William Alfred Babb

Pottawattamie Co., Iowa
Civil War Veteran
submitted by Virginia Dorff


Born: 12 August 1825 at Highland County, Ohio


1860 Federal Census of Pottawattamie County, Iowa:
Residence in Council Bluffs, in the 2nd Ward,
William A. Babb-25-born in Ohio, blacksmith,
wife Julia Ann Babb-26-born in Indiana, children,
George R. Babb-10, Elizabeth J. Babb-8, Martha A. Babb-6,
all born in Indiana, and John W. Babb-3, born in Iowa.


Civil War:
Twenty-ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company “A”
Babb, William A., Age 27, Residence Council Bluffs, nativity Ohio.

Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862.
Mustered Nov. 07, 1862.
Discharge for disability-May 20, 1865, New Orleans, La.

Company A officers:
John P. Williams, Captain; George A. Haynes, 1st Lieutenant;
Robert R. Kirkpatrick, 2d Lieutenant.


Died: 07 May 1909 at Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
Buried: Elm Springs Cemetery, Elm Springs, Meade County, South Dakota


submitted by Virginia Dorff

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