Individual Details

William Flood

(February 3, 1829 - February 16, 1898)

William Flood was born in Vermont and according to a Find A Grave entry he left Vermont for the West as soon as he could. He was in Iowa by age 18, a blacksmith and farmer. He was married twice, his 2nd wife was Delia Angell they had 8 children. William was in the Civil War Thirty-second Iowa Infantry.

Events

BirthFebruary 3, 1829Vermont, United States
MarriageOctober 10, 1853Delaware, Iowa, United States - Maria Dresser
Census1856Butler, Iowa, United States
MarriageJuly 30, 1856Butler, Iowa, United States - Delia Viola Angell
Census1860Butler, Iowa, United States
MilitaryAugust 16, 1862Civil War - Iowa, United States
MilitaryAugust 24, 1865Civil War - Iowa, United States
Census1870Butler, Iowa, United States
Civil1870Industry census, blacksmithing
Residence1880Butler, Iowa, United States
Civil1880Agriculture census
Census1885Butler, Iowa, United States
Civil1895Land 30 acres - Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1895Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
DeathFebruary 16, 1898Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa, United States
OccupationBlacksmith
BurialLowell Cemetery, Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States
OccupationFarmer

Families

SpouseDelia Viola Angell (1839 - 1916)
ChildBaby Flood (1856 - 1856)
ChildMatilda Elizabeth Flood (1858 - 1941)
ChildGeorge Edward Flood (1860 - 1936)
ChildAsa Flood (1862 - 1923)
ChildElizabeth Matilda Flood (1867 - 1903)
ChildClementina Flood (1869 - 1950)
ChildEunice Lela Flood (1872 - 1947)
ChildNettie S. Flood (1875 - 1933)
SpouseMaria Dresser (1833 - 1855)

Notes

Birth

Iowa death record on Feb 16 1898 William's age is 69 years and 13 days,

Census

William lives with Asa Lowe of Vermont, and family

Marriage

William Flood and Delia Angell marriage July 30, 1856 with Asa Lowe as a witness.

Census

William and Delia have 2 kids, William is a blacksmith.

Military

Enlisted Aug. 16, 1862, Mustered Sept. 11, 1862. Promoted Seventh Corporal Aug. 15, 186,4; Fifth Corporal June 1, 1865; Third Corporal Aug. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.

There was probably not another infantry command in the Union army that had been subjected to such an experience as that which befell those four companies of the Thirty-second Iowa Infantry

Census

Asa Lowe and family and the Hickle family are neighbors.

Civil

1870 industrial census, William was a blacksmith

Residence

William Stewart and family are neighbors

Civil

William Flood in 1880 had 95 acres of tilled land, 25 acres of meadow and 5 acres of woodland. The farm produced 200 lbs of butter, 100 eggs. Crops included 80 acres of Indian corn with 200 bushels, 4 acres of oats with 60 bushels, 7 acres of wheat with 80 bushels, 2 acres of apple trees

Census

Married daughter Matilda Flood and Richard Mockford live next door

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index 1758-1996. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2014, Index, no image.

2. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2007), 1856.

3. Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 database: FHL 001035397, Digital folder 004311189, image 00015 view at Family History Center; FamilySearch.org, , .

4. (1883) || Page 262 Other Official Matters.

5. United States Census 1860 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M653 313, Washington, D.C., FHL 803313 Digital folder 005166274, image 00233 (22 of 26).

6. (1883) || Page 398 Butler County in the War.

7. Iowa. Adjutant General's Office. Roster And Record of Iowa Soldiers In the War of the Rebellion, Together With Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866. Des Moines: E. H. English, state printer, 1908, Volume 5 page 57.

8. National Park Service, National Park Service, National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database (https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm : accessed )

9. (1883) || Page 517 History of Butler County.

10. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65, Federal Publishing Company, Madison, Wis. 1908, Vlume 4 page 169-171.

11. Iowa. Adjutant General's Office. Roster And Record of Iowa Soldiers In the War of the Rebellion, Together With Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866. Des Moines: E. H. English, state printer, 1908, Volume 5 page 57.

12. Iowa. Adjutant General's Office. List of Ex-soldiers, Sailors And Marines, Living In Iowa. Des Moines: G. E. Rorerts state printer, 1886, Page 396, list .

13. National Park Service, National Park Service, National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database (https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm : accessed )

14. (1883) || Page 517 History of Butler County.

15. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65, Federal Publishing Company, Madison, Wis. 1908, Vlume 4 page 169-171.

16. United States Census 1870 database, FamilySearch.org, accessed 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M593, Washington, D.C., FHL 000545878 Digital folder 004263525, image 00593 (32 of 34).

17. Ancestry.com. Selected US Federal Census Non-Population Schedules 1850-1880 Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA, 2010, 1870 Iowa Industry, Butler Fremont.

18. United States 1880 census database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T9. Washington, D.C., FHL 1254330 Digital folder 005160592, image 00012 (8 of 17).

19. FamilySearch.org. Iowa non-population census schedules 1850-1880, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T1156, 1880 Agriculture Schedule, Butler, image 24 of 116, alpha counties, page 7 Butler.

21. Plat Book of Butler County, Iowa. Union Publishing Co. 1895. Iowa Counties Historic Atlases, University of Iowa Libraries Map Collection, Plat of Butler Township page 17, image 15 of 37, square 28.

23. Iowa deaths and burials 1850-1990 database FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Indexing Project (Batch) Number B07474-7 System Origin Iowa-EASy FHL 1035396 Reference ID 56, viewable at Family History Center.

24. (1883) || Page 517 History of Butler County.

25. Ancestry.com. Selected US Federal Census Non-Population Schedules 1850-1880 Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA, 2010, 1870 Iowa Industry, Butler Fremont.

26. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

27. (1883) || Page 517 History of Butler County.

28. Plat Book of Butler County, Iowa. Union Publishing Co. 1895. Iowa Counties Historic Atlases, University of Iowa Libraries Map Collection, Plat of Butler Township page 17, image 15 of 37, square 28.

29. Iowa deaths and burials 1850-1990 database FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Indexing Project (Batch) Number B07474-7 System Origin Iowa-EASy FHL 1035396 Reference ID 56, viewable at Family History Center.

30. FamilySearch.org. Iowa non-population census schedules 1850-1880, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T1156, 1880 Agriculture Schedule, Butler, image 24 of 116, alpha counties, page 7 Butler.