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[Keiri]

I sure can try. Tell me what you know: DOB, DOD, or location where he was born or lived, spouse name, kid names, parent names, sibling names... anything you can think of, every little bit gives me a toe hold.

Keiri what amazing kindness! Thank you!

I base almost all my Civil War reading on where my ancestors and cousins fought, it's just so cool to read a book knowing your family was part of it somehow..

BUT the one ancestor (my gr gr gramps) I am COMPLETELY unable to find info on is was a Union army blacksmith...

...it's just unfair that wagoneers and ferriers have army records and even pension files yet I have found zero records of my ancestor, Benjamin EH Mock (also spelled Mauk) of Kentucky.

He served in a Union regiment but I find nothing on him.

Can you help solve a 30 year searching mystery?

Thank you, Clay
[email protected]
York Maine

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Keiri what amazing kindness! Thank you!

I'll add my kudos - you are indeed very kind for such an offer, kindness seeming to be on the wane these days. Thank you.

Keiri,

Thank you for this amazing offer for a service that is frequently requested.
Keiri, you have a very kind and generous heart.

A round of applause for you!

What they said !

 

[Keiri]

Thanks guys As for Mauk, his brother George served in Co A 37th KY Inf. It's possible he was the blacksmith or blacksmith/farrier for his brother's regiment, as the 37th recruited heavily from Barren County. However, not even his obituary says anything about his service. I'm wondering if perhaps he took advantage of Kentucky's neutrality and didn't sign up, instead stayed home to keep the family afloat? I have requested a photo of his gravestone, which I added a memorial for in the cemetery, and hopefully it will be informative. There was no request listed for a veteran gravestone though that I saw, and those requests go through 1903, so it's... interesting. My own family keeps having roadblocks like this too. If only the whole 1890 veteran's census existed... *sigh*

 

[sheldon]

Hi Keiri, I have joined this forum today and wondered if I could ask for your help.

I have found my 3 x greatgrandfather fought in the civil war.

I have found some details for him on Familysearch and Ancestry but have found today that on Fold3 is a Civil War Widows pension for him.
Ohio › Infantry › Regiment 57 › Company F › Sheldon, Manassa (WC97078)

• Veteran Surname: Sheldon
• Pensioner Surname: Sheldon

His name was Joseph W Sheldon and he sometimes went under this name or William.

Do you think you could do a quick look up for me and see if it indicates where he was born, who his parents were ( I know he married a Nancy Jane Hatfield) as I haven't up to now been able to find him on a census with his wife and children or where he died.

I have attached the 1890 census of union veterans and widows showing the details of Joseph and Nancy his widow and his pension index card.

Many thanks

 

[donna]

What a generous person you are. I have hit a stone wall on my great great grandmother from Ky. I just wondered in the newspapers you can research if there are any Ky. papers and in particular Frankfort, Ky. I am hoping an obituary might have been printed on her and her husband. If you can let me know I could e-mail names and dates for them. I do have his death certificate and really hope with an obituary I could find more on her. Thanks

 

[Keiri]

Sure to both of you. Can you give me names and dates Donna? just message me here, as the admins prefer that And sheldon, I'll get going on it!

 

[Keiri]

There's two huge files on Manassa. I'll download them and can you message me with your email. They are too big to put up here.

 

[sheldon]

There's two huge files on Manassa. I'll download them and can you message me with your email. They are too big to put up here.

Hi Keiri, thanks for your reply. I have sent you a message with my email address.

 

[Discipulus]

Hi there: I'm willing to do lookups for free.

Hi! Thank you for offering. Can you please do a Fold3 lookup of --

Name: William H . Needham
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Michigan
Regiment: 11th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (2nd organization)
Company: I
Rank In: Private

-- and another different --

Name William Needham
Beginning Rank Private
Military Final Rank Private
Military Side Union
State or Military Term Michigan
Military Unit 6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery
Military Company F

-- I am mainly looking for dates of birth and death, places of birth and death. I want to see if this is a gg-uncle. I of course am interested in the military service record too.

