Enlisted as a Private on 26 January 1864 at the age of 21 in Company A, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa.
Mustered out on 5 Dec 1865 at Davenport, IA.
The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 8, 1926, p 1.
John Hill Babcock, familiarly known as 'Uncle Johny,' passed away at his home in Milton, Wis., on Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 1926. He had been seriously sick for six months. The first sixteen weeks of that period he spent at Mercy hospital, Janesville. Since that time he has been tenderly cared for at his home in Milton.
Mr. Babcock was a son of Thomas and Jane Hill Babcock, and was born in Shelby county, Ohio, November 16, 1846. In the fall of 1857 the family moved to Welton, Iowa. He received his education in the public schools, a private school at De Witt, Iowa, and at Milton College.
He made Christian confession and became a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church, Welton, Iowa, in the fall of 1858, and through life he has been a devout and active member of that denomination.
Mr. Babcock was married April 8, 1871, to Miss Wilametta Jane Platts. Mr. and Mrs. Babcock have spent all their married life at North Loup, Nebraska, and at Milton, Wisconsin. Their residence has been at Milton since 1897. They lost two infant boys, one at Farina, Ill., and one at North Loup.
Mr. Babcock is survived by his wife, two daughters: Mrs. Charles Thorngate, Exeland, Wis.; and Mrs. W. Ray Rood, Riverside, Calif.; and by seven grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Babcock taught school for several years and was a carpenter by trade.
He enlisted in the Union army on Jan. 24, 1864, as a private in Company A, Eighth Regiment, Iowa, Volunteer Infantry, at Davenport, Iowa. He was discharged as a private at Davenport about the 25th of October, 1865. Mr. Babcock says in a short sketch of his army life, 'The most important events in my service were in the siege and capture of Spanish Fort, Ala.; Pleasant Hill, La.; and Henderson Hill, La.' He participated in several other engagements. He was not wounded or taken prisoner at any time during his term of service.
The funeral was held from the home, and from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church at 2:30 Saturday, April 3. Burial was made in the Milton cemetery.
Mustered out on 5 Dec 1865 at Davenport, IA.
The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 8, 1926, p 1.
John Hill Babcock, familiarly known as 'Uncle Johny,' passed away at his home in Milton, Wis., on Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 1926. He had been seriously sick for six months. The first sixteen weeks of that period he spent at Mercy hospital, Janesville. Since that time he has been tenderly cared for at his home in Milton.
Mr. Babcock was a son of Thomas and Jane Hill Babcock, and was born in Shelby county, Ohio, November 16, 1846. In the fall of 1857 the family moved to Welton, Iowa. He received his education in the public schools, a private school at De Witt, Iowa, and at Milton College.
He made Christian confession and became a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church, Welton, Iowa, in the fall of 1858, and through life he has been a devout and active member of that denomination.
Mr. Babcock was married April 8, 1871, to Miss Wilametta Jane Platts. Mr. and Mrs. Babcock have spent all their married life at North Loup, Nebraska, and at Milton, Wisconsin. Their residence has been at Milton since 1897. They lost two infant boys, one at Farina, Ill., and one at North Loup.
Mr. Babcock is survived by his wife, two daughters: Mrs. Charles Thorngate, Exeland, Wis.; and Mrs. W. Ray Rood, Riverside, Calif.; and by seven grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Babcock taught school for several years and was a carpenter by trade.
He enlisted in the Union army on Jan. 24, 1864, as a private in Company A, Eighth Regiment, Iowa, Volunteer Infantry, at Davenport, Iowa. He was discharged as a private at Davenport about the 25th of October, 1865. Mr. Babcock says in a short sketch of his army life, 'The most important events in my service were in the siege and capture of Spanish Fort, Ala.; Pleasant Hill, La.; and Henderson Hill, La.' He participated in several other engagements. He was not wounded or taken prisoner at any time during his term of service.
The funeral was held from the home, and from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church at 2:30 Saturday, April 3. Burial was made in the Milton cemetery.
