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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: Deardorff, William H |
Father: John Deardorf | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Farmer | Mother: | ||
| Date of birth: 20 Dec 1843 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Iowa | Wife: Elma Simmons | ||
| Date of death: 08 Aug 1920 | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Ebenezer Cemetery, southeast of Peru, Madison, Iowa | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children Verna C. (Elwood) Macumber, Indianaola, Iowa
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: B | Regiment: 40th | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 14 Aug 1862, mustered in 01 Oct 1862 | |||
| Enlistment age: 18 | Residence: Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa | ||
| Mustered out: 02 Aug 1865 at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation | |||
| Discharged: | |||
| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Jonathan Roby | Date joined: 16 Jan 1888 | ||
| Post No.: 449 (3) | Age at joining: | ||
| Place: Truro, Madison, Iowa | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: Winterset News 01 Sep 1920; Roster Iowa Soldiers: Deardorff, William H; Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: Deardorf, Wm res. Ohio/Post 449 Desc Book; Letter from Mrs. Macumber 18 Aug 1931 re increase pension for mother age 80 | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier XX Sep 2005. |