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[photos] Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton, IA
8.0 Isaac R. McCartney (April 22, 1832 - September 11, 1863)
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[photos] Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton, IA
Isaac R. McCartney was born in Washington Co., PA (source: McCartney family bible; pension and military record). The McCartney family bible lists his birth as 1833 whereas his pension/military records and cemetery stone list it as 1832. The correct date is likely 1832. Isaac moved sometime between 1850-1855 from Ohio to Cedar Co., IA. The 1850 federal census of Cardington Twp., Morrow Co. OH, indicates him residing with his mother Lydia. Five years later on December 30, 1855, Isaac married Mary Ochiltree in Tipton, IA. According to the book, "List of Post Offices in the United States with the Names of Postmasters" [Washington: Rives, 1859; pg.8], Isaac was serving as the Postmaster of "Apollo" in Cedar Co. in 1859. Apollo is not found on any maps of that time period; therefore apparently was not a city or town, but rather a location or a building where people would receive or send mail from. A postmaster's home in the 1800s frequently served a dual function -- home and post office, and in some cases as the local tavern and/or boarding house. The historical location of the Apollo Post Office currently found on the Internet, is a few miles northwest of the town of Wilton. Serving as Postmaster may or may not have been Isaac's full-time job.
Isaac and Mary's three children were: (1) Robert Fremont; (2) William Alexander; and (3) Isaac Elsworth. Isaac R.'s wife Mary died of an illness on January 5, 1862, six and a half months after the birth of their third child. Seven months after Mary's death, Isaac R. and his brother George W. enlisted for a three-year term in the Union Army during the Civil War from Wilton on August 6th and August 15th respectively, and were mustered in together at Camp Strong, Muscatine, IA September 4th, in the same Company -- Co. G. 35th Regiment, Iowa Volunteers. This was approximately one year after the enlistment of their older brother Paden.
The Thirty-Fifth Infantry was organized at Muscatine, and mustered in the United States services September 18, 1862, with S. G. Hill, of Muscatine, as Colonel; James H. Rothrock, as Lieutenant Colonel, and Henry O’Conner, of Muscatine, as Major. Companies A, B, C, D and E, were from Muscatine County; Company F, from Muscatine and Louisa Counties; Companies G, H and I, from Muscatine and Cedar Counties, and Company K, from Cedar County. Participated in the battles of Jackson, siege of Vicksburg, Bayou Rapids, Bayou de Glaze, Pleasant Hill, Old River Lake, Tupelo, Nashville, etc. Was mustered out at Davenport, August 10, 1865 [The History of Dubuque County, Iowa; Western Historical Company: Chicago: 1880, pg. 242.].
On November 22,1862, the Thirty-fifth Iowa was ordered to report for duty at Cairo, Ill., and was conveyed to that place, arriving there November 24,1862. During the winter of 1862-3, the regiment was on duty either as a whole or in detachments—at different points in Southern Illinois and Kentucky—mainly at Cairo, Ill., Island Number Ten, and Columbus and Fort Heiman, Ky. While the duties performed at these various places were important, there is no official record of casualties resulting from conflict with the enemy. There were, however, a number of deaths from disease, and also a number of men discharged from the service on account of their having become disabled for further duty by sickness. Two of the points at which the regiment—or detachments from it—was stationed were several times threatened with attack by the enemy, but the rebel commander each time withdrew his troops, and the only conflicts which occurred were mainly between the Union and rebel cavalry forces. This comparatively uneventful period in the history of the Thirty-fifth Iowa ended with the advent of spring and the commencement of the Vicksburg campaign. On the 12th of April, 1863, Colonel Hill received orders from Major General Grant to embark his regiment on transport, proceed to Duckport, La., and, upon his arrival there, to report to Brigadier General James M. Tuttle. The regiment disembarked at Duckport on the 18th of April, and was assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Fifteenth Army Corps. The aggregate number of the regiment present for duty at that time was six-hundred eighty-one— thirty-one officers and six hundred fifty enlisted men. On May 2, 1863, the regiment, with its brigade, division and corps, under command of Major General W. T. Sherman, took up the line of march in the direction of Jackson, Miss., at which place, on May 14,1863, the Thirty-fifth Iowa had its first conflict with the enemy, and sustained a loss of one man killed and one man severely wounded. It then marched to Vicksburg, where it arrived on May 18th, and became part of the investing force engaged in the siege of that rebel stronghold. The regiment performed its full share of arduous duty in the trenches until June 22d—the thirty-sixth day of the siege. Its casualties during that time were two men killed and one man wounded. It was not called upon to participate in those disastrous and—as the event proved—useless assaults which marked the early days of the siege, and thus escaped the terrible losses which were sustained by some of the Iowa regiments which were engaged in those terrific conflicts. It had, however, faithfully performed its duty in the positions it was ordered to occupy, and its record, during the time it constituted a part of the besieging force, was as commendable as that of any of the troops which assisted in the prosecution of the long and memorable siege of Vicksburg. From the 22d of June to the date of the surrender of Vicksburg (July 4, 1863,) the Thirty-fifth Iowa was engaged in the performance of heavy picket duty with the Army of Observation, occupying an advanced position near the Big Black River. During the entire siege, the rebel army, under command of General Johnston, had hovered in the rear of Vicksburg, with a view of attacking General Grant's army in the rear, and compelling the abandonment of the siege. It therefore became necessary to keep a large force of Union troops in the rear, ready to meet and repel the threatened attack, and, from time to time, regiments were detached from the besieged force and sent to strengthen the army in the rear, which finally became so strong before the rebel General could concentrate all his available forces that he wisely abstained from making the attack, as he had intended. The result was the surrender of Vicksburg and the retreat of the rebel General Johnston's army towards Jackson [Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866. By Guy E. Logan; Des Moines: E. H. English, State Printer, E. D. Chassell, State Binder. 1908-11. Vol. 5.].
