Samuel Gibbs Ives

Birth: Dec. 21, 1812 New York, USA Death: Aug. 7, 1894 Michigan, USA

Father of:

Horatio b.1839 Lucius b.1841 Frank b.1843 Louisa b.1845 Josaphine b.1848

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After Maria dies in 1871:

Groom's Name: Samuel G. Ives Groom's Age: 60 years Groom's Birth Date: 1813 Groom's Birthplace: New York State

Bride's Name: Mary Duncan Bride's Age: 44 years Bride's Birth Date: 1829 Bride's Birthplace: New York State

Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1873 Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Film Number: 2342456 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4207572 Image Number: 340 Reference Number: v 1 p 332 rn 1259 Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

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Parents:

 Orin Almond Ives (1791 - 1850)

 Mary Polly Gibbs Ives (1794 - 1867)

Spouses:

 Mariah Louisa Ives (1813 - 1871)

 Mary D. Watson Ives (1829 - 1908)

Children:

 Lucius H. Ives (1840 - 1928)*

 Frank E Ives (1842 - 1928)*

 Josephine A. Ives Watts (1848 - 1933)*

Siblings:

 Darius W Ives (____ - 1846)*

 Samuel G. Ives (1812 - 1894)

 Lucy Ann Ives Halladay (1817 - 1900)*

 Benoni Ingley Ives (1822 - 1912)*

 Cynthia Ives Standish (1825 - 1901)*

 William H. Ives (1832 - ____)*

 Simeon C. Ives (1835 - 1906)*

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Burial: Williamsville Cemetery Gregory Livingston County Michigan, USA

Created by: Randy Gladstone Record added: Sep 19, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42150680

http://www.ivescentral.com/genealogy/ICW%20v6_2.pdf Brothers Horatio and Lucius Ives of Michigan were n ot so lucky. They were sons of Samuel G. Ives, a prominent citizen of Livingston County, MI. Samuel

was an early and ardent republican.  Prior to the  war,  he served two terms as a Republican state represent ative.  By 1862, he was no longer in the state  legislature, but remained prominent in county polit ics.  He was appointed an enrolling officer for the county, responsible for recruiting soldiers for the

Union army.  He was particularly instrumental in r aising  the 26 th

Michigan Infantry Regiment, and his son, Lucius wa s commissioned a captain in the regiment.  The  26 th

Michigan was sent east, and served with the Army o f the Potomac.  For a few months during the 1864  Overland Campaign, Captain Lucius Ives commanded th e regiment.  Lucius’ older brother, Horatio, followed a differen t path.  In the summer of 1860, he moved to Mississ ippi,  where he found work as a railroad laborer.  Only si x months after his arrival, South Carolina seceded  from  the Union.  Mississippi followed a few weeks later.

 Fort Sumter was still three months away.  Only tw o  states had left the Union, and it was unclear how m any others would follow.  Yet only two days after  Mississippi seceded, Horatio Ives, son of a Yankee  Republican politician, enlisted as a private in the

9 th Mississippi Infantry.  He apparently shared his you nger brother’s leadership qualities.  In 1862 he wa s  promoted to sergeant, and by the summer of 1863 he  was a second lieutenant.  At the Battle of  Chickamauga that fall 2 nd

Lieutenant Horatio Ives fell mortally wounded.  He

died a few hours later in a  field hospital.