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Shrenk, John M. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa; born March 3, 1848, at Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio; father, John (born Jan- uary 14, 1820), mother, Jane Faloon (born at Bucyrus, Ohio, August 11, 1823) ; father was born at Harrisburg, Pa. Mar- ried his wife, Catherine, March 25, 1875 ; one child : Datus M. Enlisted October 10, 1863, at Republic, Seneca County, Ohio, in Company I. Ninth Ohio Cavalry; served in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia with Sherman on March to the Sea and through the Carolinas; discharged August 20, 1865, at Co- lumbus, Ohio. Settled in Sheldon in 1901.
Shryock, Seymour. Resides at Aberdeen, S. D .; born July 6, 1840, at Hamilton, Ind .; mother, Mary (born in 1813 in New York), father, John (born in 1810 in Maryland). Married his wife, Mary, in 1869; children : Alfred I., M. Belle, B. Ros- coe, Ira M. and Josie. Enlisted July 15, 1861, at Earlville, Delaware County, Iowa, in Company K, Fifth Iowa Infan- try, Third Division, Seventeenth Army Corps; served in battles at Springfield, Mo., Iuka, Champion Hill, Black River, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge: wounded severely in right groin by gunshot September 19, 1862, at Iuka, Miss .: promoted to Fourth Corporal July 26, 1863; Third Corporal July 27, 1863; discharged July 30, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn. Settled in county in September, 1871, on northwest 1/4 section 8, Floyd Township.
Sill, George. Born in 1840. Enlisted August 30, 1862, at Fort Edward, N. Y., in Company L, Second New York Cavalry ; wounded June 1, 1863; discharged July 27, 1863, for dis- ability. Formerly resided at Sheldon. Died July 20, 1904, and was buried at Soldiers' Home, Marshalltown.
Sisson, James F. Born January 1, 1828, in Albany County, N. Y .; father, Bennett, and mother, Mercy Wing Sisson (both born same place). Married his wife, Mary E., December 13, 1860; children : Lydia and Dehave. Enlisted September 26,
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1864, at Manitowoc, Wis., in Company K, Twenty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry; discharged July 14, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County October 15, 1884, at Sanborn. Died July 9, 1900, and was buried at Reading, Minn.
Skipworth, James P. Born in 1842 in Kentucky. Enlisted August 15, 1862, at Bunker Hill, Allamakee County, Iowa, in Com- pany I, Twenty-seventh Iowa Infantry; discharged August 14, 1863. Settled in O'Brien County about 1871 on north- west 1/4 section 30, Center Township.
Slack, William. Born July 22, 1817, in Delaware County, New York; father, William Slack, and mother, Lucy C. Slack (born in Tioga County, New York, October 29, 1824). Mar- ried Lucy C. Deland March 4, 1844; children: Edwin P., Charles, Anna A., Ida, Helen and William D. Enlisted Sep- tember 1, 1862, at Maine Village, N. Y., in Company E, Fif- tieth New York Engineers under Captain Hines; discharged from hospital on account of disability April 16, 1863. Settled in O'Brien County in 1871, homesteaded northwest 1/4 sec- tion 6, Grant Township. Died February 14, 1874, and was buried in Grant Township Cemetery. Member of Congre- gational Church.
Shine, John. Enlisted October 12, 1864, at Milwaukee, in Com- pany H, Forty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry, his name being spelled on the muster rolls as "Schine"; discharged July 17, 1865. Formerly belonged to G. A. R. Post at Sanborn.
Slocum, Charles H. Resides at Boulder, Colo .; born at Albany, Whiteside County, Ill., February 29, 1844; father, Stephen B. (born in White County, Illinois, in 1811), mother, Letitia McCall (born in Scioto, Ohio). Married his wife, Dora E. Rust, in July, 1887 ; children : Mabel L. and Cecil H. Enlisted September 7, 1861, at Sterling, Ill., in Company A, Thirty- fourth Illinois Infantry, Second Brigade, Second Division,
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Fourteenth Corps ; re-enlisted as veteran December 23, 1863; served in battles at Shiloh, Corinth, Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Atlanta; wounded through the right shoulder, left thigh, and through the head, a musket ball passing through both cheeks; taken prisoner at Stone River and in Libby Prison, from December 31, 1862, to June 2, 1863 ; served as corporal of his company. Settled in Prim- ghar in 1888 and for nearly twenty years was actively en- gaged in banking business, being president of the First Na- tional Bank at Primghar. Member of S. F. Jordan Post No. 417, G. A. R .; A. F. & A. M., and Royal Arch Chapter at Primghar, and Knights Templar at Cherokee. Served as Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Iowa.
