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Civil War Veterans of
Cedar County, Nebraska

Carol Tramp has worked tirelessly to compile this listing of Civil War Veterans of Cedar County, Nebraska. If you have any additional information, veteran photos, news articles or any other information that would make this section more complete, please contact us!

ANDERSON D.T.
UNION GAR Marker on grave; no record
b. 11/11/1832 d. 4/31/1912 Buried: Randolph NE

ANDREW George
UNION WI 33rd INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

ANDREWS John
CO. I 2nd NE CAVALRY Enlisted: abt. 1862

ANKENY Charles Albert
UNION Co. E & H, 26th IA INFANTRY & Co. H, 36th IA INF Rank: PVT Enlisted: 8/9/1862 Discharged: 11/28/1863
b. November 8, 1843 IL (www.suvcwdb.org) d. January 22, 1907 Buried: Laurel NE

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
Son of Oliver Ankeny. Born 11/8/1843 in WI. Charles was wounded in the Battle of Arkansas Post in January 1863, but went on to participate in the Siege of Vicksburg in July of that year. He was discharged for disability after serving 15 months.

Charles moved to Cedar County, NE, with his father in 1871, and later moved to the new town of Laurel. His last job was school custodian. On January 22, 1907, "Uncle Charlie," as he was affectionately known, dropped dead while shoveling cobs into the basement of the school house on Cedar Street. Charles Ankeny was the first Civil War vet buried in the Laurel cemetery.

NOTE: His name is listed as Charles A. ANKNEY in the Civil War archives with an alternate spelling of ANKENEY.

ANKENY Oliver Ruby
UNION GAR Marker on Grave
b. December 30, 1816 d. 2/7/1872 Buried: Laurel NE

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
Oliver moved to Illinois with his parents at age two. Although listed on the Memorial Day program as a veteran of the Civil War, family tradition and a note in the Laurel Advocate of June 1, 1916, states that Ankeny fought in the Black Hawk War of 1932. He would have been about 15 years old at the time.

The Black Hawk War resulted from a dispute between the early settlers of Illinois, and Chief Black Hawk's tribe. Among the soldiers who fought in this was were two future presidents: Zachary Taylor and Abraham Lincoln.

Ankeny came to Cedar County, NE, with his sons in 1871 and homesteaded 5 miles northeast of the present site of Laurel. He died of tuberculosis in 1872, and was buried on the farm. Ankeny's remains were later moved to the Laurel cemetery. He is the oldest veteran buried in the Laurel cemetery. NOTE: The star on Ankeny's grave was furnished by the Randolph GAR. Ankeny could not have been a member of this organization as he died more than a decade before Randolph was founded.

ARMSTRONG John Henry
UNION IL 146th INFANTRY
b. Feb. 20, 1840 JoDaviess Co. Ill. - d. March 24, 1888 48 years old GAR marker

Son of David Armstrong and Mary Jane Hull
m. 6/17/1871 in Savannah, IL to Martha Caroline Dowden, b.9/27/1851 Nashville, IN; d.7/6/1953 South Sioux City, NE; dau. of William H. Dowden and Martha J. Holden Canary
m. 8/22/1861 in Carroll Co. IL to Maggie C. Ray, b.6/6/1840; d.11/1/1866; Buried in Lost Mound Cemetery, Hanover, JoDaviess Co. IL; Daughter of Sam and Mary Ray.

Regimental records are unavailable.

SUMMERHILL, DIXON CO. 1880 US CENSUS FILM 1254746 #t9-o746 page #420 B
John H Armstrong self m male w 40 IL farmer MO IL
Martha Armstrong wife m female w 26 In farmer laborer IN IN
Francis Armstrong son s male w 11 Ia Farmer IL IN
Jenny Armstrong dau s female w 8 NE IL IN
Mary Armstrong dau s female w 6 NE IL IN
William Armstrong son s male w 4 NE IL IN
Lenorie Armstrong dau s female w 2 NE IL IN
Ellen Armstrong dau s female w 8mos NE IL IN

FamilySearch record:
John Henry Armstrong b. 2/20/1840 Jo Davies Co., ILL; d. 3/24/1888 Wynot, Cedar Co. NE; m. 6/17/1871 Savannah IL to Martha Caroline Dowden. Son of David and Mary Jane Hull Armstrong. Martha was born 9/27/1851 in Nashville IN; died 7/6/1933 So. Sioux City, Dakota Co. NE; Buried in Wynot. Daughter of William Henry Dowden and Martha Jane Holden.
Children:
Francis Marion Armstrong (Marion Frank) b. 1/10/1869 Jackson, IA c. Aug. 1920
Virginia Arvila Armstrong b. 4/25/1871 Ponca , Dixon, NE
Mary Martha Armstrong b. 6/3/1873 Ponca, Dixon, NE d. 1877-78
William H Armstrong b. 8/3/1875 Ponca, Dixon, NE d. about 1923
Laura Nora Bell Armstrong b. 7/14/1877 Ponca, Dixon, NE
Martha Ellen Armstrong b. 9/19/1879 Ponca, Logan Twps. Dixon Co Homestead NE d. 1/16/1956 Dakota City, Dakota, NE
Elizabeth Elverna Armstrong b. 1/21/1882 Ponca, Dixon, NE
Elsie Viola Armstrong b. 3/19/1884 Ponca Dixon NE
Adelia Armstrong b. 1/22/1886 Ponca, Dixon, NE d. about 1890-94

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE

ASHBY James H.
UNION, Co. D, 28th IA INFANTRY Rank: PVT Enlisted: 8/1/1862 Discharged: 7/31/1865 GAR Post 352 NE
b. 3/19/1840 IN d. 10/4/1917 Buried: Magnet NE

BARKER John
UNION, CO. E, 116th REGIMENT, IN 99th, INFANTRY Rank: PVT (6 months, 1863-4) film # m450 roll 1
b. May 20, 1843 and died Jan. 20, 1874 at the age of 31 years, 8 mos. and 2 days in St. James, NE. GAR marker.

1850 US CENSUS FOR JASPER CO., IN
15 38 38
Barker Thomas R. 38 M Farmer 1,500 Eng 16 38 38 Barker Mary J. 27 F a
17 38 38 Barker John 8 M Ind
18 38 38 Barker William 5 M Ind
19 38 38 Barker Ann 2 F Ind
20 38 38 Barker Samuel 1/12 M Ind

SOURCE FOR THE FOLLOWING RECORD:
Residence: Pilot Grove, Indiana Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 11 August 1862
Enlisted in Union Company E, 99th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 11 August 1862. Mustered out Company E, 99th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 05 June 1865 in Washington, DC

m. in 1868 in Morrocco IN to Mrs. Josephine Barker - b.York Co. PA and living in Morrocco, IND. when she married John Barker. Came west in a covered wagon on wedding trip. Came to Cedar Co. NE after 10 weeks, settling near Waucapona. In 1873, they left the farm and moved to St. James where Mr. Barker died the following year. They had two sons, Thomas Barker and Martin Barker. In 1876, she married William Rowell who died in 1928. Mrs. Rowell celebrated her 90th birthday on Dec. 30, 1933.
Children:
John M. d. July 5, 1873
Thomas b. 1870
John B.

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Josephine Barker's husband, William Rowell
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Rowell listing-may or may not be same family.

BARNES Thomas W.
UNION Co. K, IA INFANTRY Rank: CPL
b. 8/17/1851 d. 11/26/1910 Buried: Randolph NE

BARNHART Henry
UNION IA 6th, CAVALRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

BARRON Thomas
UNION 44th US INF and 7 NY INF

FamilySearch record:
Thomas Barron (son of Thomas Barron b. 1825 England, and Eliza E. Stevens b. 1829 England) married Calinda Gude (daughter of Charles Gude and Frances Clark) 10/24/1878 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.
Calinda Gude married a William Hindman in England. He was born about 1852 in England. She divorced this man and married Thomas Barron.
Children:
Eliza Barron Ferber b. 5/28/1879 Yorkshire, Eng. d. 6/10/1955 Santa Moncia, CA
Edith Ann Barron b. 12/21/1881 York, England d. 4/19/1963
Florence Rose Barron b. 3/27/1882 York Co. Eng. D. 8-29-1931
Charles Barron b. 3/15/1887 St. James Cedar Co. NE d. 12-22-1968 Wynot
Margaret Barron b. 9/15/1888 St. James Cedar Co. NE d. 12-14-1948
John Barron b. 1889 Cedar Co. NE died in infancy
Thomas Barron b. 6/10/1892 St. James Cedar NE d. June 12, 1958 - Ponca
Benjamin Barron b. 7/16/1894 St. James Cedar NE d. 12/19/1968 Omaha
Dick Barron b. 4/4/1896 St. James Cedar Ne d. 2/23/1969 Blair
Clem Barron d. 12/18/1897 St. James Cedar, NE d. 12/28/1970 - Yankton

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
NATURALIZATION RECORD(S) for Thomas Barron
OBITUARY of Colinda Barron Hartington Herald on November 28, 1913
OBITUARY of Colinda Barron's husband, A.L. Hindman Wynot Tribune on November 29, 1913

BICKNELL Joel W.
UNION IN 101st INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

BOOTH Owen K.
UNION IL 10th INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

BRITTON Henry
UNION

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

BROWN P.W.
CO. E 14th IA INFANTRY Enlisted: 1861 Discharged (wound): 1863 Reenlisted in 11th OH CAVALRY Served to end of war.
b. possibly Highland Co, OH.

