Obituary of William R EDDINGTON, Macoupin Co Illinois 19 Sep 1998
Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1998 Mark Strohbeck 

Name of Deceased: EDDINGTON, William R.
Name of Newspaper: Bunker Hill Gazette-News
Date of Obituary: Jan 1936 
Obituary: FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR W. EDDINGTON ---------- Wrote 
Interesting History of Civil War Days at 92 ---------- W. R. EDDINGTON, 93, Civil war 
veteran of Brighton, Ill., whose death was published in our last issue was buried Sunday 
afternoon at the cemetery in Woodburn. Funeral services were held at the Eddington home 
and at Woodburn Congregational church at 1:30 p. m. Rev. Henry Cramer officiating. 
Both Brighton and Bunker Hill American Legion posts participated in the military burial 
rites. Eddington was born April 2, 1842, near Woodburn in Bunker Hill township, but 
before he was two years old his parents moved into the adjacent Bunker Hill township. On 
his marriage to Eliza MILLER of Brighton township after the Civil War, he located on the 
farm where he died, and took part in the building of the home in which he was to pass the 
rest of his life, even to making of the bricks. His home was shared with his son, Harvey, 
who has handled the farm in his father's late years of life, and another son, Hiram, residing 
on a nearby farm, the homestead place where the old soldier's early years were passed. His 
third son Norman, and a daughter, Mrs. T. L. STROHBECK are residents of the same 
nieghborhood. Mrs. EDDINGTON died a number of years ago. Surviving in addition to 
the children of the old soldier are 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. W. C. 
JACOBY of this city is a brother-in-law, their wives having been sisters. Mr. Eddington 
when he was 92 years old wrote a very interesting history of his life and up until his recent 
illness kept busy typing these and mailed out to his friends two each day. Since there are 
so very few Civil war veterans left, perhaps not more than two in Macoupin County, one 
of which is Mr. John SLAUGHTER of Gillespie we feel that this history of his life would 
interest our readers and we will, starting next week print it in the Gazette-News.

USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format
for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, 
as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission  is obtained 
from the contributor of the file.
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Strohbeck.
(© 1998 Mark Strohbeck)