Isaac Hoch (1938)
BLINN, HOCH, KILE, MURRAY
Posted By: Kent Transier (email)
Date: 10/21/2015 at 22:40:59
The Winterset Madisonian
Wednesday, December 27, 1939
Page 1, Column 7ISAAC HOCH DIES
Last Dallas County Civil War Veteran Died Tuesday of Last Week
De Soto, Iowa, Dec. 26 (Special).
Isaac Hoch, the oldest citizen, and the last Civil War soldier in this community, and in Dallas county, has answered to the last roll call. He died at his home Tuesday night, Dec. 19th, after a short illness. Had he lived until next August, he would have reached the century mark. Seventy years of his long life were spent here.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the M. E. church, and interment made in the Oakland cemetery south of De Soto. He was a member of the M. E. church, and a Mason for many years. Masons officiated at the funeral and burial. The Rev. Hawn, pastor of the church delivered the sermon.
His wife died late in the summer of 1938. Surviving are three children: Mrs. Kate Blinn of Pasadena, Cal., Mrs. Lela Kile of Des Moines and Frank L. Hoch of De Soto, beside grandchildren and great grandchildren and a host of friends.
He was born in Union county, Penn., Aug. 16, 1840. At the age of one year he moved with his parents to Winamac, Ind., where he lived until 13 years of age, when the family moved to Winterset. This trip was made in pioneer style in a horse drawn covered wagon, crossing the Mississippi river on a ferry boat.
He came to De Soto in 1869. During his residence here he has been one of the leading business men, holding the positions of postmaster, merchant, justice of the peace, until his retirement in late years. After moving to Iowa, he taught school. At the close of the Civil War he married Dorcas Murray of Winterset.
Mr. Hoch answered the call of his country Aug. 9, 1862, and enlisted in Co. D, 29th Iowa Infantry. After being on duty in southern states he was incapacitated for a while on account of illness. On Feb. 24, 1865 he was promoted to the position of Second Lieut., in Co. G., 3rd U. S. Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered out of the war Jan. 6, 1866.
_____________________Transcriber's note: In an article in the Madisonian (September 13, 1916), the deceased stated that shortly after the war, he ran a business in Winterset for two years although he didn't state the nature of it.
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