George W. Baldwin Obituary
Cherokee, Iowa, Newspaper, April 1913
Reprinted From Mirror Newspaper, Deer Creek, Minnesota,
The Mustering Out Of George Baldwin
The Deer Creek, Minn., Mirror of March 27 has the following account of the death of George Baldwin, a former resident of this county and member of Custer post G.A.R. of Cherokee:
Last Thursday morning at half past ten o’clock Uncle George Baldwin, whose serious illness was mentioned last week, answered the last roll call and passed to join the majority of his Civil War comrades who are now in the great bivouac of the dead.
George Baldwin was born in Canada in 1832. When but a little child he came with his parents to the United States and settled in the state of Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. When a young man he came to Wisconsin. Later he came to St. Anthony Falls, Minn., where the present city of Minneapolis now stands, being a pioneer here long before there was any Minneapolis.
In August of 1862 he enlisted in Co. B, 9th Minnesota Volunteers. It was his company that was detailed to bury the dead after the great New Ulm Indian massacre. He was honorably discharged Aug. 20, 1865, after three years of service.
While living in Wisconsin he was married and to this union one son was born. The wife and son have both long been dead. Some time after his marriage his wife became insane but he would not have her committed to a hospital, but for twenty-five long years he cared for her himself, and for the last seven years of her life he was not off the place, being constantly by her side.
During the past four or five years he has made his home during the summer at Deer Creek with his nieces, Mrs. Wm. Junkin and Mrs. T. J. Canfield, and has spent the winters with brothers in Wisconsin. He died in this village, at the Eddie Soule home, where he was staying temporarily, on Thursday, March 20. The funeral was held Friday from the Junkin home and the remains laid to rest in the Deer Creek cemetery.
In the absence of a local minister the funeral was mainly conducted by the few remaining Grand Army veterans. There was prayer and singing and a talk by Comrade Hompe. The services at the house were closed by singing “Tenting Tonight”, the old Soldiers joining in the singing. The pall bearers were old soldiers, J. B. Hompe of this place, W.B. Rector and Frank Ransome of Henning, H. C. Adkins, a farmer living near Deer Creek and also an old soldier, but one who fought on the opposite side.
The near living relatives are two brothers, residing in Wisconsin, and three sisters, Mrs. Pulver, now at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Junkin, one living in Wisconsin and one in Washington.
“Uncle” George was generally beloved by all who knew him and he will be generally missed at this place.
~~Submitted by Find A Grave Contributor: Richard Rystrom (48822905)
Cherokee, Iowa, Newspaper, April 1913
Reprinted From Mirror Newspaper, Deer Creek, Minnesota,
The Mustering Out Of George Baldwin
The Deer Creek, Minn., Mirror of March 27 has the following account of the death of George Baldwin, a former resident of this county and member of Custer post G.A.R. of Cherokee:
Last Thursday morning at half past ten o’clock Uncle George Baldwin, whose serious illness was mentioned last week, answered the last roll call and passed to join the majority of his Civil War comrades who are now in the great bivouac of the dead.
George Baldwin was born in Canada in 1832. When but a little child he came with his parents to the United States and settled in the state of Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. When a young man he came to Wisconsin. Later he came to St. Anthony Falls, Minn., where the present city of Minneapolis now stands, being a pioneer here long before there was any Minneapolis.
In August of 1862 he enlisted in Co. B, 9th Minnesota Volunteers. It was his company that was detailed to bury the dead after the great New Ulm Indian massacre. He was honorably discharged Aug. 20, 1865, after three years of service.
While living in Wisconsin he was married and to this union one son was born. The wife and son have both long been dead. Some time after his marriage his wife became insane but he would not have her committed to a hospital, but for twenty-five long years he cared for her himself, and for the last seven years of her life he was not off the place, being constantly by her side.
During the past four or five years he has made his home during the summer at Deer Creek with his nieces, Mrs. Wm. Junkin and Mrs. T. J. Canfield, and has spent the winters with brothers in Wisconsin. He died in this village, at the Eddie Soule home, where he was staying temporarily, on Thursday, March 20. The funeral was held Friday from the Junkin home and the remains laid to rest in the Deer Creek cemetery.
In the absence of a local minister the funeral was mainly conducted by the few remaining Grand Army veterans. There was prayer and singing and a talk by Comrade Hompe. The services at the house were closed by singing “Tenting Tonight”, the old Soldiers joining in the singing. The pall bearers were old soldiers, J. B. Hompe of this place, W.B. Rector and Frank Ransome of Henning, H. C. Adkins, a farmer living near Deer Creek and also an old soldier, but one who fought on the opposite side.
The near living relatives are two brothers, residing in Wisconsin, and three sisters, Mrs. Pulver, now at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Junkin, one living in Wisconsin and one in Washington.
“Uncle” George was generally beloved by all who knew him and he will be generally missed at this place.
