Help with ancestors

[LafayetteCountyDigger]

Can y'all help me with my ancestors, ones name was John c McArthur and the other one was Moses Vernon both where from Mississippi. I want to know more about their service in ww2 and I know it's not civil war but I have always wanted to know more about them

 

[lupaglupa]

Can y'all help me with my ancestors, ones name was John c McArthur and the other one was Moses Vernon both where from Mississippi. I want to know more about their service in ww2 and I know it's not civil war but I have always wanted to know more about them

We focus on Civil War records at this website. As much as we'd like to help everyone every time we simply can't. But I think you have seen how we do other searches when you've asked about Civil War era ancestors so you should be able to make a few searches yourself. Family Search is a free website for genealogy and it's very simple to enter information and get records back.

 

[DixieRifles]

Can y'all help me with my ancestors, ones name was John c McArthur and the other one was Moses Vernon both where from Mississippi. I want to know more about their service in ww2 and I know it's not civil war but I have always wanted to know more about them

Also, you will need a lot more information than just their names. You can get a good start by entering their names, birth dates, & hometown into Ancestry.

 

[LafayetteCountyDigger]

We focus on Civil War records at this website. As much as we'd like to help everyone every time we simply can't. But I think you have seen how we do other searches when you've asked about Civil War era ancestors so you should be able to make a few searches yourself. Family Search is a free website for genealogy and it's very simple to enter information and get records back.

I have used family search and it has them on there but nothing about service. The only place I found something is fold3 and I don't wanna spend the money for a premium subscription. Thanks for the reply

 

[UCVRelics]

The only place I found something is fold3 and I don't wanna spend the money for a premium subscription.

Its not that much money and has a LOT of info, so just pony up

 

[DixieRifles]

I see a lot of inquiries asking if there is a roster of soldiers in an infantry division in WW2. It isn't quite like a Civil War regimental roster.
The WW2 infantry division had 15,005 men in their organization. If you include those who rotated in and out over 1 or 2 years, you could be searching through 20,000 to 25,000 men.
Start with family letters and documents. Talk to everyone in your family---anyone he might have written while he was in the service; brother, sister, sheriff or Sunday School teacher.

 

[Gary Morgan]

I agree with you - if all you want to see is one or two records, then a subscription to Fold3 is just too expensive, and there tends to not be a lot on WW II vets anyway due to privacy concerns, since some of them are still living.

John C McArthur is just too common a name to look for. There was a registration card for a Moses Vernon, b. 1911, but I don't know if that's your guy or not.

The only other thing they had on his was this summary:

Timeline


Birth - 1911

Mississippi

1 Source·1 Index Record


1939 - 1945 World War II - Age: 32 years
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Army Serial Number
34345320

Branch
Army

Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life

Served For
United States of America

Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Conflict Period
World War II

1 Source·1 Index Record


Enlistment - 29 Jul 1942 - Age: 32 years

Cp Shelby Mississippi

Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

1 Source·1 Index Record
Other Facts
Source Information
0786

3.208

1 Source·1 Index Record
Occupation
General farmers

Race Or Ethnicity
White

Residence
Winston County, Mississippi

Marital Status
Single, with dependents

Level Of Education
4 years of high school

1 Source·1 Index Record
Full Name
Moses W Vernon

1 Source·1 Index Record

Sources

Owner: Fold3_Team Anyone can contribute
Created: 27 Nov 2008
Modified: 30 Oct 2013
View Count: 8 (Recent: 4)
Source information: Fold3, Moses W Vernon (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/87944098/moses-w-vernon : accessed 14 Jan 2022), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/87944098/moses-w-vernon

As a side note, there were also three Moses Vernons who fought in the Civil War, although none from Mississippi - they were from Georgia, Arkansas, and Missouri.

Check Fold3 around Memorial Day - they usually put some records available for free to mark the occasion.

Hope this helps. I recommend printing it out, in case it gets taken down for not being Civil War related (I did what I could on that score, but just didn't have enough information to go on....)

 

[LafayetteCountyDigger]

I agree with you - if all you want to see is one or two records, then a subscription to Fold3 is just too expensive, and there tends to not be a lot on WW II vets anyway due to privacy concerns, since some of them are still living.

John C McArthur is just too common a name to look for. There was a registration card for a Moses Vernon, b. 1911, but I don't know if that's your guy or not.

View attachment 428331

The only other thing they had on his was this summary:

Timeline


Birth - 1911

Mississippi

1 Source·1 Index Record


1939 - 1945 World War II - Age: 32 years
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Army Serial Number
34345320

Branch
Army

Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life

Served For
United States of America

Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Conflict Period
World War II

1 Source·1 Index Record


Enlistment - 29 Jul 1942 - Age: 32 years

Cp Shelby Mississippi

Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

1 Source·1 Index Record
Other Facts
Source Information
0786

3.208

1 Source·1 Index Record
Occupation
General farmers

Race Or Ethnicity
White

Residence
Winston County, Mississippi

Marital Status
Single, with dependents

Level Of Education
4 years of high school

1 Source·1 Index Record
Full Name
Moses W Vernon

1 Source·1 Index Record

Sources

View attachment 428332
Owner: Fold3_Team Anyone can contribute
Created: 27 Nov 2008
Modified: 30 Oct 2013
View Count: 8 (Recent: 4)
Source information: Fold3, Moses W Vernon (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/87944098/moses-w-vernon : accessed 14 Jan 2022), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/87944098/moses-w-vernon

As a side note, there were also three Moses Vernons who fought in the Civil War, although none from Mississippi - they were from Georgia, Arkansas, and Missouri.

Check Fold3 around Memorial Day - they usually put some records available for free to mark the occasion.

Hope this helps. I recommend printing it out, in case it gets taken down for not being Civil War related (I did what I could on that score, but just didn't have enough information to go on....)

That is my great grandfather thank you