| Name |
Lawrence DYE |
- This was written by NeoshoGold On Ancestry.com (link shown below)
Lawrence Dye was born about 1807 in Mason or Fleming Co., Kentucky. He is living with his parents on the 1810 & 1820 censuses of Fleming Co., KY. His father died in 1822 when he was about age 15, and his mother died in 1825 when he was about age 18. Lawrence married Mary Ann VanTrease on Jan. 20, 1825 in Fleming Co., KY, and they had 9 children. The family is listed on the 1830 census of Fleming Co., KY. Lawrence fell into debt about 1837 and went to South Carolina & Georgia between 1837-1841 to earn some money. On the 1840 census, Mary Ann is listed as the head of household with the children. While Lawrence was gone the court awarded his property to his debtors, and he emigrated with his family in 1841 to Vermilion Co., IL. The family is listed on the 1850 census of District 21, Vermilion Co., IL, and on the 1860 census of Elwood Twp., Vermilion Co., IL. In July of 1862, Lawrence enlisted on the Union side in the Civil War - he was about age 56. The tours of duty were hard on him, and he became ill and never fully recovered. Mary Ann VanTrease Dye died in 1865. Lawrence is listed on the 1870 census of Elwood Twp., age 63 and living alone. Lawrence remarried Delilah Mills Ritter Creitzer March 17, 1871 in Vermilion Co., IL. It was the second marriage for Lawrence, and the third marriage for Delilah. Delilah was the daughter of Levi Mills & Mary "Polly" O'Bryant. Delilah had at least 5 children from her marriage to John Ritter, and Lawrence & Delilah had 4 more children. Lawrence died Sept 7, 1879 in Vermilion Co., IL. When I wrote the state of Illinois for his death certificate I was told they did not have one - the doctor who treated him stated in an affadavit in his pension file that he treated Lawrence for free due to his extreme poverty so he did not keep any records of his death. Delilah married twice more after Lawrence's death, and she died sometime before June 4, 1892 and probably before 1891.
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| Birth |
Abt 1807 |
KY  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Civil War |
24 Jul 1862 |
Vermilion County, IL |
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name DYE, LAWRENCE
Rank PVT
Company C
Unit 73 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence VERMILION CO, IL
Age 45
Height 5' 7 1/2
Hair BLACK
Eyes BLACK
Complexion DARK
Marital Status MARRIED
Occupation FARMER
Nativity MASON CO, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 24, 1862
Joined Where VERMILION CO, IL
Joined By Whom M D HAWS
Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 21, 1862
Muster In Where CAMP BUTLER, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out
Muster Out Where
Muster Out By Whom
Remarks DISCHARGED JAN 28, 1863 AT NASHVILLE TENN ON SURG CERT OF DISABILITY
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| Death |
7 Sep 1879 |
Vermilion County, IL |
- According to pension records, was a Civil War veteran in Company "C" 73rd Regiment Illinois Volunteers. (Union Army) He was a Private. He enlisted at Vermilion, IL, and served from July 24, 1862 to January 28, 1863 when he was discharged at Nashville, TN. He contracted "camp diarrhea" in the service, and spent the later years of his life in poverty. Doctor treated him in last years of his life for free. He died September 7, 1879, and was buried September 8, 1879 at Mt. Pisgah cemetery, Georgetown, Vermilion Co., IL. Son-in-law David Sconce was appointed guardian of his minor children from his second marriage after his death.
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| Person ID |
I54 |
ZPemberton |
| Last Modified |
15 Sep 2014 |
Abt 1807 - 1879 (~ 72 years)
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