Showing posts with label Forksville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forksville. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Town of Volo (Forksville) Started with 150 People

Another antiquated book I came across, was written by the man that defeated Gardner Gale in 1858 for Congress, Elijah M. Haines.  The book called, Historical and Statistical Sketches of Lake County, was written in 1852 and states that about 150 people were in Forksville (Volo) and about 200 in Wauconda to begin with.  Here are some screenshots from this old book that is found online:










It appears that the family of H. Wallace Gale was in Forksville, Il by 1854 (from previous research), but there were other related Gales who were in Forksville as revealed in my book.  This now gives me a good idea of the number of pioneers (150) who settled Forksville, IL. now known as Volo, IL.






Photograph of Elijah M. Haines, Illinois politician from Lake County and former Speaker of the Illinois House.


Thursday, February 9, 2017

Civil War Soldiers of Volo



There are nine Civil War Union soldiers buried/honored via cenotaph in the Volo Cemetery (maintained by Wauconda Township).  Four died during the war (three from disease and one in battle), one died shortly after returning, and the last four returned to live out their lives.
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H. Wallace Gale:
The first that soldier that has been studied was a young man who lived on the farm owned by his family that is now the Volo Auto Museum.  His name was Henry Wallace Gale (H. Wallace Gale).  He died at the age of 20 from Typhoid fever, in a hospital, on February 16, 1863 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Eleazar Graves:
Eleazar Graves died at 21 in a hospital on July 13, 1863 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Burr Ackley:
Burr Ackley died at 29 in battle as a seargent in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia on September 20,1863.
Nelson Huson:
Nelson Huson died at age 22, in  a hospital on January 04, 1865 in Columbia, Tennessee.
Lewis Weatherly:
Lewis Weatherly made it home but died shortly afterwards (probably due to a disablity acquired during the war).
Robert E. Walton:
Robert E. Walton made it home to live out his life.
John H. Walton:
John. H. Walton made it home to live out his life.
Andrew J. Raymond:
Andrew J. Raymond made it home to live out his life.
Amelius Ames:
Amelius Ames made it home to live out his life.