Smith, Edwin R. Born in 1846 in Ohio. Enlisted May 4, 1864, Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa, in Company D, Forty-fourth Iowa Infantry ; discharged September 15, 1864. Settled in O'Brien County about 1870; homesteaded north- east 14 section 8, Grant Township.
Smith, Charles H. Born in 1840 at Wauwatosa, Wis. Enlisted March 28, 1864, at Hartford, Wis., in Company B, Fifty-sec- ond Wisconsin Infantry; discharged July 28, 1865, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, Sheldon, Iowa.
Smith, Ezra F. Resides at Waukee, Iowa; born February 14, 1849, in Emmet Township, Calhoun County, Michigan; father, Erastus (born in New York City), mother, Rachel L. Spaulding (born at Lisle, Broome Co., New York). First married Susan R. Gentry October 28, 1872; one child : Myrtle O .; second marriage occurred February 10, 1881, to Sarah A. Drake; children: Madison, Eva, Wallace, Arthur and Ray- mond. Enlisted January 31, 1865, at Peoria, Ill., in Company D, Eighty-third Illinois Infantry ; transferred in June, 1865,
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to Company D, Sixty-first Illinois Infantry ; engaged in de- fending supply trains ; discharged September 8, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County in 1870; homesteaded southeast 1/4 sec- tion 18, Center Township. First wife died September 24, 1873. Member of M. E. Church and G. A. R.
Smith, John N. Enlisted February 27, 1864, at Richland Center Wis., in Company A, Thirty-sixth Wisconsin Infantry ; served as corporal; discharged July 13, 1865. Formerly resided at Hartley in 1881. Died August 16, 1887.
Smith, William H. Resides at Lake View, Wash .; born October 30, 1830; father, Ephraim J. (born at Bennington, Vt., Att- gust 22, 1794), mother, Helen (born at Sidney, N. Y., May 7, 1799). Married his wife, Laura, February 19, 1864. Enlisted at Stevens Point, Wis., April 31, 1864, in Company D, Fifth Wisconsin Infantry, Third Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps; served in battles at Hatch's Run, Petersburg, Appo- mattox; discharged June 20, 1865 ; paid off at Madison, Wis., July 7, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County June 20, 1872, in Center Township. Member of Custer Post No. 6, G. A. R., at Tacoma, Wash., and has been such for twenty-eight years.
Snider, John M. Resides at Sutherland, Iowa ; born June 30, 1837, at Wheeling, W. Va .; father, Jess (born December 28, 1814, in Greenbrier County, West Virginia), mother, Catherine McLaughlin (born January 8, 1818, at Brownsville, Pa.). Married Katherine Yahne August 31, 1865 ; children : Minnie and Annie. Enlisted March 11, 1862, at Muncie, Ind., in Company G, Thirty-sixth Indiana Infantry, Third Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps ; afterwards transferred to Company H, Thirtieth Indiana Infantry as reorganized ; served in battle at Corinth; wounded in left leg at Stone River; also served in battles at Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, Atlanta campaign, Nashville, Franklin, and Kentucky campaign after Bragg:
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discharged March 20, 1865, at Strawberry Plains, Tenn. Settled in O'Brien County on southeast 14 section 25, Liberty Township, May 20, 1872. Belongs to E. O. C. Ord Post, G. A. R., Sutherland.
Soucey, Francis. Born in 1833 in Canada. Is shown by the rec- ords of Hartley Post No. 451, G. A. R., to have enlisted in 1862 in Company B, Thirteenth Illinois Infantry and dis- charged February 25, 1863. Was a member of that post and formerly resided at Hartley.
Sperry, H. C. Enlisted June 11, 1861, in Company B, Third Wis- consin Infantry ; served as Sergeant; re-enlisted as veteran; discharged July 18, 1865. Formerly resided near Suther- land.
Sprague, Charles W. Born October 2, 1839, in Illinois; father, Isaac (born June 12, 1801, in Vermont), mother, Nancy Jaquith (born November 23, 1799). Married Emma Saylor. Is said to have been an old soldier, serving in the Union Army during War of the Rebellion. Settled in this county in 1885 at Paullina. Died February 28, 1901, and was buried at Princeton, Ill.