In 1866 moved to Dakota Territory. Moved to St. James, Cedar, NE in 2/1881 and served as Postmaster.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of Henson Wiseman, Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska

BROWN S.L.
UNION CO. H, 96th OH INFANTRY Rank: PVT
Buried: Coleridge NE

CALHOON Jedock
UNION, CO. E, 1st OH MIL Rank: PVT
b. 11/4/1834 d. 7/16/1909 Buried: Coleridge NE Sec. 4 Lot 29

CASE Allen B.
UNION, IL 8th, CAVALRY
Buried: Hartington NE

CASTEEL James A.
UNION, IA 25th, INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

CAVE James J., Judge
CO. D, 153rd IL INFANTRY 1861-1865 Rank: PVT
b. 6/24/1845 d. 9/28/1932 Buried: Coleridge NE Sec. 1 Lot 37

CLARK Charles Franklin
UNION, WI 33rd, INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

CLARK Thomas J.
UNION, CO. D, 147th IN INFANTRY Rank: CPL
Buried: Belden NE

CLAY Elias
UNION, CO. A, PA INFANTRY Rank: CPL
b. 6/8/1835 d. 12/30/1890 Buried: Coleridge NE Sec. 2 Lot N1/2

CLEVELAND Joseph, Coleridge
UNION CO. C, 14th IL INFANTRY
Buried: Coleridge NE

CLOPPING Henry
UNION, CO. I, NE 2nd, CAVALRY Enlisted: abt. 1862

COLLIER James H.
UNION, IL 105th, INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

CONLEY John
UNION 6th IA CAVALRY Enlisted: 10/23/1862 Discharged: 10/17/1865
b. 1/1/1840 England d. 5/9/1916 Buried: St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Coleridge NE

COOK Elisha M. "E.M."
UNION, CO. I, IA 24th, INFANTRY Enlisted: 8/11/1862. Served 3 years.
b. 8/24/1838 Erie Co., PA; d. 12/28/1912 near Obert, Cedar Co., NE

Married on 1/1/1861 to Elizabeth Taylor. They had 13 children.

OBITUARY of E.M. Cook Published January 2, 1913

CRAIG Calvin C. / Caven
UNION CO. D, 20th IA INFANTRY
Born: 1847 PA Died: 12/7/1926 Buried: Laurel NE

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
CALVIN C. CRAIG was born in Pennsylvania in 1847. He moved to Davenport, IA, as a child. He enlisted in Co. D of the 20th Iowa Infantry and served for 2 years and 11 months. At the time of his enlistment, Craig couldn’t have been more than 16 years old.

The 20th Iowa was organized at Clinton, Iowa, in August 1862. In early September the men were loaded on steamboats and sent to St. Louis. From St. Louis they marched into Arkansas where they went into combat in the Battle of Prairie Grove (west of Fayetteville near the Oklahoma line). Like many other regiments, the 20th took part in the Siege of Vicksburg. After Vicksburg the regiment continued south into Texas and then east to Mobile where they were involved in the last battle of the Civil War at Fort Blakely.

Mr. and Mrs. Craig moved to a farm south of Laurel in the spring of 1898. They retired from farming in 1919 and moved into town. “Daddy” Craig, as he was affectionately known, died on December 7, 1926. (NOTE: His first name is Calvin not Cavin.)

DELOZIER George T.
UNION MO 8th INFANTRY
Buried: Magnet NE

DEMING Moses H.
CO. I 2nd NE CAVALRY Rank: 1st LT Enlisted: abt. 1862

DENNIS Lewis, Coleridge
UNION Co. I, 27th ILLINOIS INFANTRY
Died: 1929 Buried: Coleridge NE

DERBY Enos Demond
UNION, IA 2nd, Company L, CAVALRY
Born: 1938 in Dresden NY. Died: June 12, 1913 Buried: Laurel NE

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
Derby moved to Laurel around 1909.
The 2nd Iowa was involved in many battles but one in particular is worthy of mention. While serving under Col. Phil Sheridan near Booneville, Mississippi (located north of Tupelo MS), in July 1862, an 800-man brigade made up of the 2nd Iowa and the 2nd Michigan cavalries was nearly surrounded by 5,000 Confederates. Sheridan sent a detachment of the 2nd Iowa to make a saber charge on the Confederate rear while his remaining forces attacked from the front. The much larger Rebel army was routed. As a result of this battle, Col. Phil Sheridan was promoted to Brigadier General.

DICKINSON William L. (incorrectly enlisted as William H.)
CONFEDERATE CO. K, VA 10th, CAVALRY - POTOMAC CAVALRY ENLISTED: OCTOBER 12, 1861
b. 4/23/1827 d. 10/29/1913

Married 2/23/1860 in Snow Creek, Franklin Co., VA, to Mary Angeline Ziegler, who was b. 8/10/1840, Snow Creek, Franklin Co, VA.

1880 US CENSUS - ST. JAMES CEDAR CO. NE - p. 293 a
Wm. L. DICKINSON Self M Male W 52 VA Keeps Hotel VA VA
Mary A. DICKINSON Wife M Female W 39 VA Keeps Hotel VA VA
Eva A. DICKINSON Dau S Female W 19 VA School Teacher VA VA
Mary DICKINSON Dau S Female W 17 VA Attending School VA VA
Willie DICKINSON Son S Male W 12 VA Attending School VA VA
Lucy DICKINSON Dau S Female W 11 DAKOTA Attending School VA VA
Mattie DICKINSON Dau S Female W 9 NE VA VA
Lewie DICKINSON Son S Male W 1 NE VA VA

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
FAMILY GROUP SHEET of W.L. Dickinson
VETERAN PHOTOS
OBITUARY of W.L. DICKINSON Published in: Hartington Herald on Novmeber 7, 1913
Uncle Billy Dickinson Celebrates 86th Birthday (5/1/1913 Wynot Tribune)
BIOGRAPHY of Mary A. Dickinson

DOBBIN James
UNION CO. C, 91st IL INFANTRY Enlisted: 9/8/1862
Born: 1838 Died: February 1914 Buried: Laurel NE

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
When Admiral David Farragut ordered his fleet into Mobile Bay in August 1864, he is quoted as saying: “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.” Farragut took out two forts near the mouth of the bay but was unable to breach the defenses of two other forts guarding the city of Mobile. That campaign was put off until the spring of 1865.
Dobbin’s unit, the 91st Illinois, participated in the siege and capture of these two forts. The Spanish Fort fell on April 8, 1865. The next day 16,000 Union troops overran 4,000 Rebels holding Fort Blakeley. It has long been accepted that the Civil War ended with Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. But the fighting at Fort Blakley lasted six hours after Lee’s surrender.
James Dobbin came to Wayne NE, in 1886, where he operated a dry goods business. His son John Dobbin came to Laurel in 1904, and clerked in Hoile & Ware’s Store. He was working for J.H. Coburn in 1912, when he contracted typhoid fever and died at the age of 27. James Dobbin died in February 1914, and was buried next to his son in the Laurel cemetery.

DOWLING Norton H.
UNION IL 55th INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

DUNGAN James W.
UNION

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

EBY James B.
UNION IA 9th Company A INFANTRY Rank: Private
Born: 1837, Chambersburg, PA Died: March 20, 1913 Buried: Laurel NE

The 9th Iowa was mustered into service at Dubuque in September 1861. The regiment was loaded onto steamboats and transported to St. Louis. The men spent most of the winter guarding railroad lines in Missouri. Their first real battle was at Pea Ridge, Arkansas (located northeast of Bentonville, Arkansas, near the Missouri border), on March 7-8, 1862. Pea Ridge was one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War and is often credited with keeping Missouri in the Union. The 9th Iowa also took part in the Battle of Arkansas Post, the Siege of Vicksburg, and the Battle of Atlanta. Eby moved to Laurel in 1898 and purchased M.T. Woodruff’s Fruit Store. Following the death of his wife in 1909, Eby lived with a daughter in Emerson until his death on March 20, 1913.

