacob Propst
Father Birth Place: Virginia
Mother Name: Cynthia Taylor
Mother Birth Place: New York
Spouse Name: Missoura Propst
FHL Film Number: 1786727
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Greenview, Aug. 28. - Member of the Christian church gave a short song service Sunday morning in honor of Edward Propst, long the senior elder of the church, in honor of his ninetieth birthday anniversary.
The second oldest Union Civil war veteran in Menard county, Mr. Propst joined the northern army in February, 1865, and served until October of the same year. He served as chaplain and was commander of the local post.
He also helped organize the Christian church, and has served as Sunday school superintendent for more than thirty years.
Mr. Propst was born on a farm near Sweetwater.
In 1870, he married Amanda Kincaid. Of this marriage only children surviving are Edward, of Watertown, S.D., and Dick Propst, of New York.
Following the death of his first wife, he married, in 1921, Miss Missouri Taylor. They have two sons, Harold, aged 8, and Carl, aged 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Propst, with two sons, reside in this city, and the veteran is a familiar figure on the streets.
Always active in educational work, he served on the school board many years.
He was justice of the peace over forty years, as well as serving in other offices of the town.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Thursday, Aug 27, 1936
Springfield, IL
Page: 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 7. - Funeral services were held in Greenview today for Edward Propst, civil war veteran.
Mr. Propst gained national prominence a few years ago following his second marriage when he became the father of two boys, now 8 and 5 years old.
Mr. Propost was 90 years old and had been a member of the school board for 15 years.
He served with Company A, 152nd Illinois infantry.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
08 Feb 1937, Mon
Page 12
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Edward A. Propst, Greenview, legal;
Missouri Taylor, Greenview, legal
Daily Illinois State Register
Thursday, Apr 28, 1921
Springfield, IL
Page: 9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Edward Alfonso Propst
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1846
Birth Place: Sweetwater, Illinois
Death Date: 5 Feb 1937
Death Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Burial Date: 7 Feb 1937
Burial Place: Sweetwater, Menard, Illinois
Death Age: 90
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: Jacob Propst
Father Birth Place: Virginia
Mother Name: Cynthia Taylor
Mother Birth Place: New York
Spouse Name: Missoura Propst
FHL Film Number: 1786727
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EDWARD PROPST IS HONORED AT RITES IN MENARD CHURCH
Greenview, Aug. 28. - Member of the Christian church gave a short song service Sunday morning in honor of Edward Propst, long the senior elder of the church, in honor of his ninetieth birthday anniversary.
The second oldest Union Civil war veteran in Menard county, Mr. Propst joined the northern army in February, 1865, and served until October of the same year. He served as chaplain and was commander of the local post.
He also helped organize the Christian church, and has served as Sunday school superintendent for more than thirty years.
Mr. Propst was born on a farm near Sweetwater.
In 1870, he married Amanda Kincaid. Of this marriage only children surviving are Edward, of Watertown, S.D., and Dick Propst, of New York.
Following the death of his first wife, he married, in 1921, Miss Missouri Taylor. They have two sons, Harold, aged 8, and Carl, aged 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Propst, with two sons, reside in this city, and the veteran is a familiar figure on the streets.
Always active in educational work, he served on the school board many years.
He was justice of the peace over forty years, as well as serving in other offices of the town.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Thursday, Aug 27, 1936
Springfield, IL
Page: 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 7. - Funeral services were held in Greenview today for Edward Propst, civil war veteran.
Mr. Propst gained national prominence a few years ago following his second marriage when he became the father of two boys, now 8 and 5 years old.
Mr. Propost was 90 years old and had been a member of the school board for 15 years.
He served with Company A, 152nd Illinois infantry.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
08 Feb 1937, Mon
Page 12
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Edward A. Propst, Greenview, legal;
Missouri Taylor, Greenview, legal
Daily Illinois State Register
Thursday, Apr 28, 1921
Springfield, IL
Page: 9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Edward Alfonso Propst
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1846
Birth Place: Sweetwater, Illinois
Death Date: 5 Feb 1937
Death Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Burial Date: 7 Feb 1937
Burial Place: Sweetwater, Menard, Illinois
Death Age: 90
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: Jacob Propst
Father Birth Place: Virginia
Mother Name: Cynthia Taylor
Mother Birth Place: New York
Spouse Name: Missoura Propst
FHL Film Number: 1786727
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Greenview, Aug. 28. - Member of the Christian church gave a short song service Sunday morning in honor of Edward Propst, long the senior elder of the church, in honor of his ninetieth birthday anniversary.
The second oldest Union Civil war veteran in Menard county, Mr. Propst joined the northern army in February, 1865, and served until October of the same year. He served as chaplain and was commander of the local post.
He also helped organize the Christian church, and has served as Sunday school superintendent for more than thirty years.
Mr. Propst was born on a farm near Sweetwater.
In 1870, he married Amanda Kincaid. Of this marriage only children surviving are Edward, of Watertown, S.D., and Dick Propst, of New York.
Following the death of his first wife, he married, in 1921, Miss Missouri Taylor. They have two sons, Harold, aged 8, and Carl, aged 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Propst, with two sons, reside in this city, and the veteran is a familiar figure on the streets.
Always active in educational work, he served on the school board many years.
He was justice of the peace over forty years, as well as serving in other offices of the town.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Thursday, Aug 27, 1936
Springfield, IL
Page: 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 7. - Funeral services were held in Greenview today for Edward Propst, civil war veteran.
Mr. Propst gained national prominence a few years ago following his second marriage when he became the father of two boys, now 8 and 5 years old.
Mr. Propost was 90 years old and had been a member of the school board for 15 years.
He served with Company A, 152nd Illinois infantry.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
08 Feb 1937, Mon
Page 12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Edward A. Propst, Greenview, legal;
Missouri Taylor, Greenview, legal
Daily Illinois State Register
Thursday, Apr 28, 1921
Springfield, IL
Page: 9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Edward Alfonso Propst
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1846
Birth Place: Sweetwater, Illinois
Death Date: 5 Feb 1937
Death Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Burial Date: 7 Feb 1937
Burial Place: Sweetwater, Menard, Illinois
Death Age: 90
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: Jacob Propst
Father Birth Place: Virginia
Mother Name: Cynthia Taylor
Mother Birth Place: New York
Spouse Name: Missoura Propst
FHL Film Number: 1786727
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