John McCall

MCCALL, LAWTON

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/18/2006 at 22:00:56

John McCall, farmer, Sec 13, P O Moingona, was born in 1838 in Rush county, Indiana, and at the age of eight years his parents moved to Dallas county, resided there until the February following and then dame to this county, locating near Boonesboro, and has since made this county his home, during the late war he enlisted in Company D, Tenth Iowa infantry, and served over three years, participated in the battles of Champion’s Hill, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, and numerous others, in 1866 he moved on his present farm of over 115 acres, with farms and timber lands adjoining, September 28, 1865, Mrs Sarah E Lawton became his wife, she is a native of Ohio and is a daughter of A M Rose, a pioneer of Boone county, have five children: Roselle, William, Iona O, Pritice O, and Francina L, lost one: Mary, Mrs McCall has one child: Laura L by former marriage, they are members of the M E church

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