EBY Richard R.
UNION CO. I, IL 12th (14th?) CAVALRY Enlisted: 10/20/1862 Discharged: 7/31/1865

PHOTO of GAR Boyz in Blue of 1863
BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE
PHOTO of Richard R. Eby Family

EISLEY Levi W. (L.W. EISELEY), Wynot
UNION, CO. D, 1st REGIMENT, PA CAVALRY

BURIED: Obert Cemetery, Obert, NE

ERDENBERGER Albert
UNION, CO. G, 8th REGIMENT, WI 43rd INFANTRY Rank: SGT. Enlisted: 9/4/1864 Discharged: 6/24/1865 GAR Post 179
b. 3/1/1839 d. 1/14/1924 Age 85y

PHOTO of GAR Boyz in Blue of 1863
BURIED: Paragon Cemetery, rural Hartington, NE

FERBER Augustus
CO. I 2nd NE CAVALRY Enlisted: abt. 1862

FERBER Charles Gustav
UNION 46th NY INFANTRY; 2nd NE CAVALRY; 3rd NY INFANTRY
b. March 16, 1840 d. December 12, 1878 GAR

Son of Charlotte R. Ferber b.2/12/1803 d.1/23/1870; Brother to Herman and Emilie; Married: Ingebord Maria Soldorn b.6/5/1842 d.4/11/1933

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
FAMILY GROUP SHEET of Charles G. Ferber
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Ferber listings *may or may not be same family.
OBITUARY of Maria Ferber Cullen Cedar County News on April 26, 1933

FERBER Ernest
UNION 2ND NE CAVALRY
b.July 30, 1838 Freisburg, Saxony, Germany d.April 5, 1901 Cedar Co. NE. 62 yrs. 8 mos. 5 days GAR marker

Son of Carl Paul Ferber and Charlotte Rosetta ?
*Married twice; once to Margaret J. Ellen Collins b.1842 Freisburg, Saxony, Germany d.June 4, 1872 Cedar Co. NE 29 yrs. 2 mos. 7 days

WorldConnect record:
Earnest Frederick Ferber married Dec. 2, 1879 in Cedar Co., NE to Charlotte Stewart Hay b.Nov. 24, 1854 in Allegheny, PA. She was dau. of James Hay (b.1828 - PA) and Margaret Stewart b.cir.1832 in Pittsburgh PA) Charlotte's first husband was John Hoover, m. cir.1850 in Pittsburgh PA. Hoover was born 1851 in Mifflin Twps., Allegheny, PA, and died between 1876-1877. Children:
Harry Ferber b.July 25, 1881 St. James, NE
Clarence Arthur Ferber b.July 4, 1883 St. James, NE**
Florence Ferber b.June 12, 1885 St. James, NE
Notes from cemetery records; Hay family bible; Andreas History of NE; 1885 Census precinct 1, Cedar C. NE; 1870 Census St. James, Cedar. Co. NE
*came from Harrison Co. Iowa with the Hay family and others. Ernest's brother Henry, Gustav, Herman, and father Paul came with them. They arrived by boat in 1857.

Clarence Ferber married Eliza Barron, dau. of civil war vet. Thomas Barron. They lost a child Charles James Ferber b.3/15/1907 d.11/20/1907 St. James Cedar Co. NE

1880 US CENSUS ST. JAMES, CEDAR CO. NE, FILM 1254744 #t9-0744 page #295A
Ernest Berber self m male w 41 Saxony farmer Saxony Saxony
Charlotte Ferber wife m female 24 PA keeping house Pa PA
Mary E Hoovier s dau s female w 7 NE PA PA
H.A. Lusk other d male w 54 VT farm laborer VT VT

1870 US CENSUS TERRITORY: NE COUNTY: Cedar DIVISION: Saint James REEL NO: M593-828 PAGE NO: 9
REFERENCE: Enumerated by N. S. Porter on 04-August-1870
20 760 745 Ferbe Henry 37 M W Farmer 3,000 1,500 Saxony
21 760 745 Ferbe Mary 40 F W Keeping house Penn
22 760 745 Ferbe Charles 7 M W Neb
23 760 745 Ferbe Gustavus 30 M W Saxony

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
NATURALIZATION RECORD of Ernest Ferber
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Ferber listings *may or may not be same family.
OBITUARY of Charlotte Ferber Cedar County News on May 31, 1923
OBITUARY of Clara Taggart, dau. of Charlotte Ferber Cedar County News on August 7, 1924

FRANCIS J.S.
UNION, CO. E, NY 7th, INFANTRY / CAVALRY
GAR

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE
PHOTO of GAR Boyz in Blue of 1863

GEER Amos
UNION Co. D, 143rd PA INFANTRY
Buried: Coleridge NE

GILBERT William M.
UNION Co. E, 89th IN INFANTRY Rank: PVT
b. 9/12/1836 d. 1/11/1911 Buried: Coleridge NE Sec. 1 Lot 37

GILPIN Joshua P.
UNION CO. A, 23rd IN INFANTRY
b. 1837 d. 6/1902 Buried: Belden NE

GORTON William C.
UNION PA 81st INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

GRAVES Harley, Magnet
UNION CO. C, 6th IOWA CAVALRY
Buried: Magnet NE

GRAVES Homer, Hartington
UNION CO. A, 142nd VOLUNTEERS, ILLINOIS
Buried: Magnet NE

GRAY Josiah
CO. A 1st DAKOTA CALVARY FILM# m536 ROLL 1
b. OH d. 12/26/1911

BURIED: St. Helena City Cemetery, St. Helena, NE
OBITUARY of Josiah Gray Wynot Tribune on January 4, 1912
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Gray listing *may or may not be same family.

GRIFFITH Abner D.
UNION IN 152nd INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

GRIFFITH John
UNION IN 155th, INFANTRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

GROAT John H.
UNION IA 31st INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

GROSVENOR Horace Henry
UNION CO. H, 22nd IA INFANTRY
Born: March 5, 1832 Pelham, Hillsboro Co, NH (per obit) Died: January 29, 1916 Buried: Daily Branch Cemetery, Martinsburg, Dixon Co., NE

Married to Catherine Simmons on May 7, 1866 at Marengo IA. Horace and Catherine had 10 children: Edward, Minnie, Harry, Hattie, Gertrude, David, Bert, Ray, Vernon, and Joy.

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
Henry moved to Cedar Rapids, IA, in 1854. Five years later he traveled to California in a covered wagon but returned to Iowa when the Civil War began. Grosvenor participated in the Battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Black River Bridge, and Vicksburg, all in Mississippi; Fisher’s Hill and Cedar Creek, both in Virginia. Although overshadowed by the Battle of Gettysburg which occurred about the same time, the fall of Vicksburg split the Confederacy and had a far greater strategic impact than Gettysburg.

Grosvenor came to Sioux City in 1871 and traveled by boat to the town of Ionia, Dixon County, NE. He homesteaded near Daily in Dixon Co., where he remained until moving to Laurel, Cedar Co., NE, in 1908.
OBITUARY of Horace Grosvenor

GUIN / GWIN Noah C.
UNION CO. F&G, 142nd OH INFANTRY; CO. F 65th OH Rank: Private Enlisted: Nov. 2, 1861 Discharged: Nov. 10, 1862
Born: 1837 Died: December 18, 1921 Grand Island, NE (www.suvcwdb.org) Buried: Laurel NE

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
Noah was living in Holmes County, OH, when the war broke out. Civil War records place him in Co. D of the 15th Ohio Infantry and also in Co. F of the 65th Ohio Infantry. The 15th and the 65th both were organized at Mansfield, Ohio, and seem to have been sent to the same places.

During the three years Gwin was in the service, the 15th and 65th were in some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War including Shiloh TN (approximately 100 miles east of Memphis, TN), Chickamauga GA (located just south of Chattanooga), and Chattanooga TN. With more than 34,000 killed and wounded on both sides, Chickamauga ranks behind Gettysburg as the second costliest battle of the Civil War.

Mr. and Mrs. Gwin came to Laurel, NE, in 1894, and started a jewelry store on the south side of Main Street. At the time of his retirement in 1913, Gwin was drawing a Civil War pension of $17 a month. He died at the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Home near Grand Island on December 6, 1921.

GYTE William
UNION CO I, NE 2nd CAVALRY; Enlisted as PVT 10/30/1862 age 26; Enlisted: 12/17/1862 Mustered out: 12/23/1863
b. 1/4/1833 d. 4/23/1902 GAR Marker

SOURCE FOR THE FOLLOWING RECORD:
1880 census shows he is born in England; widow Matilda Gyte filed for his Civil War pension on 19 July 1912 in Nebraska.
More info can be found at FamilySearch in the 1880 census.

1880 US CENSUS - WAUCAPONA, CEDAR CO., NE p. 299a
William Gyte self ma married w 45 Eng farmer Eng Eng
Matilda J Gyte wife m female w 40 Oh Keeping house Can OH
Mary E Gyte dau s female w 12 NE attending school Eng Eng
Sarah E Gte s female w 9 NE Eng Eng
John Gyte s male w 5 NE Eng OH
Enoch Gyte son s male w 1 NE Eng OH

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of William Gyte Hartington Herald on April 25, 1902
PHOTO of William Gyte
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Gyte listings *may or may not be same family.
Notice of Hearing in the Estate of Matilda Gyte Hartington Herald on November 30, 1933

HARRIS Aaron B.
UNION CO. F, IA 9th, INFANTRY Rank: PVT. Enlisted: 12/7/1861 Discharged: 7/12/1865?
b. 1847 (May 10, 1848?); d.8/4/1913; Buried in Wynot, Cedar Co. NE; m. Mary Goodwin, b. England

1880 US CENSUS ST. JAMES, CEDAR CO., NE FAM HIST LIB FILM 1254744 na FILM #t9-0744 page #294c
Aaron Harris M W 33 OH Farmer parents born OH
Mary A Harris f w 28 Eng. keep house parent born Eng.
Lydia M Harris daughter s female white age 7 born Dakota
Elorila Harris daughter s female white age 3 born Nebraska
Minnie Harris daughter s female white age 1 born Nebraska

BIOGRAPHY of Aaron Harris
BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Aaron B. Harris Hartington Herald on August 8, 1913
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Harris listings *may or may not be same family.

