Department of Iowa

Grand Army of the Republic

Clayton Post #368, Van Meter, Iowa History

Miscellaneous Data and History:

Chartered: October 24, 1884

Members: Charter 29, Total 36

Disbanded: May 1, 1886

Property: At Headquarters, Des Moines, Iowa; Descriptive Book 15 names enrolled

No. 368 Named in honor of this Veteran: Hardy Clayton, Died May 27, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.; Buried National Cem., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Section 50, grave 133/War Record: Pvt F 12 Iowa Inf/Roster Iowa Soldiers: Residence Savannah, Tenn, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted and mustered Mar 15, 1862. Missing in battle Apr 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Died of Typhoid fever.
Veteran's Name ResidenceOccDOBPlaceDODPlaceCauseBurialWar Record        Enlisted  Discharged Other InfoFatherNavMotherNavWifeChildrenSourcesOffices of honor in Date JoinedMore Info
SurnameFirst         RankCoRegState OrgAgeResNat.DatePlace DatePlace         GAR  
AkersEli D   25 Nov 1824 Ohio12 Mar 1904 Reinbeck Ia  Reinbeck Cem, Reinbeck IaCapt B11Iowa Inf36English River OhioSep 22 & must Oct 1, 1861  Aug 29, 1863  Enl as 1st Sgt. Wounded slightly in thigh Apr 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn; Disch for disability      Elizab4th Roster Iowa Soldiers MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Maxwell Post 14 Stuart 2d qr 1889, Sus 1st term 1893; re 2d term 1893, sus 2d term 1899
Barrows
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image 2		George W  Editor  NY     Pvt B147Ill Inf              Sabina Barrows, age 78 in 1885, d. by 1895 ConnOlive A, b. Wis G F, Olivve CEx-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: res Woodward; Post 252 #41: 15th Ill (not found name) MEMCd May 1, 1886, Tr Cd My 1, 1886/JW Guthrie Post 252 Woodward D 12, 1883 Post 368 carries as GW Bowers in Record of Posts no record/Writing Postmaster Van Meter Aug 3, 1949. Referred to Watt Barrows, Winterset, Iwa (Sep '49); Writing Watt Barrows Sep 6, 1949/Iowa Census 1885 George W Barrows, Editor, age 36 born NY. Wife Olive A, b. Wis. Children, GF age 9 b. Wayne Co Ia; Olive C age 0 born Dallas Co Ia, Sabina Barrows age 78 b. Conn. the last not shows in 1895.
BunchWilliam D Drakesville IaFarmer  Ind     Corp B30Iowa Inf21West Grove IndAug 9 & must Aug 24, 1862  MO Je 5, 1865Washington DC Promoted Wagoner Dec 1, 1863; 8th Corp S 1, 1864.        Roster Iowa Soldiers/Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: De Soto/Post #368 Desc Book MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Whinnery Post 175 De Soto 23 My 1885
CaldwellSamuel Dallas Co IaFarmer  Vt Jefferson Twp Madison Co  Union Chapel Cem, 2 1/2 mi SW of Booneville Ia PvtH16 USVol Inf                     MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Sam Neal Post 470 Booneville F 15, '90 age 62; Whinnery Post 175 De Soto N 20, '86, Tr Mr 31, 1890
ClaytonHenry C Dallas Co IaFarmer  Lawrence Co Ind    Clayton Cem on US Rd 90 PvtCo46 IowaInf19 BooneIndMay 23 & must Je 10, 1864  MO Sep 23, 1865Davenport Ia          Roster Iowa Soldiers/Post 470 Desc Book #8 MEM1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Sam Neal Post 470 Booneville Jan 25, 1890; Col. Mills Post 45 Adel 1920
ConantRichard   30 Jul 1839  18 Ap 1906   Otterman Cem Van Meter Ia PvtD10 NYBat24   19 Ag 1862 Alexandria   Enl Co F 10 NY Art by Capt JS Vanderburgh for 3y. From Co D, 2d Battalion Black River Battery        NY Men in Civil War MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Whinnery Post 175 De Soto My 15, 1885
