Madison County Military

Veteran's Name: Brittain, Pleasant M		Father: Joseph Brittain
Residence:		Father's nativity:
Occupation: Farmer		Mother: Jane Hart
Date of birth: 20 Sep 1842		Mother's nativity:
Place of birth: Buchanan County, Missouri		Wife: Sarah Cox
Date of death: 04 Nov 1908		2nd wife:
Place of death: Madison County, Iowa		3rd wife:
Place of burial: Earlham Cemetery
Cause of death:		Children Mrs. Ida Goin Jennie Daniels Ruth Davis Susie Trester Alice Trester Joe

War record
Rank: Captain	Company: A		Regiment: 39th
State: Iowa		Organization: Infantry
Enlistment date: 22 Aug 1862, mustered 08 Sep 1862
Enlistment age: 21		Residence: Winterset
Mustered out: 05 Jun 1865 at Washington, D. C.
Discharged:
Transfers:
GAR membership
Post name: Pitzer		Date joined: 1st term 1901
Post No.: 55(S)		Age at joining:
Place: Winterset		Transfers:

Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers: Pleasant; Ex. Soldiers living Ia. 1886: Prvt - Winterset./Post 55 Desc Book - joined Apr 6, 1901 age 60; Winterset Reporter Nov 5, 1908 p. 3, c 2.

Notes: 1. Brother of Alfred Brittain, Co. A 39th Iowa 2. From Herman A. Mueller's History of Madison County, page 133 shows: vol. 2 Pub 1915 - Joseph E. Brittain, farmer, was born Jefferson Twp., Madison Co., son of P and Sarah Cox Brittain, natives of Mo. and Indiana respectively. his father removed to Madison County before the Civil War and enlisted in Co A 39 Iowa farmed Madison Co. Jeff Twp until 1902, then sold that place and purchased 123 acres Sec 10 & 11, Madison Twp well improved. He passed away 4 Nov (1909 error) and is survived by widow still living on home place. Joseph E. married Miss Aley Fennings 4th July 1909 (dau of Taylor and Eliz. (Hunt) Jennings, both born Ohio but removed to Dallas Co. Ia at early day. purchased land there. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brit- 3. Transcriber's note - Note 2 has a lot of errors in it that are transcribed exactly as written on the GAR index cards.