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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: Sims, David |
Father: | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Laborer | Mother: | ||
| Date of birth: Dec 1835 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Martinsbury, Ohio | Wife: Eleanor Hedge | ||
| Date of death: 03 Aug 1915 | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Winterset Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa | |||
| Cause of death: |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Corporal | Company: I | Regiment: 142nd | |
| State: Ohio | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 02 May 1864 | |||
| Enlistment age: 28 | Residence: | ||
| Mustered out: with Company 02 Sep 1864 at Camp Chase, Ohio - Service 100 days | |||
| Discharged: | |||
| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 04 Aug 1900 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (S) | Age at joining: 65 | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: Roster Ohio Soldiers; Post 55 Desc Book #227: Simms, David; Des Moines Tribune 03 Aug 1915, p.1; Winterset News 11 Aug 1915 | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 04 Jan 2006. |