CookSherman Manford Booneville IaStation Agent 23 Aug 1845Tioga Co Penn 25 Aug 1915Booneville Ia  Booneville Cem Booneville IaPvt D46Ill Inf  Freeport  Dec 28, 1863, must Ja 30, 1864  MO Jan 20, 1866   George CookPenn Sarah Bonhamnear Stranton NY Josephine Tear b. near Leory, Lake Co, O; m. Warren, Ill, S 30, 1866, d. Jul 7, 1888 Deceased: grace, Wm Wallace, John Jas, Mima Harriet; 2 Chalres C Cook-Banker-Booneville Ia; 1 Elizabeth Reddish-Indianola Ia; 4 Clarence Bonham, Machinist-Waterloo; 3 Josephine-registered nurse-Booneville Ia Chas Cameron Cook, informantof family Nov 12, 1842 MEMTr My 1, 1886/Commander at Sam Neal Post 470 1890 His son Charles said of his father: "He was proud of his service. I ahve heard him say many times 'that his country owed him nothing for having served, that it was a duty every man of military age owed his country.' Therefore he never applied for a pension until he found himself in serious financial straits in the mid ninetys. He never recoverd from the effects of the months of prison diet he had to endure."
DavisRichard M Dallas Co IaWood Dealer  Monroe Ind      PvtE145 IndInf  Smithville  Jan 26 & must 5 Feb 1865  MO 21 Jan 1866           Post 470 Desc Book #15/Adjt Gen Rept Indiana, v.vii MEMcd May 1, 1886, Tr Cd My 1, 1886/Sam Neal Post #470 Booneville Jan 25, 1890 age 39  
DawsonWilliam M 1428 1/2 Linden, Des Moines Ia (Aug 4, 1926)  03 Jun 1836Putnam Co Ind 12 Jan 1928Adel Ia  Ellis Cem, 3mi from De Soto IaPvt  3Iowa Bat Lt Art26Butler Co IndDec 28, 1863 & must Jan 5, 1864  MO Oct 23, 1865Davenport Ia  Clifton    1 Sarah Philby 2 Clarisa J Pope (pre md to Ransom Owens F 3, 1856 DeKalb Co Ind. He d. F 17, 1898 at Bayard Ia-not a soldier) 8- 4 living Je 1942; Eva (John) Nielsen, Powell, Wyo; Stella (Bert F) Fee, 1960 Claypool, DM, Ia; Lee, Redlands, CA; Lulu (Arch) Rimbey, Powell Wyo Stella Fee, dau 23 Je 1942 by telephone shomewhat uncertain dates birth & death of fatherMEMOct 24, 1884/Col Mills Post #45 Adel 1st term 1907 age 70 Pensioned SC 356 720/Pension File show children: Frank b. D 17, 1879; Ella b. Jl 18, 1872 d. Jl 31, 1898; Eva L b. Apr 7, 1874; Estella b. Jl 20, 1876; Maud b. Jl 19, 1881; Lulu b. Je 3, 1885; Leon b. O 14, 1890; Dora b. D 12, 1878 d. S 15, 1892/Lived also in De Soto & Van Meter; Pen File shows had physician Dr. CE Mershon of Adel, CD Rawson, MD of DM. Lived at Butler Co until 1868; Madison Co 1868-1878; Dallas Co 1878 to present. Farmer. Desc: blue eyes, 5'8", complexion sandy, hair, auburn. Md Clarrissa J Pope Jul 16, 1906 at Bayard Ia by Frank W Mutchler, Church of Christ. Md Sarah Philby Jan 28, 1879 at Winterset Ia by MC Debord. She d. F 28, 1899 De Soto, Ia.
HarveyJohn C           SgtA 3IllCav    & must Apr 19, 1863  MO Oct 10, 1865  Trans to Co A as consolidated        Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: res Booneville (Not shown in Post 470 Booneville Desc Book) MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Booneville Post organized Jan 1890
HesterStephen R     Ind      PvtD16 IowaInf18 Des Moines  Oct 10, 1861              Roster Iowa Soldiers/Post 368 MEMTr Cd My 1, 1886 Col Mills Post #45 Adel 1st term 1907
HuntPhillip           PvtG 150IndInf  Warren Co  must 13 Feb 1865  MO O 5 Ag 1865MO as Corp          Adjt Gen Rept. IndianaMEM Oct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886Name pencilled in on Post 470 Desc Book (not in list of members)
