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Sawyer, Frederick A.
Schell, Herrick R.
Scoon, James
Scott, John Henry
Shafer, Sheldon W.
Shaffer, Daniel J.
Shannon, John Wilson

Shaw, Oliver M.
Slater, Reason H..
Smith, James H.
Smith, James P.
Smith, William Harrison
Snyder, Elias

 Spalding, Thomas Benton
Spring, James A.
Stokes, Lysander
Strong, Stephen Victory
Studyvin, William
Sullivan, Daniel

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Frederick A. Sawyer
 1838-1916; 1st Lt., Co. E, 17 ME Infantry; Co. C, 1 ME Infantry; Oakdale Citizens Cemetery; born in Portland, Maine; enlisted 05/03/1861 at Portland, Maine at age 22; mustered out 08/05/1861 at Portland, Maine; widow Mary E.; member of Grant Post #9 GAR; residing in San Francisco, California 1875; came to Oakdale, California in 1880; most of the band boys and singers owe their musical education to him; died in Oakdale, California.		 Herrick R. Schell
 1844-1929; Cpl., Co. H, 1 NY Light Artillery Enlisted Battery; Oakdale Citizens Cemetery; born in Lyons Falls, New York; enlisted at Lowville, New York 09/28/1861; mustered out at Elmira, New York 06/19/1865; wife Clara Church; came to California in 1867; pension application #1345340 filed in California; Red Mountain Vineyard and Winery, and raisins and other new ideas brought much credit to Herrick Schell; died in Oakdale, California.		 James Scoon
 1844-1907; Cpl., Co. D, 77 IL Infantry; Co. H, 53 IL Infantry; Acacia Memorial Park; born in Scotland; enlisted 08/11/1862, residing in Rutland, Illinois; mustered out 06/17/1865; widow Alice M.; came to California by 1890; pension application #947079 filed on 09/1890 in California; widow's pension.
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John Henry Scott
 1842-1926; 2nd Cpl., Co. F, 28 IA Infantry; Modesto Citizens Cemetery; born in Indiana; enlisted 08/14/1862, residing at Tama County, Iowa; wounded severely and taken prisoner 04/08/1864 at Sabine Cross Roads, Louisiana; discharged for wounds 05/23/1865 at Keokuk, Iowa; member of GAR; came to California by 1910; died in Berkeley, California.		 Sheldon W. Shafer
 1847-1936; Pvt., Cos. D & G, 65, 92, 140 IL Infantry; Modesto Pioneer Cemetery; born in Illinois; enlisted 05/17/1864; mustered out 10/29/1864 at Camp Fry, Chicago, Illinois; wife Emma Sierra Wright died 06/18/1935; pension application #1142408 filed in California; residing in Paradise District 1927-1936; school teacher.		 Daniel J. Shaffer
 1842-1898; Pvt., Co. F, 21 PA Cavalry; Oakdale Citizens Cemetery; born in Pennsylvania; enlisted 06/27/1863; discharged due to disability 08/27/1863; widow Elizabeth; came to California by 1895; pension application #1166499 filed in 1895 in California; widow's pension; died in Oakdale or Orange Blossom Colony, California; died after being thrown from his carriage.
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John Wilson Shannon
 1836-1896; Pvt., Co. A, 5 KS Cavalry; Modesto Citizens Cemetery GAR plot; born in Coshocton, Ohio; enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas 07/16/1861, residing at Holton, Kansas; he was a 24 year old blacksmith; mustered out 08/11/1864 at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; widow Louisa P.; came to California before 1880; pension application #943033 filed on 10/13/1880 in California; widow's pension application filed in 1896; died in Santa Cruz, California.		 Oliver M. Shaw
 1847-1936; Pvt., Co. K, 59 IL Infantry; Co. M, 10 IL Cavalry; Turlock Memorial Park; born in Illinois; a patient at the California Veterans Home-Yountville 1930; pension application #946423 filed on 10/29/1890 in California.		 Reason H. Slater
 1839-1907; Pvt., 17 IA; Oakdale Citizens Cemetery; enlisted 1862, 3 months; widow Luella was daughter of CW vet Charles Edginton; Reason Slater and Charles Edgerton (sic) were listed on the 1890 Veterans Schedule in Ogden, Utah; came to Oakdale, California by 1900; member of GAR; died in Oakdale, California.

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James H. Smith
 1843-1932; Pvt., Co. D, 38 WI Infantry; Turlock Memorial Park; born in Jo Daviess County, Illinois; served an enlistment of 3 years; wife Polly A.; served as senior vice-commander of GAR Post #197, Turlock, California.		 James P. Smith
 1845-1920; Pvt., Cos. A & E, 15 IL Infantry; Turlock Memorial Park; born in Illinois; wife Delia A.; residing at Turlock, California by 1920.		 William Harrison Smith
 1841-1919; Pvt., Co. H, 90 PA Infantry; Co. B, 11 PA Infantry also notes; Modesto Citizens Cemetery GAR plot; wife Margaret E.; came from Sullivan County, Missouri to Asotin, Washington 1888; came to Modesto, California 1904.
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Elias Snyder
 1835-1928; Sgt., Co. E, 3 OH Infantry; Co. F, 178 OH Infantry; Modesto Citizens Cemetery GAR plot; born in New Jersey; enlisted 09/07/1864; mustered out 06/29/1865 at Charlotte, North Carolina; came to California by 1910; member of GAR; pension application #709860 filed in 1889 in Ohio; died at home, 446 Leon St., Modesto, California.

Thomas Benton Spalding
 1841-1919; Capt., Co. K, 97 IL Infantry; Turlock Memorial Park; born in Illinois; wife Dora Minerva; listed as a physician in 1880, residing in Madison County, Illinois; residing in Turlock, California 1910.

James A. Spring
 1845-1926; Pvt., Co. H, 70 OH Infantry; Turlock Memorial Park; born in Ohio; wife Alice; residing in San Joaquin County 1910 and Turlock, California 1920; pension application #428337 filed in Kansas.
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Lysander Stokes
 1843-1919; Sgt., Co. D, 63 OH Infantry; Co. M, 9 OH Cavalry; Modesto Pioneer Cemetery; born in Ohio; enlisted 12/08/1861; discharged due to disability on 11/23/1862 near LaGrange, Tennessee; mustered in Co. M 12/16/1863; mustered out at Lexington, North Carolina 07/20/1865; came to Turlock, California by 1910; pension application #389469 filed on 06/21/1880.		 Stephen Victory Strong
 1841-1916; Pvt., Cos. I & L, 2 MO Cavalry; Turlock Memorial Park; born in Michigan; wife Annie; residing in Arcata, Humboldt County, California by 1894; residing in Lassen County, California 1900; residing in Modoc County, California 1910; pension application #411753 filed on 10/07/1880 in Iowa; widow's pension application #1068743 filed on 07/03/1916.		 William Studyvin
 1841-1910; Pt., Co. B, 57 IL Infantry; Oak Grove Cemetery; born in Ohio; widow Elizabeth; pension application #1282895 filed in California; died in Knights Ferry, California.
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Daniel Sullivan
1840-1917; Cpl., Co. D, 4 NH Infantry; Modesto Citizens Cemetery GAR plot; born in County Cork, Ireland; enlisted 07/29/1861, residing at Wilton, New Hampshire; mustered in 09/18/1861; mustered out 08/23/1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina; wounded 07/30/1864 at Petersburg, Virginia; widow Sarah F. Trout; pension application #227365 filed in 1876; widow's pension.		    

Compiled by the Stanislaus Civil War Association Cemetery Project Committee
February 27, 2006
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22 Jan 2019