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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: Smith, Luke Alonzo (White) |
Father: Patrick Smith | ||
| Residence: Patterson, Madison, Iowa | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Farmer | Mother: | ||
| Date of birth: 23 Jan 1845 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: New York, New York | Wife: Mary Schoonover | ||
| Date of death: 09 Dec 1936 (91y 10m 16d) | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: Brainerd, Crow, Minnesota | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children William D - Brainerd, Minnesota Alonzo - Silverton, Oregon Joseph M. - Prole, Iowa |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: Troop E | Regiment: 7th | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 03 May 1863 | |||
| Enlistment age: 18 | Residence: Des Moines, Iowa | ||
| Mustered out: | |||
| Discharged: 02 Oct 1865 at Washington D.C. | |||
| Transfers: to Company E, 7th Iowa Cavalry, Reorganized | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 16 Dec 1910 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (S) | Age at joining: 64 | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: War Dept. 1939: b. 23 Jan 1845; Roster Iowa Soldiers; Ex-Soldiers living Ia. 1886: Bevington; Graves Registration files; b. 29 Jan 1846; Post 55 Desc Book #272 - age 64 on 16 Dec 1910 | |||
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Notes:
1. Lived at Patterson, Iowa for many years. 2. Following Civil War was member of a scout troop fighting Indians in the West. 3. Someone hand wrote "White" after his name on both sides of the index card. The transcriber does not know what this implies or means. 4. War: XC-2574340 |
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 04 Jan 2006. |