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Submitted: 1/18/16 • Approved: 1/18/16 • Last Updated: 3/28/18 • R782751-G0-S3
Company M 2 Missouri State Militia Cavalry
Civil War Union
May 19, 1834 - June 9, 1914
In January of this year, the City Clerk was contacted by the Sons of Union Veterans out of Republic, Missouri. The group explained that one of their organizations' missions is to make sure that the graves of Union soldiers are properly marked. They expressed their interest to order new U. S. government headstones and hold an appropriate dedication ceremony for the marking of Civil War veteran Jacob Sholley and his wife, a Union nurse, buried in the City's cemetery, Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery. There are no markers for these graves. Our response was to please proceed, and let us know how we might be of assistance. The paperwork, to allow for placement of the marker in the Cemetery, arrived today. This organization will be submitting the paperwork to the VA and will contact us when the stones are delivered. We will keep you informed of when the dedication ceremony will be held.
Kirksville, Missouri, City Council Newsletter, May 14, 2010
The markers for the Sholley graves will be set on Monday, October 11, 2010. As a reminder, the City of Kirksville was contacted this past January by the Sons of Union Veterans of Republic, Mo. to place a marker at the gravesite of Jacob and Jane Sholley in the Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery. Jacob was a Union soldier, and his wife, Jane, was a Union nurse. This is a great honor that a site in the Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery was chosen, and was approved by the National Department of Veterans Affairs.
Kirksville, Missouri, City Council Newsletter, Friday, October 8, 2010
Parents:
John Sholley (____ - 1880)
Rachel Bird Sholley (____ - 1880)
Spouse:
Sitha Jane Sholley (1834 - 1923)
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