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Musgrove, Samuel Roland—Civil War Pension Application, National Archives, Washington, DC: Married Sarah Jane Chicken in Ipava (Fulton) Illinois on 17 January 1869. Sarah was born in Fulton County, Illinois, and was the daughter of Henry Chicken and Elizabeth Bogue. Samuel went by “Roland.” Their children younger than 16 in 1891: Amy born 8 March 1880 in McDonough County, Illinois; Fred and Frank, twins born 28 June 1882; Olive born 28 December 1885; and Homer C. born 4 July 1876. His pension claim was based on chronic diarrhea gotten at Shiloh, Tennessee in April 1862. “During the siege of Vicksburg was taken with the liver complaint and kidney disease and was very low till November 1863. Was taken down again at Natchez, Mississippi, January 1864.” Samuel Roland Musgrove died 27 February 1891 in Vermont (Fulton) Illinois. In 1890 the family was living in Champion County, Arkansas. After this death, his widow stated: “My husband, S. Roland, left notes on persons in Arkansas (good, bad and desperate) amounting to 314.40 Dollars and the best one refused to pay without administration on it. I administered and the court appointed S. Cox, J. Mershon and R. M. Miller appraisers—who appraised the personal effects at fifty Dollars which I took at that amount as I had to keep house and since then, I have received from Arkansas 129.30 Dollars on said Notes and I do not know how much more will be paid. I have paid out 65.19 Dollars funeral expenses, and [unreadable] about 15.00 to 17.00 Dollars unpaid. And I have 10.26 Dollars on hand. And I occasionally get small sums of money from my son Robert who is working out on a farm, and upon the charity of my good neighbors and friends who take care of the widows and orphans.”— Sarah Musgrove Nevin, Simon—Enlisted 14 August 1862, 26 years old, as a private in Cos. D and I, 103 rd Infantry. Description at enlistment: 5’7” tall; brown hair; blue eyes; married; born in Belmont County, Ohio on 13 April 1835. Died 20 October 1863 while at home on sick furlough of chronic diarrhea. Nevin, Simon—1860 US Census, Pleasant Township, Fulton County, Illinois: 22 year old laborer, born in Ohio. His wife is Mary (23) born in Illinois. Their unnamed male child is 10 months old. Nevin, Simon—Civil War Pension Application, National Archives, Washington, DC.— Married Mary Ann Brown on 18 August 1858 in Fulton County, Illinois. Mary was born 3 September 1835. Their children: Mary Louisa born 1 February 1861 with a married name of Woody; and William E., born 28 December 1862 and died in August of 1865. (Attested to by Juda France, wife of Michael France.) After Simon’s death in 1863, Mary married James M. Hutton in Fulton County, Illinois, on 10 November 1871. They had at least 2 children together. James died 27 July 1890 in Gardner (Johnson) Kansas of typhoid fever. As a widow, Mary supported herself by 44
taking in laundry and from funds from the County. She was on the pauper list. Mary died in Gardner, Kansas, on 6 February 1917. Nolan, Henry—Enlisted 15 August 1862, 24 years old, as a private in Co. I, 103 rd Infantry. Description at enlistment: 5’10” tall; brown hair; hazel eyes; born in Ohio. Discharged March 1863 for disability. Nolan, Henry—Civil War Pension Application, National Archives, Washington, DC: Born in Monroe County, Ohio. Married Emaline Hubbs in McComb (McDonough) Illinois on 26 October 1859. She was the widow of Samuel Hubbs, who died 20 July 1853. “Emaline and Samuel moved to Lacon (Marshall) Illinois from Ohio. In 1853 were living in a log home near the cemetery in Lacon, Illinois when both got cholera. Samuel didn’t recover and died at home in the summer of 1853.”—Mrs. Rachel Hull, 1890 From 1864 to 1873 they lived in New Buffalo or Union Pier in Berrien County, Michigan. In 1873 they were in South Haven Township (Van Buren) Michigan. Henry claimed heart disease caused by exposure to severe weather while guarding prisoners at Cairo, Illinois in January of 1863. One doctor thought he had pericarditis and rheumatism, causing heart failure. Henry died 8 December 1888. Emaline died 13 September 1914 in South Haven, Michigan. Nolan, Thomas—Enlisted 14 August 1862, 19 years old, as a private in Co. I, 103 rd Infantry. Description at enlistment: 5’7” tall; brown hair; hazel eyes; born in Ohio. Died February 1864 at Nashville, Tennessee, of disease. Parkinson, Joseph—Enlisted 15 August 1862, 27 years old, as a private in Co. I, 103 rd Infantry. Description at enlistment: 5’7” tall; light hair; blue eyes; married; born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Absent wounded at muster out on 21 June 1865. Died 29 April 1911. Parkinson, Joseph—Civil War Pension Application, National Archives, Washington, DC: Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or Ohio on 5 July 1835. Married Helen M. Adams in Fulton County, Illinois, on 10 October 1861. Their children living in 1898: Mary Bertha Folmsbee born 18 January 1863; John Charles born 14 January 1867; and Joseph Marion born 1 May 1870. Joseph Marion was a widower by 1927 and had 2 adopted children, though they did not live with him. He left Columbus, Georgia after his mother died, going to Manchester, Georgia, and then he left there. Joseph lost half of his left foot, including the toes, due to a gun shot wound during the war. The foot was so badly injured they had to amputate most of the foot. He used crutches for the rest of his life. 45
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