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PVT Richard Blue

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PVT Richard Blue Veteran

Birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Death
26 Mar 1921 (aged 79)
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4701378, Longitude: -88.9890164
Plot
Section 4, Lot 32
Memorial ID
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BAND
29 U.S.C. INF.

Richard Blue came to Bloomington, Illinois with the family of Judge James Rayburn in 1851. He was a veteran of the Civil War. For many years he conducted a barber shop and hair dressing establishment, catering to Bloomington's elite. For twenty years he was assistant doorkeeper in the House of Representatives at Springfield. He was a staunch and influential Republican. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), Mar. 28, 1921, Page 5.

A detailed biography of Richard Blue can be found on the McLean County Museum of History's website https://mchistory.org/research/biographies/blue-richard
BAND
29 U.S.C. INF.

Richard Blue came to Bloomington, Illinois with the family of Judge James Rayburn in 1851. He was a veteran of the Civil War. For many years he conducted a barber shop and hair dressing establishment, catering to Bloomington's elite. For twenty years he was assistant doorkeeper in the House of Representatives at Springfield. He was a staunch and influential Republican. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), Mar. 28, 1921, Page 5.

A detailed biography of Richard Blue can be found on the McLean County Museum of History's website https://mchistory.org/research/biographies/blue-richard


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  • Created by: Shawn
  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69095306/richard-blue: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Richard Blue (22 Feb 1842–26 Mar 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69095306, citing Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Shawn (contributor 47375218).