John H. Morrill and Anna Mitchell

1. 1870 US Census, Wallace IL, p. 775.
2. 1880 US Census, Wallace IL, p. 755D.
3. Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), July 29, 1893, p. 3. Also July 31, 1893, p. 3.. His funeral was attended by over 2,000 people and included a “general’s” (11-gun) salute. He was buried at the Ottowa Avenue cemetary.
4. John Morrill commanded of the 64th Regiment Infantry, Illinois, also known as the “Yates Sharpshooters.” He was Captain, later Colonel, and finally was breveted as Brigadier General after being severely wounded on July 22, 1864 at the Seige of Petersburg.
5. Date and place derived from 1900 census.