CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS BURIED IN BAXTER SPRINGS CEMETERY

CIVIL WAR VETERANS BURIED IN BAXTER SPRINGS CEMETERY Compiled & Submitted by Earleene Spaulding INDIANA NAME INFANTRY BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE SOURCE OBITS/NOTE SECTION DeMoss, James Co. F 101 Ind. Vol. Inf. February 27, 1833 March 1, 1912 Cherokee County Republican After a lingering illness, death received the suffering of James DeMoss last Friday night at his home in the west part of this city. Aged 79 years. Two sons and a step-daughter survive him. He was an old soldier. The funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday at 4:30 p.m. by John Banning and the body was laid to rest in the Baxter Cemetery. Section F1 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Denton, Justice M. Cpl. C 17th Ind. Cav. September 3, 1844, Indiana December 6, 1907     Soldiers Lot - Baxter Springs Cemetery Ebenstein, Chas Co. F 69 Ind. Vol. Inf. April 13, 1856 December 26, 1898 Cherokee County Republican Chas Ebenstein an old vetern of this community and a veteran of the Civil War passed away yesterday morning at his home two miles west of this city at the age of 72 years, 8 months and 3 days. Death was caused by paralysis but Mr. Evenstein had been a very feeble condition for some time. Funeral services were held today from the residence conducted by Rev. M. E. Bramhall. Section L2 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Goff, David Co. H 53rd Ind. Vol February 28, 1843, Kentucky May 31, 1926 Baxter Springs Citizen David Goff 93 years old died at his home 743 Wyandotte avenue at five o'clock this morning following an attack of bronchial pneumonia. Goff was a Civil war veteran and served in Company H Fifty-third regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He had been a resident of Baxter Springs for several years. He was a carpenter and helped to construct many of the buildings in this city. Goff was born in LaRue County, Kentucky February 28, 1843 and was married at Oswego, kan to Flora B. Malone January 1, 1885. He was for several years a member of the methodist Episcopal Church and the I.O. O. F. Lodge. The surviving relatives of David Goff are his wife, Mrs. Flora B. Goff, three sons - Elmer E., Edward H. and Oscar H Goff and two former of this place, and the latter of Stroud, Okla. Three daughters, Mrs. charles Shipley, Faulkner, Kan., Mrs. Frank Meers, of Joplin, Mo and Mrs. Claude H. Nichols of this city. Funeral services will be conducted at the family residence at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. A. L. Day Pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church will officiate. the funeral is under the direction of the Harvey Undertaking Company. Services at the grave in the Baxter Springs Cemetery will be in charge of the I. O. O. F. Lodge. Father - William, Born, Kentucky, Mother - Alice Bain, Born Kentucky. Section P3 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Hamilton, Henry Co. K 4th Ind. Cav. 1832, Indiana November 2, 1924   Died in the Soldier's Home, Leavenworth, Kansas. Wife - May J. Section H2 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Harbaugh, Jas E. Corp. Co. K 85th Ind. Inf.   October 21, 1926     Soldiers Lot - Baxter Springs Cemetery Hartley, John P. Co. I 69th Ind. Vol. Inf. August 24, 1844, Indiana August 23, 1899 Cherokee County Republican     Hendry, James Co. H 4th Ind. Vol. Cav. April 10, 1842 October 5, 1909     Section P1 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Johnson, Shelby Co. D 33rd Ind. Inf. January 11, 1843 January 2, 1916     Section R3 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Mansell, John W. Co. H 9 Vet. Vol. Inf. December 14, 1846 January 7, 1917   Father - Bates Mansell, born South Carolina; Mother - Betsy Conway, born Indiana Soldiers Lot - Baxter Springs Cemetery McGregor, Robert First Lt. Co. D 30 Ind. - CPT Co. B 152 Ind. July 4, 1838 August 20, 1897 Baxter Springs News Camp Logan Inter-state Reunion G. A. R. it becomes our painful duty to announce to you the death of Captain Robert P. McGregor, a member of the board of directors and quartermaster of the association. On the evening of August 20 shortly after reaching his home after a hard day's work in preparing the encampment for the sixteenth annual reunion, now in progress, he was suddenly stricken down with apoplexy. Medical aid was quickly summoned, but no physician skill could relief or save the life of our friend, comrade, associate. He remained in an unconscious condition so far as known until 5 o'clock Sunday evening August 22nd when the last ____ and it was known ____ resident ___ Sunday, August ____ conducted by Frank ____ Post No. 123 of Baxter Springs ____ comrades of various ____ vicinity. Robert McGregor was born in Canada, July 4, 1838. He came to the United States when but ___ years of age. Locating in ___ county, Indiana, which was his home until coming to Cherokee County in the spring of 1877. His first service in the Army was in Company D, Thirtieth, Indiana. he was orderly Sergeant, Second and First Lieutenant of the company. His second enlistment was in Company B, One Hundred and Fifty-second Indiana and was Captain of the company. He was one of the prime movers in the first soldiers reunion ever held