The Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Quincy has been serving veterans since 1886.  It is still in operation and is now known as the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (external link).  Another website, Illinois Veterans' Home (external link), gives a brief History and Facility Description.

We have searched the Illinois State Archives, Database of Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents (1887–1916) (external link) and discovered there are 57 applications on file for what looks like 53 veterans and 3 wives.  We hope to eventually make all the applications available here.  If you are in a hurry to see an application, you may request up to 2 at a time.  The records are free for Illinois residents and can be ordered on the web.  If you are not an Illinois resident, the request must be mailed in with a $10 fee.  On-line submission and instructions (at the bottom of the page) are at Submit a Reference Request (external link).  Of course, if you request and receive any of these records, we would appreciate your sharing them with us.

All the Clinton County, Illinois names are listed below.  The underlined names link to Adobe PDF files.  If you do not have Adobe Reader, it can be downloaded free:  Adobe Reader (external link).

Name Date Admitted Number Company Unit
AMEN, LANDOLIN APRIL 13, 1899 4795 B 12 IL CAV
BEACHMAN, BATCHELOR C APRIL 25, 1911 9443 E 1 MD EAST SHORE INF
BYRNES, JOHN MARCH 17, 1888 714 B 140 IL INF
CLEAR, DAVID H OCTOBER 14, 1889 1345 B 7 IN CAV
CORCORAN, WILLIAM T JUNE 3, 1907 7779 A 135 IL INF
DAGGETT, WILLIAM S SEPTEMBER 19, 1900 1006 H 8 VET RES CORPS
DAGGETT, WILLIAM S NOVEMBER 14, 1888 1006 8 V R C
DREHER, EDWARD MAY 30, 1894 2791 C 1 MO LT ART
EASLINGTON, HUGH OCTOBER 20, 1904 6902 I 111 IL INF
FOULKS, PETER V MAY 18, 1902 5940 I 72 NY INF
FREEMAN, CASSAND J AUGUST 17, 1899 4941 G 13 IL CAV
GEIGER, MATHEWS SEPTEMBER 17, 1909 8750 H 149 IL INF
GIBSON, JOSEPH O MAY 10, 1888 785 K,F 31  IL INF, 2 IL CAV
GIBSON, JOSEPH O OCTOBER 12, 1900 785 F 2 IL CAV
GILLETT, ALBERT P OCTOBER 27, 1911 9657 K 140 IL INF
GINNETT, HENRY MAY 9, 1903 4442 E 117 IL INF
GINNETT, HENRY JULY 15, 1898 4442 E 117 IL INF
GROOM, THOMAS J DECEMBER 14, 1891 2111 F 28 IL INF
HAVERKAMP, FREDERICK JANUARY 28, 1899 4739 D 2 MO INF
HOFFMAN, JOHN OCTOBER 14, 1902 6093 B 15 MO INF
ISENBERG, WILLIAM H DECEMBER 11, 1913 10231 I 111 IL INF
JENKINS, WILLIAM R OCTOBER 23, 1902 6113 H 5 IL CAV
KEIME, THOMAS DECEMBER 13, 1888 1052 I 5 MO CAV
KENDALL, GEORGE JR JULY 15, 1904 6771 K 30 IL INF
KILLION, AMOS JULY 28, 1903 6396 B 29 USC INF
KILLION, OLIVER AUGUST 25, 1903 6438 F 5 MA COL CAV
KNAUS, ANDREW NOVEMBER 11, 1904 6937 C 15 MO INF
KRAEMER, FREDERICK JANUARY 11, 1889 1107 I 4 MO CAV
KRAUSE, JOHN W JULY 25, 1911 9529 D 4 IL INF - SP AM
LINDSAY, FRANCES K AUGUST 1, 1916 882
LINDSEY, FINESS L AUGUST 1, 1916 10943 F 29 IL INF
MCCALISTER, ELIZABETH APRIL 7, 1916 854
MCCALISTER, JAMES APRIL 7, 1916 10866 G 3 IL CAV
MCCLAREN, RUDDLE JANUARY 1, 1897 709 I 40 IL INF
MCCLEAREN, RUDDLE NOVEMBER 13, 1900 709 I 30 IL INF
MCCLEAREN, RUDDLE OCTOBER 15, 1902 709 I 30 IL INF
MCLEAREN, RUDDLE MARCH 14, 1888 709 I 30 IL INF
MEYER, HENRICH OCTOBER 23, 1891 2055 K 2 MO INF
MILLER, AUGUSTUS SEPTEMBER 6, 1887 501 D,G 1 E MD INF, 2 E MD INF
MOORE, EMERY G OCTOBER 17, 1899 5019 H 35 IL INF
PARKER, HENRY B NOVEMBER 21, 1893 2704 A 38 NJ INF
PENDERGRASS, JAMES FEBRUARY 2, 1903 6229 F 29 USC INF
PHISTER, ALONZO MARCH 22, 1888 720 D 15 IL CAV
RIMMER, SOPHIA MAY 24, 1909 188
RIMMER, THOMAS APRIL 30, 1909 8559 G 6 IL CAV
RUTZ, ABRAHAM OCTOBER 18, 1902 6103 B 15 MO INF
SCHNEIDER, PHILIPS MARCH 14, 1910 8998 B ALTON BN
SLYH, FRANK M OCTOBER 25, 1902 6117 E 18 OH INF
SMITH, JACOB NOVEMBER 16, 1901 5788 K 91 IN INF
STEWART, WILLIAM OCTOBER 22, 1909 8812 C 145 IL INF
STONE, ALFRED JULY 1, 1911 9501 K 54 IL INF
TOGGENBERGER, JOHN JUNE 15, 1888 386 G 82 IL INF
TRAILOR, WILLIAM K JULY 26, 1906 7515 I 30 IL INF
TROLL, JOHN FEBRUARY 9, 1898 4241 I 129 IL INF
TROYER, DAVID W MARCH 27, 1903 5780 I 4 IL INF - SP AM
TROYOR, DAVID W NOVEMBER 10, 1901 5780 I 4 IL INF - SP AM
TULEY, GEORGE W JUNE 12, 1900 5248 K 5 US INF - SP AM
UTLEY, JOHN W JULY 18, 1898 4174 A 1 IL CAV
UTLEY, JOHN W JANUARY 18, 1898 4174 A 1 IL CAV
VALE, WILLIAM APRIL 7, 1887 148 D,F 15 IL INF
WATTS, JOHN FEBRUARY 18, 1908 8048 D,E 15 IL CAV
WATTS, THOMAS APRIL 26, 1904 6695 K 30 IL INF
WEAVER, WILLIAM JUNE 4, 1900 5238 D 48 IL INF
ZICKLE, CHRISTIAN JULY 2, 1891 1935 I 5 MO INF