Pvt. Guy G. Wilber

Pvt. Guy G. Wilber

From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll

Co. K        1^st Wisc. Inft.

Died – Sept. 27, 1916

Interred at Dundee Township Cemetery, West

Location – Lot 31, Block 1

       Excerpt from Aug. 3, 1898 issue of the Elgin Daily Courier.
     Guy Wilber, of Carpentersville who enlisted in a Wisc. Regiment wrote home from Jacksonville, Fla. Where he is now stationed.   He says the sand on the roads is six inches deep and mules are need (sic) for all truck purposes, Horses being usable to stand the strain.   The foliage and grass are scant and milk sells for 10 cents q quart.   The soldiers sleep in tents 4X4, just large enough for two.   He visited St. Augustine and viewed Fort Monroe, built two hundred and fifty years ago.   Outside the courtyard are prison calls (Walls) and sealed vaults where the Spanish use to

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       From the 1940 Census

Name - H. Clayton Wood

Aged - 61 Years

Race - White

HOme in 1940 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

Street - 931 Cedar avenue

Spouse - May Wood

       From the 1880 Census
Name - Guy Wilber
Aged - 2 Years
Born in - Illinois
Home in 1880 - Dundee, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White

       From the 1890 Census
Name - Guy R. Wilber
Aged - 22 Years
Born on - Illinois
Home in 1890 - Dundee, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Marital Status - Single

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - Guy R. Wilber
Unit -

Co. A       1st Wisc. Inft.

War - Spanish-American War
War Years - 1898
Cemetery - Dundee
Burial Place - Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor