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The Trueblood Family In America
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Notes taken from "The Trueblood Family in America" by Bula Trueblood Watson, copyright 1964.

"...He grew up on the farm at Oakey Woods. in 1854, he moved to Salem with his family and continued to help Joshua mixing and labeling medicines. He later started setting type for the Washington County Democrat, the name having been changed when John I. Morrison bought the Washington Republican, 1847, both of them weekly papers. Alva's experiences as part owner of the Salem Times, about 1860, have been recounted in the introduction to this chapter. The editorial battles were too tame for him when Governor Morton asked his Hoosiers to contribute 6,000 volunteers to help make up the 75,000-strong army Lincoln needed. In response, the first company was formed in less than a week for Salem and Washington County. A. C. Trueblood with S. D. Sales, H. N. Atkinson and others were active in raising these men. On May 10, 1861, the company left for Indinapolis. Alva C. Trueblood was with them in the 13th Indiana Infantry. He was promoted to second lieutenant, then first lieutenant, and later to the rank of captain. He fought in thirty-six battles.
Alva Curtis Trueblood was named for Dr. Alva Curtis of Ohio, a learned and noted physician of his day and publisher of medical books and papers.
After the war, Alva came back to Salem and married on 12-29-1864, Harriet Allen... Alva and Harriet had their home on Water Street, just north of his father, who had bought the lot east of the high school building and built three houses which extended east half-way to North Main Street.....Alva Curtis and Harriet Trueblood moved to Atchinson, Kansas, with their family, about 1879.

E. Hicks Trueblood continues his "Reminiscence":
Alva Curtis Trueblood was a prominent citizen of Salem, who was honored four consecutive times as township trustee before he volunteered under the captaincy of Col. Sayles to go to the defense of his country. He published with E. Huston as partner one of the most interesting and spicy sheets that, up to that date, had ever come from a press in Washington County. . . .These years were growing more and more turbulent with the element of human slavery in the balance, and no editor, but one with a clear head, could speak out so as not to anger someone, because of the very different views in those stirring times before the war.

'The Centennial History of Washington Co.' notes that:
A. C. Trueblood. . . and others were active in raising 6000 volunteers. . .after the fall of Fort Sumter. These men trained at Indianapolis and were mustered into Co. G., 13 Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. They joined Gen. McClellan's forces near Rich Mountain, Virginia, July 10, 1861. The next day they engaged in the battle of Rich Mountain. . .Later they joined the Army of the Potomac (June 1).

Obituary of A. C. Trueblood:
Death of Capt. Alva C. Trueblood, son of Dr. Joshua Trueblood, born on farm now owned by Anderson Morris. Married Hattie Allen in 1864 by Rev. I. J. St. John. Albert, Paul, Victor, and Nellie who with the mother survive. They left for Salem in 1879 for Atchison, Kansas. E. Tyson Trueblood of St. Louis and Mrs. R. R. Brown of Westfield, Indiana, are the surviving brother and sister. (1904)"
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The Trueblood Family In America
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dbeeler/Trueblood.html

Notes taken from
"The Trueblood Family in America
" by Bula Trueblood Watson
, copyright 1964.

"...Educated in Atchinson and taught for many years in the Ingalls schools. She passed away after retirement from teaching in 1958. Unmarried." pg 126