Kirkwood Cemetery
Union, Madison County, Ohio
{This is where his parents are}
LOT : ?
REMOVED
before 1883
TO:
DIVISION 2
previously - DIVISION 1
LOT : 114
ROW : 16
COLUMN : 7
SUB. R/C : EAST
GRAVE # 1
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L. Aquilla "Quill" Toland Jr.
b. July 1, 1840
London, Madison County, Ohio
d. February 15, 1878
Austin Township, Macon County, Illinois
buried: February 1878
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FATHER
Dr. L. Aquilla Toland Sr.
(1793-1866)
MOTHER
Elizabeth Lewis
(1805-1885)
MARRIED
Lydia A. (nee-Smith)
Toland-McKee
(1848-1932)
November 4, 1868
Macon County, Illinois
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CHILDREN
with Lydia
Elizabeth "Bessie" Toland
(1870-1883)
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NOTE:
L. Aquilla Toland Jr.,
fought in the
CIVIL WAR
SGT. CO.C. 17 OHIO INF.
LIEUT. CO.A. 113 OHIO INF. |
NOTE:
Aquilla's father,
L. Aquilla Toland Sr.,
fought in the
WAR of 1812 |
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MILITARY
Aquilla enlisted April 19, 1861 in Ohio as a 1st Sergeant in Company C. Ohio 17th Infantry Regiment. Mustered out August 15, 1861 Camp Goddard, Zanesville, Ohio. Enlisted Company A, Ohio 113th Infantry Regiment on August 11, 1862. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on January 13, 1863. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on April 29, 1863. Mustered out on January 20, 1864. Received honorable discharge on September 16, 1865. He took part in the battles of Mission Ridge, Shilow, the Siege of Vicksburg and others.
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G. A. R.
The Grand Army of the Republic
The G.A.R. a fraternal, charitable and patriotic association, limited to men who served in the Union army or navy during the Civil War, and received honorable discharge. The first post was chartered in Decatur, Illinois, April 6, 1866.
THE CHARTER MEMBERS:
Bishop, J. T. - (unknown burial)
Coltrin, Lieutenant Isaac Newton - (in Greenwood Cemetery)
Dunning, G. H. - (unknown burial)
Kanan, Captain Michael F. - (in Greenwood Cemetery)
Nale, J. H. - (unknown burial)
Prior, Joseph - (unknown burial)
Pugh, Col. Isaac Campbell - (in Greenwood Cemetery)
Reibsame, C. - (unknown burial)
Routh, Corporal James W. - (buried St. Paul, Minnesota)
Sibley, Dr. Benjamin Franklin - (in Greenwood Cemetery)
Steele, Maj. George R. - (in Greenwood Cemetery)
Toland, Aquilla - (in Greenwood Cemetery)
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Decatur Weekly Republican - (Decatur, Illinois) - 20 FEB 1878
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Decatur Weekly Republican - (Decatur, Illinois) - 21 FEB 1878 page 7
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Decatur Weekly Republican page 7 (Decatur, Illinois) - 28 FEB 1878
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STONE FROM KIRKWOOD CEMETERY
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