Grinnell Herald (Grinnell, Iowa) Dec. 4, 1928
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Funeral Services for H.C. Smith Were Held Sunday Afternoon.
HAD MADE HOME IN GRINNELL FORTY-FOUR YEARS
Mr. Smith Had Had A Notable Career As Soldier and Citizen.
Henry Clay Smith was born April 7, 1843 in Scott county, Tenn., and passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Viele, 1405 Reed street, Grinnell, at three o'clock Friday morning November 30, 1928, aged 85 years, 2 months, and 23 days.
On March 28, 1870 he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Parmley. To this union eight children were born. Three children died in infancy. The surviving children are, Mrs. Mary Viele, George and Cross Smith of Grinnell, Mrs. Harriet Gunther, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and John Smith of Des Moines. There are fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. His wife died April 13, 1912.
Mr. Smith came to Iowa March 27, 1873, and made his home in Rock Creek township, Jasper county, later moving to Grinnell where he has lived forty-four years. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. and of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr. Smith had a notable army career. Enlisting early in the war he served to its conclusion. He was wounded in action at Columbia, Tenn. He served the full period of a first enlistment, receiving his discharge but enlisted the next day as a veteran in the same company. He was made a first sergeant. His regiment was the 12th Kentucky Vol. Inf. and he served in Company I.
He was in many engagements some of the more notable being, Shiloh, Corinth, seige of Knoxville. He was also in Sherman's army and took part in the seige of Atlanta. He received an honorable discharge, July 11, 1865, at Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Smith was intensely patriotic, honest and upright in character.
Funeral services were held at the home, 1405 Reed street, on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. George Blagg. Appropriate hymns were sung by a quartet consisting of Messers. Barkelew, Lindsay, Myers and Dawkins. Burial was made in Hazelwood. The pallbearers were members of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Funeral Services for H.C. Smith Were Held Sunday Afternoon.
HAD MADE HOME IN GRINNELL FORTY-FOUR YEARS
Mr. Smith Had Had A Notable Career As Soldier and Citizen.
Henry Clay Smith was born April 7, 1843 in Scott county, Tenn., and passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Viele, 1405 Reed street, Grinnell, at three o'clock Friday morning November 30, 1928, aged 85 years, 2 months, and 23 days.
On March 28, 1870 he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Parmley. To this union eight children were born. Three children died in infancy. The surviving children are, Mrs. Mary Viele, George and Cross Smith of Grinnell, Mrs. Harriet Gunther, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and John Smith of Des Moines. There are fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. His wife died April 13, 1912.
Mr. Smith came to Iowa March 27, 1873, and made his home in Rock Creek township, Jasper county, later moving to Grinnell where he has lived forty-four years. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. and of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr. Smith had a notable army career. Enlisting early in the war he served to its conclusion. He was wounded in action at Columbia, Tenn. He served the full period of a first enlistment, receiving his discharge but enlisted the next day as a veteran in the same company. He was made a first sergeant. His regiment was the 12th Kentucky Vol. Inf. and he served in Company I.
He was in many engagements some of the more notable being, Shiloh, Corinth, seige of Knoxville. He was also in Sherman's army and took part in the seige of Atlanta. He received an honorable discharge, July 11, 1865, at Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Smith was intensely patriotic, honest and upright in character.
Funeral services were held at the home, 1405 Reed street, on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. George Blagg. Appropriate hymns were sung by a quartet consisting of Messers. Barkelew, Lindsay, Myers and Dawkins. Burial was made in Hazelwood. The pallbearers were members of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
Grinnell Herald (Grinnell, Iowa) Dec. 4, 1928
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Funeral Services for H.C. Smith Were Held Sunday Afternoon.
HAD MADE HOME IN GRINNELL FORTY-FOUR YEARS
Mr. Smith Had Had A Notable Career As Soldier and Citizen.
Henry Clay Smith was born April 7, 1843 in Scott county, Tenn., and passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Viele, 1405 Reed street, Grinnell, at three o'clock Friday morning November 30, 1928, aged 85 years, 2 months, and 23 days.
On March 28, 1870 he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Parmley. To this union eight children were born. Three children died in infancy. The surviving children are, Mrs. Mary Viele, George and Cross Smith of Grinnell, Mrs. Harriet Gunther, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and John Smith of Des Moines. There are fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. His wife died April 13, 1912.
Mr. Smith came to Iowa March 27, 1873, and made his home in Rock Creek township, Jasper county, later moving to Grinnell where he has lived forty-four years. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. and of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr. Smith had a notable army career. Enlisting early in the war he served to its conclusion. He was wounded in action at Columbia, Tenn. He served the full period of a first enlistment, receiving his discharge but enlisted the next day as a veteran in the same company. He was made a first sergeant. His regiment was the 12th Kentucky Vol. Inf. and he served in Company I.
He was in many engagements some of the more notable being, Shiloh, Corinth, seige of Knoxville. He was also in Sherman's army and took part in the seige of Atlanta. He received an honorable discharge, July 11, 1865, at Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Smith was intensely patriotic, honest and upright in character.
Funeral services were held at the home, 1405 Reed street, on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. George Blagg. Appropriate hymns were sung by a quartet consisting of Messers. Barkelew, Lindsay, Myers and Dawkins. Burial was made in Hazelwood. The pallbearers were members of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Funeral Services for H.C. Smith Were Held Sunday Afternoon.
HAD MADE HOME IN GRINNELL FORTY-FOUR YEARS
Mr. Smith Had Had A Notable Career As Soldier and Citizen.
Henry Clay Smith was born April 7, 1843 in Scott county, Tenn., and passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Viele, 1405 Reed street, Grinnell, at three o'clock Friday morning November 30, 1928, aged 85 years, 2 months, and 23 days.
On March 28, 1870 he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Parmley. To this union eight children were born. Three children died in infancy. The surviving children are, Mrs. Mary Viele, George and Cross Smith of Grinnell, Mrs. Harriet Gunther, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and John Smith of Des Moines. There are fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. His wife died April 13, 1912.
Mr. Smith came to Iowa March 27, 1873, and made his home in Rock Creek township, Jasper county, later moving to Grinnell where he has lived forty-four years. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. and of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr. Smith had a notable army career. Enlisting early in the war he served to its conclusion. He was wounded in action at Columbia, Tenn. He served the full period of a first enlistment, receiving his discharge but enlisted the next day as a veteran in the same company. He was made a first sergeant. His regiment was the 12th Kentucky Vol. Inf. and he served in Company I.
He was in many engagements some of the more notable being, Shiloh, Corinth, seige of Knoxville. He was also in Sherman's army and took part in the seige of Atlanta. He received an honorable discharge, July 11, 1865, at Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Smith was intensely patriotic, honest and upright in character.
Funeral services were held at the home, 1405 Reed street, on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. George Blagg. Appropriate hymns were sung by a quartet consisting of Messers. Barkelew, Lindsay, Myers and Dawkins. Burial was made in Hazelwood. The pallbearers were members of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
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