Drew, Isaac Thomas
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 50, credited to Glover, VT Unit(s): 6th VT INF Service: enl 9/26/61, m/i 10/15/61, MSCN, Co. D, 6th VT INF, m/o 1/8/62 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 06/07/1837, Eaton, NH Death: 07/13/1912 Burial: Westlook Cemetery, Glover, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Harman Clark Findagrave Memorial #: 10165846 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 8/6/1884, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS 2nd Great Granduncle of Vicki Duckless Flanders, Keene, NH (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Westlook Cemetery, Glover, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Isaac & Rufus Drew
Isaac Thomas Drew was the fourth child of Isaac Drew and Abigail French. The Drews moved in 1820 from Eton, New Hampshire, to Glover, Vermont; the French family was from Keene, New Hampshire. Isaac was born June 7, 1837; he died July 13, 1912. He is buried in Westlook Cemetery in Glover. He and his brother, Rufus, served as musicians during the war.
Rufus Leonard Drew was the oldest son of Isaac Drew and Abigail French. Rufus was born in 1835 and married Laura Neil Morse; together they had three children. He was engaged in mining in California seven years, but returned to settle in Glover. He died at age 81 on March 18, 1917, and is buried in Westlook Cemetery in Glover. He and his brother, Isaac, both served as musicians during the war.
Sources: Family and service records held by the family. Contributed by Vicki Duckless Flanders, Isaac and Reufus' 2nd-great-grandniece.
Obituary
Glover
Isaac Drew died July 13 after an illness of several weeks. The deaths of Mr. Drew and Mr. Bean removed from our midst, two of our native townsmen and lifelong residents.
Source: Vermont Union-Journal (Lyndonville), July 24, 1912.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.