Most of George's history was contained in his obituary.
George and Viola had 3 children.
GEORGE STREET DEAD
Old Soldier Gone After Few Days Sickness
George M. Street, a gallant soldier in the war of the union, died, ath is home in LaGrange, early Tuesday morning, following a sickness ofonl y a few days from influenza and pneumonia.
His funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the residence on EastSpr ing Street, the Rev. L.D. Jarrard, Presbyterian pastor, havingcharge. B urial was made in Greenwood cemetery, where all that wasmortal of a br ave and loyal defender of the Union was returned to theelements from w hich it came.
George M. Street was born November 28, 1845, on a farm in MontgomeryCo unty, Illinois. His parents died when he was five years old. Inhis s ixteenth year, on March 25, 1862, he enlisted as a private inCompany I , of the Seventh Missouri Volunteers, at Princeton, and
was mustered in on April 4, at Chillicothe, Missouri. He was made aser geant in June of 1863, and honorably discharged on April 3, 1865,after t hree years and one month of unselfish and patriotic service tohis coun try on the battlefields of the Great War that saved theunion, freed th e slave and redeemed the republic's flag.
After the war the young soldier located on a farm in Missouri, thenmov ed to Kansas, where he was married to Viola Calvin. She diedabout 188 1, leaving three children, two of whom, Mrs. William Sheplerof Valley J unction, Iowa and Mrs. M.W. Haight of Commerce, Iowa,
survive their father. Mrs. Shepler, with her daughter, Mrs. FredShepl er, came from Iowa Tuesday evening for the funeral.
Mr. Street was married the second time, on September 9, 1896, atValley J unction, to Mary Smith.
Mr. And Mrs. Street left Iowa about fifteen years ago for a farm nearE scanaba, in the upper peninsula of Michigan, and from there came toLaG range, since their home, eight years ago.
Mr. Street was a member of Grand Army of the Republic posts inMissouri a nd Iowa and affiliated with the J. N. Dansour post inLaGrange, until t he infirmities of age compelled the "Old Boys inBlue" to surrender the ir charter.
Mr. Street, in addition to his widow and two daughters, leaves sevengr andchildren, five great grandchildren, a sister in Colorado and twohal f brothers.
Another link that bound us to the heroic years of Lincoln and Grant isb roken-another soldier has heard the last drum beat, the last call ofth e bugle.
Tenderly we consign the worn and weary body to its long home and withs olemn pride we commend a military soul to its Great Captain.
--Name/date of newspaper unknown; probably before 1923.
