Alexander Conover Counts, II

The Lima News, April 28, 1931

BLUE-CLAD ARMY RANKS REDUCED TO 19 AS TWO CIVIL WAR VETERANS DIE

  The ranks of Allen Co's blue clad army had two more vacant places Tuesday with the death of Alexander C. Counts, 83, of Spencerville, and Peter Barnhart, 88 . . .

  Counts died at his home in Spencerville at 4:20am Tuesday.  He served in Co.A 81st  regiment O.V.I., and was a member of the Mart Armstrong post G.A.R.

  He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Albert Done (sic Doan) of Spencerville and Mrs. J.B. Bible, of Lima; and a brother, H.A. Counts of Spencerville.  Burial will be in Spencerville cemetery.

[Note - the surviving widow referred to was his second wife, Hulda Miller. His first wife, Matilda Groves died in 1924.]

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