The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-21
Obituary.

Sunday evening" hpfH ~, 1910, w lHiam
F. Jobe died, at the residence of his
father law, VIM, II. Sage, in this city,
aged &c years. He was born in Bedford,
Pa, February Sth, 1887, where he learned
the trade of a printer. He came to this
Office some l6 or II years ago, where he mas,
with occasional intervals, been employed
to the day of his death.
When President Lincoln issued his
proclamation, April Is, 1861, for $4,000
men MIR. Jobe laid his stick on his case,
and. with Col. W. d. Williams and his lao
Rock Island county boys, rushed to Spring
field TO answer that call. SO great was
their haste that they did not even stop to
organize until they were on the road to
Springfield. Williams was made captain
of the company ID. 18th Illinois, Dave
Benson LIST and Jobe I'd lieutenant On
the I'd of May 1861, the regiment was
mustered into service, being one Of the SIX
Illinois regiments under that call Serving
out their three months they reenhsted for
the war with Robert II. I.ackey as captain
Robert Koehler LIST and Vim. F. lobe I'd
lieutenant The regiment bore an honora-
bic part in the war, being present ana par
! ticipating in the battles OF Fort Henry
! Fort Donaldson-was among the hrst IN
/ ion troops 10 enter Nashville took prom
| inent part at Shiloh where it lost lO9 men;
was a long time at the seige of Corinth'
where it suffered severely pursued the
rebels to Brownsville, Miss. was at luka,
though not engaged was in the raid TO
/ Lnuderdale, Ala was in the engagements
at Lays Ferry, Rome Cross Roads, Ga. /;
/ Kenesaw Mountain Nicojack Greek, De
catur, Ezra Church also at the seiee of
| Atlanta. where it lost 40 men. At Ala
toona it lost one third of its men. All this
time our printer-boy, Jobe, was an active
participant faithful TO every duty, never
shrinking from any danger, and beloved by
everybody in the regiment.
! On the 10Th of February 1864, being on
leave ofabsence, he was married in tins City
to Mary }. Sage, but soon returned to du-
Z ty. Six months later, August |. 1864, being
worn down with fatigue and long service, he
resigned. On the llth ofN0vember follow
ing. the regiment started on the famous
march to the sea and took part in the
Carolina campaign which followed it, ar
irving in Raleigh April a. 1865 and in
Washington the oath passing in grand re
view before the President. 1t was then
sent 10 Louisville and from there, July
I TO- 10 SPRINGFIELD whore II was mustered
out and paid of
( In the fall of 1864 Lieut., lobe was the
Democratic candidate for circuit clerk in
( this county, position for which he was
peculiarly well suited-but Republican
( gratitude for soldiers, and the exigencies
Of party politics, chose Mr.. Hodges,
who had never smelled powder The next
spring june :. 1868 his wife died He
has been a constant worker at his trade
since the war. On the 25th of Dec 1871
he married Ella Sage, a sister Of his first
wife He was a valued member of the choir
at Trinity Episcopal Church in this city
Lieut.. Jobc was a brave and faithfu
soldier, a first class printer, an ac
complished clerk, and most excellent
amiable and afectionate man. Only +,
few days since, he was at his case, looking
pale and care-woru, and his friends cOulC
plainly see that he was wasting away. II,
did not realize how nearly his race wa
run. nor could the faithful watchers by hi
bed quite realize the fact, till DR. Truesdal,
told them he had but a very few minute
more to live, The victims of consumption
rarely realize that they have anything bu
a cold which will soon pass away-and i
was so with Jobe He suffered a goo,
deal on Saturday and Sunday, for breath, -
but when death came he dropped a
gently to sleep as a child May he wax
in that happy resurrection where no care
ever come.
Lieut. Jobes relatives reside at Ban
ralIville Nd, near Cumberland, and tn
newspapers in Cumberland will pleas
notice his death.
The Funeral.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning tn
funeral will take place at Trinity Episcopi
Church. where soldiers, and printers, an
all who wish to honor the memory of
, ...l 4. 4 . III