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     Elizabeth Bradbury was born about 1832 in Glasgow, Scotland.^4,5 She married first Thomas C. Luther on 29 December 1855 in Fulton Co., Illinois.⁶ She was married second, by James Cochran, Minister, to William Smith Banks, son of Nathaniel Butler Banks and Barbara Artman, on 2 May 1861 in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois.^2,1,3 She was married third, by Geo. W. Miller, Minister, to David Auld on 22 March 1868 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.^7,1 She died on 15 February 1915.¹
     She and her first husband Thomas lived in Prairie City, McDonough Co., Illinois.¹
     On 1 April 1863 she applied for a widow's pension based on her second husband William's service in the Civil War. Her initial application mentions one child by William, Lurilla, age 1. The pension was granted 30 October 1863.
     On 29 September 1866 she applied for an increase, based on the government Act of 25 July 1866 allowing an increase on account of minor children. In this application she named two children, George Banks born 11 January 1861 and Louela Banks born 12 March 1863. Since she and William weren't married until 2 May 1861, the application was questioned by the pension office. In her response, dated 31 October 1866, she stated that George was her son by her first husband Thomas Luther, that they called him by the name Banks, and that she and her witnesses fully thought he was entitled to a pension the same as her child by William Banks. A later response, on 8 June 1867, says that Louela was born 12 March 1862 (not 1863), if any other statement is on file it is a mistake, and that she "cannot imagine how any mistake could have occurred in the age of her said child." The pension increase was allowed for her daughter Louela.
     Her pension was suspended in 1868 due to her remarriage to David Auld. He died in 1896, and five years later, on 26 October 1901, she applied for a reinstatement of her widow's pension. This claim was seriously questioned by the pension office, based on false statements in her earlier applications. The process dragged on for more than three years, and in a statement dated 6 February 1905 she admitted that she gave the birth date of her son George as 11 January 1861 in her 1866 application to make it appear that he was her son by William Banks. The pension was apparently eventually reinstated; the records include a notice dated 22 April 1915 about a check that was returned to the pension office after her death.¹
     She and her third husband David are listed in Fulton Co., Illinois, in the 1870 and 1880 censuses, in Canton Twp. in 1870, and in Canton in 1880, with their own children, as well as children from their previous marriages.^4,5

     Mary Jane Morgan was born in 1832.³ She married Thomas Cain Banks, son of Nathaniel Butler Banks and Barbara Artman, on 29 December 1861 in Fulton Co., Illinois.^1,2 She died in 1884.³ She was buried at Muscotah Cemetery (Block 4, Lot 9, Grave 7) in Muscotah, Atchson Co., Kansas.³
     She and her husband Thomas lived in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois. In 1870 Eli Shallenberger, age 31, was living with them, and in 1880 Mary's sister Amanda Morgan was living with them.^4,5
     She and Thomas had the following known children: John M. (b abt 1863), George Oscar (b abt 1865), James Marion (d 5 October 1872), Frank Elmer (d 13 December 1878). A son was born in October 1869, but it's unknown whether this was a fifth child, or James or Frank.^4,6

     Nannie A. Rucker was born in February 1856 in Beardstown, Cass Co., Illinois.^3,1 She married first Johnson F. Babcock on 22 October 1879 in Alma, Harlan Co., Nebraska.^4,2 She married second Thomas Cain Banks, son of Nathaniel Butler Banks and Barbara Artman, on 30 January 1887 in Fulton Co., Illinois.² She died on 17 January 1917 in Muscotah, Atchson Co., Kansas, at age 60 after suffering painfully for 15 months from Bright's disease, complicated by dropsy.¹ She was buried at Muscotah Cemetery in Muscotah, Atchson Co., Kansas.¹
     She and her second husband Thomas moved to Muscotah, Atchson Co., Kansas, about 1889.⁵ They are listed in Muscotah in the 1900 and 1910 censuses, and their adopted daughter Ada was with them in 1900.^3,6 They also lived for a time in Wetmore, Nemaha Co., Kansas, and in Doniphan, Ripley Co., Missouri.⁷
     She and Thomas had no biological children, but did have an adopted daughter, born as Ada Dell Glenn in January 1885. She took the surname Banks, and died 2 November 1961.^1,7,3

