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Jordan, Stephen F. Born April 5, 1841, in Ohio, a brother of Samuel J. Jordan, last above. Married Tennah Hagaman September 20, 1866; children: F. H. and Ada M. Enlisted October 27, 1861, in Company F, Sixty-seventh Ohio Volun- teer Infantry ; appointed corporal from date of enlistment; discharged June 12, 1862, for disability; engaged in battles at Kearnstown, Va., March 23, 1862; Strasburg, Va., March 27, 1862; Front Royal, Va., May 30, 1862; again enlisted May 2, 1864, in Company D, One Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio Infantry; appointed sergeant May 2, 1864; mustered out with company September 22, 1864. Settled in O'Brien County 1873, on southeast 1/4 section 8, Summit Township. Died December 2, 1885. An early member of Kenyon Post No. 339, G. A. R., at Sanborn; S. F. Jordan Post No. 417, G. A. R., Primghar, Iowa, was named after him.
Judd, Demetrius B. Resides on section 36, Baker Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; born July 27, 1835, at Cleveland, Ohio; father, Obadiah B. (born at Syracuse, N. Y.) ; mother, Amelia M. (born at Hartford, Conn.). Married to Mary B. Adams ; children : Frank D., Lillian, Belle, Howard and Hat- tie. Enlisted December 7, 1863, at Cleveland, Ohio, in Com- pany E, One Hundred Twenty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infan- try ; served as corporal; discharged July 13, 1865, at Colum- bus, Ohio. Settled in O'Brien County, March 5, 1873, on section 36, Baker Township, and has continuously resided there since. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon.
Kaestlen, Samuel. Born February 17, 1823, at Sennheim, France. His father was born in Switzerland and his mother in France. Married Magdalena Newhart in 1860; children: Louisa and
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Samuel E. Upon death of his first wife he was again married to Magdalen Karsten June 6, 1883. Enlisted April 15, 1861, at Cleveland, Ohio, in Company K, Seventh Ohio Infantry ; discharged February 2, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County in 1880, at Hartley ; died May 6, 1895, at Cleveland, Ohio. Mem- ber of G. A. R. Post No. 451 at Hartley.
Kelley, Eleazer J. Resides at Mitchell, S. D .; born at Walnut, Ill .; father, E. Kelley (born 1808 at Unity, Me.) ; mother, Hannah (born 1820 at Hartford, Conn.). Married his wife, Maggie C., 1867; children: Jenny, Irvie, Charlie, Ira. En- listed January 22, 1864; mustered in February 28, 1864, in Company D, Thirty-fourth Illinois Infantry, Second Brigade, Second Division, Fourteenth Corps; was a resident of Am- boy, Ill., when he enlisted; discharged July 12, 1865, having served from Rocky Face to Savannah. Settled at Hartley in this county in 1895. Member G. A. R., Methodist Epis- copal Church, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, W. R. C .; was mayor of Hartley 1896 and 1897.
Kelley, John W. Married Martha B. Boland; children: Anas- thasia R., Mary E. and Kittie M. Enlisted August 29, 1862, in Company D, Ninetieth Illinois Infantry, his residence then being Joliet; served as first lieutenant ; discharged June 6, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County, section 22, Grant Town- ship, 1867 or 1868, later residing at Sanborn and Primghar; died April 1, 1902, at Clarinda, Iowa.
Kelly, Franklin. Resides at Hartley; born January 31, 1827, at Seneca, N. Y .; father, James (born in Seneca County, New York), and mother, Mary A. Anten (born in New Jersey). Married Nancy M. Bailey October 6, 1849; children : James and Mary A. (Thatcher). Enlisted September 1, 1864, at Racine, Wis., in Company G, Forty-third Wisconsin Infan- try; served as musician; in battle at Nashville and others; discharged June 2, 1865, at Milwaukee. Settled at Hartley,
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this county, in 1882. Member G. A. R. Post at Hartley; I. O. O. F .; mayor of Hartley, 1890 and 1891. Both he and his wife, each over 80 years of age, are still living at Hartley.
Kenyon, James. Formerly residing on southwest 14 section 20, Grant Township, but now deceased, is said to have been a survivor of the Union Army, serving in the Civil War.
