The following information was transcribed from Jeremiah Humbert's newspaper obituary:

Jeremiah J. Humbert, 95, this city's last Civil War veteran, died early today at his home in Mineral Point.

A member of the 35th Wisconsin Infantry, he said two and a half years of service during the war. He was wounded twice; not seriously.

Humbert was born in Cumberland County, Pa., and came to Iowa County with his parents when he was 14. A farmer in the Town of Waldwick, he retired at 52. He had been a resident of the city for the past 11 years.

He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Methodist Church.

Survivors include one son, George, of the Town of Waldwick; three half-sisters; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the home and 2 in the Methodist Church, the Rev. C.E. Burdon officiating. Burial will be in Waldwick Cemetery. The Woman's Relief Corps will attend in a body, and the American Legion will hold services at the grave.

(Humbert served in Company I of the 35th from Feb. 9, 1864, to March 9 of that year; then was transferred to Company G, where he served to March 15, 1866. He enlisted as a private and finished as a sergeant.)

Source: Mineral Point newspaper, March 9, 1938

Researched and submitted by Tom Mueller, PCC and Department GRO

Last Updated: 7 Nov 2022