Enfield, R. T. 1834-1896

ENFIELD

Posted By: Alice Enfield (email)
Date: 7/23/2003 at 20:17:05

Lynnville – R. T. Enfield died at his home on Sabbath morning, the 12th inst (of this month). His funeral services were conducted by Rev. Collier, of the M. E. Church. He leaves a wife and a large family of grown up children. ~ The Newton Record, Part Two, Friday, January 31, 1896, Page 4, Column 5
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From daughter-in-law's Bible this also:

Hall of Alloway Post
G A R No, 106
Lynnville, Iowa,

WHEREAS, Comrade R. T. Enfield, aged nearly 64 [sic 61] years, late member of Co, "H" 47 Ill. Inf., has been removed from our midst by death which occured Jan. 12, 1896.

RESOLVED, by Alloway Post No. 106, G A R, that we sincerely sympathise and condole with the family of our deceased comrade in their hour of trial and affection.

RESOLVED, that these resolutions be spread on the records of our post and a copy be transmitted to the family of our deceased comrade and to the city paper for publication.

C. E. Quire
Com. Abraham Burnham
Jas. A. Meredith

I also recieved from Linda Evenson, the Librarian. in Minn., a copy of the obituary from The Glenville Progress, 10 June 1915 for Richard Thomas Enfield's wife Eliza Ann. In the obituary it said she was born in Ky. June 14, 1837 and died at the home of her son John near Myrtle, Minn. June 6, 1915 aged 77 years 11 months and 22 days. Death was caused by an attack of pneumonia. The article went on to say that her children took her remains to Searsboro, Ia. where they laid them beside her husband who was an old soldier and who died seventeen years ago.

The article is incorrect that she was buried in Searsboro for obviously she's in Lynnville Cemetery with her husband R. T. even though as far as I can see the marker doesn't reflect it. The marker is very old and seriously deteriorated and barely legible. It also would of been almost nineteen years since he died.

The birthdate for R. T. Enfield is off in the article from the G A R for he was barely 61. He was born 8-10-1834 in Ind. He was another casualty of the Civil War as was his brother and brother-in-law.