Sprague, Isaac. Born July 22, 1827, in Bennington, County, Ver- mont; father, Isaac (born June 12, 1801, at Winhall, Vt.), mother, Nancy Jaquith (born November 23, 1799, at Lynn, Mass.). Married Mary Kidder November 28, 1853 ; children : Hubert, Adell, Frank W., Fred K. and Jessie. Enlisted Au- gust 8, 1862, in Putnam County, Illinois, in Company B, Seventy-seventh Illinois Infantry; served as Sergeant; in battles of Fort Pickens, Black River, Champion Hill, Vicks- burg; discharged for disability June 15, 1863, at Vicksburg. Settled in O'Brien County May 1, 1871, homesteaded north- west 1/4 section 34, Carroll Township. Died February 27, 1909, and was buried at Paullina, Iowa. Member of M. E. Church ; mayor of Paullina 1886 and 1889.
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Squire, William M. Resides at Esbon, Jewell County, Kansas ; born March 24, 1833, at Lincolnshire, England; father, George (born January 19, 1779), mother, Elizabeth (born February 20, 1797). Married Lillie Brander October 29, 1856; children : Chester G., Frank G., Lottie E., Homer W. Enlisted August 15, 1862, at Madison, Wis., in Company K, Twenty-third Wisconsin Infantry, First Brigade, Tenth Di- vision, Thirteenth Army Corps; discharged January 6, 1864, on account of disability; re-enlisted February 2, 1865, in Company A, Forty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry; served in battles of Vicksburg, Port Gibson, Champion's Hill, New Orleans; injured at Vicksburg; discharged November 18, 1865, at St. Louis, Mo. Settled in O'Brien County, June 10, 1870; homesteaded northeast 14 section 34, Highland Town- ship. Member Christian Church and G. A. R.
Stansbury, Charles H. Resides at Orting, Wash .; born October 28, 1845, in New York City, a son of Erskine and Abby H. Stansbury. Married wife, Mahala J., in November, 1898; children : Helen B. and Howard E. Enlisted August 13, 1862, at Oconomowoc, Wis., in Company C, Twenty-eighth Wis- consin Infantry; discharged at Helena, Ark., April 14, 1863, on account of disability. Settled in O'Brien County in No- vember, 1885, at Sanborn. Belongs to Griffith Post, G. A. R., at Eagle Grove, Iowa.
Stebbins, John. Formerly of Sanborn, was a member of the G. A. R. Post at that place, but his record is not shown by the Post books.
Steece, James. Born in 1822 in Ohio. Enlisted October 1, 1861, in Company G, Fourth Ohio Cavalry; served as Sergeant ; discharged January 29, 1862, for disability. Died January 3, 1898, and was buried at Soldiers' Home, Marshalltown, Iowa. Formerly member of G. A. R. Post at Hartley about 1888.
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Steelman, John W. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa; born February 7, 1843, at Springfield, Ohio; father, E. Ashton Steelman (born in New Jersey in 1815), mother, Margaret Cullen (born in 1813 in Ireland). Married Margaret J., his wife, April 15, 1898. Enlisted in July, 1861, in Company I, One Hundred and Tenth Ohio Infantry, Second Brigade, Third Division, Third Corps; re-enlisted September 22, 1862, for three years ; served in battles at Winchester, Antietam, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg; wounded in left knee at battle of Sailor's Creek; wounded in battle of Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864; appointed Ser- geant August 13, 1864; discharged on account of dis- ability, wounds received in action May 30, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County in March, 1902, residing at Sheldon. Past Commander Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon.
Stephens, Henry C. Born in 1841 in Bradford County, Tennessee. Enlisted April 22, 1861, in Company I, Sixth Regiment P. R. V. C .; appointed Sergeant April 22, 1861 ; commissioned Sec- ond Lieutenant September 2, 1863 ; discharged June 11, 1864. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon.
