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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: Heacock, Samuel C |
Father: Dunlap Heacock | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: R. R. Engineer | Mother: Elizabeth Holmes | ||
| Date of birth: 17 Apr 1836 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Jackson County, Indiana | Wife: Elizabeth Holmes | ||
| Date of death: 29 Jun 1915 | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: Truro, Madison, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Young Cemetery | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children Hattie Caskey Nellie Scott Lillian Smith Ida Rankin |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: H | Regiment: 23rd | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 01 Aug 1862, mustered in 29 Aug 1862 | |||
| Enlistment age: 26 | Residence: Winterset | ||
| Mustered out: 26 Jun 1865 at Harrisburg, Texas | |||
| Discharged: | |||
| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Jonathan Roby | Date joined: 26 Jan 1889 | ||
| Post No.: 449 (19) | Age at joining: | ||
| Place: Truro, Madison, Iowa | Transfers: Sus. 30 Jun 1891; Sus. 2nd term 1894 | ||
| Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers: Hecock, Samuel C; Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: Heacock, Saml res. Truro; Post 449 Desc Book: age 52 in 1889; 1915 Hist Madison Co., v. 2, p. 331 | |||
| Notes: Samuel's wife was a daughter of William & Elizabeth DeLong Holmes | |||
| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 16 Dec 2005. |