Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . joining the eager throng of men whomade their way to the gold fields in 1849 in questof the precious metal. When starting homewardagain, his journey having already begun, he metan old friend who induced him to remain inCalifornia for a time, and from that period hewas never again heard from. Two years afterthe latest advices from him, his wife moved toFrederick, III., and made her home in Rushville,111., until the date of her death. Charles Lin-coln remained with bis mother until the summerof 1862. when he entered the army, receiving hiseducation during hi
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . joining the eager throng of men whomade their way to the gold fields in 1849 in questof the precious metal. When starting homewardagain, his journey having already begun, he metan old friend who induced him to remain inCalifornia for a time, and from that period hewas never again heard from. Two years afterthe latest advices from him, his wife moved toFrederick, III., and made her home in Rushville,111., until the date of her death. Charles Lin-coln remained with bis mother until the summerof 1862. when he entered the army, receiving hiseducation during his term of service. He en-listed at Kushville in August of that year, inCompany C, One-hundred and Nineteenth Regi-ment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, his regimentbeing mustered in at Quincy and constituting apart of the Sixteenth Army Corps, under com-mand of Gen. A. J. Smith. He was in the Armyof the Mississippi, and took part in many of theengagements in that Cpon his dis-charge from the service in the spring of 1865, he. MRS. TAMES D. THOMPSON HISTOEY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY. 869 stayed a month at Mobile. Ala., and then cameby boat to St. Louis, and up the Illinois River,going to Springfield, 111., and finally returninghome. Working tor a while as a farm hand, heafterwards bought eighty acres of land in Littleton Township, on which he followedfarming for fifteen years. Selling out at theend of that period, he withdrew from activelabor, purchasing a residence in Littleton, 111.,which has since been the family home. Mr. Lincoln has been twice married, bis firstmarriage taking place in the fall of I860, whenhe was wedded to Anna Palmer, a native of Eng-land. By her he had nine children, as follows:Mary Jane (Mrs. David Gay), of OaklandTownship, Schuyler County: William, a residentof Canton, Fulton County, 111.; Sarah O. (), (if Industry Township. McDououghCounty. 111.; Alfred Barton, who lives at Adair,111.; Oscar, whose home is in Canada; CharlesI-:.
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