(NOTE: Addison Tanquary probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However, during the 10 month period that the 86th Illinois was in the Nashville, Tennessee area in 1862-63, Addison, like most of the Union soldiers in the Nashville area, took the time to sit for at least one portrait to send home to the loved ones that he left behind. These portraits were printed in the form of what was called a "tin type", or more often printed in the form of what was called a "CDV," a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card, and the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. The one we now have thanks to Anonymous, is a tin type. These, I believe were just made one at a time, as I believe there was no negative. When they had CDV's made, most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and for their friends, in the 86th and back home.
Then Addison Tanquary survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, Addison probably had his picture taken dozens of times, if not hundreds of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of his CDV, if Addison had one of these made as well, added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. I would be thrilled just to see some MORE pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even MORE of him as an old man. Can anyone else help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Corporal ADDISON TANQUARY, Co. E, 86th Illinois
Addison Tanquary was born on August 29, 1837 in Steuben Township, Marshall County, Illinois, just north of Sparland, one of eight children born to James Tanquary and Mahala (Bonham) Tanquary. James was born October 3, 1808 in Pickaway County, Ohio, while Mahala Bonham was born March 24, 1809 at Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio. James and Mahala were married on February 22, 1832 in Pickaway County, Ohio and brought their family west to Illinois in fall of 1834, where they first settled in Tazewell County. The following spring of 1835, the Tanquarys moved on to Marshall County, Illinois where they located two miles north of Sparland, Illinois in Steuben Township. They farmed there for 13 years before moving two miles west in the Spring of 1848. James died there on January 24, 1849 when Addison was just 11 years of age. Sometime before 1860, Mahala was married to Abraham Tanquary IV. Abraham was a younger brother of James Tanquary. Abraham was born on December 18, 1818 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Mahala and Abraham continued to make their home in Steuben Township. They are found there in the 1860 and 1870 census records. Mahala died on March 3, 1883. Abraham died on January 4, 1892 in Marshall County. All of their earthly remains were laid to rest in the Bonham Family Cemetery near Sparland, Illinois in Marshall County. The Tanquary's were members of the Methodist Church.
Addison Tanquary attended the Bethel Country School through the winter months and worked on the farm most of the rest of the year. On October 16, 1859, Addison Tanquary was united in marriage to Kissiah Ellen Williams in Marshall County, Illinois. Ellen was born on June 27, 1839 in Clay County, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Williams and Sarah (Hosselton) Williams, who were both born in Ohio. Thomas Gooley Williams and Sarah A. (Hosselton) Williams are known to have had four children. They are;
1. Solomon Hosselton Williams, born October 14, 1830 in Pickaway County, Ohio; Solomon would also serve in Co. E of the 86th Illinois; Solomon Hosselton Williams died on October 22, 1885 in Solomon City, Kansas at the age of 55 years & 8 days. His earthly remains were laid to rest in the Gypsum Hill Cemetery in Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
2. Amelia F. Williams, born Feb. 4, 1835; married to Henry Sargent on August __, 1853 in Monroe County, Illinois; Amelia died on Jul. 5, 1894; Amelia's earthly remains were laid to rest in the Sparland Cemetery, Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois.
3. Mary Jane Williams, born on July 31, 1837 in Ohio; Mary was married to George Earl Johnson on __________ __, 18__ at __________, __________. George also served in Co. E of the 86th Illinois along with his brother-in-law, Solomon Hosselton Williams. George Earl Johnson & Solomon H. Williams are both found in Salina, Kansas at the time of the 1880 census; Mary Jane died on August 25, 1906 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in Block 35.
4. Kissiah Ellen Williams, born June 27, 1839 in Clay County
Illinois; married to Addison Tanquary, who also served in Co. E of the 86th Illinois with Solomon Hosselton Williams; died on August 2, 1914 in Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois; buried in the Sparland Cemetery.
Seven children were born to Addison Tanquary and Ellen. They are;
1. Cassius Marian Tanquary, born September 5, 1860; resided in Portland, Oregon.
2. James Mahala Tanquary, born June 17, 1862; died in infancy.
3. Thomas Eddy Tanquary, born March 24, 1867; died in infancy.
4. Mary Amelia "Minnie" Tanquary, born November 16, 1868; died on __________ __, 1943; never married.
5. George S. Tanquary, born on December 4, 1871 in Wenona; resided in Portland, Oregon; died April 12, 1918 in Portland.
6. Lawrence Henry Tanquary, born February 3, 1876 in Wenona; resided in Peoria, Illinois. Lawrence H. Tanquary died on February 3, 1966 in Stanislaus, California and his mortal remains were laid in the _______________ Cemetery in ___________, ____________.
7. Nellie M. Tanquary, born November 28, 1878 in Evans Township; never married; died on December 21, 1965 in Sparland; Nellie's earthly remains were laid in the Sparland Cemetery.
At the time of the 1860 census, Addison and Ellen are found residing in Steuben Township in Marshall County. They have no children as yet and he is farming for a living. On August 13, 1862, Addison Tanquary volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties by a local well known farmer by the name of Orlando Fountain for service in the Union Army during the Civil War. At the time he enlisted, Addison gave his place of residence as LaPrairie, Marshall County, Illinois.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name TANQUARY, ADDISON
Rank PVT Company E Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence LAPRAIRIE, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 24 Height 5' 9 Hair BROWN
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity MARSHALL CO, IL
Service Record
Joined When AUG 15, 1862 Joined Where LAPRAIRIE, IL
Joined By Whom O FOUNTAIN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks CORPORAL
When Fountain had about 100 volunteers, he led the company on a march into Peoria, Illinois, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park.
On August 27, 1862, Fountain and 88 of his volunteers, including Private Addison Tanquary, were mustered in as Co. E of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Fountain was elected by the men of Co. E.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 86th Illinois were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops.
On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private Addison Tanquary served faithfully in Co. E as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Addison was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, just to name a few, and marched with "Sherman to the Sea". In a biography written many years after the war it was stated that "he took part in all the battles in which his regiment fought and shared the glory of Sherman's march to the sea. He was wounded at Bentonville. N. C., March 19, 1865 and was discharged for disability from the effects of his wound. He has never recovered the use of his arm which is stiff at the elbow joint."
At some point during the war, Private Addison Tanquary was elected by the men of Co. E to fill one of the vacant Corporal positions as a sign of how the men felt about his dedication to them, to the service and of his military bearing. As stated earlier, in that last battle of the war for the 86th, Corporal Addison Tanquary was badly wounded in the right arm and would spend the next 2 and a half months in Army Hospitals. Corporal Addison Tanquary was discharged for disability from the effects of that wound on June 8, 1865 from DeCamp General Army Hospital on David's Island, New York. He then returned to his home in Marshall County.
Addison returned to farming and farmed in Steuben Township another 3 years and then about 1869 moved the family to Evans Township in Marshall County near Wenona. At the time of the 1870 census, Addison, Ellen, Cassius and Mary A. are found residing in Evans Township of Marshall County. Addison is farming.
In 1880 Addison and Ellen moved the family back to Steuben Township where he farmed another 20 years, retiring in 1900. With the exception of the 11 years, he spent in Evans Township and the three years he spent in the service, Addison Tanquary resided in Steuben Township all of his life. Shortly after he retired from farming, Addison and Ellen moved into Sparland, where they resided the remainder of their lives. Addison and Ellen were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he was also a member of the I.O.O.F. Addison was very active in the G.A.R and was a member of Lacon, Illinois G.A.R. Post #134. Through the years, Addison also was very active in public affairs. He twice served as Collector of Steuben Township and also served three terms as Assessor.
In 1887 some of the surviving members of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the 86th back in August of 1862. More than 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this reunion, which was such a success that it was decided to hold a reunion every year in Peoria on that anniversary as long as the veterans could attend. The reunions continued to grow for several years as more and more veterans of the 86th were located and they continued to hold them every years through the year 1923, when the 22 old veterans who were able to attend that reunion tearfully decided that they were getting to be too old and too few to continue to hold them after that 1923 reunion. So, when then 1923 reunion concluded and the veterans went their way, the last earthly reunion of the 86th was over and almost no one was more faithful at attending these reunions than Addison Tanquary.
