Fablinger, Raymond

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• Residence: 1900, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois

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• Residence: Hanover, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1900, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois
• Residence: 1930, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois

Notes:

Lewis was raised in Illinois, although, he was born in Maryland, as his parents came to Jo Daviess county when he was young. At the time that the civil war started, he tried to enlist, but was sent home, because he was too young. He tried again later when he was seventeen and was accepted in Company H 21st Illinois infantry and after re-enlisting was mustered out from the service in December 1865 from Company C of the 140th Illinois infantry. After the war, Lewis attended and graduated from the Normal School in Galena, Illinois in June 1872. After that, he taught in Illinois and California. He also was justice of the peace in Elizabeth and sold fire insurance.

Upon his retirement, he began to raise ginseng plants, as a hobby, but it turned out to be a profitable venture. Lewis is known for being the last surviving veteran of the civil war in the state of Illinois. He was 103 years old and would have been 104 in October when he died in 1950. In the may 30, 1949, life magazine he was pictured as being one of the oldest surviving members of the civil war. At that time there were only sixty-eight left. In the census of 1860, he was listed as being fourteen. In 1889, he was living in Hanover, Illinois and in 1916 was living in Elizabeth, Illinois. There were five children in the family. They were Winifred Marie Fablinger (Bowden) (1877-1934), Carolyn May Fablinger (Parkinson) (1879-1934), Sarah Bernice Fablinger (Rogers) (1881- ), Herbert Leigh Fablinger (1886-1887) and William Raymond Fablinger (1888-1971).

Died:
Hines Hospital

Lewis married Weir, Austa (Austie) on 4 May 1876. Austa was born in Jan 1850 in Illinois, USA; died in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1900, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois
• Residence: 1930, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois

Notes:

George was raised by his father and stepmother, because his mother had died when he was two and a half years old. At the age of eighteen he took up the trade of a stonemason, which he followed for about six years. In 1837, he came to America and after a thirteen-week trip; he landed in the city of Baltimore. He soon found employment with the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, where he worked for two years. Later he went to Allegheny County, Maryland, where he worked in a sawmill. He, also, worked in the furnaces at Lonaconing.

While a resident of Maryland, he married Margaret Pope, who was also a native of Germany. About 1848-49, they came to Jo Daviess County and after a short residency in Galena, they settled on 120 acres on section 3 of the Hanover Township. They paid $1.25 an acre and by hard work made improvements that made the farm, one of the best in the township. At the time of his death, he owned 200 acres. Margaret had a hard life as she bore him twelve children. They were Phillip, John, Nicholas, Lewis, George, Margaret, James, Elizabeth, William, Theresa, Peter, and Agnes. She died in 1861, shortly after the birth of the youngest daughter, Agnes or Aggie. Although there are some reports that she died in 1864. George contracted a second marriage with Mary Thompson. While married to George, she helped with raising of two of George's grand children, until her death in 1885. They were the son and daughter of Nicholas. In the census of September 8, 1860, he was listed as being 47 years old and his wife was 42. The value of their property was $1500 and the personal estate $700. George and Margaret are buried in the Edgerton cemetery in Hanover, Illinois.

Buried:
Edgerton Cemetery

George married Pope, Margaret in 1842 in Maryland, USA. Margaret was born in 1817 in Germany; died on 19 Jul 1891 in Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]