Madison County Military

Veteran's Name: Houlette, Robert Sylvester Thorne		Father: James D. Houlette
Residence:		Father's nativity: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer		Mother: Agnes Smith Clark
Date of birth: 24 Nov 1846		Mother's nativity:
Place of birth: Sangamon County, Illinois		Wife: Elizabeth Schmuck
Date of death: 1923		2nd wife: Hester A. McWilliams
Place of death: Friona, Texas		3rd wife:
Place of burial:
Cause of death:		Children 1st marriage Marshall A Houlette - New Virginia, died 19 Apr 1947 Walter S. Houlette - Eldorado, Missouri 2nd marriage John Houlette - 1703 16th Street, Des Moines Agnes Cottingham - Milestone, Canada Ernest E. Houlette - Friona, Texas Eustice P Houlette - Clovis, New Mexico

War record
Rank: Private	Company: A		Regiment: 10th
State: Illinois		Organization: Cavalry
Enlistment date:
Enlistment age:		Residence:
Mustered out:
Discharged:
Transfers:
GAR membership
Post name: John Miller		Date joined: 03 May 1883
Post No.: 158		Age at joining:
Place: St. Charles		Transfers: 16 Dec 1888; rejined 2nd term 1894; sus 1st term 1899; 2nd term 1903
Post name: S. W. Erwin		Date joined: 23 Mar 1889
Post No.: 444 (33)		Age at joining:
Place: New Virginia		Transfers:
Post name: James Randolph		Date joined:
Post No.: 116		Age at joining:
Place: Indianola		Transfers:

Sources: Mrs. John B. Crawford, 2813 Capitol Ave., Des Moines, Iowa in office 26 Feb 1948

Notes: Robert Houlette had a brother, L. Smith Houlette, not a veteran, who was the father of Grace Houlette Hahn, Past National Pres. W. R. C. and Mrs. Blanche Leese of Miami, Florida. He also was a brother of Margaret Houlette and Susan E. Houlette Schmuk Slinker. The latter the mother of Annah (Mrs. John B.) Schmuck Crawford of Des Moines. Mrs. Susan E. Slinker (widow of Levi Slinker) died Des Moines 14 Feb 1948, is buried 17 Feb 1948 at St. Charles, Iowa