Enlisted 28 January 1864 as a private and was mustered into Co. F, 130th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, the same day. He was discharged 11 May 1865. He escaped being murdered by guerrillas on the banks of the Duck River and Piney Creek in Hickman County, Tennessee, in November of 1864.
END OF JOURNEY Of Life Comes For Civil War Veteran Lemuel N. Grandstaff
DIED AT 7 O'CLOCK This Morning - Had Been Ill Three Weeks of Heart Trouble
Lemuel Nelson Grandstaff, a veteran of the Civil War, died this morning at 7 o'clock at his home in Monmouth. He had been ill three weeks of heart trouble, and for the past week had been bedfast. His condition for the past few days was so serious that death was expected at any time. He was sixty-six years, five months and thirteen days of age at the time of death.
Mr. Grandstaff was a native of Muskingum, Ohio, being born October 8, 1847, and was a son of Noah Grandstaff.
From Muskingum, Ohio, Mr. Grandstaff came to Allen County, Indiana, where he lived a short time before coming to Root Township, Adams County, where he has lived since. He was one of the prominent men of the community, jovial and whole-souled and his friends are [??].
He was married in Root Township to Miss Catherine Dutcher. With the widow are two surviving children, Dr. John C. Grandstaff, Preble, and Dora, wife of George Schieferstein, of Monmouth. A daughter, Miss Nola Grandstaff, died in young womanhood several years ago, and several other children have preceded their father in death.
A brother, John Grandstaff, of Hicksville, Ohio, was at his bedside when he passed away. Another brother, Owen, resides in Bluffton, Ohio. Robert, Owen and A[??] are among the brothers who are deceased.
Mr. Grandstaff [illegible] in the Civil War, in fact he was not old enough to enlist until the closing year of the war. He saw much active service and to the day of his death suffered from the wounds he sustained in service.
He was a prominent member of the G.A.R. of this city, and served as commander, besides holding other offices. He was one of the leading spirits in the post meetings and contributed much to the interest of the meetings.
Pallbearers have been selected from the G.A.R. and are: George Kline, Jonas Kline, Reuben Baxter, Simeon Fordyce, John Walters and Michael Wertzberger.
The funeral will be held Tuesday morning in the Methodist Church in this city. The funeral procession will leave the house at 10 o'clock. Rev. A. K. Mumma, pastor of the Concord Lutheran Church, of which he was a member, will be in charge of the services, and will be assisted by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery.
Robert Blackburn gives the following war record of the deceased, who fought a good fight:
HIS WAR RECORD
When war was declared in April, 1861, Lemuel N. Grandstaff, a beardless boy in his fifteenth year, tried to enlist in the cause. He kept that up at each call for soldiers, until January 1, 1864, when he was accepted . . . (remainder illegible)
--Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; March 21, 1914
END OF JOURNEY Of Life Comes For Civil War Veteran Lemuel N. Grandstaff
DIED AT 7 O'CLOCK This Morning - Had Been Ill Three Weeks of Heart Trouble
Lemuel Nelson Grandstaff, a veteran of the Civil War, died this morning at 7 o'clock at his home in Monmouth. He had been ill three weeks of heart trouble, and for the past week had been bedfast. His condition for the past few days was so serious that death was expected at any time. He was sixty-six years, five months and thirteen days of age at the time of death.
Mr. Grandstaff was a native of Muskingum, Ohio, being born October 8, 1847, and was a son of Noah Grandstaff.
From Muskingum, Ohio, Mr. Grandstaff came to Allen County, Indiana, where he lived a short time before coming to Root Township, Adams County, where he has lived since. He was one of the prominent men of the community, jovial and whole-souled and his friends are [??].
He was married in Root Township to Miss Catherine Dutcher. With the widow are two surviving children, Dr. John C. Grandstaff, Preble, and Dora, wife of George Schieferstein, of Monmouth. A daughter, Miss Nola Grandstaff, died in young womanhood several years ago, and several other children have preceded their father in death.
A brother, John Grandstaff, of Hicksville, Ohio, was at his bedside when he passed away. Another brother, Owen, resides in Bluffton, Ohio. Robert, Owen and A[??] are among the brothers who are deceased.
Mr. Grandstaff [illegible] in the Civil War, in fact he was not old enough to enlist until the closing year of the war. He saw much active service and to the day of his death suffered from the wounds he sustained in service.
He was a prominent member of the G.A.R. of this city, and served as commander, besides holding other offices. He was one of the leading spirits in the post meetings and contributed much to the interest of the meetings.
Pallbearers have been selected from the G.A.R. and are: George Kline, Jonas Kline, Reuben Baxter, Simeon Fordyce, John Walters and Michael Wertzberger.
The funeral will be held Tuesday morning in the Methodist Church in this city. The funeral procession will leave the house at 10 o'clock. Rev. A. K. Mumma, pastor of the Concord Lutheran Church, of which he was a member, will be in charge of the services, and will be assisted by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery.
Robert Blackburn gives the following war record of the deceased, who fought a good fight:
HIS WAR RECORD
When war was declared in April, 1861, Lemuel N. Grandstaff, a beardless boy in his fifteenth year, tried to enlist in the cause. He kept that up at each call for soldiers, until January 1, 1864, when he was accepted . . . (remainder illegible)
--Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; March 21, 1914
Enlisted 28 January 1864 as a private and was mustered into Co. F, 130th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, the same day. He was discharged 11 May 1865. He escaped being murdered by guerrillas on the banks of the Duck River and Piney Creek in Hickman County, Tennessee, in November of 1864.
