George Parcher was born in Crawford County, Ohio, to Simon Beal Parcher and Roxannah Briggs. After his father's death in 1834, he was raised by his mother and step-father Robert Kirkland. As a young man, he made the decision to move west, lured by the opportunity to homestead on the fertile farm land of the young state of Iowa. He was married to Olive Jane Strong in Tama County on 30 December 1858 by Rev. Andrew Donaldson of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Their twin sons, Boyd and Rodney George Parcher, were born on 20 February 1860 in Tama County. Boyd died the same day and Rodney died in 1879 of a gunshot wound while hunting near Rainier, Oregon. Their third son, Ira Sampson, born 25 June 1863, later married in Oregon to Alice Smalley, also of Tama County, Iowa.
George Parcher enlisted on 31 March 1864 as a Private in the Union Army, Company E, 24th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, sometimes known as the "Temperance Regiment."
Six months later, while traveling home on furlough from the war, George died of cholera in Centralia, Illinois. In those days, many cholera victims were hastily buried, sometimes in unmarked graves, far from family and friends. Because of the distance to Centralia, Olive was never able to visit his burial site and its location is unknown.
George Parcher's sons were raised by Lewis Asa Malcom upon his marriage to George's widow, Olive. Lewis and Olive had five more children, three born in Tama County and the last two born in Washington Territory.
Their twin sons, Boyd and Rodney George Parcher, were born on 20 February 1860 in Tama County. Boyd died the same day and Rodney died in 1879 of a gunshot wound while hunting near Rainier, Oregon. Their third son, Ira Sampson, born 25 June 1863, later married in Oregon to Alice Smalley, also of Tama County, Iowa.
George Parcher enlisted on 31 March 1864 as a Private in the Union Army, Company E, 24th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, sometimes known as the "Temperance Regiment."
Six months later, while traveling home on furlough from the war, George died of cholera in Centralia, Illinois. In those days, many cholera victims were hastily buried, sometimes in unmarked graves, far from family and friends. Because of the distance to Centralia, Olive was never able to visit his burial site and its location is unknown.
George Parcher's sons were raised by Lewis Asa Malcom upon his marriage to George's widow, Olive. Lewis and Olive had five more children, three born in Tama County and the last two born in Washington Territory.
George Parcher was born in Crawford County, Ohio, to Simon Beal Parcher and Roxannah Briggs. After his father's death in 1834, he was raised by his mother and step-father Robert Kirkland. As a young man, he made the decision to move west, lured by the opportunity to homestead on the fertile farm land of the young state of Iowa. He was married to Olive Jane Strong in Tama County on 30 December 1858 by Rev. Andrew Donaldson of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Their twin sons, Boyd and Rodney George Parcher, were born on 20 February 1860 in Tama County. Boyd died the same day and Rodney died in 1879 of a gunshot wound while hunting near Rainier, Oregon. Their third son, Ira Sampson, born 25 June 1863, later married in Oregon to Alice Smalley, also of Tama County, Iowa.
George Parcher enlisted on 31 March 1864 as a Private in the Union Army, Company E, 24th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, sometimes known as the "Temperance Regiment."
Six months later, while traveling home on furlough from the war, George died of cholera in Centralia, Illinois. In those days, many cholera victims were hastily buried, sometimes in unmarked graves, far from family and friends. Because of the distance to Centralia, Olive was never able to visit his burial site and its location is unknown.
George Parcher's sons were raised by Lewis Asa Malcom upon his marriage to George's widow, Olive. Lewis and Olive had five more children, three born in Tama County and the last two born in Washington Territory.
Their twin sons, Boyd and Rodney George Parcher, were born on 20 February 1860 in Tama County. Boyd died the same day and Rodney died in 1879 of a gunshot wound while hunting near Rainier, Oregon. Their third son, Ira Sampson, born 25 June 1863, later married in Oregon to Alice Smalley, also of Tama County, Iowa.
George Parcher enlisted on 31 March 1864 as a Private in the Union Army, Company E, 24th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, sometimes known as the "Temperance Regiment."
Six months later, while traveling home on furlough from the war, George died of cholera in Centralia, Illinois. In those days, many cholera victims were hastily buried, sometimes in unmarked graves, far from family and friends. Because of the distance to Centralia, Olive was never able to visit his burial site and its location is unknown.
George Parcher's sons were raised by Lewis Asa Malcom upon his marriage to George's widow, Olive. Lewis and Olive had five more children, three born in Tama County and the last two born in Washington Territory.
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
