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Cook, George H. Resides at Primghar ; born November 29, 1823, Newark, N. J .; father, Epophras Cook (born October 4, 1801, in New Jersey), mother, Abbie M. Bacorn (born November 24, 1802, in New Jersey). First wife, Katherine M .; married May 4, 1845; one child : John B .; second wife, Harriet S .; married July 19, 1890. Enlisted August 9, 1862, Shabney Grove, Ill., Company E, One Hundred and Fifth Illinois In- fantry; transferred to Engineer Corps, August 15, 1864; battles, Stone River, wounded and lost hearing; shot in left arm Coon Mountain, Tenn .; shot in right thigh Maxson Ridge, Tenn; discharged June, 1865, Chattanooga, Tenn. Settled in Primghar November, 1887. Member I. O. O. F., S. F. Jordan Post, G. A. R., Primghar.
Cook, Harmon. Born 1842, Hendricks County, Indiana. En- listed May 20, 1864, Dallas County Iowa, Company C, Forty-sixth Iowa Infantry; discharged September 23, 1864, Davenport, Iowa. Member Mckenzie Post, G. A. R., Shel- don, Iowa. Came to O'Brien County, 1871.
Cook, Uriah. Born 1842 in Indiana. Enlisted September 7, 1864, Company K, Fifteenth Iowa Infantry; discharged June 2, 1865, Washington, D. C. Resided at Sheldon. Member Mc- Kenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R.
Cookinham, C. O. Resides at Ayreshire, Iowa; born June 30, 1846, Watertown, N. Y .; son of John and Diantha Farley Cookinham. Married Elizabeth McDonald December 23, 1870; children : Charles, John, Edna, Guy, Glenn, Ivo and Leo. Enlisted August 12, 1862, Rome, N. Y., Company F, One Hundred and Seventeenth New York Infantry, First Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-fourth Army Corps; service at Fort Ripley on Potomac; here received broken arm; at Fort Fisher, Raleigh, Petersburg Heights, Bermuda Hundred, and all engagements of the Army of the James; discharged June 8, 1865, Raleigh, N. C. Settled O'Brien
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County spring of 1881, first in Omega Township and then in Primghar. Member Congregational Church and S. F. Jordan Post, G. A. R., at Primghar.
Copping, Edward J. A survivor of the Civil War. Settled in O'Brien County, south 1/2 southwest 14 section 24, Floyd Township, 1880.
Copping, George W. Resides at 735 First Street, Pasadena, Cal .; born in England August 12, 1844; son of Thomas and Ann Copping, who were born in England. Married to wife, Mary E., February 7, 1867 ; children : Thaddeus G., Millicent B., Wallace H. and Carleton W. Enlisted October 18, 1861, Walworth, N. Y., in Company F, Ninety-eighth New York Infantry ; served in Peninsula Campaign; Peach Orchard, Yorktown, Parkersburg, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, seven days' fight at Malvern Hill, Drury's Bluff, Wilderness, Cold Har- bor, Petersburg; slightly wounded at Drury's Bluff by hav- ing gun shot to pieces in hand; discharged October 18, 1864, Capin's Farm, Virginia. Settled in O'Brien County, 1872, southwest 1/4 section 14, Floyd Township. Member Marvin Mills Post, G. A. R., Central City, Iowa.
Cottle, Charles. Born at Bucksport, Me .: father, Clark (born in Maine), mother, Almira (born in Massachusetts). Married wife, Emma, 1873; one child: Ethel. Enlisted October 16, 1861, Company B, Eighteenth Wisconsin Infantry; taken prisoner at Shiloh; ruptured in service; discharged as Ser- geant, March 14, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County, 1875, at Sheldon. Died 1893, at Eugene, Ore. Member I. O. O. F.