From 1887 until the last reunion was held in 1923, Addison Tanquary only missed 2 reunions and you can bet there must have been a good reason that he missed those reunions as he obviously REALLY enjoyed attending them. Of the 37 reunions, Addison Tanquary only missed the reunions of 1899 and 1914. Only Thomas B. Lane, of Co. G missed fewer reunions, he missing the reunion of 1920. One other man, William Graham, of Co. D, matched Tanquary's record, William Graham missing the reunions of 1900 and 1915 of the 37 reunions. Those three men, obviously enjoyed attending these reunions and were three of only 14 men, who attended the first and last reunion of the 992 men who served in the 86th.
The following biography came from the Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties Illinois, published in 1907.
"TANQUARY, Addison
Addison TANQUARY is one of the oldest residents of Marshall county in years of continuous connection with its interests, for his birth occurred in Steuben township, August 29, 1837, and since that time he has lived within its borders, covering a period of almost three score years and ten. His father, James TANQUARY, was a native of Pickaway, county, Ohio, born in 1809 and in the fall of 1834 he came to Illinois, settling in Tazewell county, whence he removed to Marshall county in the spring of 1835. He located two miles north of Sparland, where he engaged in faming until the spring of 1848, when he removed to a farm two miles west on the prairie, there devoting his attention to general agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred January 21, 1849. In manner he was quiet and reserved. He gave his political support to the whig party and in religious faith was a Methodist, serving as class leader in his church. He married Mahala BONHAM, who was born in Bainbridge, Ohio, March 24, 1810. They were married in the Buckeye state in 1831 and thus came together to Illinois. Mrs. TANQUARY, who was also a devoted member of the Methodist church, long survived her husband, passing away on the 4th of March, 1883. In the family of this worthy couple were eight children: Cornelius, Rebecca B., Addison, Elizabeth, Willie, Mary, Newton and James J. The eldest was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, and was three years old at the time of the removal of the family to Illinois.
Addison TANQUARY was reared upon the old home farm in Steuben township and attended the Bethel country school through the winter months, while in the summer seasons he aided in the work of the farm. With the exception of a period of eleven years he has always lived in Steuben township and is among its oldest residents. In 1862, responding to the country's call for troops, he enlisted for service in the Union army as a member of Company E, Eighty-sixth Illinois Infantry, with which he continued until the 8th of June, 1864, when he was discharged on account of a wound which he had sustained in the arm. He then returned to Marshall county and soon afterward settled upon a farm in Evans township near Wenona. In 1880, however, he returned to Steuben township, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits for twenty years and then retired in 1900, taking up his abode in Sparland. He was one of the energetic, progressive and practical farmers of his township, placing his land under a high state of cultivation and deriving a good income from the care and labor he bestowed upon the fields.
On the 16th of October, 1859, Mr. TANQUARY was married at Sparland to Miss Ellen WILLIAMS, who was born in Clay county, Illinois, June 27, 1839, a daughter of Thomas G. and Sarah WILLIAMS, who were natives of Ohio, whence they removed to Clay county. In the fall of 1855 they became residents of Sparland and the father followed the occupation of farming as a life work. Unto Mr. and Mrs. TANQUARY have been born seven children: Cassius M., who married Eva REED and lives in Portland, Oregon; James, who died in infancy; Minnie A., at home; Thomas E., who died in infancy; George S., a resident of Portland, Oregon; Lawrence H., who wedded Minnie POTTER, of Marseilles, Illinois, and lives in Peoria; and Nellie M., who is with her parents in Sparland.
Mr. TANQUARY has been honored with a number of positions of public trust. He has twice served as collector of Steuben township, and is now serving for a third term as assessor. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, while fraternally he is connected with Clayton lodge, No. 132, I. O. O. F., of Sparland, and with Lacon post, No. 134, G. A. R. His wife is a member of the Methodist church. His interest in community affairs is manifest in many tangible ways and has resulted in benefit to the county. Few men have for a longer period witnessed the growth and development of this part of the state. His memory goes back to the pioneer times when many of the homes were log cabins and when much of the land was uncultivated, being covered with hits native prairie grasses. The streams were unbridged and the timber was uncut. In fact the work of development had been scarcely begun at that period, but time and man have wrought many changes and Marshall county has taken its place among the leading counties of this great commonwealth. Mr. TANQUARY has aided largely in its agricultural development and has always faithfully performed his duties of citizenship."
Corporal Addison Tanquary was a member of the Lacon G.A.R. Post #134 for a number of years. When the book entitled "Illustrated Roster of the Department of Illinois, Grand Army of the Republic" was published in 1914, A. Tanquary, Co. E, 86th Illinois was listed as a member of Post #134 along with Orrin Frisbey, who was also a member of Co. E of the 86th Illinois.
Kissiah Ellen (Williams) Tanquary died on August 2, 1914 in Sparland, Illinois. Her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Sparland Cemetery. Corporal Addison Tanquary died on April 1, 1930 at Sparland, Illinois. His earthly remains were laid to rest beside those of his wife of 54 years in the Sparland Cemetery in Sparland, Illinois.
The April 10, 1930 edition of the HENRY NEWS - REPUBLICAN, of Henry, Illinois, carried the following obituary on the front page of the paper;
"Addison Tanquary of Sparland Dies at the Age of 93
WAS OLDEST NATIVE BORN CITIZEN OF STEUBEN TOWNSHIP, AND CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Sparland's oldest citizens and oldest native born of the township has passed to his reward. Weary with the burdens of his ninety and two years past, yet possessing all his faculties until the end, our oldest and most respected citizen passed on to immortality with the sweet calmness that characterized his whole life.
Addison Tanquary was born August 29, 1837, within a mile of his present home ad entered into rest April 1, 1930 at 11:30 p.m. He was the second son of James and Mahale Bonham Tanquary, who came from Pickaway county, Ohio in 1834. Of the family of five boys and three girls, he was the last to answer the final summons. His father died when he was a lad of twelve years, and part of the burden of pioneer life fell to his lot. His boyhood days were spent as most pioneer lads - he attend school in the first schoolhouse built in Steuben township. Later attended the Bethel school, which was built in 1853.
He lived his entire life in Marshall county with the exception of a few years in LaSalle county. He was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Williams in Sparland on October 16, 1859. They were the parents of seven children, two dying in infancy. George rests in Portland cemetery. Those left to revere his memory are his two daughters, Minnie and Nellie, at home, whose tender, watchful care helped to bring cheer and happiness in his declining years; two sons, Cassius of Brooks, Oregon; Lawrence of Buena Park, Calif.; five grandchildren, Mrs. Neva Kelley and Mrs. Lena Brooks, of Portland, Oregon; Leo, Chas. and Eugene Tanquary, of Buena Park, Calif.,; two great grandchildren, Howard Kelley and Addison Burl Brooks of Portland, Oregon.
He was bereft of his wife August 2, 1914, having trod life's journey happily together for 55 years. He spent almost his entire life on the farm, until the failing health of his wife caused him to move to Sparland thirty years ago, where he has since made his home. He was a rare privilege, that of seeing many changes, from the ox cart to the automobile and the swift flying airplanes, from the wooden cradle to the great combine, from the wilderness to the land that blossomed as a rose.
When dark war clouds over shadowed the land, he enlisted August 14, 1862, in Co. E, 86th Illinois Vol. Inf., third brigade, second division of 14th Army Corps. He was promoted to Corporal, August
1864. He fought in twelve battles and skirmishes, among them the battle of Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain and Chattanooga, and marched with Sherman to the sea. In the battle of Bentonville, March 19, 1865, he was wounded in the right forearm and practically lost the use it it, the wound developing ancholoser. He was honorably discharged June 8, 1865. He became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Lacon in 1883. He has been a member of I. O. O. F. for 55 years, living the tenets inculcated in this lodge. He has many offices of trust in the township and what he did was well done. In politics he was a staunch republican. Although his education limited to pioneer times, yet by reading and observation, he was well versed on all events of the day. He was strong in his convictions, yet respected the rights of others, being a great reader of the Bible. His life was lived in keeping with the Golden Rule. He gave of his means to all good causes, his influence was always for the good of the community. He leaves to his children and relatives a goodly heritage. The poem 'Just Away,' was used in conclusion.
Funeral services were held at the home on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. G. W. Kinsman. Mrs. E. L. Olson sang three beautiful selections, 'Abide With Me,' 'Face to Face' and 'Crossing the Bar.' Mrs. Rean Greene played the accompaniments.
The floral tributes were very beautiful and expressed respect and the loving sympathy of relatives and friends. The interment was deferred until Saturday to await the arrival of a son in California at which time a prayer service was held. The burial was in the Sparland cemetery in the family lot. Taps were sounded in conclusion of the prayer."
