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William Turner “Bill” Antrim

Birth	:	19 Mar 1839 Sabina, Clinton County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	1 Mar 1915 Columbia, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Gosport Cemetery, Gosport, Marion County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2029991, -93.1529999
Description	:	William's two wives were sisters, Rachel & Sarah Jane “Sally” Heaton. Daughter Kate was the only child by his second wife Sally. Hugh, child by 1st wife, Rachel died in infancy. He and both of his wives lived in the southern part of Marion County, Iowa. William was in the Civil War. In 1862, at Gosport, Iowa, he joined Co A 33rd Iowa Inf, and was discharged at New Orleans on July 17, 1865. This account of the 33rd is taken from The History of Marion County, Iowa, 1881: "The regiment was organized by General... Read More	William's two wives were sisters, Rachel & Sarah Jane “Sally” Heaton. Daughter Kate was the only child by his second wife Sally. Hugh, child by 1st wife, Rachel died in infancy. He and both of his wives lived in the southern part of Marion County, Iowa. William was in the Civil War. In 1862, at Gosport, Iowa, he joined Co A 33rd Iowa Inf, and was discharged at New Orleans on July 17, 1865. This account of the 33rd is taken from The History of Marion County, Iowa, 1881: "The regiment was organized by General S. A. Rice, in September 1862, and mustered in on October 1st, with 980 men. His company had several difficult engagements in the area of Little Rock, Arkansas. Gen. Rice was wounded in the foot, from which he died August 6. The thirty-third entered Camden in the evening of the fifteenth of April, where for five days there were no rations, the men subsisting on four ears of corn per day, which they ground in hand-mills and made into cakes. At the battle of Elkin's Ford or Jenkin's Ferry, the loss of the regiment was severe, being one hundred and twenty-three. The regiment arrived at Little Rock May 3rd, where it remained on garrison duty during the year. “February 14, 1864, it started for New Orleans, thence to Navy Cove, Alabama, where it joined an expedition against Mobile, which was successful. It took part in the battle of Saline River, Arkansas, April 30, and met with considerable loss. Thence it moved to Whistler's Station and McIntosh's Bluff, Alabama, April 1865, where it remained until June; thence to Brazos Island, Texas; thence up the Rio Grande to Bagdad; thence to New Orleans, where, July 17 1865, it was mustered out, except the three-year recruits, who were transferred to the Thirty-fourth regiment, an unusual act, and which received the firm protest of Colonel Mackey. The casualties of the regiment were: Killed in action, 26; died of wounds and disease, 236; discharged for various causes, 164; wounded, 166; taken prisoners, 73; transferred to other regiments, 27; mustered out, 430." For a time during the Civil War William was a prison guard at McDowell prison at St. Louis, MO, where he contracted measles, which resulted in partial loss of his eyesight. He also got diarrhea while at St. Louis "from the privations of military life and service." He applied for an invalid pension in 1881 and was granted a $24/month pension until his death, at which time the pension was given to his widow at $20/month. Civil War Pension Certificate #231.611; 795.125. Can #61323, Bundle #17. William was living in Columbia, IA in 1905. In that census William is shown as a farmer in Marion Co., Iowa, Indiana Twp. Matilda (age 2) and Sarah (6 mos.) are the only two children listed at that time. Rachel is shown as age 32 in that 1870 census, and as a native of Indiana. Somehow we see evidence of 6 children born to Wm & Rachel but his obituary says they have 2 daus & 3 sons and that 2 sons had preceded him in death. He & both wives were buried in Gosport Cemetery 10 mi so of Knoxville, IA. His stone is huge with one wife buried to one side of him and the other wife on the other side. Their graves are at the very eastern edge of the Gosport cemetery. Gosport as a town no longer exists, but the cemetery remains and in 1989 when I visited it, it was well-cared for. Sally and her husband William, and both of their mothers had lived together in Columbia, Iowa. William's mother and his mother-in-law both lived with William and his wife Sally in approximately the years 1895 to 1906. They were known as the oldest family in Iowa. He died in his home near Round Grove, IA (sometimes town is shown as Roundgrove). The town was in Scott Co, 10 mi NW of Wallcott, IA, 4.5-5 mi SE of New Liberty, IA in Sec. 3 Cleona Twp. They were Methodists. His funeral was in the Methodist Church just east of Gosport, IA. Gosport was in Marion Co. 10 mi SW of Knoxville & 7 mi SE of Melcher, IA, in SE/SE Sec. 15 Washington TWP. The town was established 1854 and was abandoned 1905, but there must have remained a Methodist Church there, as a country church. According to the official inventory in the estate settlement of William's mother, William was living in Clarks, Nebraska in November, 1907. That is very near where George Edward "Ed" Antrim lived, and where his sister Catherine "Kate" (Antrim) Cook lived, near Silver Creek, Nebraska. Both Ed and Kate (and Ed's second wife Linnie) are buried at the very center of the Silver Creek, Nebraska cemetery, just west of the village of Silver Creek. Alternate date: Rachael and William Antrim MAY have been married June 22, 1861, but Iowa Marriages 1851-1900 shows it to be May 30, 1861. At the time of his mother's death in 1906 he was living in Clarks, Nebraska. Round Grove, Iowa is apparently the same as Columbia, Iowa. The school at Columbia was called the Round Grove School. The only remaining building there (as of 1989) is the old small Methodist Church, known both as Olive Chapel, and Olive Grove Chapel, and Round Grove Chapel. A small cemetery surrounds the church. Several Antrims and relateds are buried in that small cemetery. Several Antrims are also buried at the very western edge Gosport Cemetery, about 4-5 miles due west of the Olive Grove Chapel church. According to the Marriage Records of Marion County, Iowa 1845-1915 (which records the date marriage licenses were issues rather than the date of the wedding), page 4, a license for William to marry first wife Rachel was issued May 30, 1861, three-plus weeks before they actually wed; and the license for him to wed second wife Sarah was issued on the actual date of their wedding, April 20, 1876. Much of the above came from a 1905 newspaper article entitled "The Oldest Family in Iowa." -------------------------

