James K. McCloskey

MCCLOSKEY, YOUNG

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/11/2004 at 07:43:04

James McCloskey, Crawford twp., station agent, Bevington; born in Franklin county, Ohio, July 10, 1846; when four years of age, his parents moved to Hancock county; he lived there and in Clarke county till fourteen years old; in October, 1863, he enlisted in company E. Ninth Ohio cavalry; was with Kilpatrick on the March to the Sea; came to this county in 1869; married Miss Elizabeth K. Young August 4, 1870, a native of Pennsylvania; they have four daughters: Emma, Lizzie, Cynthia and Lenora.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 597