Ker, John. Resides at Primghar; born May 20, 1830, Cork County, Ireland. Married Lorena Phelps by whom he had children as follows: Phoebe, Robert, Edward, May, Maude, and John; after death of first wife he married his present wife, Emily Graves, April 10, 1901. Enlisted April 9, 1862, at Fort Snelling, Minn., in Company D, Fourth Minnesota Infantry ; served in battles at Farmington, Corinth, etc .; also in detached service in commissary department of Sherman's army ; discharged April 15, 1865, at Washington. Settled in O'Brien County in 1886, on southeast 1/4 section 15, Baker Township, later residing at Primghar.
Kimball, George W. Born 1841. Enlisted August 17, 1864, at Champion, N. Y., in Company H, One Hundred Eighty-sixth New York Infantry ; wounded in action April 2, 1865, before Petersburg, Va .; discharged June 5, 1865, at Washington. Formerly resided at Sanborn, Iowa, about the year 1882.
Kirk, Joseph M. Formerly residing on section 32, Floyd Town- ship, is said to have been a soldier in the Civil War serving in the Union Army.
Klock, George N. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa; born December 26, 1844, at Java, Wyoming County, N. Y .; father, Peter L. (born August 31, 1803, Herkimer County, N. Y.); mother, Lucinda Klock (born 1820 at Utica, N. Y.). First married to Viola Harkness August 31, 1867; children: Gerrit N., Peter G., George, Wallace, Jerry, Nora, Luella and Maud; married
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Josephine Wunderle January 21, 1892; children: Bessie, Georgie and Margelda. Enlisted June 4, 1861, at Waterloo in Company G, Ninth Iowa Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Fifteenth Corps ; served as corporal ; battles : Sugar Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, Savannah, Pea Ridge, Chickasaw Mountain, Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Raleigh, N. C., Piney Creek, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, etc .; wounded in battle at Bentonville, N. C., March 21, 1865; discharged July 17, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. Settled in O'Brien County, Grant Township, April 15, 1869; home- steaded northeast 1/4 section 8, Carroll Township, December 1872, later residing at Sheldon. His first wife died October 5, 1888. Was charter member of Mckenzie Post, G. A. R., Sheldon, Iowa. He says the blank for list of battles he was in is too small.
Knepper, William H. Resides at Buffalo, Wyo .; born August 17, 1843, Preston County, Virginia; father, Henry (born August 25, 1812, in Pennsylvania) ; mother, Sarah A. (born May 12, 1814, in Pennsylvania). Married wife, Almira, Oc- tober 15, 1871; children: Ira, N. S., Hubert, Asher, Buren R., Edna E., John G., William C., Sarah and Waldo H. En- listed September 2, 1861, in Company C, Thirty-fourth Illi- nois, Second Brigade, Second Division, Fourteenth Corps, Army of Cumberland; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January 22, 1864; battles : Shiloh, Stone River, Liberty Gap; received gunshot wound through right thigh and slight wound in groin at siege of Corinth ; discharged September 1, 1864, at Indianapolis, Ind. Settled in O'Brien County, March, 1871, residing on northwest 14 section 4, Baker Township.
Kroft, David. Born May 23, 1833, in Stark County, Ohio, a son of John and Sarah Kroft. Married Ann Maria Gingery Sep- tember 28, 1867 ; children : Ida A., Irvin A., Nine, Nora, Clara and Frederick J. Enlisted February 27, 1865, at Mendota,
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Ill., in Company E, One Hundred Fifty-sixth Illinois In- fantry ; discharged at Memphis, Tenn., September 20, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County in 1898 at Hartley ; died June 15, 1903, at Hartley. A member of G. A. R. Post at Hartley.
Lane, Henry C. Born in Cattaraugus County, New York, in 1842, a son of Andrew and Mercy Lane. Married Florence May Lane in 1884; children: Constance, Clifford and De- ronda. Enlisted August 6, 1861, at Middleton, in Company I, Twenty-fifth Illinois Infantry ; served in battles of Mission- ary Ridge, Lookout Mountain and others; served as cor- poral; discharged September 15, 1864, at Springfield, Ill. Settled in O'Brien County, 1872, residing at Sheldon; died May 4, 1903, and buried at Sheldon. Member of Unitarian Church and Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon. Engaged in lumber, banking and mercantile businesses.