     Sarah Ann Robison was born on 14 January 1847 in Banner Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois.^3,4 She married Henry White Johnson Banks, son of Nathaniel Butler Banks and Barbara Artman, on 20 February 1873 in Fulton Co., Illinois.^1,5,3,6 She died on 18 April 1927 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, at age 80.^3,4 She was buried on 20 April 1927 at Shields Chapel Cemetery in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.^4,3
     She and her husband Henry are listed in the 1880 census in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, with their daughter Henrietta. Sarah's single brother Isaac, age 38, and Henry's widowed mother Anna B. Banks, age 70, were living with them.⁷ They are listed in the censuses from 1900 to 1920 in Canton Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, along with their daughter Myrtle in 1900 and 1910, and foster son Fred in 1900.^8,9,10
     She and Henry had three children, Henrietta (b abt 1874), Eugene (d 3 April 1883), and Myrtle A. (b March 1888). They also had a foster son Fred E. Banks (b July 1884).^7,8,11

     Berlin S. Johnson was born on 7 April 1841 in Illinois.^3,4 He married first Mary Ann Shields on 8 June 1861 in Mcdonough Co., Illinois.⁵ He married second Mary Ann Banks, daughter of Nathaniel Butler Banks and Barbara Artman, on 15 February 1866 in Fulton Co., Illinois.^1,2 He died on 23 January 1905 in Missouri at age 63.^3,6 He was buried at Lindley Cemetery in Buffalo, Dallas Co., Missouri.³
     He served during the Civil War in Co. F of the 103rd Illinois Infantry, enlisting on 10 August 1862. The regiment was mustered in on 2 October, and left Peoria, Illinois, on 31 October 1862. During the War the Regiment participated in the Siege of Vicksburg, the Chattanooga Campaign, Sherman's March to the Sea, and the Carolinas Campaign. They fought in 24 battles, including the Battles of Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesborough, and Griswoldville, and in numerous smaller skirmishes. At the close of the War they left North Carolina for Washington, D.C., on 30 April 1865, passing through Richmond on the way, and participated in the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington on 24 May. They moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where they were ordered to be mustered out on 14 June, then traveled to Chicago, Illinois, where they were discharged on 9 July.^7,8
     He and his second wife Mary are listed in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, in the 1870 census⁹, and in Straight Creek Twp., Jackson Co., Kansas, in the 1880 census. In addition to their other children, Berlin's daughter Elizabeth, age 18, presumably from his first marriage, was also living with them in 1880.¹⁰ They may have moved back to Illinois for a time⁶, as Mary's obituary says they moved from Illinois to Missouri in 1895.⁶ They are listed in Green Twp., Polk Co., Missouri, in the 1900 census.⁴
     He and his second wife Mary had seven children, but names are known for only six: Isaac N. (b abt 1867, d aft 1921), Lucinda (b abt 1868), Louella (b abt 1871), Lillia (b abt 1873), Charles (b abt 1877, d bef 1921), Berlin (b abt 1879, d bef 1921).^10,6

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• 103rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  
• Siege of Vicksburg
  
• Chattanooga Campaign
  
• Battle of Resaca
  
• Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
  
• Battle of Atlanta
  
• Battle of Jonesborough
  
• Sherman's March to the Sea
  
• Battle of Griswoldville
  
• Carolinas Campaign
  
• Grand Review of the Armies.
  

     Matthew Milton Morgan was born about 1847 in Ohio.^2,3 He married Elizabeth Ann Banks, daughter of Nathaniel Butler Banks and Barbara Artman, on 3 July 1870 in Fulton Co., Illinois.¹ He died between 1920 and 1930, when his wife Elizabeth was listed as a widow in the census.⁴
     His marriage record lists his name as Matthew M. Morgan, but all of his census entries have the name Milton, presumably his middle name.¹
     He and his wife Elizabeth are listed in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, in the 1880 census. Living with them were boarders John Turner, Rutherford Rockwell, and Jacob Warner, all coal miners.² By 1885 they had moved to Kapioma, Atchison Co., Kansas, where they are listed in the 1885 Kansas state census.⁵ They are listed in Circleville, Jackson Co., Kansas, in the 1900 census³, and in Adrian Twp., Jackson Co., Kansas, in the 1910 and 1920 censuses.^6,7
     He and Elizabeth had eight children: Joshua (b abt 1871), Francis (b August 1875), Mary (b abt 1879), Alice (b January 1881), John (b March 1883), Charles (b July 1887), George (b February 1892), Annie May (b November 1894).^2,3,6

