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Submitted: 4/16/12 • Approved: 10/18/20 • Last Updated: 10/21/20 • R678009-G0-S3
Mexican War
Civil War Union
May 6, 1826* - February 5, 1906
*Obituary (as written)
Gentry Journal-Advance
Friday, February 9, 1906
JANUARY, Isaac - Isaac January died at his home two miles west of Gentry Monday night after an illness of about two months. He has resided on the farm where he died since 1849 and so far as we know is the last Mexican war veteran in this part of the county. He was loved and respected by all who knew him. Mr. January was a member of the Masonic fraternity and his funeral was conducted under the direction of the Lodge. The following sketch taken from the History of Arkansas, published in 1889, may be of interest: Isaac January, a prosperous farmer and stock raiser of Benton County, Ark., was born in Warren County, Tenn. June 6, 1827 but grew to manhood in Franklin and Lincoln Counties, where he followed the occupation of farming. In 1847 he enlisted in the Mexican War and served until the close of that conflict. He then returned home and in the fall of 1847 removed to Benton County, Ark. where he settled on unimproved land and began making him a home. In March 1851 he was married to Miss Elizabeth C. Hastings, who was born in Bedford County, Tenn. September 15, 1834, a daughter of Henry C. and Mary D. (Word) Hastings. By industry and good management Mr. and Mrs. January have become the owners of 341 acres of land and are worthy citizens of the county. During the early part of the late war Mr. January was captain of a company of home guards but in the fall of 1862, when Arkansas was invaded, he disbanded his company and enlisted in the regular army, but never operated east of the Mississippi River. He was in a number of engagements but was never wounded. He was captured several times but was always released after a short time. His parents were Joseph Clark and Martha (Mash) January. They were born born in Tennessee, the former in 1801 and the latter in 1812. Mr. January was a son of Isaac January and Mrs. January was the daughter of John Mash, a Methodist clergyman. Both parents were members of the Methodist Church. Henry C. and Mary D. (Word) Hastings were born in Tennessee in 1793 and 1800, respectively. The former was a farmer and carpenter by trade and was a colonel in the War of 1812.
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