Buena Vista County Deaths
Necrology, James Miller Post #503, G.A.R., Marathon
James Miller Post #503 was chartered August 22, 1892 with an original muster of 32 members. The post was named in honor of Dr. James Miller, who served as Assistant Surgeon, 30th Indiana Infantry during the war. Dr. Miller, a resident of Marathon, died Feb. 2, 1886 and was buried in the Poland Twp. Cemetery at Marathon. Below is the necrology (death records) of the Marathon "Grand Army of the Republic" post.
| Comrade | Company & Rank | Died | Buried | Other information | |
BARTLEY, George E. | Pvt. Co. E 90 NY Inf. | Aug. 13, 1904, Marshalltown | Soldiers' Home Cemetery | Born New York; died at Iowa Soldiers' Home | |
BUCHANAN, William N. | Pvt. Co. B 153 IL Inf. | July 6, 1915, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Brooklyn, NY | |
CHASE, Calvin C. | Pvt. Co. B 64 IL Inf. | Jan. 22, 1918, Chicago | Carroll, IA | Formerly a member of Post #44, Carroll | |
CODDINGTON, John | Pvt. Co. H 34 IL Inf. | May 11, 1904, Schaller | St. Joseph Cemetery, Sac Co. | Born Dec. 5, 1834, OH; formerly member Post #82, Alta | |
CRONE, Christian | Pvt. Co. C 13 WI Inf. | Jan. 27, 1922, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Dec. 23, 1839 in Alsace, France; son of John and Christina; wife-Jane; children-Ed, Charley, Will, Harry, Mrs. Frank Scott, Mrs. Henry Thieman, Frank and Emma | |
DELANEY, Thomas E. | Pvt. Co. B 112 IL Inf. | Nov. 7, 1919, Marathon | Laurens Cemetery | Born Sept. 27, 1845, Smithfield, OH; child-John Delaney | |
EPP, Adam | Sgt. Co. D 2nd WI Cav. | Dec. 12, 1893, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Nov. 5, 1834, Germany; wife-Dora | |
GOLTRY, Urban M. | 1st Lt. Co. G 34 IA Inf. | Nov. 17, 1916, Enid, OK | Enid Cemetery | Born March 12, 1831 in NY; several children | |
HARTSHORN, Manly William | Pvt. Co. H 156 Il Inf. | July 1, 1924, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Mar. 4, 1844, Boone Co., IL; wife-Catherine Rogers; children-William O., John F., Jennie, Clara, Nellie | |
HOLDING, David H. | Pvt. Co. B 6 IA Inf. | 1917, Dickinson Co., IA | Fairview Cemetery, Dickinson Co. | Born Ogle Co., IL; former member Post #188, Coon Rapids | |
HUNT, James R. | Farrier Co. L IA Cav. | May 15, 1904, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Sept. 20, 1834, Chautauqua, NY | |
KELLER, Samuel J. | Pvt. Co. G 184 NY Inf. | May 1925, Estherville | Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville | Born Mar. 11, 1840, Camel Ford, Canada; wife-Lydia | |
KIRK, James W. | Pvt. Co. F 138 IN Inf. | Feb. 10, 1920, Nodaway | Nodaway Cemetery | Born Mar. 24, 1847; parents, James and Martha; wives-Josephine Roberts (1), Lillie Bixler (2); children-Lulu, Bess, Grace and Hazel | |
PARISH, Nathan | Pvt. Co. K 76 NY Inf. | Oct. 6, 1911, Sac City | Storm Lake | Born Aug. 29, 1836, Orwell NY; children-M. C., Dr. U. S., Mary | |
REYMAN, Jacob | Pvt. Co. E 49 WI Inf. | Aug. 17, 1911, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Dec. 1, 1885 in PA; wife-Eunice Sophia Reyman | |
ROBERTS, Thomas | Corp. Co. C 110 NY Inf. | May 27, 1922, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Dec. 27, 1841 in Oswego Co., NY; parents-Tude and Elizabeth Jones; wife-Mary L. Landis; children-Thomas, Freda, James, Guy, Ben, George, Hugh, Humphrey, Mrs. Harry Davis | |
ROSS, Samuel W. | Pvt. Co. F 1 IA Cav. | 1903, Iowa Falls | Oran Cemetery, Fairbank IA | Born Dec. 18, 1843 in Ripley Co., IN; wife-Sarah Carpenter; children-Minnie, Belle, Ethel | |
RUTHERFORD, John | Corp. Co. A 10 IA Inf. | Feb. 14, 1914, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Oct. 23, 1834 in Knox Co., TN; parents-Mark and Charlotte; wife-Rebecca Pierce; children, Charles, Logan, Susie, W. W., J. L., and Mrs. Addie Straub | |
SMITH, Henry D. | Pvt. Co. E 11 IL Cav. | Jan. 17, 1917, Humboldt | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Nov. 30, 1842 in Cornwall, Canada; wife-Jennie Barr; children-Mrs. E. T. Pinkham; Mrs. W. O. Brown; Sarah Lauranda Renke and R. B. | |
SMITH, Jesse | Pvt. Co. G 126 IL Inf. | July 11, 1911, Manson, IA | Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson | Born 1841, Allegheny Co. PA | |
SPRAGG, Daniel Scott | Corp. Co. C 27 IA Inf. | Oct. 15, 1923, Storm Lake | Storm Lake | Born Oct. 29, 1833 in Canada; wife-Eliza T. Anderson | |
WAGNER, Ammi H. | Pvt. Co. F 3 PA Art. | Oct. 9, 1902, Kansas | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Aug. 3, 1841 in Pennsylvania; wife-Mary E. Gable; children-Carrie, Josiah, Hattie, Fred, Will, George, Charles | |
WALKER, Orville W. | Pvt. Co. F 5 IA Cav. | Jan. 19, 1928, Sibley, IA | Holman Twp. Cemetery | Born Mar. 22, 1844 in Michigan | |
WARD, Edward | Pvt. Co. G 25 IA Inf. | Nov. 29, 1901, Creston, IA | Creston, IA | Children-Joseph, Mary, Maggie, Daisy | |
WILLIAMS, Cyrus T. | Pvt. Co. H 8 IA Inf. | Sept. 14, 1907, Toledo, IA | Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo | Born Dec. 1, 1842 in Ohio | |
WILSON, Bartholomew William | Capt. Co. B 28 IA Inf. | Mar. 4, 1907, Tama Co., IA | Rector Cemetery, Chelsea, IA | Born June 17, 1827 in Paoli, Indiana; wife-Mary E. Lux; children-David A., Ella Boyer and Orange F. | |
WILSON, George Nelson | Pvt. Co. E 5 MI Cav. | Sept. 5, 1916, Marathon | Poland Twp. Cemetery | Born Sept. 19, 1828, London, Ontario, Canada; wife-Hallie C. Tibbett; children-Warren P., Mrs. Phila Wilson, Adelbert P., William L., Mrs. Edith Armstrong, Mrs. Lou Lewis |
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