Isaac Dohner was born in Wayne County, Ohio, December 31,1838, and died in a hospital at Detroit,
Michigan, July 7, 1911. He came to DeKalb County in 1859. On November 28, 1860, he married Susan Bratten, of Williams County, Ohio. He left home and on March 28, 1864, enlisted in Company H of the Eighty-Eighth Indiana Infantry and was in active service until wounded at Bentonville, North Carolina, in one of the last battles of the war, on March 19, 1865. While he was in the army his wife died, leaving one child, Clara, wife of Adolph Vogal., a resident of Chicago. On November 1, 1866, Isaac Dohner married Rachel A. (Adams) Johnston, of Wayne County, Ohio, widow of Cyrus Johnston, who was also a Union soldier and died while in the war. Mrs. Johnston by her first marriage had one son, Robert, now deceased. Isaac Dohner and wife were the parents of seven children: William H.; May, wife of Charles Jennings; Etta, wife of William Wilson; Ella, wife of Jacob Cole; Mary, wife of Floyd Hollinger; Charles A, and John, of Williams County. The parents were members of the United Brethren Church at Big Run. Mrs. Isaac Dohner is still living at Butler. Her husband was an active member of the Grand Army Post at Butler and a republican in politics.
Michigan, July 7, 1911. He came to DeKalb County in 1859. On November 28, 1860, he married Susan Bratten, of Williams County, Ohio. He left home and on March 28, 1864, enlisted in Company H of the Eighty-Eighth Indiana Infantry and was in active service until wounded at Bentonville, North Carolina, in one of the last battles of the war, on March 19, 1865. While he was in the army his wife died, leaving one child, Clara, wife of Adolph Vogal., a resident of Chicago. On November 1, 1866, Isaac Dohner married Rachel A. (Adams) Johnston, of Wayne County, Ohio, widow of Cyrus Johnston, who was also a Union soldier and died while in the war. Mrs. Johnston by her first marriage had one son, Robert, now deceased. Isaac Dohner and wife were the parents of seven children: William H.; May, wife of Charles Jennings; Etta, wife of William Wilson; Ella, wife of Jacob Cole; Mary, wife of Floyd Hollinger; Charles A, and John, of Williams County. The parents were members of the United Brethren Church at Big Run. Mrs. Isaac Dohner is still living at Butler. Her husband was an active member of the Grand Army Post at Butler and a republican in politics.
Isaac Dohner was born in Wayne County, Ohio, December 31,1838, and died in a hospital at Detroit,
Michigan, July 7, 1911. He came to DeKalb County in 1859. On November 28, 1860, he married Susan Bratten, of Williams County, Ohio. He left home and on March 28, 1864, enlisted in Company H of the Eighty-Eighth Indiana Infantry and was in active service until wounded at Bentonville, North Carolina, in one of the last battles of the war, on March 19, 1865. While he was in the army his wife died, leaving one child, Clara, wife of Adolph Vogal., a resident of Chicago. On November 1, 1866, Isaac Dohner married Rachel A. (Adams) Johnston, of Wayne County, Ohio, widow of Cyrus Johnston, who was also a Union soldier and died while in the war. Mrs. Johnston by her first marriage had one son, Robert, now deceased. Isaac Dohner and wife were the parents of seven children: William H.; May, wife of Charles Jennings; Etta, wife of William Wilson; Ella, wife of Jacob Cole; Mary, wife of Floyd Hollinger; Charles A, and John, of Williams County. The parents were members of the United Brethren Church at Big Run. Mrs. Isaac Dohner is still living at Butler. Her husband was an active member of the Grand Army Post at Butler and a republican in politics.
Michigan, July 7, 1911. He came to DeKalb County in 1859. On November 28, 1860, he married Susan Bratten, of Williams County, Ohio. He left home and on March 28, 1864, enlisted in Company H of the Eighty-Eighth Indiana Infantry and was in active service until wounded at Bentonville, North Carolina, in one of the last battles of the war, on March 19, 1865. While he was in the army his wife died, leaving one child, Clara, wife of Adolph Vogal., a resident of Chicago. On November 1, 1866, Isaac Dohner married Rachel A. (Adams) Johnston, of Wayne County, Ohio, widow of Cyrus Johnston, who was also a Union soldier and died while in the war. Mrs. Johnston by her first marriage had one son, Robert, now deceased. Isaac Dohner and wife were the parents of seven children: William H.; May, wife of Charles Jennings; Etta, wife of William Wilson; Ella, wife of Jacob Cole; Mary, wife of Floyd Hollinger; Charles A, and John, of Williams County. The parents were members of the United Brethren Church at Big Run. Mrs. Isaac Dohner is still living at Butler. Her husband was an active member of the Grand Army Post at Butler and a republican in politics.
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