Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1916 — Nine Survivors of Company A Present at Annual Reunion. [ARTICLE]

Nine Survivors of Company A Present at Annual Reunion.

At the annual reunion of Co. X, 87th Indiana regiment, held at the home of Thomas Crockett Friday afternoon nine of the 14 known surviving members were present. These were: Thomas A. Crockett, born March 3, 1842, in Montgomery county, Ind. Whitsei Lewis, born February 29, 1836, in Henry county, Ind. Charles P. Wright, born April 21, 1847, in Rensselaer. George L. Morgan, born February 14, 1848, in Rensselaer. William M. Hoover, born August 27, 1844, in Ross county, Ohio. Shelby Grant, born October 7, 1843, in Jasper county. David H. Yeoman, born September 26, 1841, Jasper county. John Q. Alter, born December 24, 18 44, in Hancock county, Ind. John D. Timmons (of Otterbein), born January 10, 1840, in Jasper county.

Of the known surviving members who were not present there are C. C. Starr, Marsh Rhoades and John L. Nichols of Rensselaer; 'Morris Jones of Brook; Col. E. P. Hammond of Lafayette; Dr. C. E. Triplett of Morocco and J. M. McGinnis of Henry Grow, Company E, 23th Indiana, born in Gallion county,

Ohio, January 13, 1843; Atint Tersa Reed, Mrs. John Shields, Mrs. W. F. Powers, Mrs. Jane Morris, all of Rensselaer; A. F. /Perrygo and E. J. Perrigo and wife of near Donovan, 111., the latter a daughter of Mi. and Mrs. Crockett, were visitors. All had a grand, good time and . had their fill of ice cream and cake.