People

J H Mayborne

J. H. Mayborne served as an enrolling officer for Kane County during the early years of the American Civil War, responsible for compiling military enrollment data across the county's townships. He is known primarily through an enrollment report he submitted on October 8, 1862, which recorded the number of men between the ages of 18 and 45 eligible for military service — including figures for Dundee Township. Little else is currently known about his background, residence, or later life.

Known Activities

Mayborne's enrollment report of October 1862 provides some of the earliest systematic military manpower figures for Kane County during the Civil War. According to the History of Kane County (Joslyn, 1908), his report documented that Dundee Township had 356 men enrolled and 90 already in active service as of that date. (Source: History of Kane County, Ill., Vol. 1 (Joslyn, 1908))

His role appears to have been administrative and official in nature — likely a county-level appointment made under the federal enrollment system established to support conscription and volunteer recruitment efforts during the war. Whether he held any other civic or military office in Kane County is not confirmed by available sources.

Timeline

Date	Event
October 8, 1862	Submitted enrollment report for Kane County, recording military-age men by township, including 356 enrolled and 90 in service for Dundee Township (Source: History of Kane County, Ill., Vol. 1 (Joslyn, 1908))

## Sources

History of Kane County, Ill., Vol. 1, Joslyn (1908). Available at: archive.org