Grand Army of the Republic-Iowa Posts

Sumner (Bent Post)

Note that there were TWO posts for Sumner. The first began in 1884 and disbanded in 1885. The second began in 1891 and disbanded in 1925. This page includes both, with the early post listed first.

Post #278, Bent or Sumner History

Miscellaneous Data and History:

Chartered: February 10, 1884

Members: Charter 18, Total 22

Disbanded: August 27, 1885

Property: At headquarters, Des Moines: Descriptive Book (Bent, Iowa)

Post was named "Bent" the original name of the town of Sumner

Veteran's Name Residence Occ DOB Place DOD Place Burial War Record   Enlisted Discharged Other Info Father Nav Mother Nav Wife Children Date Joined
Surname First               Rank Co Reg State Org Age Res Date Place Date Place                
Adrian Peter   Farmer   Germany     Bremer County, Buck Creek Twsp. Dayton, Iowa, St. John's Evan Luth C. Pvt C 6 Wis Inf                           1884
Bent Nathan Farmer 1821 NY 12/30/1889 Sumner, IA Wilson Grove, Sumner, Bremer Co Pvt F 3 Ia Inf 2/10/1884
Bryant Zabine Z. Sumner, Ia Physician 4/7/1839 11/28/1904 Harlington Cemetery, Waverly, Washington Twp., Bremer Co., Ia Pvt B 7 Ia Inf Z A Bryant, MD Margaret H. Harriman Charles Z, Roy H., Grace M. Gibson, Mabel H. Seymore 2/10/1884
Burleson Norris M. Farmer NY Pvt A 1 NY Lt. Art. 2/20/1884
Coe Charles B. Center Point Ohio Corp E 83 Illinois Inf 8/7/1862 6/26/1865 Mustered 8/21/1862 3/12/1884
Davis Simeon J. 1/18/1838 Erie, Penn. 2/1/1918 Early, Ia Early Union Cem., Beyer Valley Twp., Sac Co., Ia Pvt C 2 Iowa Inf Martha M. Barber Mrs. Minnie Tuttle, Sac City; Mrs. George Wilson, Early (cousin) 2/10/1884
Dickens Thomas Sears Banks Twp, Ia Farmer 12/21/1833 Stutley, England 5/16/1898 Alpha, Ia Pvt K 49 Wis Inf Richmond 11/8/1865 Mustered 2/16/1865 Mary Jane Ives Johnnie Werner; Charles Byron; William Norman; Alonzo Milo; Frank Sears; Norman Ives; Fanny Stewert; Claribel and Henrietta Davis
Fiester James C. Mechanic Pa. Pvt A 194 Pennsylvania Inf 1884
Granger Charles H. 1846 Canada Union Mound Cem., Sumner, Ia Pvt B Brackett's  Minn Cav 6/1/1866 Mustered 3/11/1864 2/20/1884
Green William Farmer 1839 Pa. Union Mound Cem., Sumner, Ia Pvt F 169 Pennsylvania Inf Erie, Pa. 7/25/1863 Mustered 11/16/1862 Henrietta Carroll, daughter of Ferdinand and Larinda Thompson Carroll, born May 17, 1848 Uniontown Pa. died March 8, 1924, Waverly Ia, Buried Harlington Cem., Waverly, Ia Kate; Jesse W. (Oct. 31, 1876 Sumner, Ia. Married Lalla, Died August 24, 1939 Dubuque, Ia.; Bessie 1885
Hammetter John G. Sumner, Ia Farmer 12/27/1846 Germany Pvt C 43 Wis Inf Jefferson 9/1/1864 6/24/1865 2/10/1884
Lang Adam Farmer 6/25/1836 Bavaria Pvt F 29 Wis Inf 1884-1885
Orvis Alvertes A. Farmer 1838 NY 1/30/1909 Iowa Soldier's Home I.S.H. Cem., Marshalltown, Ia. Corp C 98 Illinois Inf 1884
Schwader William (i. e. Joseph) Farmer 3/16/1835 Germany 1/9/1907 Bremer Co., Iowa Lutheran Cemetery, Sumner, Ia Corp B 42 Illinois Inf Elgin 8/24/1861 12/16/1865 1884
Spears Charles D. Hotel Keeper Ohio 12/5/1910 Corp F 38 Iowa Inf 2/10/1884
Voorhees Isaac Farmer NY 7/21/1910 I.S.H. Cem., Marshalltown, Ia. Pvt K 2 Wis Cav 11/16/1863 7/28/1865 2/20/1884
Voorhees Norton T. Farmer NY 6/9/1919 Wilson Grove Cem., Sumner, Bremer Co Pvt K 2 Wis Cav Bradford 11/13/1863 11/15/1865 Elizabeth Mrs. J. U. Baker, Sumner, Ia; Myrtle Brown died 1908 Dakota; Mrs. C. W. Dawson, Alberta, Canada; Clyde, Des Moines, Ia. 2/10/1884
Walters Nathan E. Saddler England 1/31/1903 Waucoma, Ia. Waucoma Cem., Waucoma, Ia Pvt I 12 Illinois Cav 12/26/1863 8/2/1865 Mary A. Ross William B., Des Moines, Ia.; Flora Thorn, German Valley, Ill.; Marcus D., Lidgerwood, No. Dak.;  Mathilda Fuller, Chicago, Ill. 2/20/1884
Watenpaugh Ephraim T. W. 2/22/1835 NY 4/9/1931 Sumner, IA Pinhook Cem., Sumner, Ia. Pvt B 15 Iowa Inf Third Cong. District 7/24/1865 Louisville, KY Mustered 10/18/1864 Abraham NY Zoa Thrall NY Elizabeth Adams 2/10/1884
Watenpaugh Martin A. Leroy, Ia. Farmer 12/18/1840 Ill. 6/10/1915 Sumner, IA Wilson, Grove Cem., Bremer Co., Ia. Pvt K 15 Illinois Cav Plato 8/17/1861 9/23/1864 Abraham NY Zoa Thrall NY 2/10/1884
Wemple Albert H. Saddler NY Pvt K 3 Iowa Inf 2/10/1884

Post #489, Sumner, Iowa History

Miscellaneous Data and History:

Chartered: March 7, 1891, Mustered by M. L. Sherman

Members: Charter 19, Total 35

Disbanded: September 24, 1925

Property:

Veteran's Name Residence Occ DOB Place DOD Place Burial War Record   Enlisted Discharged Other Info Father Nav Mother Nav Wife Children Date Joined
Surname First               Rank Co Reg State Org Age Res Date Place Date Place                
Bent Merton H. 1846 New Hampshire 8/2/1875 Wilson Grove Cem., Sumner Twp., Bremer Co., Ia. Pvt G 2 Iowa Cav West Union New Hampshire 1/21/1864 9/19/1865 Selma, Alabama
Adrian Peter Farmer Germany Pvt 6 Wisc Inf Cassville 2/15/1864 6/13/1865 3/30/1891
Armitage John P. Merchant 1844 Penn 12/19/1918 Pasadena, Calif West Lawn Cem., Glidden, Ia Corp G 1 Iowa Cav Langworthy 6/13/1861 9/8/1864
Barnard George V. 9/23/1824 New York, NY 12/25/1911 Sumner, Ia. Sgt E 95 Ill Inf LeRoy 8/15/1862 8/17/1865 George Silvina Perkins Winkler Ruth Anna Bell (Mrs.)  Oelwein, Ia.; Nellie Alvina, Sumner, Ia.; Fanny Haden; Ruel Barnard; Emma Christine Winters; Jasper of Montana and Anson. 3/30/1891
Brooks Crowell H. Sgt C 49 Mass Inf Lenox 9/11/1862 9/1/1863 Wounded 5/27/1863, Port Hudson, La.
Clifford Ebenezer K. 3/28/1833 Canada 10/18/1911 Sgt K 29 Wisc Inf Burnett 8/20/1862 6/22/1865
Converse Charles W. 11/8/1834 Portage, Ohio 3/26/1896 Greenwood Cem., Westgate, Ia. Pvt B 13 Iowa Inf Bremer Co. 11/7/1864 7/3/1865 Winthrop, d. Aug, 1868 Laura Wentworth, died 9/1/1882 Mary A. Hazen, married 1875 Laura Obenchain
Eggleston Leroy 1836 9/30/1909 Sumner, Ia. Union Mound Cem., Sumer, Ia. Pvt K 7 Wisc Inf Allen's Grove 8/26/1861 4/1/1863 discharged due to disability 3/30/1891
Fiester James C. 1846 6/13/1924 Sumner, Ia. Union Mound Cem., Sumer, Ia. Pvt A 194 Penn Inf 7/15/1864 1864 Ellen Frank, Oliver, two deceased 3/30/1891
Granger Adam E. Pvt G 153 Ill Inf Burritt 2/4/1865 9/21/1865 1893
Green William A. 1839 Penn Union Mound Cem., Sumer, Ia. Pvt F 169 Penn Inf 11/16/1862 7/25/1863 drafted militia Henrietta Carroll, born 5/17/1848, Uniontown, Penn., died 3/8/1924, Waverly, Ia., buried Harlington Cem., Waverly, Ia. Kate, Jesse W. (Lalla), Bessie 3/31/1891
Hammetter John George 12/27/1842 Bavaria, Germany 12/23/1932 Sumner, Ia. Zion Cem., Sumner Twp., Bremer Co., Ia. Pvt C 43 Wisc Inf George Margaret Susan Schildhach (1) Mary Roberts (2) George A, W, Sumner; Herman, Hazel, So. Dak.; Mona Day, Waterloo, Ia. 1893
