Notes for William Milton BREYFOGLE

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Notes for William Milton BREYFOGLE

Contributor writes:
William's military service consisted of guarding the railroad. He suffered a disability from exposure and was discharged at Chicago, IL. He settled in O'Brien County, IA, Section 20, Liberty Township, in 1870. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the S.F. Jordan Post, G.A.R. at Primghar, IA.

SOURCE:: Old Soldiers Who Have Lived in O'Brien County, IA compiled by George W. Schee and O.H. Montzheimer, 1909, Primghar, IA. Collected from Internet site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaobrien/oldsoldiersA.htm
Internet preperation by Don Harrington.

William M. Breyfogle is listed on page 118 as a Private, Company L under the officer known as Sutherland

SOURCE: Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Marines - Illinois, 1885

Residence: Polo, Illinois Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 02 May 1864 in Polo, IL
Enlisted in Company I, 142nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 18 June 1864. Mustered out on 26 October 1864 in Chicago, IL
Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men. (ILRoster) Published in 1900

142nd Illinois Infantry
The ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND INFANTRY ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS was organized at Freeport, ILL., by Colonel Rollin B. Ankney as a Battalion of eight companies, and ordered to Camp Butler, Ill., where two companies were added, and the Regiment mustered June 18, 1864, for 100 days.
On 21st of June, the Regiment moved from Memphis, via Cairo and Mississippi River, and arrived on the 24th. On 26th, moved to White's Station, 11 miles from Memphis, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, where it was assigned to guarding railroad.
Mustered out of the United States service October 27, 1864, at Chicago, Ill.
SOURCE: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois (1900-1902) Volumes 1 - 8

Contributor writes:

Liberty Cemetery is located on O'Brien County Road B62 (also known as 500th Street), 1 mile west of State Highway 59. This intersection is 1.2 miles south of the entrance to Calumet, IA. The grave is located in farthest east section of the cemetery.

The grave is marked with a military style headstone with the inscription: William Bryfogle, CO. I, 142 ILL. INF.

There is also a bronze marker beside the headstone that is marked: G.A.R. 1861-1865

This stone sets directly in front (west) of the marker for his wife and infant daughter.

Source: Sandy and Dan Breyfogle Personal visit 2001, 2006

Editors note:

The 1880 Census lists a William W. Breyfogle, age 30 on Page 14, supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 159. Further research into the rest of the family leads to the conclusion that the person listed on this page is William Milton Breyfogle. It lists a wife Abbie (Abigail) age 22, a son Willie (William) age 5, and a daughter Maud (Margreta) age 3. These names and ages are close enough to other records that the general thought is that it is this William and the middle initial is an error in the census files.

A copy of the 1880 Census Index card is on file and it is indicated that Abbie was born in Canada, contrary to all other indications that she was born in New York (See 1885 census summary below). This census also lists William as being born in Illinois contrary to the 1885 census that indicates Ohio. there are enough errors on this census summary to conclude that the census taker may not have been as accurate in reporting as he should have been.

SOURCE: 1880 Federal Census Files

Contributor writes:

"D.A.W. Perkins "History of O'Brien Co." pages 138-139. William Breyfogle settled on sec. 20 (-page 139). Another interesting note is that C.H. Fields and his wife Phoebe (Myers) Fields lived in the same section as William and his wife Abigail (Myers) Breyfogle. Abigail and Phoebe are sisters. William Breyfogle is listed in the 1870 census is still living there in 1880. "

SOURCE: Molly Tow Everett, WA May 20, 2003

Contributor writes:

We found William and family living in Liberty Township in the 1885 census as follows:

Township Number: 94
Range: 40
Section: 20
Location: SW NW
Line Number: 12
Dwelling Number: 55
Family Number: 57
Page Number: 206
State: IA
County: O'Brien

GivenSurnameAgeMarital StatusBirth State
William M.Breyfogel38MOH
Abba27MNY
Wm. A10SIA
Maud8SIA
Lula G.5SIA
Joseph E.4SIA
Charley O.0SIA

Source: Molly Tow, Iowa State Census 1885, www.ancestry.com

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