Mr. Absalom B. Funk, of Bloomington, Illinois, died at Saint Luke's Hospital, Chicago, after a two-month illness.
A.B. Funk was born in Funks Grove Township on Mar. 4, 1841, a son of Isaac and Cassandra Sharp Funk. He was married to Miss Sophronia Vandevender on May 5, 1870, at McLean County. To this union were born two children.
Abb's early years were spent on the Funk Farms and after receiving his common school education in the country schools, he attended Wesleyan University, Bloomington, for two years.
A Civil War veteran, he served in Company K, 145th Illinois Infantry. He was with his regiment detailed for duty in southwestern Missouri, guarding the railroads for five months, when he received is honorable discharge.
Mr. Funk received a share of his father's estate, 2,280 acres of land, to which he had added. He had been a successful stock raiser, including interest in a cattle ranch in Montana, and a practical farmer. In 1868, he removed to Bloomington. He had served as president at First National Bank for five years.
The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), Jan. 23, 1915, Page 10.
Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
Illinois Marriage Index.
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Mr. Absalom B. Funk, of Bloomington, Illinois, died at Saint Luke's Hospital, Chicago, after a two-month illness.
A.B. Funk was born in Funks Grove Township on Mar. 4, 1841, a son of Isaac and Cassandra Sharp Funk. He was married to Miss Sophronia Vandevender on May 5, 1870, at McLean County. To this union were born two children.
Abb's early years were spent on the Funk Farms and after receiving his common school education in the country schools, he attended Wesleyan University, Bloomington, for two years.
A Civil War veteran, he served in Company K, 145th Illinois Infantry. He was with his regiment detailed for duty in southwestern Missouri, guarding the railroads for five months, when he received is honorable discharge.
Mr. Funk received a share of his father's estate, 2,280 acres of land, to which he had added. He had been a successful stock raiser, including interest in a cattle ranch in Montana, and a practical farmer. In 1868, he removed to Bloomington. He had served as president at First National Bank for five years.
The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), Jan. 23, 1915, Page 10.
Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
Illinois Marriage Index.
View cenotaph HERE.
Family Members
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James Funk
1818–1877
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George Washington Funk
1827–1911
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Adam Funk
1828–1847
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Jacob Funk
1830–1919
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Duncan McArthur Funk
1832–1911
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Marquis de LaFayette "LaFayette" Funk
1834–1919
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Francis Marion Funk
1836–1899
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Benjamin Franklin Funk
1838–1909
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Isaac "Ike" Funk II
1844–1909
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Sarah Elizabeth Funk Kerrick
1846–1907
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