"Her father, Dr. Harvey C. Demotte, was professor of mathematics and vice president of Illinois Wesleyan University and a superintendent of what is now Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School for seven years.
Civil War: NameHarvey C DemotteEnlistment Date23 Jun 1862Enlistment RankFirst LieutenantMuster Date23 Jun 1862Muster PlaceIllinoisMuster CompanyGMuster Regiment68th InfantryMuster Regiment TypeInfantryMuster InformationCommissionMuster Out Date26 Sep 1862Muster Out PlaceCamp Butler, Springfield, IllinoisMuster Out InformationMustered OutSide of WarUnionSurvived War?YesWas Officer?YesResidence PlaceBloomington, IllinoisDeath Date15 Dec 1904TitleIllinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; GAR Dept of Illinois: Death Roll
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25929511/harvey-cleland-demotte : accessed 01 March 2022), memorial page for Harvey Cleland. DeMotte (17 Jul 1838–15 Dec 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25929511, citing Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Tony Cannon (contributor 46527423) .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85R-RC2 : 20 December 2020), Harry C Demot in household of John L Demot, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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