North vs. South
A historic Cannon located in Hillsboro, Illinois
Located at the Historic Montgomery County Courthouse
There are only two others like it which are located at
Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This is a picture of Cottingham Post GAR #236 Nokomis, Illinois. Photo was taken sometime after 1883.
The first man in the second row, left to right, and holding a hat in his hand is Isaac Thomas "Tom" Towell, who served with Company A of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry during the Civil War. He saw battle at Vicksburg along with his father William M. Towell Sr. and his two brothers, John Towell and William M. Towell Jr. They all served with Company A 3rd Illinois Cavalry. Their names are placed within the Illinois Monument in Vicksburg Military National Park. Isaac and his wife, Elizabeth (Chapman) Towell, are buried in Bost Hill Cemetery in Fillmore, Illinois. William Towell Sr. is buried in Kirkland Cemetery outside of Walshville, Illinois. Isaac Towell was the Maternal 2nd Great Grandfather of Olin Dale Clayton and William Towell Sr. was Olin's 3rd Great Grandfather.
Third row from front to back, second man, left to right, with dark hair parted on the left side, and a handle bar mustache is William E. Sides, who served with Company C 143rd Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. William and Alice (Wells) Sides are buried in Nokomis Cemetery in Nokomis, Illinois. He was the Paternal 3rd Great Uncle of Olin Dale Clayton.
This is a photo of Dr. William H. Geddy. He is the Paternal Step-2nd Great Grandfather of Olin Dale Clayton. He served with Company D of the 178th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Dr. Geddy was a shoe cobbler before the war and afterwards became a physician. He married Abigail (Chapman) Clayton after the death of her first husband, Henry Clayton in 1878. Henry was born in 1852 in England. Henry died in Oberlin, Ohio. Dr. Geddy and his wife Abigail (Chapman) Geddy are buried in Nokomis Cemetery in Nokomis, Illinois.
This is a photo of Henry and Elzirah (Irvin) Hays. Elzirah was the daughter of William and Sarah (Rader) Irvin. William Irvin was the son of William and Elzirah (?) Irvin. Henry Hays is the Paternal 2nd Great Grandfather of Barbara Elaine (Hays) Clayton. Henry Hays first married Ruth Ann Tilley on February 20,1862 in Christian County, Illinois. Ruth died in June of 1873. After Ruth's death he married Elzirah Irvin August 7, 1873 in Christian County,Illinois. Elzirah Irvin Hays died July 11, 1908 in Christian County, Illinois. Elzirah is buried in the Hays Cemetery in Moweaqua, Illinois. He later married Mary Evans November 24, 1909 in Decatur,Illinois. Henry Hays served with Company E 32nd Illinois Infantry and was wounded at The Battle of Bentonville, South Carolina on March 19th, 1865 receiving a gunshot wound to the left leg and a gunshot wound to his left side. Henry Hays died on May 18, 1914 in Moweaqua, Illinois and was buried in the Hays Cemetery there. Henry Hays's father was Andrew Hays who served in the Mexican War and he is also buried in the Hays Family Cemetery.
This is a Hays family photo with Henry Hays in his Civil War uniform. He is the one on the far right of the picture. The man standing to the left of Henry Hays, is his son George Thompson Hays, the paternal great grandfather of Barbara (Hays) Clayton. Henry Hays' wife is the woman seated on the right.
This is the father-in-law of Henry Hays, William Irvin. William served in the Mexican War and it was just discovered that he also served in the Civil War. The above photo of him is in a Mexican War Dragoon Uniform. He served as a Private in the Mexican War under Captain Bogard's 4th Illinois Volunteers. The picture is distorted, due to some unknown damage,and is the only known photo in existance of him. He served as a Blacksmith during the Civil War with Company E, 6th Regiment of the Illinois Cavalry. On December 15th of 1861, while shoeing a horse, the horse fell on William Irvin's chest and he would suffer from those injuries, until his death in 1877. William Irvin is buried in Bethel Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Christian County,Il. His stone is of military stature,but has been damaged and worn by time, bearing only "William Irvin" Company E 6th Ill Cavalry
