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James From

Birth	:	22 Mar 1840 Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	18 Mar 1912 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Butler County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2064018, -97.2136002
Plot	:	Section West, Lot 50, Row 7, Grave 4
Description	:	Civil War veteran - 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. ```````````````````````````` Memorial and Biographical Record...of Butler, Polk, Seward, York and Fillmore Counties, Nebraska.... (Chicago : G. A. Ogle & Co., 1899), pp. 847-48: JAMES FROM.--The subject of this sketch is one of the leading farmers of Olive township, Butler county. He located on the southwest quarter of section 30, of that township, in April, 1871, and has since made that his home, and in the prosecution of his farm work he has been very industrious, progressive in his ideas, and ready to take advantage of every turn of the tide to improve his circumstances. In tracing... Read More	Civil War veteran - 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. ```````````````````````````` Memorial and Biographical Record...of Butler, Polk, Seward, York and Fillmore Counties, Nebraska.... (Chicago : G. A. Ogle & Co., 1899), pp. 847-48: JAMES FROM.--The subject of this sketch is one of the leading farmers of Olive township, Butler county. He located on the southwest quarter of section 30, of that township, in April, 1871, and has since made that his home, and in the prosecution of his farm work he has been very industrious, progressive in his ideas, and ready to take advantage of every turn of the tide to improve his circumstances. In tracing the life of our subject we find that he is a native of Center county, Pennsylvania, and was born in 1840, a son of Daniel From, also a Pennsylvanian by birth and a farmer by occupation. Mr. From was reared on a farm and attended the public schools during the winters, but each summer he entered a private educational institution. At the age of fifteen years he moved with his parents to Stephenson county, Illinois, and made that his home until the breaking out of the Civil war. He then enlisted in company B, Forty-sixth Illinois Infantry, being enrolled at Camp Butler, September 10, 1861, and was in the service continuously from that date until the close of the war, and his experience was one of unusual activity. He reached Fort Donelson with the regiment of which he was a member a day and a half before its surrender, participated in its capture and his regiment was the first to occupy the captured fortress. After an overland march to Fort Henry he was included in the fleet which was reorganized to go to Pittsburg Landing, or Shiloh. During the battle at this place our subject escaped the jaws of death with the loss of a portion of his clothing by the explosion of a shell. From there he went to the siege of Corinth, Mississippi, and after its evacuation, to Memphis, Tennessee, where he went into camp in July. After breaking camp in the following September the regiment moved to Bolivar, Tennessee, and here Mr. From was overcome with heat and sickness and was sent to convalescent camp at LaGrange, Tennessee. He was next engaged in and around Vicksburg, and from there went to Camp Cowan, where he re-enlisted and then went home on his veteran furlough. Returning to service in March, 1864, he was sent to New Orleans, and from thence to Mobile and Spanish Fort. He next participated in the charge on Blakely, and then returned to Mobile, which had surrendered, and was there detailed to guard the government stores in Mississippi. At the close of the war, Mr. From was mustered out of service at Baton Rouge and went to Cairo by the river, and from thence by rail to Camp Butler, where he received his discharge February 2, 1866. From war to peace was but a little step for Mr. From and he resumed the more tranquil vocation of a farmer as readily as he had turned from farming to war. He next moved to Marshall county, Iowa, and shortly after, April 21, 1867, he was united in marriage to Miss Emeline Pifer, daughter of John Pifer, of Marshall county Iowa, and to this union were born nine children, of whom we have the following record: Mary F., now the wife of J. G. Lichliter, of Butler county, Nebraska; William H., who died in Iowa; Francis and John H., who were both born in Marshall county, Iowa; and Edward, James W., Myrtie May, Uriah and Harvey, born in Butler county, Nebraska. Mr. From is a member of A. Lincoln post, No. 10, Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. From is a potent factor in the prosperity enjoyed by Butler county and has been of great assistance in developing and extending its agriculture. He has an extensive farm, well stocked and equipped with fine buildings, and his surroundings testify clearly of the success he has made in life.

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James From's memorial is located at: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Butler County, USA.
When did James From death?
James From death on 18 Mar 1912 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.2064018
Longitude: -97.2136002

Family Members:

Parent

Mary “Polly” Fleischer From

(1813 - 1889)

Spouse

Emeline Pifer From

(1849 - 1931)

Siblings

(1841 - 1914)

(1847 - 1897)

(1848 - 1918)

(1851 - 1938)

(1872 - 1947)

(1876 - 1916)

(1880 - 1926)

Children

Mary E. From Lichliter

(1868 - 1948)

(1871 - 1958)

(1873 - 1946)

(1875 - 1955)

(1877 - 1942)

Myrtle Mae From Barlean

(1878 - 1969)

Uriah From

(1881 - 1953)

Harve From

(1888 - 1955)

Flowers:

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