The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
WHO KNEW
THIS WOMAN !?

William +. Songer. Whose post
office address is Box III. MouRd
City. Illinois. wants information
concerning California Tor Fernl
Songcr, formerly socum. and will
give $25 for the date and place. Of
her death, or if still living viii give
$40 for her post office address.
In about 1855 lady about Ii
years Of age left near Wait station
closeto Slocum landing on the Chic
river in Scioto county, Ohio, not
far from Seiotovillc, BY The name
California Slocum (she was often
called Fern Slocum.) She was y
daughter of Moses and Elizabeth
/ (Sqnire>l Slocnm, of same county,
She had sisters and brothers named
Elizabeth and Clarinda. Ellen. Sarad
Martin and Norman Slocum, and
those that are not dead now ine i'll
Iowa and Nebraska. California
Slocum came to Illinois in lS55 to
or near Shawneetown, ILL.,. e visit
her sister and to visit a family by
name.of Brooks. near ShawneetoRr,
This sister was Ellen SIocum or
Honeywell. In December. 1876. this
ladyof whom the Information j. de-
sired went to Metropolis. ILL.,, and
married one William c. Songer. aud
they returned 20 or near Shawnee.
town, where they remained until
I.lS5S or 80. when they returned 10
or near Metropolis, ILL.,. and lived
until about 1862. While there they
had Two children 3or 4 years cid
a girl named Mary Jane or Jane
Songer. the boy named Tom or
Thomas Songer. About November,
1862, the husband of this Calcfernia
Songer. who was William or Wm. G.
Songer. went into the Union army,
in Go. I'll. 131 regiment Illinois IN.
fantrv in 1868, transferred TO Go, G
of same regiment. and in the latter
part of 1868 or '64 was transferred
to Co. +. 29th regt. Ills. vols. Dur
ing said period it is said that the
woman in question lived part OF the
time in Metropolis, H.. and Padu
cah. Nv. and while in Paducah her
son Tom or Thomas Songer died.
In 1864 when the Co. T., goth regt.
Ills. Vols. returned to Padicall.
this woman went and saw her said
i husband. Vim. or VIM. c. Songcr.
, Tho regiment was son ordered away
and this woman with her girl child
claimed she was going to Wait Sta
ton or Scoitovillc, Ohio and she
after said COMPANY and regiment
left Paducah. in 1864, nor the girl
child have ever been heard Of. She
was in 1864 about 26 years OF age
and good looking woman, and it is
believed that she died in Paducah,
Ky. or some of the river towns from
Metropolis to Paducah. Ironton or
Sciotoville, Ohio. or still lives or
remarked. and the girl also died or
was married at some of the above
places. or was adopted by some per-
SON. The husband, William OF W.
C. Songer, about December. 1885,.
returned to Metropolis. H., and
never heard Of the wire and child.
and finally died in 1889, in Pulaski
county. IN. Some members OF Co.
! Z s9th regt. III. infantry. who knew
| the said soldier while in Illinois,
/ may know something Of the above
named wife and child. or what has
| become of them A careful 'inqlirv
along the river towns between Met
ropolis. H.. and Ironton. Ohio. Of
! The old people, and especially ut
! Showneetown, Metropolis an6
Paducah and Of The old soldiers. and
especially of the members of the old
29h regiment might reveal solae II
formation.
Soneer will give the above reward
| for The information asked for The
heirs are interested in an estate Of
value 10 the womanor child if living
| an- n-noMo