Isaac Toot Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the diary, war record, and muster-out roll of Civil War soldier Isaac Toot. Also included are a transcription of the diary, family chart for Martha Magdalene Toot, letters, and background history on Isaac Toot. The majority of this collection is from 1862-1865. The background history was obtained August 2012.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1865
- Creation: 2012
Creator
- Toot, Isaac, 1838-1880 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Isaac Toot was born June 25, 1838 in Jefferson County, Ohio. At the age of 23, he enlisted as a Private into the E Company of the 52nd Ohio Infantry on August 11, 1862. Toot mustered out of the 52nd Infantry on June 12, 1865 in Columbus, Ohio. Toot moved to Platte County, Missouri after his Civil War service and became a farmer. He married Martha Evaline Norris on September 19, 1867 in Platte County. They had three children and the family lived in the area around Weston, Missouri. Isaac Toot died at the age of 42 on October 10, 1880 in Camden Point, Missouri.
Full Extent
.02 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Isaac Toot Papers
- Subtitle
- A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
- Author
- Nicole Pye
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository