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George Washington Ling, One of County s Two Civil War Veterans, Reaches 95 on Lincolns BirthdayBv LOIS S I IML! I\lt;*y.ir f,,r the national hero who founded this country and hornmi the birthday anniversary of another national idol whom historiansr ’,ht v ;th saving it. George Washington I.,* g one of Lee county’*,„.(i , vir.g Civil War veterans-today lt;flebratcd his nine? \ - fifthbe i!1 iay annversary at his home in Pranklin Grow *• \braliam Lincoln didn’t amount to much when I r v folks, who wanted an important name for their first son, called Ve Geoice Washington’' that's the answer the Franklin Grove man♦ , H ouerv concerning the unusual relation of his name and, .c*1U'BSnon), sow-h t }if I*O Vhfl t’C *1 ri ii|)0 EiB9wipat#f I borntodav) had not yet risen from the ranks of the plain people when Mis.I residing ift the Allegheny''fctothiiili ofA ana farmer'm -' f A fPennsylvaniave birth to theson, whose annivcfivetv« p rk’ leaves him hutvr.irs sh- *t of t e cent urvNevertheless. the Leerf::countv veteran learned to love the Civil War President, aid regards the tragedy of Lincolns assassination as one of his saddestmemori es.ReminiscesReminiscences both sademn« tumbling out of theand gay ^ past dor-!nnr * ref• ent interview with a Telegraph reporte r. Mention of Lincoin, for instance, reminded MrLing that he was “standing guardnt the t-legraph office in Fairfax Court House, Virginia, the night , Preside; t Lincoln was killed “That |iwfttjcijtxcilenient!” eran relt; a lied. They took a detail from our regiment to help look for the cssm. I ll never forget . that night’ And there he paused a« if loath to bring his mind from wandering over those distantvears.wasGeorge \V. Lingdrinkmg water while on the marchwhose /ann Mr, Ling was employed. He earned $! and later51.25 a day. By saving his earnings, together with a monthly pension of $4, he managed to purchase 120 m res of his own wheretiie couple made their horr e for nine years.Mrs. Lings death occurred in 1017. The couple had three children, only one of whom, Guy W.Ling of Holcomb is living. Two daughters are deceased JosephLing of Franklin Grove and William Ling of Rochelle are broth-lt; is of the veteran, arid two grandsons, Herbert and George Ling icside here There are also foui gr* rt-grandlt; hildren Klor.se, Ft Kva and Georgia Kruse, children of the Tjark Kruses of near Ghana.Operated l eed ShedThe large red brick house where Mr. Ling and a granddaughterMl s Kstlier Ling, reside, was builtin W61 i a Franklin Grove pio-net ■ ,i. r Matern. For some time fi. r he purchased his pr eslt; r | home, he Operated a feed shed t downtown. His “regular” cus- j turners were lt;ountry children who drove to Ftanklin Grove to attend school, and oth«*r ruralfolk who (■ ame to town to attendcamp meetings and chautauqua.He charged ten cents to tie horsesin his barn bv dav, and those re-maining after 11 p. m , netted him 25 rents. A cousin, the late James Manges, formerly operated a feedshed in Dixon, jPolitically Mr. Ling says he is*a Republican now, I voted for RonsevHt tin* first time always wag Rrpublkan ti!l then. Ivoted for Willkie last Novemberthough/’ He whh formerly affili* };»ted with the Evangelical churc h, Ihut has been a member of thejMethodist churrh for many year#*
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Dixon Evening Telegraph
Dixon, Illinois, US
Wed, Feb 12, 1941
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