Cottle, F. S. Resides at Colville, Wash .; born at Bucksport, Me .; son of Clark and Almira Cottle, who were born in Maine and Massachusetts respectively. Married his wife, Kate, 1866; children : Earl and May. Enlisted April 6, 1865, Company E, Thirty-ninth Illinois Infantry ; discharged December 6, 1865. Settled in O'Brien county at Sheldon about 1875. .
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Countryman, Elias H. Resides at Paullina, Iowa; born January 10, 1843, at Liberty, N. Y .; father, Cornelius (born at Ulster County, New York), mother, Rachel Scott (born Orange County, New York). Married Lydia U. Bailey September 4, 1866; children : Walter A., Mae U., Rachel P., Cora E., Logan L. Enlisted November 11, 1861, Avoca, Wis., in Company K, Fourteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Seventeenth Corps; wounded in Corinth and took part in fol- lowing battles: Shiloh, Corinth, Siege Vicksburg, Iuka, Big Shanty, Baker's Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Nashville, Span- ish Fort; wounded at Atlanta July 16, 1864; discharged Oc- tober 9, 1865, at Mobile, Ala. Settled in Paullina, this county, April, 1907. Member Lyon Post No. 11, G. A. R., Grand Island, Neb. His service includes a re-enlistment in same company, December 11, 1863.
Cowan, Joseph. Resides at Sutherland, Iowa; born Robinstown, Me .; father, James S. (born in Scotland), mother, Mary Jane Pickell (born Eastport, Me.). Married Elizabeth Cleveland October 25, 1855. Enlisted Oshkosh, Wis., December 21, 1861, Company B, Third Wisconsin Cavalry, Second Brigade, Third Division, Seventh Army Corps ; Commissary Sergeant ; battles, Perry Grove, Pea Ridge; transferred to reorganize Company B February 1, 1865 ; discharged September 8, 1865, Madison, Wis. Settled in O'Brien County January 1, 1871, at Sutherland. Member E. O. C .; Ord Post, G. A. R.
Crain, John C. Resides at Atwood, Ill .; born March 1, 1845, Piatt County, Illinois ; father, William H. (born in Kentucky), mother, Eliza (born in Indiana). Married Elizabeth Clapp; children : Thomas, Otis, Charles, Virgil, Walter and Arthur. Enlisted August 13, 1862, at Bement, Ill., Company H, One Hundred and Seventh Illinois Infantry, Fourth Brigade, Third Division, Twenty-third Army Corps; wounded in right leg at Atlanta, on the March to Sea; Knoxville, Nashville,
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and Chattanooga; discharged July 3, 1865. Settled near Hartley in O'Brien County, October, 1882. Member First Church of Christ and G. A. R., Atwood, Ill.
Crampton, Palmer. Born 1831. Enlisted August 10, 1863, Com- pany F, Twenty-sixth Iowa Infantry ; gunshot wound right fore arm at Jonesboro, Ga., August 31, 1864, and again wounded September 1, 1864; promoted Fourth Corporal Sep- tember 4, 1864; discharged January 25, 1865, St. Louis, Mo. Member McKenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon, Iowa, in 1892.
Creamer, Ancil L. Resides at Primghar, Iowa; born February 16, 1846, at Waldoboro, Me .; father, Charles (born 1801), mother, Mary Achorn (born 1811), both at same town. Mar- ried Frances M. Stanley November 17, 1868; children: Clarence H., Charles B., Edson L., Mary E. and Ancil B. Enlisted September 10, 1862, at Waldoboro, Me., in Com- pany A, Twenty-first Maine, Chapin's Brigade, Center Di- vision of Banks' Army ; service, main engagements at Baton Rouge and Port Hudson ; discharged September 25, 1863, at Augusta, Me. Settled in county in 1872, residing till 1900 on northeast 14 section 20, Center Township. He had a brother who enlisted in the Civil War from Maine.
Creamer, John H. Born 1836. Enlisted October 2, 1861, Atchi- son, Kan., Company C, Eighth Kansas Infantry; re-enlisted January 1, 1864, at Strawberry Plains ; discharged November 28, 1865, San Antonio, Tex.
