Mills County, Iowa

Civil War Burials in Mills County

State of Iowa
ARMED FORCES GRAVES REGISTRATION RECORD

Adjutant General's Office
STATE CAPITAL, DES MOINES, IOWA

VETERAN's NAME: William Fickel
Color: White
Serial No.: n/a
Buried in County: Mills
War Served in: Civil
Date of Birth: 28 Feb 1835; Place: Perry County, Ohio
Date of Death: 17 Feb 1873; Place: Anderson Twp., Mills County; Cause: Small Pox; Age: 38

Nearest relatives:
Father: William; Mother: Elizabeth; Wife: Maria Sowers

Children:
George B., W. Homer, Clark (deceased), Joseph B.

MILITARY RECORD:
Residence at Time: Roseville, Ohio Age: 29
Entered service date: 2 May 1864; Place: Zanesville, Ohio
Discharged date: 23 Aug 1864; Place: Zanesville, Ohio; Rank: Pvt.
Organization served in: Co. K, 159, Ohio Inf.
Foreign countries served in: n/a
Membership in veterans organization: n/a

BURIAL INFORMATION:

Burial place: Rural Anderson Twp.

Name of cemetery: Wesley Chapel; Character of grave marker: Mon. & H. Stone
Lot description: Addition: n/a; Block: n/a, Lot No. 171; Grave No.: n/a
If buried in foreign country, state where and date of reburial: n/a
Amount of pension: n/a Pension Claim No.: n/a
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Name and address of persons and organizations furnishing this information:

G. B. Fickle, Adj. Gen. Ohio

Additional information or history:
He came to Iowa in 1873, contracted Smallpox on the way, and died within a few days after arriving in Mills County. Buried in Section 30, Wesley Chapel Cemetery, located on the J. H. Plumb farm. Cemetery started in connection with the Wesley Chapel Church (M. E.) in 1874.

~ Source: Iowa War records survey. Graves registration division Register of the U.S. war veterans buried in Mills County, 1865-1937 - LDS microfilm #1502657, #2 ~ Transcribe by Constance Diamond for Mills County IAGenWeb, May 2008