Son of Levi Marcellus and Elisabeth Culp. Married to Martha Ellen Miller on 28 Mar 1872 in Downs, McLean Co, IL.
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The Emporia Gazette, 05 Jun 1930
JACOB S. MARCELLUS
Jacob S. Marcellus enlisted in McLean County, Illinois, September 14, 1861, for three years or for the duration of the war, as a private in Company B, 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Capt. Hiram M. Phillips was his company commander and Col. Austin Light his regimental leader. He was mustered into service in Chicago, October 11, 1861. Mr. Marcellus was mustered out December 31, 1863, at Hilton Head, S. Car., and re-enlisted as a veteran in the same company and regiment the next day for three years more, or the "duration." The regiment was known as the Yates Phalanx, so named in honor of Governor Yates, of Illinois.
The Yates Phalanx left Illinois October 31, 1861, and for eight months guarded a railroad in West Virginia, serving first in General Shield's division, in the Shenandoah valley. It had a part in the battle of Kernstown, March 23, 1862, and was ordered to the Peninsula in June of that year, arriving just too late for the battle of Malvern Hill. It had expected to assist Peck's division in this engagement. Upon the retreat from the Peninsula, the 39th was ordered to Suffolk, Va., where it remained a few months. Later it was sent to assist the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps, which in December, 1864, became the 24th Corps, Army of the James.
Mr. Marcellus says the worst fright he ever had was his first night on picket duty, at Bartley Springs, Va. He heard a sound of a man jumping a fence. A rail tumbled down, and Marcellus thought the entire Confederate army was after him. It was a hound, instead of the "Johnnies," and when Mr. Marcellus discovered the fearful noise had been made by a dog he felt better.
Mr. Marcellus was wounded in the right thigh in Charles City.
After the close of the war, the 39th was put on provost duty at Norfolk, where they stayed until December, patrolling the town and keeping order.
Mr. Marcellus' father, Levi Marcellus, was a member of Company B, 150th Illinois, and his brother, John E. Marcellus, belonged to the same command as did Jacob Marcellus.
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The Emporia Gazette, 09 Apr 1932, Saturday
J. F. Marcellus, 14 S. Mechanic, who has been sick at his home the past three weeks, is not so well today. Mr. Marcellus, who is 87 years old, is a Civil war veteran.
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The Emporia Gazette, 03 May 1932, Tues
JACOB MARCELLUS DIES
Jacob S. Marcellus, 87-year-old Civil War veteran and resident of Lyon County more than 50 years, died at 9:15 o'clock this morning at his home, 14 South Mechanic. Mr. Marcellus had been sick more than two months. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Jacob S. Marcellus was born August 27, 1844, in Ohio. He enlisted in the Union army September 14, 1861, at Bloomington, Ill., as a private in Company B, 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for the Civil War. He was mustered out December 31, 1863, at Hilton Head, S.C., and re-enlisted as a veteran the next day. The regiment was known as the Yates Phalanx, so named for Governor Yates of Illinois. Mr. Marcellus was in the thick of the fighting during most of the war and was wounded once. After the end of the war he was on provost duty in Norfolk several months. Mr. Marcellus was on the line of fire when Lee surrendered.
Mr. Marcellus was married to Miss Martha Ellen Miller, March 28, 1872, at Bloomington, and the couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They came to Kansas in 1879, settling on a farm on Badger Creek in Lyon County, where they lived in a log cabin several years. The family moved to Emporia in 1905, to the Mechanic street address.
Mr. Marcellus is survived by Mrs. Marcellus; five children, William Marcellus, of Canon City, Colo.; Mrs. Ben Gunkle, who lives on a farm northeast of Emporia, and Mrs. May Green, Mrs. Minnie Phillips and Ernest Marcellus, of Emporia; 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
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The Emporia Gazette, 06 May 1932, Friday
FUNERAL OF MR. MARCELLUS
Funeral services for Jacob S. Marcellus, Civil war veteran, who died Tuesday at his home, 14 South Mechanic, were held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Free Methodist church. Rev. Martin Cottrill, pastor of the church, conducted the services, assisted by W. D. McMullen, of Ottawa, and Rev. B. R. Parks, of McPherson, former pastors. Ira Green led the Congregational singing and interment was in Maplewood cemetery. The Sons of Veterans had charge of services at the grave, where national guardsmen sounded taps and fired a salute. Honorary pallbearers were J. S. Jones, J. A. Lucas, William Hammond, J. H. Harvey and J. M. Knox. Active pallbearers were L. T. Bang, Luther Clark, Charles McCarthy, Ed Daniels, F. A. Frank and K. S. Bingham.
Out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral included Mrs. Jennie McLough, of Walla Walla, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster, of Ottawa; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marcellus and children, of Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beachell, of Admire, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Marcellus, of Manhattan.
