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From the 1870 Census
Name - W. H. Baird       Aged - 40 Years
Born - 1830 in Pennsylvania
Home in 1870 - 6th Ward, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa
Race - White
Occupation Hotel Keeper

From the 1880 Census
Name - Anthony W. Baird       Aged - 49 Years
Born - 1831 in Penn.
Home in 1880 - Haw Creek, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Farmer
Spouse - Melissa Baird       Aged - 38 Years

From the 1900 Census
Name - Anthony W. Baird       Aged - 69 Years
Born - 1830 in Pennsylvania
Home in 1900 - Haw Creek, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Farmer
Can Read and Write - Yes
House Owned or Rented - Owned
Marriage Year - 1865
Spouse - Malissa Baird       Aged - 57 Years

From Maquon Cemetery Compiled by Knox County Genealogical Society
Name - Anthony W. Baird
Unit - Co. A   8th Mo. Inf.
Born - Aug. 26, 1830
Died - Aug. 16, 1903
Location - Sec. 2, Lot E 29, Grave 1
       Index - Haw Creek, Maquon

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From the 1860 Census
Name - William Bradford       Aged - 17 Years
Born - 1843 in Illinois
Home in 1860 - Haw Creek, Knox Co., Ill.
Post Office - Knoxville
Occupation - Farm Laborer
Attended School - Yes

Pvt. William H. Bradford

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. E       83d Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Haw Creek
Enlisted - Aug. 11, 1862
Mustered In - Aug. 21, 1862
Remarks - Mustered Out June 26, 1865
     Known Actions
2d Fort Donelson, Tenn. - Feb. 3, 1863
       Note;
Most of their war service was Provost Duty with many skirmishs with Gen. Forrest and Wheeler's Guerillas.

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. William H. Bradford
Unit - Co. E   83d Ill. Inf.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 6'   3 1/2"
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Hazel
Complexion - Dark
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1843 in Knox Co., Ill.

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From the 1860 Census
Name - George Bricker       Aged - 28 Years
Born - 1832 in Ohio
Home in 1860 - Maquon, Knox Co., Ill.

Pvt. George Bricker

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. K       11th Ill. Cav.

Home of Record - Maquon, Ill.
Enlisted - Nov. 6, 1861
Mustered In - Dec. 20, 1861
Remarks - Re-enlisted as a veteran
       Note;
With his re-enlistment he received a $300 Veterans Bounty and a 30 day Veterans Furlough.
Re-enlisted - Dec. 20, 1863
Mustered In - Dec. 31, 1863
Remarks - Sept. 30, 1865
       Known Actions
Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. - April 6 & 7, 1862
Bolivar, Tenn.
Davis Bridge
Corinth, Miss. - Oct. 1862
Iuka, Miss. - Oct. 1862
Lexington - Dec. 18, 1862
Jackson - Dec. 19, 1862
Humbold - Dec. 20, 1862
Paarker's Cross Roads - Dec. 21, 1862
Hydsonville, Miss. - June 21, 1863
Messinger's Ford, Miss. - Sept. 24, 1863
Woodville, La.
Egypt Station

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. George Bricker
Unit - Co. K   11th Ill. Cav.
Descriptive Roll
Born - 1832

From the 1870 Census
Name - George Bricker       Aged - 38 Years
Born - 1832 in Ohio
Home in 1870 - Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., Missouri
Race - White
Occupation - Farmer

From the 1900 Census
Name - George Bricker       Aged - 68 Year
Born - Dec. 1831 in Ohio
Home in 1900 - Haw Creek, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Farmer
Marital Status - Unmarried
Can Read and Write - Yes

From the Find--Grave Index
Name - George Bricker Jr.
Born - Dec. 1831 in Coshocton Co., Ohio
Died - 1905 in Ohio
Cemetery - Cook Cemetery
Located in or near - Knox Co., Ill.
        Index - Haw Creek, Maquon

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Pvt. John V. Brown

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. D       7th Ill. Cav.

Home of Record - Not Filled In
Enlistd - Nov 9, 1863
Mustered In - Nov. 30, 1863
Remarks - Mustered Out Nov. 4, 1865

From the 1870 Census
Name - John V. Brown     Aged - 27 Years
Born - 1843 in Illinois
Home in 1870 - Haw Creek, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Farmer
Spouse - Alice Brown     Age - 19 Years

From the 1880 Census
Name - John V. Brown     Aged - 36 Years
Born - 1844 in Illinois
Home in 1880 - Haw Creek, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Farmer
Spouse - Alice Brown
Spouses Age - 29 Years

From the 1920 Census
Name - John V. Brown      Aged - 75 Years
Born - 1845 in Illinois
Home in 1920 - Salem, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Laborer
Home Free or Mortgaged - Mortgaged
Able to Read and Write - Yes
Spouse - Leah Brown     Age - 68 Years

From the Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name - John V. Brown
Born - April 23, 1844 in Knox Co., Ill.
Died - Jan. 10, 1924 in Galesburg, Knox Co., Ill.
Burial Place - Maquon, Ill.
Age at Death - 79 Years
Occupation - Retired Farmer
Race - White
Marital Status - Married
Spouse - Margaret Hunter
Comments - Lived where died 3d; served in U.S. miltary, Co. D, 7th...

From the Knox County Genealogical Society        Maquon Cemetery Sitewalk
Name - John V. Brown
Unit - Co. D   7th Ill. Cav.
Born - 1844
Died - 1924
Location - Sec. 1, Lot H. 04
       Index - Galesburg, Haw Creek, Maquon, Salem

Pvt. 

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. 

Home of Record - Haw Creek
Enlisted -
Mustered In -
Remarks -