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David S. Valentine

Birth	:	2 Nov 1832 New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	8 Feb 1918
Burial	:	Gillette Cemetery, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.0400009, -83.6433029
Plot	:	Spc 71
Inscription	:	Co F. 32 Ia Inf., Father
Description	:	Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa, ed. by William J. Moir. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1911; David S. Valentine: The Valentine family was an influential one in the Hoosier state in the early days and wherever its members have settled since then they have been regarded as high grade citizens in every respect. One of the best known of the name is David S. Valentine, of Union, Hardin county, Iowa, who was born one mile north of New Castle, Henry county, Indiana, November 2, 1832. He is the son of James Valentine who was born four miles from Maysville, Kentucky.... Read More	Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa, ed. by William J. Moir. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1911; David S. Valentine: The Valentine family was an influential one in the Hoosier state in the early days and wherever its members have settled since then they have been regarded as high grade citizens in every respect. One of the best known of the name is David S. Valentine, of Union, Hardin county, Iowa, who was born one mile north of New Castle, Henry county, Indiana, November 2, 1832. He is the son of James Valentine who was born four miles from Maysville, Kentucky. He married Sarah Frazier, of Wayne county, Ohio. James was the son of Henry Valentine, a native of Germany, from which country he emigrated to America when a young man, settling in Kentucky, where he became a large slaveholder and operated an extensive plantation. His family consisted of seventeen children. He and his wife both died near Maysville, Kentucky. David Frazier, maternal grandfather of the subject, was a native of North Carolina, in which state he was married to Sarah Hays, and they made their home in Henry county, Indiana, for many years, whither they had emigrated from the old Tar state, and there they spent the balance of their lives on a farm. In their family were nine children. The father, James Valentine, grew to maturity in Kentucky and there he learned the trade of shoemaker. His brothers were hatters by trade. James was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church for thirty-five years. It was in 1832 that he went to Henry county, Indiana, where he lived on a farm until the fall of 1856, when he moved to Marion county, Iowa, and in the spring of 1857 came to Union township, Hardin county, Iowa, where he bought one hundred and forty acres of land and there developed a good farm, living on the place until his death, on April 14, 1865. His wife died in September, 1896, at the advanced age of eighty-five years and nine months. His death occurred at the age of the fifty-nine. Their family consisted of twelve children, namely: John, deceased, remained in Henry county, Indiana, until 1857, then emigrated to Hardin county, Iowa, later moving to Kansas. He died in Union on June 7, 1907; his entire life was devoted to farming; Sarah, deceased, married Jack Davis, the founder of Union, Iowa, and a native of Henry county, Indiana; he was a carpenter by trade; David S., subjected of this sketch; Leah married David Williams, a Dunkard preacher, now deceased, and she is now a resident of the state of Kansas; Minerva married William Bates, a native of England, who was one of the pioneers of Hardin occurred on September 25, 1910, and she is still living at Union, this county; Letha A. married Isaac Cowick, and both died in Missouri; James H. was a member of Company F, Thirty-second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and saw three years' service in the Civil war; he lives at Lincoln, Nebraska, and is a page at the state capitol; Martha A. and James (twins); the former married David Long, of Grundy county, Iowa; Margaret married David Wentworth; they are both deceased; Amanda was drowned at Benson Mill when a young woman; A. J. and Amanda (twins), the former lives at Conrad, Iowa; Mary is the wife of Mr. Winslow, and they live in Arkansas.David S. Valentine received only a limited education, but he has since been an extensive reader. He lived at home until 1855, when he moved to Marion county, Iowa, since which time he has been a resident of this state. On May 10, 1856, he was married to Amanda J. Stem, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; she was the daughter of John Stem, of that state, who emigrated to Pella, Marion county, Iowa, in 1853 and died there, he followed school teaching all his life; his wife died in Pennsylvania.The subject's first wife died December 28, 1878, and on April 18, 1900, he married Mary J. Blakslee, a widow of Jared Blakslee, of Story City, Iowa, who died march 4, 1893. She was the daughter of Franklin B. Wellington, of Auburn, New York, and her mother's maiden name was Mary A. Baxter. They moved to near Story City, Iowa, on a farm in 1880 and there they spent the remainder of their lives.Eight children were born into our subject's family, four of whom are living, namely: William David, a hardware dealer in Peoria, Illinois, married Elma Amos; Sarah married Charles Corrothers, of Marshalltown, Iowa; Louisa married, first William Reynolds, and secondly, William Devendrof, a druggist at Des Moines, Iowa; Lillian married A. E. McIntire, superintendent of Crookston College at Crookston, Minnesota. The four other children died young. The second wife of Mr. Valentine had one daughter by her first marriage, Hattie J., who married Henry Foley, of Chicago, Illinois.In February, 1857, Mr. Valentine came to Union, Iowa, securing eighty acres of land northwest of that place. It was raw land, but he improved it and put up a log cabin, beginning life in typical pioneer fashion. Being a hard worker, he soon had a good start, and there he remained until 1870, when he moved to Union, selling his farm after the death of his first wife. He was very successful as a general farmer. He owns three good dwellings in Union, also several lots.On August 15, 1862, Mr. Valentine enlisted in Company F, Thirty-second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Edgarton and Col. John Scott. He was sent to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, later was practically all over that state after the Confederate General Price. He was later in Arkansas, at Duval's Bluff, Brownsville, Little Rock, under General Steele in the Sixteenth Army Corps, serving under Gen. A. J. Smith, who commanded the right wing. In the spring of 1864 he was on the Red river expedition, thence back to Vicksburg, and on to Tupelo, Mississippi. He was later in Cairo, Illinois, and other points, then re-enforced General Thomas in Tennessee, and to Mobile, Alabama, in the spring of 1865. He was in the charge on Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort, continuing until the close of the war, serving in a very faithful manner for three years, and was continuously at the front. He was honorably discharged at Clinton, Iowa, August 25, 1865. His record is one of which he may well be proud, it including twenty-eight engagements.Mr. Valentine is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Union, being a charter member of the post and quartermaster of the same for twelve years. He and his wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal church at Union. They are highly respected throughout the county and have many warm friends here.

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Where is David S. Valentine's memorial?
David S. Valentine's memorial is located at: Gillette Cemetery, Jefferson County, USA.
When did David S. Valentine death?
David S. Valentine death on 8 Feb 1918 in
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Latitude: 36.0400009
Longitude: -83.6433029

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sarah Amanda Stern Valentine

(1831 - 1898)

Siblings

John Nelson Valentine

(1829 - 1907)

Sarah Ann Valentine Davis

(1831 - 1908)

Minerva Valentine Bates

(1839 - 1912)

Martha J. Valentine Long

(1844 - 1915)

Andrew Jackson Valentine

(1847 - 1932)

Children

Albert G. Valentine

(1857 - 1858)

Louisa Valentine Devendorf

(1862 - 1927)

Martha E. Valentine

(1863 - 1864)

Florence B. Valentine

(1866 - 1882)

Minnie A. Valentine

(1867 - 1882)

Lillian E Valentine McIntire

(1869 - 1946)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Gillette Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0400009, -83.6433029

2. Pleasant Grove Piney Baptist Church Cemetery New
New Market, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0382900, -83.6352740

3. Piney Cemetery Old
New Market, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0372400, -83.6344300

4. Roderick Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0513992, -83.6286011

5. Shady Cemetery
Sevier County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0258300, -83.6552770

6. Oakes Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0471992, -83.6231003

7. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0410995, -83.6658020

8. Blue Springs Church of God Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0621986, -83.6369019

9. Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
Sevier County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0106010, -83.6444016

10. Adams Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0461006, -83.6791992

11. Vance Cemetery
New Market, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0628014, -83.6196976

12. Old Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
Sevier County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0096397, -83.6400986

13. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0738983, -83.6530991

14. Caldwell Cemetery
Four Points, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0168991, -83.6074982

15. Strawberry Plains Cemetery
Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0632700, -83.6840600

16. Meek Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0731010, -83.6755981

17. Hodges Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0802994, -83.6232986

18. Stringfield Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0643997, -83.6896973

19. Cowan Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9947014, -83.6641998

20. Bailey Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0750008, -83.6881027

21. Beaver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0912070, -83.6371200

22. McCampbell Chapel Cemetery
Dandridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0264015, -83.5792007

23. Carter Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0560989, -83.7074966

24. Clift Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0416985, -83.7127991