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Palier, Raymond D.
Born : 25Nov1921
Died : 29Dec1998		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II
as a TEC 3 in the U S Army.
Palmer, Charles Henry
Born : 12Jul1894
Died : 29Jun1965		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War I
as a Private in Co. F, 33rd Engineers.
Parish, Ellsworth D., Sr.
Born : 21Nov1923
Died : 13Apr1994		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II
as a Private in the U S Army
Parmentier, John
Born : 24Jun1916
Died : 9Oct1971		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II and the Korean War
as a C B M in the U S Navy.
Parmentier, Walter
Born : 2Jun1914
Died : 23Feb1999		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II
as a Private in the U S Army.
Purple Heart Medal
Passetti, David
Born : 13Aug1920
Died : 3Feb1997		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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Holy Cross Cemetery N-Q

   Served during World War II
as a Sergeant in the U S Air Force.
Passetti, John
Born : 28Apr1917
Died : 28Feb2003		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served during World War II
as a Sergeant in the U S Army Air Forces.
Patrick, Robert E.
Born : About 1837
      in Scotland		   Burial :
Unknown		   Robert E. Patrick , a married farmer from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 9" tall with sandy hair, grey eyes and a light complexion.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Private on August 7, 1862 in Gillespie, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. A, 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
on September 8, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Mustered out July 29, 1865 in Galveston, Texas.

Patridge, L. M.
Born : About 1841
      in Illinois
Died : 5Mar1863
      in Louisianna		   Burial :
Unknown		   L. M. Patridge, a farmer from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 9" tall with red hair, hazel eyes and a light complexion.
He was born in Woodburn, Macoupin County, Illinois.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Private on August 7, 1862 in Gillespie, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. A, 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
on September 8, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Died of disease March 5, 1863 at Young's Point, Louisianna.

Peacock, Charles W.
Born : 8Jun1928
Died : 3Mar1986		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II
as an A S in the U S Navy
Peacock, Dennis L.
Born : 28Jul1955
Died : 31May1997		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served during the Vietnam War
as a Lance Corporal in the U S Marine Corps.
Peacock, Lloyd G.
Born : 12Aug1917
Died : 17Mar1981		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served during World War II
as a PFC in the U S Army
Penman, Robert
Died : 31Jul1944
      in Germany		   Burial :
U S Military Cemetery
St. James, France
Grave 35 Row 2 Plot E 		  Served during World War II
as a PFC in the U S Army
Purple Heart Medal
Pentezer, Ashbiel F.
Born : About 1844
      in Missouri		   Burial :
Unknown		   Ashbiel F. Pentezer, a farmer from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 8" tall with dark hair, dark eyes and a dark complexion.
He was born in Lawrence County, Missouri.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Private on May 12, 1864 in Gillespie, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. G, 133rd Illinois Infantry Regiment
on May 31, 1864 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Mustered out September 24, 1864 in Springfield, Illinois.

Pentzer, Patrick H.
Born : 24Sep1838
      in Missouri
Died : 16Oct1901		   Burial :
Springfield National Cemetery
Section 24 Grave 1696
Greene County, MO.		   Patrick H.. Pentzer, a farmer from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 6" tall with brown hair, black eyes and a dark complexion.
He was born in Philadelphia, Marion County, Missouri.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Sergeant Major on July 15, 1862 in Gillespie, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. HQ, 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
on September 16, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Transferred to Co. C, 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
where he mustered in on February 13, 1863 at Young's Point, Louisianna.
Promoted to Captain on February 14, 1863
Mustered out July 29, 1865 In Galveston, Texas

Awarded Medal Of Honor
Captain Patrick Pentzer was one of fourteen soldiers awarded
the Medal of Honor for heroism in action against Confederate
forces at Fort Blakely, Alabama, on April 9, 1865.
He was among the first to enter the enemy's entrenchments,
and received the surrender of a Confederate general officer
and his headquarters flag.

Pentzer, Thomas M.
Born : About 1841
      in Missouri		   Burial :
Unknown		   Thomas M. Pentzer, a farmer from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 5" tall with brown hair, hazel eyes and a dark complexion.
He was born in Cathage, Jasper County, Missouri.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Corporal on July 26, 1862 in Gillespie, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. A, 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
on September 8, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Mustered out as a Private July 29, 1865 In Galveston, Texas

