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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: Griffith, David A |
Father: Isaac Griffith | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Retired Farmer | Mother: Margaret Archibald | ||
| Date of birth: 15 Apr 1841 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Holmes County, Ohio | Wife: Hester E. Miller | ||
| Date of death: 09 Jan 1916 | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: Winterset, Madison, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Winterset Cemetery | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children Anna B Vanscoy Linnie T U Grant Isaac David T Robert Jerome |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: C | Regiment: 13th | |
| State: Ohio | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 20 Jun 1861, appointed Sergeant | |||
| Enlistment age: 21 | Residence: | ||
| Mustered out: | |||
| Discharged: Sergeant, Company D, 1864, 11th Ohio Veteran Infantry | |||
| Transfers: To Company E, 11th Ohio Battalion | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: Jan 1902 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (S) | Age at joining: 60 | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: Sus 2d term 1904 | ||
| Sources: Post 55 Desc Book #240; Roster Ohio Soldiers: v.2, P.331 Sergt D 11 Ohio Inf; Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886- res Winterset | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 15 Dec 2005. |