Crist, Jobe H. Resides at Eldora, Iowa; born June 5, 1842, at Rock Island, Ill .; father, William (born April 15, 1796, Marion County, Indiana), mother, Catherine DeFord (born May 10, 1808). Married Louisa Adams November 27, 1864; children : Augustus, Harvey, Nettie, Cora, Clara, Jessie. Enlisted September 26, 1861, Eldora, Iowa, Company A,
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Twelfth Iowa Infantry, Third Brigade, First Division, Fif- teenth Corps; engagements at Army, Miss .; Fort Henry, Tenn .; Fort Donelson, Tenn .; wounded October 4, 1862, at Corinth, Miss .; discharged April 5, 1864, Mound Valley, Ill. Settled O'Brien County, 1871, in section 14, Grant Township.
Crocker, H. M. Resides at Aberdeen, S. D .; born April 1, 1844, Madison, Lake County, Ohio; father, Alonzo (born April 20, 1819, Amherst, Ohio), mother, Marie H. Sweatland, Madi- son, Ohio. Married to C. Elizabeth Sherman June 9, 1869; children : Frank and Helen (Metcalf). Enlisted May 30, 1862, at Elyria, Ohio, Company I, Eighty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry ; mustered out September 20, 1862; re-enlisted De- cember 18, 1863, Company E, One Hundred and Twenty- eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry ; was never in battle ; guard- ing prisoners on Johnson's Island; father in same company ; was First Sergeant of Company E; acting Sergeant Major when mustered out of service, September 20, 1865, at Camp Chase, Ohio. Settled at Sheldon February, 1887. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R .; K. of P .; O. E. S .; Blue Lodge Masons ; Knights Templar; A. A. O. N. M. S.
Croson, Thomas H. Resides at Winterset, Iowa ; born September 26, 1844, at Alexandria, Va .; father, T. J. (born Prince Will- iam County, Virginia), mother, Maranda M. (born April 18, 1818, in Maryland). Married M. J. Macreight; children : Harry V., H. L. Hoffa, H. R. and S. E. Rhodes. Enlisted January 14, 1864, Aledo, Illinois, Company A, Thirtieth Illi- nois Infantry, First Brigade, Third Division, Seventeenth Corps ; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain; service under Sher- man in March to Sea; discharged June 2, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County, 1881, on farm in Franklin Township. Charter member Kenyon Post, G. A. R., at Sanborn; mem- ber Presbyterian Church and G. A. R. Post at Winterset, Iowa.
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Culbertson, John S. Resides 126 East Sixty-fifth Street, Seattle, Wash .; born March 19, 1844, Lawrence County, Illinois ; father, Robert B. (born in Ohio); mother, Lavina David. Married Sarah J. Thomas, February 16, 1849, at Mineral Point, Wisconsin; children : Solon H., Robert B., May A., Mabel H., Albert B., Luther P., Leonard, Mattie C., Julia A., Irvin I., Floyd F., Guy R. Enlisted July 16, 1862, at Mifflin, Wisconsin, in Company F, Twentieth Wisconsin Infantry, Second Brigade, Second Division, Thirteenth Army Corps ; engagements at Prairie Grove, Van Buren, Vicksburg, Ya- zoo City, Fort Morgan, Mobile; was in hospital with chronic diarrhea; discharged July 14, 1865, Galveston, Tex. Settled in O'Brien County April 1871, southeast 1/4 section 4, Highland Township. Member Methodist Episcopal Church.
Culp, James R. Resides near Paullina, Iowa. Born September 10, 1844, in Virginia. Father, Edward (born February 26, 1820; mother, Catharine (born December 16, 1818). Married to wife, Georgia; children: Elmer, Albert, Edward, Rachel, and Catherine. Enlisted August 15, 1865, Denver Colo., Company B, Third Colorado Cavalry ; discharged at Denver, Colo., December 28, 1865. Settled in this county, Union Township, March 20, 1885.
