John David Beetem

A native of Kentucky, he was born in 1809. He served in the United States Mounted Ranger Battalion under Capt. Nathan Boone during the Black Hawk war. At the close of the Black Hawk War he went into Missouri, then to Van Buren co. Iowa, to Shellsburg, Wisconsin, to Dubuque co. Iowa and finally in 1854, to Allamakee county. There he purchased 600 acres in French Creek twp. and spent the remainder of his life. He died in September 3, 1869 and is buried in English Bench Cemetery.

Sources
~biography of his son, John T. Beetem in the Portrait and Biographical Album of Otoe & Cass Counties, Nebraska
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee & Woodmansee notes for English Bench cemetery

Platoon 'Platt' LaPoint

Mr. LaPoint served in the Black Hawk war, and previous to that had served sixteen years under the British. He died at South Lansing on September 29, 1889 and is buried in Wexford cemetery.

Source
~Chapter 21, Past & Present of Allamakee County

J. Russell

Dec 23, 1811-Nov 30, 1886. Illinois infantry, Black Hawk War. He is buried in the Postville cemetery

Source
~Postville Review, June 5, 1903
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee

George C. Shattuck

An early settler in Waukon, George C. Shattuck was engaged in the public defense of the Winnebago Indian war of 1827, and in the Black Hawk war of 1832. He appears as a private on the muster roll of Captain Cornelius De Longs Company, of Iowa Militia* commanded by Col. H. Dodge. Called into service of the US on the requisition of H. Atkinson dated May 24th, 1832. He served for 3 months.

[*refers to Iowa county, Michigan Territory; present-day is southwestern Wisconsin]

Sources
~biography of George C. Shattuck
~Wisconsin Muster Rolls from the Black Hawk War, 1832; Wisconsin Historical Society (on-line database)

Col. John A. Wakefield

He enlisted in the army raised for the Back Hawk war, and was later appointed surgeon because of his medical knowledge. He served throughout the war and was slightly wounded at the battle of Bad Axe. ....in 1854 he removed to Allamakee county, Iowa, building a home on the north part of section 2, Makee township, which he had entered from the government the year before, and which later became the Hugh Norton place. He also took land in section 9, later the Benedict Troendle place. He remained here three years, and in 1854 removed to Kansas

Source
~Chapter 20, Past & Present of Allamakee County

John C. Becker

October 26, 1818-September 1, 1895. Burial is in Gethsemane cemetery.

Source
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee

William F. Dunn

November 29, 1822-October 23, 1905. Burial is in Oakland Main cemetery, lot 526

Source
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee

Alonzo D. Frazier

May 14, 1820-Octboer 20, 1860. Burial is in Hardin cemetery.

Source
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee

Landelin Haas

A soldier of the Mexican War, he died June 3, 1895 on his homestead in French Creek twp.

Source
~Obituary of his wife Elizabeth

Joseph P. Jackson

He enlisted at Somerset, Perry county, Ohio, May 22, 1846, and at Cincinnati his company was organized into the Third Ohio Infantry, later going to New Orleans, thence to the mouth of the Rio Grande, then to Matamoros, Mexico, in 1847 in the month of February he was at Buena Vista where he remained until his time expired. In 1913, he died in Lansing, at the home of his son-in-law, H. F. Gaunitz. He is buried in Paint Rock Cemetery.

Sources
~Chapter 20, Past & Present of Allamakee County
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee

Daniel Liston

Burial is in Mt. Olivet cemetery

Source
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee

William C. Linton

Brother of Dr. John Linton and Thomas C. Linton. Lived in Linton twp. a few years before removing to Clayton co. and then to California, where he died in 1899.

Source
~Chapter 19, Past & Present of Allamakee County, 1913

Daniel K. Long

Served with Co K US 1 Inf Mexican War. Burial is in Mt. Olivet cemetery

Source
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee

Charles H. Maxwell

Iowa Pensions, Washington, Dec 6 - Mexican War Survivors, Increase: Chas. H. Maxwell, Lansing.

Source
~Cedar Rapids Gazette, December 6, 1894

John Thomas

1824-1907. Enlisted in the Mexican war as a drummer boy as he was too small to be taken as a regular. However, the war came to a close before the regiment arrived at the front. He came to Allamakee co. in the late 1840's and died in Linton twp.

Source
~Biography of his son George D.L. Thomas, 1913

Thomas B. Twiford

An early settler of Makee twp., Thos. B. Twiford served as a lieutenant in Captain Parker’s Company, Iowa Volunteers, in the Mexican War. He later went to Minnesota then Kansas, where he died.

Source
~Chapter 5, Past & Present of Allamakee County, 1913

John Ward

In 1846 he enlisted in Co. I., 2d U. S. artillery, serving in Gen. Wool's division during the Mexican War, participating in several battles, including the capture of the City of Mexico.

Source
~Biography of John Ward, 1882

Elias Hewitt Williams

July 23, 1819-Aug 20, 1891. Served in the Iowa infantry, Mexican War. He is buried in the Postville cemetery. There is a Veteran of the Mexican War marker next to his gravestone

Source
~Postville Review
~Allamakee co. Burial Grounds, by Dale Woodmansee