27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

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These are notes for the men of Company K, 27th Iowa. I use various sources. I start with the Pension Records Index to see if I can determine the spouse's name. Then I check Census records, and Family Trees on Ancestry.com. If I can determine what county/state he was in, I check the USGENWEB site for that particular county. I also use Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestones Photo Project websites. All information in this section should be validated with further research. Most of this information is a compilation of information that I have found. I have not attempted to verify any of it. Any conclusions drawn are my own and may or may not be correct.

I don't know if this will help or not, but the following are buried in the Peyton Cemetery, Peyton, CO right next to each other.

016 003 ADAMS, Timothy G.
Born: 1843 Died: 1935
Inscription: Co K 27th Iowa Post 22 G.A.R.
Comments: Shares marker with Eliza J. ADAMS; sexton records list Civil War

016 003 ADAMS, Eliza J.
Born: 1849 Died: 1930
Comments: Shares marker with Timothy G. ADAMS; sexton records list death 27 DEC 1930

016 004 ADAMS, Lewis J.
Born: 1889 Died: 1891
Inscription: In God's Care
Comments: Deeded to Cora NASS BOWSER

Granger, Theodore C.

1890 Veterans Census: Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota: Theodore C. Granger, Corpl, Co. K, 27 Iowa Inf. Enlisted Aug 9, 1862. Discharged May 15, 1865. Served 2 years, 9 months, 6 days. Post Office Address: Plankinton, South Dakota. Disability Incurred: Chronic Diarrhea.

Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records
about Henry Nelson Dr Harris

Name:	Henry Nelson Dr Harris
Rank:	Private
Unit:	IA 27 Inf K
Birth Information:	1834 Lorain Co OH
Death Information:	13 Dec 1890
Cemetery:	Reinbeck
Cemetery Location:	Reinbeck Grundy IA
Comments:	Lot 27; enl 14 Aug 1862 age 28 res Waukon m.o. 08 Aug 1865 Clinton IA; GAR d. age 56y wife Mary Ann Pickford 1st child b. Allamakee Co IA

Humphrey, Thomas. He was born Oct. 18, 1841 in Coursty Dare, Ireland. He married Mary C. Toner: Mary Toner to Thomas Humphrey on Jan 1, 1867 (Page County Marriages 1852 - 1880)

1870 Census, Harlan, Page County, Iowa: Thomas Humphrey (Age 26, born Ireland), Mary C. Humphrey (age 24, born Ohio), Sarah Humphrey (age2) and Rosa Humphrey (age 8/12). There were a couple of other Humphrey families living close to them including. E. H. Humphrey (age 63), Sarah Humphrey (age 60), Ephraim (age 15). Next to them was James Humphrey with a wife and 2 small children).

1885 Iowa State Census: Harlan, Page County, Iowa: Thomas Humphrey (age 42, township 48, range 37, section 23, N. E. N. E., farmer, born Ireland ), Mary E. Humphrey (age 38), Bessie Humphrey (age 17), Rosey Humphrey (age 15), Robert J. Humphrey (age 13), Charles T. Humphrey (age 10), James H. Humphrey (age 8), Mary I. Humphrey (age 4), Else M. Humphrey (age 2).

Mary E. (Toner) Humphrey, wife of Thomas Humphrey, died Sept. 7, 1892, age 46 years, 3 days. She is buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Harlan Township, Page County, Iowa

1900 Census District 90, Harlan, Page County, Iowa: Thomas Humphrey (born Oct. 1845, age 58, married 3 years, born Ireland, immigrated 1847, Number of Years in US 53), wife Martha B. Humphrey (born Mar. 1844, age 56, married 3 years, 7 children born, 6 still living, born Ireland), son Charles T. Humphrey (born Dec. 1873, age 26), daughter Mary Humphrey (Born Oct 1880, age 19), daughter Esther M. (Born Dec. 1882, age 17), son Clyde S. Humphrey (born Dec. 1886, age 14) and son William N. Humphrey (born Mar. 1887, age 13). (Note: there are several family trees online showing his wife as Martha Brooks (no mention of Mary) and lists these children as hers. That has to be incorrect. She may have been a Brooks, but these are definitely not her children. This census shows that Thomas and Martha had been married for three years. Plus, except for the last 2 children, they were listed with Thomas and Mary in 1880 and 1885. They have to be the children of Thomas and Mary. Also cemetery records indicate to me that Martha's maiden name was Stoops. Is there is a possibility she was previously married to a Brooks?)

1910 Census: District 106, Clarinda Ward 2, Page County, Iowa: Thomas Humphrey (age 68, married 2 times, currently for 14 years, born Ireland), Martha B. Humphrey (age 66, married 2 times, currently for 5 years, 7 children born, 5 still living)

1915 Iowa State Census: Clarinda, Page County, Iowa: Tho. Humphrey (age 73, married, can read and write, Naturalized, Years in U.S. 53, Years in Iowa: 53, County Page, Town, Clarinda, Ward 2, occupation, Retired. Extent of Education: Common 8, Birthplace: Ireland, value of farm or home: 1000.00. Military Service State IA, Regiment 12, Company K., father's birthplace Ireland, mother's birthplace Ireland.

1920 Census: District 115, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; Thomas Humphrey (age 78, married, immigrated 1846, Naturalized in 1861, born Ireland), Martha B. Humphrey (age 75, married immigrated 1837, naturalized, born Ireland).

1925 Iowa State Census, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa: Thomas I. Whithill (age 52), wife Rosa Whitehill (age 55, father's name Thomas Humphrey, mother's name Mary Toner), son Donald Whitehill (age 21) and father-in-law Thos. Humphrey (age 83, widowed, number of years in Iowa: 60, highest reader completed: 5 - (it did not show his parents's names. The enumerator just placed a checkmark under the names above -- which were his daughter and son-in-law's names)

1930 Census, District 16, Shambaugh, Page County, Iowa. Thomas is listed separate on the last page: Family 61, Humphrey Thomas, Father-in Law, age 90, widowed, age at first marriage 22, born North Ireland) After going back a few pages, Family 61 was Thomas Whitehill, (age 57) and Rosa Whitehill (age 60).

Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records shows that Thomas Humphrey died in 1933 and is buried in Harlan Township, Page County, Iowa. With that information I was able to find him in Covenanter Cemetery, Lot 69, Harlan Township, Page County, Iowa.

Thomas Humphreys, 1841 -1933 (Lot 69 , DM - Double Monument). I would presume that he was buried with Mary E. (Toner) Humphreys who is also buried in Lot 69. (Find a Grave has DOB as Oct. 18, 1841 and DOD as Mar. 23, 1933)

In Lot 71 is Martha B. (Stoops) Humphreys, 1844 - 1921, age 76 years, 11 months, 24 days. Also in Lot 71 are Isaac W. Stoops and Mary Stoops, (wife of Isaac). From their ages, I would think they are most likely Martha's parents.

For anyone interested in this family there was also reference to a book about Covenanter Cemetery: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iapage/source.htm#REF:015

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Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records about Henry Nelson Dr Harris

Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records
about Henry Nelson Dr Harris