HARTMAN Clarence M.
CO. B, 55th ILLINOIS INFANTRY
Buried: suburb of Portland, OR
Missing Thirty Years

HAVENS Alfred
UNION, OH 145th, INFANTRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

HAY Robert
UNION, CO I, NE 2nd, CAVALRY Rank In & Out: PVT. Film # 547- roll 1
b. 2/26/1840 PA; d. 8/4/1910 GAR Marker

Son of James Hay and Margaret Elsa Stewart. Robert was 5'10" tall, dark complexion, hazel eyes and dark hair.
Married on 1/1/1867 in Nebraska or Yankton, SD to Edna "Eva" Jane Haggin, b. 1/9/1848 IA; d. 8or9/25/1929 in Omaha NE. Dau. of John B. Haggin and Emily Jane Walton. Their children: John B. Hay b. 10/1/1867 in Nebraska and d. 12/31/1869; Walter R. Hay b. 1/5/1872 in NE and d. before 1929 Huron, Beadle. Co. SD, m. Eva Mae Cross on May 25, 1891 at St. James NE. Eva Mae Cross was born 3/5/1875 in Wakonda, SD; Nella Oello Hay b. 7/28/1875 NE and d. 9/1875, buried in Wynot Public Cemetery; Anna Isabell Hay b. 8/24/1869 St. James Cedar NE and d. 12/25/1945 Omaha, m. Nathanial Pike on 6/30/1886 at St. James, NE. There is a possibility that Robert died in Lodi, Clay Co. SD, but he is buried in Wynot, Cedar Co. NE. The wife and daughter are buried in unmarked graves.

FamilySearch record: Edna Haggin Hay was born 1/9/1848 in Iowa and died 9/25/1929 in Omaha. Both are buried in Wynot, Cedar Co. NE, but Edna does not have a tombstone. Her second husband is buried next to her on the other side. *descrepency with familysearch.org, which says Robert was born in 1845 while his Wynot tombstone says he was born in 1840. Additional HAY researchers are: Jeanne K. Hall Mulvane, KS and Elaine Jo Frederick Clark SD

1880 US CENSUS ST. JAMES NE - FAM HIST FILM 1254744 #t9-0744 PAGE # 293A
Robert Hay self m male w 35 PA laborer PA PA
Edna J Hay wife m female w 30 IA keep house KY IN
Anna Hay dau s female w 10 NE attending school KY IN
Walter Hay son s male w 8 Dakota KY IN

[At the time of the 1880 census] Five houses away his parents, James and Margaret Hay, live. They came to St. James, Cedar Co., in 1857 with eight other families by boat, coming from Pittsburgh, PA. Left his homestead later and became a merchant which included the postoffice of St. James. James was b. 4/9/1814 and d. 4/27/1898. Margaret E. Stewart was b. 5/9;1817 and d. 11/4/1898 St. James, NE.

1880 US CENSUS ST. JAMES NE FAM HIST FILM 1254744 #t9-0744 PAGE 293a
James Hay self m male w 66 PA general merchant Ire Atlantic Ocean
Margaret Hay wife m female w 63 PA Clerk in Store Ire Germany
Nellie Strutess other s female w 18 Can Housekeeper Can Can

SOURCE: SS Philips and James Catholic Church History 1904-2000 c. 2000
JAMES HAY [father of Robert Hay], general merchandise, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., where he learned the carpenter's trade, and where he worked about fifteen years; he then started a boot-tree and last factory; carried on this business about seven years. In the spring of 1856, he came to Calhoun, Iowa; in the fall of this year, he came to Bow Valley, Cedar Co., Neb., and is one of the first settlers of the county. He entered 160 acres of land and engaged in farming. In 1874, he removed to St. James and opened this store, which he owns; also one-half of the town site of St. James and a farm of eighty acres. He has been School Director and Probate Judge. He married in 1839 to Margaret Stewart of Allegheny County, Penn.; they have four children--Isabella C., now Mrs. Smith; Robert, who served one year in the late war; Charlotte, now Mrs. Ferber; and Oello, now Mrs. Taggart. They are members of the church of the United Brethren.

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Robert's sister, Charlotte Cedar County News on May 31, 1923
PIKE FAMILY BIBLE researcher
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of James Hay, Robert's father, Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska

HEIDERMAN Herman H.
UNION IL 96th INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

HIRSCHMAN Ferdinand
UNION Co. C, 16th WI INFANTRY Rank: PVT Enlisted: 9/19/1864 Discharged: 6/2/1865
b. 7/4/1829 d. 2/21/1913 Buried: St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Coleridge NE

HOLCOMB Zechariah P.
UNION
Died: 1917 Buried: Coleridge NE

HOWARTH Thomas
UNION, US 15th, INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

JOHNS Henry
UNION CO B, NE 1st CAVALRY Rank In & Out: PVT. FILM #547 ROLL 1
UNION 2nd NE CALVARY CO. I, Rank In & Out: PVT. FILM #547 ROLL 1
UNION 1st NE CALVARY CO. G, Rank In & Out: PVT. FILM #547 ROLL 1
PVT. - TURNER IL US INF
b. 9/15/1848; d. 8/15/1927

JOHNS FAMILY HISTORY
     The Johns family goes back to its beginning in Dakota County as early as 1862 when John and Henry Johns, two brothers came to Blyburg, Nebraska. A brother came before them in 1856. Henry Johns was born in Ohio, September 15, 1843, son of John and Drusilla Johns. He enrolled at Dakota City, October 20,th 1862 in Company I of the second Regiment of Nebraska Cavalry and served in line of duty at Fort Randall in the Territory of Dakota, during the civil War. He returned to Lincoln, Illnois where they had lived before coming to Nebraska, and married Eliza Jane Bailey, August 26, 1866. Henry and Eliza had nine children, three died in infancy. They spent many years farming near Homer. In the 1870 census, Drusilla, Henry's mother was living with them. They moved to st. James and finally to Hartington and are buried in the Wynot Cemetery.
     John Thomas Johns, first child of Henry and Eliza, was born July 20, 1868, and married Rose Riibe, November 27, 1893 in Hartington. She was born March 13, 1868, daughter of Ferdinand (b. 1837) and Louisa "Riiff" Riibe born July 10, 1845. John and Rose had five children: Lucy, born Sept. 19, 1894, married Alfred Miller; Emil, born July 10, 1896, married Geneva Burns; Pearl, born Dec. 9, 1898, married Eynar Sorenson; George, born March 5, 1903 married Rose Johnson; Rosie, born Dec. 17, 1905, married Otto Roost.
     George Thomas, son of John and Rose was born at Wynot, married Rose Hansine Johnson in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 24, 1925. She was born Nov. 15, 1909 in Meckling, SD, daughter of Rasmus Jorgen b. Jan. 4, 1872 and Johanne "Robertson" Johnson b. July 27, 1872. They lived in Cedar county until they moved to Dakota County in 1937 to a farm near Jacson, then from 1938 - 1943 they lived southeast of Ponca they had three children, Delbert, Wauneta and Barbra. George and Rose passed away in 1981 and are buried in Memorial Park, Sioux City, IA. [Submitted by Eugenia Riibe and Eva Joy Johns]
     John and Rose farmed in Cedar County and are buried in the Wynot Cemetery.

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Henry Johns  Cedar County News on August 25, 1927
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JONES A.B.
UNION

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

JORGES Henry, Wynot
1st M, 2nd S, NEBRASKA

JURGENSMEIER Joseph
UNION MO 26th INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

KELLEY Thomas
UNION

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

KOCH Adolph, Laurel
UNION, CO. I, 33rd ILLINOIS
b. 1826 d. 1908 Buried: Belden NE

KOCH Gustave Adolph
UNION 33rd IL INFANTRY Enlisted: 6/12/1862 Discharged: 1/1/1865
Born: 6/23/1839 Germany Died: 12/22/1923 Laurel NE Buried: Laurel NE

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
GUSTAV A. KOCH, or “Adolph” Koch as he was generally known, was born in Germany in 1839. He came to the United States in 1856 and settled in Illinois. Koch’s obituary states that he was a member of Co. I of the 31st Illinois Infantry, but Civil war records do not list him as a member of that unit. An Adolph “Cook” is listed, however, as a member of Co. I of the 33rd Illinois.

Company I was organized in Pike County, Ill., where Mr. Koch lived at the time. Organized by Charles Hovey, President of the Normal University of Bloomington, the 33rd was dubbed the “Teachers’ Regiment.” Many, but not all, of the volunteers were teachers or students in area schools. The 33rd was derided as the “Brain Regiment” and some people joked that members of this outfit wouldn’t obey an order unless the grammar and spelling were correct. Another joke was that anyone discharged from the 33rd for mental incapacity became a commissioned officer in another regiment.

The 33rd participated in the Siege of Vicksburg and several battles leading up it. After Vicksburg, the 33rd was assigned to garrison and guard duty in Louisiana. Like other volunteer regiments, the men enlisted for a three-year tour. When their time was up, some of the members reenlisted in the 33rd Veterans Regiment and went on to fight at Fort Blakely. The ones who did not, presumably including Koch, were sent north in charge of Confederate prisoners.

Adolph Koch moved to Cedar County around 1893 and lived near Coleridge. He moved to Laurel, NE, in 1919 where he died on December 22, 1923.

LANDRETH John W., Belden
UNION CO. D 32nd IA INFANTRY / CO. D 8th IA
b. 1845 d. 1924 Buried: Belden NE

LEICY Edward M., Randolph
UNION CO. H, 7th CAVALRY PENNSYLVANIA
Buried: Randolph NE

LENTZ Ludwig
UNION MO 5th CAVALRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

LENZEN Henry
UNION

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

LEVEL James
UNION WI 31st INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

LIVELY Theophilus / Theophus / Theopholius, Hartington
UNION CO H, 53rd REGIMENT INDIANA, INFANTRY Rank In & Out - PVT. Enlisted on 4/5/1865. Mustered out 7/21/65 Louisville KY. Film #540 Roll 44
b. 7/23/1848 *birth also found as 7/24/1847, Hart Co., KY; d. 12/9/1927 in Hartington NE

Married in 9/1917 to Edna "Eva" Jane Haggin Hay, b. 1/9/1848 IA; d. 8or9/25/1929 in Omaha NE. Dau. of John B. Haggin and Emily Jane Walton. Eva was the widow of Civil War veteran Robert Hay.

