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WAGNER, Frederick, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Mason, Place of Birth: France, Date of Death: Dec 12, 1889, Place of Death: Indianola, Iowa, Place of Death: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Lot 321, Grave 1, Indianola, Iowa, Father: James Waggoner, Mother: Sarah Park, Wife: Verna McGinnis, Children: Robert Waggoner – deceased
War Record:
Private in 7th Iowa Infantry, Company B, enlisted Dec 16, 1863, age 21, residence Howard County, born France, mustered out July 21, 1865
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: Frederick, Post 116 Application Paper, age 42 in 1885, Grave Registration carries name as Waggoner
Post 116 Descriptive Book: suspended June 30, 1888, dropped Dec 30, 1888, suspended Sept 28, 1889, dropped Aug 2, 1890
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined Nov 17, 1883, suspended June 30, 1888, dropped Dec 30, 1888
WAKEFIELD, Henry Tobias, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Marble Dealer, Place of Birth: Pennsylvania, Father: John Wakefield, Mother: Frances, Wife: Sarah M. Owens, Children: E.F., Murphy, Mrs. Edith Harmon, Mrs. Myrtle Johnson
War Record:
Private in 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company M, enlisted Jan 29, 1862, residence Lake City, Minnesota, mustered out Feb 19, 1865, term expiration at Nashville, Tennessee
Sources:
Roster Wisconsin Volunteers: (Henry T.), Post 116 Application Paper – age, place of birth, occupation
Greenfield Free Press [newspaper] February 1928
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined March 21, 1885, age 43, dropped Sept 30, 1890
Greenfield Post 39, joined Oct 10, 1910, age 72
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: Aug 11, 1829, Place of Birth: Indiana, Date of Death: March 28, 1910, Place of Death: Pleasantville, Iowa, Place of Burial: Wheeling Cemetery, Pleasantville, Iowa, Wife: (1) Elizabeth, (2) Louisa
War Record:
Private in 33rd Iowa Infantry, Company A, enlisted Aug 15, 1862, age 33, residence Knoxville, born Indiana, discharged for disability Feb 10, 1863, St. Louis, Missouri
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: Walker, Simon
Post:
Hartford Post 169, joined Nov 17, 1883, suspended Oct 10, 1884, dropped March 10, 1885, suspended June 30, 1891
WALKER, Thomas Allen, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: Clark County, Indiana, Date of Death: Aug 1, 1922, Place of Death: Wick, Iowa, Place of Burial: Wallace Cemetery, Lot 96, Grave 1, Wick, Jefferson Township, Warren County, Iowa, Father: Robert T. Walker, Mother: Mary H., Wife: Elizabeth Bryan, Children: William E., Mary L., Cora B., Charles, Ivy, Minnie, Margaret, Eliza Miranda
War Record:
Private in 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company G, age 27, residence Warren County, nativity Indiana, enlisted Sept 28, 1864, mustered same date, mustered out June 2, 1865, Washington, D.C.
Sources:
Post 116 Descriptive Book: Thomas A., - Company G., 15th Iowa, G.A.R. Muster Roll: Walker, Theo. A., Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Walker, Thos., Company G, 15th Iowa – residence Wick
Roster Iowa Soldiers: Company G (not I)
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined 1901, age 63
WARNER, Valentine, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: 1823
War Record:
Private in 34th Iowa Infantry, Company D, enlisted Aug 14, 1862, mustered Oct 15, 1862, age 39, residence Warren County, nativity Pennsylvania. Promoted 4th Sergeant March 1, 1863; 3rd Sergeant, transferred to Company B, 34th Consolidated Battalion Nov 12, 1864. Promoted 3rd Sergeant Nov 24, 1864, transferred to Company B, 34/38 Consolidated Jan 1, 1865 as 4th Sergeant, promoted 3rd Sergeant Nov 24, 1865, 2nd Sergeant April 28, 1865, mustered out Aug 15, 1865, Houston, Texas
Sources:
Roster Iowa Soldiers
Post:
Milo Post 275, joined Feb 2, 1884, suspended Dec 31, 1886, reinstated Dec 25, 1888
WARNOCK, Austin, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Residence: P.O. Avon, Iowa, Date of Birth: Dec 20, 1831, Place of Birth: Ross County, Ohio, Place of Burial: Avon Cemetery, Allen Township, Avon, Iowa, Children: Rose Warnock Preston, Nelle Ballard, Amanda (deceased), Gertrude
