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Absalom Perry Carlock

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Absalom Perry Carlock

Birth
Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death
21 Feb 1913 (aged 84)
Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
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Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Carlock - The funeral of Absalom Perry Carlock was held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian church in Berlin, Rev. Mr. Schaefer of Pleasant Plains conducting the service.
Mr. Carlock was born near Berlin January 1, 1829, and died Feb. 21, 1913, being 84 years old at the time of his death. He was united in marriage in 1855 to Martha Foster, who died in 1892. To this union were born thirteen children, eleven of whom survive, together with 37 grandchildren.
In 1862 Mr. Carlock enlisted in the army for the defense of the union. He was a member of Company A, 106th Illinois Infantry, and saw active service in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. He served slightly more than three years and after being honorably discharged, he returned to his home to follow his occupation of farming.
Mr. Carlock was one of the last of those old pioneers who had seen the country grow from a wilderness to its present state of development and prosperity. He knew what were the hardships experienced by the early settlers, for he himself cleared many acres and got them ready for the plow. His whole life was one of activity and above all he maintained a high standard of character and sobriety. His health was always robust and his last illness lasted but four or five days. Interment was made in the family lot in the Berlin cemetery
Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, February 25, 1913 Page 9
Carlock - The funeral of Absalom Perry Carlock was held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian church in Berlin, Rev. Mr. Schaefer of Pleasant Plains conducting the service.
Mr. Carlock was born near Berlin January 1, 1829, and died Feb. 21, 1913, being 84 years old at the time of his death. He was united in marriage in 1855 to Martha Foster, who died in 1892. To this union were born thirteen children, eleven of whom survive, together with 37 grandchildren.
In 1862 Mr. Carlock enlisted in the army for the defense of the union. He was a member of Company A, 106th Illinois Infantry, and saw active service in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. He served slightly more than three years and after being honorably discharged, he returned to his home to follow his occupation of farming.
Mr. Carlock was one of the last of those old pioneers who had seen the country grow from a wilderness to its present state of development and prosperity. He knew what were the hardships experienced by the early settlers, for he himself cleared many acres and got them ready for the plow. His whole life was one of activity and above all he maintained a high standard of character and sobriety. His health was always robust and his last illness lasted but four or five days. Interment was made in the family lot in the Berlin cemetery
Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, February 25, 1913 Page 9

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