Hiram was the son of Clarissa Barret of New York and John Stocum of New York.
Veteran of the Civil War; 21st Infantry; Company A.
21st Michigan infantry, Co. A (Corporal); Enlisted 6 Aug 1862, age 21, from Ionia, MI. Discharged 8 Jun 1865.
Hiram and his wife Sarah E were the parents of John G., William, Rollin and daughter Clara Stocum.
Obituary of Hiram Stocum, published in The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, December 29, 1925:
"Hiram Stocum, of Portland, served all through the Civil war; stepped aside as a comrade, wounded by an enemy shell, fell at his feet; marched with Sherman to the sea, and came home without even a scratch; only to meet with an accident 60 years later, while at work in his home, causing his death.
Mr. Stocum, who was 84, had gone to the basement of his home to fix the furnace. He fell and sustained an injury to his hip. Four days after the fall he passed away.
A member of Company A, Twenty-first Michigan infantry, he was one of the few survivors of that regiment.
He was born in eastern New York and at the age of 19 located at Muir.
In 1862 he enlisted and went to the camp at Prairie Creek, where the company was recruited. He was in a number of important engagements during the war, returning to this county at its close. In 1868 he married Sarah E. Burriss, who survives him. There are five children, William B., of Portland, Rollen H., and Cortis C. of Los Angeles; John G., of Redford, and Mrs. J. T. Warford, of Lansing.
Though he did not become a resident of Portland until three years ago, he had lived close by from the time of his marriage. For many years he was on a farm in Orange, then moved to one near Mulliken, where he remained 20 years."
Research of Marilynn Johnson.
Veteran of the Civil War; 21st Infantry; Company A.
21st Michigan infantry, Co. A (Corporal); Enlisted 6 Aug 1862, age 21, from Ionia, MI. Discharged 8 Jun 1865.
Hiram and his wife Sarah E were the parents of John G., William, Rollin and daughter Clara Stocum.
Obituary of Hiram Stocum, published in The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, December 29, 1925:
"Hiram Stocum, of Portland, served all through the Civil war; stepped aside as a comrade, wounded by an enemy shell, fell at his feet; marched with Sherman to the sea, and came home without even a scratch; only to meet with an accident 60 years later, while at work in his home, causing his death.
Mr. Stocum, who was 84, had gone to the basement of his home to fix the furnace. He fell and sustained an injury to his hip. Four days after the fall he passed away.
A member of Company A, Twenty-first Michigan infantry, he was one of the few survivors of that regiment.
He was born in eastern New York and at the age of 19 located at Muir.
In 1862 he enlisted and went to the camp at Prairie Creek, where the company was recruited. He was in a number of important engagements during the war, returning to this county at its close. In 1868 he married Sarah E. Burriss, who survives him. There are five children, William B., of Portland, Rollen H., and Cortis C. of Los Angeles; John G., of Redford, and Mrs. J. T. Warford, of Lansing.
Though he did not become a resident of Portland until three years ago, he had lived close by from the time of his marriage. For many years he was on a farm in Orange, then moved to one near Mulliken, where he remained 20 years."
Research of Marilynn Johnson.
Hiram was the son of Clarissa Barret of New York and John Stocum of New York.
Veteran of the Civil War; 21st Infantry; Company A.
21st Michigan infantry, Co. A (Corporal); Enlisted 6 Aug 1862, age 21, from Ionia, MI. Discharged 8 Jun 1865.
Hiram and his wife Sarah E were the parents of John G., William, Rollin and daughter Clara Stocum.
Obituary of Hiram Stocum, published in The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, December 29, 1925:
"Hiram Stocum, of Portland, served all through the Civil war; stepped aside as a comrade, wounded by an enemy shell, fell at his feet; marched with Sherman to the sea, and came home without even a scratch; only to meet with an accident 60 years later, while at work in his home, causing his death.
Mr. Stocum, who was 84, had gone to the basement of his home to fix the furnace. He fell and sustained an injury to his hip. Four days after the fall he passed away.
A member of Company A, Twenty-first Michigan infantry, he was one of the few survivors of that regiment.
He was born in eastern New York and at the age of 19 located at Muir.
In 1862 he enlisted and went to the camp at Prairie Creek, where the company was recruited. He was in a number of important engagements during the war, returning to this county at its close. In 1868 he married Sarah E. Burriss, who survives him. There are five children, William B., of Portland, Rollen H., and Cortis C. of Los Angeles; John G., of Redford, and Mrs. J. T. Warford, of Lansing.
Though he did not become a resident of Portland until three years ago, he had lived close by from the time of his marriage. For many years he was on a farm in Orange, then moved to one near Mulliken, where he remained 20 years."
Research of Marilynn Johnson.
Veteran of the Civil War; 21st Infantry; Company A.
21st Michigan infantry, Co. A (Corporal); Enlisted 6 Aug 1862, age 21, from Ionia, MI. Discharged 8 Jun 1865.
Hiram and his wife Sarah E were the parents of John G., William, Rollin and daughter Clara Stocum.
Obituary of Hiram Stocum, published in The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, December 29, 1925:
"Hiram Stocum, of Portland, served all through the Civil war; stepped aside as a comrade, wounded by an enemy shell, fell at his feet; marched with Sherman to the sea, and came home without even a scratch; only to meet with an accident 60 years later, while at work in his home, causing his death.
Mr. Stocum, who was 84, had gone to the basement of his home to fix the furnace. He fell and sustained an injury to his hip. Four days after the fall he passed away.
A member of Company A, Twenty-first Michigan infantry, he was one of the few survivors of that regiment.
He was born in eastern New York and at the age of 19 located at Muir.
In 1862 he enlisted and went to the camp at Prairie Creek, where the company was recruited. He was in a number of important engagements during the war, returning to this county at its close. In 1868 he married Sarah E. Burriss, who survives him. There are five children, William B., of Portland, Rollen H., and Cortis C. of Los Angeles; John G., of Redford, and Mrs. J. T. Warford, of Lansing.
Though he did not become a resident of Portland until three years ago, he had lived close by from the time of his marriage. For many years he was on a farm in Orange, then moved to one near Mulliken, where he remained 20 years."
Research of Marilynn Johnson.
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