Shadbolt, Elliott

SHADBOLT, BROWNLIE

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/14/2013 at 09:02:23

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

SHADBOLT, ELLIOTT—Madison Twp—pg 959. Farmer and stock-raiser, section 30, P.O. Brooklyn. Was born March 15, 1843, in Lapeer county, Michigan, where he attended school till eight years old, then went with his parents to New York State, where he lived three years. In 1854 moved to Fon du Lac county, Wisconsin, where he lived on a farm till 1859, when he left home and went to Washington county, Missouri, remaining there a few months, then went to Scott county, Iowa, in 1860, where he attended school and engaged in farming till the spring of 1861, when he went to Wisconsin and enlisted in the Fifth Wisconsin infantry, serving in the same three years, being in the battles of Williamsburg, Antietam, Fredricksburg, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, where he received a flesh wound in the leg November 7, 1862, from which he was laid up till March, 1863, then joined the regiment and was in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and many minor engagements. After being discharged he returned to Wisconsin, then to Scott county where he engaged in farming till 1873, then bought and settled where he now lives and owns one hundred and sixty acres of well-improved land with good house and barns on the same; also has the place well stocked with good graded stock. He was married, May 14, 1873, in Davenport, to Miss Isabelle M. Brownlie of Scott county, who was born there September 17, 1848. They have one son, Alexander (born May 3, 1875).