Iowa Family Group Sheet for the James Duffee Family Submitted by: Shauna Duffy at sduffy9397@yahoo.com HUSBAND: James Duffee Birth date: 15 Aug 1806 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Death date: 15 Mar 1860 Place of death: Columbia, Wapello Co, IA Burial date: Chillicothe Cemetary Burial place: Wapello, IA Other Spouse: Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Marriage date: 30 April 1834 Marriage place: Green Township, Hocking, OH WIFE: Elizabeth "Betsy" Myers Birth date: 31 Aug 1811 Birthplace: Harrison County, Virginia (now WV) Death date: 20 Mar 1889 Place of death: Columbia, Wapello Co, IA Burial date: Chillicothe Cemetary Burial place: Wapello, IA Other Spouse: Father: John P. Myers Mother: Susanna Filer CHILDREN Child No. 1: John G Duffee Sex: M Birth date: 1837 Birthplace: Green Township, Hocking, OH Death date: 21 Feb 1882 Place of death: Columbia, Wapello, OH Burial date: Chillicothe Cemetary Burial place: Wapello, IA Spouse's name: Margaret Jordan Marriage date: 20 Sept 1859 Marriage place: Columbia, Wapello, OH Child No. 2: Mary Duffee Sex: F Birth date: 1835 Birthplace: Green Township, Hocking, OH Death date: Unknown Place of death: Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Marriage date: Marriage place: Child No. 3: David Duffee Sex: M Birth date: 11 Jul 1839 Birthplace: Green Township, Hocking, OH Death date: 14 Jul 1920 Place of death: Columbia, Wapello, IA Burial date: Chillicothe Cemetary Burial place: Columbia, Wapello, IA Spouse's name: Sarah J Timmons Marriage date: 10 Nov 1867 Marriage place: Columbia, Wapello, IA Child No. 4: Susan Duffee Sex: F Birth date: 1844 Birthplace: Green Township, Hocking, OH Death date: Unknown Place of death: Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Leonard Varner Marriage date: 6 April 1865 Marriage place: Columbia, Wapello, IA Child No. 5: Harriett Duffee Sex: F Birth date: 1848 Birthplace: Green Township, Hocking, OH Death date: Unknown Place of death: Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Marriage date: Marriage place: Child No. 6: Peter Duffee Sex: M Birth date: Dec 1853 Birthplace: Green Township, Hocking, OH Death date: Place of death: Monroe, IA Burial date: Burial place: Columbia, Wapello, IA Spouse's name: Sarah Jane Pierce Marriage date: 17 Jun 1888 Marriage place: Columbia, Wapello, IA Child No. 7: Catherine Duffee Sex: F Birth date: 11 April 1829 Birthplace: Green Township, Hocking, OH Death date: 13 March 1868 Place of death: Chillicothe, Wapello, IA Burial date: Unknown Burial place: Spouse's name: Luna Mendenhall Marriage date: 30 March 1848 Marriage place: Chillicothe, Wapello, IA Documentation and Sources: 1847 State Census for Wapello County Iowa CENSUS, pg 17 ilst James Duffec 1850 Columbia Township, Wapello, IA Census - family is listed incorrectly as "Duffield, pg 453: Name Age Occupation Place of Birth James Duffield 44 Farmer PA Elizabeth Duffield 40 VA John Duffield 16 OH Mary Duffield 14 OH David Duffield 11 OH Susan Duffield 7 OH Catherine Mendenhall 22 OH Aaron Mendenhall 2 OH 1860 Columbia Township, Wapello County, Iowa Census Chillicothe Post Office Name Age Occupation Birthplace Elizabeth 51 Virginia Susanna 16 Ohio Harriett S 11 Iowa Peter Duffee 10 Iowa Living next door is her son John&family: John Duffee 25 Farmer Ohio Margaret Duffee 18 Keeping House Illinois 1870 Cass Township, Wapello County Iowa Census Name Age Occupation Value of Value of Real Estate Personal Estate Birthplace John Duffee 35 Farmer 200 100 Ohio Margret Duffee 29 Keeping House Illinois John L Duffee 3 Iowa Joseph C Duffee 1 Illinois Elizabeth Varner* 53 600 Ohio *Margaret’s Mother? John H Varner 18 Farmer Illinois Also listed as living nearby John's brother&family: David S Duffee 30 Farmer Ohio Sarah J Duffee 21 Keeping House Ohio Frederick K 2 Iowa Ralph W 6 Iowa Also listed as living nearby John's sister Susan&Family: Leonard Varner 27 Farmer Ohio Susan D Varner 26 Keeping House Ohio James L 3 Iowa Margret S 6 Iowa John Duffee served in the 36th Iowa Infantry, Company E as a private in the Union Army during the Civil War. National Archives yielded up John Duffee’s Civil War Records, which list him as being 27 years old when he joined the service as a volunteer, and describes him as six feet tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. It also tells that he was born in Hocking County, Ohio, and that his occupation was farmer. He enlisted for service on August 22, 1862 in Ottumwa for a term of three years. Remarks stated that he was at battles of Ft. Pemberton, Mar 11, 1863, Helena July 4, 1863 Elkins Ford April 4, 1864 Prairie D. Ann April 12, 1864 Camden April 15, 1864 and Marks Mills April 25, 1864. In the latter engagement was captured by the enemy, exchanged at Mouth Red River Feb. 25, 1865. Other documents show that there was a stoppage for Transportation H 1 + 32? Was Prisoner of War Tyler Texas from April 28 1864 to Feb 25, 1865. Stop for one Springfield R Musket accouterments H! 6.00 His muster out pay was $63.22. It also shows that he was paid a bounty of $25.00, and had an additional $75.00 owed to him. There are also two statements showing that he was on furlough in St. Louis, Missouri on April 14, 1865 and that $2.55 was charged against his pay account for transportation costs to Mouth White River, and that his rank was Private. Additional transportation costs of$3.57 were charged on his muster and pay roll for a furlough on April 12, 1865 for transportation costs to Ottumwa, Iowa. John is buried in the Chillicothe Cemetery, along his parents, James and Elizabeth Duffee. We do not know the exact date of John’s birth in 1836, but his date of death was February 21, 1882, and his headstone is inscribed with his age as 46yr 11m 20d ss husband of M. Duffee. I have calculated his birthdate as on or around Mar 1, 1837 using the months and days on his headstone. Margaret Jordan filed for a Civil War Veteran’s pension within a few months of her husband’s death. Her year of death is uncertain, as is her burial place. Records from the National Archives have been requested, to see if there is additional information about her available. I have not been able to trace her family in Illinois, and there is no trace of this family in the 1880 census. Unfortunately, the 1890 Census Records for Iowa were destroyed by fire, so no records exist. ************************************************** Copyright © 2004 by Shauna Duffy. All rights reserved. http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm ************************************************** .