Soldiers' Widows' Home of Illinois.
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Soldiers' Widows' Home of Illinois.
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The Illinois Soldiers' Widows' Home (1895-1963), a home for indigent mothers, wives, widows and daughters of honorably discharged veterans, was created in 1895. The Wilmington home was governed by five Governor-appointed trustees, who operated the home under the supervision of the Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities (1895-1909) and the Illinois Board of Administration (1909-1917). Jurisdiction over the home transferred to the Dept. of Public Welfare (1917-1961) and then to the Dept. of Mental Health (1961-1963). When the home closed in 1963, its residents were transferred to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Quincy and placed under Dept. of Children and Family Services jurisdiction.
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Children
Hospitals
State hospitals
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Military service, Voluntary
Nursing homes
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Older people
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Survivors' benefits
Veterans
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Illinois
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Wilmington (Will County, Ill.)
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Illinois--Wilmington
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United States
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