1885 Special Iowa Census

Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Marines

This is a list of ex-soldiers, sailors, and marines who were living in Iowa in 1885. These veterans may have served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, or the Civil War.  Information includes name of soldier, sailor, or marine; rank; company; regiment; battery or vessel in which they served, and present residence (in 1885).

Frederic Post Office

Name	Rank	Served From	Unit Served In	Company
Wilson, Wm	Private	Colorado	1st Calvary	K
Judson, Issac	Private	Iowa	4th Battery	Not listed
Amber, Geo.	Private	Iowa	36th Infantry	D
Barker, Peter	Private	Iowa	36th Infantry	D
Miller, Peter	Private	Iowa	36th Infantry	A
Edington, Zebidee	Private	Ohio	7th Calvary	E

Georgetown Post Office

Name	Rank	Served From	Unit Served In	Company
Campbell, Daniel	Private	Ohio	8th Calvary	F
Cotter, James	Private	Ohio	8th Calvary	I
McMichael, Wm.	Private	Iowa	8th Calvary	I
Kenworthy, David	Private	Iowa	36th Infantry	I
Donovan, James	Private	Ohio	105th Infantry	C

Lovilia Post Office

Name	Rank	Served From	Unit Served In	Company
Little, A.L.	Private	Indiana	8th Calvary	E
Kennelly, Timothy	Corporal	Indiana	20th Infantry	C
Kimler, Benjamin F.	Sergeant	Iowa	6th Infantry	E
Roberts, Allen	Private	Iowa	6th Infantry	E
White, John	Private	Iowa	6th Infantry	G
Hittle, John	Private	Iowa	32nd Infantry	D
Ream, Samuel	Corporal	Iowa	33rd Infantry	C
Hinds, Perry	Private	Iowa	36th Infantry	A
Hittle, Jacob	Private	Iowa	36th Infantry	A
Walker, John	1st Lieutenant	Iowa	36th Infantry	A
Walker, John W.	Sergeant	Illinois	Infantry, Mexican War	D

Tyrone Post Office

Name	Rank	Served From	Unit Served In	Company
Moffatt, Samuel	Private	Iowa	8th Calvary	A
Howard, John C.	Private	Ohio	23 Infantry	A
Payne, Robert C.	1st Lieutenant	Pennsylvania	8th Calvary	B

Melrose Post Office

Name	Rank	Served From	Unit Served In	Company
Murphy, J.D.	Private	Arkansas	4th Infantry	E
Stuart, Thaddeus S.	Private	Illinois	13th	K
O Malley, Owen	Sergeant	Illinois	22nd Infantry	F
Bellman, John M.	Private	Illinois	126th Infantry	H
Bernard, Washington	Private	Iowa	1st Calvary	H
Carroll, Amos	Private	Iowa	1st Calvary	H
Gilbert, John	Private	Iowa	1st Calvary	H
Egbert, Andrew	Private	Iowa	6th Infantry	B
Adcock, Isom.	Private	Iowa	8th Infantry	I
England, John M.	Private	Iowa	14th Infantry	I
Jennison, Stoddard	Corporal	Iowa	18th Infantry	H
Peacock, Samuel A.	Private	Iowa	18th Infantry	C
Whilsett, Martin	Private	Iowa	34th Infantry	F
Anderson, Martin	Corporal	Iowa	36th Infantry	K
Gailbraith, Thomas	Private	Iowa	36th Infantry	F
Smith, Charles B.	Private	Iowa	36th Infantry	K
Wright, John N.	Lieutenant	Iowa	36th Infantry	F
Wright, S.M.	Corporal	Iowa	36th Infantry	F
Gilbert, Isom	Private	Iowa	Infantry	Not listed
Diltz, John	Private	Michigan	12th Infantry	C
Eaton, Geo. L.	Private	New Hampshire	6th Infantry	C
Halsey, Alonzo D.	Private	New York	13rd Infantry	K
Ramey, W.S.	Private	Ohio	15th Infantry	D
Kennel, A.O.	Private	Ohio	21st Infantry	G
Root, Charles L.	Private	Ohio	39th Infantry	K
Shepherd, John	Corporal	Ohio	101st Infantry	F
Brown, E.B.	Private	Ohio	177th Infantry	D
Kenworthy, David	Corporal	Oregon	1st Calvary	D
Baskett, John R.	Sergeant	Tennessee	4th Calvary	B