Department of Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic

Davis City Post #306, G.A.R., Davis City, Iowa

Chartered: March 31, 1884   Mustered by H. A. White

Members: Charter Total 81

Disbanded: July 1, 1910

Property: Reprint of Picture August 15, 1944, Geppert's.

Named for: Took the name of the town for the Post Name.

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Comrades Born Where Born Died Where Died Burial War Record
Abbott, William Nathaniel 19 Sep 1832 Lancaster, NH 14 Aug 1917 Lamoni, Iowa Rose Hill Cem, Lamoni, Ia PVT Co A 3d VT Inf
Acton, James Harrison 12 Oct 1849 Decatur Co, Ia 28 Sep 1917 Marshalltown, Ia Hamilton Cem, Pleasanton, Ia PVT Co C 12th MO Cav
Acton, Thomas Mo PVT Co M 3d IA Cav
Anson, Abraham H 29 Aug 1843 PVT Co G 17th OH Inf
Atteberry, Daniel T 27 Oct 1838 05 Sep 1905 Davis City, IaIOOF Cem, 12row,gr1, Davis City, Ia CORP Co H 28th IL Inf
Bailey, Oliver J 11 May 1836 Adrian, Mich 01 Sep 1897 Davis City, IaRose Hill Cem, Lamoni, Ia PVT Co I 15th MI Inf
Barkley, Isaiah 12 Sep 1846 PVT Co D 123d IN Inf
Barrett, Edmond A 12 Mar 1836 Otsego Co, NY 19 Jan 1916 Leon, IowaNew Salem Cem, Decatur Co, Ia PVT Co H 3d MO St M Cav
Bennett, John, or Johann Missouri Bethel Cem, Eden T, Decatur Co, Ia PVT Co G 33d MO Inf
Blue, Gilbert 25 Jun 1838 Wastenaw Co, Mich 17 Jun 1897 Davis City, IaOld Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co M 2d MO Cav
Boldman, James 09 Oct 1833 1924 Old Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co C 117th OH Inf
Bowman, Samuel 27 Mar 1834 Rockingham Co, Va 10 Oct 1899 Old Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co D 4th IA Inf
Bozarth, William Wesley 11 Apr 1843 McLean Co, Ill 18 Feb 1908 Davis City, IaIOOF Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co D 4th IA Inf
Browning, John W PVT Co I 124th IL Inf
Burrell, Asa PVT Co H 5th KS Cav
Chaney, John PVT Co F 43d IN Inf
Cogsdill, Stephen D Chautauqua Co, NY PVT Co M 6th MO SM Cav
Cohenour, Robert M 14 Oct 1841 PVT Co E 47th IL Inf
Craig, William Filander 06 Apr 1827 Ohio 12 Oct 1906 Davis City, IaDavis City, Ia CAPT No 1 Indpt Home Guards IA State Militia
Croft, Aaron PVT Co E 23d MO Inf
Davis, Adolphus W PVT Co K 3d IL Cav
Davis, John 12 Sep 1841 19 Dec 1898 Leon, IowaDavis City, Ia PVT Co K 39th IA Inf
Delong, Isaac Newton 01 May 1843 Ind 1902 Old Cleveland CemLucas PVT Co E 3d MO SM Cav
Doss, Thomas Ind PVT Co G 25th MO Inf
Early, James A 1821 Canada 05 Feb 1899 Leon, IowaLeon Cem, Leon, Iowa PVT Co L 9th IA Cav
Eaton, William Harrison 07 Jan 1835 Ind 11 Jan 1909 Old Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co K 79th IN Inf
Flora, Jacob F 1842 Ind 15 Mar 1912 Davis City, IaBethel Cem, Eden T, Decatur Co, Ia PVT Co A 17th IA Inf
Fortune, Williamson H 03 Apr 1830 Old Cem, 1st Row NW, Gr2, Davis City, Ia PVT Co A 1st IA Cav
Franklin, Squire 02 Nov 1837 Ind 06 Jul 1892 Old Cem, Orig 7th row-w.F. Gr 12, Davis City, Ia PVT Co E 3d MO Cav
Frazier, Samuel Russel 03 Apr 1845 Zanesville, Ohio 28 Feb 1908 Davis City, IaOld Cem, Orig 2d Row from West fence, Gr 13, Davis City, Ia PVT Co A 142d OH Vol Inf
Gotte, Joseph PVT Co L 8th IA Cav
Graham, George Erastus 05 Jul 1846 Jo Daviess Co, Ill 08 Dec 1906 near Pleasanton, IaHamilton Cem, Pleasanton, Ia PVT Co B 45th IL Inf
Halstead, Orange B PVT Co D 64th OH Inf
Hamilton, Francis M 15 Aug 1845 Mo 25 Jun 1916 Pleasanton, IowaHamilton Cem, Pleasanton, Ia PVT Co M 3d IA Cav
Hanisa, John W SGT 154th NY Inf
Harmon, Ransom J 16 Jan 1833 Nigara Co, NY 29 Aug 1920 Davis City, IaIOOF Cem, Orig 12 Row, Gr 2, Davis City, Ia PVT Co H 1st MN Inf
Hasy, Henry H SGT Co K 29th IA Inf
Hill, John 22 Jul 1836 1901 Bethel Cem, Eden T, Decatur Co, Ia PVT Co E 48th MO Inf
Hogue, Greenbury 1839 10 Mar 1909 Davis City, Ia PVT Co C 105th IN Inf
Imes, Thomas 30 Nov 1842 PVT Co H 51st IL Inf
Jacobs, Cyrus PVT Co H 51st IL Inf