     John Proudfit was born on 8 March 1836 in Ohio.^1,3 He married Harriet L. Jones, daughter of George Jones and Lucy Harmon, on 17 September 1862 in Richland Co., Ohio.⁴ He died on 3 January 1920 in Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri, at age 83, probably from a stroke.¹ He was buried at Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery (plot 0_10_1_9) in Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri.⁵
     He and his wife Harriet are listed in Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri, in the 1870 and 1880 censuses. In 1880 they had a servant living with them, Mollie Cragg, age 16.^6,7 By 1900 they had moved south, to Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri, where they are listed in the censuses from 1900 to 1920. They had a maid in 1920, Isabel McCowan, age 21.^8,9,10
     They had the following known children: Addie (d abt 1865), Mary A. (b abt 1866), Gracie (b 1868, d 1877), a son (b 3 February 1871, d 5 February 1871), Freddie (b 1872, d 1873), Charles A. (b June 1876), Frances A. (b March 1880).^{11,6,8,10,12,13,14}

     Mary Proudfit was born about 1838.^2,4 She married Charles Page on 11 December 1860 in Ashland Co., Ohio.⁵ She died from typhoid fever on 5 January 1865 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^4,6 She was buried at Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, Ashland Co., Ohio.⁴

     Augusta Proudfit was born on 28 November 1844 (based on her age at death of 2 years 3 months 6 days).² She died on 6 March 1847 at age 2.² She was buried at Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, Ashland Co., Ohio.²

     Harriet L. Jones was born on 2 August 1836 in Ohio.² She married John Proudfit, son of Andrew Proudfit and Phebe Artman, on 17 September 1862 in Richland Co., Ohio.¹ She died from influenza on 2 March 1920 in Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri, at age 83.² She was buried on 4 March 1920 at Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery (plot 0_10_1_10) in Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri.^3,2
     She and her husband John are listed in Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri, in the 1870 and 1880 censuses. In 1880 they had a servant living with them, Mollie Cragg, age 16.^4,5 By 1900 they had moved south, to Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri, where they are listed in the censuses from 1900 to 1920. They had a maid in 1920, Isabel McCowan, age 21.^6,7,8
     They had the following known children: Addie (d abt 1865), Mary A. (b abt 1866), Gracie (b 1868, d 1877), a son (b 3 February 1871, d 5 February 1871), Freddie (b 1872, d 1873), Charles A. (b June 1876), Frances A. (b March 1880).^{9,4,6,8,10,11,12}

     Charles Page was born about 1834.² He married Mary Proudfit, daughter of Andrew Proudfit and Phebe Artman, on 11 December 1860 in Ashland Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 6 June 1882 in Milton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.²

     Hannah Baughman was born on 29 February 1836 in Illinois.^4,2 She married first Wallace Wakefield Willey, son of Merrells Willey and Charlotte M. Beach, on 29 February 1872 in Cedar Co., Iowa.^5,1 She married second William Henry Thomason, son of Berry Thomason and Sarah Ham, on 26 February 1912 in Knowlton, Ringgold Co., Iowa.³ She died on 25 May 1930 at age 94.⁴ She was buried at Centenary Cemetery in Knowlton, Ringgold Co., Iowa.⁴
     She and her first husband Wallace may have moved to Iowa about 1875.⁶ In any case, she lived in Jefferson Twp., Ringgold Co., Iowa, the rest of her life. She is listed there with Wallace in the 1880 and 1900 federal censuses, and the 1885 Iowa state census (Hannah's father Gideon Baughman was living with them in 1885)^7,8,9, by herself in the 1910 federal census¹⁰, with her second husband William in the 1920 federal census and the 1925 Iowa state census^11,12, and by herself again in the 1930 federal census.^13,14
     Listed with her and her first husband Wallace in the 1880 census was Samuel Willey, age 10, born in Iowa, and listed as "son." However, Wallace and Hannah were not married until 1872, and in the 1900 and 1910 censuses Hannah is listed as having had no children. Listed with them in the 1885 census is Samuel Mayes, age 15, born in Iowa. It seems likely that the two Samuels are actually the same person, and his true relationship to Wallace Willey is unknown.^7,9,10,15
     A nice sentiment was expressed about her and Wallace by A. H. Bonebrake, in a local newspaper article reminiscing about his early life in Knowlton. He wrote "Mr. and Mrs. Willey lived in the south part of Knowlton. The only remembrance I have of this elderly couple is that they were exceptionally fine people."¹⁶

