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Matott, Francis. Born August 14, 1825, in Champlain, New York; his father bore the same name. Married Mary Bu- shore September 8, 1846; children: Frank, Joseph, Mary and Andrew. Enlisted at Valparaiso, Indiana, August 18, 1862, in Company C, Ninety-ninth Indiana Infantry; dis- charged June 5, 1865. Settled in Center Township, O'Brien County, in 1871. Died June 13, 1900, in Dakota City, Iowa.
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Matott, Frank. Born in 1848 in Vermont. Enlisted May 27, 1864, in Company C, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth In- diana Infantry; discharged September 30, 1864. Settled in county on northeast 14 section 10, Center Township, in 1871. Member Kenyon Post No. 339, G. A. R., at Sanborn.
McArdle, Bernard. Born in 1845 in Ireland. Enlisted October 17, 1864, in Company I, Seventh Wisconsin Infantry ; was wounded during his army service; discharged July 3, 1865. Formerly member Kenyon Post, G. A. R., at Sanborn. Came to O'Brien County about 1882.
McBath, Thomas. Resides near Sutherland, Iowa; born in Cen- ter County, Pennsylvania; father, William (born in same county 1806) ; mother, Lucetta Coble (born in Berkshire County, Pennsylvania). Married to Angelina Musleman March 14, 1878. Enlisted August 22, 1862, at State College, Pennsylvania, in Company C, One Hundred and Forty- eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Second Corps; served in battles of Chancellorsville, Hay- market, Gettysburg, Auburn Mills, Bristol, Kelley Ford, Wilderness, Deep Bottom; wounded five times; severely wounded at Deep Bottom, Virginia, August 14, 1864; trans- ferred to Third Company, Second Batallion Veteran Re- serve Corps; discharged August 5, 1865, at Washington, D. C., on account of disability. Settled in O'Brien County, 1870, Grant Township. Member of G. A. R. Post at Suth- erland ; wife is a member of the W. R. C.
McBroom, John D. Born April 16, 1834, in St. Lawrence County, New York; father, John, and mother, Jane Dean (both born in Ireland). Married to Lucy Hill May 3, 1859; children : Walter Hill, Sophia, Isadore and Charles Sheridan. En- listed October 16, 1861, while residing at Russell, New York, in Company L, Ninth New York Cavalry, Banks Division; made Sergeant November 2, 1861, and transferred to Com-
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pany K, One Hundred and Sixth New York Infantry, April 9, 1862; served as Captain of Company K, serving with the Army of the Potomac at Peninsula, Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, Cold Harbor, Wilderness and many other engagements; re- ceived gunshot wound through left arm at battle of Cold Harbor; received his commission as First Lieutenant August 27, 1862, and as Captain January 29, 1863; discharged Janu- ary 13, 1865, at Washington, D. C. Settled in O'Brien County at Sheldon, March 1, 1901. Died May 11, 1908, and was buried at St. James, Minnesota. Was Chaplain of One Hun- dred and Sixth New York for two years. Member G. A. R. Post at Sheldon, and Commander for two years; member Masonic Lodge. Pastor Methodist Episcopal Church at Ed- gerton, Jackson and Bigelow, Minnesota.
McCandless, John C. Settled in the county on east 1/2 of north- east 14 section 18, Grant Township, in 1869, and is said to have been a soldier in the Civil War, serving in the Union Army.
McClellan, Marcellus G. Born in 1827, in Erie County, Pennsyl- vania; father, Henry McClellan (born in Pennsylvania). Married to Rachel Brush October 22, 1852; children : E. H., Nettie, Grace, William and two that died in infancy. En- listed as Sergeant August 30, 1864, in Company L, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh New York Infantry; was in service till mustered out on June 9, 1865, near Bladensberg, Maryland. Settled in O'Brien County in 1872, homesteaded northeast 1/4 section 10, Carroll Township; removed to Shel- don, in 1883, where he died March 15, 1889. He was a charter member of the Congregational Church and a mem- ber of the G. A. R. Post at Sheldon.
McCormack, Joseph E. Formerly resided at Sanborn about 1893. Enlisted August 2, 1862, at Belvidere, in Company G, Ninety- fifth Illinois ; discharged August 17, 1865.