SOURCE FOR THE FOLLOWING RECORD:
1880 CENSUS WACAPONA, CEDAR CO, NE FAM HIST FILM NA Film Number T9-0744 Page Number 300C
Joseph LIVELY Self W Male W 71 VA Keeping House VA VA
Theoplelus LIVELY Son S Male W 33 KY Farmer VA KY
Albert E. LIVELY Son S Male W 24 KY Farm Laborer VA KY

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Theophilus Lively Cedar County News in December 1927

LOCKE Charles W.R.
UNION CO I, IA 12th INFANTRY Rank In: PVT. Rank Out: CORP. FILM #541 ROLL 16 Enlisted 6/10/1862 in CO. H, 70 IL INFANTRY, discharged 10/23/1862. Enlisted: 3/24/1864 Dubuque, IA. Mustered 4/23/1864. Promoted to 8th Corporal 9/1/1865; 7th Corporal, 11/11/1865. Mustered out 1/20/1866 (1865?), Memphis, TN. CO. I, 12th IA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
b. 6/25/1835 Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine d. 3/25/1902 St. James, Cedar Co., NE Age 66y 9m

Married on 3/25/1874 in Durango, Dubuque Co, IA, to Kate E. Smyth, b. 10/12/1846 Ireland, d. 5/19/1918 San Pedro, Los Angeles Co, CA, buried Wynot, Cedar Co, NE. Charles William Russell Locke was St. James Postmaster – sworn in 10/8/1883 and sworn in again 3/1/1898. His widow, Kate Locke, was sworn in 5/27/1902. No known children. Charles is the brother of civil war veteran Henry C. Locke.

1880 US CENSUS CEDAR CO. NEBRASKA FILM 1254744 FILM# t9-0744 PAGE #294d
CWR Locke self M male w 44 ME farmer ME ME
Kate E Locke wife m female w 33 Ire keeping house Ire Ire
James Ha Lively other s male w 29 KY farm laborer KY KY
Martha Lively other s female w 20 KY attending school KY KY

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
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LOCKE Henry Charles
UNION PA INDEPENDENT CO O Engineer Rank: PVT
b. 1837 – d. 10/18/1870 33 years GAR Marker

SOURCE: SS Phillip and James Catholic Church 1904-2000, c. 2000:
     In 1870, Moses Deming, sheriff, was called to clear up the mystery of a bachelor on Brookey’s Bottom called Henry Locke. Deming tracked the half-white, half-negro killer to Sioux City, but lost him. Eleven months later the Sheriff went to Omaha to bring back MacBeth. In Yankton they wanted to lynch him before the sheriff could get him back to Cedar Co. He got to St. Helena on a Sunday morning and couldn’t find the county judge so lined the people up on both sides of the street to vote whether he was guilty or not. They voted to hang him.
     A year later the community and sheriff realized a man called McBeath using the name of Jameson left the steamer Penniah, got off the boat a little above Yankton and came across the country, stopping to spend the night at the Locke cabin. Locke entertained him. The following morning the two were walking. Locke was carrying an axe to cut some wood in the timber. Locke was killed when Jameson took the axe from him. The only plunder he got from Locke was an old watch and $1.50 in money.
     Henry Locke has the distinction of being the 1st man murdered in Cedar County. He was a brother to civil war veteran Charles W.R. Locke.

1870 US CENSUS TERRITORY: NE COUNTY: Cedar DIVISION: Brooke REEL NO: M593-828 PAGE NO: 1
10 717 703 Locke Henry C 32 M W Farmer 1,800 1,000 Maine

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
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MCCLAIN John
UNION Co. C 132nd IL INFANTRY & 103rd IL & 40th IL Rank: PVT Enlisted: 1/18/1864 Discharged: 8/1865 GAR Post 352, 67 NE
b. 5/21/1846 Ireland d. 2/13/1932 Randolph NE Buried: Randolph NE

MCCOLM William G.E.
UNION IA 46th INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

MCCORD Sterling, Hartington
UNION CO. G, 60th, 119th INFANTRY ILLINOIS

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

MCCULLOGH David
UNION CO A, PA 61st INFANTRY Discharged 8/1862
b. abt. 1816 Westmoreland Co, PA GAR Marker

FamilySearch record:
D. McCullough married Francis Huffman, who was b. abt.1820. They had a dau. Lavina Huffman McCullough b. 3/14/1842 Westmoreland Co. PA. Lavina married 12/26/1861 to Charles W. Smith, who was b. 1838 PA and died before 1865. Lavina then married Robert A. Montgomery on 9/18/1865 in Canoe Ridge, Indiana Co., PA. He was b. 9/5/1845 Indiana Co. PA, and died in the Natl Soldiers Home VA. Buried in Hartington, NE. Lavina and Robert's children: Annette L. Montgomery b. 7/27/1866 Indiana PA and d. 5/6/1948; Alva H. Montgomery b. 6/27/1868 Indiana, PA and d. ll/23/1945; Hiram R. Montgomery b. 12/7/1870 Indiana, PA and d. 2/23/1960; Robert R. Montgomery b. 1/21/1873 Indiana PA and d. 7/29/1950; Cordelia E. Montgomery b. 3/2/1875 Indiana PA and d. 10/1/1964 Alliance, Box Butte Co., NE; David T. Montgomery b. 4/25/1876 Indiana PA and d. 1/4/1942; William W.S. Montgomery b. 6/10/1979 Indiana PA and d.9/23/1962; Nora N. Montgomery b. 3/31/1881 Cedar Co. NE and d. 1971; Eva H. Montgomery b. 3/4/1883 Cedar Co. NE and d. 3/6/1883; Adda P. Montgomery b. 7/3/1885 Cedar Co. NE and d. 10/1885.
David McCullogh's family moved to Cedar Co., NE about 1880.

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Lavina Montgomery Hartington Herald on May 22, 1922
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MCDONALD Andrew P.
UNION CO. M 9th PA CAVALRY Rank: CPL
b. 4/2/1843 d. 1/17/1917 Buried: Belden NE Sec. 7 Lot 48

MASSOW Henry
UNION CO. G, 1st IA INFANTRY (per www.suvcwdb.org)
Born: 1934 in Germany Died: August 10, 1911 Buried: Laurel NE

The following information contributed by: Roger Tryon, Laurel NE. EdwrdTryn@aol.com
Henry came to America shortly before the Civil War began. Nat'l Park Service Civil War Soldiers database indicates Massow was a private in Company C of the 18th Missouri Infantry. If this information is accurate, Massow most likely would have been in the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, on April 6-7, 1862. With more than 23,000 killed and wounded on both sides Shiloh was one of the ten bloodiest battles of the Civil War.

Mr. and Mrs. Massow came to Laurel in 1901. Following the death of his wife in 1903, Massow lived with his daughter, Mrs. August Michels, on a farm south of Laurel.

MESKE Louis
UNION 4th US INF, CO. H Rank: PVT. Film M233 Roll 30 Served 3 years.
b. 12/3/1938 Germany; d. 9/1918 Hartington, Cedar Co., NE

Married in 1870s to Marie Christiana Lotech. No children were born to them, but they raised orphaned Benjamin (age 7y) and Mary (age 9y) Bruning to adulthood. Member of the Lutheran faith. Louis and his wife are buried in the Hartington City Cemetery.

OBITUARY of Louis Meske Hartington Herald on May 22, 1922

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington NE (See the Mortuary Index)
NATURALIZATION RECORD of Louis Meske

MILLER Durs
UNION, Co. H, 179th OH INFANTRY Rank: PVT Enlisted: 9/29/1864 Discharged: 6/17/1865
b. 1/14/1826 Switzerland d. 1/18/1908

BURIED: Aten Cemetery, Aten NE

MILLS John M.
UNION IA 28th INFANTRY
Born: January 6, 1841 in PA. Died: April 11, 1909. Buried: Laurel NE

The Mills family moved to Brooklyn, IA, where John enlisted in Co. H of the 28th IA Infantry. He participated in the Battle of Vicksburg where his regiment was praised for valor by General Hovey. Near the end of the war, Mills marched with Gen. Phil Sheridan through the Shenandoah Valley, a campaign which in terms of sheer destructiveness rivaled Sherman's March to the Sea.

Mills moved to Laurel NE in the fall of 1894, and purchased the Commercial Hotel on Oak Street. He served as Postmaster from December 1897 to January 1907.
OBITUARY of John M. Mills

MONTGOMERY Robert A., Laurel
UNION 103rd INFANTRY PENNSYLVANIA

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

MOORE George
UNION CO. A, 2nd NE CAVALRY Rank In & Out: PVT Enlisted: 10/22/1862 Film #M547 Roll #2
b. 1841 MI d. 2/20/1863 near St. James NE Cause of Death: Disease Location of burial uncertain.