Isaac's military documents describe him as 5' 9 1/2" tall, dark complexion with black eyes and black hair and working as a blacksmith at the time of enlistment. In June 1863, nine months after being mustered in, Isaac was sick in the Division Hospital where he remained for two months. Pension court documents indicate he had been wounded/injured by a "shell" near Vicksburg. On August 27, 1863 he was issued a 30-day sick furlough by General Sherman and passed away a few weeks later in Wilton from chronic diarrhea. Prior to his death, he requested Isaac K. Terry, the Muscatine Co. court appointed guardian, to raise his three boys. Isaac K. Terry was not a relative, but apparently a wealthy friend living in Wilton. When Isaac died, Isaac K. Terry took Robert Fremont and William Alexander. The third and youngest child, Isaac Elsworth, was taken and raised by Elizabeth (Ochiltree) Copenhaver (his mother's (Mary) father's (Alexander III) sister) in Polo, IL (Ogle Co.).
Children:
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Robert F. McCartney
8.1 Robert Fremont McCartney born April 17, 1857 in Centre Twp.,
Cedar Co., IA married Katherine Isador Whitmarsh. Robert and wife Katherine
moved to Buena Vista Co., IA where they resided for 20 years before moving
on to Windom, Minnesota. Robert and Katherine's fourteen children are
(1) Emma Catherine; (2) Emmett; (3) Mary Caroline "Carrie"; (4) Minnie; (5)
Frank E.; (6) Mae; (7) Elizabeth "Libbie"; (8) Lottie Edna; (9) Roy Howard;
(10) Winnifred "Winnie"; (11) Grace Evelyn; (12) Gladys Isabel; (13) John;
and (14) Delbert Eugene. Robert Fremont and Katherine are buried in Lakeview
Cemetery, Windom, MN.
[photo] Emma C. McCartney
8.1.1 Emma Catherine McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born March 21, 1877 at Sioux Rapids, IA, married William J. Bowden September 28, 1893 at Storm Lake, IA. Emma passed away November 12, 1917.
8.1.2 Emmett McCartney [son of Robert F.] born March 21, 1877 at Buena Vista Co., IA.
8.1.3 Mary Caroline "Carrie" McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born January 18, 1879 at Buena Vista Co., IA, married Bert Coulson February 15, 1899 at Marathon, IA.
8.1.4 Minnie McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born August 6, 1881 at Buena Vista Co., IA, married Andrew Earl Woolsey June 13, 1900 at Storm Lake, IA.
[photo] Frank E. McCartney
8.1.5 Frank E. McCartney [son of Robert F.] born October 27, 1882 at Marathon, IA, married Helga Marie Peterson August 20, 1910 at Windom, MN. Frank passed away February 10, 1971 in Storden, MN and Helga eight year later March 31, 1979.
8.1.6 Mae McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born 1884 at Buena Vista Co., IA.
8.1.7 Elizabeth "Libbie" McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born July 30, 1886 at Marathon, IA, married Henry Edward Tabbert April 16, 1908 at Windom, MN.
8.1.8 Lottie Edna McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born August 19, 1888 at Buena Vista Co., IA, married Jacob Wenzel Shaw June 28, 1909 at Windom, MN. Lottie passed away January 27, 1961 in Windom, MN and Jacob February 3, 1950.
8.1.9 Roy Howard McCartney [son of Robert F.] born March 30, 1890 at Buena Vista Co., IA, married Ella Albertina Hanson May 10, 1911 at Windom, MN.
