GRENVILLE MELLEN DODGE  Dodge

GRENVILLE MELLEN DODGE

Dodge, Grenville Mellen (1831-1916) — of Iowa. Born in Danvers, Essex County, Mass., April 12, 1831. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1872-74. Member, Loyal Legion. Chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, January 3, 1916. Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Father: Sylvanus Dodge
Born: 25 Nov 1801 Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 23 Dec 1871 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Mother: Julia Teresa Phillips
Born: 23 Jan 1802 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 11 Dec 1888 in Mapleton, Monona, Iowa
Spouse: Annie Brown
Born: 23 May 1832 in Peru, LaSalle, Illinois
Died: 4 Sep 1916 Edit
Marriage: 29 May 1854 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Lettie Dodge F 17 Jun 1855 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Ella Dodge F 12 Dec 1858 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Annie Dodge F 7 Mar 1866 in Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard

Submitted by Deborah Crowell