MOORE James J.
UNION IA 22nd INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

MORMT H., Wynot
CO. C, 4th INFANTRY

MORRIS Joseph
UNION MO Enlisted: 6/15/1861 Discharged: 4/19/1866
b. 3/18/1844 Waynesburg PA;

Married Elizabeth Golden. They had 5 children: Edward; Charles E.; Frank; dau. married to a McDonald; and Justus. Sons Frank & Justus were Span-Am. war veterans. Joseph Morris was a published poet.

Biographical News Article of Joseph Morris Cedar County News on July 23, 1925
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MORTEN Henry Jr.
CO. I 2nd NE CAVALRY Enlisted: abt. 1862
OBITUARY of Henry Morten Jr. Dakota Republican on November 18, 1920

MOSELEY Noah
UNION IL 63rd INFANTRY
b. 1845 d. 1919 Buried: Belden NE Sec. 7 Lot 10

MULLIN / MULLEN John
UNION CO. E 148th IN INFANTRY Rank: PVT Enlisted: 2/13/1865 Discharged: 9/5/1865
Buried: Coleridge NE Sec. 2 Grave S1/2
PHOTO of GAR Boyz in Blue of 1863

MURKLE Frederick C.
UNION CO. F 49th IN INFANTRY Record Shows: 47th IN INF Rank: PVT GAR Post 179 Hartington NE
b. 1/22/1845 Germany d. 1/6/1906
BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

NANCE J.L.
UNION
Buried: Randolph NE

NEASE William
UNION Co. A, MO 3rd PRO MIL; MO 8th S M CAL, Co. K, Alt. Name: William Neece Rank In & Out: PVT.
Film #m390 Roll #70
b. 1830 Meigs Co. OH GAR Marker
1860 FEDERAL CENSUS INDEX TO ONLINE IMAGES, ANDREW COUNTY, MISSOURI P116
Nice William 27
Amanda 20
P121
Parks Jonathan 34
Sarah 29
Josephine 7
Daniel 5
William 4
Martha 5 months

1880 US census clay Andrew Missouri fam. Hist. Film 1254671 film# t9-0671 p.# 213d
William Nease self m male w 46 TN farmer Tn Tn
Amanda Nease wife m female w 38 Ind. Keep house TN TN
Samuel Nease son male w 17 Mo works on farm TN IN
Thomas Nease son male w 16 MO Works on Farm TN IN
Martha Nease dau s female w 13 MO at home TN IN
Sarah Nease dau s female w 10 MO at home TN IN
Vinie Wilkerson dau w female w 19 MO at Home TN IN
Frederick Wilkerson gson s male w 1 MO TN IN

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE

NEWTON Stephen D.
UNION 19th IL INFANTRY Record shows: Co. C, 10th IA INF GAR Post 179 Hartington NE
b. England d. 4/12/1906 Buried: Coleridge NE

NICHOLS / NICHOLLS Edward R.
UNION WI 8th (3rd?) INFANTRY GAR Marker
d. 1/5/1891 72 years
Wife Mary Richardson b. 1830 Eng/County Wicklow, Ireland; Daughter Marie b. 1864 Illnois
BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Mary Nichols Cedar County News in September 4, 1913
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Olsen, Bernhart, died March 8, 1892 at the age of 52 years and 26 days, buried Block 1, Lot 33. Bernhart served in the Civil War (The War between the North and the South)

OLSEN Bernhart
UNION Co. B, IA 12th, INFANTRY Rank: PVT Enlisted: 1/28/1864 Discharged: 1/20/1866 GAR Post 179 Hartington NE
b. 2/11/1840 Norway d. 3/1/1892 Age 52 yearss and 26 days

BURIED: Paragon Cemetery, rural Hartington, NE

PENTICOFF Samuel L.
UNION IL 92nd INFANTRY CO. F Rank In & Out: PVT. FILM #539 ROLL 70 Residence: Loran IL Entered with a Daniel Penticoff. Enlisted on 8/10/1862; Enlisted in UNION 92 ILL INF CO. F on 9/4/1862. Transferred UNION 92 ILL INF CO. F on 6/22/1864. Filed for pension in Nebraska on 3/26/1886. Someone filed for benefits for a minor child, P.A. Sullivan, in Nebraska on 9/28/1905 (year is uncertain).
b. 1837 PA GAR Marker

Wife: Mary, b. 3/8/1854 and d. 1/22/1906. Children: Richard, b.1866 IL; Mary F., was born 4/2/1870, on her parents homestead east of St. James, Cedar Co, NE. With the exception of one year spent in Illinois, daughter Mary was a life long resident of Cedar County NE until her death in 12/1952.; Levi, b. abt. 1868 NE;

SOURCE FOR THE FOLLOWING RECORD:
1880 US CENSUS ST. JAMES, CEDAR CO., NEBRASKA FAM HIST LIBRARY NA FILM #T9-0744 PAGE #295A
Samuel PENTICOFF Self W Male W 43 PA Farmer PA PA
Son S Male W 14 IL Attending School PA KY
Son S Male W 10 NE Attending School PA KY
Mary F. PENTICOFF Dau S Female W 8 NE At Home PA KY

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Mary Penticoff Brewer & Thomas Brewer Cedar County News in December 18, 1952 and October 19, 1950
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PHILLIPS John W.
UNION CO H, IA 9th INFANTRY Rank In: SGT. Rank Out: CAPT. Alt. Name – John W. Phillips FILM #541 ROLL 21
b. 1826 England d. abt. 5/1875 GAR Marker

1880 US CENSUS PRECINCT 9 CEDAR CO. NE FAM HIST 1254744 FILM #T9-0744 PAGE 320A
John W. Phillips male married white age 54 b. Eng. farmer Father b. Eng. Mother b. Eng.
E.J. Phillips wife female married white age 50 b. PA keeping house, father b. Pa mother b. PA (1830 PA)
William Porter other male white age 19 b. OH hired help, parents birth, not listed

SOURCE: SS Philips and James Catholic Church History 1904-2000 c. 2000
     Sheriff Asbra, the next sheriff after M. Deming, had a man called John that worked for him. John abused the horsed they used and John was let go. John became angry and decided to do revenge on the sheriff, burning 240 tons of hay that belonged to the sheriff. Chris Schaller went to Capt. Phillips and told him where John was at. John fired at both Phillips and Schaller as they tracked him. John climbed in a window in the Marx home and called to Deputy Sheriff Phillips that he would surrender if Phillips would come in the house. John hid under the bed with a revolver. Phillips entered the house with a lantern and a pistol. John fired on him as soon as he entered the room, two missed their mark but the third one hit him in the side going right along his spine.
     Phillips fired and missed John but tussled with him even though he was dangerously injured until Billy Trouten came to his assistance. John was removed to Sheriff Asbra’s office tied to two boards and hung shortly after.
     Phillip’s recovery was doubtful, all the care and medical assistance that was possible was given to him. He was an old soldier and settler and highly respected. Many visitors stopped at his home in St. James. They had hung the wrong man for Henry Locke’s murder and didn’t know this until the next year. Phillips died in 1875, around May.

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
PHILLIPS surname researcher

PLUMLEIGH Charles
UNION IN 15th, INFANTRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

PORTER Thomas C.
UNION CO. B, WI 47th INFANTRY Rank In & Out: PVT Enlisted: 2/6/1865 Discharged: 9/4/1866 Film #541 Roll 23
b. 12/5/1839 England; d. 5/8/1914 St. James, Cedar Co., NE

On 3/5/1861, Thomas married Clara C. Young. They had 5 children: 1 child died at age 3 months; son, William; dau. Mrs. Nettie Gulde; dau. Mary Ernst; and son Henry J. of Omaha. On 2/2/1892, Thomas married widow Elvina Niece Parks, b. 10/9/1860 near Filmore, MO.

1880 US CENSUS WAUCAPONA, CEDAR CO. NE, p.299a
Thomas C. Porter self m male w 40 Eng. Farmer Eng. Eng
Clarissa Porter wife m female w 36 OH keep house MA NH
Wm. H. Porter son s male w 18 WI farm laborer Eng. OH
Nettie Porter dau. s female 15 WI house servant Eng. OH
Mary E. Porter dau. s female 13 at home Eng. OH
Henry Porter son s male w 10 NE at Home Eng. OH

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARIES of Thomas and Elvina Porter
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POTTER William
UNION IA 37th, INFANTRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

PUNTNEY George
UNION CO G IA 44th INFANTRY Rank In & Out: PVT. Residence: Marshall Co, IA. FILM # 541 ROLL 21 He was in a unit that did 100 days in 1864. He enlisted as a Private on 5/9/1864 at age 18. He enlisted in CO. G, 44th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 6/1/1864. He mustered out of CO. G, 44th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 9/15/1864 in Davenport, IA, and was discharged 9/15/1864 at Davenport, IA. He filed for pension in Iowa in 1887; widow Mary E. Puntney filed for benefits in Nebraska in 4/1917.
b. 2/1841 Burnt Prairie, White CO. IL d. 4/7/1917 Wynot, Cedar Co. NE GAR Marker

Married on 10/17/1869 to Mary Elizabeth Sands. She was b. 1/4/1851 and d. 1/14/1926 Wynot, Cedar Co. NE.