Hausner Leonard Retired Farmer 7/7/1831 Germany 2/15/1916 Sumner, Ia. Union Evangelical Cem., Westgate, Ia., Banks Twp. Pvt F 6 Wisc Inf Milwaukee 3/30/1865 7/14/1865
Havenstrite Charles Henry 10/25/1835 Penn 6/11/1924 Sumner, Ia. Wilson Grove Cem., Sumner Twp., Bremer Co., Ia. Pvt C 13 US Inf 1/17/1862 1/17/1865 Dennis, No. Dak.; Arthur, deceased 3/30/1891
Horton Delos J. 4/30/1917 Wilson Grove Cem., Sumner Twp., Bremer Co., Ia. Pvt C 109 NY Inf 8/9/1862 Candor 5/29/1865 Alexandria, Va. Melissa 1902
Jenckes James M. 1846 6/14/1897 Sumner, Ia. Pvt E 47 Wisc Inf Dane 1/30/1865 6/5/1865
Lang Adam   6/25/1836 Bavaria, Germany Pvt F 29 Wisc Inf Jefferson 8/12/1862 6/22/1865 1892
Lyon William T.  12/20/1830 Hartford, Susquehanna Co., Pa. 3/28/1918 Bayard, Ia. Bayard, Ia. Capt I 33 Ill Inf Pittsfield 9/18/1861 Camp Butler 11/24/1865 Vicksburg, MS Isaac Sally Blodgett Louise Jane Farmer, b. Adamas Co., Ill. Fred F., Sumner, Nebr.; Winnie ( ) Grow, Perril, Ia.; Frank N., Waterloo, Ia.; Percy I., Dyke, Ia. 3/30/1891
Munger Levi A. "Tip" 5/9/1839 Oneida Co., NY 6/20/1928 Sumner, Ia. Wilson Grove Cem., Sumner Twp., Bremer Co., Ia. Corp I 8 NY Cav Deansville 11/4/1861 Mary Fox Samuel, Bank at Sumner, Ia.; Richard, Munger Oil Co.; Victor (Farmer) Wells, Sumner, Ia.; (Warren) Creager,, Ia. 3/30/1891
Nichols Erastus 1831 NY 3/21/1900 Bremer Co., Ia. Menter-Fay Cem., Leroy Twp., Bremer, Ia. Pvt D 4 Iowa Inf 3rd Congressional District 7/8/1865 Thomas, 1793-1872, War of 1812 NY Hannah Wilkins, D. NY Vt Sarah, 1841- 12/11/1899 Alice M. 1863-1875; Merty Bell, d. 7/15/1870 3/30/1891
Noon Thomas G. 10/26/1927 Sumner, Ia. Wilson Grove Cem., Sumner Twp., Bremer Co., Ia. Pvt M 1 Iowa Cav 3/30/1891
Orvis Alvertes A. Banks, Twp., Iowa Farmer 1838 NY 1/30/1909 Iowa Soldier's Home I.S.H. Cem., Marshalltown, Ia. Corp C 98 Ill Inf Mason 8/9/1862 6/27/1865
Ryan Michael 1844 5/3/1906 Iowa Soldier's Home, Marshalltown, Ia. Union Mound Cem., Sumer, Ia. Pvt E 46 Ill Inf 10/1/1861 6/24/1865 discharged due to disability 3/30/1891
Schwader Joseph 3/16/1834 Germany 1/9/1907 Bremer Co., Ia. Lutheran Cem., Sumner, Ia. Pvt B 42 Ill Inf Elgin 12/16/1865 Captured at Stone River, was in Libby prison 6 months and exchanged. Minna After 1895
