Maple Hill Cemetery (Van Buren Co.) - a stone

BEALL

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/21/2006 at 20:36:30

From the Prill transcriptions ~~

Tombstone in Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Van Buren Co., Iowa

BEALL, Jas. M., of Co. I, 9 Io. Cav., Died at Benton Bks., St. Louis, April 17, 1864 in the 30th year of his age.

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From Evelyn (LOHMILLER) JACOBS, Waltham, Mass., 5 Jan. 1963 ~~ from records she obtained from the National Archives:

James M. BEALL, first enlistment, 5 Nov. 1861, at Fairfield, Iowa, Pvt. in Capt. A. H. PIERCE's Co. M, 4th Iowa Cavalry. Born in Hancock Co., Va. Second enlistment, 20 Sept, 1863, at Libertyville, Co. I, 9th Cavalry Reg. Died at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 17 Apr 1864 of typhoid fever. He was 5'10", dark complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair. Farmer.

[Also posted to the Van Buren County Documents board]

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s).