Re: Milton Darrow
DARROW
Posted By: H.Vargus (email) In Response To: Milton Darrow (Karen)
Date: 11/9/2010 at 20:54:48
From History of Louisa County, Iowa, Vol. 1, p. 338-339, by Arthur Springer, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing, 1912.
"One of the noted organizations of Columbus City and one which did much to advertise the town for a time was the Union Guards, a military company organized August 3, 1857. Colonel W. W. Garner was chiefly instrumental in the organization of this company and was its first captain. It was one of the best equipped and best drilled companies in Iowa. It gave exhibition drills at the state fair at Muscatine in 1858, at Washington at the celebration of the entry of the Mississippi & Missouri railroad; at Ottumwa in 1859, at the opening of the C.B. & Q railroad, and at the state fair at Iowa City in 1860, meeting other comapnies at the different places.
Following is a roster of the officers and privates of this company which we take from a card said to have been printed and used in 1860. There were quite a number of others who were members of the company before, and a few who were members after the time this card was made, whose names do not appear upon it. It is an interesting fact that thirty members of this company enlisted in the Union army and two in the Confederate army and that twenty of them became commissioned officers."
Listed as musicians on this list are: George Darrow, Dan'l Homer Darrow, and Milton Darrow among others.
This book also lists information about an A.Darrow, Augustus Darrow, Dr. F.L. Darrow, Harriet J. Darrow, J.D. Darrow, and Dr. William H. Darrow.
A short biography of Dr. William H. Darrow, (pages 263-64) states that he was an early settler coming to Columbus City with his father and other members of the family some years prior to 1850. He was born in Summit County, OH 17 August 1838, his father being George Darrow, who after settling in Columbus City, engaged in the timber business and at one time had a saw mill on the Iowa river about 12 miles north of Columbus City.
(P. 108) In 1853, George Darrow entered land in Township 75 North, Range 5 West, section 21.
(p. 315) In Columbus Junction, Britts' addition to Columbus Junction was surveyed by Peter Houtz in December 1876, and laid out by B.F. Britt, Harriet J. Darrow and A. Darrow on the east half of the northwest quarter of section 30, 75-4.
There are also Getts listed in this county: Jacob Getts--land entries, Co. C. blacksmith, Pikes Peak expedition; John P. Getts and S.B. Getts, both privates in the Union Guards.
From Volume 2, page 131-132, biography of William H. Darrow, M.D. sais that he was born in Summit County, Ohio, August 17, 1842, a son of George and Harriet Walker Darrow. Mr. Darrow, Sr. came with his family to Louisa County, Iowa in 1845 and took up his residence in Columbus City, where he engaged in the blacksmith's trade. At the time of the civil war, George Darrow enlisted in an Iowa regiment and lost his life in the defense of his country. The mother is also deceased. William H. was one of 14 children. This biography does not list the names of any of his brothers or sisters.
I have no connection to this family.
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