Shippy Charles S. 3/26/1831 Canada 1/6/1901 Fairbank, Ia. Fairbank Cem., Fairbank, Ia. Pvt B 4 Iowa Inf 3rd Congressional District 10/1/1864 5/31/1865 Rebecca Platt, b. 5/22/1840, m. 9/16/1860, d. 4/23/1900, Fairbank, Ia. Leroy Shippy, Denver, Co.; Leon Earl, Phoenix, Az.; Elmer Ellsworth, Arthur Andrew; Algie Charles; Wilbur Thomas; Addie C., Francis Eliz Sutton; Ethelyn Clark 3/30/1891
Smith Calvin P. Pvt A 4 Minn Inf 9/26/1861 4/19/1864 discharged for disability 3/30/1891
Spears Charles G. Hotel Keeper 11/10/1838 Ohio 12/5/1910 Janesville, Ia. Union Mound Cem., Sumer, Ia. Corp F 38 Iowa Inf Fayette Co. 8/14/1862 8/15/1865 Houston, Tx. Elsie Hursh (Fred) Muir, neice, Janesville, Ia.; Nathan, deceased 3/30/1891
Stark Alfred E. Engineer Washington, D.C. 3/21/1905 Pvt I 5 R.I. Inf 8/14/1862 7/20/1865 Marine U.S.S. Tacoma U.S. Navy, USS Hetzel, Louisiana, Taconey Ellen J. b. Pa. 10/17/1889
Triplett James D. Farmer N. Car. 3/21/1909 Hampton, Ia. Hampton Cem., Hampton, Ia. Pvt I 47 Wisc Inf Martinsville 1/23/1865 9/4/1865 1891
Voight John P. 9/12/1832 Germany 10/10/1910 Sumner, Ia. Wilson Grove Cem., Sumner Twp., Bremer Co., Ia. Pvt K 29 Wisc Inf Lowell 8/21/1862 6/22/1865 1. Augusta Frick, m. 1857, died 1893; 2. Mrs, Carolina Roe, died 1910 1st marriage: Henry, born at Bamberg, Wis.
Voorhees Norton T. Farmer NY 6/9/1919 Wilson Grove Cem., Sumner Twp., Bremer Co., Ia. Pvt K 2 Wisc Cav 1891
Waskon William 2/4/1843 11/1/1926 Sumner, Ia. Union Mound Cem., Sumer, Ia. Pvt E 13 Ill Cav Addison 10/23/1861 1862 3/30/1891
Watenpaugh Ephraim Farmer 2/22/1835 Cattaraugus Co., NY 4/9/1931 Sumner, Ia. Sumner, Ia. Pvt B 15 Iowa Inf 3rd Congressional District 10/18/1864 (sic.) 7/24/1864 Abraham NY Zoa Thrall NY Elizabeth (John) Dawson deceased; (Edward) French deceased; (F. J.) Fay, Sumner, Ia.; Fields Watenpaugh, Mont. 1892
Waugh James C. Farmer Missouri Pvt G 5 Missouri Cav 2/26/1862 6/22/1863 Mary age 48 (1895) b. Ind. Corey b Nebr,; William b. Iowa, age 15, 1895 1895
Wemple Albert H. Saddler NY Pvt K 3 Iowa Inf Cedar Falls 5/21/1861 7/11/1864 3/30/1891
Wright Merrill S. S. F. Cass & Co., Mercantile bus. 7/19/1838 Littleton, Mass. Pvt C 6 Mass Inf 5/16/1861 8/2/1861 Mechanic's Phalanx Mrs. Lizzie French, b. N. H. m. 1871 Ida M. French 3/30/1891

 

 

 

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