at Baxter Springs. At that first reunion he was chosen quartermaster of the encampment, a position he continued to fill year after year and until the time of his death. On the organizing of the Baxter Springs Reunion into what is now known and legally constituted as the Inter-state Reunion Association he was elected a member of the Board of Directors and was annually re-elected each year thereafter being a member of the board at the time of his death. To his individual efforts is, perhaps due more than any other member of the association credited for the success which has attended all the reunions that have been in April 1877. He came to Cherokee county and located on a farm five miles northwest of this city which he still owned at the time of his death. About four years later he purchased a small tract adjoining this city on the south upon which he made his home thereafter. Although not a voter in the city he always took most active interest in the welfare of Baxter Springs and has been largely instrumental in pushing forward the various enterprises which have in recent years built up our city and given her the enviable reputation she now enjoys as a place of residence. Mr. McGregor was probably the most active and enthusiastic person who took part in the organization of the now famous Inter-state Reunion Association which has so pleasantly entertained the thousands of old veterans and their families and friends who have visited us annually during the past fifteen years. Old "Bob" as his old comrades called him, was ever on the alert with a fund of ideas and schemes to make their visits pleasureable and their stay here comfortable and not one will gainsay that Bob McGregor has worked harder and did more for the old soldiers attending the annual reunions here than any other man connected with them. He labored day and night as quartermaster oftimes when he was too ill and should not have been allowed to do so. ____ Rev. L. Scranton Leets of the Episcopal faith in which McGreger was reared and was confirmed in his earlier years. The service was beautiful and impressive and was listened to with more than ordinary interest by a large assemblage of soldiers, members of the various orders and sorrowing friends. At the close of the service at the house a large concourse of friends followed the remains to the National Cemetery where the ritual services to the G. A. R. in which the dead soldier had so often officiated was performed and the remains gently laid to rest close by the stately granite monument erected there thirteen years ago through his efforts to perpetuate the memory of the soldier boys who fell victims to the guns of cowardly assassins at this place October 6, 1863. The casket was draped with stars and stripes and carried floral designs of rare beauty. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in this country.   McKenzie, John W. Co. A 10th Ind. Vol. Inf. March 31, 1843 July 20, 1915   Wife - Malona Section F1 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Miller, Franklin Co B 8th Ind. Cav. January 20, 1840, Penn. February 26, 1914 Cherokee County Republican Last Thursday morning Franklin Miller, who was in charge of the reunion ground for a number of years, and who lived adjoining said park, died very suddenly of heart failuer. He had just cut some work and came in the house and sat down by the stove and life passed away. He leaves quite a family to mourn his loss. He was an old soldier. He was a stone mason. Soldiers Lot #48 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Pinnick, Wm. D. Co . I Ind. Inf.           Sharp, George Co. F 116th Ind. Co. F 4th Ind. L.A. August 15, 1847 August 3, 1896, Spring Valley Township, Kan. Cherokee County Republican George Sharp died at his home northwest of town August 3, 1896. He was born in Hamilton Co., Ind., August 15, 1847. He served three years in Co. F 116 Indiana Infantry. He again re-enlisted in Co. F 4th Ind. Light Artillery. His second discharge bears date August 1, 1865 having served his country four years when a mere youth. He was married to camilla E. Hefley, March 24, 1870 at Butler, Montgomery Co., Ill. living in that state thirteen years. Removing from there to Cherokee County, Kansas where he has lived thirteen years. His death was the result of a hedge thorn in his hand. He got it out as he supposed and little thinking any serious result, two days later it began to pain him. Physicians were summoned, but blood poisoning had begun its work and there was no help. Funeral services were held in the M. E. Church, Baxter Springs, Rev. L. W. Foster preached the sermon from the text of Job 14:14 "If a man die shall he live again" a large concourse of people followed his remains to the cemetery where I. O. O. F. accompanied by the G. A. R. post conducted their services. He leaves a wife, four daughters and two sons to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate husband father. Section C2 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Waymire, Nathaniel Co. K 48th Ind. Inf. August 30, 1841 February 16, 1892     Section C1 - Baxter Springs Cemetery Source: The Civil War Soldiers buried in Baxter Springs Cemetery is a project that Earleene Spaulding spent countless hours and money researching. 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