JOSEPH MORRIS WILLIAMS
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Joseph Morris WILLIAMS 65,2097,4754,5698 was born on 29 June 1846 in Punxsutawney, Jefferson, PA.34 He died on 6 September 1904 at the age of 58 in Henderson, Mills, IA.34 Killed by a runaway horse. He was buried in Farm Creek Cemetery, Henderson, Mills, IA.34 Enlisted 16 Oct 1863. Served as a private under Captain C.V. Bridges in
Battery D, 1st Regiment of Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. Discharged in
Washington D.C. on 18 Aug 1865.
Went to Lincoln Township, Montgomery, IA in 1873.
Was living with brother, John M. Williams during the 1880 Federal Census.
Parents: Hiram Pierson WILLIAMS Sr and Dorcus (Dorothy) STEER *.
Spouse: Margaret Liberty LEE. Margaret Liberty LEE and Joseph Morris WILLIAMS34 were married on 22 May 1884 in Red Oak, Montgomery, IA.34 Ohio Marriages - 1809-1992.
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.htm Children were: Hiram Lee WILLIAMS, Mary L. WILLIAMS, Thomas Earl WILLIAMS, Lulu May WILLIAMS.
Battery D, 1st Regiment of Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. Discharged in
Washington D.C. on 18 Aug 1865.
Went to Lincoln Township, Montgomery, IA in 1873.
Was living with brother, John M. Williams during the 1880 Federal Census.
Parents: Hiram Pierson WILLIAMS Sr and Dorcus (Dorothy) STEER *.
Spouse: Margaret Liberty LEE. Margaret Liberty LEE and Joseph Morris WILLIAMS34 were married on 22 May 1884 in Red Oak, Montgomery, IA.34 Ohio Marriages - 1809-1992.
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.htm Children were: Hiram Lee WILLIAMS, Mary L. WILLIAMS, Thomas Earl WILLIAMS, Lulu May WILLIAMS.
From
WIKIPEDIA
The 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was originally organized by companies over a considerable period of time and did not serve together as a complete regiment.
- Battery "A" was created from Company "K," 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment on December 9, 1861 in the Washington, D.C. defenses, assigned at various times to Fort Cass, Fort Buffalo, Fort Ellsworth, Fort Worth, Fort Rodgers and Fort Willard. The battery was mustered out on August 18, 1865.
- Battery "B" was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin in September 1863 and was assigned to Fort Terrell at Murfreesboro, Tennessee and remained there until January 4, 1864. It spent the remainder of the war at Fort Clay at Lexington, Kentucky and was mustered out on August 30, 1865.
- Battery "C" was sent to Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 30, 1863, and served in various stations in that state. The battery mustered out on September 21, 1865.
- Battery "D" was mustered in on November 7, 1863 and was transferred to New Orleans, Louisiana on February 9, 1864 and remained there to July, 1864. The battery was transferred to the District of LaFourche, Louisiana in the Department of the Gulf until June, 1865. It mustered out of Federal service on August 18, 1865.
- Batteries "E," "F," "G," "H," "I," "K," "L" and "M" were organized in September and October, 1864 and were sent to Washington, D.C..
- Company "E" was assigned to Fort O'Rourke.
- Company "F" was assigned to Fort Ellsworth.
- Companies "G" and "H" were assigned Fort Lyon.
- Company "I" was assigned to Fort Farnsworth.
- Company "K" was assigned to Fort Lyon.
- Company "L" was assigned to Fort Willard.
- Company "M" was assigned to Forts Lyon, Fort Weed and Fort Farnsworth.
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