Cummings, Robert. Enlisted August 12, 1862, at Wheatland, Clinton County, Iowa, as Seventh Corporal, Company I. Twenty-sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry; promoted to Third and First Corporal, Second and First Sergeant, and Novem- ber 28, 1863, promoted to First Lieutenant ; served with his regiment in all battles in Sherman's March to the Sea, Ben- tonville, N. C., and others ; discharged with regiment June 6, 1865, at Washington, D. C. Formerly lived at Sutherland in O'Brien County, Iowa; came to county, 1882; removed to Colorado, where he died.
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Damon, Ammon H. Born in 1838 in New York state. Enlisted January 10, 1865, at Davenport, Iowa, Company A, Eigh- teenth Iowa, for one year's service. Formerly resided in Floyd Township, this county.
Daniels, Isaac. Resides at Idaho Falls, Idaho. Born May 5, 1845, at Harford, Pa .; father, Isaac, and mother, Emlira (both born in Orange County, N. Y.). Married to Patience Vance March 9, 1865; children : Ettie M., Elvira A., Frank E., Edna C. Enlisted September 25, 1861, Nicholson, Pa., in Company I, Fiftieth Pennsylvania Infantry, Second Brigade, Third Division, Ninth Army Corps; engagements at Port Royal, White Sulphur Springs, Groveton, Gainesville, Second Battle of Bull Run, Chantilly, White House; wounded at Chantilly, Va., September 1, 1862; sick at hospital until dis- charged, September 26, 1864, at Washington, D. C. Settled in O'Brien County March 9, 1874, living in Franklin Town- ship for 32 years. Member Onyx Lodge, A. F. & A. M., at Sanborn, and Kenyon Post No. 339, G. A. R., at same place.
Daniels, James E. Resides at Genoa Junction, Wis. ; born August 26, 1826, Franklin, Delaware County, N. Y. Married his wife, Sarah E., August 9, 1867 ; children : Jennie, May, Lucy. Enlisted April 17, 1861, at Kenosha, Wis., in Company G, First Wisconsin Infantry; later assigned to Company E, same regiment; made sergeant; engagements at Martins- burg, Va., etc .; discharged April 21, 1861, at Milwaukee; re- enlisted and discharged April 25, 1862, for disability. Settled in county at Primghar, 1874; belonged to four G. A. R. posts at different times : Sutherland, Primghar, Danborn and Shel- don. Mrs. Daniels is a member of the W. R. C. and Daugh- ters of Liberty.
Darnell, Mortimer B. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa; born in Cham- paign County, Ohio; father, Wm. Darnell (born in Mason County, Ky., 1796) ; mother, Mary Latta (born in Maryland,
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1805). Married ; children : Mortimer, Lettie, Caroline, Sarah and Homer L. Enlisted October 2, 1861, at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, in Company E, First Iowa Cavalry ; on November 1, 1861, was transferred for promotion as sergeant to Company B, Eighteenth United States Infantry ; served a little over two years, at Shiloh, Mill Springs, Perryville, etc. ; discharged at Louisville, Ky., on account of disability. Settled at Shel- don in 1883.
Davids, George B. Born July 4, 1834, Rutland Vt. Married Sarah A. Rogers March 10, 1864; one daughter : Louise (Mc- Neill). Enlisted from New York state and served in the navy, including three months on ship Tennessee, watching for blockade runners off Charleston, S. C. Settled in O'Brien County July 2, 1880, northeast 1/4 section 7 and southwest 1/4 section 5, Summit Township. Member Masonic order and G. A. R. at Sanborn.
