Gideon
Jay
"Gid"
Wire
Born in Warren, Trumball County, Ohio USA
Ancestors 
Son of Michael Wire
and Nancy Ann (Kaufman) Wire
Brother of
Levi Wire [half], Benjamin Wire [half], Jacob Wire [half], Elijah Wire [half] and Eleanor Wire [half]
Husband of
Alma Althea (Southwick) Wire
— married
15 Nov 1868 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Ruth Mosette (Wire) Johnson, George Wire, Nora Wire, Mila (Wire) Elliot, Ina Wire, Iva Bird (Wire) Higgins, Alma Wire, Willard Densmore Wire, Vera Wire and Mildred (Wire) Fink
Died
at age 91
in Marshaltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jun 2015
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Biography
Gideon was born in Warren County, Ohio the only son of his father's second wife Nancy Kaufman. He was the youngest of 8 children and grew up on a farm in Wisconsin.
Gideon Wire served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 31 Dec 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A, 4th Wisconsin Infantry
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 31 Dec 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A, 4th Wisconsin Infantry
Gideon Wire served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1864
Mustered out: 28 May 1866
Side: USA
Regiment(s): A 4th Wisconsin Cavalry
Enlisted: 1864
Mustered out: 28 May 1866
Side: USA
Regiment(s): A 4th Wisconsin Cavalry
When the Civil War broke out, he signed up and served in Company A, 4th Wisconsin infantry from 1861 to 1863 and then Company A, 4th Wisconsin Calvary from 1864 to 1866.
After the war, he settled in Iowa, and was one of the founders of the town of Cambridge. He had a business, was a shoemaker, and built houses. He was very active in his church. He was living in the Iowa Old Soldiers Home in Marshalltown when he died; they were able to provide originals of many documents including his application for admission through to his death, list of possessions when he died, newspaper clippings, etc. These documents also include the original 1886 discharge from the Wisconsin cavalry.
Sources
See also:
- 1880 US Census, Union Township, Story County, Iowa, population schedule; NARA publication
- 1895 US Census, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, population schedule, NARA publication
- Volunteer Enlistment, Service Records & Military discharged to 1886; USA National Archives & Records Administration, Form 86 Military Service Records - Research Ticket; Service Ticket # G11 - 108322313E, Ordered by Sharon Syrette, 11/04/2011, 20 pages.
- May 28, 1866 Original document, Discharged from the Service of the United States
- research and documents in possession of Great grand-daughter Sharon Syrette
- Obituary newspaper clipping
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gideon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gideon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gideon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gideon:
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~6.25%
Michelle (Warren) Key
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A437404 [compare], Ancestry member nonya86
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