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Spoon, James Alonzo

Personal Information
Last Name Spoon
First Name James
Middle Name Alonzo
Maiden Name
Death Date 10/23/1927
Birth Date 7/4/1841
Obituary Source Mooresville Times
Source Information Morgan Co. Civil War Veterans/Cemetery index
Cemetery Mooresville Cemetery
Family Information
Spouse Nancy E. Ward on May 24, 1866
Survived By Widow; 3 children, Otto Spoon, Mrs. Lula Middaw, and Mrs. Mayme Greeson; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; a number of nieces and nephews.
Other Age 86 years, 3 months, and 19 days. Born in Mooresville, Indiana; son of Peter and Elizabeth Spoon. "On the 6th of October, 1923, Mr. Spoon had the misfortune to fall from a tree in his yard and break his hip. Since then he has been a helpless invalid. Last of a family of 14 children; for many years, he was the oldest resident of Mooresville to have been born and raised here." Civil War veteran, Co. D, 70th Ind. Reg. under Col. Benjamin H. Harrison, for 4 years. Loved to recount his experiences and to meet old comrades.
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