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Tanquarys, who might be able to add to the biography of Corporal Addison Tanquary and the Tanquary family. Baxter would also love to get copies of any pictures of Addison that may still exist, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the 86th, for his Find A Grave site and for the local Historical Societies.)
Then Addison Tanquary survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, Addison probably had his picture taken dozens of times, if not hundreds of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of his CDV, if Addison had one of these made as well, added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. I would be thrilled just to see some MORE pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even MORE of him as an old man. Can anyone else help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Corporal ADDISON TANQUARY, Co. E, 86th Illinois
Addison Tanquary was born on August 29, 1837 in Steuben Township, Marshall County, Illinois, just north of Sparland, one of eight children born to James Tanquary and Mahala (Bonham) Tanquary. James was born October 3, 1808 in Pickaway County, Ohio, while Mahala Bonham was born March 24, 1809 at Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio. James and Mahala were married on February 22, 1832 in Pickaway County, Ohio and brought their family west to Illinois in fall of 1834, where they first settled in Tazewell County. The following spring of 1835, the Tanquarys moved on to Marshall County, Illinois where they located two miles north of Sparland, Illinois in Steuben Township. They farmed there for 13 years before moving two miles west in the Spring of 1848. James died there on January 24, 1849 when Addison was just 11 years of age. Sometime before 1860, Mahala was married to Abraham Tanquary IV. Abraham was a younger brother of James Tanquary. Abraham was born on December 18, 1818 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Mahala and Abraham continued to make their home in Steuben Township. They are found there in the 1860 and 1870 census records. Mahala died on March 3, 1883. Abraham died on January 4, 1892 in Marshall County. All of their earthly remains were laid to rest in the Bonham Family Cemetery near Sparland, Illinois in Marshall County. The Tanquary's were members of the Methodist Church.
Addison Tanquary attended the Bethel Country School through the winter months and worked on the farm most of the rest of the year. On October 16, 1859, Addison Tanquary was united in marriage to Kissiah Ellen Williams in Marshall County, Illinois. Ellen was born on June 27, 1839 in Clay County, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Williams and Sarah (Hosselton) Williams, who were both born in Ohio. Thomas Gooley Williams and Sarah A. (Hosselton) Williams are known to have had four children. They are;
1. Solomon Hosselton Williams, born October 14, 1830 in Pickaway County, Ohio; Solomon would also serve in Co. E of the 86th Illinois; Solomon Hosselton Williams died on October 22, 1885 in Solomon City, Kansas at the age of 55 years & 8 days. His earthly remains were laid to rest in the Gypsum Hill Cemetery in Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
2. Amelia F. Williams, born Feb. 4, 1835; married to Henry Sargent on August __, 1853 in Monroe County, Illinois; Amelia died on Jul. 5, 1894; Amelia's earthly remains were laid to rest in the Sparland Cemetery, Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois.
3. Mary Jane Williams, born on July 31, 1837 in Ohio; Mary was married to George Earl Johnson on __________ __, 18__ at __________, __________. George also served in Co. E of the 86th Illinois along with his brother-in-law, Solomon Hosselton Williams. George Earl Johnson & Solomon H. Williams are both found in Salina, Kansas at the time of the 1880 census; Mary Jane died on August 25, 1906 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in Block 35.
4. Kissiah Ellen Williams, born June 27, 1839 in Clay County
Illinois; married to Addison Tanquary, who also served in Co. E of the 86th Illinois with Solomon Hosselton Williams; died on August 2, 1914 in Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois; buried in the Sparland Cemetery.
Seven children were born to Addison Tanquary and Ellen. They are;
1. Cassius Marian Tanquary, born September 5, 1860; resided in Portland, Oregon.
2. James Mahala Tanquary, born June 17, 1862; died in infancy.
3. Thomas Eddy Tanquary, born March 24, 1867; died in infancy.
4. Mary Amelia "Minnie" Tanquary, born November 16, 1868; died on __________ __, 1943; never married.
5. George S. Tanquary, born on December 4, 1871 in Wenona; resided in Portland, Oregon; died April 12, 1918 in Portland.
6. Lawrence Henry Tanquary, born February 3, 1876 in Wenona; resided in Peoria, Illinois. Lawrence H. Tanquary died on February 3, 1966 in Stanislaus, California and his mortal remains were laid in the _______________ Cemetery in ___________, ____________.
7. Nellie M. Tanquary, born November 28, 1878 in Evans Township; never married; died on December 21, 1965 in Sparland; Nellie's earthly remains were laid in the Sparland Cemetery.
At the time of the 1860 census, Addison and Ellen are found residing in Steuben Township in Marshall County. They have no children as yet and he is farming for a living. On August 13, 1862, Addison Tanquary volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties by a local well known farmer by the name of Orlando Fountain for service in the Union Army during the Civil War. At the time he enlisted, Addison gave his place of residence as LaPrairie, Marshall County, Illinois.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name TANQUARY, ADDISON
Rank PVT Company E Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence LAPRAIRIE, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 24 Height 5' 9 Hair BROWN
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity MARSHALL CO, IL
Service Record
Joined When AUG 15, 1862 Joined Where LAPRAIRIE, IL
Joined By Whom O FOUNTAIN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks CORPORAL
When Fountain had about 100 volunteers, he led the company on a march into Peoria, Illinois, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park.
On August 27, 1862, Fountain and 88 of his volunteers, including Private Addison Tanquary, were mustered in as Co. E of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Fountain was elected by the men of Co. E.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 86th Illinois were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops.
On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private Addison Tanquary served faithfully in Co. E as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Addison was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, just to name a few, and marched with "Sherman to the Sea". In a biography written many years after the war it was stated that "he took part in all the battles in which his regiment fought and shared the glory of Sherman's march to the sea. He was wounded at Bentonville. N. C., March 19, 1865 and was discharged for disability from the effects of his wound. He has never recovered the use of his arm which is stiff at the elbow joint."
At some point during the war, Private Addison Tanquary was elected by the men of Co. E to fill one of the vacant Corporal positions as a sign of how the men felt about his dedication to them, to the service and of his military bearing. As stated earlier, in that last battle of the war for the 86th, Corporal Addison Tanquary was badly wounded in the right arm and would spend the next 2 and a half months in Army Hospitals. Corporal Addison Tanquary was discharged for disability from the effects of that wound on June 8, 1865 from DeCamp General Army Hospital on David's Island, New York. He then returned to his home in Marshall County.
Addison returned to farming and farmed in Steuben Township another 3 years and then about 1869 moved the family to Evans Township in Marshall County near Wenona. At the time of the 1870 census, Addison, Ellen, Cassius and Mary A. are found residing in Evans Township of Marshall County. Addison is farming.
In 1880 Addison and Ellen moved the family back to Steuben Township where he farmed another 20 years, retiring in 1900. With the exception of the 11 years, he spent in Evans Township and the three years he spent in the service, Addison Tanquary resided in Steuben Township all of his life. Shortly after he retired from farming, Addison and Ellen moved into Sparland, where they resided the remainder of their lives. Addison and Ellen were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he was also a member of the I.O.O.F. Addison was very active in the G.A.R and was a member of Lacon, Illinois G.A.R. Post #134. Through the years, Addison also was very active in public affairs. He twice served as Collector of Steuben Township and also served three terms as Assessor.
In 1887 some of the surviving members of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the 86th back in August of 1862. More than 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this reunion, which was such a success that it was decided to hold a reunion every year in Peoria on that anniversary as long as the veterans could attend. The reunions continued to grow for several years as more and more veterans of the 86th were located and they continued to hold them every years through the year 1923, when the 22 old veterans who were able to attend that reunion tearfully decided that they were getting to be too old and too few to continue to hold them after that 1923 reunion. So, when then 1923 reunion concluded and the veterans went their way, the last earthly reunion of the 86th was over and almost no one was more faithful at attending these reunions than Addison Tanquary.
From 1887 until the last reunion was held in 1923, Addison Tanquary only missed 2 reunions and you can bet there must have been a good reason that he missed those reunions as he obviously REALLY enjoyed attending them. Of the 37 reunions, Addison Tanquary only missed the reunions of 1899 and 1914. Only Thomas B. Lane, of Co. G missed fewer reunions, he missing the reunion of 1920. One other man, William Graham, of Co. D, matched Tanquary's record, William Graham missing the reunions of 1900 and 1915 of the 37 reunions. Those three men, obviously enjoyed attending these reunions and were three of only 14 men, who attended the first and last reunion of the 992 men who served in the 86th.