Enlisted as a Private on 26 January 1864 at the age of 21 in Company A, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa.
Mustered out on 5 Dec 1865 at Davenport, IA.
The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 8, 1926, p 1.
John Hill Babcock, familiarly known as 'Uncle Johny,' passed away at his home in Milton, Wis., on Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 1926. He had been seriously sick for six months. The first sixteen weeks of that period he spent at Mercy hospital, Janesville. Since that time he has been tenderly cared for at his home in Milton.
Mr. Babcock was a son of Thomas and Jane Hill Babcock, and was born in Shelby county, Ohio, November 16, 1846. In the fall of 1857 the family moved to Welton, Iowa. He received his education in the public schools, a private school at De Witt, Iowa, and at Milton College.
He made Christian confession and became a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church, Welton, Iowa, in the fall of 1858, and through life he has been a devout and active member of that denomination.
Mr. Babcock was married April 8, 1871, to Miss Wilametta Jane Platts. Mr. and Mrs. Babcock have spent all their married life at North Loup, Nebraska, and at Milton, Wisconsin. Their residence has been at Milton since 1897. They lost two infant boys, one at Farina, Ill., and one at North Loup.
Mr. Babcock is survived by his wife, two daughters: Mrs. Charles Thorngate, Exeland, Wis.; and Mrs. W. Ray Rood, Riverside, Calif.; and by seven grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Babcock taught school for several years and was a carpenter by trade.
He enlisted in the Union army on Jan. 24, 1864, as a private in Company A, Eighth Regiment, Iowa, Volunteer Infantry, at Davenport, Iowa. He was discharged as a private at Davenport about the 25th of October, 1865. Mr. Babcock says in a short sketch of his army life, 'The most important events in my service were in the siege and capture of Spanish Fort, Ala.; Pleasant Hill, La.; and Henderson Hill, La.' He participated in several other engagements. He was not wounded or taken prisoner at any time during his term of service.
The funeral was held from the home, and from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church at 2:30 Saturday, April 3. Burial was made in the Milton cemetery.
Mustered out on 5 Dec 1865 at Davenport, IA.
The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 8, 1926, p 1.
John Hill Babcock, familiarly known as 'Uncle Johny,' passed away at his home in Milton, Wis., on Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 1926. He had been seriously sick for six months. The first sixteen weeks of that period he spent at Mercy hospital, Janesville. Since that time he has been tenderly cared for at his home in Milton.
Mr. Babcock was a son of Thomas and Jane Hill Babcock, and was born in Shelby county, Ohio, November 16, 1846. In the fall of 1857 the family moved to Welton, Iowa. He received his education in the public schools, a private school at De Witt, Iowa, and at Milton College.
He made Christian confession and became a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church, Welton, Iowa, in the fall of 1858, and through life he has been a devout and active member of that denomination.
Mr. Babcock was married April 8, 1871, to Miss Wilametta Jane Platts. Mr. and Mrs. Babcock have spent all their married life at North Loup, Nebraska, and at Milton, Wisconsin. Their residence has been at Milton since 1897. They lost two infant boys, one at Farina, Ill., and one at North Loup.
Mr. Babcock is survived by his wife, two daughters: Mrs. Charles Thorngate, Exeland, Wis.; and Mrs. W. Ray Rood, Riverside, Calif.; and by seven grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Babcock taught school for several years and was a carpenter by trade.
He enlisted in the Union army on Jan. 24, 1864, as a private in Company A, Eighth Regiment, Iowa, Volunteer Infantry, at Davenport, Iowa. He was discharged as a private at Davenport about the 25th of October, 1865. Mr. Babcock says in a short sketch of his army life, 'The most important events in my service were in the siege and capture of Spanish Fort, Ala.; Pleasant Hill, La.; and Henderson Hill, La.' He participated in several other engagements. He was not wounded or taken prisoner at any time during his term of service.
The funeral was held from the home, and from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church at 2:30 Saturday, April 3. Burial was made in the Milton cemetery.
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