ROBERT M. McHURRY

MCHURRY, WILDER

Posted By: Mona Sarratt Knight (email)
Date: 7/14/2009 at 20:36:52

Source: The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Records of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Appanoose County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc.; illustrated; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.

ROBERT M. McHURRY, farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Unionville; born in Rutherford Co., Tenn, February 1818; came to this county in 1847; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Married Miss Caroline Wilder in 1841; she was born in Bedford Co., Tenn., Sept. 23, 1818. They have eight children George N., David B., John B., Mary P., James H., William M., Martha J. and Louisa P. Republican; members of the Presbyterian Church. His two eldest boys, George N. and D.B. enlisted in the late war; George N. in Co. G, 2d Iowa V.I. in 1861; was with Sherman on his march to the sea; participated at Atlanta, Milledgeville, Savannah, and others; mustered out in June 1865; now a resident of Davis Co. David B. enlisted in Co. E, 3d Mo. Cav., in 1861; participated at Pilot Knob, Springfield, Rolla and others; mustered out in 1865; now a resident of Taylor Co., Iowa. Two of his sons, James H. and William M., are firemen on railroads; William M. has followed that occupation for six years is now on the N.M.R.R. James H. is now on the Little Rock & Ft Smith R.R.; he formerly fired for the R.I. Co. for several years.