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The Emporia Gazette, 05 Jun 1930
JACOB S. MARCELLUS
Jacob S. Marcellus enlisted in McLean County, Illinois, September 14, 1861, for three years or for the duration of the war, as a private in Company B, 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Capt. Hiram M. Phillips was his company commander and Col. Austin Light his regimental leader. He was mustered into service in Chicago, October 11, 1861. Mr. Marcellus was mustered out December 31, 1863, at Hilton Head, S. Car., and re-enlisted as a veteran in the same company and regiment the next day for three years more, or the "duration." The regiment was known as the Yates Phalanx, so named in honor of Governor Yates, of Illinois.
The Yates Phalanx left Illinois October 31, 1861, and for eight months guarded a railroad in West Virginia, serving first in General Shield's division, in the Shenandoah valley. It had a part in the battle of Kernstown, March 23, 1862, and was ordered to the Peninsula in June of that year, arriving just too late for the battle of Malvern Hill. It had expected to assist Peck's division in this engagement. Upon the retreat from the Peninsula, the 39th was ordered to Suffolk, Va., where it remained a few months. Later it was sent to assist the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps, which in December, 1864, became the 24th Corps, Army of the James.
Mr. Marcellus says the worst fright he ever had was his first night on picket duty, at Bartley Springs, Va. He heard a sound of a man jumping a fence. A rail tumbled down, and Marcellus thought the entire Confederate army was after him. It was a hound, instead of the "Johnnies," and when Mr. Marcellus discovered the fearful noise had been made by a dog he felt better.
Mr. Marcellus was wounded in the right thigh in Charles City.
After the close of the war, the 39th was put on provost duty at Norfolk, where they stayed until December, patrolling the town and keeping order.
Mr. Marcellus' father, Levi Marcellus, was a member of Company B, 150th Illinois, and his brother, John E. Marcellus, belonged to the same command as did Jacob Marcellus.
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The Emporia Gazette, 09 Apr 1932, Saturday
J. F. Marcellus, 14 S. Mechanic, who has been sick at his home the past three weeks, is not so well today. Mr. Marcellus, who is 87 years old, is a Civil war veteran.
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The Emporia Gazette, 03 May 1932, Tues
JACOB MARCELLUS DIES
Jacob S. Marcellus, 87-year-old Civil War veteran and resident of Lyon County more than 50 years, died at 9:15 o'clock this morning at his home, 14 South Mechanic. Mr. Marcellus had been sick more than two months. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Jacob S. Marcellus was born August 27, 1844, in Ohio. He enlisted in the Union army September 14, 1861, at Bloomington, Ill., as a private in Company B, 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for the Civil War. He was mustered out December 31, 1863, at Hilton Head, S.C., and re-enlisted as a veteran the next day. The regiment was known as the Yates Phalanx, so named for Governor Yates of Illinois. Mr. Marcellus was in the thick of the fighting during most of the war and was wounded once. After the end of the war he was on provost duty in Norfolk several months. Mr. Marcellus was on the line of fire when Lee surrendered.
Mr. Marcellus was married to Miss Martha Ellen Miller, March 28, 1872, at Bloomington, and the couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They came to Kansas in 1879, settling on a farm on Badger Creek in Lyon County, where they lived in a log cabin several years. The family moved to Emporia in 1905, to the Mechanic street address.
Mr. Marcellus is survived by Mrs. Marcellus; five children, William Marcellus, of Canon City, Colo.; Mrs. Ben Gunkle, who lives on a farm northeast of Emporia, and Mrs. May Green, Mrs. Minnie Phillips and Ernest Marcellus, of Emporia; 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
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The Emporia Gazette, 06 May 1932, Friday
FUNERAL OF MR. MARCELLUS
Funeral services for Jacob S. Marcellus, Civil war veteran, who died Tuesday at his home, 14 South Mechanic, were held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Free Methodist church. Rev. Martin Cottrill, pastor of the church, conducted the services, assisted by W. D. McMullen, of Ottawa, and Rev. B. R. Parks, of McPherson, former pastors. Ira Green led the Congregational singing and interment was in Maplewood cemetery. The Sons of Veterans had charge of services at the grave, where national guardsmen sounded taps and fired a salute. Honorary pallbearers were J. S. Jones, J. A. Lucas, William Hammond, J. H. Harvey and J. M. Knox. Active pallbearers were L. T. Bang, Luther Clark, Charles McCarthy, Ed Daniels, F. A. Frank and K. S. Bingham.
Out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral included Mrs. Jennie McLough, of Walla Walla, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster, of Ottawa; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marcellus and children, of Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beachell, of Admire, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Marcellus, of Manhattan.
