By 1850, the family was farming in Barrington.
John C. Applebee was with the Illinois 52nd Infantry Regiment (also known as the Lincoln Regiment) from the time it was organized at Geneva, Illinois on November 19, 1861 to the end of the war. He was discharged at Chicago, Illinois, on July 12, 1865, attaining the rank of Sergeant. The Regiment took a prominent part in the Battle of Shiloh, losing 170 killed, wounded and missing out of 500 who entered the battle. They also participated in the Siege of Corinth, the Central Mississippi Campaign], the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Campaign of the Carolinas.
Applebee married Sarah J. Sweeney on November 12, 1867, in Lake County; they raised four children to adulthood on a farm in Barrington.
After his wife's death, he was occupied as a carpenter in Kane County, before retiring to live with his son there.
Sergeant John C. Applebee died September 25, 1924, in Elgin, and is buried with his wife and parents in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
Remember. Honor. Teach.
Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
By 1850, the family was farming in Barrington.
John C. Applebee was with the Illinois 52nd Infantry Regiment (also known as the Lincoln Regiment) from the time it was organized at Geneva, Illinois on November 19, 1861 to the end of the war. He was discharged at Chicago, Illinois, on July 12, 1865, attaining the rank of Sergeant. The Regiment took a prominent part in the Battle of Shiloh, losing 170 killed, wounded and missing out of 500 who entered the battle. They also participated in the Siege of Corinth, the Central Mississippi Campaign], the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Campaign of the Carolinas.
Applebee married Sarah J. Sweeney on November 12, 1867, in Lake County; they raised four children to adulthood on a farm in Barrington.
After his wife's death, he was occupied as a carpenter in Kane County, before retiring to live with his son there.
Sergeant John C. Applebee died September 25, 1924, in Elgin, and is buried with his wife and parents in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
Remember. Honor. Teach.
Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Family Members
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William H Appleby
1824–1909
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Almira Applebee Hawley
1825–1852
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Polly C Applebee Bute
1826–1878
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Susan Newman Applebee Jordan
1828–1914
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Rhoda Ann Applebee Richardson
1830–1929
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Clarinda A Applebee Kingsley
1832–1915
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Maria A Applebee Correll
1836–1896
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Elizabeth Applebee Townsend
1837–1903
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Jane Applebee Robinson
1840–1933
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Franklin Applebee
1842–1925
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Alvira Applebee Waterman
unknown–1886
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