Company F, 36th Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Born in 1833 in Orange County, Indiana,
Entered Service 08-09-1862,
Discharged 08-24-1865 at Devalls Bluff, Arkansas,
Wife:
Eads, Mrs Axa E. Bailey daughter of William Bailey & Susan Trullinor
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Thomas Alexander Eads, deceased, was born in Orange County, Indiana, in 1833. He was reared a farmer, and at the age of sixteen years he came with his mother to Iowa, and settled in Monroe County.
There he met and married Miss Axa E. Bailey in 1849; she was a young girl not quite seventeen years of age. Of this union were born six children: Emeline, Samantha, deceased, Ruth, William E., deceased, Armilda E. and Mary.
Mr Eads pre-empted forty acres of land, and the young couple settled down to housekeeping. During the gold excitement in 1853 he crossed the plains to California where he was engaged in mining two and a half years. At the end of this time he returned with $1,500 in gold. He bought a farm of 180 acres on which he lived one year.
He went to southern Kansas, but not being pleased with the country returned to Monroe County, Iowa, and began farming, which he continued until he enlisted in Company F, Thirty-sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, as a private;
He served three years and was not once taken prisoner; at one time all his company was taken, but he was then acting as teamster and so escaped; while he was thus occupied he was injured in loading logs, but recovered sufficiently to drive a six-mule team until he was mustered out of the service. This injury caused his death at the age, of forty-nine years, in 1883.
After his return home he sold his property and removed to Page County, Iowa, in 1865; he settled on the farm, which his widow now occupies, and there he lived until his death. He was a worthy member of the United Brethren Church and died in the full belief of Christianity. He was an honorable citizen, a kind father and a loving husband, and his descendants may well revere his memory.
Source: http://iagenweb.org/page/histories/1890/eads.html#eads
Born in 1833 in Orange County, Indiana,
Entered Service 08-09-1862,
Discharged 08-24-1865 at Devalls Bluff, Arkansas,
Wife:
Eads, Mrs Axa E. Bailey daughter of William Bailey & Susan Trullinor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thomas Alexander Eads, deceased, was born in Orange County, Indiana, in 1833. He was reared a farmer, and at the age of sixteen years he came with his mother to Iowa, and settled in Monroe County.
There he met and married Miss Axa E. Bailey in 1849; she was a young girl not quite seventeen years of age. Of this union were born six children: Emeline, Samantha, deceased, Ruth, William E., deceased, Armilda E. and Mary.
Mr Eads pre-empted forty acres of land, and the young couple settled down to housekeeping. During the gold excitement in 1853 he crossed the plains to California where he was engaged in mining two and a half years. At the end of this time he returned with $1,500 in gold. He bought a farm of 180 acres on which he lived one year.
He went to southern Kansas, but not being pleased with the country returned to Monroe County, Iowa, and began farming, which he continued until he enlisted in Company F, Thirty-sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, as a private;
He served three years and was not once taken prisoner; at one time all his company was taken, but he was then acting as teamster and so escaped; while he was thus occupied he was injured in loading logs, but recovered sufficiently to drive a six-mule team until he was mustered out of the service. This injury caused his death at the age, of forty-nine years, in 1883.
After his return home he sold his property and removed to Page County, Iowa, in 1865; he settled on the farm, which his widow now occupies, and there he lived until his death. He was a worthy member of the United Brethren Church and died in the full belief of Christianity. He was an honorable citizen, a kind father and a loving husband, and his descendants may well revere his memory.
Source: http://iagenweb.org/page/histories/1890/eads.html#eads
Company F, 36th Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Born in 1833 in Orange County, Indiana,
Entered Service 08-09-1862,
Discharged 08-24-1865 at Devalls Bluff, Arkansas,
Wife:
Eads, Mrs Axa E. Bailey daughter of William Bailey & Susan Trullinor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thomas Alexander Eads, deceased, was born in Orange County, Indiana, in 1833. He was reared a farmer, and at the age of sixteen years he came with his mother to Iowa, and settled in Monroe County.
There he met and married Miss Axa E. Bailey in 1849; she was a young girl not quite seventeen years of age. Of this union were born six children: Emeline, Samantha, deceased, Ruth, William E., deceased, Armilda E. and Mary.
Mr Eads pre-empted forty acres of land, and the young couple settled down to housekeeping. During the gold excitement in 1853 he crossed the plains to California where he was engaged in mining two and a half years. At the end of this time he returned with $1,500 in gold. He bought a farm of 180 acres on which he lived one year.
He went to southern Kansas, but not being pleased with the country returned to Monroe County, Iowa, and began farming, which he continued until he enlisted in Company F, Thirty-sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, as a private;
He served three years and was not once taken prisoner; at one time all his company was taken, but he was then acting as teamster and so escaped; while he was thus occupied he was injured in loading logs, but recovered sufficiently to drive a six-mule team until he was mustered out of the service. This injury caused his death at the age, of forty-nine years, in 1883.
After his return home he sold his property and removed to Page County, Iowa, in 1865; he settled on the farm, which his widow now occupies, and there he lived until his death. He was a worthy member of the United Brethren Church and died in the full belief of Christianity. He was an honorable citizen, a kind father and a loving husband, and his descendants may well revere his memory.
Source: http://iagenweb.org/page/histories/1890/eads.html#eads
Born in 1833 in Orange County, Indiana,
Entered Service 08-09-1862,
Discharged 08-24-1865 at Devalls Bluff, Arkansas,
Wife:
Eads, Mrs Axa E. Bailey daughter of William Bailey & Susan Trullinor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thomas Alexander Eads, deceased, was born in Orange County, Indiana, in 1833. He was reared a farmer, and at the age of sixteen years he came with his mother to Iowa, and settled in Monroe County.
There he met and married Miss Axa E. Bailey in 1849; she was a young girl not quite seventeen years of age. Of this union were born six children: Emeline, Samantha, deceased, Ruth, William E., deceased, Armilda E. and Mary.
Mr Eads pre-empted forty acres of land, and the young couple settled down to housekeeping. During the gold excitement in 1853 he crossed the plains to California where he was engaged in mining two and a half years. At the end of this time he returned with $1,500 in gold. He bought a farm of 180 acres on which he lived one year.
He went to southern Kansas, but not being pleased with the country returned to Monroe County, Iowa, and began farming, which he continued until he enlisted in Company F, Thirty-sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, as a private;
He served three years and was not once taken prisoner; at one time all his company was taken, but he was then acting as teamster and so escaped; while he was thus occupied he was injured in loading logs, but recovered sufficiently to drive a six-mule team until he was mustered out of the service. This injury caused his death at the age, of forty-nine years, in 1883.
After his return home he sold his property and removed to Page County, Iowa, in 1865; he settled on the farm, which his widow now occupies, and there he lived until his death. He was a worthy member of the United Brethren Church and died in the full belief of Christianity. He was an honorable citizen, a kind father and a loving husband, and his descendants may well revere his memory.
Source: http://iagenweb.org/page/histories/1890/eads.html#eads
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