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Burnam, Horatio P. Born November 1, 1846, in New York state. Enlisted February 29, 1864, at Waterloo, Iowa, Company B, Twelfth Iowa Volunteer Infantry; discharged January 20, 1866, at Memphis, Tenn. Died January 10, 1905, and buried at Sheldon, Iowa.
Burnham, William H. Born at Princeton, Ill., November 11, 1839; father, Stephen (born at Argyle, N. Y.), mother, Het- tie Ann (born March 9, 1804). Married to Elizabeth James September 18, 1866; children: Hiram, Grant, Ella. Enlisted February 11, 1864, at Dover, Ill., Company B, Ninety-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry ; transferred to Company D, Forti- eth Illinois Infantry, June, 1865; wounded in battle Altoona, Ga., October 5, 1864; discharged July 24, 1865, at Chicago. Died at Fulda, Minn., October 9, 1902, and buried at Prince- ton, Illinois. Settled in O'Brien County about 1892.
Burnside, Albert C. Born 1844 in New York state. Enlisted September 22, 1862, at Eden, Fayette County, Iowa, Com- pany C, Sixth Iowa Infantry; discharged October, 1865, Sioux City, Iowa. Came to O'Brien County in 1869.
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Burnworth, James. Resides at Calumet, Iowa ; born in Hunting- ton County, Indiana ; father and mother born in Ohio; mother was Sarah Menwines. Married August 11, 1868; children: William, Charles, R., Oscar L., Fannie, Dessie and Bertha. Enlisted November 20, 1863, Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry; served in battles Resaca, Ga., and Kingston, N. C .; wounded at Nashville, Tenn .; discharged August 29, 1865, at Charlotte, N. C. Set- tled in O'Brien County, 1904, at Calumet. Member G. A. R. and M. W. A.
Burroughs, Jasper N. Born October 31, 1838, Delaware County, Ohio; father, John W., mother, Lydia Slack (both born in Ohio). Married to Nancy J. Eatherton July 2, 1864 ; children : John F., Cora M., Jasper N. Enlisted at Tankton, Delaware County, Ohio, and served in Civil War, but company and regiment have not been obtained. Settled in O'Brien County spring of 1870, southeast 14 section 30, Liberty Township. Died March 3, 1884, and buried at Erie, O'Brien County, Iowa.
Burroughs, John F. Resides 1007 E. Sixth Street, Pueblo, Colo .; born Orange, Vt., January 16, 1842. Married December 16, 1869; one child : C. F. Burroughs. Enlisted May 18, 1864, at Peoria, Ill., Company G, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Illi- nois Infantry ; discharged October 28, 1864, at Peoria. Set- tled in O'Brien County, section 10, Grant Township, spring of 1871. Was county supervisor 1874-1875.
Butler, John H. Born at Rodgeville, Ohio; father, John D. Butler (born Loraine County, Ohio), mother, Acsah Barr (born January 23, 1821, Elyria, Ohio). Married Mary E. Stewart November 28, 1875 ; children : Minnie E., Cora E., Hattie A., Herbert, Carl J., Stewart H. Enlisted October 8, 1864, Com- pany F, Fifteenth Michigan Infantry ; made corporal August
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1, 1865 ; received injuries which ultimately caused his death ; discharged at Little Rock, Ark., August 13, 1865. Settled at Sheldon in O'Brien County. Died at Sioux Falls, S. D., June 4, 1905. Member Joe Hooker Post, G. A. R., Sioux Falls.
Butler, J. D. Born at Lorraine County, Ohio, May 31, 1820; father, John D. Butler (born August 6, 1794, New York state), mother, Deborah Jennings (born March 10, 1794, Ver- mont). Married Acsah Barr, January 1, 1844; children : John H. (who served in Civil War, record last above), Mary O., Harriet A., Charles, and J. B. Enlisted September 21, 1861, Bedford, Ohio, Company D, Forty-first Ohio Infantry ; transferred to Company B, Regular United States Veteran Engineers, July 29, 1864. Settled in O'Brien County, at Shel- don, March 30, 1880. Died July 26, 1889, and buried at Santa Monica, Cal. Was member Christian Church and G. A. R.
