H. R. DETWILER

DETWILER, WHARTON

Posted By: Volunteer - Marion John Rice
Date: 1/16/2002 at 12:37:17

DETWILER, H. R.-Farmer, section 1, P. O. Cambridge, Story county. Was born in Belmont county, Ohio, March 26,1842. He was raised there till about fifteen years of age, then came with his parents to Illinois, where he remained only about six months, then came to this State and settled in Van Buren county, where he made his home till the outbreak of the late rebellion. He enlisted in company F, Fourteenth Iowa volunteers, October 14th, 1862, and served three years, and was discharged at Davenport. He was captured at the battle of Shiloh and kept in rebel prisons for four months. After the war he came back to Van Buren county, and in 1867 to this county. He is at present one of the supervisors of his township. He was married in this county in 1870, to Miss Almira Wharton, of Indiana. They have by this union a family of three children: Willie J., Etta, and Charles H.

"The History of Polk County, Iowa" published by the Union Historical Company, Birdsall,
Williams & Co. 1880.