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McCulla, Lewis J. Resides near Sutherland, Iowa ; born Septem- ber 20, 1842, at Montreal, Canada; father, John (born in Scotland), mother, Elizabeth Livey. Married Mary A. Cole- man September 23, 1873 ; children : Walter P., Carrie E., Ben B., Roy, Thomas, Henry, Mary E., Asa L., Sam Alfred. Enlisted August 16, 1861, at Muscatine in Company H, Eleventh Iowa Infantry, Crocker's Brigade, McArthur's Di- vision, Seventeenth Corps; re-enlisted January 1, 1864, in Company C, First Missouri Light Artillery; served in bat- tles of Shiloh, Corinth (both seige and battle), Meader Sta- tion, Siege of Vicksburg, Atlanta Campaign, Kenesaw Moun- tain; taken prisoner September 8, 1864; mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 15, 1865. Settled south of present site of Sutherland, just across the line in Cherokee County, in 1870, and lives at the same place now. Member G. A. R. at Sutherland, and gets his mail there.
McDonald, Arch. Born April 4, 1830, at Campbeltown, Scot- land; father, Archibald McDonald; mother, Jennett Arnott. Married Mary Wallace August 4, 1853; children: Mary J., David W., Jessie A., Agnes A., Barbara E., Cora May, Clar- ence I. and Archibald A. Enlisted January 2, 1864, at New Hartford, in Company D, Thirty-second Iowa Infantry ; July 28, 1865, transferred to Company B, Eighth Iowa Infantry ; served in battles of Fort de Russy, Tupelo, Old Town Creek, Nashville and Seige of Fort Blakely; appointed Sev- enth Corporal of Company D, January 20, 1865; promoted to Sixth Corporal July 8, 1865 ; discharged April 20, 1866, at Selma, Alabama. Settled in O'Brien County May, 1870, on southeast 1/4 of section 36, Center Township. Died February 27, 1907, and buried at Hartley. Member of Presbyterian Church and Hartley Post G. A. R.
McElwain, Oscar. Resides near Archer, Iowa; born September 17, 1845, at Stanford, Vermont; father, Nicholas (born in Massachusetts), mother, Cynthia Whitcome (born in Ver-
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mont). Married Marietta Morrow February 24, 1869; chil- dren : Frank, Alfred, LeRoy and Eva. Enlisted January 2, 1864, at Millersberg, in Company I, Twenty-eighth Iowa In- fantry, First Division, Nineteenth Corps; served in battles of Sabine Cross Roads, Cane River, Middle Bayou, Yellow Bayou, Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek; dis- charged August 3, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia. Settled in O'Brien County April 1, 1869.
McLaren, Alfred P. Born September 29, 1844, in New York state; father, Peter (born in New York in 1808), mother, Nancy Gillespie (born in New York in 1813). Married to Emily A. Waterman November 2, 1873; children: Orrin P., Nina G., Raymond A., Wayne W., Earl G., A. Frances and W. Bruce. Enlisted December 17, 1863, at Grand Rapids, in Company M, First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics ; served during Sherman's March to the Sea in all the engage- ments ; discharged September 22, 1865, at Nashville, Tennes- see. Settled in O'Brien County May 6, 1870, on section 30, Center Township. Died February 14, 1908, at Sioux City, Iowa. Member G. A. R.
McMaster, Smedley H. Resides at Kimbrae, Minnesota; born April 3, 1840; father, Harvey (born in Massachusetts), moth- er, Alma (born in Vermont). Married wife, Edna M., February 28, 1860. Enlisted August 16, 1862, at McGregor, Iowa, in Company B, First Iowa Cavalry ; served in battle of Prairie Grove; discharged May 14, 1863, at Mount Grove, Mo. Settled in O'Brien County in 1887 at Hartley. Member of Methodist Episcopal Church and A. F. & A. M., at Fulda, Minnesota.
McMillan, J. E. Born in 1839, in Madison County, Ohio. En- listed September 28, 1861, in Company E, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry ; received severe gunshot wound in hip at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; discharged October 25, 1862, at
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Keokuk, Iowa. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon. Came to the county in 1871, residing on south- west 14 of section 8, Carroll Township.
McOmber, George A. Resides at Gage, Oklahoma. Was County Sheriff of O'Brien County in 1871, and is said to have been a soldier in the Civil War, serving in the Union Army. A brother of Ezra W. McOmber next below.
