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Horace Walter Beal
b.5 Mar 1840 , Somerset, Pennsylvania
d.2 Sep 1900 Steamboat Springs, El Paso, Colorado
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m. 4 Mar 1837
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m. 17 Oct 1866
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Horace can be found in the following census: 1850 District 6, Allegany, MD Federal Census 1860 Dixon, Lee, IL Federal Census 1870 Dixon, Lee, IL Federal Census 1900 Denver, Arapahoe, CO Federal Census BEAL, Horace W. Pvt Disch. Apr 12 1863, Disability Company A, of the 13th Infantry Illinois Volunteers was organized at Dixon, Illinois April 22, 1861. The regiment was organized under the Ten-Regiment Bill, for three months service, at Dixon, May 9, 1961, and mustered into the United States service May 24, 1861. The regiment organized with 970 men, and was composed of companies from Dixon, Sterling, Amboy, Rock Island, Sandwich, Sycamore, Morrison, Aurora, Chicago, and DuPage. Sunday, June 16, the regiment was ordred to Caseyville, Ill., by rail; July 6 to Rolla, Missouri; October 10, 1861, ordered to Springfield, Missouri; November 10, 1861, ordered back to Rolla; remained during the winter in Rolla. Extract from letter written by Josie Uhl to Zachariah Mathuss Dixon, Dec 16th 1866 Sunday, Morn. Dear Friend Zack, Some very great things have been happening since I last wrote by you. Let me give you the weddings first. There always seems to be such great quantities of them here every fall. The first one perhaps I have already told you, Horace Beal, Grace Clay, Annie Upham, Ed Utly, brother John, Katie Tremper Dick Wadsworth Mrs. Tom Eustace. I do not think of any more just now. Good bye. Write soon. Your friend Josie. |