Butler, Richard. Born 1845, in New York state. Enlisted Sep- tember 19, 1862, at York, Delaware County, Iowa, in Com- pany G, Sixth Iowa Cavalry; discharged Sioux City, Iowa, October 17, 1865. Member Hartley Post G. A. R. Came to O'Brien County about 1876.
Campbell, Benj. F. Resides Waterman Township, O'Brien County, at Old O'Brien ; born September 12, 1845, Hunting- ton, Ohio; father, William Campbell (born in Scotland), mother (born Pittsburg, Pa.). Wife, Mattie; children : Mae, Howard, Carl, Glen. Enlisted January 4, 1864, in Company H, Sixty-seventh Ohio Infantry, First Brigade, Second Di- vision, Tenth Army Corps ; served in battles at Chester Sta- tion, Deep Bottom, Chapins Farm, Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Appomattox and was at Lee's surrender; discharged De- cember 7, 1865, City Point, Va. Settled at Old O'Brien in 1907. Member Custer Post, G. A. R.
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Campbell, John W. Resides Primghar; born June 1, 1840, at Barnesville, Ohio; father, Samuel (born Guernsey County, Ohio, 1809), mother, Matilda A. Mead (born Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 1814). Married Eliza E. Lyles Novem- ber 24, 1864; children : Oscar L., Samuel H., Anna M. (Rob- inson), and Martha J. (Powers). Enlisted November 12, 1863, at Erie, Pa., in Captain Eaton's Company of Emergency State Militia, Departmental Corps of Monongahela Volun- teers, under command of General Brooks; discharged March 26. 1864. Settled in O'Brien County March, 1892, at Prim- ghar. Member S. F. Jordan Post No. 417, G. A. R., at Prim- ghar.
Canfield, Asa G. Born in 1846, Ashtabula County, Ohio. En- listed August 31, 1864, in Company K, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry; discharged June 24, 1865, at Greensboro, N. C. Resided in Floyd Township, O'Brien County, and member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., Sheldon, Iowa, in 1889.
Canfield, Luther H. Resides Sanborn, Iowa ; born April 24, 1833, at Ashtabula County, Ohio; father Acel Canfield (born Mont- pelier, Vt., 1805), mother, Sylvia M. (born Ashtabula Coun- ty, Ohio, 1812). Married his wife, Charlotte Ann, July 29, 1860; children : Pearl, Francoise, Edward, Almon and Arthur. Enlisted August 14, 1861, at Ashtabula, Ohio, in Company A, Twenty-ninth Ohio Infantry, Second Brigade, Third Di- vision ; transferred to Regimental Band September 20, 1861 ; First Drummer Regimental Band; served at Winchester, Culpepper Court House, Shenandoah Valley, Nashville, Guard on L. & N. R. R .; lost right ear and had right eye in- jured. Five generations of his family have served in every war in which the United States has been engaged. Dis- charged July 2, 1862, at Galveston, Texas. Settled in O'Brien County March, 1881. Member Methodist Church, Kenyon Post No. 339, G. A. R., at Sanborn. He had four brothers and three brothers-in-law in the Civil War.
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Carmen, Andrew. Lives at Cherokee, Iowa. Born February 16, 1835, Green County, N. Y .; father, Nathan (born March 3, 1784, at Hempstead, L. I.), mother, Mary Gaibbard (born April 30, 1789, at Bristol, R. I.). Married to Emaline Graves, November 20, 1866; one step-daughter, Mrs. Emma Well- man. Enlisted October 31, 1864, at Grinnell, Iowa, Company C, Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry ; discharged July 17, 1865, at Savannah, Ga. Settled in O'Brien County, southeast 1/4 sec- tion 6, Dale Township, fall of 1871. Member Lutheran Church and Custer Post, G. A. R.