HutchinsFrancis M Dallas Co IaFarmer 22 Oct 1842Winchester, Randolph Co, Ind 08 May 1914Waukee Ia  Booneville Cem, Lot 2 Blk 77, Booneville Ia CorpA23 IowaInf19 BooneIndAug 15 & must Aug 21, 1862  MO July 26, 1865Harrisburg Tx Prom 5th Corp Mr 22, 1864; 4th Corp Je 5, 1864        Roster Iowa Soldiers/GAR Comb Post Record/Post 470 Desc Book #7 Qtmstr Post 470 18901884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886/Sam Neal Post #470 Booneville Jan 25, 1890 age 47 BO Brumfield: Veteran lived at Waukee was crippled.
JohnsonWilliam H   01 Mar 1841 Nodaway Co Mo06 Mar 1922 Van Meter Ia  Clayton Cem Van Meter TwpPvt B15Iowa Inf                 Rebecca R CongerCharles-Des Moines Ia; Frank O-Van Meter Ia; Wilbur C-Independence Ia; Mrs WA Jones-Ottawa Kan  MEMOct 24, 1884, Col Mills Post #45 Adel Name pencilled in on Post 470 Desc Book (not in list of members)
LevertonWilliam J     Marion Co Ind      Corp 2 IowaBat Lt Art34 AdelIndAug 1 & must Aug 8, 1861  Oct 19, 1862 for disabilityKeokuk Ia Enl as 5th Corp        Roster Iowa Soldiers/Post 45, Adel MEM1885?, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Col Mills Post #45 Adel 1st term 21 N 1882/Whinnery Post #175 De Soto cd Ap 30, 1887/Pitzer Post #55 Winterset cd Ja 17, 1892, Tr 1st term 1893
LoganAlexander M     Ohio      PvtCo39 IowaInf29 Dallas Co  Ag 9, 1862    Enl as 1st Corp        Roster Iowa Soldiers/Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: Van Meter MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886; Whinnery Post #175 De Soto 30 Ap 1887 Name pencilled in on Post 470 Desc Book (not in list of members)
McKeeJohn          Thornton Cem Van Meter IaPvt H14RI Inf  Providence RI  Nov 11 & must Nov 23, 1863  Jun 14, 1865 for disability  Enl RI H Art-colored/Provostguard at Plaquemine La Dec 20, 1864-Jan 1865        GAR Muster roll 1st & 2d EdMEMOct 24, 1884, Tr May 1, 1886 Whinnery Post #175 De Soto May 1886
MitchellDaniel B   21 Ap 1842 Ill11 Aug 1919Portland Ore  Oakdale Cem Adel IaPvt A15Iowa Inf28  IllSep 22, 1864  MO Je 2, 1865Washington DC          Graves RegMEMOct 24, 1884, Tr May 1, 1886 Col Mills Post #45 Adel 26 May 1885, Tr 11 Aug 1901
MontgomeryAlexander   12 Aug 1845 Mason Co, Ind07 My 1929 Van Meter Ia  Thornton Cem Van Meter IaPvt K3Iowa Cav18Marion Co Ind & must Jan 21, 1864  MO May 17, 1865Davenport Ia          Record of Posts, v. 2/Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: res Van Meter MEMcd My 1, 1886 Whinnery Post #175 De Soto May 1886, Tr 31 Mr 1890; Col Mills Post #45 Adel 2d term 1918; Sam Neal Post #470 Bonneville F 8, 1890
NealSamuel Dallas Co IaFarmer 1832Ind1887   Union Chapel Cem, 2 1/2 mi SW of Booneville Ia PvtD2 IowaCav28 Des MoinesIndAug 2 & must Aug 30, 1861  Mr 10, 1863  Disch for disability     Mary J  Roster Iowa Soldiers/Post #368 Desc Book MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Post No. 470 Booneville named Sam Neal in honor of this Veteran
NobleWilliam Dallas Co IaFarmer 15 Dec 1839Park Co, Ind      CorpH23 IowaInf22 WintersetIndAug 9 & must Aug 29, 1862  MO Jl 26, 1865Harrisburg Tx Prom 7th Corp Nov 1, 1863; 6th Corp Apr 22, 1865; 5th Corp May 12, 1865; 4th Corp.        Roster Iowa Soldiers/Post 470 Desc Book #4 MEM24 Oct 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Sam Neal Post #470 Booneville Jan 25, 1890; Whinnery Post #175 De Soto 8 May 1866, Tr 10 Sep 1888; Kinsman Post #7 Des Moines 1891 or 1892, Sus 2d term 1896
