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Joseph W. Apgar

Birth	:	29 Mar 1847 Ohio, USA
Death	:	8 Mar 1918
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Edward, Boone County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5677986, -97.8411026
Description	:	He enlisted in the Civil War, March 1, 1865, serving in Company G, 1st Regiment of Ohio Veteran Cavalry Volunteers and participated in Sherman's 'March to the Sea'. He was discharged September 13, 1865. He reenlisted in the Army on September 9, 1867, serving as a Private in Company D, 4th Regiment of Infantry, U.S. Regular Army, in the Indian Wars. His war records state, 'At or near a place called Laramie's Peak in Wyoming Territory, while engaged in a fight with the Sioux Indians on the 12th day of September, 1869, he was shot through the left thigh by... Read More	He enlisted in the Civil War, March 1, 1865, serving in Company G, 1st Regiment of Ohio Veteran Cavalry Volunteers and participated in Sherman's 'March to the Sea'. He was discharged September 13, 1865. He reenlisted in the Army on September 9, 1867, serving as a Private in Company D, 4th Regiment of Infantry, U.S. Regular Army, in the Indian Wars. His war records state, 'At or near a place called Laramie's Peak in Wyoming Territory, while engaged in a fight with the Sioux Indians on the 12th day of September, 1869, he was shot through the left thigh by a musket ball fired by the enemy, which fractured the bone of the thigh, and affects him by causing pain in said wound and weakness in the left foot and leg whereby he is totally unable to use the same, and he further says that by reason of said wound he was totally and permanently disabled in his left foot and leg so as to render him unable to perform manual labor equivalent to the loss of said foot. Joseph received a homestead grant for 111 29/100ths acres in Platte County, Woodville Township, NE. (Grant is signed by Rutherford B. Hayes, February 20, 1880.) He also purchased 40 acres of land for $400 from the Union Pacific Railroad. This land was adjacent to the homestead. Joseph and Mary built and lived in a sod house by the Beaver Creek. He farmed with hired help from 1871-1911

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Where is Joseph W. Apgar's memorial?
Joseph W. Apgar's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Edward, Boone County, USA.
When did Joseph W. Apgar death?
Joseph W. Apgar death on 8 Mar 1918 in
Where are the coordinates of the Joseph W. Apgar's memorial?
Latitude: 41.5677986
Longitude: -97.8411026

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Eliza Dress Apgar

(1856 - 1927)

Children

Thomas Arthur Apgar

(1880 - 1929)

Anna Apgar Slaughter

(1881 - 1965)

Nettie Elizabeth Apgar Ellis

(1882 - 1961)

Martin J. Apgar

(1883 - 1975)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Saint Edward, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5677986, -97.8411026

2. Saint Edward Catholic Cemetery
Saint Edward, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5684800, -97.8424800

3. Lingle Cemetery
Genoa, Nance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5108000, -97.8384000

4. Skeedee Cemetery
Nance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5038986, -97.8850021

5. Salem Lutheran Cemetery
Woodville Township, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6525800, -97.8084000

6. Boone Cemetery
Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6272011, -97.9332962

7. Saint Ansgar Cemetery
Rosenborg, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6334000, -97.7539000

8. West Hill Cemetery
Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5558014, -97.7161026

9. Palestine Cemetery
Rosenborg, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5980000, -97.7057000

10. Looking Glass Cemetery
Rosenborg, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6571000, -97.7617000

11. Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6232700, -97.7177200

12. Naomi Cemetery
Saint Edward, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5245200, -97.9907000

13. Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Monroe, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5651140, -97.6740360

14. Friends Cemetery
Oconee, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4775009, -97.6941986

15. New Hope Cemetery
Monroe, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5413000, -97.6520000

16. Genoa Indian Industrial School Cemetery
Genoa, Nance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4471700, -97.7218400

17. Valley View Cemetery
Genoa, Nance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4317017, -97.7319031

18. Rose Hill Cemetery
Albion, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6762000, -98.0003900

19. Saint Michael's Cemetery
Albion, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6991997, -97.9764023

20. Postville Cemetery
Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5924644, -97.6203079

21. Sunnyside Cemetery
Nance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4016991, -97.8692017

22. Main Cemetery
Belgrade, Nance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4947014, -98.0425034

23. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Lindsay, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6293500, -97.6282500

24. Holy Family Cemetery
Lindsay, Platte County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6921997, -97.6832962