Madison County Military

Veteran's Name: Doope, Simon W		Father: Joseph Doope
Residence: Casey, Iowa (Adair-Guthrie Cos.)		Father's nativity:
Occupation: Farmer and Butcher		Mother:
Date of birth: 10 May 1845		Mother's nativity:
Place of birth: Grand View, Washington, Ohio		Wife: Cyntha
Date of death: 14 Jul 1936 (91y, 2m, 4d)		2nd wife:
Place of death: Casey, Guthrie, Iowa		3rd wife:
Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Cause of death:		Children Oliver, - Adel, Iowa Betty ( ) Blackmer - Casey, Iowa Pearl ( ) Robinson - Pontiac, Illinois

War record
Rank: Private	Company: E		Regiment: 150th
State: Illinois		Organization: Infantry
Enlistment date: and mustered 04 Feb 1865 at Danville, Illinois
Enlistment age:		Residence: Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois
Mustered out:
Discharged: 16 Jan 1866, Private with Company at Atlanta, Georgia
Transfers:
GAR membership
Post name: Standfield		Date joined: 21 Aug 1885
Post No.: 359		Age at joining:
Place: Casey, Guthrie, Iowa		Transfers: Rej 1st term 1892; tr. 01 Jun 1917
Post name: Pitzer		Date joined: 1917
Post No.: 55		Age at joining:
Place: Winterset		Transfers:

Sources: War Dept 1939: Doope; Post Desc. Bk. Post 359. No. 20.: Doop; Rept Adj Gen Ill: Doop-M. O. 16 Jan 1866/ Post 55 Desc Book #294: Butcher/ Adair Co Free Press 1936; Graves Reg: family - d. 14 Jun 1936/ Vital Statistics: d. 14 Jul 1936

Notes: 1. War XC-2 578 605; A.G.O. 06 Apr 1898 2. Commander, Post 369, Casey Iowa 3. Residences: After discharge - Georgetown, Ill. until 1867; Cherry Vale, Kansas until 1871; Westville, ill. 1881; Casey, Iowa 4. There is no evidence that this veteran lived in Madison County. He may have joined the Pitzer post after the Guthrie County posts had all been disbanded.