Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Laden, James H. 1930
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, January 14, 1930

In the death of James H. Laden, Civil war veteran, at his home, 715 West 
Lincoln avenue, Monday evening, Ionia lost a citizen who for 40 years had 
entrenched himself strongly in the hearts of the citizens through his loyalty 
to the G.AR. and the active part he took in helping to carry on and maintain 
that organization.  For years he was an outstanding figure as his tall, 
dignified figure, unbowed by age, marched up Main street on Decoration days 
with his comrades as he bore the colors at the head of the procession.

Mr. Laden was born in Sandusky, O., 86 years ago.  He served with Company B of 
the One Hundred and First Infantry of Ohio and, after serving in the war for 
three years, was discharged because of disability.  Just as long as he was 
able he attended the meetings of the G.A.R. and his determination was somewhat 
responsible for the fact that the William H. Borden post still maintains its 
charter.  He had been sick the past several months and had not been able to 
attend post meetings during the past year.  He was the last soldier of the 
Civil war to serve as a member of the Ionia county board of supervisors.

He is survived by his widow, with whom he was to observe their golden wedding 
anniversary days hence; two sons, Harry and Blaine, of Ionia, and a daughter, 
Mrs. Roy Crawford, of Lansing.

Funeral services will be conducted from the residence Thursday afternoon at 2 
o’clock and interment will be made in Highland Park mausoleum until spring, 
when the body will be placed in the family lot.

Subsequent Publication:  Thursday, January 16, 1930

Gov. Fred W. Green cancelled all other engagements Thursday in order that he 
might attend the funeral service of James H. Laden, the Civil war veteran and 
color bearer of William H. Borden post, who died Monday evening.

The services were conducted from the home, 715 West Lincoln avenue, Thursday 
afternoon by Rev. F. J. Fitch.  Only two of the veterans of the Civil war, A. 
L. Willard and Ira Wilson were able to be present for the funeral service of 
their comrade.  Flowers in abundance were the evidence of the love which the 
community held for this stately old man.

The bearers were selected from the junior military organization of the area, 
the American Legion, and consisted of William Storey, Ralph Donaldson, Chester 
Black, Harold Bunnell, D. O. Mellinger and R. B. Cook.

The interment took place in the Highland Park mausoleum and will be made in 
the family lot in the spring.

Among those here from out of town for the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. 
Roy Crawford of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fowler, of Hubbardston and Mrs. 
Florence Stone of Detroit.

Mr. Laden was one of the few Civil war veterans who served in both branches of 
the service, spending the first nine months of the war in the navy where he 
served on the….(illegible)…with the Upper Mississippi squadron and was under 
fire at Columbus, Kentucky.  He was discharged at the expiration of his time 
in this service February 13, 1862 and enlisted in Co. H., 101st Ohio Infantry, 
August 7 following.  Because of wound received at Stone river, Tennessee, he 
was discharged in April 1863 and in the fall re-entered the government employ, 
serving with Colonel Crane’s department of engineers in charge of iron workers 
in the railroad shops of Chattanooga and other points during the remainder of 
the war.  Mr. Laden took part in the procession of honor of President Lincoln 
in 1864 and was finally discharged September 27, 1866.

He returned to his home in Sandusky, Ohio in 1866,but in the spring of 1868 
took the southward tram again and for the next few years worked in machine and 
railroad shops in Nashville, Water Valley, Mississippi, Atlanta, and Augusta, 
until he came north to Michigan in 1879.  He came to Ionia from Lansing and 
went to work in the Arnold machine shop and foundry in South Ionia.



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