George S. Trego was born May 24,
1842, near Orion, Henry county, Ill., and died at Holyoke, Colorado, Dec. 3rd, 1922, aged 80 years, 6 months 9 days.
He grew to manhood in Illinois and enlisted in the 102nd Illinois Infantry in August 1862. He gave two years and ten months service to the cause of the Union, participating in many battles, among which were the battles of Resica and Peach Tree Creek, was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and was taken prisoner and confined to Libbie prison for a short time near the close of the war.
In 1896 he came to Nodaway county, Missouri, bought a farm, and made that his home for 19 years.
On November 11, 1873, he was married to Emily Riley. To this union five children were born: Clara Bell and Mary Alice, both of whom preceded their father in death in the year 1900; Alva A. and George Emmet both of Phillips county, and Mrs. Florence Kepler, of Big Springs, Neb.
In the spring of 1888, he moved with his family to Phillips county, where he had taken up a homestead. Here he built up a home, enduring all the hardships of the poineer days, and lived there until the year 1910, when he retired from the farm and moved into Holyoke, where he was living a the time of his death.
In the year 1882, he united with the M. E. church and was a member of the same to the time of his death. For the past year he had been falling in health, and death came quietly, the last hours being a peaceful sleep.
Besides his wife and three children, who survive him, there are eight grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Isabel Mowry of Lyman, Neb. Harry A. Trego, of Huntley, Wyo., and Oscar K. Trego, of Los Angeles, Cal., and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the home on Tuesday afternoon, December 6th. Rev. Kaub of Big Springs, conducting the services, and the body was laid to rest in the Holyoke cemetery.
Phillips County Herald
December 7, 1922
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1842, near Orion, Henry county, Ill., and died at Holyoke, Colorado, Dec. 3rd, 1922, aged 80 years, 6 months 9 days.
He grew to manhood in Illinois and enlisted in the 102nd Illinois Infantry in August 1862. He gave two years and ten months service to the cause of the Union, participating in many battles, among which were the battles of Resica and Peach Tree Creek, was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and was taken prisoner and confined to Libbie prison for a short time near the close of the war.
In 1896 he came to Nodaway county, Missouri, bought a farm, and made that his home for 19 years.
On November 11, 1873, he was married to Emily Riley. To this union five children were born: Clara Bell and Mary Alice, both of whom preceded their father in death in the year 1900; Alva A. and George Emmet both of Phillips county, and Mrs. Florence Kepler, of Big Springs, Neb.
In the spring of 1888, he moved with his family to Phillips county, where he had taken up a homestead. Here he built up a home, enduring all the hardships of the poineer days, and lived there until the year 1910, when he retired from the farm and moved into Holyoke, where he was living a the time of his death.
In the year 1882, he united with the M. E. church and was a member of the same to the time of his death. For the past year he had been falling in health, and death came quietly, the last hours being a peaceful sleep.
Besides his wife and three children, who survive him, there are eight grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Isabel Mowry of Lyman, Neb. Harry A. Trego, of Huntley, Wyo., and Oscar K. Trego, of Los Angeles, Cal., and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the home on Tuesday afternoon, December 6th. Rev. Kaub of Big Springs, conducting the services, and the body was laid to rest in the Holyoke cemetery.
Phillips County Herald
December 7, 1922
coloradohistoricnewspapers.org
George S. Trego was born May 24,
1842, near Orion, Henry county, Ill., and died at Holyoke, Colorado, Dec. 3rd, 1922, aged 80 years, 6 months 9 days.
He grew to manhood in Illinois and enlisted in the 102nd Illinois Infantry in August 1862. He gave two years and ten months service to the cause of the Union, participating in many battles, among which were the battles of Resica and Peach Tree Creek, was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and was taken prisoner and confined to Libbie prison for a short time near the close of the war.
In 1896 he came to Nodaway county, Missouri, bought a farm, and made that his home for 19 years.
On November 11, 1873, he was married to Emily Riley. To this union five children were born: Clara Bell and Mary Alice, both of whom preceded their father in death in the year 1900; Alva A. and George Emmet both of Phillips county, and Mrs. Florence Kepler, of Big Springs, Neb.
In the spring of 1888, he moved with his family to Phillips county, where he had taken up a homestead. Here he built up a home, enduring all the hardships of the poineer days, and lived there until the year 1910, when he retired from the farm and moved into Holyoke, where he was living a the time of his death.
In the year 1882, he united with the M. E. church and was a member of the same to the time of his death. For the past year he had been falling in health, and death came quietly, the last hours being a peaceful sleep.
Besides his wife and three children, who survive him, there are eight grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Isabel Mowry of Lyman, Neb. Harry A. Trego, of Huntley, Wyo., and Oscar K. Trego, of Los Angeles, Cal., and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the home on Tuesday afternoon, December 6th. Rev. Kaub of Big Springs, conducting the services, and the body was laid to rest in the Holyoke cemetery.
Phillips County Herald
December 7, 1922
coloradohistoricnewspapers.org
1842, near Orion, Henry county, Ill., and died at Holyoke, Colorado, Dec. 3rd, 1922, aged 80 years, 6 months 9 days.
He grew to manhood in Illinois and enlisted in the 102nd Illinois Infantry in August 1862. He gave two years and ten months service to the cause of the Union, participating in many battles, among which were the battles of Resica and Peach Tree Creek, was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and was taken prisoner and confined to Libbie prison for a short time near the close of the war.
In 1896 he came to Nodaway county, Missouri, bought a farm, and made that his home for 19 years.
On November 11, 1873, he was married to Emily Riley. To this union five children were born: Clara Bell and Mary Alice, both of whom preceded their father in death in the year 1900; Alva A. and George Emmet both of Phillips county, and Mrs. Florence Kepler, of Big Springs, Neb.
In the spring of 1888, he moved with his family to Phillips county, where he had taken up a homestead. Here he built up a home, enduring all the hardships of the poineer days, and lived there until the year 1910, when he retired from the farm and moved into Holyoke, where he was living a the time of his death.
In the year 1882, he united with the M. E. church and was a member of the same to the time of his death. For the past year he had been falling in health, and death came quietly, the last hours being a peaceful sleep.
Besides his wife and three children, who survive him, there are eight grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Isabel Mowry of Lyman, Neb. Harry A. Trego, of Huntley, Wyo., and Oscar K. Trego, of Los Angeles, Cal., and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the home on Tuesday afternoon, December 6th. Rev. Kaub of Big Springs, conducting the services, and the body was laid to rest in the Holyoke cemetery.
Phillips County Herald
December 7, 1922
coloradohistoricnewspapers.org
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