OBITUARY: Barton Clark Hutchins, 1845-1921, Mitchell County, Iowa



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[The Osage News, Osage, Iowa, April 28, 1921;
 Vol. XLVII, No. 17, P. 1, Col. 2 ]




                          Barton Clark Hutchins 
                      April 26, 1845 - April 24, 1921


                          OLD SOLDIER PASSED AWAY

B. C. Hutchins Came to Iowa in Early Day and Saw Much Service During Civil
War

Barton C. Hutchins was born in St. Lawrence county, N.Y. April 26, 1845.  He
came with his parents to Linn county, Iowa, in the year 1853.  They removed
to Mitchell county in 1855, and this has been his home ever since.  He
enlisted in the 27th Iowa Inf. and with them for three years of hard service
in the Civil war.

He was married to Miss Martha Logan Dec. 31, 1878.  As they were blessed with
no children of their own they adopted a son, William, who with Mrs. Hutchins,
survives his death.  It was given to Mr. Hutchins to be both a pioneer and a
soldier.  His family was one of the earliest settlers of Mitchell county and
his three years of service in the army in the day of peril for America
renders this community doubly indebted to him.  He was one of the few
remaining members of the G. A. R. in this city at the time of his death.

Few people realize the strenuous service the 27th Inf. saw.  They were sent
first into northern Minnesota to quell the Indians.  From there they went
to Vicksburg and fought under Sherman.  Their journeys through Arkansas and
their campaign in Louisiana and the finale in Mobile at the end of the war,
made them a record of 3,000 miles on foot and 10,000 by boat and rail.

Mr. Hutchins passed away Sunday afternoon at 1:30 and the following morning
at 10 o'clock a service was conducted at the home of Rev. L. C. Lemon, who
accompanied the family to Nashua, where the remains were interred in the
family lot.


     Transcription - Barbara Hutchins, 2005.  Contact: hutchgen@juno.com







ITEM 2 of 2:

[ The Mitchell County Press, Osage, Iowa, April 27, 1921; P. 1, Col. 3 ]





                          Barton Clark Hutchins

                     April 26, 1845 - April 24, 1921

Barton C. Hutchins was born in St. Lawrence county, N.Y., April 26, 1845.

He came with his parents to Linn county, Iowa, in the year 1853.  They
removed to Mitchell county in 1855 and this has been his home ever since.
He enlisted in the 27 Iowa Inf., and was with them for three years of hard
service in the Civil War.

He was married to Miss Martha Logan Dec. 31, 1878.  As they were blessed
with no children of their own, they adopted one son, William, who with Mrs.
Hutchins survive his death.  It was given to Mr. Hutchins to be both a
pioneer and a soldier.  His family was one of the earliest settlers in
Mitchell county and his three years of service in the army in the days
of peril for America renders the community doubly indebted to him.  He was
one of the few remaining members of the G. A. R. in this city at the time
of his death.



    Transcription - Barbara Hutchins, 2005.  Contact: hutchgen@juno.com