Son of Levi Marcellus and Elisabeth Culp. Married to Martha Ellen Miller on 28 Mar 1872 in Downs, McLean Co, IL.
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The Emporia Gazette, 05 Jun 1930
JACOB S. MARCELLUS
Jacob S. Marcellus enlisted in McLean County, Illinois, September 14, 1861, for three years or for the duration of the war, as a private in Company B, 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Capt. Hiram M. Phillips was his company commander and Col. Austin Light his regimental leader. He was mustered into service in Chicago, October 11, 1861. Mr. Marcellus was mustered out December 31, 1863, at Hilton Head, S. Car., and re-enlisted as a veteran in the same company and regiment the next day for three years more, or the "duration." The regiment was known as the Yates Phalanx, so named in honor of Governor Yates, of Illinois.
The Yates Phalanx left Illinois October 31, 1861, and for eight months guarded a railroad in West Virginia, serving first in General Shield's division, in the Shenandoah valley. It had a part in the battle of Kernstown, March 23, 1862, and was ordered to the Peninsula in June of that year, arriving just too late for the battle of Malvern Hill. It had expected to assist Peck's division in this engagement. Upon the retreat from the Peninsula, the 39th was ordered to Suffolk, Va., where it remained a few months. Later it was sent to assist the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps, which in December, 1864, became the 24th Corps, Army of the James.
Mr. Marcellus says the worst fright he ever had was his first night on picket duty, at Bartley Springs, Va. He heard a sound of a man jumping a fence. A rail tumbled down, and Marcellus thought the entire Confederate army was after him. It was a hound, instead of the "Johnnies," and when Mr. Marcellus discovered the fearful noise had been made by a dog he felt better.
Mr. Marcellus was wounded in the right thigh in Charles City.
After the close of the war, the 39th was put on provost duty at Norfolk, where they stayed until December, patrolling the town and keeping order.
Mr. Marcellus' father, Levi Marcellus, was a member of Company B, 150th Illinois, and his brother, John E. Marcellus, belonged to the same command as did Jacob Marcellus.
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The Emporia Gazette, 09 Apr 1932, Saturday
J. F. Marcellus, 14 S. Mechanic, who has been sick at his home the past three weeks, is not so well today. Mr. Marcellus, who is 87 years old, is a Civil war veteran.
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The Emporia Gazette, 03 May 1932, Tues
JACOB MARCELLUS DIES
Jacob S. Marcellus, 87-year-old Civil War veteran and resident of Lyon County more than 50 years, died at 9:15 o'clock this morning at his home, 14 South Mechanic. Mr. Marcellus had been sick more than two months. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Jacob S. Marcellus was born August 27, 1844, in Ohio. He enlisted in the Union army September 14, 1861, at Bloomington, Ill., as a private in Company B, 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for the Civil War. He was mustered out December 31, 1863, at Hilton Head, S.C., and re-enlisted as a veteran the next day. The regiment was known as the Yates Phalanx, so named for Governor Yates of Illinois. Mr. Marcellus was in the thick of the fighting during most of the war and was wounded once. After the end of the war he was on provost duty in Norfolk several months. Mr. Marcellus was on the line of fire when Lee surrendered.
Mr. Marcellus was married to Miss Martha Ellen Miller, March 28, 1872, at Bloomington, and the couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They came to Kansas in 1879, settling on a farm on Badger Creek in Lyon County, where they lived in a log cabin several years. The family moved to Emporia in 1905, to the Mechanic street address.
Mr. Marcellus is survived by Mrs. Marcellus; five children, William Marcellus, of Canon City, Colo.; Mrs. Ben Gunkle, who lives on a farm northeast of Emporia, and Mrs. May Green, Mrs. Minnie Phillips and Ernest Marcellus, of Emporia; 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
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The Emporia Gazette, 06 May 1932, Friday
FUNERAL OF MR. MARCELLUS
Funeral services for Jacob S. Marcellus, Civil war veteran, who died Tuesday at his home, 14 South Mechanic, were held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Free Methodist church. Rev. Martin Cottrill, pastor of the church, conducted the services, assisted by W. D. McMullen, of Ottawa, and Rev. B. R. Parks, of McPherson, former pastors. Ira Green led the Congregational singing and interment was in Maplewood cemetery. The Sons of Veterans had charge of services at the grave, where national guardsmen sounded taps and fired a salute. Honorary pallbearers were J. S. Jones, J. A. Lucas, William Hammond, J. H. Harvey and J. M. Knox. Active pallbearers were L. T. Bang, Luther Clark, Charles McCarthy, Ed Daniels, F. A. Frank and K. S. Bingham.
Out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral included Mrs. Jennie McLough, of Walla Walla, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster, of Ottawa; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marcellus and children, of Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beachell, of Admire, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Marcellus, of Manhattan.
