Civil War Union Soldier
Company C, 20th Wisconsin Infantry
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May 2023
An Old Soldier Gone.
Edward B. Smith, a veteran of the Civil war, died at his home in this city, Tuesday evening, March 6, 1900, the result of a series of paralytic strokes, suffered the past , few days. The funeral service wiIl be held at the Methodist church Thursday (tomorrow) afternoon at 2 p. m., being in charge of the G. A.R. post, of this city, of which he was an honored member, assisted by the W. R. C., Rev. J. V. Bennett officiating.
Mr. Smith was born in 1833, a native of Erie, Penn. At an early age be came to Ill., in 1842, and later, 1846, came to Fennimore, afterwards settling in Green River valley where he followed farming until he retired from active work, removing with his family to this city seven years ago. He was married in Nov., 1868, to Miss Mary Clinger, who with five children remain to mourn his departure. One child preceded him, the living being Mrs. Josephine Abbey, of Crooked Creek, Col.; Mrs. Geo. Sabins, of Boscobel; George and Misses Etta and Dora, also of Boscobel.
Deceased had a good war record and his comrades and associates will miss his presence keenly. Among the important battles he was engaged in were Prairie Grove, Ark, Vicksburg, Brownsville, Yazoo Valley and Mobile.
Edward B Smith funeral, 14 March 1900 Fennimore Times
Fennimore, Wisconsin Wed, Mar 14, 1900 · Page 8
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When Edward Bedford Smith was born on 13 October 1833, in Millcreek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Smith, was 37 and his mother, Julia Ann Rhoda Russell, was 24. He married Lucinda Button on 4 July 1857, in Marion, Grant, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1850 and Marion, Grant, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years. He died on 6 March 1900, in Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.