8.1.10 Winnifred "Winnie" McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born March 27, 1892 at Sioux City, IA, married Amiel F. Polzin September 14, 1910 at Windom, MN and then Frederick Helmut "Herman" Polzin April 28, 1951 at Windom, MN.
8.1.11 Grace Evelyn McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born March 5, 1894 at Buena Vista Co., IA, married William "Bill" Matthew Coulson September 17, 1910 at Windom, MN.
8.1.12 Gladys Isabel McCartney [daughter of Robert F.] born May 4, 1897, married Thomas Goligowski December 27, 1919 at Windom, MN.
8.1.13 John McCartney [son of Robert F.] born September 18, 1899 at Cottonwood Co., MN.
8.1.14 Delbert Eugene McCartney [son of Robert F.] born October 4, 1900 at Cottonwood Co., MN, married Eleanor Emma Quade January 11, 1928.
8.2 William Alexander McCartney born April 26, 1859 in Centre Twp., Cedar Co., IA died at the age of 10 while living with his court appointed guardian Isaac K. Terry. William is buried beside his parents in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton, IA.
[photos] Isaac E. McCartney
8.3 Isaac Elsworth McCartney born June 17, 1861 in Wilton Twp., Muscatine
Co., IA married Annis Bellows on June 27, 1883 in Ogle Co., IL. Their
three children were: (1) Robert LeRoy; (2) Merle M.; and (3) Ida Alta. Isaac
and Annis lived in a house near Hazelhurst, IL (Ogle Co.) most of their married
life. Isaac had a machinery business and Annis had a boarding house. Robert
Leroy and Merle M. were born here. Isaac and Annis then moved to a farm
north of Polo, IL. They remained here for 12-15 years until Merle married
Jessie Walberga Graehling January 23, 1912. Isaac farmed and Ida Alta
was born here. Their next move was to Milledgeville, IL (Carroll Co.). They
lived at this location for the next 5-6 years where they owned and ran a hotel. They
then moved back to Polo, IL where they rented and ran the Orient Hotel for
the next ten years. Isaac died here February 2, 1934. Annis moved
to Sterling, IL (Whiteside Co.) where she died in 1939. Isaac and Annis
are buried at the Elkhorn Brick United Methodist Church near Hazelhurst. Annis's
parents (Benjamin Bellows and Phebe J. Finkle), the Bellows family, Mary Ochiltree's
brother John, and the Copenhaver family who raised Isaac from age two are
also buried in this cemetery.
[photo] Robert L. McCartney
8.3.1 Robert Leroy "Roy" McCartney [son of Isaac E.] born November 5, 1884 in Hazelhurst, IL married (1) Josephine "Josie" Shafer and (2) Dasie. Robert passed away April 29, 1951 in Dixon, IL.
[photo] Merle M. McCartney
8.3.2 Merle M. McCartney [son of Isaac E.] born January 2, 1893 married Jessie Walberga Graehling. Merle and wife Jessie first resided for one year in the Canada Settlement (Ogle Co.) north of Polo, IL in a house with Jessie's parents (George W. Graehling and Anna S. Bea) where George Donald was born December 14, 1912. They then moved to a farm 1/2 mile east of the Canada Settlement where they stayed for the next four years. Maxine Malvina was born here January 30, 1916. Merle and Jessie next moved to a farm in Franklin Grove, IL (Lee Co.) 5 miles east of Dixon, IL on Rt. 38 (Lincoln Highway). They lived here for five years until 1923 where Joseph "Joe" Elsworth was born April 1, 1918. They then moved to a farm 4 miles southeast of Polo, IL. They resided here for only one year. Next, they moved to Lanark, IL (Carroll Co.) in town, 25 miles northwest of Polo, IL for two years. Merle had a Raleigh Medicine route delivering ointments and medicines to houses and stores. They then moved back to a farm in Franklin Grove, IL 4 miles east of Dixon, IL for two years. Merle farmed and Vernon Cloy was born here November 8, 1927. Merle and Jessie then moved to a house on College Ave. in Dixon, IL (Lee Co.) for six months. Merle worked in Metz Garage as a mechanic for the next two years. After living on College Ave. for six months, they moved to Sterling Ave. on the north side of Dixon in a house where a grade school now stands. They remained at this location for a year and a half. Their next residency was the first farm on the right on Getty Rd. near Marengo, IL (McHenry Co.) which they rented from Dr. Woesley. Merle farmed here for five years. Their final move in 1936 was to 19522 Harmony Rd., a mile down the road where they purchased an 80-acre farm. Merle died December 12, 1978 and Jessie March 14, 1988. They are buried in the Marengo City Cemetery.
8.3.3 Ida Alta McCartney [daughter of Isaac E.] born March 27, 1906 married Harry Woodring.