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Hiram Wiser

Birth	:	4 Jun 1828 Walworth, Wayne County, New York, USA
Death	:	10 Aug 1912 Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, USA
Burial	:	Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9366989, -84.8933029
Description	:	Hiram Wiser was born in Webster County, New York in 1829. He married Sally Ann Davis and in 1853 traveled by ox-cart to settle in Quincy, Michigan. He was 35 years old, married and a father of five children (the youngest was barely two years old) when he left his family at their home in Quincy, MI and traveled the 40 miles up to Camp Blair at Jackson, MI.   There Hiram enlisted into the ranks of the Third... Read More	Hiram Wiser was born in Webster County, New York in 1829. He married Sally Ann Davis and in 1853 traveled by ox-cart to settle in Quincy, Michigan. He was 35 years old, married and a father of five children (the youngest was barely two years old) when he left his family at their home in Quincy, MI and traveled the 40 miles up to Camp Blair at Jackson, MI.   There Hiram enlisted into the ranks of the Third Michigan Battery on January 21, 1864. The Civil War had been ongoing for two and a half years, and the thrill of adventure and glory that filled the volunteers of '61 had been supplanted by the grim reality of what war really meant.   When President Lincoln called for additional volunteers to fill the ranks of the army, the men who answered that call knew that they would face death, disease and a hard life in the field. Yet, men like Hiram listened to the plea for volunteers, weighed their family's futures and stepped forward to serve their country in its time of trial.  In February, Hiram joined a number of other new recruits and veteran artillerymen and traveled to Prospect, Tennessee where the Battery's camp was located, and began to train on the cannon. He moved with the Battery when it joined the Army of the Tennessee and fought throughout the Atlanta Campaign, the Savannah Campaign (the March to the Sea) and the Carolina Campaign. Hiram was with the Battery in North Carolina (17th Army Corps) when Confederate Gen. Joe Johnston surrendered his Army.   It was during the subsequent rapid marching to Washington D.C. for the Grand Review, that Hiram suffered injury to his legs and feet, which caused him to require the use of crutches or a cane to assist him for the rest of his life. After Hiram was mustered-out at Detroit, MI. on June 24th, 1865, he returned to Quincy and resumed his former life as best that he could. He returned to Quincy, MI. (Branch Co.) to work for a freight company operating a dray for many years. Several more children were born to Hiram and his wife Sally Ann (Davis) Wiser in the years following bringing the total to two sons and six daughters. Hiram became active in the Grand Army of the Republic, joining the Cyrus O. Loomis Post #2 in Quincy and may have attended a National Convention as a Delegate during the 1890's. His GAR medal is shown at left.   Hiram was not in very good health as a result of his time in the service which kept him from doing manual labor. As a result, at the age 64, he applied for an invalid pension which he received for the remainder of his life. He died on August 10, 1912 and was buried in Lake View Cemetery in Quincy, Michigan.

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Hiram Wiser's memorial is located at: Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, USA.
When did Hiram Wiser death?
Hiram Wiser death on 10 Aug 1912 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, USA
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Latitude: 41.9366989
Longitude: -84.8933029

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sally Ann Davis Wiser

(1833 - 1935)

Siblings

Harvey Wiser

(1830 - 1896)

Betsey Mariah Wiser Knapp

(1832 - 1884)

Children

Emma J Wiser Paddock

(1855 - 1920)

Adelia A Wiser Hunt

(1856 - 1933)

Lillian G “Lillie” Wiser Wood

(1862 - 1908)

Ida May “May” Wiser Lieving

(1867 - 1942)

Joseph R.D. Wiser

(1870 - 1948)

Lulu Belle Wiser Morse

(1878 - 1967)

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18. Allen Cemetery
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24. Evergreen Cemetery
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