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Carmichael, Solomon E. Born 1826 in North Carolina. Children : John A., Charles, James, Eva, Mary and Lydia. Enlisted August 4, 1862, at Chariton, Iowa, in Company K, Thirty- fourth Iowa Infantry; discharged May 23, 1863, at Brenton Barracks, Mo. Settled in the county in 1878, Grant Town- ship. Died March 11, 1898, and buried at Primghar. Mem- ber S. F. Jordan Post, G. A. R., Primghar.
Carpenter, Thomas B. Born 1836 in Maine. Enlisted August 2, 1862, in Company K, Twentieth Wisconsin Infantry; made Corporal and Sergeant; discharged July 14, 1865. Settled at Hartley in this county and member G. A. R. Post at that place about 1880.
Carroll, Hugh Erwin. Born May 24, 1830, at Scranton, Pa .; son of George and Lydia Carroll. Married Mary Barrett August 24, 1895. Enlisted September 16, 1864, at Caledonia, N. Y., in Company K, Fifteenth New York Engineer Corps ; partici- pated in battle Wilderness and wounded in leg and back; served as private artificer from December 24, 1864; dis- charged June 13, 1865, at Fort Barry, Va. Settled in county 1880 at Sanborn. Died April 11, 1904. Member Methodist Episcopal Church; I. O. O. F. Lodge, and G. A. R. Post at Sanborn.
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Carson, J. W. Born 1833, Bolivar, N. Y. Enlisted December 15, 1863, Company K, Second Wisconsin Cavalry ; discharged May 15, 1865. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon, Iowa.
Carter, Samuel A. Resides at Ash Creek, Minn; born February 16, 1846, at Windsor, N. Y .; father, H. W. Carter (born at Lynn, Mass., 1803), mother, Nancy English (born Dutchess County, N. Y., 1803). Married to Sarah Drake December 20, 1866; children: Frank A., Fred L., Lillian (Winter), Charles. Enlisted August 22, 1862, Osage, Iowa, in Company K, Twenty-seventh Iowa, Second Brigade, Third Division, Sixteenth Corps; battles, Jackson, Corinth, Holly Springs, Little Rock, Tupelo, Old Town Creek; crossed Mississippi with Sherman, Red River Expedition with Banks, and with Price near Kansas City, Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., Fort Blakely and Mobile ; promoted Corporal June 17, 1865; dis- charged August 18, 1865, at Clinton, Iowa. Settled at Primghar in 1889. Member Congregational Church; Masonic Lodge; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; A. A. O. N. M. S .; Washburn Post No. 10, G. A. R., Egan, S. D. Mayor of Primghar 1892 and Sheriff of O'Brien County four years.
Casey, John M. Born July 19, 1825, in Ohio. Married Melinda Saylor November 11, 1856; children : M. J., E. C., G. F., W. H. Enlisted August 9, 1862, at Iowa City, Company A, Twenty-second Iowa, First Brigade, First Division; served in about twenty battles, sieges and skirmishes ; discharged at Davenport August 3, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County spring of 1869, northeast 1/4 section 32 Highland. Died May 12, 1902; buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa. Member Methodist Episcopal Church since childhood; Custer Post No. 25, G. A. R.
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Castledine, William. Born May 27, 1827, Lincolnshire, England; father, Samuel (born in England, 1794), mother born in Eng- land, 1804. Married, first to Hannah Gadd in 1854; chil- dren : Anna M., and W. S .; second marriage to Anna Nichols; no children. Enlisted August 14, 1862, at Walworth, near Elkhorn, Wis., Company K, Twenty-eighth Wisconsin In- fantry, and transferred to Company F, Twelfth United States Infantry January 28, 1863 ; served at Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Bristow's Station, Laurel Hill, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, Weldon R. R., People's Farm and Chapel House; discharged August 14, 1865, at Richmond, Va. Settled in county April, 1887, residing at Primghar. Died January 7, 1897, and buried at Primghar. Member Methodist Episcopal Church and S. F. Jordan Post, G. A. R., at Primghar.
