-Died in Newport Township. Wadsworth is just east of Waukegan.
-Known as Edward. Confirmed same person as William through mother's pension request and tombstone. Note: pension request has death month off by one month -states Jun, not May.
-Teresa Anne Mix makes pension request from Edward's civil war service.
-Pension request states Edward never married.
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Statement for Pension of Teresa A. Mix
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State of Illinois} SS.
Lake County }
             In the matter of Application of Teresa A. Mix for a pension
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Rachel Hicks and Mary Hitchcock being first duly sworn on their respective oaths state that they were acquainted with Edward Mix in his life time and before he enlisted; and that they are well acquainted with Teresa A. Mix applicant for pension and have known her for thirty years and more.
Affiants further state that said Teresa A. Mix is the mother of said Edward Mix: And affiants further state that said Edward Mix was at the time of his death a single man and that he had never been married, and that he left no wife or children surviving him. Affiants further states that they have no interest in the application of said Teresa A. Mix for pension and that their Post office address is Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois.
        Rachel Hicks
        Mary Hitchcock Subscribed t?? to
before me this 2nd day of December A.D. 1887
Lecon C. Donsett
Clerk of County
Do?? Lake County
Illinois

American Civil War Soldiers
Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. at www.civilwardata.com
     Edward Mix
     Residence Waukegan IL
     Side Served: Union
     05 Oct 1861: Enlisted as Private.
     31 Oct 1861: Mustered in Co. G, IL 55th Infantry
     Discharged for wounds (date not stated)
     * Wounded
fm Mother’s pension request: “...6 Apr 1862 while in the line of his duty he was wounded by a gun shot through the left lung...”

Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Edward Mix
Residence Warren IL
15 Jan 1864: Enlisted as Private.
15 Jan 1864: Mustered in Co. I, IL 17th Cavalry
23 Nov 1865: Mustered out

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Edward Mix
Name of Dependent: Therisa A. Mix
Service: Co. I, 17th IL Cav.
                  Co. G, 55th IL Inf.
Date of Filing: 19 Feb 1863
      Invalid: Application #11,150 | Certificate #106,354
Date of Filing: 23 Jul 1886
      Mother: Application #342,581 | Certificate #253,417 | State: IL
List of soldiers: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/acm/cav017-i.htm

1850 IL Fed Census -Lake Co, Newport Twp, dtd 9 Dec, pg 20, Fmly 8/8
1860 IL Fed Census -Lake Co, Town of Newport, PO: Newport, dtd 8 Jun, pg 29, Fmly 206