Rev. Sylvanus C. Bascom died at Okoboji last Friday, May 3rd, with blood poisoning through being scratched with a barbed wire.
Deceased was born in Brown county, Ohio, May 15th, 1831. He removed with his parents at an early age, to Parke county, Indiana. Here he married Miss Mary L. Brown, Jan. 25, 1854, by whom he had one son, who resides at Osceola, Iowa.
Mr. Bascom responded to his country's call during the dark days of the rebellion, by enlisting in the First Iowa Cavalry, Aug. 25th, 1862, for a term of three years, but through sickness contracted by army life, he was disabled for service and was honorably discharged at St. Louis, Mo., April 10th, 1863.
Brother Bascom was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church at the age of nineteen, of which church he remained an honored member until his death. He was licensed to preach in 1866, and joined the Des Moines conference in 1869. When the Northwest Iowa conference was organized in 1872, he was one of the original members, and remained a member of this conference until his death. During the years of his effective ministry he did good service for the cause of God.
Brother Bascom, as he was familiarly called by his friends, was a man of strong convictions. What he believed, he believed in every fiber of his soul, and having courage withal, he expressed his opinions on all subjects in a manner that left no doubt as to what he thought.
He was largely a self-made man, of much mental vigor, and kept himself well informed as to all the current topics of the times. He lost his first wife by death in Sanborn, Iowa, in 1886. He afterwards married Mrs. Dickey of this place, with whom he lived until his death and who faithfully watched him during his last sickness. His stalwart form and genial presence will be long remembered and greatly missed by many people in Spencer.
Source: Spencer Herald, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; May 8, 1895.
Co. D. / 1 Ia. Cav.
Enlisted as a Private on 25 August 1862 at the age of 31.
Enlisted in Company U, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 25 Aug 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company U, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 10 Apr 1863 at St Louis, MO.
Biographical Data and Army Record, page 16:
Bascom, Sylvanus C. born 1830 (sic) in Brown Co., Ohio. Married to Mary Brown, and one son, George, born. Enlisted August 25, 1862, at Indianola, Iowa, Company D., First Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; discharged April 10, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo. Resided at Primghar and Sanborn. A member of the M.E. Church and minister of gospel for sixteen years. Died May 3, 1895. [Note the discrepancy in Company assignments]
Deceased was born in Brown county, Ohio, May 15th, 1831. He removed with his parents at an early age, to Parke county, Indiana. Here he married Miss Mary L. Brown, Jan. 25, 1854, by whom he had one son, who resides at Osceola, Iowa.
Mr. Bascom responded to his country's call during the dark days of the rebellion, by enlisting in the First Iowa Cavalry, Aug. 25th, 1862, for a term of three years, but through sickness contracted by army life, he was disabled for service and was honorably discharged at St. Louis, Mo., April 10th, 1863.
Brother Bascom was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church at the age of nineteen, of which church he remained an honored member until his death. He was licensed to preach in 1866, and joined the Des Moines conference in 1869. When the Northwest Iowa conference was organized in 1872, he was one of the original members, and remained a member of this conference until his death. During the years of his effective ministry he did good service for the cause of God.
Brother Bascom, as he was familiarly called by his friends, was a man of strong convictions. What he believed, he believed in every fiber of his soul, and having courage withal, he expressed his opinions on all subjects in a manner that left no doubt as to what he thought.
He was largely a self-made man, of much mental vigor, and kept himself well informed as to all the current topics of the times. He lost his first wife by death in Sanborn, Iowa, in 1886. He afterwards married Mrs. Dickey of this place, with whom he lived until his death and who faithfully watched him during his last sickness. His stalwart form and genial presence will be long remembered and greatly missed by many people in Spencer.
Source: Spencer Herald, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; May 8, 1895.
Co. D. / 1 Ia. Cav.
Enlisted as a Private on 25 August 1862 at the age of 31.
Enlisted in Company U, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 25 Aug 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company U, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 10 Apr 1863 at St Louis, MO.
Biographical Data and Army Record, page 16:
Bascom, Sylvanus C. born 1830 (sic) in Brown Co., Ohio. Married to Mary Brown, and one son, George, born. Enlisted August 25, 1862, at Indianola, Iowa, Company D., First Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; discharged April 10, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo. Resided at Primghar and Sanborn. A member of the M.E. Church and minister of gospel for sixteen years. Died May 3, 1895. [Note the discrepancy in Company assignments]
Rev. Sylvanus C. Bascom died at Okoboji last Friday, May 3rd, with blood poisoning through being scratched with a barbed wire.