The following biography came from the Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties Illinois, published in 1907.
"TANQUARY, Addison
Addison TANQUARY is one of the oldest residents of Marshall county in years of continuous connection with its interests, for his birth occurred in Steuben township, August 29, 1837, and since that time he has lived within its borders, covering a period of almost three score years and ten. His father, James TANQUARY, was a native of Pickaway, county, Ohio, born in 1809 and in the fall of 1834 he came to Illinois, settling in Tazewell county, whence he removed to Marshall county in the spring of 1835. He located two miles north of Sparland, where he engaged in faming until the spring of 1848, when he removed to a farm two miles west on the prairie, there devoting his attention to general agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred January 21, 1849. In manner he was quiet and reserved. He gave his political support to the whig party and in religious faith was a Methodist, serving as class leader in his church. He married Mahala BONHAM, who was born in Bainbridge, Ohio, March 24, 1810. They were married in the Buckeye state in 1831 and thus came together to Illinois. Mrs. TANQUARY, who was also a devoted member of the Methodist church, long survived her husband, passing away on the 4th of March, 1883. In the family of this worthy couple were eight children: Cornelius, Rebecca B., Addison, Elizabeth, Willie, Mary, Newton and James J. The eldest was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, and was three years old at the time of the removal of the family to Illinois.
Addison TANQUARY was reared upon the old home farm in Steuben township and attended the Bethel country school through the winter months, while in the summer seasons he aided in the work of the farm. With the exception of a period of eleven years he has always lived in Steuben township and is among its oldest residents. In 1862, responding to the country's call for troops, he enlisted for service in the Union army as a member of Company E, Eighty-sixth Illinois Infantry, with which he continued until the 8th of June, 1864, when he was discharged on account of a wound which he had sustained in the arm. He then returned to Marshall county and soon afterward settled upon a farm in Evans township near Wenona. In 1880, however, he returned to Steuben township, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits for twenty years and then retired in 1900, taking up his abode in Sparland. He was one of the energetic, progressive and practical farmers of his township, placing his land under a high state of cultivation and deriving a good income from the care and labor he bestowed upon the fields.
On the 16th of October, 1859, Mr. TANQUARY was married at Sparland to Miss Ellen WILLIAMS, who was born in Clay county, Illinois, June 27, 1839, a daughter of Thomas G. and Sarah WILLIAMS, who were natives of Ohio, whence they removed to Clay county. In the fall of 1855 they became residents of Sparland and the father followed the occupation of farming as a life work. Unto Mr. and Mrs. TANQUARY have been born seven children: Cassius M., who married Eva REED and lives in Portland, Oregon; James, who died in infancy; Minnie A., at home; Thomas E., who died in infancy; George S., a resident of Portland, Oregon; Lawrence H., who wedded Minnie POTTER, of Marseilles, Illinois, and lives in Peoria; and Nellie M., who is with her parents in Sparland.
Mr. TANQUARY has been honored with a number of positions of public trust. He has twice served as collector of Steuben township, and is now serving for a third term as assessor. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, while fraternally he is connected with Clayton lodge, No. 132, I. O. O. F., of Sparland, and with Lacon post, No. 134, G. A. R. His wife is a member of the Methodist church. His interest in community affairs is manifest in many tangible ways and has resulted in benefit to the county. Few men have for a longer period witnessed the growth and development of this part of the state. His memory goes back to the pioneer times when many of the homes were log cabins and when much of the land was uncultivated, being covered with hits native prairie grasses. The streams were unbridged and the timber was uncut. In fact the work of development had been scarcely begun at that period, but time and man have wrought many changes and Marshall county has taken its place among the leading counties of this great commonwealth. Mr. TANQUARY has aided largely in its agricultural development and has always faithfully performed his duties of citizenship."
Corporal Addison Tanquary was a member of the Lacon G.A.R. Post #134 for a number of years. When the book entitled "Illustrated Roster of the Department of Illinois, Grand Army of the Republic" was published in 1914, A. Tanquary, Co. E, 86th Illinois was listed as a member of Post #134 along with Orrin Frisbey, who was also a member of Co. E of the 86th Illinois.
Kissiah Ellen (Williams) Tanquary died on August 2, 1914 in Sparland, Illinois. Her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Sparland Cemetery. Corporal Addison Tanquary died on April 1, 1930 at Sparland, Illinois. His earthly remains were laid to rest beside those of his wife of 54 years in the Sparland Cemetery in Sparland, Illinois.
The April 10, 1930 edition of the HENRY NEWS - REPUBLICAN, of Henry, Illinois, carried the following obituary on the front page of the paper;
"Addison Tanquary of Sparland Dies at the Age of 93
WAS OLDEST NATIVE BORN CITIZEN OF STEUBEN TOWNSHIP, AND CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Sparland's oldest citizens and oldest native born of the township has passed to his reward. Weary with the burdens of his ninety and two years past, yet possessing all his faculties until the end, our oldest and most respected citizen passed on to immortality with the sweet calmness that characterized his whole life.
Addison Tanquary was born August 29, 1837, within a mile of his present home ad entered into rest April 1, 1930 at 11:30 p.m. He was the second son of James and Mahale Bonham Tanquary, who came from Pickaway county, Ohio in 1834. Of the family of five boys and three girls, he was the last to answer the final summons. His father died when he was a lad of twelve years, and part of the burden of pioneer life fell to his lot. His boyhood days were spent as most pioneer lads - he attend school in the first schoolhouse built in Steuben township. Later attended the Bethel school, which was built in 1853.
He lived his entire life in Marshall county with the exception of a few years in LaSalle county. He was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Williams in Sparland on October 16, 1859. They were the parents of seven children, two dying in infancy. George rests in Portland cemetery. Those left to revere his memory are his two daughters, Minnie and Nellie, at home, whose tender, watchful care helped to bring cheer and happiness in his declining years; two sons, Cassius of Brooks, Oregon; Lawrence of Buena Park, Calif.; five grandchildren, Mrs. Neva Kelley and Mrs. Lena Brooks, of Portland, Oregon; Leo, Chas. and Eugene Tanquary, of Buena Park, Calif.,; two great grandchildren, Howard Kelley and Addison Burl Brooks of Portland, Oregon.
He was bereft of his wife August 2, 1914, having trod life's journey happily together for 55 years. He spent almost his entire life on the farm, until the failing health of his wife caused him to move to Sparland thirty years ago, where he has since made his home. He was a rare privilege, that of seeing many changes, from the ox cart to the automobile and the swift flying airplanes, from the wooden cradle to the great combine, from the wilderness to the land that blossomed as a rose.
When dark war clouds over shadowed the land, he enlisted August 14, 1862, in Co. E, 86th Illinois Vol. Inf., third brigade, second division of 14th Army Corps. He was promoted to Corporal, August
1864. He fought in twelve battles and skirmishes, among them the battle of Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain and Chattanooga, and marched with Sherman to the sea. In the battle of Bentonville, March 19, 1865, he was wounded in the right forearm and practically lost the use it it, the wound developing ancholoser. He was honorably discharged June 8, 1865. He became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Lacon in 1883. He has been a member of I. O. O. F. for 55 years, living the tenets inculcated in this lodge. He has many offices of trust in the township and what he did was well done. In politics he was a staunch republican. Although his education limited to pioneer times, yet by reading and observation, he was well versed on all events of the day. He was strong in his convictions, yet respected the rights of others, being a great reader of the Bible. His life was lived in keeping with the Golden Rule. He gave of his means to all good causes, his influence was always for the good of the community. He leaves to his children and relatives a goodly heritage. The poem 'Just Away,' was used in conclusion.
Funeral services were held at the home on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. G. W. Kinsman. Mrs. E. L. Olson sang three beautiful selections, 'Abide With Me,' 'Face to Face' and 'Crossing the Bar.' Mrs. Rean Greene played the accompaniments.
The floral tributes were very beautiful and expressed respect and the loving sympathy of relatives and friends. The interment was deferred until Saturday to await the arrival of a son in California at which time a prayer service was held. The burial was in the Sparland cemetery in the family lot. Taps were sounded in conclusion of the prayer."
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Tanquarys, who might be able to add to the biography of Corporal Addison Tanquary and the Tanquary family. Baxter would also love to get copies of any pictures of Addison that may still exist, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the 86th, for his Find A Grave site and for the local Historical Societies.)
