Christopher C. Crandall was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1841 and came to Maroa vicinity with his parents in 1852. In 1861, with many other young men, he enlisted in the 41st. Illinois Volunteers in Co. A and went to the front. He was taken prisoner in 1863 but never interned in a prison, being moved from place to place with the enemy's camp and finally exchanged. He was mustered out at Springfield in August, 1864.
Source: 1854-1954 Maroa Centennial, Page 121
Located at the Decatur Genealogical Society
(Illinois-Macon-Centennial--# 15)


Affidavit signed by C.C. Crandall on behalf of William Daves for his civil war pension application.
Aubust 11, 1878 State of Illinois, Macon O., in the matter of Orig. Inv. Pension of William Daves, C. C. Crandall of Maroa, Macon Co Illinois: That he is thirty six years of age, resides as above. Stated and is a real estate agent by occupation. That he is well acquainted with the above named claimant Wm. Daves who was a pvt in Co. D. 116 Ill. Vols. and has been acquanted with him since the year 1857. That they were near neighbors living within 3 miles of each other, and that claimant was a farmer. That upon claimant's return from the army in July 1865 he was affected with chronic diarrhea resulting in general debility and weakness which has affected him to such extent as to cause him from that time to the present, in affiant's opinion, to lose fully three fourths of his time each year. That claimant was treated for said disability by Dr. O. Wetzel, now of Perryville, KS, and by Dr. A. F. Cann (??) of Argenty (or Newbury) ILL, the latter of whom told affiant that claimant was incurable. He further declares that he has no interest in said case, and is not concerneed in its prosecution.

41st Illinois Infantry (Source: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm)
Side Union
Company A
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Film Number M539 roll 19

41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company "A"
Name Rank Residence Date of Muster Remarks
CRANDALL, Christopher Private Friend's Creek Aug 5, 1861 Mustered out Aug 20, 1864
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Marriage data from https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/c-marrge.html

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1880 Federal Census Census Place: Maroa, Macon, Illinois
Source: FHL Film 1254229 National Archives Film T9-0229
Page 512D
Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Christopher C. CRANDALL Self M M W 37 OH Occ: Laborer Fa: OH Mo: OH
Martha CRANDALL Wife F M W 34 IL Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: KY

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1900 Federal Census Record, June 1 Maroa Township, Macon County, Illinois Roll 324, Book 1, page 36
Christopher C. Crandall, age 59, born August 1841 in Ohio, father born in New York, mother born in Ohio. Ticket Agent with the Railroad.\ Married 22 years. Martha Crandall, age 54, born Sept 1845, born in Illinois, father born in North Carolina, mother born in Kentucky. Married 22 years, has had 3 children, 2 are living.
Claude Crandall, age 18, born June 1881, single, occupation: Cigar factory stuffer
Paul Crandall, age 12, born Dec 1887.

1900 US Census
Surname Given Name age DOB Sex Race B-place State County Location
CRANDALL CHRISTOPHER C 59 Aug 1841 M W OH IL MACON MAROA TWP
Note: Ticket Agent for Railroad
CRANDALL Martha (wife) 54 Sep 1845 F W IL IL MACON MAROA TWP
CRANDALL Claude (son) 18 Jun 1881 M W IL IL MACON MAROA TWP
CRANDALL Paul (son) 12 Dec 1887 M W IL IL MACON MAROA TWP

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41st Illinois Infantry Regiment Co. A (Civil War)
Crandall, Christopher Friend's Creek Aug 5 '61 M.O. Aug 20 '64

SOURCE: Macon Co. Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. 4 Chandler Cemetery:
Christopher C. Crandall Aug 22, 1841-Oct 21, 1914
Martha Daves, his wife Sep 16, 1845 - May 22, 1922

========= Illinois State Archives - Marriage Records:
CRANDALL, C C DAVIS, MARTHA J MACON 06/26/1878 Christopher filed for an invalid pension in 1892, and his wife Martha filed for a widow's pension in 1914.

Martha was ennumerated with her son Paul in the 1920 census in Mississippi.