END OF JOURNEY Of Life Comes For Civil War Veteran Lemuel N. Grandstaff
DIED AT 7 O'CLOCK This Morning - Had Been Ill Three Weeks of Heart Trouble
Lemuel Nelson Grandstaff, a veteran of the Civil War, died this morning at 7 o'clock at his home in Monmouth. He had been ill three weeks of heart trouble, and for the past week had been bedfast. His condition for the past few days was so serious that death was expected at any time. He was sixty-six years, five months and thirteen days of age at the time of death.
Mr. Grandstaff was a native of Muskingum, Ohio, being born October 8, 1847, and was a son of Noah Grandstaff.
From Muskingum, Ohio, Mr. Grandstaff came to Allen County, Indiana, where he lived a short time before coming to Root Township, Adams County, where he has lived since. He was one of the prominent men of the community, jovial and whole-souled and his friends are [??].
He was married in Root Township to Miss Catherine Dutcher. With the widow are two surviving children, Dr. John C. Grandstaff, Preble, and Dora, wife of George Schieferstein, of Monmouth. A daughter, Miss Nola Grandstaff, died in young womanhood several years ago, and several other children have preceded their father in death.
A brother, John Grandstaff, of Hicksville, Ohio, was at his bedside when he passed away. Another brother, Owen, resides in Bluffton, Ohio. Robert, Owen and A[??] are among the brothers who are deceased.
Mr. Grandstaff [illegible] in the Civil War, in fact he was not old enough to enlist until the closing year of the war. He saw much active service and to the day of his death suffered from the wounds he sustained in service.
He was a prominent member of the G.A.R. of this city, and served as commander, besides holding other offices. He was one of the leading spirits in the post meetings and contributed much to the interest of the meetings.
Pallbearers have been selected from the G.A.R. and are: George Kline, Jonas Kline, Reuben Baxter, Simeon Fordyce, John Walters and Michael Wertzberger.
The funeral will be held Tuesday morning in the Methodist Church in this city. The funeral procession will leave the house at 10 o'clock. Rev. A. K. Mumma, pastor of the Concord Lutheran Church, of which he was a member, will be in charge of the services, and will be assisted by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery.
Robert Blackburn gives the following war record of the deceased, who fought a good fight:
HIS WAR RECORD
When war was declared in April, 1861, Lemuel N. Grandstaff, a beardless boy in his fifteenth year, tried to enlist in the cause. He kept that up at each call for soldiers, until January 1, 1864, when he was accepted . . . (remainder illegible)
--Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; March 21, 1914
END OF JOURNEY Of Life Comes For Civil War Veteran Lemuel N. Grandstaff
DIED AT 7 O'CLOCK This Morning - Had Been Ill Three Weeks of Heart Trouble
Lemuel Nelson Grandstaff, a veteran of the Civil War, died this morning at 7 o'clock at his home in Monmouth. He had been ill three weeks of heart trouble, and for the past week had been bedfast. His condition for the past few days was so serious that death was expected at any time. He was sixty-six years, five months and thirteen days of age at the time of death.
Mr. Grandstaff was a native of Muskingum, Ohio, being born October 8, 1847, and was a son of Noah Grandstaff.
From Muskingum, Ohio, Mr. Grandstaff came to Allen County, Indiana, where he lived a short time before coming to Root Township, Adams County, where he has lived since. He was one of the prominent men of the community, jovial and whole-souled and his friends are [??].
He was married in Root Township to Miss Catherine Dutcher. With the widow are two surviving children, Dr. John C. Grandstaff, Preble, and Dora, wife of George Schieferstein, of Monmouth. A daughter, Miss Nola Grandstaff, died in young womanhood several years ago, and several other children have preceded their father in death.
A brother, John Grandstaff, of Hicksville, Ohio, was at his bedside when he passed away. Another brother, Owen, resides in Bluffton, Ohio. Robert, Owen and A[??] are among the brothers who are deceased.
Mr. Grandstaff [illegible] in the Civil War, in fact he was not old enough to enlist until the closing year of the war. He saw much active service and to the day of his death suffered from the wounds he sustained in service.
He was a prominent member of the G.A.R. of this city, and served as commander, besides holding other offices. He was one of the leading spirits in the post meetings and contributed much to the interest of the meetings.
Pallbearers have been selected from the G.A.R. and are: George Kline, Jonas Kline, Reuben Baxter, Simeon Fordyce, John Walters and Michael Wertzberger.
The funeral will be held Tuesday morning in the Methodist Church in this city. The funeral procession will leave the house at 10 o'clock. Rev. A. K. Mumma, pastor of the Concord Lutheran Church, of which he was a member, will be in charge of the services, and will be assisted by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery.
Robert Blackburn gives the following war record of the deceased, who fought a good fight:
HIS WAR RECORD
When war was declared in April, 1861, Lemuel N. Grandstaff, a beardless boy in his fifteenth year, tried to enlist in the cause. He kept that up at each call for soldiers, until January 1, 1864, when he was accepted . . . (remainder illegible)
--Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; March 21, 1914
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