Do you search local newspapers to find minor tidbits about an ancestor and find gold? That's what I found when searching the Warren county papers on NewspaperArchive for my second great grandfather, Washington Marion Crawford. Washington Marion Crawford was captured during the civil war and spent time in several prisons, including Andersonville. The 'gold' that …
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Another Andersonville
In a recent post, I wrote about how I had to use affidavits from Richmond Fisk Hammond's pension record to piece together his imprisonment in Andersonville. A reader of that post commented in wonder that any records of imprisonment were kept. Unfortunately, I have a second ancestor who was also in Andersonville. Various aspects of …
Andersonville
While going thru the military information I have compiled for Richmond F Hammond, I've found that his military records do not match up with the information in the pension file affidavits. One of those areas of 'disagreement' was his imprisonment at Andersonville. Richmond Hammond's military records indicate that he was missing in action since August …
Complicated Service
For the past several days I've been working on the narrative report for my ancestor, Richmond Fisk Hammond. What should have been a relatively simple clean-up of sentences and sources has become more complicated. Two blocks of text are proving particularly difficult. One of the blocks is about Richmond's filing of land papers in Ford …
Honoring the Veterans in My Family
Anyone who has lived in Emporia, Kansas realizes that Veteran's Day is a MAJOR holiday. Today, we take time to honor those who have served and who are serving. Thus, I would like to take a walk thru my family tree to honor my veteran ancestors. World War II Eugene Crawford Between 15 Feb 1945 …
Certificate of Disability
Pension File of Washington Marion Crawford Officer’s Certificate of Disability of SoldierInvalid Pension Pension Office - Circular No. 6 - Act of July 14, 1865 Army of the United StatesTo All whome It May Concern It is hereby Certified, that (1) Washington M Crawford late a Privateof Captain [Jame] Irvin Company H of the 2nd …
Miller Affidavit
The following affidavit by James H. Miller is part of the pension file for Washington Marion Crawford. State of IlCounty of Macon I James (H) Miller a resident of DecaturCounty of Macon State of Illinois latePrivate of Company H of the 2nd Regimentof N.y. Cavalry vols; on oath deposeand say that I was well acquainted …
Prisoner
General AffidavitState of IndianaCounty of Warren In the matter of the original invalid pension claim ofWashington M. CrawfordPersonally came before me, a Henry C. Johnson, Clerk WCC, in and foraforesaid County and State, Washington M. Crawford,West Lebanon, Ind.aged 41 years, well known to me to be a reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being …
Washington Crawford Affidavit
Affidavit from Washington Marion Crawford's Pension File State of Indiana Warren County SS Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Washington M Crawford who being by me first duly sworn says my age is 46 years. In the matter of my claim for pension No 170744 my occupation has always been that of a farmer. …
Mustered Out
Have you ever discovered an obituary in a location that you never imagined? While searching for an obituary on a collateral line, I stumbled across a brief obit in a 'Mustered Out' column in the National Tribune (Washington, D.C.) Since I had never encountered this type of obit before, I was curious to see if …