Hiram was born the third son of nine children of an immigrant ore miner, John McDonald and his wife Polly in Armstrong, Pennsylvania. On July 04, 1857 in Vinton County, Ohio, he married Jane Rembly and fathered two sons and a daughter with her. There is no record of Jane's death and has been suggested that she may have been abducted and killed by confederate soldiers.
On September 03, 1861, Hiram enlisted in the 11th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery. He was wounded during the battle of Iuka, Missouri, September 17, 1862, with the bullet passing clear through the upper right arm, causing extensive nerve damage and in later years would later result in severe rheumatism.
He was discharged in Columbus, Ohio on June 27, 1862 and applied for a disability pension from the federal government. However before this could be approved, and due to financial hardship, he re-enlisted.
On October 01, 1863, he enlisted in McArthur, Ohio in the 12th Regiment of the Ohio Cavalry, under the command of Capt. F. H. Mason, Company L. On June 08, 1864. It is noted in an affidavit given by Samuel Hill, also a member of the 12th Cavalry, that he was hospitalized with Hiram at Camp Dennison, where he was treated for small pox. The two men rejoined their unit at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and Hill states that Hiram was in such poor health that he was left in the camp while the unit went on the raid at Kings Salt Works in Virginia. It was during this time that Hiram was captured by Morgan's Forces at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and taken prisoner. On November 04, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee, he was discharged. While in the cavalry he was paid $25.00 per month.
He later married Rachel Drake on January 25, 1877 in Vinton County, Ohio, daughter of David Dane Drake and Nancy Ann Zeigler.
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Hiram McDonald's Death
Hiram McDonald, living near Abram Hoffhines southeast of town, died of bronchitis or consumption, Sunday morning about 8 o'clock, aged about 70 years. He leaves a second wife and fourteen children, three of whom were by his first wife. the body was interred Tuesday, January 13, 1903 at two o'clock in the Elk Fork cemetery.
Obituary
Hiram McDonald was born in Pennsylvania in 1830 and died January 11, 1903, aged 73 years. He was married to Rachael Drake, January 25, 1877, to which union twelve children were born, one Pearl P. dying in infancy. He leaves a wife, eleven children and three grandchildren and many relatives and friends to mourn their loss.
(Rachel McDonald wrote many of the obits including her husband Hiram McDonald)
Rest on, dear father, rest,
And when our time shall come
We'll join thee with that sacred throng,
And be with thee at home.
On September 03, 1861, Hiram enlisted in the 11th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery. He was wounded during the battle of Iuka, Missouri, September 17, 1862, with the bullet passing clear through the upper right arm, causing extensive nerve damage and in later years would later result in severe rheumatism.
He was discharged in Columbus, Ohio on June 27, 1862 and applied for a disability pension from the federal government. However before this could be approved, and due to financial hardship, he re-enlisted.
On October 01, 1863, he enlisted in McArthur, Ohio in the 12th Regiment of the Ohio Cavalry, under the command of Capt. F. H. Mason, Company L. On June 08, 1864. It is noted in an affidavit given by Samuel Hill, also a member of the 12th Cavalry, that he was hospitalized with Hiram at Camp Dennison, where he was treated for small pox. The two men rejoined their unit at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and Hill states that Hiram was in such poor health that he was left in the camp while the unit went on the raid at Kings Salt Works in Virginia. It was during this time that Hiram was captured by Morgan's Forces at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and taken prisoner. On November 04, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee, he was discharged. While in the cavalry he was paid $25.00 per month.
He later married Rachel Drake on January 25, 1877 in Vinton County, Ohio, daughter of David Dane Drake and Nancy Ann Zeigler.
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Hiram McDonald's Death
Hiram McDonald, living near Abram Hoffhines southeast of town, died of bronchitis or consumption, Sunday morning about 8 o'clock, aged about 70 years. He leaves a second wife and fourteen children, three of whom were by his first wife. the body was interred Tuesday, January 13, 1903 at two o'clock in the Elk Fork cemetery.
Obituary
Hiram McDonald was born in Pennsylvania in 1830 and died January 11, 1903, aged 73 years. He was married to Rachael Drake, January 25, 1877, to which union twelve children were born, one Pearl P. dying in infancy. He leaves a wife, eleven children and three grandchildren and many relatives and friends to mourn their loss.
(Rachel McDonald wrote many of the obits including her husband Hiram McDonald)
Rest on, dear father, rest,
And when our time shall come
We'll join thee with that sacred throng,
And be with thee at home.
