Clark County, SD Biographies

Julius Marion Thurstin
My great grandfather's name was Julius Marion Thurstin. He was born Sept. 1846 in Iowa. He was a private in Co. D, 33rd Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War, enlisting 14 Aug. 1862 and being discharged 17 Aug 1865. This is from the 1890 census of pensioners. He was living in Clark Co., South Dakota at that time. He married Helen Mary Griffith (born Nov. 1849 in Canada) on 6 Oct 1891 at Willow Lake, Clark Co., SD. She died 24 Jan 1937 at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. In 1900, they were living in Clark, Collins Co., SD. My grand father, Charles Arthur Marion Thurstin was born April 13, 1895 in Beadle County, South Dakota
[Submitted by Doug Hamilton, who adds: "It is like I have hit a 'brick wall' when it comes to this portion of our genealogy. I cannot even find a record of their marriage and I am having no luck finding information about the time they spent in South Dakota. Eventually they moved to Alberta, Canada and Julius is buried in Edmonton and Helen was buried in Cold Lake. I would appreciate any information anyone can add to it. doughamilton@cruzinternet.com]

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