Biography of Simeon Guthrie, Vol. II, pages 605 / 606.  Presidents, 
Soldiers, Statesmen; H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, New York, Toledo, and 
Chicago, 1894.

Simeon Guthrie

Son of Phineas K., and Elizabeth (Davis) Gruthrie, the former of whom died 
in 1864, the latter in 1835, was born in Huron county, O., Sept. 29, 1826, 
and settled in DeKalb county, Ind., Dec. 31, 1850; he was married in Huron 
county, O., Dec.12, 1842, to Emily Ferrington who was born Jan. 17, 1827, in 
Chautauqua county, N.Y.  Her parents, Keller and Asenath (Southwick) 
Ferrington, are both dead; their children are Albert, Elisha F, Amey, 
Phineas K., Emma, Ephraim, Sherman W, and Lulu L.  The first named died in 
1858; Comrade Guthrie was a private in Co. A, 100th Ind. V. I., 1st Brig, 2d 
Div., 15th A.C., at the age of 38 years and at the time of enlistment Aug. 
14,1862 he was a farmer living near Sedan, Ind.   In Jan. 1863, he was 
confined in hospital at Keokuk La., five months; again in the fall of 1864 
at camp in Marietta three weeks, Chautauqua, Nashville, and Jeffersonville; 
in Jan. 1865, he was furloughed for 25 days at the expiration of which he 
rejoined his command; he was granted a honorable discharge May 28, 1865 at 
Madison Ind., and now receives a pension; His grandfather, Eben Guthrie, 
and the grandfather of his wife were soldiers in the War of 1812; Leroy L., 
and Ethan Guthrie, brothers, also served in the late war; the former in 
101st O.V. I., was wounded at Chickamauga by gunshot and died in 1888; the 
later was wounded at Honey Hill by gunshot in hip from which he died in 
1863; Comrade Guthrie is a charter member of Waterloo Post, 52, is an 
invalid and may be addressed at Sedan, Ind.

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