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SILCOTT, WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Indianola; was born in Adams county, Ohio, April 17, 1832; his father, Hiram S. Silcott, was a native of Pennsylvania; his mother’s maiden name was Mahafferty, born in Pennsylvania, whose father was a Revolutionary soldier; when six years old Mr. Silcott’s parents removed to Illinois, where he was raised; in 1854 he came to this county, locating near Indianola, and two years after to his present home, where he entered a farm of 120 acres, which he continued to improve until August 13, 1862, when at his country’s call, he enlisted in Co. C, Thirty-fourth Iowa Infantry, remaining with that regiment to the close of the war, and discharged at Davenport, August 15, 1865, participating in the following battles: Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Yazoo Pass, Agansas (Texas) Graham’s Farm, Fort Gaines, Ft. Morgan, Ft. Blakely, Vicksburg, and other battles and skirmishes in which the regiment was engaged; Mr. Silcott was married to Miss Mary Derrough, a native of Ohio, December 29, 1859; he is a man highly respected by his neighbors and has held various offices of trust in the township.