McOmber, Ezra W. Resides at Primghar, Iowa; born February 12, 1839, at Providence, near Saratoga, New York; father, Joseph McOmber (born in 1805 in Saratoga County, New York), mother, Betsey Austin (born in 1806 in Saratoga County). Married Anna Maria Gould December 15, 1864; children : Margaret, Samuel, Adrian. Enlisted September 1, 1862, at Saratoga, New York, in Company A, Seventy- seventh New York Infantry, Third Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Army Corps; wounded at Antietam, September 17, 1862; served in battles of Culpepper Court House, Freder- icksburg, Chancellorsville, Second Battle of Bull Run; wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 ; was discharged from McDougal Hospital, New York, on account of his wounds, December 14, 1863. Settled in this county March 19, 1869, homesteading land on section 12, Waterman Township; has resided in county continuously since. Died January 25, 1909, and was buried at Primghar; was serving as commander of S. F. Jordan Post, No. 417, G. A. R., at Primghar, when he died.
Meier, William. Resides at Calumet, Iowa ; born September 16, 1844, at Lippe, Detmold, Germany; father, Herman, and mother, Wilhelmina Schueremeier. Married Johanna Hick- man January 5, 1867; children: George H., Henry A., Ed- ward W. and August F. Enlisted December 14, 1863, in Company H, Thirteenth Iowa Infantry, Crocker's Third Bri- gade, Seventeenth Corps ; served in battles at Atlanta, Kene-
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saw Mountain, Kingston, N. C .; contracted fever and ague and rheumatism at Atlanta; received sunstroke on march from Raleigh to Petersburg, Virginia; discharged July 21, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky. Settled in O'Brien County March, 1884. Member Evangelical Church, Calumet, and E. O. C. Ord Post, G. A. R., at Sutherland.
Mennig, George. Born in 1842 in Pennsylvania; parents born in Germany. Enlisted April 13, 1861, in Company B, Second Iowa Infantry ; wounded slightly February 15, 1862, at Fort Donelson, Tennessee; promoted to Sixth Corporal May 1, 1862; Fifth Corporal January 1, 1863, and Third Corporal March 1, 1863; re-enlisted October 4, 1864, in Company F, Tenth Iowa Infantry; discharged April 28, 1864. at Pulaski, Tennessee, to date June 28, 1865, under provisions of Act of Congress approved July 5, 1884. Settled on section 18, Car- roll Township, in 1870, homesteading southeast 1/4 and lives there now. Member of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon, Iowa.
Merrill, James M. Born September 2, 1846, at Keene, New York; father, James Merrill, and Mother, Orinda Mckenzie Merrill. Married Ophelia D. Lindsay May 2, 1882. En- listed December 28, 1863, in Company C, One Hundred and Eighteenth New York Infantry; served also in the Ninety- sixth New York Infantry, to which regiment he was trans- ferred June 13, 1865; served in the battles of Petersburg, Drury's Bluff, Fort Harrison, Fair Oaks, Carter, Cold Har- bor, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Long Bridge, Jones Ford, Malvern Hill, Charles City, Cross Roads and campaign re- sulting in the fall of Richmond; discharged February 6, 1866, at City Point, Va. Settled in O'Brien County in 1871, resid- ing near Sheldon. Died May 28, 1904, and was buried at Sheldon.
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Merwin, Charles W. Resides at Sanborn, Iowa; born January 6, 1844, at Portageville, New York; father, David (born August 4, 1791, in Connecticut), mother, Almira Worden (born in 1820 in New York). Married Margaret Elston January 17, 1864; children: Wm. D. and Frank. Married second wife, Tennah Jordan, November 16, 1897. Enlisted October 8, 1864, in Company C, Forty-second Illinois In- fantry, Third Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Corps; served in battle of Springhill, Tennessee, November 29, 1864; was shot through side of head and sent to hospital at Nash- ville, then to Jeffersonville, Indiana, then to Keokuk, Iowa; released from hospital March 10, 1865, rejoining company in Alabama ; discharged October 8, 1865, at New Orleans. Set- tled in O'Brien County April 20, 1880, residing in Grant Township and later in Sanborn. Member of Kenyon Post, No. 339, at Sanborn, and I. O. O. F.