NunnaleyLevi M   05 Oct 1836  28 Oct 1887   Otterman Cem Van Meter Ia PvtK17 WiscInf  Baraboo Oct 26, 1863  MO Jl 14, 1865           Roster Wisc Vols MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886  
ParkerSilas 1182 11th St, Des Moines Ia  29 F 1840NY 20 Dec 1920Des Moines Ia  Booneville CemPvt Co76Ill Inf  Morris Jl 29 & must Ag 22, 1862  22 My 1865Disch as Corp, wounds          Graves Reg 189 F 1941/1915 & 1895; Census of Iowa/ AGR Ill/Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: Van Meter   Was recluse, Christian Scientist - found dead in his home.
RandlemanJohn H Owen Co, IndFarmer  Ind     Pvt H14Ind Inf18Owen Co, Ind  must 7 Jun 1861    Trans 4th US Art 19 Oct 1862        Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886 - De Soto/Adjt Gen Rept Indiana v.IV/Post #368 Desc Book MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886; Whinnery Post #175 De Soto 13 Nov 1886, Tr 2d term 1895; Dr 31 Dec 1890  
ReynoldsWilliam R   18 Aug 1846 Ky17 Oct 1903Afton, Ia dropsyGreen Lawn Cem, Afton Ia Lot 172 PvtL9 IowaCav18 Jasper CoKyOct 13 & must Oct 30, 1863  MO F 3, 1866Little Rock Ark  Shadrach  Mary Logsdon    Roster Iowa Soldiers: Death from Post 211 MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886; Henry Keating Post #211 Afton 2d term 1897 age 51 Death Cert: DOD, age 57, Single, died at Afton/buried Afton from Burial record in Historical Library
RobertsDavid          Clayton Cem Van Meter TwpCorp L8Ill Cav  Lacon 24 S 1864  MO 21 Je '65  MO Pvt        Adjt Gen Rept. Illinois/Grave Reg. MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886; Whinnery Post #175 De Soto 13 Nov 1886  
RossFrancis M   1830 Ohio1918   Thornton Cem Van Meter Ia 2nd LietD3 IowaCav31 Van Buren CoOhio Ag 24 & must S 9, 1862  Resigned F 14, 1863  Enl 3 Sgt; Prom 1st Sgt N 26, 1861; 2d Lt Ja 1, 1862        Roster Iowa Soldiers MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886  
SheetsGeorge F Dallas Co IaLaborer 19 Dec 1836Ind21 Mr 1926 Des Moines Ia  Booneville Cem Booneville IaPvt K135Ind Inf  Carroll Co  Must 23 My 1864  MO 29 Sep 1864   DanielPa Margaret Denmore  Martha AnnElmer Sheets-Co Farm; Roy Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886-Booneville/Record of Posts/Adjt Gen Rept Indiana/Post 470 Desc Book-#22 Born Ohio MEM1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886; Sam Neal #470 Booneville Feb 8, 1890, Tr Nov 15, 1890; Whinnery #175 De Soto 22 My 1886; Col Mills #45 Adel 1890? Death Cert: Born Ind. Informant, Mrs E Switzer of Van Meter, Ia/Graves Reg: born Dec 13, 1838
SpatzFrederick   10 May 1827 Germany14 Jl 1907 Boone Twp Dallas Co  Lot 3 Blk 47 Booneville Cem Booneville PvtK15 IowaInf                     MEMTr Cd My 1, 1886 Whinnery #175 De Soto Ap 30, 1887, Tr Mr 31, 1890; Booneville #470 Booneville F 8, 1890 age 62
Spencer Nehemiah S           PvtE 1MichVol Inf 22   25 Jul 1861 & msut 14 Sep 1861 ColdwaterMO 9 Jul 1865 Jeffersonville IndRe-enl 25 Dec 1863 at Beverly Ford,Va, must 4 Jan 1864 Detailed 19 Mar 1863, in Battery C, Mass Art./Pensioned SC 176 582 Co E 1st Mich Inf/Widow pensioned WC 699 928 filed Mr 19, 1910 Ind        Dept Roll 3d ed/Record of Posts/Mich Index MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 7 census Dallas Co
