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Oscar Kibele

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Oscar Kibele

Birth
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
3 Mar 1886 (aged 57)
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 8, 217
Memorial ID
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Civil War veteran.

Born in Constance, Baden, Germany. Aged 58yrs, 2mos, 3dys; typhoid fever

Employed in the Wabash Railroad shops for many years. Lived in Springfield for 25 years. Married Miss Amelia Hein in Seymour, Conn., in 1856. Preceded in death by three children. Survived by wife and nine children.

In the troublesome times of 1848 he was a soldier in Germany, being then but 18 years of age. When the war of the rebellion broke out he enlisted at Lincoln's first call, and he served until the end of the war. His comrades of the 14th Illinois will vouch for his faithful discharge of his duty as a soldier of his adopted country. At the close of the war he returned to this city, where he has since resided, being an employe in the Wabash shops. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 3-4-1886

The funeral services of Oscar Kibele, Sr., will be held at his late residence under direction of Stephenson Post, G. A. R. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 3-5-1886

Civil War veteran.

Born in Constance, Baden, Germany. Aged 58yrs, 2mos, 3dys; typhoid fever

Employed in the Wabash Railroad shops for many years. Lived in Springfield for 25 years. Married Miss Amelia Hein in Seymour, Conn., in 1856. Preceded in death by three children. Survived by wife and nine children.

In the troublesome times of 1848 he was a soldier in Germany, being then but 18 years of age. When the war of the rebellion broke out he enlisted at Lincoln's first call, and he served until the end of the war. His comrades of the 14th Illinois will vouch for his faithful discharge of his duty as a soldier of his adopted country. At the close of the war he returned to this city, where he has since resided, being an employe in the Wabash shops. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 3-4-1886

The funeral services of Oscar Kibele, Sr., will be held at his late residence under direction of Stephenson Post, G. A. R. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 3-5-1886



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24231288/oscar-kibele: accessed ), memorial page for Oscar Kibele (1 Jan 1829–3 Mar 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24231288, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by BjJ (contributor 46902476).