War Record:
Sergeant in 23rd Iowa Infantry, Company C, enlisted Aug 1, 1862 as 4th Corporal, mustered Aug 23, 1862, age 30, residence Avon, nativity Ohio. Promoted 1st Corporal Jan 21, 1863, wounded June 7, 1863, Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana; promoted 3rd Sergeant July 28, 1863; 2nd Sergeant April 1, 1864; mustered out July 26, 1865, Harrisburg, Texas
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: Warmick, Austin, Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886 shows same Company and regiment: Warnock, C.D. – Sergeant – residence Avon
Post:
Des Moines Post 7, joined Aug 28, 1879
Carlisle Post 425, joined March 17, 1888
WARTHEN, William F., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: West Virginia, Date of Death: Dec 26, 1890, Place of Death: Indianola, Iowa, Place of Burial: Manoah Cemetery, Lot 377, Grave 2, Indianola, Iowa, Father: Reuben Warthen, Mother: Nancy Hall, Wife: Melissa Fortney, Children: Alonzo, Flora, William R., Pearl – Indianola, Iowa
War Record:
2nd Lieutenant in 15th West Virginia Infantry, Company E, enlisted as Sergeant Aug 22, 1862, mustered out Lieutenant June 20, 1865
Battles, Etc:
Gunshot wound in head, Winchester, Virginia
Sources:
Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Warthen, W.F. – residence Cool, Graves Registration: W.F., Post 116 Descriptive Book age 40 in 1883
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined April 7, 1883, suspended June 30, 1888, dropped Dec 30, 1888
WASHBURN, Samuel, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: 1831
War Record:
Private in 34th Iowa Infantry, Company D, enlisted Aug 13th and mustered Oct 15, 1862, age 32, residence Warren County, nativity Indiana. Transferred to Company E, 34th Consolidated Battalion, 34/38 Consolidated Infantry Jan 1, 1865, mustered out Aug 15, 1865, Houston, Texas
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers
Post:
Milo Post 275, joined Feb 2, 1884, suspended Sept 26, 1885, dropped March 13, 1886
WEBSTER, Homer H., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: 1847
War Record:
Private in 25th Wisconsin Infantry, Company G, enlisted Jan 21, 1864, residence Maxville, transferred to Company F, 12th Wisconsin Infantry June 2, 1865, residence shown Durand, mustered out July 16, 1865.
Sources:
Roster of Wisconsin Volunteer: Homer, Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Webster, Homer, Company G, 25th Wisconsin – residence Milo
Post:
Milo Post 275, joined Aug 14, 1886, suspended June 30, 1891, dropped 1892
WELLONS, William M., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Born: April 4, 1833, Kentucky, Died: Aug 11, 1891, Hartford, Iowa, Buried: Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Iowa, Father: Marion Wellons, Mother: Rose Clelland, Wife: Thelma (or Selma) See, Children: Harrison (no children shown on Graves Registration record, Harrison – a relative, deceased)
War Record:
Private in Company G, 10th Iowa Infantry, enlisted Aug 29, 1861, wounded in left arm Oct 4, 1862, Corinth, Mississippi, discharged
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: Wellows, William N., age 28, residence Warren County, nativity Kentucky, enlisted Aug 29, 1861, mustered Sept 7, 1861, wounded in left arm Oct 4, 1862, Corinth, Mississippi, discharge
Grave Registration: Wellons, Wm. M. death and burial, and History of Warren County
Photo on file, in group of Post No.169, taken after 1897. Wellons bought up part of Mr. Hall’s estate, whose wife was daughter of Annanias Rice
Post:
Hartford Post 169
WELLS, Thomas J., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: 1844, Date of Death: 1913
War Record:
Private in 5th Wisconsin Battalion, enlisted Jan 7, 1864, residence Sylvester, mustered out June 6, 1865
Sources:
Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Thomas – residence Milo
Post:
Milo Post 275, joined May 30, 1885
WELLS, William F., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Hotel Business, Place of Birth: Morgan County, Ohio, Date of Death: March 26, 1905, Place of Death: Indianola, Iowa, Place of Burial: Manoah Cemetery, Lot 383, Grave 2, Indianola, Iowa, Father: William Wells, Mother: Lena Foote, Wife: Catherine Turner, Children: Mrs. John N. Clark, John W.