Langley, Edwin T. Resides at Santa Ana, Calif .; born May 3, 1843, at Meigsville, Ohio; father, John E. (born January 20, 1818, at Louden, Va.) ; mother, Degenira Murray (born Oc- tober 19, 1844, in Pennsylvania). Married Lavancia E. Blood- good January 15, 1867; one son, Clifford C. Enlisted Octo- ber 12, 1861, at Marion, Iowa, in Company H, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry, serving in right wing of Sixteenth Army Corps; promoted to first sergeant April 1, 1863; served in battles at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Red River Expedition, Pleasant Hill, Kane River, Tupelo, Old Town Creek (at which battle, July 15, 1864, he was slightly wounded in foot but not off duty), Pilot Knob and running fight of two days, finishing at Leesburg; taken prisoner with General Prentice at Shiloh; in prison at Memphis, Mobile, Cahawba and Ma- con ; paroled July 4, 1862; discharged November 16, 1864, at Davenport, Iowa. Settled in O'Brien County in November, 1895, practicing law at Sanborn for several years; later re- moved to Santa Ana. Member of Methodist Episcopal Church; has been a Mason since 1864; member Sedgwick
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Post No. 17, G. A. R, Department of California and Nevada ; Past Department Commander of South Dakota and Present Commander of Southern California Veterans' Association.
Lasher, Wallace. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa; born April 10, 1836, at Andover, N. Y .; father, James Lasher, and mother, Lydia Slocum (Both born at Andover, N. Y.). Married present wife, Harriet Johnson Lasher, in July, 1895; by his first wife, Lucinda, he had children as follows: James, Charles and Jef- ferson. Enlisted August 15, 1861, at Augusta, Ill., in Com- pany B, Seventh Missouri Cavalry, serving in battles of Lex- ington, Mo., Independence, Mo., Boonville, Mo., and numer- ous skirmishes; discharged August 27, 1862, at Camp Ber- ton, Mo. Settled in this county in 1884 in Baker Township, later removing to Sheldon. Member of Mckenzie Post, G. A. R., at Shieldon.
Lee, Frank M. Resides at Sutherland, Iowa; born June 16, 1830, in Erie County, Pennsylvania; father, Stephen C. (born April 17, 1793, in Massachusetts) ; mother Hanorah Birchard (born January 17, 1799, in Berkshire County, Massachu- setts). Married wife, Annie C. Baldwin, August 5, 1858; children : Nellie and R. W. Enlisted March 31, 1864, in Thir- teenth New York Independent Light Artillery ; served in all engagements of Atlanta campaign and with Forrest at Mur- freesboro in winter of 1864; discharged July 28, 1865, at New York City. Settled in O'Brien County March 31, 1899, at Sutherland. Member E. O. C. Ord Post, G. A. R., and Methodist Episcopal Church.
Lee, J. W. Born 1845 at Clermont, Ohio. Enlisted in August, 1861, in Company G, Eighth Illinois Cavalry ; served as cor- poral; discharged in July, 1865. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, Sheldon, Iowa.
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Lett, T. J. Born 1839 at New Brighton, Pa. Enlisted September 7, 1861, at Cicero, Ill., in Company F, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, serving as corporal; after expiration of term re-enlisted as veteran ; also served as bugler; engaged in battles Antietam, Martinsburg, etc .; discharged July 17, 1865, at Burton Bar- racks, Mo. Formerly resided at Sheldon, where he was a member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., about 1878.
Lemaster, Theodore. Resides at Alpena, S. D .; born August 23, 1845, in Berkeley County, West Virginia, a son of J. and Mary A. Lemaster. Married Mary E. Wellman May 1, 1873. Enlisted January 12, 1864, at Martinsburg, W. Va., in Com- pany G, Third West Virginia Cavalry, Third Brigade, Eighteenth Army Corps; injured at Charleston, W. Va .; dis- charged July 10, 1865, at Wheeling, W. Va. Settled in O'Brien County May, 1871, section 24, Carroll Township. Member Methodist Episcopal Church and W. H. L. Wallins Post No. 85, G. A. R .; formerly a member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, Sheldon.
Lemburg, D. H. Resides at Lynd, Minn .; born 1835. Enlisted August 16, 1861, in Company E, Second Iowa Cavalry ; pro- moted to saddler October 1, 1864; discharged September, 19, 1865, at Selma, Ala. Formerly member of E. O. C. Ord Post, G. A. R., at Sutherland, Iowa, where he resided for a number of years, about 1885 to 1905.
Leonard, Elias. Born 1845 in Ohio. Enlisted while living at Cherry Grove, December 30, 1863, in Company D, Forty- sixth Illinois Infantry; muster roll shows name spelled "Lenart"; discharged January 20, 1866. Formerly resided at Sanborn, this county, where he was a member of Kenyon Post No. 339, G. A. R., about 1888.
