Sgt Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1828-1899)

Sgt Samuel Morgan Shortridge Veteran

Birth

26 Jan 1828

Henry County, Indiana, USA

Death

15 Dec 1899 (aged 71)

Sawtelle, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Burial

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map

Plot

5, 5 RW D

Memorial ID

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Civil War Veteran
Co D 48th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
Shortridge, Samuel M. Age 36.
Residence Burlington,Ia. Nativity Indiana.
Enlisted July 7, 1864,as First Sergeant.
Mustered July 13, 1864.
Mustered out Oct. 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill.,expiration of 100 day term of service.
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Regiment and company listed in cemetery register.
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'The History of Des Moines, Iowa'
published by Western Historical Company, 1879.
"Shortridge,S.M., dealer in blooded stock, S.11. P.O. Pleasant Grove, born in Henry Co, Ind. Jan. 26, 1828. Came to Des Moines Co in 1857. Read law with Darwin, was admitted to the bar in 1864. Has held the office of Notary Public since 1863, and other offices. Was in the war in 48th I.V.I.Co D as First Sergeant. Owns 110 acres valued at $30 per acre. Member of C P Church, republican."
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'The Arizona Republican' of Phoenix.
fri may 12, 1899.
"Samuel Shortridge, an old soldier who has lived with his family on their ranch twelve miles south of town, went to the Santa Monica soldiers' home this morning. He will there, spend the balance of his days. ..... , and the change will situate him much better. ---Tuscon Citizen. Shortridge is an uncle of Charles M. Shortridge and Samuel Shortridge of California."

(The missing partial sentence, where the ..... is, maybe should not be included. It says "The old man has been helpless and in fact partially demented for some time past, and the change will situate him much better.")
The nephew, Samuel Shortridge,referred to in the article, is the future Senator of California, Samuel Morgan Shortridge, same middle
name as his uncle. And the nephew, Charles M. Shortridge, is an
editor of the 'San Jose Mercury News', who was also very active in California politics.
Samuel was listed on the 1870 census as a "Blacksmith", on the 1880 census as a "Farmer", on his Military Home death record as a "Blacksmith", and he was a 'lawyer', also performing the 1872 divorce and child custody of my great-grandfather, William Montgomery Ware, who was Samuel' first wife'(Mary Jane Ware) nephew, who was living with them in 1870, on the census.
(Courtesy of t.garlow 47596724)