(NOTE: Addison Tanquary probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However, during the 10 month period that the 86th Illinois was in the Nashville, Tennessee area in 1862-63, Addison, like most of the Union soldiers in the Nashville area, took the time to sit for at least one portrait to send home to the loved ones that he left behind. These portraits were printed in the form of what was called a "tin type", or more often printed in the form of what was called a "CDV," a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card, and the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. The one we now have thanks to Anonymous, is a tin type. These, I believe were just made one at a time, as I believe there was no negative. When they had CDV's made, most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and for their friends, in the 86th and back home.
Then Addison Tanquary survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, Addison probably had his picture taken dozens of times, if not hundreds of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of his CDV, if Addison had one of these made as well, added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. I would be thrilled just to see some MORE pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even MORE of him as an old man. Can anyone else help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Corporal ADDISON TANQUARY, Co. E, 86th Illinois
Addison Tanquary was born on August 29, 1837 in Steuben Township, Marshall County, Illinois, just north of Sparland, one of eight children born to James Tanquary and Mahala (Bonham) Tanquary. James was born October 3, 1808 in Pickaway County, Ohio, while Mahala Bonham was born March 24, 1809 at Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio. James and Mahala were married on February 22, 1832 in Pickaway County, Ohio and brought their family west to Illinois in fall of 1834, where they first settled in Tazewell County. The following spring of 1835, the Tanquarys moved on to Marshall County, Illinois where they located two miles north of Sparland, Illinois in Steuben Township. They farmed there for 13 years before moving two miles west in the Spring of 1848. James died there on January 24, 1849 when Addison was just 11 years of age. Sometime before 1860, Mahala was married to Abraham Tanquary IV. Abraham was a younger brother of James Tanquary. Abraham was born on December 18, 1818 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Mahala and Abraham continued to make their home in Steuben Township. They are found there in the 1860 and 1870 census records. Mahala died on March 3, 1883. Abraham died on January 4, 1892 in Marshall County. All of their earthly remains were laid to rest in the Bonham Family Cemetery near Sparland, Illinois in Marshall County. The Tanquary's were members of the Methodist Church.
Addison Tanquary attended the Bethel Country School through the winter months and worked on the farm most of the rest of the year. On October 16, 1859, Addison Tanquary was united in marriage to Kissiah Ellen Williams in Marshall County, Illinois. Ellen was born on June 27, 1839 in Clay County, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Williams and Sarah (Hosselton) Williams, who were both born in Ohio. Thomas Gooley Williams and Sarah A. (Hosselton) Williams are known to have had four children. They are;
1. Solomon Hosselton Williams, born October 14, 1830 in Pickaway County, Ohio; Solomon would also serve in Co. E of the 86th Illinois; Solomon Hosselton Williams died on October 22, 1885 in Solomon City, Kansas at the age of 55 years & 8 days. His earthly remains were laid to rest in the Gypsum Hill Cemetery in Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
2. Amelia F. Williams, born Feb. 4, 1835; married to Henry Sargent on August __, 1853 in Monroe County, Illinois; Amelia died on Jul. 5, 1894; Amelia's earthly remains were laid to rest in the Sparland Cemetery, Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois.
3. Mary Jane Williams, born on July 31, 1837 in Ohio; Mary was married to George Earl Johnson on __________ __, 18__ at __________, __________. George also served in Co. E of the 86th Illinois along with his brother-in-law, Solomon Hosselton Williams. George Earl Johnson & Solomon H. Williams are both found in Salina, Kansas at the time of the 1880 census; Mary Jane died on August 25, 1906 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in Block 35.
4. Kissiah Ellen Williams, born June 27, 1839 in Clay County
Illinois; married to Addison Tanquary, who also served in Co. E of the 86th Illinois with Solomon Hosselton Williams; died on August 2, 1914 in Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois; buried in the Sparland Cemetery.
Seven children were born to Addison Tanquary and Ellen. They are;
1. Cassius Marian Tanquary, born September 5, 1860; resided in Portland, Oregon.
2. James Mahala Tanquary, born June 17, 1862; died in infancy.
3. Thomas Eddy Tanquary, born March 24, 1867; died in infancy.
4. Mary Amelia "Minnie" Tanquary, born November 16, 1868; died on __________ __, 1943; never married.
5. George S. Tanquary, born on December 4, 1871 in Wenona; resided in Portland, Oregon; died April 12, 1918 in Portland.
6. Lawrence Henry Tanquary, born February 3, 1876 in Wenona; resided in Peoria, Illinois. Lawrence H. Tanquary died on February 3, 1966 in Stanislaus, California and his mortal remains were laid in the _______________ Cemetery in ___________, ____________.
7. Nellie M. Tanquary, born November 28, 1878 in Evans Township; never married; died on December 21, 1965 in Sparland; Nellie's earthly remains were laid in the Sparland Cemetery.
At the time of the 1860 census, Addison and Ellen are found residing in Steuben Township in Marshall County. They have no children as yet and he is farming for a living. On August 13, 1862, Addison Tanquary volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties by a local well known farmer by the name of Orlando Fountain for service in the Union Army during the Civil War. At the time he enlisted, Addison gave his place of residence as LaPrairie, Marshall County, Illinois.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name TANQUARY, ADDISON
Rank PVT Company E Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence LAPRAIRIE, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 24 Height 5' 9 Hair BROWN
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity MARSHALL CO, IL
Service Record
Joined When AUG 15, 1862 Joined Where LAPRAIRIE, IL
Joined By Whom O FOUNTAIN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks CORPORAL
When Fountain had about 100 volunteers, he led the company on a march into Peoria, Illinois, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park.
On August 27, 1862, Fountain and 88 of his volunteers, including Private Addison Tanquary, were mustered in as Co. E of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Fountain was elected by the men of Co. E.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 86th Illinois were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops.
On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private Addison Tanquary served faithfully in Co. E as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Addison was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, just to name a few, and marched with "Sherman to the Sea". In a biography written many years after the war it was stated that "he took part in all the battles in which his regiment fought and shared the glory of Sherman's march to the sea. He was wounded at Bentonville. N. C., March 19, 1865 and was discharged for disability from the effects of his wound. He has never recovered the use of his arm which is stiff at the elbow joint."
At some point during the war, Private Addison Tanquary was elected by the men of Co. E to fill one of the vacant Corporal positions as a sign of how the men felt about his dedication to them, to the service and of his military bearing. As stated earlier, in that last battle of the war for the 86th, Corporal Addison Tanquary was badly wounded in the right arm and would spend the next 2 and a half months in Army Hospitals. Corporal Addison Tanquary was discharged for disability from the effects of that wound on June 8, 1865 from DeCamp General Army Hospital on David's Island, New York. He then returned to his home in Marshall County.
Addison returned to farming and farmed in Steuben Township another 3 years and then about 1869 moved the family to Evans Township in Marshall County near Wenona. At the time of the 1870 census, Addison, Ellen, Cassius and Mary A. are found residing in Evans Township of Marshall County. Addison is farming.
In 1880 Addison and Ellen moved the family back to Steuben Township where he farmed another 20 years, retiring in 1900. With the exception of the 11 years, he spent in Evans Township and the three years he spent in the service, Addison Tanquary resided in Steuben Township all of his life. Shortly after he retired from farming, Addison and Ellen moved into Sparland, where they resided the remainder of their lives. Addison and Ellen were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he was also a member of the I.O.O.F. Addison was very active in the G.A.R and was a member of Lacon, Illinois G.A.R. Post #134. Through the years, Addison also was very active in public affairs. He twice served as Collector of Steuben Township and also served three terms as Assessor.
In 1887 some of the surviving members of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the 86th back in August of 1862. More than 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this reunion, which was such a success that it was decided to hold a reunion every year in Peoria on that anniversary as long as the veterans could attend. The reunions continued to grow for several years as more and more veterans of the 86th were located and they continued to hold them every years through the year 1923, when the 22 old veterans who were able to attend that reunion tearfully decided that they were getting to be too old and too few to continue to hold them after that 1923 reunion. So, when then 1923 reunion concluded and the veterans went their way, the last earthly reunion of the 86th was over and almost no one was more faithful at attending these reunions than Addison Tanquary.