Davis, George W. Born August 27, 1835, in Ohio; father, Cyrus (born in New York state) ; mother, Sarah A. Willits (born in Ohio). Married Nancy R. Marmon December 25, 1856; chil- dren : Gertrude A., Chester, Annie, Ada J., Leona, Clayton A., Fred C. Enlisted December 29, 1863, Marion Township, Henry County, Iowa, in Company K, Fourth Iowa Cavalry ; promoted to farrier July 1, 1864; discharged August 8, 1865, at Atlanta, Ga. Settled 1879 at Primghar, residing at that place and later at Sheldon. Died March 1, 1905, and buried at Shenandoah, Iowa. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon and later at the Post at Shenandoah. Mem- ber Christian Church.
Davis, Edgar J. Sheldon, Iowa ; born April 5, 1844, Winnebago County, Ill .; father, Nathan (born 1817 in Canada) ; mother, Bessie Hawkins (born in England, 1822). Married Mariette Mitchell, March, 1869; children : Eva A., Frank E., Inez M., Fanny A., Leroy L. Enlisted January 7, 1862, at Pecatonica,
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Ill., in Company A, Twelfth Illinois Cavalry, First Brigade, First Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac; re-en- listed as veteran and sent West February 29, 1864, being transferred to Company A, as consolidated, as sergeant ; en- gagements : Darksville, Va., Harper's Ferry, Antietam; shot in foot here and in hospital six weeks ; in Stoneman raid; cav- alry fights and Kelly's Ford, Aldie Gap, Gettysburg; in Red River campaign; in Tennessee at close of war and then Texas ; discharged at Springfield, Ill., June 15, 1866. Settled in O'Brien County March 1, 1882, at Sheldon. Member G. A. R. Post at Sanborn.
Davis, Jerome B. Born in Maryland; father, Middleton, and mother, Mary (both born in same state). Married and chil- dren as follows : Wmn. H., Albert G., Middleton F., Mary M., Levina and Caroline. Enlisted August 11, 1862, Hartford, Iowa, as musician in Company B, Thirty-fourth Iowa, Second Brigade, Second Division, Thirteenth Corps; participated in siege and capture of Arkansas Post September 11, 1863; battles: Vicksburg, Brownsville, Mobile, Fort Esperanza ; siege of Fort Morgan, August 23, 1864; promoted to drum major May 1, 1864; transferred to Thirty-fourth Iowa No- vember 12, 1864, on consolidation of companies; discharged February, 1865. Settled in section 26, Liberty Township, March, 1870. Died February 2, 1899. Member Kinsman Post No. 27, G. A. R., Des Moines, Iowa.
Davis, Joshua, W. Resides at Eagle Rock, Missouri; born Sep- tember 1, 1838, Fayette County, Ohio, a son of David and Hannah Davis. Married wife, Susanna H., June 13, 1859. Enlisted at Benton County, Iowa, September 24, 1862, in Company H, Sixth Iowa Cavalry, serving as Second Farrier ; discharged October 17, 1865, at Davenport, Iowa. Settled in the county June, 1872, residing at Primghar and later at Shel- don.
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Davis, L. E. Born 1840. Enlisted December 4, 1861, in Company C, Eighteenth Wisconsin Infantry ; received gunshot wound in head at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862; discharged March 14, 1865. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon, Iowa.
Davis, Thomas E. Born August 19, 1826, in Wales. Married Sarah Lawson, 1866; children : John, Mary, Rachel, William J., Fred. Enlisted September 15, 1861, at Oro City, Colo., in Company E, First Colorado Cavalry ; discharged November 28, 1864, at Denver. Settled in county May 1, 1881, at Hart- ley. Died June 6, 1907. Belonged to A. F. & A. M. and G. A. R. Post at Marshalltown. Buried at Hartley.
Day, Harley. Born 1842. Enlisted June 28, 1862, at Canton in Company K, One Hundred and Sixth New York Infantry ; made first sergeant August 27, 1862; captured July 9, 1864, at Monocacy and paroled April 16, 1865; commissioned but not mustered as Second Lieutenant June 29, 1865 ; discharged July 3, 1865, at Washington. Settled in county, 1871, north- west 1/4 section 26, Carroll Township, afterwards residing at Primghar and Sanborn; was a practicing attorney, a county supervisor, 1873 and 1874; county superintendent of schools, 1878 to 1881 inclusive. Died February 7, 1903, and buried at Minot, N. D.
