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Julius Friedrich Heinrich Priester

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Julius Friedrich Heinrich Priester

Birth
Mecklenburg, Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Death
1915 (aged 80–81)
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Wilsonville, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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Row D, Lot 11, Plot 3
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Son of Carl Albrecht Friedrich Priester and Elsabe Elizabeth Christina Beuthien.

Husband of Ottilie E. Matern, married 3 Sep 1867 in Scott county, Iowa.

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Biography: Julius Priester arrived in the United States from Germany in 1854. He joined the 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment in 1862 for the Union during the American Civil War. This unit was one of those that participated in William T. Sherman's notorious March through Georgia. Priester finished his military duty in Washington D.C. on June 6, 1865. He stayed in a disabled veteran's home in California between 1909-1912 due to an absess on his back and was discharged at his own request; he was about 75 at this time. His claimed residence at this time was in Oregon, where he died, leaving behind a wife, two sons and four daughters.
Son of Carl Albrecht Friedrich Priester and Elsabe Elizabeth Christina Beuthien.

Husband of Ottilie E. Matern, married 3 Sep 1867 in Scott county, Iowa.

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Biography: Julius Priester arrived in the United States from Germany in 1854. He joined the 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment in 1862 for the Union during the American Civil War. This unit was one of those that participated in William T. Sherman's notorious March through Georgia. Priester finished his military duty in Washington D.C. on June 6, 1865. He stayed in a disabled veteran's home in California between 1909-1912 due to an absess on his back and was discharged at his own request; he was about 75 at this time. His claimed residence at this time was in Oregon, where he died, leaving behind a wife, two sons and four daughters.

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