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- James Lee Silvers, for a great many years a resident of Leroy and a veteran of the Civil War, died suddenly at his home in that place Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. He had eaten a hearty dinner and soon after complained of not feeling well and went in and lay down upon a couch. Members of the family going to him a few minutes later found him dead. He had been ill since last fall and his death was not unexpected.
Deceased was born in Zanesville, Boone County, Ind., August 23, 1839. When he arrived at the age of fifteen he went with his parents to Iowa and came to Illinois in 1861. The next year, June 26, he was united in marriage to Harriett Kinder, a Leroy girl, who survives him. To this union nine children were born, three of whom are living. They are: Mrs. Frank Ramsey, of Pontiac; Mrs. George Taylor, of Catlin; and Earnest Silvers, of Leroy.
On August 26, 1862, Mr. Silvers enlisted at Bloomington in the 94th Illinois regiment volunteers under Col. John McNulta, and left his bride of a few months to do battle for his country, He saw service at Vicksburg, Prairie Grove and Mobile Bay. He served during the remainder of the war and was given an honorable discharge in 1865. Coming back to Leroy he engaged himself in the brick and tile manufacturing business and continued this until his health would not permit it. He was a man well thought of in the community, a member of the Methodist Church and the G. A. R. and possessed a host of friends whom he had won by his honorable dealings with his fellowmen.
Bloomington Weekly Pantagraph
Friday, May 5, 1916, Bloomington, Illinois
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- Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name James L Silvers
Enlistment Date 8 Aug 1862
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 20 Aug 1862
Muster Place Illinois
Muster Company G
Muster Regiment 94th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Muster Out Date 17 Jul 1865
Muster Out Place Galveston, Texas
Muster Out Information Mustered Out
Side of War Union
Survived War? Yes
Residence Place LeRoy, Illinois
Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
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