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Veteran of Civil War dies near Janesville
Charles G. Spears, a Civil War veteran and longtime Waterloo rural mail carrier, dies at his niece’s farm near Janesville after a years long illness. He was born November 10, 1838 in Michigan and celebrated a Golden Wedding in Waterloo in 1909. He leaves his wife and two grandchildren, with funeral at the farm home Thursday led by Rev. J. E. Johnson.
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Charles G. Spears
Iowa
Fred Muir
Janesville
Spears
Waterloo
Broadway
St. Paul’s M. E
Michigan
Weargate
Elsie J. Hursh
Westgate
Sumner
Mr. Spears
Imige
St. Paul's Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Co. B
Robert Anderson Post
Earl
Clarence Spears
Nathan W Spears
Paul «. DeLong
Cora
Herbert
J. E. Johnson
Cedar Falls