Chandler, Charles E. Resides at Soldier's Home, California. Born March 29, 1836, at Avon, Maine; father, Addison (born at Concord, N. H.), mother, Mary Sweet (born at Strong, Maine). Married Susan M. Edwards; children : Lavina and Leroy L. Enlisted July 1, 1861, Marion, Iowa, Company A, Sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Second Brigade, First Divi- sion, Fifteenth Army Corps, Army of Tennessee; promoted to Fourth Corporal January 1, 1864; re-enlisted January 26, 1864; promoted to Fifth Sergeant April 30, 1865; battles : Athens, Mo., Shiloh, Coldwater, Miss., Black River, Miss., Siege Jackson, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Siege Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, At- lanta, Columbia, S. C., Bentonville, S. C .; discharged July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky. Settled in O'Brien County April, 1869, residing in east 1/2 northeast 14 section 32 Center, and east 1/2 southeast 1/4 section 24 Grant Township. Member Hiawatha Post, G. A. R., in Kansas; Commander Gordon Grange Post, Orange, Cal., in 1888; member Stanton Post No. 55, Los Angeles.
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Chapman, DeWitt C. Resides at Primghar; born February 12, 1826, in Medina County, Ohio; father, Cyrus (born at Caven- dish, Vt., 1789), mother, Jerusha Hosmer (born at Spring- field, Mass., 1801). Married to Ellen Kennedy, January 1, 1851; children: Weston, Frank, Orrin, George, Elmer, Arthur, Jay, Roy. Enlisted February 24, 1864, at New Hampton, Iowa, in Company I, Second Iowa Cavalry; ser- vice at Franklin and Nashville; discharged September 19, 1865, at Selma, Ala. Settled in O'Brien County June, 1871, on east 1/2 northwest 14 and west 1/2 northeast 1/4 section 32 Center Township. Member Adventist Church and S. F. Jor- dan Post No. 417, G. A. R.
Charlton, Samuel R. Enlisted August 9, 1862, Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-third Pennsylvania Infantry; absent on sick leave at muster out of company in 1865. Settled in O'Brien County, northeast 14 section 4 Center Township, 1878. Member Kenyon Post No. 339, G. A. R., Sanborn.
Clark, Charles J. Resides at Talent, Ore. ; born 1835 in Ashtabula County, Ohio; father, John (born in New York), mother, Sylva Huff (born in Connecticut). Married Sarah M. Gay- lord, 1861; children : Rozell, Bertha, George J., Mary, Mark, Florence, Violet, Helen, Ruby, Fred. Enlisted August 14, 1862, at Boscobel, Wis., in Company B, Thirty-third Wiscon- sin Infantry, Third Brigade, Fourth Division, Seventeenth Army Corps ; transferred to Company H, June 5, 1864 ; served at Vicksburg, Coldwater, Black River, Champion Hill; at- tacked with blindness but recovered; discharged December 27, 1864, Cleveland, Ohio, on account of disability. Settled in O'Brien County, 1870, Center and Waterman Townships. Member G. A. R. Posts at Primghar and Medford, Ore.
Clark, W. F. Formerly residing at Paullina, Iowa, is reported as having served in Union Army in Civil War.
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Cleghorn, A. M. Born in Indiana. Married to Mary Saylor Oc- tober 11, 1856; children: Clarence, Will, Alpha, Carrie, Charlie, John, Lelia, Festus and Winfield. Enlisted August 7, 1862, at Iowa City in Company A, Twenty-second Iowa Infantry ; served in battles at Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, Vicksburg; was ruptured in service; discharged July 25, 1865, at Savannah, Ga. Settled in county, section 28 Highland Township, 1870. Died September 13, 1901, and buried, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Primghar. Member G. A. R.
