Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Constantine, William 1841 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

William Constantine, farmer, P. O. Dwight, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 
1841. He came to America in 1857, and lived for two years near Aurora, Ill., 
afterward coming to Grundy County. In 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Fifty-
fifth Illinois Infantry, serving three years. In 1864, he re-enlisted, and 
served till the close of the war. In March, 1865, he was taken prisoner in 
North Carolina, near Goldsboro. Being paroled in July, 1865, he returned home. 
He was with Sherman's army, and helped open the Mississippi River, and in the 
memorable march through Georgia. During all the time that he served, he 
received not even a wound. After the war, he returned to Grundy County, where 
he has since remained. He bought his present farm, which consists of eighty 
acres of well-improved land, in 1869. In 1866, he was married to Miss Mary 
Klughart, who was born in Kendall County, this State. They have five children, 
two boys and three girls - Emma, Edward J., Clara, Martha and William. Mr. 
Constantine received his education mostly in Germany, but he attended English 
schools in Illinois for some time. Mr. Constantine has held several township 
offices, and is a member of the Evangelical Association. He votes the 
Republican ticket.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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