William Mckendry Houver

   General Notes:

In the 1860 census the surname was McHouver but in the 1870 census and after they went by the name of Houver. In one source it was shown as Hoover. His middle name "Mckendry" may have been his Mothers maiden name. William was a cabinet maker.
In 1860 they had a 21 year old girl living with them by the name of Lydia Sellers from Ohio, don't know if she is related or not, but shows she attended school in the last year.
1860 census age shows 25. 1870 census age shows 40.
William enlisted in the 18th Iowa Infantry Regiment, Union Army, on June 13, 1863. He mustered in and out(July 20, 1865) as a private.
18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
Organized at Clinton and mustered in August 6, 1862. Moved to Sedalia, Mo., August 11. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1863. District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, to January, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.-Moved to Springfield, Mo., arriving September 13, 1862. Operations in Southwest Missouri September to November, 1862. Duty at Springfield, Mo., November 14, 1862, to September 22, 1863. Defence of Springfield January 7-8, 1863. Affair at Quincy September 4, 1863 (Detachment). Expedition from Springfield into Arkansas and Indian Territory September 7-19. Near Enterprise September 15. Operations against Shelby September 22-October 31. Arriving at Fort Smith October 31. Action at Cross Timbers October 15-16 (Cos. "D" and "F"). Garrison duty at Fort Smith, Ark., till March, 1864. Steele's Campaign against Camden March 22-May 15. Prairie D'Ann April 9-12. Moscow April 13. Poison Springs April 18. Jenkins' Ferry , Saline River, April 30. Garrison duty at Fort Smith till July, 1865. (4 Cos. at Van Buren February 26 to July 6, 1865.) Ordered to Little Rock and mustered out July 20, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 33 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 131 Enlisted men by disease. Total 167.
Regimental History - Battles Fought
Battle at Jollification, Missouri on 04 October 1862
Battle at Huntsville, Alabama on 26 October 1862
Battle on 02 November 1862
Battle at Springfield, Missouri on 08 January 1863
Battle on 02 June 1863
Battle at Quincy, Missouri on 08 September 1863
Battle at Clarksville, Arkansas on 16 December 1863
Battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 20 December 1863
Battle at Magazine Mountain, Arkansas on 20 December 1863
Battle at Boonville, Arkansas on 28 March 1864
Battle at Saline, Missouri on 01 April 1864
Battle at Moscow, Arkansas on 13 April 1864
Battle at Moscow, Arkansas on 14 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 16 April 1864
Battle at Poison Spring, Arkansas on 18 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 21 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 26 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 28 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 06 May 1864
Battle at Van Buren, Arkansas on 07 May 1864
Battle at Lewisburg, Arkansas on 08 May 1864
Battle at Dardanelle, Arkansas on 11 May 1864
Battle on 27 May 1864
Battle at Big Oak Creek, Arkansas on 27 May 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 22 June 1864
Battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 22 October 1864
Battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 01 November 1864
Battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 05 January 1865
Battle on 27 March 1865

In the 1860 census, it shows a George W Houver living in Eddyville, Columbia Township, Walpello County, not far from Chillicothe. It shows:
Pg. 673 July 12, 1860 Eddyville, Columbia Twp. Eddyville P.O.
# 592
Houver, George W. 35 Carder b. OH
Catharine 42 b. OH
Woltz, Samantha 17 Teaches Com. Sch. b. OH
Woltz, John S. 16 Factory Hand b. OH

   Marriage Information:

William married Elizabeth Walker on 9 Sep 1855 in Wapello County, Iowa ⁷. (Elizabeth Walker was born in Dec 1838 in Ohio, died on 18 Feb 1911 and was buried in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Chillicothe, Wapello County, Iowa.)

   Marriage Notes:

They were married in Wapello County, his name McHouver and hers as Walker. Also in the same marriage book there is a listing of a Houver, Catherine to Rounts Samuel 14 July 1861, Pg. 281. Also Hoovers.