The Genealogy of the Millslagle Family - Person Page 91

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John M. Voiles (Junior)
b. 20 July 1845, d. 6 March 1915
Last Edited=24 Jun 2004

Civil War Service - Private, E Company 46th Reg. Infantry, Iowa
Civil War Service - Private, E Company 46th Reg. Infantry, Iowa
     John M. Voiles (Junior) was born on 20 July 1845 in Illinois.1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of (?) Voiles. In 1900, his parents' birthplaces are given as Kentucky and Virginia. On the 1910 census, he gives his father's birthplace as Ireland and his mother's birthplace as Holland.
          John M. Voiles (Junior) served in the military during the Civil War. Enlistment wasn't easy for him. The first time he tried to enlist in G Co. 9th Cav Reg IA but was rejected by the Mustering Officer on 1 September 1863. He tried again and was successful on 27 May 1864 he enlisted as a private in E Company 46th Infantry Reg. Iowa. He was 18 years old. The unit mustered out on 23 September 1864 from Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.6
          John married Julia Ann Millslagle, daughter of Samuel Milslagel and Hannah Wickham, circa 1868. He was about 23 and she was about 20.1,7,8 John and Julia had at least two children. These children are Stella and Velma C..
          John, age 23, and Julia, age 22, were enumerated on the 1870 Federal Census in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa. Also enumerated in this household were two children: Juliette (age 6), and Charles (age 4).9 John worked as a "common laborer." His real estate was valued at $200 and his personal estate was valued at $300.10 Follow the link to see the census image. John Voiles Jr. household, 1870 U.S. Census, Eldora Town, Clay Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, page 28, dwelling #232, family #224, National Archives micropublication M593, roll 394, viewed at Ancestry.com (image number 52) September 2001.
          John, age 34, and Julia, age 32, were enumerated on the 1880 Federal Census in Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, Iowa. Also enumerated in this household were their children: Etta (age 15) and Stella (age 4).1,11 He reportedly worked as a saddler on the 1880 census but when I checked the record, he is listed as a laborer.1,11 Follow the link to see the census image. John Voiles household, 1880 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay township), Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #121, sheet 24 (421), dwelling #216, family #235, National Archives micropublication T9, roll 343, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001.
          John, age 54, and Julia, age 51, were enumerated on the 1900 Federal Census at Market Street in Steamboat Rock. Also enumerated in this household were their daughter, Velma (age 8), and a 7 year-old "boarder", Ray Randall. They own their house with a mortgage. Julia has given birth to 5 children but only 3 are still living. I don't know which husband is the father of her dead children.12 John worked as a butcher.12 Follow the link to see the census image. John Voiles household, 1900 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay township), Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #144, sheet 2A, dwelling #36, family #38, National Archives micropublication T623, roll 435, viewed on Ancestry.com (image 3 of 24) 2001.
          John, age 64, and Julia, age 61, were enumerated on the 1910 Federal Census in Steamboat Rock. Steamboat Rock is in Clay Township.13 John worked as a farmer.13 Follow the link to see the census image. John N. Voiles household, 1910 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay Township), Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #169, sheet 4B, dwelling #105, family #107, National Archives micropublication T624, roll 404, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001.
          John applied for a military pension on 15 June 1910 with the class of "invalid". He was given certificate # 550961.14 He was a member of Grand Army of the Republic.15 John died on 6 March 1915 probably in Steamboat Rock.15 He was 69 years old. He was buried in Steamboat Rock Cemetery in Steamboat Rock.15

     Children of John M. Voiles (Junior) and Julia Ann Millslagle:
Elmira Voiles   b. 25 Nov 1859, d. 20 Jul 1861
Stella Voiles   b. c 1876
Velma C. Voiles   b. Sep 1891

  1. [S3] Grace Kelso Garner, compiler, Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick - Eastern Hampshire Counties (n.p.: self, 1974), page 179.
  2. [S149] John Voiles Jr. Household, 1870 U.S. Census, Eldora Town, Clay Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, page 28, dwelling #232, family #224; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 394, viewed at Ancestry.com (image number 52) September 2001. PDN: Voiles-IA-0002. Gives age as 23.
  3. [S268] John Voiles household, 1900 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay township), Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #144, sheet 2A, dwelling #36, family #38; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 435, viewed on Ancestry.com (image 3 of 24) 2001. PDN: Voiles-IA-0004. Gives birth month and year.
  4. [S288] John Voiles household, 1880 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay township), Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #121, sheet 24 (421), dwelling #216, family #235; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 343, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001. PDN: Voiles-IA-0005. Gives age as 34.
  5. [S388] Glenn & Sally Paul updated in 1999 by Madeline & Foster Mason Eldora, "Steamboat Rock Cemetery Listings," online <https://sites.rootsweb.com/~iahardin/cem-recs/strock_cem.txt>, last modified 4 August 2002. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0018. Gives date of 20 Jul 1845.
  6. [S799] Historical Data Systems, compiler, "John Voiles," Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers, online <http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3737.htm>, Ancestry.com, webmaster, viewed July 2000; citing Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion by English in 1910. PDN: Voiles-IA-0008 and 9.
  7. [S94] John N. Voiles household, 1910 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay Township), Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #169, sheet 4B, dwelling #105, family #107; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 404, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001. PDN: Voiles-IA-0003. Gives married for 42 years.
  8. [S268] 1900 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay township), Hardin County, Iowa, ED #144, sheet 2A, dwelling #36, family #38. PDN: Voiles-IA-0004. Gives married for 31 years.
  9. [S149] 1870 U.S. Census, Eldora Town, Clay Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, p. 28, dwelling #232, family #224. PDN: Voiles-IA-0002. Eldora is in Clay Township.
  10. [S149] 1870 U.S. Census, Eldora Town, Clay Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, p. 28, dwelling #232, family #224. PDN: Voiles-IA-0002.
  11. [S288] 1880 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay township), Hardin County, Iowa, ED #121, sheet 24 (421), dwelling #216, family #235. PDN: Voiles-IA-0005.
  12. [S268] 1900 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay township), Hardin County, Iowa, ED #144, sheet 2A, dwelling #36, family #38. PDN: Voiles-IA-0004.
  13. [S94] 1910 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock (Clay Township), Hardin County, Iowa, ED #169, sheet 4B, dwelling #105, family #107. PDN: Voiles-IA-0003.
  14. [S800] John Voiles file; application #378973; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; T288, 544 rolls (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration). scanned image viewed on Ancestry.com <<http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4654.htm>> June 2000.
  15. [S388] Glenn & Sally Paul updated in 1999 by Madeline & Foster Mason Eldora, Steamboat Rock Cemetery, Hardin Co., Iowa. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0018.


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