From 1887 until the last reunion was held in 1923, Addison Tanquary only missed 2 reunions and you can bet there must have been a good reason that he missed those reunions as he obviously REALLY enjoyed attending them. Of the 37 reunions, Addison Tanquary only missed the reunions of 1899 and 1914. Only Thomas B. Lane, of Co. G missed fewer reunions, he missing the reunion of 1920. One other man, William Graham, of Co. D, matched Tanquary's record, William Graham missing the reunions of 1900 and 1915 of the 37 reunions. Those three men, obviously enjoyed attending these reunions and were three of only 14 men, who attended the first and last reunion of the 992 men who served in the 86th.
The following biography came from the Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties Illinois, published in 1907.
"TANQUARY, Addison
Addison TANQUARY is one of the oldest residents of Marshall county in years of continuous connection with its interests, for his birth occurred in Steuben township, August 29, 1837, and since that time he has lived within its borders, covering a period of almost three score years and ten. His father, James TANQUARY, was a native of Pickaway, county, Ohio, born in 1809 and in the fall of 1834 he came to Illinois, settling in Tazewell county, whence he removed to Marshall county in the spring of 1835. He located two miles north of Sparland, where he engaged in faming until the spring of 1848, when he removed to a farm two miles west on the prairie, there devoting his attention to general agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred January 21, 1849. In manner he was quiet and reserved. He gave his political support to the whig party and in religious faith was a Methodist, serving as class leader in his church. He married Mahala BONHAM, who was born in Bainbridge, Ohio, March 24, 1810. They were married in the Buckeye state in 1831 and thus came together to Illinois. Mrs. TANQUARY, who was also a devoted member of the Methodist church, long survived her husband, passing away on the 4th of March, 1883. In the family of this worthy couple were eight children: Cornelius, Rebecca B., Addison, Elizabeth, Willie, Mary, Newton and James J. The eldest was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, and was three years old at the time of the removal of the family to Illinois.
Addison TANQUARY was reared upon the old home farm in Steuben township and attended the Bethel country school through the winter months, while in the summer seasons he aided in the work of the farm. With the exception of a period of eleven years he has always lived in Steuben township and is among its oldest residents. In 1862, responding to the country's call for troops, he enlisted for service in the Union army as a member of Company E, Eighty-sixth Illinois Infantry, with which he continued until the 8th of June, 1864, when he was discharged on account of a wound which he had sustained in the arm. He then returned to Marshall county and soon afterward settled upon a farm in Evans township near Wenona. In 1880, however, he returned to Steuben township, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits for twenty years and then retired in 1900, taking up his abode in Sparland. He was one of the energetic, progressive and practical farmers of his township, placing his land under a high state of cultivation and deriving a good income from the care and labor he bestowed upon the fields.
On the 16th of October, 1859, Mr. TANQUARY was married at Sparland to Miss Ellen WILLIAMS, who was born in Clay county, Illinois, June 27, 1839, a daughter of Thomas G. and Sarah WILLIAMS, who were natives of Ohio, whence they removed to Clay county. In the fall of 1855 they became residents of Sparland and the father followed the occupation of farming as a life work. Unto Mr. and Mrs. TANQUARY have been born seven children: Cassius M., who married Eva REED and lives in Portland, Oregon; James, who died in infancy; Minnie A., at home; Thomas E., who died in infancy; George S., a resident of Portland, Oregon; Lawrence H., who wedded Minnie POTTER, of Marseilles, Illinois, and lives in Peoria; and Nellie M., who is with her parents in Sparland.
Mr. TANQUARY has been honored with a number of positions of public trust. He has twice served as collector of Steuben township, and is now serving for a third term as assessor. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, while fraternally he is connected with Clayton lodge, No. 132, I. O. O. F., of Sparland, and with Lacon post, No. 134, G. A. R. His wife is a member of the Methodist church. His interest in community affairs is manifest in many tangible ways and has resulted in benefit to the county. Few men have for a longer period witnessed the growth and development of this part of the state. His memory goes back to the pioneer times when many of the homes were log cabins and when much of the land was uncultivated, being covered with hits native prairie grasses. The streams were unbridged and the timber was uncut. In fact the work of development had been scarcely begun at that period, but time and man have wrought many changes and Marshall county has taken its place among the leading counties of this great commonwealth. Mr. TANQUARY has aided largely in its agricultural development and has always faithfully performed his duties of citizenship."
Corporal Addison Tanquary was a member of the Lacon G.A.R. Post #134 for a number of years. When the book entitled "Illustrated Roster of the Department of Illinois, Grand Army of the Republic" was published in 1914, A. Tanquary, Co. E, 86th Illinois was listed as a member of Post #134 along with Orrin Frisbey, who was also a member of Co. E of the 86th Illinois.
Kissiah Ellen (Williams) Tanquary died on August 2, 1914 in Sparland, Illinois. Her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Sparland Cemetery. Corporal Addison Tanquary died on April 1, 1930 at Sparland, Illinois. His earthly remains were laid to rest beside those of his wife of 54 years in the Sparland Cemetery in Sparland, Illinois.
The April 10, 1930 edition of the HENRY NEWS - REPUBLICAN, of Henry, Illinois, carried the following obituary on the front page of the paper;
"Addison Tanquary of Sparland Dies at the Age of 93
WAS OLDEST NATIVE BORN CITIZEN OF STEUBEN TOWNSHIP, AND CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Sparland's oldest citizens and oldest native born of the township has passed to his reward. Weary with the burdens of his ninety and two years past, yet possessing all his faculties until the end, our oldest and most respected citizen passed on to immortality with the sweet calmness that characterized his whole life.
Addison Tanquary was born August 29, 1837, within a mile of his present home ad entered into rest April 1, 1930 at 11:30 p.m. He was the second son of James and Mahale Bonham Tanquary, who came from Pickaway county, Ohio in 1834. Of the family of five boys and three girls, he was the last to answer the final summons. His father died when he was a lad of twelve years, and part of the burden of pioneer life fell to his lot. His boyhood days were spent as most pioneer lads - he attend school in the first schoolhouse built in Steuben township. Later attended the Bethel school, which was built in 1853.
He lived his entire life in Marshall county with the exception of a few years in LaSalle county. He was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Williams in Sparland on October 16, 1859. They were the parents of seven children, two dying in infancy. George rests in Portland cemetery. Those left to revere his memory are his two daughters, Minnie and Nellie, at home, whose tender, watchful care helped to bring cheer and happiness in his declining years; two sons, Cassius of Brooks, Oregon; Lawrence of Buena Park, Calif.; five grandchildren, Mrs. Neva Kelley and Mrs. Lena Brooks, of Portland, Oregon; Leo, Chas. and Eugene Tanquary, of Buena Park, Calif.,; two great grandchildren, Howard Kelley and Addison Burl Brooks of Portland, Oregon.
He was bereft of his wife August 2, 1914, having trod life's journey happily together for 55 years. He spent almost his entire life on the farm, until the failing health of his wife caused him to move to Sparland thirty years ago, where he has since made his home. He was a rare privilege, that of seeing many changes, from the ox cart to the automobile and the swift flying airplanes, from the wooden cradle to the great combine, from the wilderness to the land that blossomed as a rose.
When dark war clouds over shadowed the land, he enlisted August 14, 1862, in Co. E, 86th Illinois Vol. Inf., third brigade, second division of 14th Army Corps. He was promoted to Corporal, August
1864. He fought in twelve battles and skirmishes, among them the battle of Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain and Chattanooga, and marched with Sherman to the sea. In the battle of Bentonville, March 19, 1865, he was wounded in the right forearm and practically lost the use it it, the wound developing ancholoser. He was honorably discharged June 8, 1865. He became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Lacon in 1883. He has been a member of I. O. O. F. for 55 years, living the tenets inculcated in this lodge. He has many offices of trust in the township and what he did was well done. In politics he was a staunch republican. Although his education limited to pioneer times, yet by reading and observation, he was well versed on all events of the day. He was strong in his convictions, yet respected the rights of others, being a great reader of the Bible. His life was lived in keeping with the Golden Rule. He gave of his means to all good causes, his influence was always for the good of the community. He leaves to his children and relatives a goodly heritage. The poem 'Just Away,' was used in conclusion.
Funeral services were held at the home on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. G. W. Kinsman. Mrs. E. L. Olson sang three beautiful selections, 'Abide With Me,' 'Face to Face' and 'Crossing the Bar.' Mrs. Rean Greene played the accompaniments.
The floral tributes were very beautiful and expressed respect and the loving sympathy of relatives and friends. The interment was deferred until Saturday to await the arrival of a son in California at which time a prayer service was held. The burial was in the Sparland cemetery in the family lot. Taps were sounded in conclusion of the prayer."