     Mary Jane Baughman was born on 20 August 1837 (a newspaper account quoting her says 20 August 1839) in Cass Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois.^4,1,3 She married Presley S. Williams, son of John Williams and Deida Tharp, on 1 September 1864 in Fulton Co., Illinois.^5,2 She died on 19 March 1914 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, at age 76.⁴ She was buried on 22 March 1914 at Greenwood Cemetery (lot S W1/2 267 div. M) in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.⁴
     In 1860 she and her 12-year-old brother Jasper were living with the family of Daniel and Ellen Vittum in Canton Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois.⁶ She and her husband Presley remained in Fulton Co. after their marriage, where they are listed in Canton Twp. in the 1870 census⁷, in Banner Twp. in the 1880 census⁸, back in Canton Twp. in the 1900 census⁹, and in the town of Canton in the 1910 census.¹⁰
     She and Presley had seven children: Frank E. (b abt 1865), John A. (b abt 1867), Deida (b abt 1868), Arthur (b January 1870), Ella (b abt 1873), Rosa E. (b January 1875), and Anna F. (b March 1878).^1,7,8,9

     Louisa Baughman was born about 1838 in Illinois.¹ She died before 1904, as she was not listed among his five children still living in her father's obituary.²

     Philitus Baughman was born about 1841 in Illinois.¹ He died on 19 February 1865 in Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina, from burns suffered when the city burned after its surrender to Gen. Sherman during the Civil War.²
     He and his brother Sylvanus both served during the Civil War in Co. G of the 11th Illinois Cavalry, Sylvanus enlisting on 1 November 1861, and Philitis a month later, on 2 December. The regiment was organized at Camp Lyon in Peoria, Illinois, and mustered in there on 20 December 1861. They moved to Benton Barracks, near St. Louis, Missouri, on 22 February 1862, and were on duty there until 28 March. At about that time Co. G was detached from the regiment, and assigned as Headquarters Guard for the 17th Army Corps. They participated in the Siege of Vicksburg from 18 May to 4 July 1863, and the Siege of Jackson from 10-17 July.
     Sylvanus and Philitus were among the veterans of the Company who re-enlisted on 20 December 1863, and were mustered in on 31 December.
     During the Atlanta Campaign from 8 June to 8 September 1864 his Company was part of the assault on Kennesaw Mountain on 27 June, the Battle of Atlanta on 22 July, the Siege of Atlanta from 22 July to 25 August, and the Battle of Jonesborough from 31 August to 1 September. They served with Gen. Sherman during the March to the Sea from 15 November to 10 December, the Siege of Savannah from 10-21 December, and the Carolinas Campaign beginning in January 1865.^3,4,5
     During the Carolinas Campaign the city of Columbia, South Carolina, surrendered to Gen. Sherman on 17 February 1865. That night fires erupted in the city, and were spread quickly by high winds. Philitus was one of several Union soldiers who died in the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown, and remains controversial.³

More Information / Background

• Siege of Vicksburg
  
• Jackson Expedition
  
• Atlanta Campaign
  
• Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
  
• Battle of Atlanta
  
• Battle of Jonesborough
  
• Sherman's March to the Sea
  
• Carolinas Campaign
  
• Columbia, South Carolina in the American Civil War
  
• Reminiscences of the Burning of Columbia, South Carolina.
  

     Sylvanus T. Baughman was born on 11 February 1843 in Illinois.^2,5 He married Ann E. McCulloch, daughter of Henry McCulloch and Mary Keimer, on 21 February 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois.¹ He died on 19 August 1908 at age 65.⁵ He was buried at Centenary Cemetery (Plot 21-C) in Jefferson Twp., Ringgold Co., Iowa.⁵
     His middle name was probably Timothy, as he is listed as Tim Baughman in the 1870 census.⁶
     In 1860 he was living with the family of Louis Vandyke in Canton Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, and working as a farm hand.⁷
     He and his brother Philitus both served during the Civil War in Co. G of the 11th Illinois Cavalry, Sylvanus enlisting on 1 November 1861, and Philitis a month later, on 2 December. The regiment was organized at Camp Lyon in Peoria, Illinois, and mustered in there on 20 December 1861. They moved to Benton Barracks, near St. Louis, Missouri, on 22 February 1862, and were on duty there until 28 March. At about that time Co. G was detached from the regiment, and assigned as Headquarters Guard for the 17th Army Corps. They participated in the Siege of Vicksburg from 18 May to 4 July 1863, and the Siege of Jackson from 10-17 July.
     Sylvanus and Philitus were among the veterans of the Company who re-enlisted on 20 December 1863, and were mustered in on 31 December.
     During the Atlanta Campaign from 8 June to 8 September 1864 his Company was part of the assault on Kennesaw Mountain on 27 June, the Battle of Atlanta on 22 July, the Siege of Atlanta from 22 July to 25 August, and the Battle of Jonesborough from 31 August to 1 September. They served with Gen. Sherman during the March to the Sea from 15 November to 10 December, the Siege of Savannah from 10-21 December, and the Carolinas Campaign beginning in January 1865.^8,9,10
     He was mustered out at the end of the war, on 14 July 1865.⁸
     After their marriage he and his wife Ann lived in Fulton Co., Illinois, where they are listed in the census in Banner Twp. in 1870 and Putman Twp. in 1880. In 1880 Sylvanus's father Gideon was living with them, along with servants C. Dykeman (age 20) and Luke Lyons (18). Also in 1880, Ann was suffering from "cholera morbus" (i.e., stomach flu) at the time of the census taker's visit.^6,11
     By 1885 they had moved to Jefferson Twp., Ringgold Co., Iowa, where they are listed in the 1885 Iowa state census, and where Sylvanus's sister Hannah and her husband Wallace Willey were living.^12,13 They are also listed in Ringgold Co. in the 1895 Iowa state census (Sylvanus's father Gideon was again living with them)¹⁴, and in the 1900 federal census.¹⁵
     He and Ann had three children, Elnora (b 1867, d 1933), Henry Clay (b 1869, d 10 January 1937), and Sarah A. (b abt 1872).^11,2

