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From: Bonnie McDonald <>
Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] James McDonald
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:56:13 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <45D9E180.8070604@scattercreek.com>


Norm, Thanks for another great idea. I didn't realize
such a book existed. I will definitely check it out.
Bonnie

--- Norm Witherbee <> wrote:

> Hi- There is a book, Civil War Soldiers living in
> Iowa, which was
> published in 1885, which lists all the soldiers, by
> Iowa county, then by
> state. It also lists the unit, if known.
> I think I found it in Salt Lake City at the Mormon
> library. You should
> look in their on-line microfilm listing and see if
> it is available. If
> so you can rent it for $5 or so and hopefully, get
> his unit.
> Or- perhaps someone on the list has it. At one time,
> I had a xerox of
> the IL soldiers, but haven't used it for quite a
> while, and have not
> found it.
> Hope this helps
>
> Norm Witherbee
> I research Civil War soldiers in Morgan, Scott,
> Pike, Macoupin, Greene,
> Cass and Sangamon counties.
>
>
>
>
>
> Bonnie McDonald wrote:
> > Hi Ted,
> > Thanks very much for checking. My information on
> James
> > prior to 1870s is based mainly on family stories
> and
> > is very sketchy. The family story that I've heard
> had
> > him rebelling at his father's insistence that he
> > become a priest and he came to USA as a stowaway
> in
> > 1841. He may have worked in steel mills and had a
> > wagon business in NY and/or PA for a few years.
> His
> > father may have had detectives searching for James
> > because he had left Ireland with some money from
> the
> > sale of cattle. Supposedly when the detectives
> caught
> > up with him he was given the choice of going back
> to
> > Ireland or serving in the War. If this story is
> true,
> > then he didn't want to be found, so there may be a
> lot
> > we will never know for sure. I found a couple of
> James
> > McDonalds in the 1860 IL census that could be
> > possiblities, but nothing's there to pin them down
> for
> > certain. By 1870 census he is in Harrison County,
> > Iowa. He married Mary Carver in 1878 and settled
> in
> > Monona County, Iowa.
> > Again, thanks a lot for checking.
> > Bonnie
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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