In 1864 he enlisted as a private in Co. I, 2d Iowa Cav. (Capt. B. K. Watson), and took part in the famous battle of Franklin, the hot fight at Nashville, and was in the midst of various skirmishes, where his troops did excellent and valuable service.
In 1866 he returned to farming for a while, and then invested his savings in one year's term of schooling, where he attended strictly to his trade. He worked in Moline four years at blacksmithing. In 1870 he opened a shop, and has since been very successful, exemplifying Franklin's doctrine, "Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee."
He is a Mason, a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and of the G. A. R. In what is called the Blue Lodge in Masonry he has occupied every position except that of secretary and treasurer. For one year he was Assistant Foreman of the Fire Department. In his political views he is a Republican.
On April 18, 1871, he was married to Miss Josephine Anderson, at Moline, Rev. H. E. Barnes officiating, the union resulting in the birth of two children: Horace A., born Aprih, 1872; and Jesse A., Sept. 9, 1878.
(Source: Rock Island County, 1885)
Name: Nehemiah R. Ziegler
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1848
Birth Place: PA
Death Date: 25 Oct 1919
Death Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois
Burial Date: 26 Oct 1919
Death Age: 71
Occupation: Blacksmith Retired
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Father Name: Adam Ziegler
Father Birth Place: PA
Mother Name: Lidia Reid
Mother Birth Place: Scotland
FHL Film Number: 1562401
(Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947)
In 1864 he enlisted as a private in Co. I, 2d Iowa Cav. (Capt. B. K. Watson), and took part in the famous battle of Franklin, the hot fight at Nashville, and was in the midst of various skirmishes, where his troops did excellent and valuable service.
In 1866 he returned to farming for a while, and then invested his savings in one year's term of schooling, where he attended strictly to his trade. He worked in Moline four years at blacksmithing. In 1870 he opened a shop, and has since been very successful, exemplifying Franklin's doctrine, "Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee."
He is a Mason, a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and of the G. A. R. In what is called the Blue Lodge in Masonry he has occupied every position except that of secretary and treasurer. For one year he was Assistant Foreman of the Fire Department. In his political views he is a Republican.
On April 18, 1871, he was married to Miss Josephine Anderson, at Moline, Rev. H. E. Barnes officiating, the union resulting in the birth of two children: Horace A., born Aprih, 1872; and Jesse A., Sept. 9, 1878.
(Source: Rock Island County, 1885)
Name: Nehemiah R. Ziegler
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1848
Birth Place: PA
Death Date: 25 Oct 1919
Death Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois
Burial Date: 26 Oct 1919
Death Age: 71
Occupation: Blacksmith Retired
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Father Name: Adam Ziegler
Father Birth Place: PA
Mother Name: Lidia Reid
Mother Birth Place: Scotland
FHL Film Number: 1562401
(Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947)
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