ALVIN E. WILLAND

Alvin E. WILLAND
"Obituary,"
The Elgin Daily Courier, October 28, 1918, p. 3.

Alvin Eugene WILLAND, 74 years old, a veteran of the civil war, and an employe of the machine room of the Elgin National Watch factory, for the past 45 years, died at his home, 621 St. Charles street, at 9:10 o'clock Saturday evening from an attack of pneumonia, following Spanish influenza. He was ill less than a week.

Mr. WILLAND was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, December 27, 1844. He served four years in the civil war, with company E, 4th New Hampshire regiment, coming to Elgin after the close of the war.

In 1876, he was married to Miss Alma ALBIE of Tiskilwas, Ill., who died ten years later. In 1893, he was married to Mrs. Louise NEVANS.

He was a member of Monitor lodge, No. 522, A.F. and A.M., Loyal L. Munn Chapter No. 96 and of Bethel Commandery, No. 36, Knights Templar.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Charles A. TREADWELL, and a step son, Hugh A. NEVANS of this city, and a sister, Mrs. Mary ANDREWS, Manchester, N.H.

Private funeral services were held at the Wait and Ross chapel this afternoon, the Rev. F. Dean Ellenwood officiating. Burial at Bluff City cemetery was in charge of Monitor lodge.



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