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Will Still as Union Soldier

William Frederick STILLAge: 79 years18391918

Name
William Frederick STILL
Birth July 3, 1839
Death of a fatherWilliam STILL
October 24, 1849 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Suicide by Drowning

Newspaper Article About William's Suicide
Newspaper Article About William's Suicide

Note: The Globe, Monday Oct 29, 1849 (London Paper)


Military
Union Army in Civil War
August 24, 1862 (Age 23 years)
Note: William F. Still
Census 1870 (Age 30 years) Age: 30
Death of a motherAnn Priscilla SUMMERS
March 28, 1880 (Age 40 years)
Burial of a motherAnn Priscilla SUMMERS
1880 (Age 40 years)
Census 1880 (Age 40 years)
Note: Household Members: William was living with his sisters Elizabeth and Frances - and their children.
MarriageMary Emily COPELINView this family
November 14, 1897 (Age 58 years)
Occupation
Farmer in Xenia

Residence 1910 (Age 70 years)
Note: From the 1910 census:
Death October 16, 1918 (Age 79 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 22, 1837St Andrew Church, St Andrew Parish, Holborn, City of London, County of Middlesex, England
1 month
elder sister
2 years
himself
Will Still as Union SoldierWilliam Frederick STILL
Birth: July 3, 1839St Andrew Parish, Holborn, City of London, County of Middlesex, England
Death: October 16, 1918Xenia, Wayne Co., IL
23 months
younger sister
19 months
younger sister
Marriot STILL
Birth: 1842Holborn, Middlesex, England
Death: August 10, 1843Holborn, Middlesex, England
3 years
younger sister
Mary Ann STILL
Birth: May 1845Holborn, Middlesex, England
Death: October 19, 1845Holborn, Middlesex, England
16 months
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
6 months
younger sister
Family with Mary Emily COPELIN - View this family
himself
Will Still as Union SoldierWilliam Frederick STILL
Birth: July 3, 1839St Andrew Parish, Holborn, City of London, County of Middlesex, England
Death: October 16, 1918Xenia, Wayne Co., IL
wife
Marriage: November 14, 1897Wayne Co., IL

Military

William F. Still Birth Year: abt 1839 Age: 23 Enrollment Date: 24 Aug 1862 Discharge Date: 26 Jun 1865 Place: Evansville, Indiana Company: G Regiment: 91 Notes: Mustered Out.

William F Still Company: G Unit: 91 IN INF War: Civil War War Years: 1861-1865 Cemetery: POWERS Burial Place: Wayne, Illinois, USA Volume: 2 Page: 621 Record Source: 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor (War Veteran Burials)

Census

Household Members: William was living with his sisters Elizabeth and Frances - and their children.

William Still 40 Elizabeth Dodd 43 Alice Dodd 20 sister Annie Dodd 17 Adolph Dodd 12 Fannie Wilson 30 sister William Wilson 10 May Wilson 7

Residence

From the 1910 census:

William F Still

Age in 1910: 70 Birthplace: England Spouse's Name: Mary E Stell Home in 1910: Garden Hill, Wayne, Illinois Marital Status: Married Year of immigration: 1857

BirthParish Entry For William Still's BaptismParish Entry For William Still's Baptism
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