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Pvt Samuel Johnson Messenger

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Birth	:	9 Jul 1841 Knox County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	22 Oct 1867 Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	New York Cemetery, Millerton, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8497009, -93.2371979
Plot	:	Row 15 #13
Description	:	Named in honor of his maternal grandfather, Samuel was the 6th of 12 children born to Frederick Dent Messenger and Jane Marie Johnson. His siblings: John Ecard, Clark, Mary Adelia, David Grove, Dennis Burris, Royal Hastings, Virgil, twins Orlin and Rollin, Hyram and Martha Amelia. Samuel lived the first 10 years of his life in Ohio till his father moved the family to Wayne Co., Iowa in the early 1850s. Civil War Veteran: Enlisted as a Private in Co. 'I' 4th Iowa Infantry, (the same regiment in which his brothers Dennis and Royal served.) • Enlisted 2 Aug 1861 (age 20) •... Read More	Named in honor of his maternal grandfather, Samuel was the 6th of 12 children born to Frederick Dent Messenger and Jane Marie Johnson. His siblings: John Ecard, Clark, Mary Adelia, David Grove, Dennis Burris, Royal Hastings, Virgil, twins Orlin and Rollin, Hyram and Martha Amelia. Samuel lived the first 10 years of his life in Ohio till his father moved the family to Wayne Co., Iowa in the early 1850s. Civil War Veteran: Enlisted as a Private in Co. 'I' 4th Iowa Infantry, (the same regiment in which his brothers Dennis and Royal served.) • Enlisted 2 Aug 1861 (age 20) • Mustered 31 Aug 1861 • Taken prisoner 7 Mar 1862, Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas • Exchanged 14 May 1862 • Discharged, disability 8 Jan 1864, Woodville, Arkansas Samuel applied for invalid pension 25 Apr 1864; His widow, Margaret Messenger, applied 11 Mar 1868 and M. O. Thrasher [Margaret remarried] (Gdn) applied for his pension 16 Oct 1871. On 10 Mar 1864, right after returning home from his discharge, Samuel married Margaret Olive Sherman, daughter of James Sherman and Jane La Ferre. They had two children: James and Carrie. There is some evidence that Samuel became a preacher. A memory provided by a fellow soldier and found in the obituary books of the Wayne County Historical Society, mentions that this friend remembers hearing "Reverend Messenger preach before his death in 1867." Samuel is buried between his brother Vergil and his father, with two other siblings and three cousins. (Civil War info provided in part by K L Bonnett FAG 46868590)

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Pvt Samuel Johnson Messenger's memorial is located at: New York Cemetery, Millerton, Wayne County, USA.
When did Pvt Samuel Johnson Messenger death?
Pvt Samuel Johnson Messenger death on 22 Oct 1867 in Wayne County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8497009
Longitude: -93.2371979

Family Members:

Parent

Frederick Dent Messenger

(1806 - 1871)

Spouse

Siblings

Mary Adelia Messenger Ruark

(1835 - 1918)

David Grove Messenger

(1837 - 1917)

Pvt Vergil Messenger

(1845 - 1864)

Hyram Messenger

(1858 - 1859)

Martha Amelia Messenger

(1861 - 1862)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. New York Cemetery
Millerton, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8497009, -93.2371979

2. McDaniel Cemetery
Millerton, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8491135, -93.2373657

3. Bethlehem Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8330994, -93.2125015

4. Brown Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8530600, -93.1652100

5. Lacey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7952995, -93.2136002

6. Ryan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8916600, -93.3082500

7. Sharon Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8795000, -93.3295000

8. Jones Cemetery
Confidence, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8805000, -93.1450050

9. Confidence Cemetery
Confidence, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8630000, -93.1350000

10. Dodrill Cemetery
Promise City, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7897320, -93.1566080

11. Hogue Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8208000, -93.3468000

12. Adcock Cemetery
Confidence, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8407000, -93.1184000

13. Freedom Cemetery
Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9230995, -93.3352966

14. Jones Cemetery
Promise City, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8008000, -93.1100000

15. Ragtown Cemetery
Russell, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9594002, -93.2406006

16. Johnson Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8833388, -93.0974269

17. Cambria Cemetery
Cambria, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8377800, -93.3833300

18. Promise City Cemetery
Promise City, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7496986, -93.1568985

19. Rush Cemetery
Cambria, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8065000, -93.3828000

20. Evans Cemetery
Monroe County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9016991, -93.0947037

21. Corydon Cemetery
Corydon, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7500000, -93.3249969

22. Salem Cemetery
Chariton, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9755000, -93.2595000

23. Woods Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8883018, -93.3974991

24. Wadlington Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8610000, -93.0690000