The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-04-11
TON, D. G., THURSDAY, APRIL Il, 1S89.-TWELVE
boys and five girls, II of them living. he has

boys and five girls, II of them living he has
had three pairs of twins. He has always voted
as he shot, and has taught his boys to follow
| the example of their father. He wants to
know who can take his old hat by beating this
record. The old soldiers in his neghborhood
think Uncle Sam should give him an extra
| pension, as he has an extra supply of children.
| Truman Griggs, Co. K, Sd Iowa, Madison,
| Lake Co., OAK, has raised five boys and four
| girls since the war, and they are as jolly set
| of children as any comrade ever saw. Comrade
| Griggs's wife is dead and he wants a house
keeper. He is AZ years old, has dark hair aud
| eyes, and is a good temperance man.
Elias s. Wilson, Co. G,25th NE, South Free
port, Me-, has had 10 children, four girls and
six bays since March A, 1863 Four boys and
two girls are still living.
Levi Damson Co. II, 10th Ohio Linton Mills,
o., left the army in 1864, after serving over
three years; was married in February, 1865,
and has had nine children, six girls aud three
| boys He thinks he has done his duty by the
country.
James II. Thompson, Co. I, 23d ILL.,, Osseo,
Wis., was married in 1868, and has been blessed
with II children all living but two, three boys
and six girls. He thinks this would be good
place for some comrade to look for wife, but
no one need apply who is not thorough Union
man and a friend of the veterans. He is draw
ing pension, but does not think it half as
large as he deserves.
Gustave Strickrott, Co. D, LIST Ohio H a.,
Greenfield, o., says his neighbour, Harrison
Knisely, Co. =, SD Ohio Buckskin Postoftice,
! o., has IA living children, the eldest being
nearly % years old and the youngest nine
months old-nine boys and five girls. He thinks
| Ohio is still in the lead, and win continue to
believe so until some comrade beats the above
record.
John Dean, Co. Fl, 4th Mich, Litchfeld,
| Mich, was married March 1, 1864, at Balti-
| yyl,il 10 an fr1rl IJa hoe
been blessed with 10 children, six boys and
| four girls, all living, strong and healthy. He
| has tried to do his duty since the war, as he
did while at the front. He enlisted April Is,
1861, and was discharged Feb 20, 1866, at San
| Antonio. Tex.
James w. Rogers, Co. L, 14th Kan. Cav, Cor
| ley, Ark, thinks he has done his duty and full
filled the Bible injunction, as he has family
of IA children, eight boys and six girls. Two
of his boys voted for Comrade Benjamin Harri-
son at the last election. He thinks his record
| a hard one to beat.
| A. F. T. Jensen, Co. A, 9th Wis, Dorchester,
Wis, has raised since the war family of Is
children, eight boys and five girls. The eldest
was born May Is, 1866. The youngest is a boy
and he is named after the President He has
Ii children living, and he thinks this is pretty
good evidence that he has done his duty to the
country.
! w. A. Power, Power Dak writes: "As a
| starter from our new State of North Dakota,
will give you the following baby business (:
George Vanhorn, Co. B, LIST n. j., enlisted
| March, 1864; discharged August, 1863 Married
| at New Ulm, Mimi, in April, 1867. and has a
family of seven girls and three boys"
Robert Young Co. H. 115th H., Illiopolis
| H., was married March /, 1885. and has had 10
sons and one daughter-1I children-all living
but two. His daughter is the oldest, and is
| married. His wife died about two years ago,
and he has been keeping house without female
help. His youngest son is four years of age.
| He was prisoner of war 525 days.
John Carmichael, Mount Carmel, Pa, has
raised IA sons and two daughters since the war,
in all 16 children; and he thinks this beats all
previous records. These children have all been
born since 1865, when he left the army He
thinks that should another war break out the
Carmichael family would be we'll represented
at the front by his IA sons.
L. W. Armstrong, Co. E, 10th H., Adjutant,
| Post No. 374, Department of Iowa, Randolph,
| Iowa, was married in the Spring of 1866, since
which time six boys and two girls have been
born. His eldest is over 81 years of age, while
the youngest is boy of seven months He says
there are other comrades in his neighborhood
| who can beat his record, and if they don't
respond shortly he viii for them.
Louis n. La Fontisee, Sergeant, Co. d, Goth
n. Y, Paradise, Fla, was married Aug. %, 1865,
and has been blessed with an even dozen of
C0lluren. Inc UE5b WIS UOTH July ., 1000, LHG
last, April Is, 1854-three boys and nine girls,
who were all living up to Aug. 20. 1883, when
he lost boy six years old, leaving II living,
all healthy, intelligent children of whom he is
very proud. He would be glad to hear of any
other comrade who has a better-flled culver.
L James r. Eaton, Co. IT, Sd Me-, aud Co. K
18th Me-, Redkey, Ind, was discharged from
the army June u, 1865. since which time he
has had eight children, five OF them living
four boys and one girl. This may not be as big
a family as some of the comrades have raised
but it is plenty big enough for him, as it makes
him hustle to keep the pot boiling. Since his
discharge he has travelled as sailor 672, 4S4
miles.
Freeman Britton, Co. A, 10th Ohio, Amboy
Mich, has raised family of seven children
since the war, five boys and two girls. Que oil
his sons is named after the Captain of his old
company, Charles f. Henderson. He would
like to see sketch of Gen. Manderson's early
life in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Mark T. Dudley, Staceyville, Me-, was married
March 4, 1866, and has had II children all
living but one. He also has three grand
children.
Stewart Burright, Co. G, 18th Iowa, Gordon
Neb., has raised five boys since the war. Two
of them are voters, and they, with their father
voted the Republican ticket last Fall. They
gave Congressman George w. E. Dorsey lift
at the November election, and if he does not
do all in his power to aid the veterans while in
Congress they viii give him another hoist when
he comes up for reelection.