A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, Volume 2Lewis Publishing Company, 1904 - Genealogy |
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active afterward Anna April August battle Beatrice became born braska Bureau county Captain career Cavalry church citizen City Civil Colonel command Crete daugh daughter death deceased died Diller dollars duty early enlisted Fairbury faith farmer father February five children four children Gage county George Grand Army grandfather Hebron Helvey Henry home farm honorably discharged Illinois Illinois Infantry Indiana Iowa James Jefferson county John Joseph July Kansas Kentucky land later Lee county Lincoln living March marriage marriage to Miss member of Company Methodist Missouri Morse mother native Nemaha county Ohio parents Pawnee county Pennsylvania pioneer political precinct prominent public schools reared and educated regiment Republican party residence returned Richardson county Saline county Sarah September served settlers siege of Vicksburg six children sixty acres soldier sons spent successful Tennessee Thayer county three children took township Turney Union united in marriage Virginia wife William Wisconsin York
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