Lewis, James M. Resides at Archer, Iowa; born September 21, 1837, Carroll County, Ohio, a son of Hugh and Sarah Lewis. Married Eliza Barker; no children. Enlisted April 18, 1861,
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at Iowa City in Company B, First Iowa Infantry ; discharged August 21, 1861, and re-enlisted October, 1861, in Four- teenth Iowa and later transferred to Seventh Cavalry ; served in battle of Wilson Creek; discharged June 22, 1866. Settled in O'Brien County, near Archer, 1883. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R.
Lias, J. O. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa ; born September 10, 1847, at Huntington, Pa .; father, J. W. Lias (born 1817 in Penn- sylvania), mother, Margaret (born 1825 in Pennsylvania). Enlisted February 16, 1864, at Davenport, in Company H, Fifth Iowa Cavalry, Second Brigade, Fourth Division; Sec- ond Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army Cumberland; served in cavalry operations Chattanooga to Atlanta; in Hood's cam- paign to Nashville; battles: Dallas, Resaca, Pulaski, Frank- lin, Nashville, Wilson's Raid, and others; wounded at Frank- lin November 30, 1864; discharged August 11, 1865, at Nash- ville, Tenn. Settled in O'Brien County, May, 1888; settled in Sioux County in 1871; later resided at Sheldon. Member Mistletoe Lodge No. 376, A. F. & A. M .; Malta Lodge No. 144, K. of P .; Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R.
Lias, John W. Born 1817 in Pennsylvania. Married to Margaret Lias, 1843; children : Harriet A., J. O., Frank, Thomas and Emma E. Enlisted August, 1862, Bellevue, Iowa, in Com- pany M, Second Iowa Cavalry, Hatch's Division of Army of Mississippi; discharged August, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn. Settled in O'Brien County, 1888, residing at Sheldon. Died July 30, 1892, and buried at Sheldon. Member Methodist Episcopal Church and Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon.
Lingenfelter, Charles. Formerly a resident of Floyd Township, is said to have been a survivor of the Union Army in War of Rebellion.
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Lockwood, Robert B. Born 1836 in Ohio; parents born in New York. Enlisted August 12, 1862, in Company B, Ninety-sec- ond Illinois Infantry ; later transferred to Company G, Sixty- fifth Illinois Infantry; served as corporal; discharged June 21, 1865. Formerly resided at Sheldon, where he was a member of Mckenzie Post, G. A. R.
Loder, John. Resides at Jewell, Iowa; born April 22, 1844, at Coshocton County, Ohio, a son of James and Ann Loder. Married his wife, Polly, in fall of 1867; children : William A., Walter J., Alta M., Katie D. Enlisted at Coshocton, Ohio, January 13, 1864, in Company D, Fifty-first Ohio Infantry, Second Brigade, First Division, Fourth Corps; served in battles Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Lost Mountain, Atlanta, and Jonesboro, Ga .; discharged May 24, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County, 1871, residing in Grant Township, six miles east of present site of Primghar. He was a member and deacon in the Congregational Church presided over by Rev. Mr. Covey on section 6, Grant Township.
Long, Alexander Q. Born September 14, 1843, at Effingham, Ill .; father, James M. (born in Virginia) ; mother, Rachel Mills (born in Virginia). Married Rachel A. Johnson October 25, 1865; children : William, George and Daisy. Enlisted April 18, 1861, at Cedar Rapids in Company A, First Iowa Infan- try; re-enlisted January 1, 1864, in Company K, Eleventh Iowa Infantry; wounded in forehead at Wilson Creek, Mo .. and a prisoner in Andersonville five months; discharged July 15, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County in 1883, residing in Highland Township; Sanborn, Center Township, and Suther- land. Died April 6, 1889, and was buried at Sutherland. Member of I. O. O. F. at Dayton, Nev .; A. O. U. W. at Vir- ginia City, Nev., and E. O. C. Ord Post, G. A. R., at Suther- land. He was taken prisoner July 22, 1864.
