Harvey Weldon Weddle

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Harvey Weldon Weddle

Birth
New Hampton, Harrison County, Missouri, USA
Death
19 Jul 1916 (aged 68)
Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Co G 43 MO Inf, Civil War
Harvey was a veteran of the Civil War having enlisted in the Union Army on Sept. 17th, 1864. He served in Cpt. Kirkham's Co. 'G', 43rd Reg. Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Glasgow by Price's Division of the Confederate Army. He contracted measles while a prisoner in Boonville, Mo. That event left him partially blind for the rest of his life.
Harvey married Martha Ward in 1866 and together had eleven children : John, Sarah, William, Rosa, Georgia, Lavina, Samatha, a stillborn son, Harvey O. & Kathryn. He married a second time to a widow, Rena Layson Price in 1908 when he was 62 years old. Together they had two children "Jack" & Doris. Harvey's oldest to youngest children were separated by 43 years.
Ref: THE WEDDLE BOOK by Beth Mueting
Co G 43 MO Inf, Civil War
Harvey was a veteran of the Civil War having enlisted in the Union Army on Sept. 17th, 1864. He served in Cpt. Kirkham's Co. 'G', 43rd Reg. Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Glasgow by Price's Division of the Confederate Army. He contracted measles while a prisoner in Boonville, Mo. That event left him partially blind for the rest of his life.
Harvey married Martha Ward in 1866 and together had eleven children : John, Sarah, William, Rosa, Georgia, Lavina, Samatha, a stillborn son, Harvey O. & Kathryn. He married a second time to a widow, Rena Layson Price in 1908 when he was 62 years old. Together they had two children "Jack" & Doris. Harvey's oldest to youngest children were separated by 43 years.
Ref: THE WEDDLE BOOK by Beth Mueting

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Same stone with Martha J. Weddle

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