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1881 HISTORY OF SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Inter-State Publishing Company
Chicago, Illinois, 1881






Page 810

WILLIAM S. ENOS, a native of Sangamon county, is the son of Abner and Anna (Burns) Enos, and was born December 4, 1832. He was married October 12, 1865, to Jane Dunn, who was born January 29, 1847, in Yorkshire, England. She is the daughter of John and Ann (Hood) Dunn. They have three children: Annie, Janette and John Abner. Mr. Enos enlisted August 15, 1862, for three years, in Company B, One Hundred and Thirtieth Illinois Infantry, and was wounded May 22, 1863, in five places, and again, June 4, 1863, by a shot through the foot, all at the siege of Vicksburg. He recovered and was captured, April, 1864, in Gen. Bank's Red river expedition. Was placed in a rebel stockade prison at Camp Ford, near Tyler, Texas, remained in prison thirteen months and nineteen days, and was released, went to New Orleans, St. Louis and Springfield, and was honorably discharged June 19, 1865. Since then he has been engaged in farming and stock raising. He lives two and a half miles from Buffalo Hart station.


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