Daniel Wesley Sedwick     parents: [Washington Sedwick / Elizabeth Koener] b. July 31, 1834, Mercer County, Pennsylvania2 d. January 7, 1924, Alexis, Mercer, Illinois12 bu Suez, Mercer, Illinois, Bridger Cemetery8 m. September 3, 1857, Mercer County, Illinois,     Frances Adelaide Bridger4 (vol A) Frances Adelaide Bridger     parents: [Henry Bridger / Elizabeth Unknown] b. October 6, 1834, near Troy, Rensselaer, New York1,8,11b d. May 2, 1909, Alexis, Mercer, Illinois8,11b bu Suez, Mercer, Illinois, Bridger Cemetery8 Census records: 1850 PA Lawrence 1860 IL Mercer 1870 IL Mercer 1880 IL Mercer 1900 IL Mercer 1920 IL Mercer

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Biography of Daniel W Sedwick quoted from HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY²

"Major Dan W. SEDWICK, farmer, Suez Twp., Mercer County, was born in Mercer County, Penn., July 31, 1834, a son of Washington and Elizabeth (Koener) Sedwick, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Sedwick came to Mercer County in 1855 and located at Bridger's Corners. Aug. 7, 1862, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and upon the organization of the company he was elected Lieutenant, afterwards Captain, and later brevetted Major by President Lincoln. Mr. Sedwick took part in the battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, Kenesaw, Burnt Hickory, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta and was with Geo. Sherman on his memorable "March to the Sea," and at Hilton Head, S.C., was given command of a regiment on detached duty. He rejoined his command at Goldboro, N.C. and moved on to Washington, where he took part in the "Grand Review," and was mustered out June 6, 1865. After the close of the war he returned to Bridger's Corners, where he was in the mercantile business from 1865 to 1870. In 1869 he purchased his present farm, and has since made it his home, devoting himself to general farming and stock raising. On Sept. 3, 1857, he was married to Frances A., daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Bridger, and of this union six children have been born, viz.: Ida E., widow of William R. Cameron; Cora A., wife of W.S. McCreight; Henry D., deceased; Edwin E., a farmer of Suez Twp; Bertram B., deceased, and Fanny M., at home. Politically Mr. Sedwick is a Republican, and has been Supervisor of Suez Twp. for fifteen years; was chairman of the Board of Supervisors and of the Building Committee during the building of the Mercer County Court House; represented Mercer and Henderson Counties in the House of Representatives in 1865-6, and was Justice of the Peace for several terms. Member of Viola Post, No. 44, G.A.R."

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Sources: 1. Census records, any of those indicated. 2. History of Mercer County, 1903, p. 743. Posted by Linda C Driscoll at Ancestry.com Message Board: Illinois Mercer 4. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900 online at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/marrsrch.html These records: Groom Bride County Date Vol/pg Lic Sedwick, Daniel W Bridger, Frances A Mercer 09/03/1857 00A/ 00001027 Cameron, W R Sedwick, Ida E Mercer 11/25/1885 001/0100 00005155 McCreight, William Smiley Sedwick, Cora Anna Mercer 08/25/1892 001/0170 00006044 Sedwick, Edwin Elmas Martin, Macie Anna Mercer 08/07/1895 001/0201 00006443 8. Mercer County, Illinois Cemetery Records William Dennison Chapter, NSDAR, Aledo, Illinois, 8 volumes available on LDS Microfilm 0848589 for Volume I and 0848590 for volumes II through VIII indexed online at US GenWeb, Illinois, Mercer, thank you Nadine Holder 11. Personal knowledge of family members b. Lyle D Sedwick, descendant of Dan W Sedwick 12. Family Bible of Washington Sedwick, transcribed by Lyle D Sedwick. Bible was in posession of Roberta Sedgwick, Edinburg, Lawrence, Pennsylvania. She has since passed away; current location of Bible unknown.

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