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Kinsa Kinsey Belt

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Kinsa Kinsey Belt Veteran

Birth
Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
Death
25 Dec 1907 (aged 63)
Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Millersport, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A, lot 5, grave 1
Memorial ID
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Married Almeda V Miller 09 15 1867 in Fairfield Ohio.

They had at least 6 children.

Suggested edit: (47320339)
*The Richmond Palladium And Sun-Telegram, Richmond, IN - December 30, 1907
Captor Of Davis Dies In Ohio
Acted As Dispatch Bearer In Time Of Civil War.
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Thornville, O., Dec. 30 - Kinsa Belt, one of the captors of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate states, died yesterday at Thornville in Fairfield county, at the age of 63 years. For years he was a merchant of Thornville, but lately had been living on his farm. He was a member of the Twelfth Ohio volunteer cavalry and acted as a dispatch bearer.
(*Article copied as printed.)

12th Ohio Cavalry, Company M
Enlisted at 18 Years old as Private 11-24-1863- Mustered out 11-16-1865 in Nashville Tennessee.

Kinsa Belt
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Oct 1863
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Ohio
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company M, Ohio 12th Cavalry Regiment on 24 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 14 Nov 1865 at Nashville, TN.
Married Almeda V Miller 09 15 1867 in Fairfield Ohio.

They had at least 6 children.

Suggested edit: (47320339)
*The Richmond Palladium And Sun-Telegram, Richmond, IN - December 30, 1907
Captor Of Davis Dies In Ohio
Acted As Dispatch Bearer In Time Of Civil War.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Thornville, O., Dec. 30 - Kinsa Belt, one of the captors of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate states, died yesterday at Thornville in Fairfield county, at the age of 63 years. For years he was a merchant of Thornville, but lately had been living on his farm. He was a member of the Twelfth Ohio volunteer cavalry and acted as a dispatch bearer.
(*Article copied as printed.)

12th Ohio Cavalry, Company M
Enlisted at 18 Years old as Private 11-24-1863- Mustered out 11-16-1865 in Nashville Tennessee.

Kinsa Belt
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Oct 1863
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Ohio
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company M, Ohio 12th Cavalry Regiment on 24 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 14 Nov 1865 at Nashville, TN.


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