U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (ancestry.com)
John H. Ruben, Private, 1 N.Y. Marine Art'y; 1st Regiment, New York Marine Artillery, Co. B
Pension Application:
Ruben, John H.
Widow: Ruben, Frances
Service: B 1 N.Y. Marine Art.
Date of filing: 1890 Oct 27, Invalid, App #: 960433; Cert. # 813 417; State filed Ill.
1916 Feb 2, Widow, App #: 842 520; Cert # 611 688; State filed Ill.
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Headstone Reading, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Illinois, Block 24, Lot 41, Grave 5:
RUBEN
(One large Stone - has GAR marker)
(Front of stone - west side) (Back of stone - east side)
John H. Ruben Harry Ruben
1835-1905 1863-1918
His wife Tom Ruben
Frances Downey 1866-1934
1838-1917 John F. Ruben
Agnes P. Powers 1875-1927
1877-1958
Katherine A. McCowan
1872-1965
(Individual Stones)
Annie Laurie Mathis
1865 R 1945
August Mathis
1865-1923
Lura Belle Richardson Mathis
Febuary 14, 1895
August 19, 1971
Eugene Mathis
June 11, 1893
February 8, 1967
HOWIE [inscribed on the top of the stone]
(One Stone)
Howard Michel Mathis
A Soldier
Born September 10, 1922
Died December 26, 1943
Beloved son of Lura Belle and Eugene
Daryl Craig Mathis
September 5, 1950
October 30, 1954
Beloved son of Gene and Margaret
Nephew of Howie
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