Edward T. Hyland & Sarah Catherine Funk

Edward T. Hyland (parents Benjamin Hyland and Abigail Damon) was

born 24 Mar 1843 in Plainfield, Will, Illinois. He died 13 Feb 1885

in Casey, Guthrie, IA.

Edward in the 100th Illinois Regiment & was seriously wounded at

Battle of Stone's River, TN. Lived until 1885. Casualty list from

100th IL reg: http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/cw100-5.html

Census of Will County 1860 shows Edward's age as 17, born in

Illinois. Also shows the head of household as "Abbie", 55 years of

age, male, farmer, born in MA. Abigail was by herself at the time

while Benjamin was in OR. Also living there were Edward's sisters

Mary A., age 20 and Sylvia, age 12.

Letter from Benjamin F. Hyland dated 29 Jul 1867 says that ET was

keeping hotel (the old Plainsfield House).

Note on Mrs. McCoy's letter says "Edward was in Civil War and was

shot with bullet lodged near his heart but lived 20 years. Amos

visited him after he had been in Oregon 20 years says Ira Hyland."

There was an Edward Hyland or Hiland wounded at the Battle of

Stone's River, TN. 100th Illinois Regiment.

Census of Plainfield, Will, IL enumerated on 11 August 1870 shows

Edward Hyland as head of household (flourish on H almost makes the

surname appear as Heyland"): dwelling number 169, family 164. Shows

Edward as age 28, his profession appears to be a Pump Maker. Living

with him are Sarah (born New York), age 27; Mary, age 6; Franklin

age 4' George age 2. Also living there are George Price, age 26,

born in Pennsylvania, also a Pump Maker and Abbagail Hyland, age 66,

born in Vermont. Edward and children are shown as born in Illinois.

Value of real estate $2,500; value of personal estate $600. NOTE:

there is a Wayne Hyland on same page, appears to be from household

168; age 3. First listing on same page, appears to be a carry-over

from previous page (which I don't have). Listed following in same

household are farm laborers: Horatio Lockwood, George Cribbs, and

House worker, Mary Cropsey. Sounds like Granville's family. Also of

nterest, William Dinges and Mary Ann Hyland (Edward's sister) are

listed as household 170, family 165.

Sarah's obituary has the following:

Mrs. Hyland was married on July 17th, 1863 to Edward T. Hyland who

was a soldier in the civil war. After his first enlistment he

returned home to make arrangements for his marriage, but before this

event was solemnized a second call to enlistment came and he[ ] the

colors September, 1862. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of

Stone River, Tenn. January [ ] 1863 and after being nursed back to

health by his wife-to-be they were married in July of that year.

Some years after their marriage they moved to Iowa and here Mr.

Hyland was given half a section of land by the Government. Iowa at

that time was largely a virgin state. In 1865 they returned to

Illinois and remained there for eleven years. Afterwards they came

back to Iowa and settled in Lake City, Calhoun County. In the summer

of 1880 they moved to Casey and here in the same home Mrs. Hyland

has lived fifty-two years. One child was born in this town; a son,

Raymond, who lies buried in Oregon.

There are three children surviving their mother. Doctor George who

holds an executive position in the National Capitol, Ernest who

lives on the Pacific Coast and who is at present engaged in a

responsible business post and Clarence who has lived for two years

with his mother and who is well known and respected in this area.

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30 July 2000: found a package in my mailbox from the National

Archives re: Edward Hyland. Spelling variations Hyland, Hiland,

Highland. Also middle intital is T but sometimes mistaken for F

Certificate for Discharge for Disability: includes physical

description 5'7" with Light hair, Blue eyes. Farmer, born

Plainfield, Ill. Enlisted on 1 Aug 1862, aged 22. Disabilities:

chronic diarrhea and "a gunshot wound in the left side of the chest,

the ball passing into the left lung rendering him unfit for further

military duty." Discharged 11 March 1863 at Nashville. Private, of

Captain Burrell's Company, 100th Regiment Illinois Infantry

(Volunteered).

Proof of Death of Soldier; Act of June 27, 1890. Dr. E. P. Maulsby

of Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa, physician. He was Edward Hyland's

(looks like "Heyland" because of the curlique on the "H") family

physician from July 28, 1881 to Feb 13 1885 & that Edward died on 13

Feb 1885. Notarized and became part of Sarah's pension claim. Note

the middle initial for Edward looks like a "T" in these papers.

Sarah's middle initial is "C".

Proof of Births of Surviving Children of Soldier Under Sixteen years

of Age (Act of June 27, 1890). Affidavit for the birth of son, Ray,

born 26 Sep 1883.

Declaration for Widow's Pension (Act of June 27, 1890): 21 July

1890. Sarah's age 45; resident of town of Casey, Guthrie, Iowa.

Widow of Edward F. Hyland. Married Edward F. on 18 July 1863

by Rev. Marston at Plainfield, Ill. Children now living under 16

years of age: Ernest born 25 March 1877; Ray born 26 Sept 1883.

Certificate of Record of Marriage, Will County, State of Illinois,

18 July 1863 (possibly married at Joliet. Or at least that is the

place of issue of the certificate).

Return of a Birth: Raymond Hyland. Number of Child of this mother,

Seventh. Born 26 Sep 1883 Casey, Guthrie Iowa. Father born in

Illinois, age 42; mother born in New York, age 40. Father's

occupation: Grocer.

Physician's Certificate of Death for Edward (initial could go either

way, could be F, could be T). Aged 43 years, 11 months, 11 days.

Occupation not noted. Date of death Feb. 13, 1885, 7 p.m.