Deacon, John R. Born in Ireland, a son of David and Margaret Deacon; first wife, Annie; second, Cornelia Tuttle Tippling ; three children by first wife: William, James and Thomas. Enlisted August 15, 1861, at Ripon, Wis., in Company C, First Wisconsin Cavalry; transferred to Field and Staff as Regular Hospital Steward of First Wisconsin Cavalry, June 1, 1864; discharged September 1, 1864, at Cartersville, Ga. Resided at Sheldon and died and was buried there in 1888. Member Methodist Episcopal Church and Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon.
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DeLong, Abram. Resides at Salem, Ore .; born March 9, 1844, at Ripley, N. Y .; father, Awry DeLong (born at Herkimer, N. Y., January 10, 1807) ; mother, Polly Fox (born same place May 11, 1806). Married to Emma Ludwick, January 1, 1867 ; children : Laure, Willia, Grace, Jay, Augusta, Earl, Myra, John, Bernard, Mildred, Blanche and Adra. Enlisted August 13, 1862, at Clinton County, Mich., in Company G, Twenty- third Michigan Infantry, Second Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-third Corps; battles of Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Buzzard's Roost, Burnt Hickory, Big Shanty, Atlanta, Dallas, Altoona, Snake Creek, Jonesboro, Nashville, Franklin, Straw- berry Plains, Wilmington, Rome, Spring Hill; discharged June 28, 1865, at Salisbury, N. C. Settled in county 1879 at Sanborn. Member Methodist Episcopal Church and G. A. R.
Denny, George. Born 1847. Enlisted February, 1864, in Com- pany K, Eleventh Michigan Infantry; discharged August, 1865.
Denny, Henry. Born in England, 1833. Married and had three children, a daughter and two sons. Enlisted January 4, 1865, at Mattoon, Ill., in Company E, Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry ; made sergeant ; discharged November 23, 1865. Settled in county 1876, Floyd Township. Died 1879 and buried in Shel- don Cemetery.
Dewey, Cyrus I. Resides at Osceola, Mo .; born 1847, in Man- chester, Mich .; father, Cyrenus J. Dewey (born in Vermont) ; mother, Beulah Wilcox (born in Vermont). Married Rhoada, his wife, 1878; children : Harlan, Esther, Fred, Nel- lie. Enlisted February 26, 1864, at Detroit, in Company K, Eleventh Michigan Infantry; transferred to Company K, as reorganized April 15, 1865; made corporal May 8, 1865; served in battles at Peach Tree Creek and Kenesaw Moun- tain ; discharged September 16, 1865, at Detroit, Mich. Mem- ber Christian Church and G. A. R. Post. Settled in county at Primghar in 1873.
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Dewey, James T. Resides at Primghar ; born August 8, 1842, at York, Mich. : father, C. J., and mother, Beulah Wilcox (born in Vermont) ; is a brother of Cyrus Dewey last above. Mar- ried wife, Lizzie E., April 10, 1867 ; children : Hattie B., Nel- lie M., and Eddie. Enlisted August 1, 1861, in Company H, First Michigan Infantry, Fifth Corps; from January, 1863, to April, 1864, was attached to Company K, Fifth United States Artillery; served in battles at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gaines Mills, Malvern Hill, Spottsylvania C. H., North Anne River, Petersburg, Gettysburg; wounded at Malvern Hill August 12, 1862; re-enlisted March 15, 1865, in Company H, Eighteenth Michigan Infantry, and joined regiment at Huntsville, Ala., March 26, 1865; transferred to Company E, Ninth Infantry, June 25, 1865 ; discharged August 31, 1864, at North Weldon, Va., under first enlistment; finally mustered out September 15, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County April, 1871, homesteading land on section 12, Highland Township. Member Methodist Episcopal Church.