Messer, Erwin Barker. Resides at Hartley, Iowa; born August 24, 1838, at Leicester, Vermont, a son of James S. and Julia Ann Messer (both of whom were born in Vermont). Mar- ried Eliza A. Howell September 25, 1862; children: Ida L. and Jay S. Enlisted August 19, 1861, at Libertyville as Cap- tain Company F, Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry, Army of the Frontier, and also Thirteenth and Nineteenth Army Corps; in May, 1861, received thirty days in camp of in- struction under state service; also served as Lieutenant Col- onel of One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry ; served in battles of Sugar Creek, Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Newtonia, Mo .; Chalk Bluff, Mo., and Vicksburg; the regi- ment compaigned all the way and back and forth from Boone- ville, Mo., to Brownsville, Tex, carrying the old flag from 16,000 to 18,000 miles; resigned as Captain of the Thirty- seventh Illinois June 25, 1864, serving as Lieutenant-Colonel of the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry till Sep- tember 25, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County August 24, 1887, residing at Hartley. Member of A. F. & A. M .; Hart-
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ley Post No. 451, G. A. R .; Iowa Commandery Loyal Legion ; Mayor of Hartley 1888 to 1889. Mrs. Messer is a member of the W. R. C., at Hartley. Colonel Messer is now engaged in the hardware business at Hartley.
Messer, Edwin P. Resides at Sheldon; born August 24, 1838, at Leicester, Vermont, being a twin brother of Erwin B., last above; father, James S. (born in Leicester, Vermont, 1811), mother, Julia A. Barker (born Leicester, Vermont, 1813). Married Celeste French March 24, 1864. Enlisted at Libertyville, Illinois, August 19, 1861, in Company F, Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry, Army of Frontier, as First Lieutenant ; promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant January 4, 1864; served in battles at Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Vicks- burg and Yazoo City ; at Brownsville, Texas, winter of 1863- 1864; resigned October 15, 1864, and discharged at Memphis, Tennessee. Settled in O'Brien County in 1882, first residing at Sutherland and later at Sheldon. Member of Christian Science Church ; Masonic Lodge (up to and including Knight Templar degrees) ; member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R., at Sheldon; was an original member of E. O. C. Ord Post, G. A. R., at Sutherland.
Metcalf, John. Born February 9, 1842, at Yorkshire, England, a son of Thomas and Mary Harker Metcalf (both of whom were born in Yorkshire). First wife, Mary A. Simpson, by whom he had three children : Wilbert C., Nettie V. and John T. First wife died in September, 1892, and he married Belle Raw January 1, 1894; children of this marriage: Lucile and Marion. Enlisted March 2, 1865, at Council Hill, in Com- pany A, Ninety-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Fourth Army Corps; transferred to Company B, Twenty-first Illi- nois Infantry, March 2, 1865; went with regiment to East Tennessee and was with Sherman when war closed; dis- charged December 16, 1865, at San Antonio, Texas. Set- tled in O'Brien County January 1, 1884, at Paullina, where
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he was for years engaged in banking and grain and live stock business. Mr. Metcalf was one of the heaviest real estate owners in the county and always took an active part in pro- moting the general good of the community; liberal in his benevolences, he has been one of the best supporters of Morning Side College at Sioux City. He died November 28, 1908, and was buried at Paullina.
Miller, Andrew. Formerly resided at Sheldon and was a mem- ber of Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R. The post records are deficient and fail to show his army service.
Miller, John B. Born in Lake County, Illinois. Enlisted March 9, 1862, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in Company C, Fifth Minnesota Infantry, Second Brigade, Third Division, Fif- teenth Army Corps; served at Tupelo, Corinth, Jackson, Vicksburg, Nashville, Spanish Fort and many others; dis- charged March 5, 1865. Formerly resided at Sheldon and was a member of Mckenzie Post, No. 72, G. A. R. He was wounded at Tupelo, Mississippi.
Miller, Leonard. Resides at Livingston, Wisconsin; born April 8, 1842, in Cayuga County, New York ; father, Ezra B. (born August 18, 1818, in Cayuga County, New York), mother, Nancy Hyde (born June, 1821, at Sterling Center, New York). Married Alice A. Mckinney December 12, 1883; children : Pearl J., E. P., Thelma, Lois and a stepdaughter, Hattie Mckinney. Enlisted April 29, 1861, at Kilbourne City, Wisconsin, in Company D, Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry, Nineteenth Corps, Department of Southwest; this was one of the first three regiments to enter New Orleans; served in battles of Grand Gulf, Baton Rouge, New Stone, rear Port Hudson, Pattersonville, La., Alexander, and all the charges and sieges of Port Hudson under Banks. Taken prisoner Jan. 11, 1864, and in prison at Cahawba, Anderson- ville, Charleston and Florence, North Carolina; nearly
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died of scurvy; escaped and reached Sherman's Army at Columbia, South Carolina, February 17, 1865, after 13 months and 6 days in prison; discharged March 29, 1865, at Madison, Wisconsin. Settled in O'Brien County April 17, 1885, residing at Hartley. Was Mayor of Hartley in 1892 and 1894. Member of Hartley Post, G. A. R.