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Tanquarys, who might be able to add to the biography of Corporal Addison Tanquary and the Tanquary family. Baxter would also love to get copies of any pictures of Addison that may still exist, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the 86th, for his Find A Grave site and for the local Historical Societies.)
Then Addison Tanquary survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, Addison probably had his picture taken dozens of times, if not hundreds of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of his CDV, if Addison had one of these made as well, added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. I would be thrilled just to see some MORE pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even MORE of him as an old man. Can anyone else help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Corporal ADDISON TANQUARY, Co. E, 86th Illinois
Addison Tanquary was born on August 29, 1837 in Steuben Township, Marshall County, Illinois, just north of Sparland, one of eight children born to James Tanquary and Mahala (Bonham) Tanquary. James was born October 3, 1808 in Pickaway County, Ohio, while Mahala Bonham was born March 24, 1809 at Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio. James and Mahala were married on February 22, 1832 in Pickaway County, Ohio and brought their family west to Illinois in fall of 1834, where they first settled in Tazewell County. The following spring of 1835, the Tanquarys moved on to Marshall County, Illinois where they located two miles north of Sparland, Illinois in Steuben Township. They farmed there for 13 years before moving two miles west in the Spring of 1848. James died there on January 24, 1849 when Addison was just 11 years of age. Sometime before 1860, Mahala was married to Abraham Tanquary IV. Abraham was a younger brother of James Tanquary. Abraham was born on December 18, 1818 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Mahala and Abraham continued to make their home in Steuben Township. They are found there in the 1860 and 1870 census records. Mahala died on March 3, 1883. Abraham died on January 4, 1892 in Marshall County. All of their earthly remains were laid to rest in the Bonham Family Cemetery near Sparland, Illinois in Marshall County. The Tanquary's were members of the Methodist Church.
Addison Tanquary attended the Bethel Country School through the winter months and worked on the farm most of the rest of the year. On October 16, 1859, Addison Tanquary was united in marriage to Kissiah Ellen Williams in Marshall County, Illinois. Ellen was born on June 27, 1839 in Clay County, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Williams and Sarah (Hosselton) Williams, who were both born in Ohio. Thomas Gooley Williams and Sarah A. (Hosselton) Williams are known to have had four children. They are;
1. Solomon Hosselton Williams, born October 14, 1830 in Pickaway County, Ohio; Solomon would also serve in Co. E of the 86th Illinois; Solomon Hosselton Williams died on October 22, 1885 in Solomon City, Kansas at the age of 55 years & 8 days. His earthly remains were laid to rest in the Gypsum Hill Cemetery in Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
2. Amelia F. Williams, born Feb. 4, 1835; married to Henry Sargent on August __, 1853 in Monroe County, Illinois; Amelia died on Jul. 5, 1894; Amelia's earthly remains were laid to rest in the Sparland Cemetery, Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois.
3. Mary Jane Williams, born on July 31, 1837 in Ohio; Mary was married to George Earl Johnson on __________ __, 18__ at __________, __________. George also served in Co. E of the 86th Illinois along with his brother-in-law, Solomon Hosselton Williams. George Earl Johnson & Solomon H. Williams are both found in Salina, Kansas at the time of the 1880 census; Mary Jane died on August 25, 1906 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri in Block 35.
4. Kissiah Ellen Williams, born June 27, 1839 in Clay County
Illinois; married to Addison Tanquary, who also served in Co. E of the 86th Illinois with Solomon Hosselton Williams; died on August 2, 1914 in Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois; buried in the Sparland Cemetery.
Seven children were born to Addison Tanquary and Ellen. They are;
1. Cassius Marian Tanquary, born September 5, 1860; resided in Portland, Oregon.
2. James Mahala Tanquary, born June 17, 1862; died in infancy.
3. Thomas Eddy Tanquary, born March 24, 1867; died in infancy.
4. Mary Amelia "Minnie" Tanquary, born November 16, 1868; died on __________ __, 1943; never married.
5. George S. Tanquary, born on December 4, 1871 in Wenona; resided in Portland, Oregon; died April 12, 1918 in Portland.
6. Lawrence Henry Tanquary, born February 3, 1876 in Wenona; resided in Peoria, Illinois. Lawrence H. Tanquary died on February 3, 1966 in Stanislaus, California and his mortal remains were laid in the _______________ Cemetery in ___________, ____________.
7. Nellie M. Tanquary, born November 28, 1878 in Evans Township; never married; died on December 21, 1965 in Sparland; Nellie's earthly remains were laid in the Sparland Cemetery.
At the time of the 1860 census, Addison and Ellen are found residing in Steuben Township in Marshall County. They have no children as yet and he is farming for a living. On August 13, 1862, Addison Tanquary volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties by a local well known farmer by the name of Orlando Fountain for service in the Union Army during the Civil War. At the time he enlisted, Addison gave his place of residence as LaPrairie, Marshall County, Illinois.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name TANQUARY, ADDISON
Rank PVT Company E Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence LAPRAIRIE, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 24 Height 5' 9 Hair BROWN
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity MARSHALL CO, IL
Service Record
Joined When AUG 15, 1862 Joined Where LAPRAIRIE, IL
Joined By Whom O FOUNTAIN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks CORPORAL
When Fountain had about 100 volunteers, he led the company on a march into Peoria, Illinois, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park.
On August 27, 1862, Fountain and 88 of his volunteers, including Private Addison Tanquary, were mustered in as Co. E of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Fountain was elected by the men of Co. E.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 86th Illinois were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops.
On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private Addison Tanquary served faithfully in Co. E as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Addison was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, just to name a few, and marched with "Sherman to the Sea". In a biography written many years after the war it was stated that "he took part in all the battles in which his regiment fought and shared the glory of Sherman's march to the sea. He was wounded at Bentonville. N. C., March 19, 1865 and was discharged for disability from the effects of his wound. He has never recovered the use of his arm which is stiff at the elbow joint."
At some point during the war, Private Addison Tanquary was elected by the men of Co. E to fill one of the vacant Corporal positions as a sign of how the men felt about his dedication to them, to the service and of his military bearing. As stated earlier, in that last battle of the war for the 86th, Corporal Addison Tanquary was badly wounded in the right arm and would spend the next 2 and a half months in Army Hospitals. Corporal Addison Tanquary was discharged for disability from the effects of that wound on June 8, 1865 from DeCamp General Army Hospital on David's Island, New York. He then returned to his home in Marshall County.
Addison returned to farming and farmed in Steuben Township another 3 years and then about 1869 moved the family to Evans Township in Marshall County near Wenona. At the time of the 1870 census, Addison, Ellen, Cassius and Mary A. are found residing in Evans Township of Marshall County. Addison is farming.
In 1880 Addison and Ellen moved the family back to Steuben Township where he farmed another 20 years, retiring in 1900. With the exception of the 11 years, he spent in Evans Township and the three years he spent in the service, Addison Tanquary resided in Steuben Township all of his life. Shortly after he retired from farming, Addison and Ellen moved into Sparland, where they resided the remainder of their lives. Addison and Ellen were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he was also a member of the I.O.O.F. Addison was very active in the G.A.R and was a member of Lacon, Illinois G.A.R. Post #134. Through the years, Addison also was very active in public affairs. He twice served as Collector of Steuben Township and also served three terms as Assessor.
In 1887 some of the surviving members of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the 86th back in August of 1862. More than 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this reunion, which was such a success that it was decided to hold a reunion every year in Peoria on that anniversary as long as the veterans could attend. The reunions continued to grow for several years as more and more veterans of the 86th were located and they continued to hold them every years through the year 1923, when the 22 old veterans who were able to attend that reunion tearfully decided that they were getting to be too old and too few to continue to hold them after that 1923 reunion. So, when then 1923 reunion concluded and the veterans went their way, the last earthly reunion of the 86th was over and almost no one was more faithful at attending these reunions than Addison Tanquary.
From 1887 until the last reunion was held in 1923, Addison Tanquary only missed 2 reunions and you can bet there must have been a good reason that he missed those reunions as he obviously REALLY enjoyed attending them. Of the 37 reunions, Addison Tanquary only missed the reunions of 1899 and 1914. Only Thomas B. Lane, of Co. G missed fewer reunions, he missing the reunion of 1920. One other man, William Graham, of Co. D, matched Tanquary's record, William Graham missing the reunions of 1900 and 1915 of the 37 reunions. Those three men, obviously enjoyed attending these reunions and were three of only 14 men, who attended the first and last reunion of the 992 men who served in the 86th.
