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Biography -- (Findagrave.com):

HEZEKIAH ENGLAND, for many years a farmer of Huntington township, is one of the little army of civil war veterans who did so much of Ross county’s glory in the days of the country’s need. He was born in Hocking county, Ohio, Nov. 15, 1835; in childhood lost both of his parents by death, and when about twelve years of age came to Ross county to live with uncles in Huntington township. Sept. 8, 1859, he was married to Deborah Cockerell and shortly after “set up housekeeping” on a small farm, by the cultivation of which he was making a living and doing fairly well at the outbreak of the civil war. Aug. 13, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company G, Eighty-ninth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, which served fro awhile in West Virginia and shortly after the battle of Stone river was sent to re-enforce General Rosecrans at Nashville, Tenn., where it arrived Feb. 7, 1863. From there it moved to Carthage, and shortly after joined Rosecrans’ main army at Murfreesboro. It next joined in the movement against Bragg, at Tullahoma, and entered its first battle at Hoover’s Gap, where it had a taste of war at its worst. A Chickamauga the Eighty-ninth was in the hottest of the fight and suffered severely in killed, wounded and prisoners. During that fearful engagement, Mr. England was struck in the left ankle by a minie ball and received a wound which completely disabled him, in addition to which he was struck four times by balls which fortunately were spent. HE lay on this field of carnage, surrounded by all its ghastly horrors, for eight days before he received medical attention. He was first spent to the hospital at Bridgeport, Tenn., and subsequently to Nashville, from which place he was furloughed home on sick leave. After a rest from November until March, he went to Camp Dennison, where he was operated on, and May 4, 1864, was discharged from the service on account of disability, since which time he has lived continuously at his home in Ross county. By his first marriage he had nine children, of whom the living are Elizabeth, wife of James Edgington, Jr.; Delilah, wife of Charles Bruff, and Peter. The mother died in 1889, and on Oct. 20, 1900, Mr. England married Elizabeth, widow of Paul Hammond, and daughter of William Wendell.

Source #1 - The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison, Wis., 1902 ~ Page 457.

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Margaret Moore, age 92, of Flora, IL passed away at 5:08 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at her daughter's home in Flora.

Margaret was born December 20, 1920 in Blue Island, IL to Alfred James and Marion (Wilkins) Wigginton. She married William Gene Moore on December 28, 1945 in Cook County. He preceded her in death on April 27, 1977.

Margaret was an awesome grandmother and mother. Her life was spent close to the people she loved as she worked alongside family at the Pizza Pit for 26 years, and later at Playschool daycare and Clay County Speedway. She enjoyed browsing rummage sales and resale shops, and spent many hours playing solitaire and rummy. She was of the Christian faith.

She is survived by her children: Barbara Mislich, Joyce Blume, Donna Moran, Margene Burmeister and Jeffrey Moore; 20 grandchildren: Kenneth Mislich, Jennifer Brown, Jason Mislich, Ronda Lamm, Darren Sheehan, Randen Sheehan Erica Simpson, Wayne Moran, Benjamin Moran, Jeanine Cox, Kimberly Lusk, Melissa Murphy, Michael Burmeister, James Moore, Jeremy Moore, Joseph Moore, Jana Moore, Jocelyn Moore, Jessi Moore, Cory Moore; 40 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren, along with special nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a great-granddaughter (Alma Moore), and two brothers (James and Conrad Wigginton).

The funeral service for Margaret Moore was held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home.

Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora.