Mexican War
(1846-1848)
(1846-1848)
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Isaac DeGraff Toll of Petoskey, Michigan ~ Veteran of the Mexican War
Toll Park in Greenwood Cemetery has as its namesake, Isaac DeGraff Toll.
Toll Park in Greenwood Cemetery has as its namesake, Isaac DeGraff Toll.
1884 ~ The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive, with Illustrations of Scenery and Portraits and Biographical Sketches
Article Below: 1884 ~ Two Veterans of the Mexican War live in Charlevoix County...
Capt. Toulouse, and George Keyes.
Capt. Toulouse, and George Keyes.
13 May 1884 ~ The Northern Independent
1907 ~ Only 520 Mexican War Soldiers Still Alive
2 October 1907 ~ The Petoskey Record #1
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2 October 1907 ~ The Petoskey Record #2
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From the 1901 Charlevoix County Plat Map Patron's Directory page 43:
George Kyes of Boyne Valley Township:
"General Farming. Mr. Kyes was born in Shenandoah Valley, Va., April 19, 1819. Moved to Bradford County, Pa., when seven years old, where he lived five years. Came to Michigan and settled in Jackson County, and from there to Calhoun County where he lived twenty-one years, coming from there to Charlevoix County. Mr. Kyes went to California in 1850, where he remained four years. Served in Company I, 1st Michigan Volunteers, and served four years in the Mexican War of 1846. He was married to Armena Charter September 10, 1848. They have one child."
George Kyes of Boyne Valley Township:
"General Farming. Mr. Kyes was born in Shenandoah Valley, Va., April 19, 1819. Moved to Bradford County, Pa., when seven years old, where he lived five years. Came to Michigan and settled in Jackson County, and from there to Calhoun County where he lived twenty-one years, coming from there to Charlevoix County. Mr. Kyes went to California in 1850, where he remained four years. Served in Company I, 1st Michigan Volunteers, and served four years in the Mexican War of 1846. He was married to Armena Charter September 10, 1848. They have one child."
1910 ~ OLDEST Retired Officer of United States Army died.
Rucker commanded a squadron of cavalry in the Mexican war.
Rucker commanded a squadron of cavalry in the Mexican war.
13 January 1910 ~ Pellston Journal
Philip E. Peisch, a Remarkable Old Man and Veteran of TWO Wars
~ Mexican War & Civil War ~
(Mr Peisch baked the FIRST loaf of bread baked in a bakery in Petoskey MI.)
~ Mexican War & Civil War ~
(Mr Peisch baked the FIRST loaf of bread baked in a bakery in Petoskey MI.)
6 July 1910 ~ The Petoskey Record
6 July 1910 ~ The Petoskey Record (Article included the photo above)
12 October 1910 ~ The Petoskey Record
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4 January 1911 ~ The Petoskey Record
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1916 ~ NOT the Mexican War... BUT, the Mexican Border
2 October 1916 ~ Petoskey Evening News