War Record:
Private in 34th Iowa Infantry, Company C, enlisted Aug 13, 1862 as Wagoner, age 40, residence Indianola, born Ohio, discharged for disability, March 19, 1863, St. Louis, Missouri, chronic diarrhea
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: (William F.), Post 116 Application Paper age 60 in 1883, Post 116 Descriptive Book
Post:
Indianola Post 116, April 11, 1883, suspended Sept 30, 1888, reinstated Dec 30, 1888, suspended Sept 6, 1890, dropped June 30, 1891
Biographical Information:
Date of Death: July 14, 1907, Place of Death: Norwalk, Iowa, Place of Burial: Norwalk Cemetery, Linn Township, Warren County, Iowa, Father: Christian Welty, Mother: Salome Blosser, Wife: Rebecca Ellen Branstitter, Children: John E. – Norwalk, Iowa, Lavert – deceased
War Record:
Corporal in 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, enlisted Aug 17, 1862 for 3 years, age 22, discharged Nov 5, 1863 at Memphis, Tennessee for wounds received Dec 1862 in battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi
Sources:
Roster of Ohio Soldiers: Welty, Ephraim
Post:
Norwalk Post 355, joined Aug 25, 1884
WESTERFIELD, Cyrus, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Physician, Place of Birth: Prebble County, Ohio, Date of Death: Jan 28, 1899, Place of Death: Chicago, Illinois, Place of Burial: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Lot 45, Grave 2, Indianola, Iowa, Father: James Westerfield, Mother: Samantha Lee, Wife: Elizabeth G. Finch, Children: Mrs. S.S. Carhoan – Indianola, Iowa, Mrs. Edd Jones – Des Moines, Iowa
War Record:
Private in 83rd Illinois Infantry, Company G, enlisted Aug 6, 1862, residence Maquon, mustered Aug 21, 1862, discharge July 19, 1862 disability
Sources:
Adjutant General’s Report Illinois: Westfield, Cyrus, Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Westerfield, Cyrus – residence Clio, Post 28 Transfer Card filed with Post 116
Post:
Allerton Post 28, joined May 3, 1884, transferred Sept 7, 1885 (age 65)
Indianola Post 116, joined March 20, 1886, suspended July 1, 1888, reinstated Dec 30, 1888
“TAKEN BY DEATH” newspaper article on death of Mrs. Edward H. Jones (daughter of Cyrus Westerfield)
Mrs. Edward H. Jones, 94, died Monday at her home, 1001 Thirty-seventh street, after a prolonged illness. Mrs. Jones was a pioneer resident of Iowa. She was born in Indiana and, as a young child, crossed the Mississippi river in a covered wagon with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Westerfield, to establish a prairie home at Fort Dodge.
Lived Here 53 Years – Mrs. Jones had lived in Des Moines for 53 years. Her husband and one son, DeWitt, preceded her in death. She is survived by a sister, Miss Susan Westerfield of Los Angeles, California and by one son, E. Paul Jones, and two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Foster and Mrs. Walter T. Robinson, all of Des Moines, and by 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Presbyterian – Mrs. Jones had been a member of Central Presbyterian church for 50 years. She was a charter member of the Chauncey DePew club and was a member of Abigail Adams Chapter, Daughter of the American Revolution. Services will be conducted at Dunn’s Funeral home Wednesday, at an hour to be announced later by the Rev. Alvin L. Morris. Burial will be at Masonic cemetery.
WHETZEL, Jacob H., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: March 16, 1845, Date of Death: May 12, 1907, Place of Death: Carlisle, Iowa, Place of Burial: Hartford Cemetery, Lot 46, Grave 4, Hartford, Iowa, Father: Harrison Whetzel, Mother: Miranda Price, Wife: Sarah W., Children: Harry
War Record:
Private in 134th Indiana Infantry, Company C, mustered May 24, 1864, residence Decatur County, supposed mustered out, term expired
Sources:
Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Whetzel, J.H. – residence Swan, Adjutant General’s Report of Indiana: Whetzel, Jacob H.
