John Truwe

Name: John Truwe Company: D
Birth Date: October 1830 Place: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland	Mustered In Date: September 3, 1864 Rank: Private Age: 33 Residence prior to military service: Florence Township (aka Young America Township), Carver County, Minnesota (1860) Vocation prior to military service: Farmer
Death Date: September 28, 1924 Place: Carver County, Minnesota Burial: Mau Memorial Cemetery, Norwood Young America, Carver County, Minnesota	Mustered Out Date: September 6, 1865 Rank: Private Age: 34 Residence following military service: Camden Township and Young America, Carver County, Minnesota Vocation following military service: Tailor, Farmer, General Store Operator

John Truwe Biography

John Truwe was born October 23, 1830 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. John Truwe married Elizabeth Emilie Morey, born December 25, 1830, in Switzerland. They became residents of Carver County in 1857.

John and Elizabeth had six children. The first four were born before John served in the 5th Minnesota. Louise was born about 1857 in Minnesota; John Henry was born November 22, 1859; August was born in August 1861; and Albert was born about 1863.

John enlisted in the 5th Minnesota on September 3, 1864, and was discharged with the regiment on September 6, 1865.

Following the war, John and Elizabeth had two more children: Emma, born about 1873, and Julius William, born January 19, 1876. John Truwe gave up active farm work in 1876 and opened a general store with Ackerman Brothers. On August 15, 1878, 18-year-old son John Henry died as a result of an accident.

The 1880 US Census lists John Truwe's occupation as a Merchant. He and Elizabeth lived in Young America, Carver County, Minnesota, with their four youngest children, age 4 through 19. August and Albert were both employed as store clerks. John Truwe retired in 1888.

Elizabeth Truwe died July 8, 1897, at age 66. She is buried in Mau Memorial Cemetery, Norwood Young America, Carver County. John died on September 28, 1924, at age 93 and is also buried in Mau Cemetery.

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