Clements, Isaac. Resides at Primghar; born January 15, 1842, Sangamon County, Illinois; father, John (born 1800), mother, Lyda Smick (born 1804). Married Lydia M. Willert December 20, 1865 ; one child : Ella D. (Johnston). Enlisted August 27, 1862, at Dubuque, Company H, Sixteenth Iowa Infantry, Third Brigade, Fourth Division, Seventeenth Army Corps (Crocker's Iowa· Brigade) ; at battles Lafayette and Memphis, Tenn .; Grand Gulf, Vicksburg, and Meridian, Miss .; Rome, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, Atlanta, and Sherman's March to Sea; through Carolinas and at John- son's surrender and in Grand Review at Washington; pro- moted Fifth Corps January 19, 1865; discharged May 30, 1865, at Washington, D. C. Settled in county May 14, 1871, southwest 14 section 6, Floyd Township. Member G. A. R .; A. F. & A. M .; M. W. A. Settled at Dubuque in 1846 and since resided in Iowa; County Recorder 1886 to 1890. Mem- ber Soldiers' Relief Commission of O'Brien County.
Clements, John. Born July 3, 1844, Sangamon County, Illinois ; father, John (born in Virginia, 1800), mother, Lyda Smick (born Kentucky, 1804). Married to Lotta Canfield 1866; children : three boys and three girls. Enlisted July 28, 1862, Dubuque County, Iowa, in Company C, Twenty-first Iowa Infantry ; wounded in thigh at Black River Bridge in rear of Vicksburg, Miss., May 17, 1863. Promoted Fourth Sergeant May 15, 1865; discharged Baton Rouge, La., July 15, 1865.
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Settled in county 1873, northwest 14 section, Carroll Town- ship. Died October 19, 1903. Member church ; G. A. R., and I. O. O. F. at Strawberry Point, Iowa.
Cleveland, Erastus T. Resides Lake Villa, Illinois ; born August 26, 1844, at Columbia County, New York; father, John C. (born July 24, 1807, in New York state), mother, Mary Ann Tyler (born November 13, 1813). Married Caroline Marble November 30, 1867; children : John S., Katherine and Mary A. Enlisted July 13, 1862, at Avon, Lake County, Ill., Com- pany B, Ninety-sixth Illinois Infantry; wounded in hand at Kenesaw Mountain, losing one finger of left hand; dis- charged May 13, 1865, Nashville, Tenn. Settled in county March, 1882, at Sutherland. Member Ord Post, G. A. R., Sutherland.
Coats, A. D. Born 1847, Dekalb County, Illinois. Enlisted May 17, 1864, Company A, One Hundred Thirty-ninth Illinois Infantry; discharged October 28, 1864, Peoria, Illinois. Settled at Sheldon and member Mckenzie Post, G. A. R., at that place in 1897.
Coats, John S. Born January 2, 1844, at Independence, Ind. Married to Lizzie Briggs; children: Wilbur, William, Min- nie. Enlisted August 21, 1862, Company C, Twenty-seventh Iowa Infantry. Promoted to wagoner December 8, 1862; discharged August 8, 1865, at Clinton, Iowa. Settled in county February 26, 1901, at Sheldon. Died November 8, 1905, Sheldon. Member Christian Church, Mckenzie Post, No. 72, G. A. R.
Cobb, Albert T. Born 1845, Orleans County, New York. En- listed February, 1862, at Dowagiac, in Company A, Nine- teenth Michigan Infantry; made Corporal August 5, 1862; mustered out September 5, 1862; re-enlisted Company M, First Michigan Cavalry, February 18, 1864; received bayo-
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net wound in left leg; discharged June 21, 1865, Danville, Ky. Settled at Sheldon, in this county, and member Mc- Kenzie Post, No. 72, G. A. R., at that place.
