Washington County, Illinois
 Jacob Jolliff |
Born : July 28, 1846 at Irvington, Illinois Died : August 15, 1897
Jacob is buried in
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Military Service:
November 23, 1863, Volunteered to serve in Civil War,
declared age 18, 4 months, actual age 17, 4 months
| Volunteered for Civil War: | Nov. 23, 1863 | |
| Served as Pvt. | Co. I 49 Reg't Illinois Infantry | |
| April 21, to April 27, 1864 | treated for Diarrhea | |
| April 27, to May 1, 1864 | Acute Diarrhea | |
| May to July 7, 1864 | Chronic Diarrhea | |
| June 30, 1864 | detached as non veteran | |
| July 1, 1864 | absent sick until Aug. 31, 1864 | |
| July 7, 1864 | Deserted | |
| August 10, 1864 | Deserted | |
| October 5, 1864 | Returned | |
| October 6, 1864 | Returned to duty | |
| 1865 | Enlarged spleen and liver while in Paducah, Ky. | |
| Honorably Discharged: | Sept. 9, 1865 at Paducah, Kentucky at close of the War | |
| Aug. 2, 1890 | filed for Pension Address Sinda, Ark. | |
| Jan. 3, 1891 | appeared before Notary Public stating who he was. Cinda, ARK. | |
| Jan. 10, 1891 | Application filed Cinda, ARK | |
| March 19, 1891 | War Department to confirm service | |
| April 29, 1891 | Doctors report | |
| June 26, 1891 | ? age abt. 45 in Dunklin County Missouri states residence is in Sinda, Ark. Declaration for Original Pension which was Invalid Witness are C. M. Stephens and ? Jackson | |
| July 9, 1891 | Department of Interior Rejection of Pension | |
| October 12, 1891 | General Affidavit filed Address Cinda, Ark. | |
| April 12, 1892 | REOPENED | |
| July 4, 1894 | HAD 3 GALLONS of WATER removed from his abdomen. Dr's notation that his normal waist size was 31 inches and at that time it was 37 inches. | |
| August 1, 1894 | before Police Magistrate age 49 resident of Rose Ind. Ty. Supplemental Declaration of Claimant. Witnesses Ensign Trout and Emma Jolliff, Starr, his sister. | |
| **** | Must have been a move between 1891 and 1894. New address. | |
| August 8, 1894 | met with attourney M.V. Tierney | |
| Sept. 6, 1894 | Department of Interior log of Military Service | |
| November 23, 1894 | General Affidavit and signatures by Enoch George and Henry Wayman | |
| November 28, 1894 | another DETAILED Medical Report | |
| Feb. 15, 1895 | another General Affidavit singed by Henry Wayman and Abner Faulkner | |
| April 3, 1895 | General Affidavit of no other service | |
| April 27, 1895 | finally approved for a pension and received $12.00 a month beginning August 8, 1894 | |
| August 15, 1897 | DIED according to Civil War Record. |
| Jacob Jolliff is my grandfather. I would love to hear from anyone researching this family. By e-mail : Rosetta
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