Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
Fries, Andrew Jr. - Pvt - Co E - 100 IL US INF
Residence, Plainfield, Will Co., IL; Join, Aug. 12, 1862; Age, 35; Born, Dutchess Co, NY
Height, 5' 9"; Hair, dark; Eyes, Blue; Complexion, Dark; Single; Farmer
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
Andrew Fries - Union, Co E, 100 Illinois Infantry
Rank in - Pvt; Rank out - Corp.
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):
Andrew Fries/Andrew Fries Jr. - Union, Co E, 100 Illinois Infantry
Rank in - Pvt; Rank out - Corp.
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index:
Fries, Andrew J. Thornburg, Charlotte 1869-05-31 #00003674 Will
Civil War Pension Index (ancestry.com):
Fries, Andrew J.
Widow - Fries, Charlotte
Minor - Gilmore, Charlotte Gdn.
Service - E 100 Ill Inf.
Date of Filing - 1864 May 13 - Invalid; Appl # 45501; Cert # 31404
Date of Filing - 1881 Nov 9 - Widow; Appl # 387510; Cert # 202390
Date of Filing - 1889 Aug. 8 - Minor, Appl # 401737; Cert # 272291
State from which filed - Ills.
National Graves Registration Database (Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War):
Will County Illinois USGenWeb Necrologist Reports (© 2002 The ILGenWeb Project All Rights Reserved):
Oakwood Cemetery Sexton Records:
489 Mrs. Charlotte Fries - age 60 - born in Morris, IL - d. Feb. 13, 1907- buried Feb. 16, 1907
died from Bright's Disease - nearest relative, Mrs. J.L. Webster, daughter.
Buried in Lot 70, Block 17.
Headstone Reading, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, IL;Block 17, Lot 70:
(All individual stones)
FATHER
Andrew J. Fries
1836-1881
Private of Co E
100 IL Vol. Inf.
(GAR Marker)
MOTHER
Charlotte C. Fries
1846-1907
DAUGHTER
Katherine C. Fries
1872-1922
Helen Fries Cornwell
1877-1957
Published Obituaries:
Additional Biographical Material:
US Census Records
1860-Plainfield, Illinois (in Colson household)
Andrew Fries-24; Farm laborer; b. New York
1870-Troy, Will county, Illinois
Andrew Fries-33, Farmer,b. New York; Charlotte Fries-23, b. Illinois, Keeping house
1880-Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Andrew Fries- 44, b. New York; Charlotte- 33, wife, Keeping house, b. Illinois;
Katherine-8, daughter, b. Illinois; Lola- 6, daughter, b. Illinois;
Helen-2, daughter, b. Illinois