Cobb, George H. Resides at Eldora, Iowa; born February 25, 1843, at Paw Paw, Mich .; father, Don A. (born 1811, in Con- necticut), mother, Mary Jane Newcomb. Married Eliza- beth Sarah Walker April 9, 1867; children: William A. Revalle, Frank, Amos, Azetta, Jeanette, Bessie, Josephine and Nellie. Enlisted September 16, 1861, at Eldora, Iowa, Company A, Twelfth Iowa Infantry, Third Brigade, Third Division, Sixteenth Corps; wounded and taken prisoner April 6, 1862, at Shiloh; served battles Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Raymond, Jackson, Black River Bridge, Vicks- burg, Brandon, Brownsville, White River, Spanish Fort; promoted from Eighth Corporal to Fourth Sergeant; re- enlisted December 25, 1863; discharged January 20, 1866, at Memphis, Tenn. Settled in O'Brien County July, 1871, Grant Township, section 24. Member E. C. Buckner Post, No. 154, Eldora, Iowa.
Colburn, Stephen A. Born 1844 in New York state. Enlisted July 11, 1862, Company C, Fourth Michigan Cavalry ; re- enlisted August 15, 1864, Company C, Thirteenth Michigan Infantry ; discharged at Washington, D. C., June 8, 1865. Member Mckenzie Post, No. 72, Sheldon, Iowa.
Colcord, George F. Born March 9, 1845, son of John L. and Mary Webster. Wife, Mary L. Windus; married May 7, 1872; children : Grace B., Jessie C. Enlisted December 16, 1863, Boston, Mass., Company L, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery; wounded June 16, 1864, before Petersburg in his first engagement ; had been guarding Washington, D. C .; lay in hospital eleven months, till discharged, June 26, 1865, at Portsmouth Grove, R. I. Settled in this county March, 1873, first locating at Sheldon, later at Sutherland, where he died
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February 9, 1902. Member I. O. O. F .; M. W. A .; G. A. R. Practicing attorney and at one time postmaster at Suther- land.
Cole, Felix G. Resides at Minneapolis, Minn. Born September 15, 1840, Shaftsbury, Vt .; father, David G. Cole (born at Shaftsbury, Vt., December 25, 1805), mother, Caroline Stickel (born Hillsdale, Ky., May 29, 1807). Married to Caroline M. Beebe November 14, 1863; children: David G., Minne A., John F., Robert L., Fred M., Edward C., Max O., Nellie M. Enlisted August 19, 1861, at Bennington, Vt .. Company A, Fourth Vermont Infantry, Second Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps; promoted Corporal June 6, 1863 ; battles, Bull Run, Savage Station, Antietam, Williams- burg, Fredericksburg, Spottsylvania, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Mill; wounded in leg at Wilderness; taken prisoner at Peters- burg; in Belle Island, Libby and Andersonville prisons until June 23, 1864 ; paroled at close of war; discharged April 24, 1865, at Brattleboro, Vt. Settled in O'Brien County, at Shel- don, October, 1879. Member Appomattox Post, Minne- apolis, Minn.
Cole, Jesse. Resides at Marshalltown, Iowa; born Lincolnshire, England; father, Thomas (born May 16, 1803, in England), mother, Elizabeth Brown (born August 15, 1805, in Eng- land). Married Chloe E. Stewart September 30, 1868; chil- dren : Clark S., Grace A., Harris B., Clara E., Merrill H., Willis B., Earl S. Enlisted September 21, 1861, at Green- bush, Wis., as Brigade and Commissary Sergeant, Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, Second Brigade, Third Division, Fif- teenth Army Corps, Second Brigade, First Division, Six- teenth Army Corps; participated in forty-three battles and skirmishes at Fredericktown, Mo .; New Madrid, Island No. 10, and assaults on Corinth, Iuka and Vicksburg; promoted to Commissary Sergeant from Company B November 1, 1864 ; discharged at Madison, Wis., September 5, 1865. Set-
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tled at Sheldon in O'Brien County, October, 1887. Member Northwestern Iowa Conference Methodist Episcopal Church, being presiding elder of the Sheldon district for six years; now Chaplain Iowa Soldiers' Home, Marshalltown; Depart- ment Chaplain of Iowa one year; Chaplain in Chief, G. A. R., one year.