Klumke, John Herman 11 Aug 1826 Hanover, Germany 27 Oct 1905 Old Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co F 7th IA Inf
Losey, Alkpheus 28 Aug 1885 PVT Co C 9th IA Inf
McBee, Williston 20 Nov 1827 Gurnsey Co, E Tenn 15 June 1915 Harrison Co, Mo PVT Co I 4th MO Inf
McDivitt, James 24 Apr 1837 Marion Co, W Va 03 Dec 1926 Davis City, IaOld Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co I 6th WV Inf
McIntosh, William 18 Dec 1843 Sullivan Co, Ind 10 Nov 1916 Davis City, IaDavis City, Ia PVT Co B 27th MO St Mil
Merritt, Theodore C 26 Sep 1846 Crawford Co, Ind 05 Feb 1906 Davis City, IaOld Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co D 144th IN Inf
Miller, Monroe PVT Co A 17th IA Inf
Milligan, Jesse A 19 Apr 1846 Pontiac, Livington Co, Ill 21 Apr 1931 Davis City, Ia PVT Co K 39th IA Inf
Mitchell, George Edwin
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09 Aug 1842 Meigs Co, Ohio 03 Apr 1918 Weldon, Iowa PVT Co A 59th IL Inf
Moore, Henry H 05 May 1832 Randolph Co, Va 07 Jul 1929 Davis City, IaDavis City, Ia PVT Co C 2d MSMC MO Cav
Norman, Benjamin Asbury 25 Sep 1844 Coschocton Co, Oh 23 Jul 1927 Davis City, IaIOOF Cem (heart t) Davis City, Ia PVT Co I 34th IA Inf
Ordway, Frank D 02 May 1835 Westville, Franklin Co, NY 1918? Davis City, IaOld Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co F 1st NE Inf
Osborn, Andrew Ohio 12 Aug 1901 Davis City, Ia PVT Co E 3d MO Cav
Parmalee, Oliver A PVT Co A 6th MI Cav
Patterson, Ansel A 15 Jul 1920 Vt 02 Dec 1905 Davis City, IaOld Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co F 141 OH Inf
Radnich, Stephen A Hungary PVT Co F & M 6th US Cav
Rains, Thomas Kentucky Hamilton Cem, Pleasanton, Ia PVT Co C 7th KY Cav
Reed, Henry 15 Jun 1835 Marshalltown, W Va 06 Aug 1919 Davis City, IaDavis City, Ia SGT Co I 15th WV Inf
Richards, Windsor 11 Oct 1825 NY 22 Jan 1906 Lamoni, IowaRose Hill Cem, Lamoni, Ia PVT Co D 153d IL Inf
Robinson, Parsons 13 Apr 1907 PVT Co K 83d IL Inf
Rogers, James T 30 Oct 1839 Lawrence Co, Ind 31 Jul 1910 IOOF Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co K 70th IN Inf
Shaffner, Charles P 30 Oct 1834 Ohio 1916 McDowell Cem, Terre Haute, Decatur Co, Ia PVT Co E 16th IA Inf
Simpson, Lennius 09 Jun 1839 20 Aug 1908 Leon, IowaLeon, Iowa PVT Co I 34th IA Inf
Sparger, John W Ohio PVT Co B 1st CO Cav
Stanton, Green 01 Dec 1846 Laverne, Ohio 17 Mar 1916 CaliforniaLeon Cem, Leon, Iowa PVT Co C 82d OH Inf
Stewart, David A 14 Dec 1898 Old Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co F 36th IA Inf
Sylvester, Jehu M 25 Oct 1839 Meigs Co, Ohio 12 Feb 1906 Davis City, Ia PVT Co G 4th IA Cav
Teale, James Edward 08 Jul 1900 1 LT Co G 13th IL Cav
Terry, Henry 09 Oct 1840 Ripley Co, Ind 04 Dec 1925 Davis City, IaOld Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co F 6th IA Inf
Torrey, William R Kentucky
Tucker, Arnold PVT Co D 4th IA Inf
Tullis, Thomas Louis 24 Oct 1847 Columbiana Co, Ohio 26 Oct 1919 Mt Ayr, IowaRose Hill Cem, Mt Ayr, Iowa PVT Co I 191st OH Inf
Valentine, John W CORP Co D 31st WI Inf
Van Beek, George D 09 Feb 1815 21 Mar 1904 CORP Co H/2 US ART B&L
Vandel, Joseph D 23 May 1842 Knox Co, Ill 25 Oct 1919 St Joseph, MoIOOF Cem, Davis City, Ia PVT Co I 83d IL Inf
Warnock, William S 02 Jun 1824 Beaver Co, Pa 23 Jan 1907 Davis City, IaOld Cem, Davis City, Ia 1st SGT Co C 48th IA Inf
Wheeler, William C 25 Oct 1827 Jackson Co, Ind 09 Aug 1905 Leon, IowaLeon Cem, Leon, Iowa PVT Co E 67th IN Inf
Wightman, William C 22 Jul 1828 WAG Co A 102d IL Inf
Willis, Irvin 23 Mar 1903 Davis City, Ia PVT Co G 18th IA V Inf
Wood, Samuel L 29 Dec 1830 Elkton, Tod Co, Ky 14 Jun 1914 Davis City, IaGarden Grove Cem, Garden Grove, Ia CORP Co C 35th MO Inf

Source: "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949" State Historical Dept., Des Moines, Iowa.
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Transcribed and contributed by Conni McDaniel Hall, 13 May 2021.
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