SummersNelson P Dallas Co IaPhysician 25 May 1844Gallia Co Ohio 05 Feb 1921Van Meter Ia  Clayton Cem Van Meter TwpPvt B193Oh Vol Inf18   25 F 1865  MO 4 Ag 1865           Roster Ohio Soldiers/Post 470 Desc Book #5 MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 Booneville #470 Booneville Jan 25, 1890, age 42; Col Mills #45 Adel 2d term 1919
SwallowHenry C Booneville IaFarmer 11 Feb 1845Ind24 Sep 1890 Booneville Ia  Lot 4 Blk 32 Booneville CemPvt C7Iowa Inf18Boone Ind & must Oct 21, 1862  MO Jl 12, 1865Louisville Ky Enl Co H 39 Iowa Inf; Taken prisoner Jl 7, 1863, Corinth, Miss. Trans to Co C 7th Ia Inf Jonathan  Martha Jane  Mary Robison, d. 1941Mrs. Littie J Corrigan; Burt-Des Moines; Albert-Booneville; Thomas near Drake Univ, Des Moines; Elmer-Calif; Hattie Merryman-Booneville Roster Iowa Soldiers/Post #368 Desc Book MEMTr 1 My 1886 Brother of William Z Swallo, Pvt E 23 Iowa
SweeneyJoseph A Dallas Co IaBlacksmith 08 Oct 1845Athens Tenn 28 Jan 1906Grove Twp Adair Co Ia  Lot 1 Blk 4 Booneville IaPvt E9Tenn Cav18   10 F & must 28 Je 1865 Nashville Tenn11 Sep 1865 Knoxville TennPensioned SC 700 883 Iowa JohnTennJane Underdown TennMartha L Murray b. N 14, 1848 Tenn, Pensioned WC 643 243 filed Mar 16, 1905 IA, d. Ap 30, 1909 Guthrie Grove William T (Myrtle)-Army Post Rd, DM, widowed; John Denford b Je 19, 1870, d. My 1, 1911, Walnut Twp Waukee, age 40y 10m 12d (Bertha Harkrader, md 2d Chas Franklin-living Jl 1952, Adel Ia); Ada, Harry E. deceased; Verne, Mason Cy Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: res Booneville/Post 470 Desc Book #6/Death Cert Informant JD Sweeney, Booneville/Death Cert John Denford Informant Mrs Addie H Hubbard,m Guthrie Ctr; Physician Geo M Meeham, Waukee MEMTr Cd My 1, 1886; Booneville #470 Jan 25, 1890, age 44 Thelma May Reeves, dau of John Denford Sweeney, making application to join Tent 6, DUV, Aug 4, 1952, Tel 2-0788/1885 Cenus Boone Twp v. 171, p. 187: Joseph age 39, Sec 31, # cor NE NW; Wm T age 17 b. Tenn; John D age 14 b. Tenn; Ada age 9, Harry E b. Dallas Co Ia/1895 Census Boone Tp. V. 317, p 161. Joseph A age 49 b. Tenn; Verne E age 8 b. Dallas Co Ia
ThomasHenry Dallas Co IaLaborer  Warren Ia    Lot 4 Blk 24 Booneville Cem PvtG130 IndInf  Somerset  Dec 29 1863 Je 6 1865           Roster Ind Vol/Post 470 Desc Book #`8 MEMTr Cd My 1, 1886 Booneville #470 Booneville Feb 18, 1890 age 46
ThomasLoren S Sweet Point IaFarmer 16 Sep 1828      Carlisle Cem, Carlisle IaPvt B15Iowa Inf35Des Moines OhioOct 30 & must Nov 9, 1861  Mar 15, 1863Lake Providence La Disch for disability        Roster Iowa Soldiers/Post #368 Desc Book MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886 SS Dilman #343 Toldedo Cd Ja 1, 1886, Sus S 30, 1886, re Je 30, 1887; IB Sexton #425 Carlisle Dec 21, 1888, Reins 1st term 1894
Van Meter Jacob Rhodes   27 Sep 1824 Bartholomew Co Ind10 Oct 1910 Van Meter Ia  Orrerman Cem Van MeterPvt C46Iowa Inf39Adel IndMay 9 & must Je 10, 1864  MO Sep 23, 1864Davenport Ia          Dallas Co Hist/Roster Iowa Soldiers/Graves Reg MEMTr Cd My 1, 1886  
WatsonJoseph H           PvtB 15IowaInf 27WintersetNH Oct 2 & must Nov 9, 1861  Feb 6, 1863Vicksburg Miss Disch for disability        Roster Iowa Soldiers MEMOct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886  
WelchJohn W Hancock Co IllEngineer  Ind     Pvt H72Ill Inf27Augusta  Aug 14 & must Aug 21, 1862  MO Oct 31, 1865  Trans to 33 Ill Inf shows in Co C Res Chicago         AGR Illinois/Post #368 Desc BookMEM Oct 24, 1884, Tr Cd My 1, 1886

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