Hiram was born the third son of nine children of an immigrant ore miner, John McDonald and his wife Polly in Armstrong, Pennsylvania. On July 04, 1857 in Vinton County, Ohio, he married Jane Rembly and fathered two sons and a daughter with her. There is no record of Jane's death and has been suggested that she may have been abducted and killed by confederate soldiers.
On September 03, 1861, Hiram enlisted in the 11th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery. He was wounded during the battle of Iuka, Missouri, September 17, 1862, with the bullet passing clear through the upper right arm, causing extensive nerve damage and in later years would later result in severe rheumatism.
He was discharged in Columbus, Ohio on June 27, 1862 and applied for a disability pension from the federal government. However before this could be approved, and due to financial hardship, he re-enlisted.
On October 01, 1863, he enlisted in McArthur, Ohio in the 12th Regiment of the Ohio Cavalry, under the command of Capt. F. H. Mason, Company L. On June 08, 1864. It is noted in an affidavit given by Samuel Hill, also a member of the 12th Cavalry, that he was hospitalized with Hiram at Camp Dennison, where he was treated for small pox. The two men rejoined their unit at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and Hill states that Hiram was in such poor health that he was left in the camp while the unit went on the raid at Kings Salt Works in Virginia. It was during this time that Hiram was captured by Morgan's Forces at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and taken prisoner. On November 04, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee, he was discharged. While in the cavalry he was paid $25.00 per month.
He later married Rachel Drake on January 25, 1877 in Vinton County, Ohio, daughter of David Dane Drake and Nancy Ann Zeigler.
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Hiram McDonald's Death
Hiram McDonald, living near Abram Hoffhines southeast of town, died of bronchitis or consumption, Sunday morning about 8 o'clock, aged about 70 years. He leaves a second wife and fourteen children, three of whom were by his first wife. the body was interred Tuesday, January 13, 1903 at two o'clock in the Elk Fork cemetery.
Obituary
Hiram McDonald was born in Pennsylvania in 1830 and died January 11, 1903, aged 73 years. He was married to Rachael Drake, January 25, 1877, to which union twelve children were born, one Pearl P. dying in infancy. He leaves a wife, eleven children and three grandchildren and many relatives and friends to mourn their loss.
(Rachel McDonald wrote many of the obits including her husband Hiram McDonald)
Rest on, dear father, rest,
And when our time shall come
We'll join thee with that sacred throng,
And be with thee at home.
On September 03, 1861, Hiram enlisted in the 11th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery. He was wounded during the battle of Iuka, Missouri, September 17, 1862, with the bullet passing clear through the upper right arm, causing extensive nerve damage and in later years would later result in severe rheumatism.
He was discharged in Columbus, Ohio on June 27, 1862 and applied for a disability pension from the federal government. However before this could be approved, and due to financial hardship, he re-enlisted.
On October 01, 1863, he enlisted in McArthur, Ohio in the 12th Regiment of the Ohio Cavalry, under the command of Capt. F. H. Mason, Company L. On June 08, 1864. It is noted in an affidavit given by Samuel Hill, also a member of the 12th Cavalry, that he was hospitalized with Hiram at Camp Dennison, where he was treated for small pox. The two men rejoined their unit at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and Hill states that Hiram was in such poor health that he was left in the camp while the unit went on the raid at Kings Salt Works in Virginia. It was during this time that Hiram was captured by Morgan's Forces at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and taken prisoner. On November 04, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee, he was discharged. While in the cavalry he was paid $25.00 per month.
He later married Rachel Drake on January 25, 1877 in Vinton County, Ohio, daughter of David Dane Drake and Nancy Ann Zeigler.
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Hiram McDonald's Death
Hiram McDonald, living near Abram Hoffhines southeast of town, died of bronchitis or consumption, Sunday morning about 8 o'clock, aged about 70 years. He leaves a second wife and fourteen children, three of whom were by his first wife. the body was interred Tuesday, January 13, 1903 at two o'clock in the Elk Fork cemetery.
Obituary
Hiram McDonald was born in Pennsylvania in 1830 and died January 11, 1903, aged 73 years. He was married to Rachael Drake, January 25, 1877, to which union twelve children were born, one Pearl P. dying in infancy. He leaves a wife, eleven children and three grandchildren and many relatives and friends to mourn their loss.
(Rachel McDonald wrote many of the obits including her husband Hiram McDonald)
Rest on, dear father, rest,
And when our time shall come
We'll join thee with that sacred throng,
And be with thee at home.
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