Descendants said Henry served in the Mexican War and was in the battleo f Serro Gordo. He must have liked the sound of that place so muchthat w hen his next child was was born she was named after it.
7/2/1850 Circleville, Pickaway Co, OH was where the census takerfound t he family, recording Henry Gundy, 33, cooper, with wife Mary,26, and f ive children, Matilda, 9, Caroline, 7, Melissa, 6, Sarah, 2,and John, 5 m onths.
6/17/1860 Green Twp, PO Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH. Having lost hiswif e and farmed out the children to friends and relatives to carefor, Hen ry, 41, lived alone with Joshua Lee, 46, for company. Bothmen were da y laborers without any property.
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Tombstone states Henry served in Company A of the 27th Ohio Infantry.
Army Service Pvt. enlisted 7/17/1861 (42 yrs) . Served under Capt.Theo dore Sawyer Co. A, 27th Regiment OVI. Discharged 12/31/1863 (45yrs) at P rospect, Tennesee.
Re-enlisted 1/1/1864 as Pvt. Served under Capt.Charles Chadwick Co.A, 2 7th Regiment OVI. Discharged 7/11/1865.
Mustered in Camp Chase, Ohio. Important battle: Seige of Savannah,Geor gia.
Occupation: Cooper(barrelmaker).
Do you have the answers for the following questions?
1. Were there first husbands for Matilda, Melissa, and Laura? Lauraw ould have been 48 years old when she married Goodman.
2. What were the first names of
Henry died only 4 months after being discharged from the Army. Washis d eath service related?
