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Werner Specht

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Werner Specht Veteran

Birth
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Death
26 Aug 1891 (aged 48)
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Sherrill, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.603856, Longitude: -90.7905295
Plot
A-46
Memorial ID
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Co E 5th IOWA CAV

Werner Specht
Residence:
Age at Enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 1 Oct 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Iowa 5th Cavalry [Consolidated] Regiment on 17 Oct 1864.Mustered out on 17 Aug 1865 at Nashville, TN.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Contributor: Linda Linn (46913843) •∼WERNER SPECHT, farmer and ferryman, Sec. 8; P.O. Sherrill's Mount; born April 19, 1843, in Peru Township; his parents came to Dubuque Co. in 1835, and soon after entered about 1,300 acres of land, and established Specht's Ferry; he holds a license as engineer of pilot, and acts in either capacity' he has been running on the river since 1852, at first on a flatboat, afterward on a horse-boat, and now on the steam ferry. He enlisted in 1864 in Co. E, 5th I.V.C., and served to the end of the war; participated in the battle of Nashville under Gen. Thomas, lasting four days, also battles of Pulaski, Tenn., Spring Hill, Ala., Selma, Ala., Columbus, Ga. and others; was mustered out ar Nashville, Tenn., and received an honorable discharge at Clinton, Iowa. He married Miss J. Albright Dec. 31, 1873; she was born in Peru Township; they have two children-Hiram and Hattie. Methodist; Republican.
"THE HISTORY OF DUBUQUE COUNTY"
http://members.tripod.com/~Doreen_3/DBIOU-Z.htm
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When Werner Specht was born on 19 April 1843, in Dubuque, Iowa, United States, his father, Johannes Specht, was 33 and his mother, Johanna Baker, was 29. He married Jacobena Wilhelmina Albrecht on 27 December 1872, in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Peru Township, Dubuque, Iowa, United States for about 25 years. He died on 27 August 1891, in Dubuque, Iowa, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Sherrill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sherrill, Dubuque, Iowa, United States.
Co E 5th IOWA CAV

Werner Specht
Residence:
Age at Enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 1 Oct 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Iowa 5th Cavalry [Consolidated] Regiment on 17 Oct 1864.Mustered out on 17 Aug 1865 at Nashville, TN.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Contributor: Linda Linn (46913843) •∼WERNER SPECHT, farmer and ferryman, Sec. 8; P.O. Sherrill's Mount; born April 19, 1843, in Peru Township; his parents came to Dubuque Co. in 1835, and soon after entered about 1,300 acres of land, and established Specht's Ferry; he holds a license as engineer of pilot, and acts in either capacity' he has been running on the river since 1852, at first on a flatboat, afterward on a horse-boat, and now on the steam ferry. He enlisted in 1864 in Co. E, 5th I.V.C., and served to the end of the war; participated in the battle of Nashville under Gen. Thomas, lasting four days, also battles of Pulaski, Tenn., Spring Hill, Ala., Selma, Ala., Columbus, Ga. and others; was mustered out ar Nashville, Tenn., and received an honorable discharge at Clinton, Iowa. He married Miss J. Albright Dec. 31, 1873; she was born in Peru Township; they have two children-Hiram and Hattie. Methodist; Republican.
"THE HISTORY OF DUBUQUE COUNTY"
http://members.tripod.com/~Doreen_3/DBIOU-Z.htm
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When Werner Specht was born on 19 April 1843, in Dubuque, Iowa, United States, his father, Johannes Specht, was 33 and his mother, Johanna Baker, was 29. He married Jacobena Wilhelmina Albrecht on 27 December 1872, in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Peru Township, Dubuque, Iowa, United States for about 25 years. He died on 27 August 1891, in Dubuque, Iowa, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Sherrill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sherrill, Dubuque, Iowa, United States.

Inscription

WERNER SPECHT
CO. E.
5TH IOWA CAV.
BORN APR. 15, 1843
DIED AUG. 27, 1891
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JACOBENA W. SPECHT
BORN FEB. 15, 1850
DIED JULY 8, 1921



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  • Created by: Jim Childers
  • Added: Oct 28, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79473398/werner-specht: accessed ), memorial page for Werner Specht (15 Apr 1843–26 Aug 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79473398, citing Sherrill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sherrill, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Jim Childers (contributor 47455615).