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The Emporia Gazette, 05 Jun 1930
JACOB S. MARCELLUS
Jacob S. Marcellus enlisted in McLean County, Illinois, September 14, 1861, for three years or for the duration of the war, as a private in Company B, 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Capt. Hiram M. Phillips was his company commander and Col. Austin Light his regimental leader. He was mustered into service in Chicago, October 11, 1861. Mr. Marcellus was mustered out December 31, 1863, at Hilton Head, S. Car., and re-enlisted as a veteran in the same company and regiment the next day for three years more, or the "duration." The regiment was known as the Yates Phalanx, so named in honor of Governor Yates, of Illinois.
The Yates Phalanx left Illinois October 31, 1861, and for eight months guarded a railroad in West Virginia, serving first in General Shield's division, in the Shenandoah valley. It had a part in the battle of Kernstown, March 23, 1862, and was ordered to the Peninsula in June of that year, arriving just too late for the battle of Malvern Hill. It had expected to assist Peck's division in this engagement. Upon the retreat from the Peninsula, the 39th was ordered to Suffolk, Va., where it remained a few months. Later it was sent to assist the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps, which in December, 1864, became the 24th Corps, Army of the James.
Mr. Marcellus says the worst fright he ever had was his first night on picket duty, at Bartley Springs, Va. He heard a sound of a man jumping a fence. A rail tumbled down, and Marcellus thought the entire Confederate army was after him. It was a hound, instead of the "Johnnies," and when Mr. Marcellus discovered the fearful noise had been made by a dog he felt better.
Mr. Marcellus was wounded in the right thigh in Charles City.
After the close of the war, the 39th was put on provost duty at Norfolk, where they stayed until December, patrolling the town and keeping order.
Mr. Marcellus' father, Levi Marcellus, was a member of Company B, 150th Illinois, and his brother, John E. Marcellus, belonged to the same command as did Jacob Marcellus.
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The Emporia Gazette, 09 Apr 1932, Saturday
J. F. Marcellus, 14 S. Mechanic, who has been sick at his home the past three weeks, is not so well today. Mr. Marcellus, who is 87 years old, is a Civil war veteran.
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The Emporia Gazette, 03 May 1932, Tues
JACOB MARCELLUS DIES
Jacob S. Marcellus, 87-year-old Civil War veteran and resident of Lyon County more than 50 years, died at 9:15 o'clock this morning at his home, 14 South Mechanic. Mr. Marcellus had been sick more than two months. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Jacob S. Marcellus was born August 27, 1844, in Ohio. He enlisted in the Union army September 14, 1861, at Bloomington, Ill., as a private in Company B, 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for the Civil War. He was mustered out December 31, 1863, at Hilton Head, S.C., and re-enlisted as a veteran the next day. The regiment was known as the Yates Phalanx, so named for Governor Yates of Illinois. Mr. Marcellus was in the thick of the fighting during most of the war and was wounded once. After the end of the war he was on provost duty in Norfolk several months. Mr. Marcellus was on the line of fire when Lee surrendered.
Mr. Marcellus was married to Miss Martha Ellen Miller, March 28, 1872, at Bloomington, and the couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They came to Kansas in 1879, settling on a farm on Badger Creek in Lyon County, where they lived in a log cabin several years. The family moved to Emporia in 1905, to the Mechanic street address.
Mr. Marcellus is survived by Mrs. Marcellus; five children, William Marcellus, of Canon City, Colo.; Mrs. Ben Gunkle, who lives on a farm northeast of Emporia, and Mrs. May Green, Mrs. Minnie Phillips and Ernest Marcellus, of Emporia; 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
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The Emporia Gazette, 06 May 1932, Friday
FUNERAL OF MR. MARCELLUS
Funeral services for Jacob S. Marcellus, Civil war veteran, who died Tuesday at his home, 14 South Mechanic, were held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Free Methodist church. Rev. Martin Cottrill, pastor of the church, conducted the services, assisted by W. D. McMullen, of Ottawa, and Rev. B. R. Parks, of McPherson, former pastors. Ira Green led the Congregational singing and interment was in Maplewood cemetery. The Sons of Veterans had charge of services at the grave, where national guardsmen sounded taps and fired a salute. Honorary pallbearers were J. S. Jones, J. A. Lucas, William Hammond, J. H. Harvey and J. M. Knox. Active pallbearers were L. T. Bang, Luther Clark, Charles McCarthy, Ed Daniels, F. A. Frank and K. S. Bingham.
Out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral included Mrs. Jennie McLough, of Walla Walla, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster, of Ottawa; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marcellus and children, of Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beachell, of Admire, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Marcellus, of Manhattan.
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