Stephenson, Charles M. Resides in Spring Township, Cherokee County, Iowa; born June 10, 1839, in Ashtabula County, Ohio; father, Daniel D. (born at Lynn, Conn., May 12, 1794), mother, Maria Gibbs (born at Palmyra, N. Y., October 10, 1807). Married his wife, Arthella Kella, September 3, 1869; children : Theodore M., Otis A., Alonzo H., Martin L., Laura E. and John A. Enlisted July 25, 1862, in Oskaloosa, in Com- pany E, Thirty-third Iowa Infantry; served in battles at Helena, Little Rock, Saline River, Mobile and others; dis- charged September 17, 1865, at New Orleans. Settled in O'Brien County at Old O'Brien, Waterman Township, in 1865; afterwards lived in Grant Township; homesteaded northwest 14 section 4, Grant Township. Served as County Sheriff 1866 and 1867.
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Stevens, Philo. Born May 19, 1837, in Oneida County, New York; father, Matthias (born March 19, 1837), mother, Eliza- beth David (born in Pennsylvania April 4, 1811). Married Julia High August 1, 1864. Enlisted August 19, 1862, in Mifflin, Wis., in Company B, Thirtieth Wisconsin Infantry ; discharged April 15, 1864, at Milwaukee on account of dis- ability. Settled in county in May, 1871, Center Township. Died in October, 1872, and was buried in Center Township. Member of M. E. Church.
Stewart, James M. Settled in the county about 1876, residing on northwest 14 section 30, Liberty Township, which he home- steaded; was a soldier in the Union Army in Civil War, but his record has not been secured. Enlisted in 1861, in Com- pany E, Twenty-third Illinois Infantry, Irish Brigade.
Stewart, Thomas G. Resides at Primghar; born July 3, 1823, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; father, William Stewart (born in Pennsylvania), mother, Mary Gravatt (born in New Jersey). Married Sarah J. Black March 27, 1845; children : William J., Samuel B., Mary J., G. W., John H., Clarinda, Isolina and Frances. Enlisted August 15, 1862, at Vandalia, Iowa, as Corporal in Company G, Twenty-third Iowa, Sec- ond Brigade, Thirteenth Corps; served as Corporal; trans- ferred September 4, 1864, to Invalid Corps; served in battles of Magnolia Church, Fort Gibson, Champion's Hill, Black River Bridge; at last named battle was shot through both cheeks May 17, 1863; discharged while on duty at Washing- ton, D. C., June 29, 1865 ; Company discharged July 26, 1865, at Harrisburg, Texas. Settled in O'Brien County in 1876, on section 28, Liberty Township. Member of S. F. Jordan Post No. 417, G. A. R., at Primghar ; his father was in Revo- lutionary War, serving nearly seven years; his son, William J. (next below), also served in an Iowa regiment.
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Stewart, William J. Born February 5, 1846, at Pittsburg, Pa .; father, Thomas G. (born July 3, 1823, in Allegheny County, Pa.), mother, Sarah J. Black (born November 25, 1823, in Ireland). Married to Marsali G. Clark September 20, 1866; children : Mary Ellen, Albert L., Myrtle M. Enlisted July 16, 1863, at Newton, Iowa, in Company L, Ninth Iowa Caval- ry, Seventh Corps, under General Banks; received a sun- stroke while in service ; discharged February 3, 1866, at Little Rock, Ark. Settled in O'Brien County March 11, 1871 ; home- steaded northwest 14 section 20, Liberty Township; later resided at Primghar where he is now a member of S. F. Jordan Post No. 417, G. A. R., and Relief Corps. Father, Thomas G. (mentioned above), was a soldier in an Iowa regi- ment; grandfather, William Stewart, was a soldier in same war, Company I, Thirty-seventh Iowa Infantry, the Grey- beard Regiment from Jasper County, Iowa. Great-grandfa- ther was in Revolutionary War, serving six years and seven months.
Stockwell, J. H. Born February 28, 1828, in Canada. Married Hannah Farrand. Enlisted August 12, 1862, at Strawberry Point, Iowa, in Company D, Twenty-first Iowa Infantry ; dis- charged for disability at Houston, Mo., December 15, 1862; re-enlisted September 10, 1864, in Company L, Sixth Iowa Cavalry ; discharged October 17, 1865, at Sioux City. Settled in O'Brien County in 1881. Died May 8, 1905, and was bur- ied at Sutherland. Was a member of G. A. R. Post at Sutherland.
Stokes, Samuel J. Resides at Freeport, Ill .; born December 22, 1843, at Chambersburg, Pa., a son of George and Ann Stokes, both of whom were born in England. Married his wife, Mary E., September 21, 1870; one child : Guy D. Enlisted October 6, 1864, at Adeline, Ogle County, Ill., in Battery K, Second
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Illinois Light Artillery ; discharged July 14, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County April 6, 1881, at Sanborn. Member of Masonic Lodge and G. A. R. Post while in Sanborn.
