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From the 1860 Census for Lick Creek Township, Van Buren Co.,ÊIowa, Post Office: Keosauqua,Ê IowaÊ(June 9,Ê 1860), Entry #370-382:
. Gideon Chupp,Êage 34, White, Blacksmith,ÊValue of personal estate $75, born in Pennsylvania,Ê literate.
. Margaret, age 27,ÊWhite, born in Ohio, literate.
. Sarah E., age 7,Êborn in Iowa, attends school.
. Charles J.,Êage 5,Êborn in Iowa, attends school.
From enlistment document:
State of Indiana,ÊTown of Jefferson, dated 2 Feb 1865: Born in Dauphin County,ÊPennsylvania,Ê 39 years of age, occupation of Blacksmith. Period of enlistment is 1 year.
Sworn and subscribed at Bluffton, Indiana.
Description: Blue eyes,ÊBrown Hair,ÊDark Complexion, 5' 7" tall.
Enlisted into Company E,Ê153 Regiment of Indiana Volunteers,ÊRank: Private
July 18,Ê 1865:Ê Reported for straggling at Louisville,ÊKentucky, charged $2.22.
Mustered out:ÊSept 4 1865, Louisville, Kentucky.
From death certificate:
Wells County Dept. of HealthÊ Bluffton, Indiana:
Died on June 11 1899 at Wells Co., Ossian, Indiana
Male,ÊWhite,ÊMarried,Ê74 years of age; Cause of death:ÊHeart Disease
Certified by: M.N. Newman,ÊM.D., Ossian, Indiana.
Place of burial:ÊZanesville Cemetary, Zanesville, Indiana.
Date of burial:ÊJune 13,Ê1899,ÊA.S. Elzey, Ossian,ÊIndiana (funeral director)
Record filed: June 1899,ÊBook #H-2, Page #18