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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN RECORD TRANSCRIPTION |
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Data added by transcriber in blue font |
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Veteran's Name: Davis, James R |
Father: William Davis | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: County Sheriff | Mother: Elizabeth Rollstin | ||
| Date of birth: 17 Sep 1832 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Washington County, Pennsylvania | Wife: Margaret Henderson | ||
| Date of death: | 2nd wife: Hannah Kennedy | ||
| Place of death: | 3rd wife: | ||
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Children Elizabeth Ann Mrs. W. E. Young (Nancy Jane) Mary M Mrs. Martha Higgs Findley James Butler Leslie M W F John M William Thomas |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Corporal | Company: F | Regiment: 39th | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 17 Aug 1862 | |||
| Enlistment age: 30 | Residence: Winterset, Madison, Iowa | ||
| Mustered out: 05 Jun 1865 at Washington D. C. | |||
| Service: Promoted to 8th Corporal 01 Jan 1865 | |||
| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 17 Nov 1882 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (44) | Age at joining: 49 | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers; Ex.Soldiers living Ia. 1886: - Winterset./Post 55 Desc Book #44; Winterset News 31 Aug 1921. | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 23 Sep 2005. |