William C. Ream
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
       Ream, William C. - Sgt. - Co. H - 104 IL US Inf
        Residence - Evan, Marshall Co., IL; Born - Hoepwell, Muskingum County, OH
        Age - 25; Height 5' 10"; Single Ocupation - Railroad Man
        Eyes - Brown; Complexion - Dark; Single
       Joined - 5 Aug 1862, Osage, IL
       Mustered in - 27 Aug 1862, Ottawa, IL
      Promoted to 1 Sgt - Discharged for Promotion in colored regiment Aug 22, 1862

Civil War Pension Index (ancestry.com):
         Ream, William C.  D 1, U.S. C. Inf; D 2, Ala. Cold ? Inf; H 104, Ill. Inf. 1 Lt  ?  D/2, ?? C. Inf.
       Widow - Ream, Mary J.
        Date of Filing:  1871Sept7; Invalid; Appl# 168632; Cert# 137932
           Date of Filing:  1905 Apr 12; Widow; App#825978; Cert# 604645; State filed, Ill.
 
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
      
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):
        
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):

Headstone Reading, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will county, Illinois; Block 9, Lot 69:
         Single Stone ( no dates or text):
                     REAM

Published Obituaries:

Additional Biographical Material:
US Census Records
     1900 - Joliet, Will County, Illinois
          Ream, William, 62; Head; 62; white; b. Sept 1837; married 21 years; b. Ohio; Expressman
                       Mary, 46;wife; white; b. Oct 1854; married 21 years; b. Illinois
                       Henery, 19; son; white; b. Feb 1881; b. Illinois; Machinist
                       Elmar, 17; son; white; b. Ag 1882; b. Illinois
                       Louis, 15; son; white; b. Feb 1885
                        Daisy, 13; dau; white; b. Jun 1886
                       Minnia, 11; dau; white; b. Jul 1888

Joliet, Illinois Directories, 1884-9
1884 - William C. Ream:  Location 1 - 120 N. Chicago; Occupation - Notions, et
1885 - William C. Ream:  Location 1 - 100 N. Chicago; Location 2 - 120 N. Chicago;
            Occupation - Fancy Goods
1887 - William C. Ream:  Location 1 - 100 N. Chicago; Location 2 - 122 N. Chicago;
             Occupation - novelty store
1888 - William C. Ream:  Location 2 - 419 Collins; Occupation - Superintendent streets
1889,1890 - William C. Ream:  Location 2 - 419 Collins; Occupation - Contractor
1891 - William C. Ream:  Location 2 - r 223 Collins; Occupation - Auctioneer