Notes for David HOLDREN

Notes for David HOLDREN

SOURCE: Military Record, Patricia Morehouse, Barrington IL 1987

David Holdren, farmer, Compton, was born in Columbia Co. Pa. in 1827. He learned the carpenter trade in that county and came to Chicago in 1848, bringing a kit of carpenter tools. While in Chicago Mr. Holdren worked on the old Tremont house that was destroyed in the great fire. At that time there were very few buildings west of the river. He worked in Chicago three months, and then went to Rockford, IL. & remained there two years, at the end of which time he returned to Penn, and was married to Miss Lucretia McCoy.

He remained in Penn until 1863, in that year he came to Lee County ILL. In 1865 he enlisted in the 15th Illinois Infantry and served until the close of the Civil War. He then returned home and worked at his trade until 1876, in that year he went on a farm which he bought in 1869. Since 1876 he has been engaging in farming and stock raising. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No 282.

History of Lee County, Illionis 1881

CIVIL WAR PENSION INFORMATION

David Holdren Certificate # 384002

Military Service: Pvt, Co I, 15th Reg Illinois (re-Organized) Volunteers
Enrolled 2 Mar 1865 at Dixon, ILL.
Mustered in 3 Mar 1865 age 37, Ht: 66 1/2 inches,
Complexion: dark, Hair: brown, Eyes: blue.
Discharged at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas on 16 Sep 1865,
Injured hand and arm at George Town, north of Washington
north of Washington City on May 25, 1865. Approx 2 days
after the Grand Review, by falling on edge of camp kettle
while carring water to camp over fallen timber. Was not in
hospital, the hand was lanced on the boat on the river on
the trip to St. Louis, Mo. by and unknown surgeon.
Appointed to corporal 18 Jul 1865.

Pension: Applied for invalid pension on 25 June 1885 (age 57) while
residing at Compton, Lee, Illinois.

Death Cert: Lee Co, Ill, shows David Holdren died 7 Aug 1889 age 62
years 3 days at Brooklyn township, of blood poisoning, TB,
etc. resident of IL. for 25 years. Burried Mulugin Grove
cemetery on 11 Aug 1889, affidavit certified by Dennis
Bradshaw in 1890 in Compton ILL.

Claim for widow's pension of Mar 1893 shows that Lucretia Holdren age 61 of Princeton, Bureau Co. ILL, married David Holdren on Mar 1853 in White Hall Pa. as Lucretia J. McCoy, born 24 Jul 1833 at Washingtonville, Columbia Co. Pa. died 5 Apr 1919. H. Carnahan claimed hand injury caused death rejected by Goverment. Affidavit of 1893 by Christopher age 70 and Susan R. Derr age 59 of Montgomery Station, Lycoming Co. Penn. shows that they were born and brought up in the same immediate neighberhood and witnessed the marriage of David and Lucretia Holdren on 3 Mar 1853. Witnessed by Mary B. and Nellie Derr. Hiram Carnahan acquainted with David Holdren from 1837 to his death (were boys togather) David was in I company 15 Inf. his residence at time of enlistment was Brooklyn, IL.