Nationality and place where born, Plainfield, Illinois, "Eng." (for

English). Place of death, Casey, Guthrie, Iowa. Cause of death:

Cancer of rectum. Duration of disease, about 2 years. Place and date

of burial: Plainfield, Illinois, Feb. 17, 1885.

Declaration for Original Pension of a Widow - Child or Children

under Sixteen years of age surviving: Filed 13 Nov 1885. Same info

with additon of this: "was wounded in left side at Stone River on

the 1st day of January 1863. Rev. Marston who married Sarah & Edward

is called "Elder Marston" here. Children under 16 at father's death:

Clarence, Sadie, Ernest, Raymond. This cert based on Edward's

Pension certificate Number 36485.

Application for Accrued Pension, made in county of Guthrie, Iowa on

5 Nov 1885. Edward had been paid the pension by the Pension Agent at

Chicago, Illinois up to the 4th of December, 1884.

Invalids Form 3-405 (Pensioner Dropped). US Pension Agency, Chicago,

Ill, Sep 30, 1885. Edward F. Heyland or Hyland, cert 36485, dropped

from Illinois pension rolls.

An affidavit from Samuel Koach, a fellow soldier in the 100th Regt

Ill Vol, that he saw Edward receive his wound.

An Affidavit dated 17 Sep 1884 by J.W. Crawford and J.W. Woods of

Casey, Guthrie, Iowa stating Edward wholly incapacitated from the

injury. Confined to room and bed the greater part of the time for

the last 2 years or more. Part of claim for increase of pension No.

36485.

Affidavit of Eliza Burdick, age 43, resident of Plainfield, Will

County, Illinois. Eliza attended the birth of Clarence Hyland on 26

October 1870.

Affidavit of Horace Spencer, age 40, resident of Plainfield, Will,

IL, Physician, attended birth of "Earnest" Hyland on 25 March 1877.

"That at the time of the birth of said Earnest Hyland, no public

record was kept, or required to be kept of the birth of children -

hence he made no certificate of the birth of said child for any

public record."

Affidavit that the Claimant has not Re-married, and that She is

without other means of Support than her Daily Labor. sworn by T.J

Burns and James B. Thompson, who have known Sarah for 8 years. 19

Nov 1890.

Sarah's Widow's Pension number is 332,642.

The cover page from Archives says "Box 37476, cert 290-089, Sarah C.

Hyland, Bundle 22."

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November 16, 2000

Letter from a friend in Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa

Dear Amy:

After typing Sarah Hyland's obituary, I realized they lived in

Calhoun County, Iowa, where John Neitzel apparently lived when he

and Mamie were married, so I've now obtained the 1880 census for

Lake City for the Hylands. The researcher has written along the edge

of the first page they lived in Lake City. Apparently Sarah's mother,

Mary A. Funk, was visiting along with Sarah's sister Eliza and two of her

children. Also there was an Andrew Lang working for the Hylands.

There is a smudge across Sadie's name, but apparently the

census taker didn't really know how to spell Sadie. I've found in a

number of cases, including my own grandparents here in Casey, when

the census taker didn't know how to spell the names and since they

were friends and neighbors, they were reluctant to ask for

spellings.

Microfilm T 9 330

1880 Federal Census, Calhoun County, Lake City, Iowa

Household 8383

Hiland, Edward, W, M, 37, Farmer, born Illinois, father NH, mother NH

Hiland, Sarah, W, F, 36, Wife, keeps house, New York, NY, NY

Hiland, Mamie, W, F, 16, daugh, works in house, Iowa, IL, NY

Hiland, Frank, W, M, 14, son, works on farm, IL, IL, NY

Hiland, George, W, M, 12, son, works at school, IL, IL, NY

Hiland, Clarance, W, M, 9, son, at home, IL, IL, NY

Hiland, Shadie [sic], W, F, 6, daugh, at home, IL, IL, NY

Hiland, Ernest, W, M, 3, son, at home, IL, IL, NY

Lang, Andrew J, W, M, 27, Servant, works on farm, IL, VT, VT

Funk, Mary A., W, F, 64, Mother in law, on visit, NY, NY, NY

Burdick, Eliza, W, F, 38, sister in law, on visit, NY, NY, NY

Burdick, Loren?, W, M, 3, nephew, on visit, IL, NY, NY

Burdick, Josephine, W, F, 2, nephew [sic], on visit, IL, NY, NY

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Edward T. married Sarah Catherine Funk on 17 Jul 1863 in Will County, IL.

Sarah Catherine (parents Peter Funk and Mary Becker) was born 8 Apr 1844

in Syracuse, NY. She died 5 Sep 1932 in Casey, Guthrie, IA.

Edward T. Hyland and Sarah Catherine Funk had the following children:

1.Mamie Hyland was born Nov 1863 in Iowa. She died 15 May 1916 in

Portland, Multnomah, OR. She married John Neitzel.

2.Frank Hyland was born Jul 1867 in Plainfield, IL. He died 12 Mar

1891 in Omaha, NB. He married Carrie Morris.

3.George Marvin Hyland was born 27 Sep 1868 in Casey, IA or

probably Plainfield, IL. He died 16 Mar 1953 in Salem, Marion, OR.

He married Clare Kirkpatrick.

4.Clarence Hyland was born 26 Oct 1870 in Plainfield, Will, IL.

5.Sadie Hyland was born Abt 1874 in Plainfield, Will, IL. She died

30 Jun 1897 in Casey, Guthrie, IA.

6.Ernest Otto Hyland was born 25 Mar 1877 in Plainfield, Illinois.

He died 2 Jul 1958 in Vancouver, Clark, WA. He married Dora Bean.

7.Raymond Hyland was born 26 Sep 1883 in Casey, Guthrie, IA. He

died 3 Dec 1918 in Eugene, Lane, OR. He married Minnie May Brown Hazen.