Peters, Louis Edward
Born : 10May1896
Died : 4Jul19644		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War I
as a Private in the 5th Regiment Field Artillery Replacemnet Depot
Peters, Ralph
Born : 31Mar1927
Died : 18Jan1992		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II
as a Corporal in the U S Army
Pierard, Victor M.
Born : 29Aug1908
Died : 16Oct1973		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II
as a PFC in the U S Army Air Forces
Pinteralli, Elmer
Born : 15Jul1914
Died : 22Oct2004		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served during World War II
as a S 1 in the U S Navy.
Pohlman, William T.
Born : 5Sep1910
Died : 19Jul1971		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served during World War II
as a Sergeant in the U S Army Air Forces
with the 90th Sta. Command Squadron.
Poivey, Joseph F., Jr.
Born : 21Jun1922
Died : 15Oct2000		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served during World War II
as a Corporal in the U S Marine Corps.
Poivey, Louis H.
Died : 19Sep1940		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served as a Private in the 138th Field Artillery, 38th Division.
Poivey, Richard F.
Born : 10Oct1908
Died : 1Jun1965		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II
as a TEC 4 in Co. B, 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion
Pollo, Frank Anton
Born : 26Jul1927
Died : 6Oct1971		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served during World War II
as a S 1 in the U S Navy.
Pope, Thomas
Born : About 1841
      in Kentucky
Died : 31Mar1863
      in Missouri		   Burial :
Jefferson Barracks
National Cemetery
Section 28 Site 6533
St. Louis, Missouri		   Thomas Pope, a farmer from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 11" tall with brown hair, grey eyes and a light complexion.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Corporal on August 2, 1862 in Gillespie, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. A, 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
on September 8, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Died March 31, 1863 at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri.

Porter, Newton
Born : About 1840
      in Ohio		   Burial :
Unknown		   Newton Porter, a carpenter from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 8½" tall with light hair, blue eyes and a light complexion.
He was born in Morgan County, Ohio.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Private on August 6, 1862 in Gillespie, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. A, 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
on September 8, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Was on detached service aboard a gunboat.

Powers, David
Born : About 1842
      in Illinois		   Burial :
Unknown		   David Powers, a cook/farmer from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 6" tall with light hair, blue eyes and a light complexion.
He was born in Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Private on December 31, 1863 in Springfield, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. A, 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
on December 31, 1863 in Springfield, Illinois
Transferred to Co. D, 37th Illinois Infantry Regiment on July 27, 1865.
Promoted to Corporal
Mustered out May 15, 1866 In Houston, Texas.

Pratt, Lester Joseph
Born : 25Jun1918
Died : 12Oct1965		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served during World War II
as an MOMM3 in the U S Naval Reserve.
Pratt, Michael Lester
Born : 13Feb1941
Died : 25Oct1961		   Burial :
Gillespie City Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois		   Served as a Private in the U S Marine Corps.
Priori, Louis
Died : 17Mar1948		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served as a Corporal in the 159th Depot Brigade.
Prosser, Edward E.
Born : 7Sep1920
Died : 5Apr1998		   Burial :
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois

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   Served as a Corporal in the U S Army.
Puitt, Cyrus
Prewitt, Cyrus E.
Born : 27Sep1846
      in Illinois
Died : 16Apr1920
      in Washington 		  Burial :
Unknown		   Cyrus Puitt, a farmer from Gillespie, IL.,
stood 5' 9" tall with dark hair, grey eyes and a fair complexion.
He was born in Madison County, Illinois.

Served during the Civil War with the Union Army.
Enlisted as a Private on May 12, 1864 in Gillespie, Illinois
Mustered in to Co. G, 133rd Illinois Infantry Regiment
          on May 31, 1864 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Mustered out September 24, 1864 in Springfield, Illinois.

Additional information from Debbi Geer :

Sometime in the 1870's he moved his family to Kansas and remained there until
sometime in the 1910's when move to Washington state where he died 16 Apr 1920.
He was listed in the 1920 census as residing in Lewis Co., WA. in the town of Chehalis.
I don't have his burial location but suspect that it's there in Chehalis.

The most common spelling of the surname is Pruitt, but between two generations
they managed to have it spelled various ways - Pruitt, Pruett, Preuitt and Prewitt.
My grandmother was a Pruitt girl. My 4th gr-grandfather and his 5 brothers along with all
their sons managed to change the spelling of the family surname. As some of the boys
moved their families the spelling got changed and whatever the reason is a mystery unless
there was a lack of reading and writing and someone who was better educated took upon
themselves to spell it as it sounded to them.

In the National Park Service's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database Cyrus' name
is given as Cyrus Pruitt - same as theservice data. When he grew up it was Pruitt and
later changed to Pruett. Then Macoupin Co marriage records show his name as Preuitt.
By the time he moved to Kansas he had the spelling changed to Prewitt and kept it
that way until he died.

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