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Madison County, Iowa |
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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: Mattox, William R |
Father: | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Farmer | Mother: | ||
| Date of birth: 21 Apr 1838 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Union County, Ohio | Wife: Elizabeth S. Phinney, married 21 Feb 1867 by Rev. Silas Johnson, Oskaloosa, Iowa | ||
| Date of death: 12 Jul 1921 | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: Shanghai, China | 3rd wife: | ||
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Children Elmer Lincoln - born 03 Mar 1869 Ernest Eugene - born 15 Dec 1870 Oren Omer - born 01 Jun 1872 Fred Phinney - born 25 Jul 1874 |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: D | Regiment: 15th | |
| State: U. S. | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 28 Aug 1861 | |||
| Enlistment age: | Residence: | ||
| Mustered out: for disability 26 Mar 1862 | |||
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| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 12 Nov 1864 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (102) | Age at joining: 46 | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: 05 Sep 1888 | ||
| Sources: Ex-Soldiers living Ia. 1886: - Mattox - Winterset | |||
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Notes:
1. Pensioned SC 370 348, Topeka Agency 2. History Madison County, 1879, p. 585, Scott Twp, Mattox, W. R. - farmer, P. O. Winterset 3. Pension File shows residence: Winterset, Ia 1883; Oskaloosa, Ia to 1866; Winterset to 1887; Pueblo, Colorado - 1905, since then Santa Monica, Cal. (1908-1913); but also Hangchow, China. Will made in California, Executor, Wm M. Mattox, Apartade 666, Havana, Cuba. Enlistment 29 Aug 1861 Co D 15 U.S. Inf. discharged 26 Mar 1862 at Camp Stanton, Tennessee |
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 27 Dec 2005. |