Madison County Military

Veteran's Name: Bowlsby, Benjamin Franklin		Father: William H. Bowlsby
Residence:		Father's nativity:
Occupation: Farmer		Mother: Mary Ann Garretson
Date of birth: 30 Sep 1839		Mother's nativity:
Place of birth: Delaware County, Indiana		Wife: Catherine S. Hyskell
Date of death: 12 Feb 1920		2nd wife:
Place of death: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa		3rd wife:
Place of burial: Winterset Cemetery
Cause of death:		Children Marietta ( ) Southwick Clarence Bowlsby; Des Moines, Iowa May (Frank) Davisson; Des Moines, Iowa Minnie (Sherman) Gregory; Adel, Iowa Walter H; Valley City, North Dakota Fred A, died ca 1925 Des Moines, Iowa Frank O., Portland Oregon 1953 Othello (widow Kate died recently Indiana) Bertha (Wm) Weyhranch, Chicago, Illinois Fred A (Ada Lowden) Blanch (Albert) Weyhranch in Wisconsin 1953

War record
Rank: Musician	Company: A		Regiment: 39th
State: Iowa		Organization: Infantry
Enlistment date: 22 Aug 1862 as drummer
Enlistment age: 23		Residence: Winterset
Service notes: Reduced to ranks at own request 29 Jun 1863. Taken prisoner 05 Oct 1864 at Allatoona, Georgia. Paroled.
Mustered out: 26 May 1865 at Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Discharged:
Transfers:
GAR membership
Post name: Pitzer		Date joined: 27 Apr 1883
Post No.: 55(47)		Age at joining:
Place: Winterset		Transfers:

Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers; Ex. Soldiers living Ia. 1886: - Winterset./Graves Reg: Bowlsby, Benjamin Franklin/Des Moines Tribune, Feb 13, 1920, p. 1, col. 5/History Madison County 1915 - Vol 2 page 300/

Notes: Ada, widow of Fred A living 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa 3001 Univ. - and son Arthur Bowlsby at same address - married Florence Ulfers - They have two sons James in Marines i.e. Sgt James A., Marines, California Tech Student Des Moines Tech High - Benj. Curtis W. Gregory, son of Minnie - living 1953 at Adel, Iowa "may have veteran's discharge paper. Veteran died at her home in Des Moines. Curtis a private Atty in Adel now, served previously in Atty General's office (state). Informant re deaths & living 1953 - Arthur Bowlsby. Have photograph of him taken in October 1862 at Davenport - another when he was 75 years of age with his drum. (These photographs may still be in the possession of the Iowa Historical Library in Des Moines which possesses the original GAR documentation).