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18. Amanda Hughes was born about 1815 in Clermont County, Ohio. She died after 4 Mar 1881 in Genesee Township, Whiteside County, Illinois. History of Whiteside County Illinois Bent/Wilson 1877

Page 227 ~ "Mrs Amanda Wick, a sister of R.T. Hughes, was first married to John R. Smith, a son of T.W. Smith, one of the first Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. She had one child, I.S. Smith, who is now living in Chicago. Mrs Smith afterwards married Azariah Wick, August 6 1838. She had seven children by this marriage. Mr Wick enlisted in the 75th Regiment pf Illinois Infantry in 1862, as a private, and died in Military Hospital No. 14, at Nashville, Tennessee."
Amanda Wick was born in Kentucky, her family emigrated to Shawneetown, Illinois about 1824. After remaining there a few years, they went to Jacksonville, Illinois. At that time there was but one house where Jacksonvillenow stands. The family remained there untin 1834, when they went north and settled in Elkhorn Grove, which was then in Jo Daviess County, but now is in Carroll County. The family settled in Genesee Grove, Whiteside County, Illinois in 1839.

She was married to John R. Smith before 1838 in Genesee Township, Whiteside County, Illinois. John R. Smith died before 1838 in Genesee Township, Whiteside County, Illinois. He was born UNKNOWN in Unknown. Amanda Hughes and John R. Smith had the following children:

child28 i. T.W. Smith was born UNKNOWN in Genesee Township, Whiteside County, Illinois. He died UNKNOWN in Unknown.

She was married to Azariah Wick on 5 Aug 1840 in Genesee Township, Whiteside County, Illinois. Azariah Wick was born on 16 Apr 1818 in Ross County, Ohio. He died on 21 Sep 1864 in Nashville, Tennessee. The following land sale in on record in Sate of Illinois archive


Purchaser: Wick, Azariah Record ID: 255623
Date: 05/05/1845
Acres: 40
Price: $1.25
Type of Sale: Federal Sale (FD)
County: 098/ Whiteside Co
Section: 15 Section Part: NWNW
Township: 22N Range: 06E
Meridian: 4 Purchaser Res:
Arch. Vol. No: 712 Vol. Page No.:004
Cash Warrant Code:

Purchaser: Wick, Azariah Record ID: 546028
Date: 01/08/1849
Acres: 39.68
Price: $1.25
Type of Sale: School (SC)
County: 098/ Whiteside Co
Section: 16 Section Part: LOT1NENE
Township: 22N Range: 06E
Meridian: 4 Purchaser Res:
Arch. Vol. No: 819 Vol. Page No.:071
Cash Warrant Code:

History of Whiteside Co Ill by Charles Bent and Robert L. Wilson 1877

Azariah Wick bought a forty acre lot on the southeast corner of section 9 and the southwest corner of section 10 from David Wyman and sold it to Alestis Smith This was divided into lots in the town of Coleta

From WilsonD212 of America on line 3 Apr 1995.

Azariah was in D Co 75th Ill Inf during the Civil War, his widow Amanda filed on 3 April 1865 for a widows pension, Application 304966 and was awarded certificate 48588.
Renlistment Date Aug 14,1862 ;Muster date Sept 2,1862
Capt McMoore's Co. 75th Ill Inf muster unit
Co D, 75th Ill Inf Sept 4 to Oct 31, 1862
Co D, 75th Ill In Nov & Dec 1862 Sick in Hospital at Nashville Tenn.
Co D, 75th Ill In Jan & Feb 1863 Detailed nurse in Hospital 14, Nashville Tenn Nov 20, 1862 Special Orders No. 29, signed by Bates Dickson for Gen Rosecrans
Co D, 75th Ill In returned to unit 10 April, 1863
Co D, 75th Ill In June 23, 1863 sick in General Field Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn until about Nov 1863 timeframe
Co D, 75th Ill In Nov & Dec 1983 Present in unit
Co D, 75th Ill In Jan & Feb 1863 Present in unit
Co D, 75th Ill In Mar & Apr 1863 Present in unit
Co D, 75th Ill In May & Jun 1863 Present in unit
Co D, 75th Ill In July 4, 1864 wounded in battle at Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, Marietta Ga. sent to hospital in Nashville Tenn. Gen Sherman was flanking the Confederates under Gen Johnson, so Johnson was withdrawing behind the Chattahoochee River, Azariah was probably wounded in an engagement during this action at Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, Marietta Ga. Died at Nashville Tn at U.S. Army General Hospital No. 14, Sept 21, 1864 of wounds, (Gun Shot wound to right thigh and bloody diarrea) Death certificate signed by S. Fuller Surgeon U.S. V., in charge Amanda Hughes and Azariah Wick had the following children:

child29 i. Madora Wick was born about 1842 in District 37, Whiteside County, Illinois. She died UNKNOWN in Unknown.
child+30 ii. Sylvester Wick.
child+31 iii. Dallus Wick.
child32 iv. Arganmin Wick was born about 1846 in District 37, Whiteside County, Illinois. She died before 1870 in Genesee Township, Whiteside County, Illinois.
child33 v. Collin Wick was born about 1848 in District 37, Whiteside County, Illinois. He died before 1870 in Genesee Township, Whiteside County, Illinois.
child34 vi. Clementine Wick was born on 3 Aug 1850 in District 37, Whiteside County, Illinois. She died UNKNOWN in Unknown.
child35 vii. Roland E. Wick was born on 27 Sep 1858.

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