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Where is William Turner “Bill” Antrim's memorial?
William Turner “Bill” Antrim's memorial is located at: Gosport Cemetery, Gosport, Marion County, USA.
When did William Turner “Bill” Antrim death?
William Turner “Bill” Antrim death on 1 Mar 1915 in Columbia, Marion County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.2029991
Longitude: -93.1529999

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Antrim

(1813 - 1875)

Elizabeth Cline Antrim

(1813 - 1906)

Spouse

Rachel Heaton Antrim

(1837 - 1875)

Sarah Jane “Sally” Heaton Antrim

(1841 - 1917)

Siblings

Elizabeth Jane Antrim Pack

(1844 - 1881)

Philip Henry “Phil” Antrim

(1847 - 1916)

George Edward “Ed” Antrim

(1852 - 1932)

Delilah Catherine “Kate” Antrim Cook

(1858 - 1890)

Children

Jehu Antrim

(1862 - 1867)

John C. Antrim

(1871 - 1895)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Gosport Cemetery
Gosport, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2029991, -93.1529999

2. Columbia Cemetery
Columbia, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1679993, -93.1520004

3. Stotts Cemetery
Columbia, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1717780, -93.1272350

4. Clear Cemetery
Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1589000, -93.1449000

5. Olive Chapel Cemetery
Attica, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1980019, -93.0899963

6. Bellamy Cemetery
Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2480500, -93.1774300

7. Strong Cemetery
Belinda, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1577000, -93.1944000

8. York Cemetery
Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2588000, -93.1300000

9. Concord Cemetery
Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2552986, -93.1089020

10. Oakdale Cemetery
Cedar, Monroe County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1467000, -93.0987000

11. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2109985, -93.2460022

12. Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Knoxville, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2807999, -93.1766968

13. Coal Glen Cemetery
Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1225000, -93.1272000

14. Fairview Cemetery
Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2339000, -93.2558000

15. Stickle Farm Cemetery
Knoxville, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2788900, -93.2001000

16. Nepas Cemetery
Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2560000, -93.2440000

17. Dallas Cemetery
Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2346115, -93.2630005

18. Belinda Swede Pioneer Cemetery
Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1157000, -93.1948000

19. Sweem Cemetery
Attica, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2374240, -93.0333060

20. Indiana Chapel Cemetery
Attica, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2039986, -93.0230026

21. Poor Farm Cemetery
Knoxville, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3002010, -93.1349990

22. Mormon Cemetery
Attica, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2296050, -93.0231850

23. Pine Hill-Bingham Pioneer Cemetery
Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1315000, -93.2511000

24. Gullion Cemetery
Attica, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2150002, -93.0169983