Stone, J. F. Born March 25, 1837, at New Paris, Ohio. Married Josephine Griffith, who died in 1893; children: Lossa, Mor- ton and Lyle ; married Clara C. Goodyear September 9, 1895, by whom he had two children: Curtis and Alice. Enlisted October 1, 1861, at Marshalltown, Iowa, in Company H, Thirteenth Iowa Infantry; knee injured in service; dis- charged February 28, 1863, at St. Louis. Settled in O'Brien County in 1873; homesteaded southeast 14 section 8, Carroll Township; later resided at Sheldon. Member of G. A. R. Post at Sheldon. Died January 16, 1904, and was buried at Sheldon.
Stone, L. S. Enlisted August 15, 1862, at Delhi, Iowa, in Com- pany K, Twenty-first Iowa Infantry; enlisted as Wagoner ; served as Corporal; promoted to Musician December 28, 1863; taken prisoner December 24, 1862, at Beaver Creek, Mo .; paroled and transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; dis- charged June 17, 1865. Resided on northwest 14 section 18, Floyd Township. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon. Came to county about 1871.
Story, John I. Born 1843, at McHenry, Ill. Enlisted February 6, 1865, in Company I, One Hundred Forty-seventh Illinois In- fantry ; discharged January 21, 1866. Formerly resided at Hartley, where he was a member of the G. A. R. Post in 1888.
Stratton, William P. Born in 1843 in Illinois. Enlisted August 10, 1862, at Carlinville, Ill., in Company D, One Hundred Twenty-second Illinois Infantry; at time of enlistment his residence was given as Brighton, Ill .; discharged July 15, 1865, at Camp Butler, Ill. Formerly resided at Paullina, Iowa. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, Sheldon, Iowa. Settled in O'Brien County in 1883.
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Streeter, Enoch R. Resides at Marshalltown, Iowa; born May 22, 1842, at Westfield, Pa .; father, Sheldon E. (born in Con- necticut), mother, Harriet (born in New York). Married his wife, Artinza Ellen, February 18, 1872; children: Lulu, Clara May, Valorous G., William S., Octavia, Harriet N. En- listed February 27, 1864, in Company D, Tenth New York Cavalry, Second Brigade, Second Division ; his residence was then given as Rome, N. Y .; mustered in as saddler; served in battles of Spottsylvania, Whitehouse Landing, Cold Har- bor, in front of Richmond; disabled in right elbow joint by fall from horse July 3, 1864; discharged May 26, 1865, at El- mira, N. Y., on account of disability. Settled in O'Brien County in May, 1869; homesteaded southeast 14 section 14, Grant Township. Member of Masonic order since 1873.
Streeter, James. Resides in Waterman Township, post office Sutherland, O'Brien County, Iowa; born April 15, 1845, at Victory, Cayuga County, N. Y .; father, John (born at El- bridge, N. Y., in 1818), mother, Charity Ammersman (born at Ira, Cayuga County, N. Y.). Married Roxanna McNutt February 6, 1866; children, W. H., Annie M., Abner M., Ida M. Enlisted April 5, 1865, at Detroit, Mich., in Fourteenth Michigan Infantry; unassigned to any regiment; sent to hospital and discharged from service May 15, 1865, at Hart Island, New York Harbor. Settled in O'Brien County in 1871 in Grant Township. Member of I. O. O. F.
Strong, William N. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa; born January 28, 1840, at Whiting, Vt .; father, Harmon, and mother, Polly Needham (each born at Whiting, Vt., in 1798). Married Lucena D. Johnson July 4, 1869; children : Harmon A., Sher- man F. Enlisted August 22, 1861, at Cleveland, Ohio, in Company C, Fourteenth Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery; appointed Corporal January 14, 1862; First Ser- geant January 31, 1865; served in battles at Ft. Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Resaca, Atlanta, Nashville, Dal-
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las, Kenesaw Mountain and others; his service included a second enlistment as a veteran ; discharged August 11, 1865, at Camp Denison, Ohio. Settled in O'Brien County in 1874; been engaged in lumber business at Sheldon for many years; served as clerk of the District Court of O'Brien County in 1881 and 1882. Member of A. F. & A. M., Congregational Church and Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon.
