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Hiram C. Plumb, son
George Plumb and
Betsey
Claussen,
was born December 14, 1833 in Gouverneur, St Lawrence County, New
York
and died May 11, 1906 in Marion, Nebraska. He married
Ellen Mackey on October 8, 1860 in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence Co., New York (see
certificate).
Other events in the life of Hiram C. Plumb
(see
obituary)
Burial : 1922
Danbury, Nebraska cemetery
Military Service: Enlisted for service at Dexter, NY in
Company A of the
35th NY Volunteers Regiment. Injured at the battle of Antietam
near the cornfield and one of 43 wounded and 32 killed in his
regiment that day.
The battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in US military
history with 22,700 dead, wounded and missing. He carried ball in his leg until his death. Discharged June
5, 1863 at Elmer, NY. (see
affidavit of service)
Arrival : He lived as boy in Jefferson County, NY. He
moved to Portland, Wisconsin in 1850. He returned to New
York to marry Ellen Mackey and remained there until 1865 or
1866. They moved back to Portland, Wisconsin and
remained there till 1873. They then migrated in a covered wagon
to the Beaver Valley after reading of the area in the "Red
Willow Gazette" arriving in 1873. They traveled
with childhood friend from New York and Wisconsin, James Fisher.
Occupation : Farmer
Land:
Homesteaded land east of Danbury, Nebraska in 1874.
(see
land location and
homestead patent). In route to the land they were
to homestead, son Tom, discovered three wagons and equipment
from the Nelson Buck surveying party. The party of eight
surveyors were killed by Sioux Indians in the summer of 1869.
Ellen Macey, son of Thomas Mackey
(born in Ireland)
,was born February 6, 1842 in Ontario, Canada
and died
November 1, 1916 in Danbury, Nebraska.
Other events in the life of Ellen
Mackey
Burial :
Danbury,
Nebraska cemetary
Arrival : She came to Red Willow County with Hiram and four
children, Tom, Alice, Betsy and Mary. A friendly Indian
tribe settled in the large bend in the creek near their home.
Tom made friends with the Indian children.
Occupation : Housewife.
Children of Hiram
Plumb and Ellen Mackey:
 George Thomas (Tom) Plumb
was born 1861 in Wisconsin and died in 1933. Wrote the
history of Marion, NE and Red Willow County, NE.
(See
photograph)
Margaret Plumb
was born 1865 and died February 17,1876 in Danbury, Nebraska.
 Alice
Nash Plumb was born March 11, 1868 and died
November 21,1917.
 Mary B. Plumb
was born 1870 and died May 26, 1960 in Red Willow County. She married
John Ambler
on January 28,1891. (See
photographs)
Louis Plumb
was born in January 8, 1874 and died in January 29, 1876 in Danbury, Ne.
 Betsey J. Plumb
was born 1877 and died in 1971. She married Thomas J.
Dimmit. (See
photographs)
 Nell A. Plumb was born August 7, 1881 and
died February 1970 in McCook, Red Willow Count, Nebraska. She
married Ernest Centennial Galusha on October 8, 1900 in McCook, Nebraska.
(See
photographs)
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