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Louthan, George W. Resides at Sutherland, Iowa; born in Jef- ferson County, Virginia; father, William W. (born in Scot- land). Married Abigail E. Neeley January 17, 1857. En- listed August 21, 1862, in Company E, Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry ; served in battles at Vicksburg, Sabine Cross Roads, Winchester, Red River Expedition, Champion Hill, Jackson, Cedar Creek and Fort Gibson ; discharged at Savannah, Ga., July 17, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County in 1878. Died April 19, 1895, and buried at Waterman Cemetery, Suther- land. Member of I. O. O. F., A. F. & A. M. and G. A. R. Post, Sutherland.
Luce, William W. Enlisted May 22, 1863, in Company A, Fifth Wisconsin Infantry as musician; discharged June 10, 1864. Came to the county about 1870, residing in Baker Township.
Luce, Benjamin F. H. Resides at Edmonds, Wash .; born May 16, 1824, at Rochester, N. Y .; son of Cheney and Polly Luce. Married Julia Rost October 29, 1846; children : Sarah J., W. W., J. N. and Clara L. Enlisted June 20, 1861, at Wausau, in Company A, Fifth Wisconsin Infantry, Hancock's Bri- gade, Sixth Army Corps; served as drum major on non- commissioned staff; first served as drummer and promoted to second principal musician May 1, 1863 ; served in battles at Williamsburg, Potomac Station, Fredericksburg, Mal- vern Hill, Antietam, Gettysburg, Wilderness; wounded in latter battle; discharged June 16, 1864. Settled in O'Brien County in 1869, homesteading northeast 1/4 section 36, Floyd Township. Local preacher in Methodist Episcopal Church. Member of Stevens Post No. 1, G. A. R., at Seattle.
Lyle, William. Born in 1836 in New York State; father born in Scotland, and mother in New York. Enlisted October 31, 1861, at West Camden to serve three years in Company B, Ninety-third New York Infantry ; discharged November 11, 1862, at Albany, N. Y., for disability. Settled in this
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county in 1870, residing on southwest 14 section 2, Floyd Township. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., Sheldon.
Lyon, Asher. Resides at Redfield, Iowa; born May 14, 1840, in Ingham County, Michigan; father, Chalon (born 1805 in New Jersey), mother, Hannah Barr (born March 19, 1820, in New York). Married Margaret L. Tice December 24, 1869; children : Anna J., Charles F. B. and Anna L. B., En- listed October 30, 1861, in Company G, Thirteenth Michi- gan Infantry, Wood's Division, Buell's Corps; served as Corporal; battles: Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Stevenson, Ala .; was shot in head and legs, six wounds in all, by bush- whackers, near Stevenson, on September 1, 1862; discharged February 25, 1863, at Nashville, Tenn. Settled in O'Brien County June 20, 1871, on northwest 1/4 section 10, Highland Township. Member Marshall Post No. 43, G. A. R., Red- field, Iowa. Had two brothers, Robert and Charles, in Civil War.
Lyons, Mortimer. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa; born in New York City November 18, 1840; father, Israel (born 1814, Eliza- beth, N. J.), mother, Frances (born 1819). Married wife, Rose I., February 27, 1878. Enlisted at Columbus, Ohio, August 31, 1861, in the One Hundred Eighty-fifth Ohio In- fantry; served in battle at Mill Spring, Ky .; discharged at Louisville, Ky., May 18, 1862; re-enlisted in Eighteenth United States Infantry, First Battalion, and discharged Sep- tember 26, 1865. Member of G. A. R. Post No. 403 at Williamsburg, Iowa.
Lyons, George H. Formerly residing at Paullina. Enlisted August 13, 1862, in First Wisconsin Cavalry; discharged July 19, 1865.
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Mack, Squire. Residing at Spencer, Iowa, formerly residing on east 1/2 northeast 14 section 30, Grant Township; is said to have been a soldier in the Civil War serving in the Union Army; refuses to answer or give company, regiment, or other facts. Was an early settler in Grant Township, O'Brien County.
Manly, Joseph. Born April 1, 1837, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Married Olive Salisbury July 4, 1860; children : Lottie T., William J., Elon D., Junis N., John E. and Edwin S. En- listed February 28, 1865, at Boscobel, Wis., in Company D, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry; discharged September 4, 1865, at Madison, Wis. Settled in county in June, 1870, on southwest 1/4 section 6, Liberty Township. Died September 9, 1890, and was buried in Liberty Township Cemetery.
Marks, William. Formerly residing in Section 20, Grant Town- ship; is said to have been a soldier in the Civil War, serving in Union Army. There was a William Marks in Company G, Tenth Iowa, also in Company H, Twenty-sixth Iowa In- fantry.