Sutter, Henry. Born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania ; father, Daniel (born in same county). Enlisted December 28, 1861, at Harrisburg, Pa., in Company D, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry ; wounded in left leg at Chancellorsville and also wounded at Head Grove; shot at Fisher's Hill, Virginia; dis- charged January 30, 1865, at Harrisburg. Settled in O'Brien County in 1870; homesteaded northeast 14 section 14, Baker Township. Died April 30, 1903, and was buried in the Na- tional Cemetery in Springfield, Mo.
Sutter, Samuel G. Resides at Diamond, Mo .; born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1843; father, George (born in same county March 20, 1820), mother, Catherine Weimer Sutter. Married Catherine C. Hunter November 9, 1871; children : Beulah, George R., Thomas C. Enlisted at Dixon, Ill., August 12, 1862, in Company H, Seventy-fifth Illinois Infantry ; transferred to Company F, First United States Veteran Volunteer Eng. July 1, 1864, at Chatta- nooga; served as Artificer; discharged June 27, 1865. Set- tled in O'Brien County in 1870, on northeast 1/4 section 2, Baker Township. Member of M. E. Church; O. P. Morton Post, G. A. R., at Joplin, Mo., and I. O. O. F., at Diamond, Mo.
Sutton, Orville A. Resides at Sutherland, Iowa; born April 8, 1842, at Gilbert's Mills, N. Y .; father, Himan (born Septem- ber 7, 1794, at Bristol, Vt.), mother, Olive Scott (born Jan- uary 8, 1800, in New York state). Married Adalaide F. Put-
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nam October 5, 1862; children : L. W., Olive M., C. D., J. L., D. D. and Addie H. Enlisted August 31, 1862, at Phoenix, N. Y., in Twenty-first Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery, Third Division, Thirteenth Army Corps; after- wards in the Nineteenth Army Corps; served in battles at Siege of Port Hudson, Spanish Fort and others; discharged September 8, 1865. Settled in Grant Township, this county, section 14, in March, 1872. Member of M. E. Church for forty-nine years; A. F. & A. M .; E. O. C. Ord Post No. 219, G. A. R., at Sutherland.
Tarr, Rufus. Born March 11, 1824, near Bangor, Maine; father, John (born in Maine September 26, 1777), mother, Mary Pettingill (born in Maine October 15, 1781). Married his wife, Sarah J. Bates, May 21, 1861; children : William K., Marian A., Harriet E., Herbert, Chester and Lucy. Enlisted November 16, 1864, at Waupaca, Wis., in Company E, Sixth Wisconsin Infantry ; his residence at that time was Amherst, Wis .; served in two battles at Hatch's Run; discharged Feb- ruary 7, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County in April, 1888, at Hartley. Member of G. A. R. Died May 25, 1898, and was buried at Crystal Lake, Wis.
Taylor, Joseph W. Born 1844 in Jackson County, Iowa. Enlisted October 22, 1862, in Company K, Second Nebraska Cavalry ; received gunshot wound at battle of White Stone Hills ; dis- charged December 1, 1863. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon.
Tenant, Joel W. Resides at Hartley, Iowa; born October 11, 1838, in Clinton County, New York; father, Amarest, and mother, Louisa (both born in New York state). Married Ella A. Dickerson August 17, 1864; children: M. L., Della, Lottie, Laura and Earl. Enlisted October, 1861, at Grand Rapids, Wis., in Company B, Seventh Wisconsin Infantry ; re-enlisted February 6, 1865, in Company B, Forty-sixth Wis-
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consin Infantry ; discharged September 27, 1865, at Madison, Wis. Settled in O'Brien County in April, 1883, residing in Hartley. Member of James C. Taylor Post No. 172, G. A. R., at Algona, Iowa ; member A. O. U. W.
Terry, George. Born March 24, 1839, in Canada. Married Julia F. Ward October 25, 1864; children : Elmer and Lucy. En- listed August 29, 1862, at West Fairlee, Vt., in Company A, Fifteenth Vermont Infantry; mustered in October 22, 1862, at Brattleboro. Served in battle of Gettysburg and others ; discharged at Brattleboro, Vt., August 5, 1863. Settled in O'Brien County in 1874 at Sheldon; first wife died in 1880; married to Mrs. B. A. Mills June 2, 1883. Member and trustee in M. E. Church. Died April 22, 1894, and was buried at Selma, California, where his widow now lives.
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