The following biography came from the Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties Illinois, published in 1907.
"TANQUARY, Addison
Addison TANQUARY is one of the oldest residents of Marshall county in years of continuous connection with its interests, for his birth occurred in Steuben township, August 29, 1837, and since that time he has lived within its borders, covering a period of almost three score years and ten. His father, James TANQUARY, was a native of Pickaway, county, Ohio, born in 1809 and in the fall of 1834 he came to Illinois, settling in Tazewell county, whence he removed to Marshall county in the spring of 1835. He located two miles north of Sparland, where he engaged in faming until the spring of 1848, when he removed to a farm two miles west on the prairie, there devoting his attention to general agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred January 21, 1849. In manner he was quiet and reserved. He gave his political support to the whig party and in religious faith was a Methodist, serving as class leader in his church. He married Mahala BONHAM, who was born in Bainbridge, Ohio, March 24, 1810. They were married in the Buckeye state in 1831 and thus came together to Illinois. Mrs. TANQUARY, who was also a devoted member of the Methodist church, long survived her husband, passing away on the 4th of March, 1883. In the family of this worthy couple were eight children: Cornelius, Rebecca B., Addison, Elizabeth, Willie, Mary, Newton and James J. The eldest was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, and was three years old at the time of the removal of the family to Illinois.
Addison TANQUARY was reared upon the old home farm in Steuben township and attended the Bethel country school through the winter months, while in the summer seasons he aided in the work of the farm. With the exception of a period of eleven years he has always lived in Steuben township and is among its oldest residents. In 1862, responding to the country's call for troops, he enlisted for service in the Union army as a member of Company E, Eighty-sixth Illinois Infantry, with which he continued until the 8th of June, 1864, when he was discharged on account of a wound which he had sustained in the arm. He then returned to Marshall county and soon afterward settled upon a farm in Evans township near Wenona. In 1880, however, he returned to Steuben township, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits for twenty years and then retired in 1900, taking up his abode in Sparland. He was one of the energetic, progressive and practical farmers of his township, placing his land under a high state of cultivation and deriving a good income from the care and labor he bestowed upon the fields.
On the 16th of October, 1859, Mr. TANQUARY was married at Sparland to Miss Ellen WILLIAMS, who was born in Clay county, Illinois, June 27, 1839, a daughter of Thomas G. and Sarah WILLIAMS, who were natives of Ohio, whence they removed to Clay county. In the fall of 1855 they became residents of Sparland and the father followed the occupation of farming as a life work. Unto Mr. and Mrs. TANQUARY have been born seven children: Cassius M., who married Eva REED and lives in Portland, Oregon; James, who died in infancy; Minnie A., at home; Thomas E., who died in infancy; George S., a resident of Portland, Oregon; Lawrence H., who wedded Minnie POTTER, of Marseilles, Illinois, and lives in Peoria; and Nellie M., who is with her parents in Sparland.
Mr. TANQUARY has been honored with a number of positions of public trust. He has twice served as collector of Steuben township, and is now serving for a third term as assessor. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, while fraternally he is connected with Clayton lodge, No. 132, I. O. O. F., of Sparland, and with Lacon post, No. 134, G. A. R. His wife is a member of the Methodist church. His interest in community affairs is manifest in many tangible ways and has resulted in benefit to the county. Few men have for a longer period witnessed the growth and development of this part of the state. His memory goes back to the pioneer times when many of the homes were log cabins and when much of the land was uncultivated, being covered with hits native prairie grasses. The streams were unbridged and the timber was uncut. In fact the work of development had been scarcely begun at that period, but time and man have wrought many changes and Marshall county has taken its place among the leading counties of this great commonwealth. Mr. TANQUARY has aided largely in its agricultural development and has always faithfully performed his duties of citizenship."
Corporal Addison Tanquary was a member of the Lacon G.A.R. Post #134 for a number of years. When the book entitled "Illustrated Roster of the Department of Illinois, Grand Army of the Republic" was published in 1914, A. Tanquary, Co. E, 86th Illinois was listed as a member of Post #134 along with Orrin Frisbey, who was also a member of Co. E of the 86th Illinois.
Kissiah Ellen (Williams) Tanquary died on August 2, 1914 in Sparland, Illinois. Her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Sparland Cemetery. Corporal Addison Tanquary died on April 1, 1930 at Sparland, Illinois. His earthly remains were laid to rest beside those of his wife of 54 years in the Sparland Cemetery in Sparland, Illinois.
The April 10, 1930 edition of the HENRY NEWS - REPUBLICAN, of Henry, Illinois, carried the following obituary on the front page of the paper;
"Addison Tanquary of Sparland Dies at the Age of 93
WAS OLDEST NATIVE BORN CITIZEN OF STEUBEN TOWNSHIP, AND CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Sparland's oldest citizens and oldest native born of the township has passed to his reward. Weary with the burdens of his ninety and two years past, yet possessing all his faculties until the end, our oldest and most respected citizen passed on to immortality with the sweet calmness that characterized his whole life.
Addison Tanquary was born August 29, 1837, within a mile of his present home ad entered into rest April 1, 1930 at 11:30 p.m. He was the second son of James and Mahale Bonham Tanquary, who came from Pickaway county, Ohio in 1834. Of the family of five boys and three girls, he was the last to answer the final summons. His father died when he was a lad of twelve years, and part of the burden of pioneer life fell to his lot. His boyhood days were spent as most pioneer lads - he attend school in the first schoolhouse built in Steuben township. Later attended the Bethel school, which was built in 1853.
He lived his entire life in Marshall county with the exception of a few years in LaSalle county. He was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Williams in Sparland on October 16, 1859. They were the parents of seven children, two dying in infancy. George rests in Portland cemetery. Those left to revere his memory are his two daughters, Minnie and Nellie, at home, whose tender, watchful care helped to bring cheer and happiness in his declining years; two sons, Cassius of Brooks, Oregon; Lawrence of Buena Park, Calif.; five grandchildren, Mrs. Neva Kelley and Mrs. Lena Brooks, of Portland, Oregon; Leo, Chas. and Eugene Tanquary, of Buena Park, Calif.,; two great grandchildren, Howard Kelley and Addison Burl Brooks of Portland, Oregon.
He was bereft of his wife August 2, 1914, having trod life's journey happily together for 55 years. He spent almost his entire life on the farm, until the failing health of his wife caused him to move to Sparland thirty years ago, where he has since made his home. He was a rare privilege, that of seeing many changes, from the ox cart to the automobile and the swift flying airplanes, from the wooden cradle to the great combine, from the wilderness to the land that blossomed as a rose.
When dark war clouds over shadowed the land, he enlisted August 14, 1862, in Co. E, 86th Illinois Vol. Inf., third brigade, second division of 14th Army Corps. He was promoted to Corporal, August
1864. He fought in twelve battles and skirmishes, among them the battle of Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain and Chattanooga, and marched with Sherman to the sea. In the battle of Bentonville, March 19, 1865, he was wounded in the right forearm and practically lost the use it it, the wound developing ancholoser. He was honorably discharged June 8, 1865. He became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Lacon in 1883. He has been a member of I. O. O. F. for 55 years, living the tenets inculcated in this lodge. He has many offices of trust in the township and what he did was well done. In politics he was a staunch republican. Although his education limited to pioneer times, yet by reading and observation, he was well versed on all events of the day. He was strong in his convictions, yet respected the rights of others, being a great reader of the Bible. His life was lived in keeping with the Golden Rule. He gave of his means to all good causes, his influence was always for the good of the community. He leaves to his children and relatives a goodly heritage. The poem 'Just Away,' was used in conclusion.
Funeral services were held at the home on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. G. W. Kinsman. Mrs. E. L. Olson sang three beautiful selections, 'Abide With Me,' 'Face to Face' and 'Crossing the Bar.' Mrs. Rean Greene played the accompaniments.
The floral tributes were very beautiful and expressed respect and the loving sympathy of relatives and friends. The interment was deferred until Saturday to await the arrival of a son in California at which time a prayer service was held. The burial was in the Sparland cemetery in the family lot. Taps were sounded in conclusion of the prayer."
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Tanquarys, who might be able to add to the biography of Corporal Addison Tanquary and the Tanquary family. Baxter would also love to get copies of any pictures of Addison that may still exist, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the 86th, for his Find A Grave site and for the local Historical Societies.)
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