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Surnames: DOAN-MELTON-BROWN-HUSTON-FAULKNER
ALFRED DOAN (deceased)
He was born 16 Aug 1831 in Orange County, Indiana, the
son of Mahlon Doan. He married Miss Rachel Melton 19 Aug 1853. She was born
in Warren County IN, the daughter of
John and Phebe (Huston) Melton, and they had three
children: Sarah Luella, b. 1 Sep 1856, the deceased
daughter of Zimri Brown of Salem Twp. and they had
two children, Michael Devillo Melton, and Frank Ebert
Melton; Sarah Jane who is an adopted daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Faulkner of Salem, IA; and Mahlon Harlan who was born 15 Jan
1860 and married Mary Ellen
Stevenson who was born in Henry County. They had one
child, Myron Alfred; Perry Albert b. 29 Apr 1872.
Boths sons reside with their mother.
Alfred Doan was in the 25th IA Volunteer Infantry, and
enlisted in 1862, serving three years. he was in the battles of Arkansas
Post, the siege of Vicksburg,
and the Chattanooga Campaign, Resaca, Dallas,
Kennesaw Mtn. and battles around Atlanta, Lovejoy
Station, Ships Gap, and Bentonville. He was with
Sherman on his march through Georgia and the
Carolinas to Richmond and Washington. Mr. Doan was
promoted to Sgt. on 10 Feb 1863. The Regiment
mustered out at Washington D.C.
He returned home and engaged in farming until his
death on 19 Oct 1880, at 51 years of age. He never
had his usual health after he came out of the army,
and died from the effects of exposures endured in
the service.
He was a member of the IOOF at Salem and was a
Republican. His widow still resides on the old farm.
He was a man in advance of his times. His farm of
90 acres was one of the best improved in the county.
Portrait and Biographical Album
Henry County, Iowa
Chicago:
Acme Publishing Company, 1888
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