RON WRIGHT, SOURCE FOR THE FOLLOWING RECORD: George Puntney was born 2/15/1841 in Burnt Prairie, White Co. IL. He died 4/7/1917 in Wynot, Cedar Co. NE. He was buried 4/10/1917. He married Mary Elizabeth Sands on 10/17/1869 in Denison Co. IA. Mary was born 1/4/1851 in Monroe Co. OH. She died 1/14/1926 in Wynot, Cedar Co. NE. Youngest daughter Winnifred is buried next to George. She was born June 1892 and died in 1911 at the age of 19. No stones for either Mary or Winnifred. Children: Maggie (Mae), married Charles Eveleth; Verner; Sarah (Nellie), married August Riibe; William Bennett b.2/17/1878 d.9/12/1953, married Julia Wohlman; James; Mary; Jesse Pearl, married Harry Lanphear; Winnifred

1880 US CENSUS MARIETTA, MARSHALL, IA FAM. HIST. LIB. FILM 1254355 NA Film #T9-0355 Page #109A, provided by Mona S. Knight
George PUNTNEY Self M Male W 33 IL Farmer IL IL
Mary PUNTNEY Wife M Female W 29 O. Keeping Hs. O PA
Maggie M. PUNTNEY Dau S Female W 9 IL At School IL O.
Sarah E. PUNTNEY Dau S Female W 5 IA Ia IL O.
William B. PUNTNEY Son S Male W 2 IA IL O.

OBITUARY of George Puntney

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Puntney listing *may or may not be same family.

REMINGTON Erving O.
CO. D 9th REG. IA INF Rank: PVT Enlisted: 2/29/1864; Dischared: 7/18/1865
b. 6/9/1847 NY; d. 6/6/1908 St. Helena, Cedar NE Buried: St. Helena

Married 11/17/1880 in Webster Co., IA to Dellaphene E. Morgan. She was b.4/26/1863 and d. 2/18/1926 Fairpoint, Meade Co., SD. She was the dau. of Henry Morgan and Jane Ellen Mandego. They had 12 children: Henry S.; Emma Jame; Farnk W.; Delbert; Marten; Mary Margaret; Clarence M.; Ervin; Earl; Della S.; Wm. McKinley; Theodore R.

OBITUARY of Erving O. Remington
BURIED: St. Helena City Cemetery, St. Helena, NE
FAMILY GROUP SHEET of Erving O. Remington & Dellaphene E. Morgan

RICHMOND Edward R., Rev.
UNION
b. 7/14/1840 d. 5/18/1886 Age 46

BURIED: Norris Cemetery, Coleridge, NE

RIIBE / RIEBE Charles
UNION WI 43rd INFANTRY
b. 1840 d. 1901 GAR Marker

Family history says Charles was born in 1842 rather than in 1841. He married Mary Kempiem. He was a brother to Civil War vet Ferdinand Riibe. One of the daughters married Ben Brunnick and lived with her mother in Wynot NE for many years. Mr. & Mrs. Ben Brunnick are buried in the Wynot Cemetery.

1880 US CENSUS – PRECINCT 5 CEDAR CO. NE p.301b
Charles Rube self m male w 37 Prussia farmer Prussia Prussia
Mary Rube wife m female w 31 Prussia keep. House Prussia Prussia
Anna Rube dau s female w 13 WI Prussia Prussia
John Rube son s male w 11 WI Prussia Prussia
Emily Rube dau s female 9 WI attending school Prussia Prussia
Bertha Rube dau s female 4 WI Prussia Prussia
Minna Rube s female 1 NE Prussia Prussia

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Riibe listing *may or may not be same family.

RIIBE Ferdinand - SEE: RUBA Ferdinand

ROBINSON William A.
UNION IA 31st INFANTRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

ROSSENBACH Charles A.
UNION WI 8th INFANTRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

ROWELL William H., Wynot
UNION CO I, IA 15th INFANTRY Rank In & Out: PVT Film # 541 roll 23
b. 2/9/1845 Troy, Michigan Co., IL; d. 5/9/1928 American Legion Marker

Son of Porter Rowell and Fidelia McCray. On 5/26/1876 at St. James NE, William married Josephine Barker. She d. 2/1936 St. James NE.

National Park Service, Andersonville Natl. Historic Site record:
William Rowell was held prisoner with a Loren Rowell and W.H. Rowel from the same Iowa unit. He was captured 7/22/1864. There were 22 other members of the same unit there with him.

OBITUARIES of William Rowell
86th Birthday of Ms. William Rowell, 1930
BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE

RUBA / RIIBE Ferdinand
UNION WI 8thrd INFANTRY, CO. F. Rank In & Out: PVT. Enlisted: 9/25/1861 Age 24 y, Prairie du Chien WI Discharged: 9/6/1865 Memphis TN Film #547 Roll 1
b. 9/1838 Konisburg, Prussia; d. 5/18/1918 Wynot, NE. GAR Marker

FROM EUGENIA RIIBE, SOURCE FOR THE FOLLOWING RECORD:
Ferdinand was born in Konisburg, Prussia in Sept. 1838 and died May 18, 1918, Wynot, NE. He was a miller in Madison, WI, staying there two years after the war before moving to the Wynot area. He married 1/31/1865 in Prairie du Chien WI to Louisa Riiff. She was b. 7/10/1845; d. 5/29/1901 at age 56; and is buried in the Bow Valley Catholic Cemetery. Son Albert died in his 20’s from complications of diabetes. He and Doris Ann are buried in the Wynot Public Cemetery with no dates.

1880 US CENSUS WAUCAPONA, CEDAR CO., NE p. 299b
Ferdinand Rube self m male w 42 Prussia farmer Prussia Prussia
Louisa Rube wife ma female 33 France keep house fra fra
Albert Rube son s male w 13 WI at home Prussia FRA
August Rube son s male w 11 WI at home Prussia FRA
Rosa Rube dau s female w 10 NE at home Prussia Fra
William Rube son s male w 8 NE Prussia Fra
Emma Rube dau s female w 4 NE Prussia Fra
Emil Rube son male W 7 NE Prussia FRA
Mary Rube dau s female w 6 NE Prussia Fra
Ferdinad Rube son s male w 5 NE Prussia Fra
Lucy Rube dau s female w 3 NE Prussia Fra
Clara Rube dau s female w 1 NE Prussia Fra
Trena b. 1881 and d. 1902.
Infant unknown died in infancy

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE (Stone reads RUBA)
PHOTO of GAR Boyz in Blue of 1863
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Riibe listing *may or may not be same family.

RUFF F.E.

PHOTO of GAR Boyz in Blue of 1863
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Rowell listing *may or may not be same family.

RUFF Joseph
UNION CO F WI 8th INFANTRY GAR Rank In & Out: PVT Film #559 Roll #26

Brother-in-law to Ferdinand Riibe/Ruba

1880 US CENSUS WAUCAPONA, CEDAR CO., NE p. 300b
Frank Ruff self m male w 42 France farmer Fra Fra
Lucy Ruff wife m female w 29 prussia keep house Prussia Prussia
Louisa Ruff dau. S female w 13 NE at home Fra Prussia
Caroline Ruff dau s female w 12 NE attend school Fra Prussia
Willie Ruff son s male w 10 NE Fra Prussia
Joseph Ruff son s male w 3 NE Fra Prussia
Martha Ruff dau s female w 1m NE Fra Prussia
Mary Ruff self w female w 75 Fra keep house Fra France
Emma Ruff gdau s female w 11 NE attend school Fra Wisc
Xarvier Ruff gson s male w 10 NE attend school Fra Wisc
Antoinette Ruff Gdau s female w 9 NE Fra Wisc
Mat Oleson other s male 21 Norwary farm laborer Norway Norway

1870 TERRITORY: NE COUNTY: Cedar DIVISION: Saint Helena REEL NO: M593-828 PAGE NO: 15
REFERENCE: Enumerated by N. S. Porter on 08-August-1870
35 780 766 Ruff Joseph 27 M W Farmer France
36 780 766 Ruff Antonette 22 F W Keep house Wis
37 780 766 Ruff Emma 1 F W Neb
38 780 766 Ruff Xavier 1/12 M W Neb May
39 780 766 Ruff Margaret 65 F W France
40 780 766 Sandol Margaret 16 F W Laborer Ala

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE

SHERBURNE John Albert
UNION CO A & G IL 2nd LT ARTILLERY Rank In & Out: PVT Film #M539 Roll #81 (Albert Sherburne)
b. 9/9/1837 Ontario Co., NY; d. 2/1/1914 St. James, Cedar Co., NE GAR Marker (John)

National Park Service, Andersonville Natl. Historic Site record:
A. Sherburne was held prisoner while enlisted with Co. G 2nd IL.

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of John A. Sherburne

SHUMAN (SHERMAN?) Samuel H.
UNION IN 123rd INFANTRY
Buried: Coleridge NE

SIMPSON Horace Warner
UNION Co. F, 23rd IL Infantry Discharged: August 4, 1865
b. April 5, 1848 Pecatonica IL d. July 20, 1945 Faulkton SD

Horace Simpson holds the distincton of being South Dakota's last civil war veteran. Married Harriet R. Davis on December 31, 1868 in Rockford. They had 7 children: Charles, Roy, Mrs. J.E. Wright, Gertrude, Mrs. C.S. Mills, Mrs. H.R. Grant and Mrs. W.C. Frederick.

OBITUARY of Horace W. Simpson

SLOGGETT William
UNION IL 15th INFANTRY
Died: 1896 Buried: Coleridge NE

SMITH Michael
UNION NY 32nd INFANTRY

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

SNOWE Jackson P.
UNION IA 15th INF
b. 1836 d. 12/9/1907 Married in 1865 in Monticello IA to Sarah E. Rice. Children: Marion (d. age 20); Harry; Howard; Bertie; Loy; Otis; Leon.

