This small booklet contains all the known men and women who participated in World War 1 and claimed their home of record as Stephenson County, Illinois. By participation, this record does not limit this to soldiers, but also contains the records of those men and women who served the Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., and other non-fighting positions. This book is free to read or download.
Samuel P. Bollman was born on May 11, 1818, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. After an early education and teaching career, he graduated from Allegheny Theological Seminary in 1851 and served as a Presbyterian minister for nearly twenty years. He was also a County Superintendent of Schools before moving to Virginia and then to Nebraska in 1871. Bollman became Boone County’s Treasurer in 1873, a position he still holds. He has been married twice, with three children surviving from each marriage.