Newton Ceaser Ridenour

b 14 Jul 1835, , Campbell, Tennessee
d 26 Jan 1898, Clarinda, , Iowa Henry Reitenauer >
bur Clarinda, , Iowa John Ridenour Anna Catherina Fuhrer >
Martin Ridenour b 1745 Peter Noe
| b 1778 Catherine 'Caty' Noe Hannah
Alexandor T. Ridenour  d 1838 b 1746  
|b 1805 | William Clark  
|d 1844 Sarah Clark b 1765  
|   Lucy Scurry  
Newton Ceaser Ridenour    
|Lizzie Todd Ford Smith    
|m 25 Mar 1866    
|Clarinda, Page, Iowa |    
Sara T. Lay  
 b 1810 |    
 d 1849    
   

Children

1 Eva R. Ridenour
2 Clyde C. Ridenour

Newton Ceaser Ridenour in Clarinda, Iowa

Notes

Newton enlisted in the Union Army in Clarinda Iowa where he assisted in organizing Co. F 23rd Iowa Infantry, was 1st Lieutenant and served throughout the Civil War. He had an enviable war record, coming out an Aide de Camp under Brevet General Glasgow.

Newton was receiving $3.00/month pension in Clarinda, Iowa because of 'injury to abdomen'. Date of original allowance was February 1880. Certificate number 164,978.

Widow received a pension of 17 dollars a month while living in Chicago in 1902.

16 November 1847 in Illinois birthdate according to Buddy Ridenour.

Newton C. Ridenour's pension case was so complicated it required two acts of Congress to resolve '[Private--No. 25.] AN ACT for the relief of N. C. Ridenour' approved 3 June 1884 and 'Private--No. 313.] An act for the relief of Newton C. Redenour', approved 2 March 1889.

Papers in his pension file refer to his middle name as Cannon. Maybe he picked this up in the Civil War.

Source: 'Anna O Sawyer notes', 1902, p 6. 'One-From-Two letter', 31 July 1992, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 2. 'List of Pensioners on the Roll', 1 Jan 1883, p 773. Newton C. Ridenour Civil War Pension Papers, US National Archives.


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