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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: Lamb, John B |
Father: John Lamb | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Mechanic at Compton Mill, south of Winterset | Mother: Mary Fawcett | ||
| Date of birth: 05 Feb 1824 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Green County, Indiana | Wife: Sarah B. Moore | ||
| Date of death: 17 Sep 1906 | 2nd wife: Elizabeth Howard (nee Moore) | ||
| Place of death: Madison County, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Union Township | |||
| Cause of death: Dropsy |
Children Mrs. Orpha A. Darnell Josephine Jessup Phillip C (a stepson) |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: E | Regiment: 47th | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 04 May 1864 | |||
| Enlistment age: 39 | Residence: Madison County | ||
| Mustered out: | |||
| Discharged: | |||
| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 23 May 1884 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (87) | Age at joining: | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: Tr Dec 1887 | ||
| Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers; Ex-Soldiers living Ia. 1886: - Witnerset; Post 55 Desc Book #87 age 60 in 1884; Winterset Reporter 20 Sep 1906, page 3, column 4. | |||
| Notes: See Mullen's History of Madison County, Elizabeth married first Dexter Howard. | |||
| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 25 Dec 2005. |