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Submitted: 1/27/14 • Approved: 10/21/18 • Last Updated: 10/24/18 • R24883-G0-S3
US Army
Company B 37 Iowa Infantry
Civil War Union
October 11, 1812 - October 19, 1904
Born Wayne County, Indiana
Kansas Grand Army of the Republic Thayer Post 339
Obituary:
Old Soldier Passes Away,----Absalom Gray died this morning at 1:05 o'clock of paralysis at the home of Mrs. C. W. Hale, with whom he had
made his home since January 1904. He was 90 years old and on old soldier, having enlisted with Company B, 37th Iowa, in 1862. The only
known relatives are Mrs. John Dillman and family, Mrs. Dillman being a cousin of the deceased. G. E. Gilmore was appointed his
guardian some time ago by the Probate court. The funeral service will be held at the late residence at 2 p.m., Sunday, services in charge
of Rev. J. M. Mason
Independence Daily Reporter, Saturday, Nov. 19, 1904
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