Coleman, Philo G. Born June 28, 1821, North Lansing, New York; father, Nathaniel (born at Urange, N. Y.), mother, Polly Guernsey (born July 8, 1785, Connecticut). Married Rachel Baldwin April 13, 1848; children: Helen, Mary, Henry, Wellington, Ida. Enlisted August 13, 1862, North Lansing, N. Y., in Company G, One Hundred and Ninth New York Infantry; served in battles Wilderness, Peters- burg, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor; injured while on duty at City Point ; discharged June 4, 1865, at Delaney House, D. C. Settled O'Brien county, 1872, Waterman Township. Died September 19, 1893, and buried at Sutherland. Two grand- fathers were in Revolutionary War; one brother in Civil War; three grandsons in Spanish-American War.
Collett, George Washington, Darlington Mo .; born August 1, 1841, at Lexington, N. C .; father, John (born at Greensburg, N. C., 1800), mother, Sallie Green (born Randolph County, North Carolina). Married Frankie Winslow March 13, 1866; children : Jane, Sophia, Anna, Eliza. Enlisted January 27, 1864, at Salem, Ind., Company B, Sixteenth Indiana Infantry, First Division, Thirteenth Corps; transferred to Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry June 29, 1865; service at Richmond, Ky., Mansfield, La .; Nelson Hill, Ark .; shot through right leg at Richmond; shot through left thigh at Donaldsonville, La .; discharged November 24, 1865, at Vicksburg, Miss. Settled in O'Brien County about 1882, at Primghar. Member G. A. R. Post No. 311, Ford City, Mo .; K. of P., and I. O. O. F. at Darlington, Mo.
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Compton, W. A. Resides at Hartley, Iowa; born July 22, 1836, Indiana County, Pennsylvania; father, John (born New Jersey, 1802), mother, Susana (born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania). Married to Margaret A. Smith March 10, 1859; children : Wesley and Laura (Scott). Enlisted August 21, 1862, Company B, Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry, Sec- ond Division, Fifth Army Corps; later consolidated with Company A, One Hundred and Ninetieth Pennsylvania In- fantry; battles, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Second Battle Wilderness; seven weeks to Richmond and Appomattox; in army service contracted dysentery, stomach and liver trouble and bleeding piles; discharged June 1, 1865, at Arlington Heights, Harrisburg, Pa. Settled in O'Brien County May 1, 1871, and homesteaded southeast 1/4 section 12, Grant Town- ship. Member Methodist Episcopal Church, and G. A. R.
Conaway, Adolphus. Resides at Sutherland, Iowa ; born Decem- ber 14, 1841, Knox County, Ohio; father, B. Conaway (born in Maryland), mother, Nancy (born in Washington, Pa.). Married Alice V., his wife, January 23, 1868; children : Fred, Nancy, Ruth, Earl, Isabelle, Pearl, Charley. Enlisted May 14, 1864, Iroquois, Ill., Company B, One Hundred and Thirty- fourth Illinois Infantry; discharged October 25, 1864, Chi- cago. Settled in O'Brien County, 1882. Member Primghar Lodge, I. O. O. F.
Conrad, W. H. Resides at Pomona, Cal .; born December 10, 1843, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Married Hattie Bank September 9, 1866; children: Jessie, Lyman, Lillie, Mattie, Levina, Blanche. Enlisted December 28, 1863, La Crosse, Wis., Company B, Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry, Second Brigade, First Division, Sixteenth Corps; battles at Vicks- burg, Tupelo, Spanish Fort, Nashville, Pleasant Hill; dis- charged October 9, 1865, Madison, Wis. Settled in O'Brien County August 16, 1881, at Hartley. Member Methodist Episcopal Church.
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