of O'Brien County, Iowa · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record
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Joseph Seidell 1835 – 1891
Joseph Seidell⚭ Lydia Seidell
childrenEllen Seidell · Sarah Seidell · Mary Seidell · Emma Seidell · Harvey Seidell
Source: Biographical data and army record of old soldiers of O'Brien County, Iowa
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What the record says
Born March 25, 1835 in Pennsylvania.
Married wife Lydia in 1853.
Enlisted Sept 6, 1861 at Fort Madison, Iowa, Co. F, 5th Iowa Cavalry.
Taken prisoner May 5, 1862 at Lockridge Mills, Tenn., escaped and returned June 10, 1862.
Discharged Sept 25, 1862 for disability.
Settled in county March 25, 1884, section 10, Center Township.
Died Nov 25, 1891, buried at Sheldon.
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