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Descendants of Isaac Newton Gochenour

Generation No. 1

1. Isaac Newton¹ Gochenour was born August 04, 1840 in Luray, Page County, Virginia, and died April 27, 1906 in Burwell, Garfield County, Nebraska. He married Sarah L Russell July 15, 1873 in Pacific Junction, Mills County Iowa, daughter of Samuel Russell and Mary Little. She was born March 09, 1854 in Wayne Township, Monroe County, Iowa, and died November 10, 1928 in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska.

Notes for Isaac Newton Gochenour:
Joined Union Army September 7 1861 N G 1 Nebraska Cavalry Company Lived In Syracuse, Missouri (Morgan County). Died in Garfield, Nebraska while looking at land he received at a result of a patent from the government for Civil War Veterans.

Obituary, Plattsmouth Journal, May 3 1906 -

I. N. GOCHENOUR FOLLOWS HIS LOYAL COMMANDER, GENERAL THAYER, TO THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS

In response to the last sad roll call, Isaac N. Gochenour, one of the few remaining members of the Old First Nebraska, passed away Friday night at ten o'clock at Burwell Nebraska, to join the ranks of his departed comrades who are now numbered among the hosts of the happy hunting ground, under their brave and noble commander, John M. Thayer. No more will the bugle's reveille arouse him to the scenes of strife and action, for taps have blown, calling him to the sleep that knows no awakening.

In Page County Virginia, the deceased was born in about the year 1840, and lived there until 1858 when he immigrated to the western country, locating near Syracuse, Mo, participating in the many dissensions that preceded the outbreak of the Civil War. When the hostilities were commenced he was among the first to respond to the call for volunteers enlisting in the First Nebraska, on the 7th day of September, 1861. While in the service he was engaged in the great battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh, the latter better known to old soldiers as Pittsburgh Landing, and toward the latter part of the war the regiment was stationed at Plum Creek, Nebraska, to protect the settlers from the deprecations of the Indians, who had taken advantage of the withdrawal of the troops from the frontier.

After nearly 5 years of active service, he received his honorable discharge, when the regiment was mustered out at Omaha. Having become very much attached to the state with which he had fought during the rebellion, he located in Cass County near Rock Bluffs, and in a short time won the heart of Sarah Russell, with whom he was united in marriage. About a year ago he decided to take a homestead, under the new law that had gone into effect at that time, and therefore went to Burwell, Nebraska, near which place he located upon a section of land. On Wednesday, April 21, he proved up on his claim, and while waiting for the patent to be sent to him from Washington, he was taken with a severe pain in his back and began to grow worse rapidly. His wife and son Harry were hastily summoned from this city and departed for Burwell on the late train Tuesday night. After their arrival there they found that he would be unable to live throughout the week, and the other sons were sent word to come. They arrived there last night at half past six, in time to say the last sad good bye to their father, who died about ten o'clock last night.

A wife and five sons, namely Samuel, Walter, John, Harry and Claude, are left to mourn the loss of their father. The remains will arrive here this evening on No. 2 and will be conveyed to the home of the son, Samuel Gochenour, in this city. No arrangements have yet been made as to the funeral.

Sources - USGENWEB, Mills County Census 1885
Obituary, Plattsmouth Journal
Civil War Military Records

More About Isaac Newton Gochenour:
Burial: Bet. May 02 - 07, 1906, Horning Cemetery, Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Cause of Death: Possible Kidney failure

Notes for Sarah L Russell:
Sources - Death Certificate, State of Nebraska
Obituary, Plattsmouth Journal
Website, USGENWEB Mills County Census 1885

More About Sarah L Russell:
Burial: November 13, 1928, Horning Cemetery, Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis

More About Isaac Gochenour and Sarah Russell:
Marriage: July 15, 1873, Pacific Junction, Mills County Iowa

Children of Isaac Gochenour and Sarah Russell are:

+	2	i.	Samuel Newton² Gochenour, born November 17, 1874 in Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa; died 1964 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa.
+	3	ii.	John Alexander Gochenour, born June 18, 1877 in Bethlehem, Mills County, Iowa; died March 09, 1957 in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska.
	4	iii.	Walter Isaac Gochenour, born September 16, 1879 in Mills County, Iowa; died April 25, 1952 in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska. He married Rebecca Baldwin May 09, 1930 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska; born Abt. 1885 in Missouri; died 1938 in Cass County, Nebraska.

More About Walter Gochenour and Rebecca Baldwin:
Marriage: May 09, 1930, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska

+	5	iv.	William Harry Gochenour, born January 17, 1880 in Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa; died March 16, 1962 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska.
+	6	v.	Claude L Gochenour, born November 21, 1882 in Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa; died August 17, 1950 in Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska.
	7	vi.	James George Gochenour, born Abt. 1884; died Bet. 1884 - 1885.

More About James George Gochenour:
Medical Information: Died in infancy

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