Michael, William

MICHAEL

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Date: 7/9/2021 at 16:03:29

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.648

MICHAEL, WILLIAM, farmer, Otter Township, Sec. 13; P. O. Milo; born May 6, 1837, in Athens county, Ohio; his parents came to Iowa, and located in this county in 1854; he settled on his present farm in 1871; he enlisted in July, 1861, in Co. G, 3d Iowa Infantry, and served till March, 1862, when he was discharged by reason of wounds received at Blue Mills Landing; he enlisted again in July, 1862, in Co. G, 18th Iowa Infantry, as private, and was promoted to Corporal, Sergeant, and First Lieutenant; he resigned, on account of his health, in May, 1865; he was in the battles of Springfield, Missouri, and the general guerrilla warfare through Missouri and Arkansas; he was married March 25, 1868, to Miss Lydia C. Long, a native of Illinois; they have a family of three children: Margaret E., Jennie E. and Emma E., all living.