Markham, Isaac E. Born in 1845 in New York. Enlisted De- cember 17, 1864, in Company E, Forty-fourth Wisconsin Infantry; discharged July 29, 1865, at Prairie du Chien. Formerly resided at Sheldon and was a member of McKen- zie Post No. 72, G. A. R., about 1885.
Marsh, Jasper N. Resides at Primghar, Iowa; born September 8, 1843, at Grafton, Ill .; father, Ephraim (born July 9, 1789, at Manchester, Mass.), mother, Mary Houcks (born in 1800 at Covington, Ky.). Married Sarah Johnson December 31, 1881; children : Jasper N., Elmer B., William N., Sarah E., Johnnie and Elsie May. Enlisted October 31, 1863, at Mount Carroll, Ill., in Company C, Ninety-second Illinois Mounted Infantry, Second Brigade, First Division, under
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Kilpatrick ; later transferred to Company C, Sixty-fifth Illi- nois Infantry; served in skirmishes at Atlanta and Aiken, S. C .; surrounded at both places but escaped; went around the Rebel army under Hood at Atlanta with Kilpatrick and cut their communications; discharged July 13, 1865, at Greensboro, N. C. Settled in O'Brien County August 21, 1889, in Center Township, later residing at Primghar. Mem- ber of S. F. Jordan Post No. 417, G. A. R., at Primghar. Had a brother in same company and father and brother-in- law were in War of 1812.
Marshall, L. D. Born in 1844 in Louisa County, Iowa. Enlisted July 1, 1862, at Council Bluffs, in Company E, Twenty-third Iowa Infantry; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Feb- ruary 16, 1864; discharged July 6, 1865, at Wilmington, Del. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon.
Marston, James. Resides at Sheldon, Iowa; born in 1837, in Maine; parents, S. R. and Arind Marston (born in Maine). Married wife, Margaret, 1865; children: Frankie and Eu- gene. Enlisted May 17, 1864, at Boscobel, Wis., Company E, Forty-first Wisconsin Infantry; discharged September 23, 1864, at Milwaukee. Settled in county in 1872.
Martin, James P. Resides at Sutherland, Iowa; born November 10, 1847, in Aberdeen, Scotland; father, William (born De- cember 25, 1796), and mother, Mary Lumsden (born July 16, 1792), both being born at Aberdeen. Married Mary Brady August 30, 1870; children : Fred L., William R., Olive F., Clyde A., Mary A., Elsie L., James B. and Lora B. Enlisted September 22, 1864, in Company H, First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, Twenty-second Army Corps, Eastern Division; suffers from deafness incurred in service; discharged June 26, 1865, at Fort Lyon, Va. Settled in O'Brien County No- vember 16, 1887, in Waterman Township. Member Masonic Lodge; Yeoman; Homestead; E. O. C. Ord Post, G. A. R.
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Had four brothers in the army: William, in Company E, Thirtieth Wisconsin Infantry; Samuel, in same company ; John C., in Battery H, First Wisconsin Artillery ; George F., in first call for troops. Samuel died in service.
Martin, Robert. Born January 12, 1844, a son of Joseph and Jane Mitchell Martin. Married Mary B. Allison November 15, 1870. Scott A. is the only child. Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Pittsburg, Pa., Company H, Fifth Pennsylvania Artillery ; ap- pointed Corporal September 3, 1864, when he re-enlisted ; dis- charged June 30, 1865, at Vienna, Va. Settled in O'Brien County March, 1882, at Sheldon. Died February 24, 1905, at Sheldon. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., and K. of P., Sheldon.
Mason, James B. Resides at 6555 Minerva Avenue, Chicago; born July 15, 1842, in Lake County, Illinois; father, Matthias (born in Franklin County, Illinois) ; mother, Maria Rice (born in Brattleboro, Vermont). Married to Maria Wilcox March 22, 1865; children: Fred, Susan, Everett, John, Charlie, Roy, Bernice, Stella, Gladys. Enlisted August 19, 1861, Company F, Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry ; saw ser- vice in battles of Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Chalk Bluffs, Siege of Vicksburg, Sugar Creek, Springfield, Newton, Neo- sha, King's River, Van Buren and others; discharged Sep- tember 29, 1864, at Chicago. Settled in O'Brien County April, 1881, in Liberty Township. Member of Masonic bod- ies, including Knights Templar.
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