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Corp Cassius Marcus Pulver
24 Jul 1844 – 1 Oct 1931
| Birth | 24 Jul 1844 |
| Death | 1 Oct 1931 |
| Cemetery | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Omaha , Douglas County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Ruthy on 11 Jul 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61163867 |
Bio
HERO OF CIVIL WAR DIES C. M. Pulver Got Congressional Medal for Rescue of Captain. C. M. Pulver, 87, civil war veteram and Nebraska pioneer, died Thursday night at his home, 2702 North Forty-fifth avenue. A native of New York, Mr. Pulver crossed the plains with ox cart and covered wagon, by way of Omaha, while in his teens, and went to California. In 1863 he joined the Eighth California regiment. For the rescue of his captain when the officer fell off a ship into the Bay of San Francisco, he was awarded the congressional medal for bravery. Mr. Pulver was married in 1869, and settled in Osceola, Neb. After the death of his wife in 1877 he went to Wisconsin. He was married again and returned to Osceola, where he lived for the next 35 years, until moving to Omaha in 1913. He was a life member of the Old Guard Post No. 7, Grand Army of the Republic, of Omaha. He belonged also to the Kountze Memorial church and to the Masonic fraternity. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. H. W. Wendland of Omaha and Mrs. Howard Allison, Minneapolis, Minn., and a son, Dr. J. E. Pulver, Omaha; two brothers, Oliver Pulver of Wakeeny, Kans., and David of Jennings, La., and six grandchildren. Funeral services are to be held from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Dr. O. D. Baltzly officiating. Pallbearers will be L. B. Pixley, J. N. DeFrance, A. F. Wendland, D. E. Porter, W. R. King and Richard Kitchen. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. A. D. Dunn, Dr. W. P. Wherry, Dr. W. R. Fouts, Dr. Adolph Sachs, Dr. E. C. Henry, Dr. W. P. Haney, Dr. J. A. Henske, Arthur Dunbar, Wymen Dressler, Charles Barothy, W. R. Burrell, H. E. Dickinson, J. S. Davidson, J. H. Berger, J. C. Dauble and Otto Wagner, Interment is to be made in the family lot at Forest Lawn cemetery. Published in The Omaha World Herald , (Omaha, Nebraska), on Saturday, October 2, 1931. FUNERAL FOR C. M. PULVER Funeral services for C. M. Pulver, 87, civil war veteran and Nebraska pioneer who died Thursday night, will be held at the home, 2702 North Forty-fifth avenue, at 2 p. m., Monday with Dr. O. D. Baltzly officiating. For the rescue of his captain when the officer fell off a ship into the Bay of San Francisco, during the war, he was awarded the congressional medal for bravery. Active pallbearers will be L. B. Pixley, J. N. DeFrance, A. F. Wendland, D. E. Porter, W. R. King and Richard Kitchen. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. A. D. Dunn, Dr. W. P. Wherry, Dr. W. R. Fouts, Dr. Adolph Sachs, Dr. E. C. Henry, Dr. W. P. Haney, Dr. J. A. Henske, Arthur Dunbar, Wymen Dressler, Charles Barothy, W. R. Burrell, H. E. Dickinson, J. S. Davidson, J. H. Berger, J. C. Dauble and Otto Wagner, Interment is to be made in the family lot at Forest Lawn cemetery. Published in the Omaha World Herald , (Omaha, Nebraska), on Saturday, October 3, 1931. NOTE: The mother of Cassius Marcus Pulver was Margaret Arine Warfield. According to some researchers, she is buried on a farm in Osceola, Polk Co., Nebraska.
Inscription
FATHER CPL. CO. D. 8 REG. OF INF. CALIF.
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Family
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Siblings
- Mary Josephine Pulver Seal 1843–1917
- Caroline N Pulver 1849–1874
- Emmett Wendall Pulver 1852–1902
- David Henry Pulver 1854–1932
- Oliver William Pulver 1859–1934
- Blanche Coriello Pulver Jarmin 1864–1906
Children
- Myrtle E. Pulver Allison 1870–1959 FaG
- Guinieford Pulver 1875–1877 FaG
- Margaret Jane "Janie" Pulver Wendland 1881–1957 FaG
- Dr John Earle Pulver 1884–1936 FaG
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