Mills, Wilbur F. Resides at Sanborn, Iowa; born at Levant, Penobscot County, Maine; father, Stephen (born at Saco, Maine), mother, Sarah A. Mills (born in Manchester, New Hampshire). Married wife, Mary C., August 16, 1865 ; chil- dren : Albert M., Evelyn S., William D., Lulu, George and Harry. Enlisted August 9, 1862, at Iowa City, in Company I, Twenty-second Iowa Infantry, Third Brigade, Second Di- vision, Thirteenth Army Corps; transferred to Nineteenth Corps, June, 1864, at New Orleans; served in battles of Winchester, Savannah, Cedar Creek, Newburn, North Caro- lina, Shenandoah and City Point; detailed in Quartermaster's Department most of time; suffered from chronic diarrhea ; furlough at Matagorda Island, his weight having been re- duced from 160 to 100 pounds; discharged July 25, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia. Settled in O'Brien County, 1880, at Sanborn. Member of G. A. R. Post at Sanborn ; had four brothers in the Sixth Maine Infantry.
Monroe, Charles. Born May 5, 1815, in New York. Married in 1845; children: Chibura A., Mary and Alonzo. Enlisted December 14, 1861, at Watama, Wisconsin, in Eighth Bat- tery Wisconsin Light Artillery; discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, on account of disability, on October 22, 1862. Set- tled in this county, at Old O'Brien, 1869. Died July 12, 1886, and was buried at Peterson, Iowa. Was a member of the Baptist Church.
Montis, N. Harrison. Born in 1835 in Ohio; father was born in Germany and mother in Pennsylvania. Enlisted January 11,
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1865, at Mason City, Iowa, in Company I, Second Iowa Cavalry ; taken sick and sent to General Hospital at Hunts- ville, Alabama, August 2, 1865; discharged September 19, 1865, at Selma, Alabama. Settled in O'Brien County at Sheldon.
Montzheimer, Julius. Resides at Gallup, New Mexico; born March 17, 1834, at Minden, Prussia, Germany ; father, Freder- ick (born in 1794, at Koenigsberg, Prussia), mother, Emelie Renschuch (born in 1800 at Berlin). Married Isabel Hillock November 6, 1860; children : Marie, Frederick, Otto H., Ar- thur and James L. Enlisted August 16, 1861, as private sec- retary to General Sigel; mustered in September 3, 1861, at St. Louis, Missouri, in Company K, Seventeenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry; commissioned Second Lieutenant De- cember 30, 1861, to date from September 3, 1861 ; promoted to First Lieutenant of Company E, Seventeenth Missouri Infantry, November 1, 1862; acted as secretary to General Sigel, who then commanded a brigade, and in December, 1861, was appointed Aid-de-Camp on staff of General Sigel; May, 1862, was assigned to staff of General Osterhaus; con- tracted malarial fever in Helena, Arkansas; served in battles of Bentonville, Missouri, March 2, 1862, Pea Ridge and numerous skirmishes ; injured by fall with horse on Novem- ber 19, 1861, near Rolla, Missouri; received flesh wound in right thigh from an ambush June 29, 1862, on march from Jacksonport to Helena, Arkansas; skirmish at Salem, Missouri, May, 1862, while on march to escort General Sigel to Batesville, Arkansas ; in command of 28 men ; resigned on account of disability and discharged December 4, 1862.
Moon, Charles. Resides at Sanborn, Iowa; born April 3, 1840, at Worcester, Massachusetts; father, Sanford (born in 1816 in Worcester County, Massachusetts), mother, Sarah Ann (born at Widham, Connecticut, April 3, 1814). Married to wife, Mary E., October 4, 1863; children: Anna, Sadie and Irving. Enlisted January 24, 1865, in Company E, Eleventh
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Illinois Cavalry; right eye injured in service; discharged September 30, 1865, at Memphis, Tennessee. Settled in O'Brien County September, 1870, homesteading northeast 1/4 section 6, Center Township.