DeWitt, Clinton. Resides at Lennon, S. D .; born December 12, 1837, in Holmes County, Ohio; son of David and Rachel DeWitt; married wife, Melissa R., June 12, 1892; adopted children : Edgar, Frederick, Maude. Enlisted June 1, 1861, at Oxford, Mahaska County, Iowa, in Company H, Third Iowa Infantry, Second Brigade, Fourth Division, Fifteenth Corps ; transferred to Company I, July 8, 1864; enlisted as private and mustered out as Captain ; served in battles of Blue Mills, Shiloh, Corinth, Siege Vicksburg, Jackson, Grand Bluff, Fort Gibson, Champion Hill, Atlanta, March to Savannah and Grand Review at Washington; wounded four times; re-en- listed December 17, 1863; taken prisoner March 27, 1865, near Goldsboro, N. C .; discharged July 12, 1865, at Louis- ville, Ky. Settled in county at Sanborn in 1887. Member of Presbyterian Church, I. O. O. F., and G. A. R.
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DeWitt, James A. Born 1822, a son of Mathew and Jane Ammer- man DeWitt. Married Phoebe Streeter July, 1842 ; children : John M., Russell M., Willard W., Abbie J., Charles H. En- listed August 14, 1862, at Auburn, N. Y., in Company C, Ninth New York Heavy Artillery ; mustered in as corporal in Company C, One Hundred Thirty-eighth New York Infan- try, August 14, 1862; was wounded at Cedar Creek; dis- charged July 6, 1865, at Washington. Settled in county in 1873 at Old O'Brien. Died May, 1878. Member of Metho- dist Episcopal Church.
DeWitt, Russell. Born October 17, 1848, at Auburn, N. Y., a son of James A. De Witt last above. Married Nellie Taylor May, 1878; children : Russell and Olive. Enlisted August 30, 1864, at Auburn, N. Y., in Company C, Ninth New York Heavy Ar- tillery ; participated in battles at Cedar Creek and Peters- burg; discharged July 12, 1865, at Washington. Settled in county in 1870 at Old O'Brien ; died January 14, 1894, at Des Moines. Member G. A. R., K. P., and M. W. A.
DeWitt, William C. Born 1840 in Ohio; first wife, Betty Selix, whom he married in 1862; second wife, Amelia McDonald, married June 3, 1877 ; children by first wife: Mary, Jennie, Willie, Dora, Belle, Lettie; by second wife: John, Sherman, Maggie and Agnes. Enlisted March 21, 1864, in Company B, Ninety-first Ohio Infantry; discharged June 24, 1865. Set- tled in this county 1882 at Sanborn; died January 12, 1908, at Sanborn. Member G. A. R. at Sanborn.
Didiott, Charles A. Enlisted December 19, 1861, at Hillsboro, Wis., in Tenth Wisconsin Light Artillery ; on March 31, 1862, he was transferred to Ninth Battery Light Artillery ; after his discharge he re-enlisted as veteran volunteer in the Ninth Battery Light Artillery May 1, 1864; made corporal February 10, 1865; discharged September 30, 1865, at Fort Leaven- worth, Kans. Settled in O'Brien County about 1869, on northwest 14 section 36, Grant Township.
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Diggins, Geo. H. Resides at Spencer, Iowa; born September 4, 1843, at Harvard, Ill .; father, Franklin, and mother, Lucinda Diggins (born in Vermont). Married Alice E. Barry in 1869; children : Ida E., Lottie A., Lula A., Addie A., Eddie and Kate. Enlisted April 15, 1862, at Chicago in Battery M, Sec- ond Illinois Light Artillery ; served at Harper's Ferry, Straw- berry Plains, Rogersville, etc .; discharged June 6, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn. Settled in county in 1877, Grant Township, and later in 1890 at Primghar. Member Christian Church, Annett Post, G. A. R., Spencer, Iowa.
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