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Facts and Events
| Name |
William F. Medsker, Esq. |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1847 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
| Military[2] |
Abt 1863 |
Indiana, United Statesenlisted, 75th Indiana Infantry (Civil War)/Company C |
| Military[1][2] |
30 Nov 1864 |
Indiana, United Statestransferred to 42nd Indiana Infantry (Civil War)/Company F |
| Marriage |
14-SEPT-1870 |
to Alice S Conklin |
| Census? |
1880 |
Cambridge City, Wayne, Indiana, United Statesattorney |
| Occupation? |
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mortician |
| Residence? |
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Middletown, Henry, Indiana, United States |
| Death[2] |
3 Feb 1921 |
Cambridge City, Wayne, Indiana, United Statesage 73 |
| Burial? |
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Riverside Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne, Indiana, United States |
William F. Medsker lived in Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana. He was a member of the
Wayne County bar, and a substantial part of his practice was in making debt collections for people who lived
elsewhere. He also apparently ran a store, since his correspondence also concerns such diverse items as collars and seeds. He also handled some insurance, and was vice president of the Cambridge City Iron Fence Post Company. He owned Lot 14 in Section I in the Riverside Cemetery. [Source: Indiana Historical Society]
Reearch Notes
- Tombstone says Co. F. 42 INf.--no date given
- Note of Caution: Find A Grave (last accessed Aug 2014) is in error. Someone has linked William's son, William Albert, to Alice as her husband. I have left messages for this to be corrected. --Cos1776 20:32, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
Additional Links
References
- ↑ Military Record, in Rootsweb.
Name
(Last, First, MI) Rank Company Residence Date of Muster Date of Commission Remarks
Medsker, Joseph A Private F Rochester Jan 6, '64 --- Mustered out June 18, '65
Medsker, William F Private F Rochester Nov 30, '64 --- Mustered out June 18, '65
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Death Notice, in Proceedings of ... Annual Session of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army ...
p 91.
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Comrade William F. Medsker, Past Department Commander of the Department of Indiana. Comrade Medsker was a native of Middletown, Indiana. When fifteen years old he enlisted in the Ninth Indiana Cavalry, but his father succeeded in having him rejected. He afterward enlisted in Company C, Seventy-fifth Indiana, and later was transferred to Company F, Forty-second Indiana, from which regiment he was mustered out at the close of the war. Comrade Medsker was prominent in the civic affairs of Cambridge City, where he had resided for sixty years. He was a member of the Wayne County Bar Association for more than fifty years. He took an active part in Grand Army affairs and was elected Department Commander on May 8, 1919. He died February 3, 1921, aged 73 years.
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