Pvt. Alfred S. Bennorth

Pvt. Alfred S. Bennorth

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Pvt. Alfred Bennorth

Co. D       3rd Ill.

Died – 1926
Interred at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin
Location – Lot 46, Section 17
With a civilian headstone

       From the Ill. Adj't. Gen's. Report

Co. I       3rd Ill. Nat. Guard

Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill.
Enlisted – May 9, 1898
Mustered In, May 10, 1898 at Camp Tanner, Springfield, Ill.
Remarks – Transferred to Co. E, May 11, 1898

Co. E       3rd Ill. Nat. Guard

     Left for Chickamauga Park, Georgia May 16, 1898 and arrived at Newport News July 24, 1898.   Sailed on board the 'St. Louis' for Puerto Rico.   Duty in the area of Guayama, Puerto Rico until Nov. 2, 1898.   Embarked on board the 'Roumiai' for New York arriving Nov. 9, 1898.   Ordered to home station vis railroad arriving Nov. 11, 1898

Mustered Out – Jan. 13, 1899 at Joliet, Ill.

       Known Actions;
Aug. 2, 1898 – Under fire while landing at Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Aug. 5, 1898 – Battle at Guayama, Puerto Rico
Aug. 8, 1898 – Engagement north of Guayama, Puerto Rico
Aug. 13, 1898 – Engagement north of Guayama, Puerto Rico

       From Illinois County Marriages
Name - Alfred Bennorth
Aged - 26 Years
Born - 1873
Marriage Date - June 10, 1899 in Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Cornelis Z. Caroll

       From the Elgin, Sexton's Ledger
Name – Swan Alfred Bennorth
Died – Jan. 27, 1926
Location – 11 S. Grove avenue, Elgin, Kane county, Ill.
Aged – 53 / 3 / 25
Permit #21370
Interred – April 10, 1926
Location – lot E ½, #46 XVII, north 1.6', east 6'
Cause of Death – Cereberal Hemmorage complicated by arterial Selorosis for about 2 years
Condition – Male / White / Married
Wife – Cornelia Bennorth
Occupation – Watch Maker
Undertaker retained – F. T. Norris
Physician – George R. Thompson
Born – Elliholm, Swedan, Oct. 3, 1872
Parents – Benjamin Bennorth & Johanna Bjorkholm
Lived in Ill. - 50 years
Remarks – Both parents born in Sweden

       From the 1880 Census
Name - Alfred Bennorth
Aged - 8 Years
Born - 1872 in Sweden
Home in 1880 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 246 Chicago street
Race - White
Occupation - At School

       From the 1900 Census
Name - Alfred Bennorth
Aged - 27 Years
Born - Oct. 1872 in Sweden
Home in 1900 - 1st Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 206 Jefferson avenus
Race - White
Immigration Year - 1874
Occupation - Watch Ornamenter
Marriage Year - 1899
Spouse - Cornelia Bennorth
Spouses Age - 23 Years

       From the 1910 Census
Name - Alfred Bennorth
Aged - 37 Years
Born - 1873 in Sweden
Home in 1910 - 1st Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 726 Center Street
Race - White
Occupation - Guilding Room in the Watch Factory
Spouse - Caroline Bennorth
Spouses Age - 33 Years

       From the 1920 Census
Name - Alfred Bennorth
Aged - 47 Years
Born - 1873 in Sweden
Home in 1920 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 726 Center street
Race - White
Occupation - Watch Worker
Spouse - Comelia Bennorth
Spouses Age - 43 Years