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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: Welch, James H |
Father: | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Carpenter | Mother: | ||
| Date of birth: 28 May 1838 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Adams County, Pennsylvania | Wife: Lydia Ann Fisher | ||
| Date of death: 21 Jun 1913 | 2nd wife: Mary Reese Snyder | ||
| Place of death: Winterset, Madison, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children Jefferson Henry Wellington George John Blanch Lucy Flora Hodgson Maggie Babbit Edith Gooton |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: G | Regiment: 165th | |
| State: Pennsylvania | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 07 Nov 1862, drafted militia | |||
| Enlistment age: | Residence: | ||
| Mustered out: 28 Jul 1863 with Company | |||
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| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 2nd Qtr 1890 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (168) | Age at joining: | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: Disch. 1st term 1902 | ||
| Sources: History Penn Vol.: Welsh; Post 55 Desc Book #168; Ia Soldiers' Home & Death Cert: died 21 Jun 1913; Winterset News 25 Jun 1913; Post 55 Desc Book: Jas H. Welch, Enl 16 Nov 1862, must out 19 Jul 1863 | |||
| Notes: Widow, Mrs. Mary Welch at Iowa Soldiers' Home, Marshalltown, Iowa 15 Feb 1944 (From W.R.C. No. 117, Winterset, Iowa) | |||
| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 07 Jan 2006. |