Deceased was born in Brown county, Ohio, May 15th, 1831. He removed with his parents at an early age, to Parke county, Indiana. Here he married Miss Mary L. Brown, Jan. 25, 1854, by whom he had one son, who resides at Osceola, Iowa.
Mr. Bascom responded to his country's call during the dark days of the rebellion, by enlisting in the First Iowa Cavalry, Aug. 25th, 1862, for a term of three years, but through sickness contracted by army life, he was disabled for service and was honorably discharged at St. Louis, Mo., April 10th, 1863.
Brother Bascom was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church at the age of nineteen, of which church he remained an honored member until his death. He was licensed to preach in 1866, and joined the Des Moines conference in 1869. When the Northwest Iowa conference was organized in 1872, he was one of the original members, and remained a member of this conference until his death. During the years of his effective ministry he did good service for the cause of God.
Brother Bascom, as he was familiarly called by his friends, was a man of strong convictions. What he believed, he believed in every fiber of his soul, and having courage withal, he expressed his opinions on all subjects in a manner that left no doubt as to what he thought.
He was largely a self-made man, of much mental vigor, and kept himself well informed as to all the current topics of the times. He lost his first wife by death in Sanborn, Iowa, in 1886. He afterwards married Mrs. Dickey of this place, with whom he lived until his death and who faithfully watched him during his last sickness. His stalwart form and genial presence will be long remembered and greatly missed by many people in Spencer.
Source: Spencer Herald, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; May 8, 1895.
Co. D. / 1 Ia. Cav.
Enlisted as a Private on 25 August 1862 at the age of 31.
Enlisted in Company U, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 25 Aug 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company U, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 10 Apr 1863 at St Louis, MO.
Biographical Data and Army Record, page 16:
Bascom, Sylvanus C. born 1830 (sic) in Brown Co., Ohio. Married to Mary Brown, and one son, George, born. Enlisted August 25, 1862, at Indianola, Iowa, Company D., First Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; discharged April 10, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo. Resided at Primghar and Sanborn. A member of the M.E. Church and minister of gospel for sixteen years. Died May 3, 1895. [Note the discrepancy in Company assignments]
Deceased was born in Brown county, Ohio, May 15th, 1831. He removed with his parents at an early age, to Parke county, Indiana. Here he married Miss Mary L. Brown, Jan. 25, 1854, by whom he had one son, who resides at Osceola, Iowa.
Mr. Bascom responded to his country's call during the dark days of the rebellion, by enlisting in the First Iowa Cavalry, Aug. 25th, 1862, for a term of three years, but through sickness contracted by army life, he was disabled for service and was honorably discharged at St. Louis, Mo., April 10th, 1863.
Brother Bascom was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church at the age of nineteen, of which church he remained an honored member until his death. He was licensed to preach in 1866, and joined the Des Moines conference in 1869. When the Northwest Iowa conference was organized in 1872, he was one of the original members, and remained a member of this conference until his death. During the years of his effective ministry he did good service for the cause of God.
Brother Bascom, as he was familiarly called by his friends, was a man of strong convictions. What he believed, he believed in every fiber of his soul, and having courage withal, he expressed his opinions on all subjects in a manner that left no doubt as to what he thought.
He was largely a self-made man, of much mental vigor, and kept himself well informed as to all the current topics of the times. He lost his first wife by death in Sanborn, Iowa, in 1886. He afterwards married Mrs. Dickey of this place, with whom he lived until his death and who faithfully watched him during his last sickness. His stalwart form and genial presence will be long remembered and greatly missed by many people in Spencer.
Source: Spencer Herald, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; May 8, 1895.
Co. D. / 1 Ia. Cav.
Enlisted as a Private on 25 August 1862 at the age of 31.
Enlisted in Company U, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 25 Aug 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company U, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 10 Apr 1863 at St Louis, MO.
Biographical Data and Army Record, page 16:
Bascom, Sylvanus C. born 1830 (sic) in Brown Co., Ohio. Married to Mary Brown, and one son, George, born. Enlisted August 25, 1862, at Indianola, Iowa, Company D., First Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; discharged April 10, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo. Resided at Primghar and Sanborn. A member of the M.E. Church and minister of gospel for sixteen years. Died May 3, 1895. [Note the discrepancy in Company assignments]
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