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Madison County, Iowa |
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN RECORD TRANSCRIPTION |
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Data added by transcriber in blue font |
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Veteran's Name: Jessup, Martin |
Father: Lewis Jessup | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Farmer | Mother: Eunice Jackson | ||
| Date of birth: 21 Jul 1839 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Plainfield, Indiana | Wife: Delvina Moon, married 1863 | ||
| Date of death: 18 Sep 1901 | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: Macksburg, Madison, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Moon Cemetery | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children Eunice (rev. J. E.) Beard - deceased Ella (James M) Myers - Escondido, California Dr. Arthur Earnest - deceased Lewis R. - Banning, California |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: H | Regiment: 4th | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 25 Jul 1861, mustered in 15 Aug 1861 | |||
| Enlistment age: 22 | Residence: Afton, Iowa | ||
| Mustered out: | |||
| Discharged: for disability 27 Nov 1862 | |||
| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: J. D. Craven | Date joined: 09 Jun 1883 | ||
| Post No.: 198 (23) | Age at joining: | ||
| Place: Macksburg | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: Mrs. H. U. Garrett of St. Charles, a granddaughter in G.A.R. office 05 Aug 1949; Roster Iowa Soldiers: Jessup, Martin | |||
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Notes:
1. Request for two certified records of Martin Jessup requested by Mrs. Floye (H. U.) Garrett, the daughter of Eunice Beard, on 05 Aug 1949. 2. Mrs. Floye Beard Garrett living 2016 35th Street, Des Moines, June 1951, Tel 7-9803, called re joining D. U. V. |
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 23 Dec 2005. |