Post:
Hartford Post 169, joined May 12, 1883, transferred May 15, 1885
Swan Post 326, joined 1885
Des Moines Post 7, cd (transfer card) 1901
WHITE, George W., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Death: April 21, 1910, Place of Death: Norwalk, Iowa, Place of Burial: Norwalk Cemetery, Linn township, Warren County, Iowa, Father: William White, Mother: Susan Allender, Wife: Aletha William, Children: George (deceased)
War Record:
Corporal in 34th Iowa Infantry, Company E, and 34th Consolidated Battalion. Enlisted Aug 20, 1862, age 32, residence Norwalk, nativity Pennsylvania, mustered Oct 15, 1862, Company H, 34th Iowa Infantry, transferred to Company E, 34th Consolidated Battalion, Nov 12, 1864, transferred to Company E, 34/38 Consolidated Jan 1, 1865, mustered out Aug 15, 1865, Houston, Texas
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: George W.
Post:
Norwalk Post 355, joined Aug 25, 1884
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Red Rock, Iowa, Place of Birth: Montgomery County, Ohio, Date of Death: Sept 14, 1894, Place of Death: Milo, Iowa, Place of Burial: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Belmont Township, Warren County, Iowa, Father: Wilson Wikle, Mother: Harriet Smith, Wife: Sarah Main, Children: John, Harrison
War Record:
Private in 40th Iowa Infantry, Company H, enlisted Aug 13th, mustered Oct 20, 1863, age 18, residence Red Rock, nativity Ohio, mustered out Aug 8, 1865, Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation
Sources:
Roster Iowa Soldiers: John W., Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: residence Red Rock
Post:
Milo Post 275, joined 1884
Knoxville Post 49, joined June 18, 1885, age 40
WILKINSON, Edward M., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Hotel Keeper, Place of Birth: Blairsburg, Pennsylvania
War Record:
Sergeant in 28th Iowa Infantry, Company H, enlisted Aug 10, 1862 as 4th Sergeant, mustered Sept 10, 1862, age 30, residence Brooklyn, nativity Pennsylvania, promoted 3rd Sergeant July 1, 1864, mustered out May 10, 1865, Davenport, Iowa
Sources:
Post 116 Descriptive Book: has on record, Post 383 Transfer Card filed with Post 116, Sergeant Company H, 28th Iowa Infantry – age 60 in 1893
Post:
Marshalltown Post 94, joined Sept 15, 1882, dropped 1886
Fonda Post 383, joined May 21, 1892, transferred March 15, 1893
Indianola Post 116, cd (transfer card) 1893, suspended 1894, dropped 1895, age 60
WILLIAMS, Alpheus, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Lawrenceburg, Iowa, Died: Dec 5, 1896, Warren County, Iowa, age 63, Buried: Shaver Cemetery, Lot 17, Grave 2, Liberty Township, Warren County, Iowa, Father: Henry Williams, Mother: Sarah Amos, Wife: Nancy A.
War Record:
Private in 18th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company A, age 30, residence Warren county, nativity Indiana, enlisted and mustered Feb 29, 1864, discharged for disability Jan 19, 1865, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Sources:
Post 116 Application Paper, Roster of Iowa Soldiers
Graves Registration record: date of death, burial, parents, wife
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined March 8, 1884, age 49
WILLIBY, John P., GAR Card File
Biographical Information: none given
War Record:
Private in 6th Iowa Infantry, Company F, enlisted July 1, 1861, age 32, residence Chariton, nativity Pennsylvania, discharged Feb 6, 1862
Pension Certificate 217,104
Sources:
Post 18 (G.A.R. Muster Roll) had Company A, 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, Post 116, Private Company F, 6th Iowa Infantry, Willoby, John P., Post 18: Williby, J, Not found in Bates History of Pennsylvania Volunteers: Company A, 1st Pennsylvania, Roster of Iowa Soldiers: Willeby, John P.