~~Submitted by Find A Grave Contributor: Richard Rystrom (48822905)
George W. Baldwin Obituary
Cherokee, Iowa, Newspaper, April 1913
Reprinted From Mirror Newspaper, Deer Creek, Minnesota,
The Mustering Out Of George Baldwin
The Deer Creek, Minn., Mirror of March 27 has the following account of the death of George Baldwin, a former resident of this county and member of Custer post G.A.R. of Cherokee:
Last Thursday morning at half past ten o’clock Uncle George Baldwin, whose serious illness was mentioned last week, answered the last roll call and passed to join the majority of his Civil War comrades who are now in the great bivouac of the dead.
George Baldwin was born in Canada in 1832. When but a little child he came with his parents to the United States and settled in the state of Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. When a young man he came to Wisconsin. Later he came to St. Anthony Falls, Minn., where the present city of Minneapolis now stands, being a pioneer here long before there was any Minneapolis.
In August of 1862 he enlisted in Co. B, 9th Minnesota Volunteers. It was his company that was detailed to bury the dead after the great New Ulm Indian massacre. He was honorably discharged Aug. 20, 1865, after three years of service.
While living in Wisconsin he was married and to this union one son was born. The wife and son have both long been dead. Some time after his marriage his wife became insane but he would not have her committed to a hospital, but for twenty-five long years he cared for her himself, and for the last seven years of her life he was not off the place, being constantly by her side.
During the past four or five years he has made his home during the summer at Deer Creek with his nieces, Mrs. Wm. Junkin and Mrs. T. J. Canfield, and has spent the winters with brothers in Wisconsin. He died in this village, at the Eddie Soule home, where he was staying temporarily, on Thursday, March 20. The funeral was held Friday from the Junkin home and the remains laid to rest in the Deer Creek cemetery.
In the absence of a local minister the funeral was mainly conducted by the few remaining Grand Army veterans. There was prayer and singing and a talk by Comrade Hompe. The services at the house were closed by singing “Tenting Tonight”, the old Soldiers joining in the singing. The pall bearers were old soldiers, J. B. Hompe of this place, W.B. Rector and Frank Ransome of Henning, H. C. Adkins, a farmer living near Deer Creek and also an old soldier, but one who fought on the opposite side.
The near living relatives are two brothers, residing in Wisconsin, and three sisters, Mrs. Pulver, now at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Junkin, one living in Wisconsin and one in Washington.
“Uncle” George was generally beloved by all who knew him and he will be generally missed at this place.
~~Submitted by Find A Grave Contributor: Richard Rystrom (48822905)
Cherokee, Iowa, Newspaper, April 1913
Reprinted From Mirror Newspaper, Deer Creek, Minnesota,
The Mustering Out Of George Baldwin
The Deer Creek, Minn., Mirror of March 27 has the following account of the death of George Baldwin, a former resident of this county and member of Custer post G.A.R. of Cherokee:
Last Thursday morning at half past ten o’clock Uncle George Baldwin, whose serious illness was mentioned last week, answered the last roll call and passed to join the majority of his Civil War comrades who are now in the great bivouac of the dead.
George Baldwin was born in Canada in 1832. When but a little child he came with his parents to the United States and settled in the state of Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. When a young man he came to Wisconsin. Later he came to St. Anthony Falls, Minn., where the present city of Minneapolis now stands, being a pioneer here long before there was any Minneapolis.
In August of 1862 he enlisted in Co. B, 9th Minnesota Volunteers. It was his company that was detailed to bury the dead after the great New Ulm Indian massacre. He was honorably discharged Aug. 20, 1865, after three years of service.
While living in Wisconsin he was married and to this union one son was born. The wife and son have both long been dead. Some time after his marriage his wife became insane but he would not have her committed to a hospital, but for twenty-five long years he cared for her himself, and for the last seven years of her life he was not off the place, being constantly by her side.
During the past four or five years he has made his home during the summer at Deer Creek with his nieces, Mrs. Wm. Junkin and Mrs. T. J. Canfield, and has spent the winters with brothers in Wisconsin. He died in this village, at the Eddie Soule home, where he was staying temporarily, on Thursday, March 20. The funeral was held Friday from the Junkin home and the remains laid to rest in the Deer Creek cemetery.
In the absence of a local minister the funeral was mainly conducted by the few remaining Grand Army veterans. There was prayer and singing and a talk by Comrade Hompe. The services at the house were closed by singing “Tenting Tonight”, the old Soldiers joining in the singing. The pall bearers were old soldiers, J. B. Hompe of this place, W.B. Rector and Frank Ransome of Henning, H. C. Adkins, a farmer living near Deer Creek and also an old soldier, but one who fought on the opposite side.
The near living relatives are two brothers, residing in Wisconsin, and three sisters, Mrs. Pulver, now at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Junkin, one living in Wisconsin and one in Washington.
“Uncle” George was generally beloved by all who knew him and he will be generally missed at this place.
~~Submitted by Find A Grave Contributor: Richard Rystrom (48822905)
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