Moore, William H. Resides at Napa, California; born March 22, 1846, at Phillipsburg, New York; father, John, and mother, Lorena Hart Moore (born in New Jersey). First wife, Anna Belle Echlin, married June 21, 1871 ; one son, George E .; sec- ond wife, Minnie E. Kimball, married October, 1891 ; children : Minnie E. and Lorena. Enlisted March 23, 1864, Company A, Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Ninth Army Corps ; served as Corporal ; served bat- tles at Hatch's Run, Fort Steadman, Fort Mahon, Fort Hill ; in defenses of Washington; in provisional battalion at time of Early's advance; discharged July 27, 1865, near Wash- ington. Settled in O'Brien County 1889 at Sheldon. Member Masonic Lodge. At present in California Soldiers' Home for medical treatment.
Mous, D. Born in Germany. Enlisted August 9, 1862; enlist- ment rolls give name as Dominick Mous ; served in Company B, One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Infantry; discharged June 6, 1865, at Chicago. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, Sheldon.
Morfitt, Daniel. Resides Baker Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; mail at Sheldon; born January 12, 1841, Erie County, Pennsylvania ; father, Daniel (born May 20, 1818, in Rhode Island), mother, Elizabeth Gray (born at Byington, Ct., September 1, 1815). Married Florence Estella Hunt De- cember 19, 1872; children: Ivan Clyde, Charles Byington, Herbert K., Chester G., Frederic D., Ernest, William Lester and Earl Leroy. Enlisted at Iowa City, August 15, 1862, Company G, Second Iowa Cavalry; served battles Holly Springs, Coffeyville and others; crushed under horse and
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ruptured at Coffeyville ; discharged March 21, 1863, at La- grange, Tenn .; settled in O'Brien County April, 1871, section 20, Carroll Township. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, Sheldon, Iowa. He is a quiet, hard working man, tending strictly to his own business, and a successful farmer.
Morrill, Comfort C. Resides at Fox Lake, Ill. ; born July 18, 1849, Lake County, Illinois; father, J. Franklin, and mother, Me- lissa Belden Morrill. Married Mary G. Marvin January 18, 1877 ; children : M. Arlette, Arthur G., Ray W., Guy B. En- listed September 3, 1864, at Waukegan in Company D, One Hundred and Forty-sixth Illinois Infantry ; discharged July 8, 1865, Springfield, Ill. Settled in county March, 1882, at Sutherland. Member G. A. R. Post No. 368, Wauconda, Ill., and M. W. A.
Morris, I. Born July 25, 1826. Married Christina Sailors; chil- dren: Emeline, Martha, Sarah, Selena, Johnson and Cora. Enlisted August 12, 1862, at Nashua, in Company G, Twenty- seventh Iowa Infantry ; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps March 13, 1865; served at Fort Snelling during Indian up- rising ; Siege of Vicksburg, Red River Expedition, Mobile and Fort Morgan, Ala .; discharged August 14, 1865, at St. Louis, Mo. Settled in county spring of 1882, at Hartley. Died July 12, 1895, and buried at Cromwell Center, Clay County, Iowa. Member G. A. R.
Morris, R. A. Born 1843 at Eaton, Ohio. Enlisted August 2, 1861, at Macomb, Ill., in Company B, Tenth Missouri In- fantry ; discharged August 24, 1864. Member Mckenzie Post No. 72, Sheldon, Iowa. Came to O'Brien County about 1882.
Morrison, Fred P. B. Born 1838 at Newburyport, Mass. En- listed October 8, 1862, at Grinnell, in Company E, Fourth Iowa Cavalry ; discharged January 3, 1865, at Memphis, Tenn. Resided at Sheldon, where he was member Mckenzie Post No. 72, G. A. R.
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Morse, Jerome. Resides at Dayton, Texas. Born November 23, 1844, at Marengo, Ill .; father, L. L. (born at Waterbury, Vt.), mother, Mary (born in New York). Married Nancy Ann, his wife, June 18, 1898; children : John, William, Nancy Ann and George R. Enlisted September 28, 1863, at Waver- ly, in Company G, Ninth Iowa Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Fifteenth Army Corps; served in battles at Resaca, Dalton, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Columbia and Goldsboro; discharged February 3, 1866, at Clinton, Iowa. Settled in county fall of 1866, residing in Waterman Township and later in Sheldon.
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