Vickers, George

VICKERS, WILDEY

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 11/29/2008 at 18:10:46

VICKERS, George
Dealer in general produce; Monroe; as born in Belmont Co., Ohio in 1832. At the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. B, 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry to serve three months. At the expiration of that time, he again enlisted, this time in Co. F, 39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he served four years and two months; was honorably discharged in July 1865. After his discharge from the service, he returned to Ohio, remaining until 1869, in which year he came to Mahaska Co., this State, where he remained four years, at the end of which time he moved to this city. He married Miss A. WILDEY in Belmont Co., Ohio. They have two children - Chalkey and Norah. During the time Mr. VICKERS was in the service, he was in a number of battles, the principal ones being the siege of Corinth, Shiloh, Savannah and Goldsboro. ~ Fairview Township Biographies "The History of Jasper County" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)