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Veteran Buried on Independence Day
Obituary details the Civil War service of George Kirkpatrick born June 2 1843 in Van Buren Township Indiana died June 29 1918 in Callaway Nebraska at 75. He lived mainly in Nebraska as an early settler and worked as a veterinary surgeon and farmer. Funeral held July 4 at the M E Church Merna Nebraska with interment in Van Buren cemetery. The piece notes surviving children and relatives and includes a forwarding letter about Chamberlains remedies.
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George Watson
William
Margaret Kirkpatrick
van Buren Township
Grant County
Indiana
Callaway
Neb
81St
Ohio
118Th
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Lillie Corey
Margaret A. Hart
Lawton
Oklahoma
Chas. C. Kirkpatrick
Enid
Okla
Adella McClain
Julia Sellers
Quincy
Ill
Lela Hohensee
Batrice
Susan Ash
Walworth
George K. Kirkpatrick
Gillette
Wyo
Nebraska
Order of Masons
Marion
Merna
United Brethren Church
M. E
J. O. Campbell
van Buren Cemetery