1880 US CENSUS ST. JAMES, CEDAR CO. NE p. 294c
Jackson P Snow self m male w 43 Eng Farmer Eng Eng
Sarah E Snow wife m female w 35 NY Keep House Eng NY
Marion Snow son s male w 14 IA at home Eng NY
Harry Snow son s male 12 Ia attending school Eng NY
Howard Snow son s male w 10 IA attending school Eng NY
Bertie Snow son s male w 6 Ne Eng NY
Loy Snow son s male w 4 Ne Eng NY
Otis Snow son s male w 4 Ne Eng NY
Leon Snow son s male w 2 Ne Eng NY

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of J.P. Snowe
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Snow listings *may or may not be same family.

STEELE Robert B.
UNION IA 3rd, LART

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

STEINHOFF George N.
UNION CO K. IL 139th INFANTRY
b. 11/25/1845 Delaware Town, Upper Canada; d. 8/23/1831 St. Helena, Cedar Co., NE

Married Antoinette Wieseler, b. 7/4/1858 Dubuque or Petersburg, Delaware Co., IA; d. 12/25/1922 St. Helena, Cedar Co., NE

BURIED: St. Helena City Cemetery, St. Helena, NE
OBITUARY of Antoinette Steinhoff; Prayer Cards for George & Antoinette Steinhoff

STEPHENSON William H., Hartington
UNION CO. A 19TH, U.S. INFANTRY MICHIGAN Rank: PVT Enlisted: 7/30/1864 Discharged: 7/30/1867
d. 9/10/1929

BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE
PHOTO of GAR Boyz in Blue of 1863

STOCKWELL William H.
UNION
(MR – b. 1830) d. 10/2/1886 GAR marker

"List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; giving the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned, the post-office address, the rate of pension per month, and the date of original allowance, as called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882." Vol. IV, pages 720, 860. Cert. no. 71, 851 Name Stockwell, Wm. H. Residence Saint James Disability rheum. Mo. rate 6 00

1880 US CENSUS LIME CREEK, NE FILM 1254774 FILM #T9-0744 p. 296D
William K. Stockwell head m male w 49 b. NY farmer father NY mother NY
Lucinda wife m f w 40 b. NY keep house father NY mother NY
Frank 15 b. IL
William 13 b. IL
Warren 11 b. IL
Arthur 10 b. IL
Ernest 10 b. IL
Edward R. 7 b. IA
Elmer 3 b. NE
Lewis E. 8 b. NE

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE

THOENE Frank A.
UNION CO. G, 5th MISSOURI INFANTRY Rank: PVT. Enlisted: 10/16/1861 Discharged: 11/22/1862
Buried: Bow Valley NE

PHOTO of GAR Boyz in Blue of 1863

THOMAS George W.
UNION IA 4th CAVALRY
Buried: Coleridge NE

TOTTEN William M.
UNION WI 53rd INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

TOWNSEND Byron E.
UNION NY 6th ARTILLERY
Buried: Randolph NE

VAN C.C., Col.
6/4/1846 Commissioned Adjutant of IA MILITIA; Commissioned Colonel of 3rd REG 2nd BRIG 1st DIV IA MILITIA; 8/11/1862 Commissioned Recruiting Officer of Polk Co, IA.

Married to Mary F. Roan. She was b. NC; d. 1914 Steamboat Springs, CO.; buried Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot NE. Their daughter married A.M. Gooding.

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of Mary F. Van
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of C.C. Van, Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska

WEBER Fredrick
UNION NJ 38th INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

WENTWORTH Benning
UNION IL 149th INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

WEST James P.
UNION IA 9th INFANTRY
Buried: Coleridge NE

WIGGINS John
UNION MO 1st, CAVALRY
Buried: St. Helena City Cemetery, St. Helena NE GAR marker

WILLIAMS Henry Barnes
UNION IA 7th CAVALRY
Buried: St. Helena NE

WILLIAMS Perry G./C.
UNION CO A, ILL 83rd INF GAR marker Rank In & Out – Pvt. Film # M539 Roll 98
b. 1824 PA

1880 US CENSUS WACAPONA, CEDAR CO, NE FILM #1254774 FILM #T9-0744 PAGE #299b
P C Williams self m male w 59 b. PA farmer father – PA mother- PA
Martha wife 50 b. PA ke hou father – PA mother PA
Frank m w 24 b. PA laborer
Elizabeth f w 20 b. IL teach school
Russel m w 16 b. MN laborer
Effie f w 14 b. MN house work
Sidny m w 11 b. MN at home
OB m w 8 b. MN
Nellie M f w 6 b. MN

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE

WILSON David Boal
UNION PA 131 Infantry Rank: Colonel Enlisted: Aug. 1862
b. March 12, 1838 Hartleton, Union Co., PA d. December 12, 1928, Laurel, Cedar Co., NE Buried: Nat'l Cem., Arlington, VA
OBITUARY of David Wilson

WINTERRINGER James F., Hartington
UNION CO. T, REG. NEBRASKA (IA 7th CAVALRY?)
Buried: Hartington NE
BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

WINTERRINGER Moses B.
UNION IA 7th, CAVALRY
Buried: Hartington NE
BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

WINTERRINGER William R.
UNION IA 7th CAVALRY
Buried: Hartington NE
BURIED: Hartington City Cemetery, Hartington, NE

WISEMAN Henson
UNION CO. I, 2nd NE CAVALRY Rank In & Out: PVT. Enlisted: 10/1862 Film #M547 Roll #2 Worked as a Scout for the Army.
b. 11/6/1817 Harrison Co., WV; m. 9/1838 Wood Co. VA (1838 Parkersburg); d. 2/19/1912 Cedar Co., NE GAR Marker

Married to Phoebe Ann Cross, who was b. 4/20/1820 and d. 6/1901. Moved to Cedar Co. NE in spring 1857. Children include: John, Benjamin, Hannah, Loren, and Laura (married Chris Lawson). Their son Benjamin was the first recorded death in Cedar Co., NE, in 1859.

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
PHOTO of Henson Wiseman
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of Henson Wiseman; Indians, Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska
Wiseman Massacre Story, Yankton Press & Dakotan (Search on 'Henson Wiseman')
OBITUARY of son-in law Christopher Lawson

WISEMAN John C., Wynot (aka WEISMON John)
UNION BATTERY CO G, PT M, MISSOURI 1st LT. ARTILLERY Rank In & Out: PVT Film #m390 Roll 53; CO. G, 1st MINS NEBRASKA
b. 1838 d. 5/2/1926 Wynot, Cedar Co, NE GAR marker

Son of Henson Wiseman and Phoebe Ann Cross. His wife Frances was b. 1840. They resided in Lime Creek, Cedar Co., NE. Their son Austin Lee Nobles was b. 1863.

1880 US CENSUS LIME CREEK, CEDAR CO, NE FAM. HIST. LIBRARY FILM 1254744 Film #T9-0744 p298D
John Wiseman White 27 b. IA Laborer father b. VA mother b. VA
Frances Wiseman white 40 b. KY keep house father b. SD mother b. NC
Austin L Nobles white 17 b. IL laborer father b. ? mother b. ?

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARY of John Wiseman
PHOTO of John C. Wiseman

WRIGHT Thomas G.
UNION OH 34th INFANTRY
Buried: Randolph NE

YOUNG Charles N.
UNION
b. 1835 d. April 22, 1884 at age 49y 5m 1d Buried: Wynot NE GAR Marker

Donna Hawkins Patton, , Source for the following information:
Married a full-blood Indian woman named Ziziwin ("Little Whirlwind") at Ft. Randall. They homesteaded in Cedar County NE abt. 1866. Children: Margaret Jane (m. Datus Cross); Sarah Elizabeth (m. Walter Annalla, d. 1963 Parker, Mohave Co, AZ); Evaline (m. Peter Brewer, d. 1903 Wagner SD); Charles; Benjamin F. (d. 1944 Wagner SD); and Mary Ellen (d. 1854 CA). Charles' wife died in childbirth along with the child, Joseph; they are buried together. She is buried with the name Susie Young. When Charles died in 1884, Peter Keegan Sr. was appointed guardian for the 6 children. Keegan's wife Mary Katherine was a sister to Charles. Charles had two sisters, the other being Clara, who married Tom Porter.

On the 1860 census from Niobrara NE, Charles Young is listed with John Young and William Young, all born in IN. John Young is listed as living with Charles Young in NE during the 1870 census. Their father is G.W. Young and is possibly buried next to Charles and wife and the Keegans.

1880 U S Census fam. Hist. Lib film 125744, film # -T9-0744 p. n.295a St. James NE.
Young Charles N w m 42 b. IND farmer father b. KY mother b. IN
Margaret w f daug s 14 b. NE attends school father b. IN mother b. Dakota
Sarah E w f daug s 12 NE keeping house
Evaline w f daug s 10 NE attends school
Chas. N w m son s 8 NE
Benjamin w m son s 6 NE
Mary E w f daug s 3 NE
John W w m other 38 IN farm laborer father b. KY mother b. IN

BURIED: Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, NE
OBITUARIES of Mary Katherine Keegan & Peter Keegan Sr., sister & brother-in-law to Charles Young
OBITUARY of Tom Porter, brother-in-law to Charles Young
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Young listings *may or may not be same family.
GLASS NEGATIVE PHOTO INDEX for Keegan listings *may or may not be same family.

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