More Information / Background

• Siege of Vicksburg
  
• Jackson Expedition
  
• Atlanta Campaign
  
• Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
  
• Battle of Atlanta
  
• Battle of Jonesborough
  
• Sherman's March to the Sea
  
• Carolinas Campaign.
  

     Sarah P. Baughman was born on 7 November 1845 in Illinois.^4,2 She married John Ham Trites, son of George G. Trites and Louisa Davis, on 1 September 1874 (his bio says 2 September 1874) in Fulton Co., Illinois.^5,3,1 She died on 7 December 1937 in Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, at age 92.⁶ She was buried at Silent Vale Cemetery in Maine, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.⁴
     She was living and working as a servant in the household of Charles Heald in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, in 1860⁷, and in the household of Daniel Vittum in Canton Twp. in 1870.⁸
     After their marriage she and her husband John lived with his parents on the family homestead in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois,³ and are listed there in the 1880 census. In addition to their children and John's parents, also living there in 1880 were John's sisters Lidia and Susan, and Marcus Merrand, a hired hand.⁹
     In 1885 her husband bought a 134-acre farm in Section 19 of Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois,³ and they moved there the following year.³ They are listed there in the 1900 and 1910 censuses. Sarah's widowed father Gideon Baughman was living with them in 1900.^10,11
     Sometime between 1910 and 1920 they moved to Friberg, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, where they are listed in the 1920 and 1930 censuses. In 1930 they had a servant, Helen Makousky, age 17.^12,13
     She and John had six children: George G. (d as an infant), Lewis Davis (b 4 February 1877, d 6 August 1966), Susan Barnard (b abt 1879, d 1 December 1942), John H. (b September 1881, d 6 November 1912), Winifred L. (b June 1884), Sylvanus T. (b 7 August 1886, d 14 May 1971).^{3,9,10,14,15,16,17}

     Jasper Newton Baughman was born in 1848 in Illinois.^4,2 He married first Ella Ophelia Allen, daughter of John B. Allen, on 12 May 1870 in Fulton Co., Illinois.⁵ They divorced sometime between 1880 and 1900, as Ella is listed as divorced in the 1900 census (Jasper has not yet been found in 1900).⁶ He married second Mary A. E. Farr, daughter of J. L. Farr and Asenath Blackmore, about 1900.⁷ He died in 1931.⁴ He was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa.⁴
     In 1860 he and his sister Mary were living with the family of Daniel and Ellen Vittum in Canton Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois.⁸
     He and his first wife Ella are listed in Fulton Co., Illinois, in the 1870 and 1880 censuses, in Canton Twp. in 1870 and in Putman Twp. in 1880.^9,10 They moved to Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa, in 1883¹¹, and Ella is listed there in the 1900 census with her son Ernest and four boarders. Jasper has not yet been found in the 1900 census⁶, but is listed in Marshalltown in the 1910 and 1920 censuses with his second wife Mary.^7,12 In 1930 he is listed in Marshalltown as a widower.¹³ However, his wife Mary was actually still living, and is listed in 1930 as an inmate at the State Hospital for the Insane in Washington Twp., Buchanon Co., Iowa.¹⁴
     He and his first wife Ella had two children, Ernest A. (b 7 April 1872, d 2 December 1924) and Florence Edna (b July 1879, d 1960).^10,6,15,16