Ex-Soldiers and Pension Certificates: Williby, John P. – Pensioned Aug 1882 for disease eyes $12.00, Post #18 Descriptive Book: Jacob Willoughby; Merchant
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined May 22, 1883, transferred Nov 14, 1885, rejected 1891
Chariton Post 18, joined 1889
WILLIS, Henry Clay, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Date of Birth: Dec 9, 1841, Place of Birth: Schuyler County, Missouri, Date of Death: May 12, 1915, Place of Death: Lacona, Iowa, Place of Burial: Newbern Cemetery, Lucas County, Liberty Township, Father: John Willis, Mother: Mary Haskins born Boonville, Kentucky, Wife: Mary Clearwater born Oct 25, 1846, Illinois, married July 8, 1969, Knoxville, Iowa, died Sept 28, 1933, Children: Ida Mac Fowler – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Chas. G. – Grand View, Washington, Frank Willis – South Dakota, John Willis – South Dakota, Cylina Wilber – Bussey, Iowa, Grace Pope – Bussey, Iowa
War Record:
Private in 17th Iowa Infantry, Company A, enlisted March 15, 1862, mustered March 21, 1862, age 20, residence Leon, wounded severely Sept 19, 1862, Iuka, Mississippi, mustered out April 15, 1865, Davenport, Iowa, expiration term of service
Sources:
Nephew: Lyman B. Miller, 709 E. Locust St, Des Moines, Iowa, Feb 19, 1940
Roster of Iowa Soldiers
Brother of Nancy Willis (Mrs. Rudolph Miller)
Post:
Lacona Post 309, joined April 12, 1884, suspended 1887, and 1894
WILLIS, William Anderson, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Date of Birth: July 23, 1844, Date of Death: July 2, 1918, Place of Death: Oakley, Iowa, Place of Burial: Newbern Cemetery, Liberty Township, Lucas County, Father: William Willis, Mother: Mary T, Wife: (1) Mary E. Myers, (2) Margaret Haskins, Children: Samuel M. (deceased), William E. (deceased), Ada B. Clark – Lacona, Iowa
War Record:
Private in 10th Iowa Infantry, Company G, enlisted Aug 29, 1861, mustered Sept 7, 1861, age 18, residence Lacona, promoted 4th Corporal Jan 11, 1864, mustered out Sept 28, 1864, Kingston, Georgia
Battles, etc:
Prisoner: Missionary Ridge Nov 25, 1863 to April 16, 1864, Belle Isle, Virginia
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers, From Ex-Prisoners of War: W.A. Willis
Original Record states William Willis was taken prisoner Nov 25, 1863, Mission Ridge, Tennessee
Cousin of Henry Clay Willis of Company A, 17th Iowa Infantry, Inquiry for granddaughter to join Juniors, Auxiliary 16[probably Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War], Des Moines (July 8, 1946), Brother of Franklin M. Willis of Post 204, Malvern, Cousin to Nancy A. Willis (Rudolph) Miller – her son, Lyman L. Miller of Des Moines in office Nov 21, 1949
Post:
Lacona Post 309, joined April 12, 1884
Biographical Information: none given
War Record:
Captain in 59th Indiana Infantry, Company B, commissioned Dec 26, 1861, residence Quincy, mustered March 27, 1862, resigned Dec 10, 1862
Sources:
Ex-Soldiers living in Iowa 1886: Captain – residence Hartford, 1889 edition of G.A.R.: Willson, Adjutant General’s Report of Indiana
Post:
Hartford Post 169, joined May 12, 1883
WILSON, Joseph L., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: 1842
War Record:
Private in 34th Iowa Infantry, Company D, enlisted Aug 13th , mustered Oct 15, 1862, age 20, residence Marion County, nativity Ohio, wounded at Fort Morgan, Alabama, discharged for wounds, Oct 23, 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers, Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: - residence Milo
Post:
Milo Post 275, cd (transfer card) Jan 14, 1884, transferred June 31, 1886, reinstated Sept 26, 1887
WILSON, Joseph P., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: Washington County, Ohio
War Record:
Private in 36th Ohio Infantry, Company F, enlisted Aug 1, 1861, age 21, mustered out Sept 4, 1864 at Columbus, Ohio on expiration term of service – Service 3 years
Sources:
Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: (J.P.) – residence Palmyra, Roster Ohio Soldiers: (Joseph P.), Post 116 Application Paper, age 43 in 1884
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined March 8, 1884, suspended Sept 30, 1890, reinstated June 30, 1891, transferred 1892, 1901
WINTER, William Lewis, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: 1838
War Record:
Musician in 48th Illinois Infantry, Company C, enlisted Sept 1, 1861 and mustered Sept 6, 1861, residence Elizabethtown, mustered out date not shown in A.G.R (Adjutant General’s Report)
Sources:
Adjutant General’s Report Illinois: Lewis N. Winter, Musician, Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Winter, W.L. – residence Milo
Post:
Milo Post 275, joined Feb 2, 1884, transferred March 26, 1885, reinstated Sept 26, 1885
WOODS, William M., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: Knoxville, Illinois, Date of Death: Sept 17, 1896, age 67, Place of Death: Indianola, Iowa, Place of Burial: Manoah Cemetery, Lot 177, Grave 5, Indianola, Iowa, Father: Henry Woods, Mother: Jane S., Wife: Emma F. Bassett, Children: Mary Woods (deceased), Nellie Lester – Indianola, Iowa, Mellie, Edna, William (deceased), Hugh and Ralph – Indianola, Iowa
War Record:
Private in Marine Corp, enlisted Feb 26, 1864, discharged Sept 7, 1864 at Mound City, Illinois
Pensioned NSC 9 158: Woods, William M, Private U.S. Marine Corp, War Civil, Widow Emma F pensioned WC 602, filed Nov 11, 1896
Sources:
Post 116 Descriptive Book: died Sept 17, 1896, age 50 in 1895, Post 116 Application Paper
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined Jan 15, 1895, age 50
WOODWARD, James, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: Windsor County, Vermont, Father: Erastus Woodward (War of 1812), born 1792 Plainfield, New Hampshire, son of Gideon (born 1750, a Revolutionary War pensioner), Mother: Sarah Gilson born ca 1798, nativity Massachusetts, Wife: Eliza Tenney born Vermont, Children: Minnie L., Mary B., James T., Frank
War Record:
Private in 34th Iowa Infantry, Company C, enlisted Aug 13, 1862, age 38, residence Palmyra, born Vermont. Transferred to Invalid Corps, Oct 29, 1863, borne on rolls to Dec 31, 1863. No later record found, mustered out at Clinton, Iowa July 13, 1865 (from Post 116 Application Paper)
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: (James), Post 116 Application Paper, age 70 in 1895, member of Post #216 and #183
Post 116 Descriptive Book: joined Jan 15, 1895, age 70
Post:
Hartford Post 169, joined Aug 19, 1885, age 61
Indianola Post 116, joined June 15, 1895, age 70
WOOTEN, Jonathan, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Patterson, Iowa, Place of Birth: Ohio, Date of Death: Nov 30, 1902, Place of Death: I.S.H. (Iowa Soldiers Home) Marshalltown, Iowa, Place of Burial: Marshalltown Iowa, Grave 316
War Record:
Private in 8th Iowa Cavalry, Company M, enlisted June 25, 1863, age 21, residence Des Moines, born Indiana, mustered out Aug 13, 1865
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: Wooten, Jonathan, Post 116 Application Paper, age 51 in 1897, number on Roster 217, Post 116 Descriptive Book
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined 1897, age 51, dropped June 22, 1901
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: 1841, Place of Birth: Wisconsin
War Record:
Private in 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, Company G, residence Westfield, enlisted Oct 1, 1864, mustered out June 26, 1865
Sources:
Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: Wright, Joseph
Iowa Census shows birth, Wisconsin, Dept Roll have record only: Company G – Artillery
Wisconsin Index & Roster: Company G, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery
Graves Registration shows one Joseph Wright buried Plattsmouth, Nebraska – unknown cemetery – no record
Iowa Census Warren County, Linn Township, 1895, p.398: Wright, Joseph age 43, married, born Wisconsin, Farmer, Methodist, No war record given, Lenora age 35, born Warren County, Clara T. born Madison County, Joseph age 5, and Russell age 2 born Warren County, Iowa
Post:
Milo Post 275, joined May 30, 1885, transferred April 20, 1886
WRIGHT, Thomas J., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Birth: May 25, 1844, Place of Birth: Indiana, Date of Death: 1834 [1934], Place of Death: Adel, Iowa, Place of Burial: Oakdale Cemetery, Adel, Iowa, Father: Thomas J. Sr. Wright
War Record:
Private in 39th Iowa Infantry, Company C., enlisted Aug 9, 1862, wounded severely Oct 5, 1864, Allatoona, Georgia, discharged for wounds May 19, 1865, Keokuk, Iowa
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers: Thomas J. Sr.
Post:
Hartford Post 169, joined May 12, 1883, age 51, transferred Oct 3, 1885
DeSoto Post 175, joined May 23, 1883
WYCOFF, Cranmore, GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Born: Jefferson County, Iowa
War Record:
Private in 17th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company A, age 18, residence Leon, nativity Iowa, enlisted March 2nd and mustered April 21, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered (as a Veteran) April 22, 1864, wounded, mustered out July 25, 1865, Louisville, Kentucky.
Sources:
Roster of Iowa Soldiers, Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: residence Westerville, Post 116 Application paper age 39
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined May 19, 1883, age 39