Thanks again.

 

[Keiri]

William H was born 1840 in Michigan and lived in Jackson and Saginaw Counties. The second one, William R, was born in England in 1837 and lived in Washtenaw county.

Either sound right?

 

[Discipulus]

William H was born 1840 in Michigan and lived in Jackson and Saginaw Counties. The second one, William R, was born in England in 1837 and lived in Washtenaw county. Either sound right?

Neither are my uncle, which I was hoping to know "yes or no." So you were a very big help, thank you. You are very kind.

 

[Discipulus]

Hi there: I'm willing to do lookups for free. I have access to Ancestry, Genealogybank, Fold3, Newspapers.com, and Newspaperarchive. I am also in the Madison, WI area and go to the Wisconsin Historical Archives from time to time. Please message @Keiri with your request, as usual, more detail is better than less. If anyone else wants to post their willingness to do lookups in their area or online, I suggest you add it to this post that way others can find out. Thanks to the admins for letting me do this!

Hi Keiri, can you look this one up on Fold3 for me? --

Name: Jesse Jones
Residence: Kansas
Enlistment Date: 2 Sep 1863
Rank at enlistment: Sergeant
State Served: Kansas
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Kansas 14th Cavalry Regiment on 05 Nov 1863.Promoted to Full Private on 01 Jan 1864.Mustered out on 25 Jun 1865.

-- Thanks!

 

[Discipulus]

Keiri,

Can you see if this is the same or different soldier as the one above? Thanks.

Name: Jesse Jones
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Kansas
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Kansas 13th Infantry Regiment on 20 Sep 1862.Mustered out on 19 Mar 1863 at Springfield, MO.

 

[Keiri]

Just the standard index card with no information other than name and units sorry. I'll see if I can find anything else. If you know anything else, location of birth, dob, spouse name, I might be able to turn up more.

 

[Discipulus]

Just the standard index card with no information other than name and units sorry. I'll see if I can find anything else. If you know anything else, location of birth, dob, spouse name, I might be able to turn up more.

Birth 1813 in Virginia, but lied about year on his enlistment papers.
Residence Doniphan County, KS. Various townships, including Troy, Iowa, and Highland
Spouse Pamela/Permilia/Pemilia

The only archive I am asking you check is Fold3. I have access to the others you list.

Thank you so, so much.

 

[Discipulus]

Just the standard index card with no information other than name and units sorry. I'll see if I can find anything else. If you know anything else, location of birth, dob, spouse name, I might be able to turn up more.

Keiri, I am 99% sure the two Jesse Jones are the same gentleman. I found the index card for his wife's widow application and both services are listed.

 

[DaveBrt]

Keiri,

Charles M (sometimes W) Williams
Enlisted 14 Miss, Co K at Corinth in 1861, age 25
Commissioned as Captain, AQM, "from Tennessee" in '64
As Captain, was in charge of railroad traffic arriving at Selma, Ala. on either of the two railroads.

I have all his Fold3.com info, but cannot locate him in the 1860 census in either Mississippi or Tennessee. Can you find him either before or after the war?

Thanks for you help,
Dave Bright

 

[UCVRelics]

Keir, You are fantastic. I'm afraid you are going to be overwhelmed!!! Seeing that you are North of the Mason Dixon and I'm South of it. I'll tell you what I'll do. I will match your generous offer and propose that you take the Northern records and I'll take the Southern records. As a disable Vet I have a lot of time on my hands and I also enjoy the research.

 

[Keiri]

Could you tell me his location of birth? any family like a wife name?

Keiri,

Charles M (sometimes W) Williams
Enlisted 14 Miss, Co K at Corinth in 1861, age 25
Commissioned as Captain, AQM, "from Tennessee" in '64
As Captain, was in charge of railroad traffic arriving at Selma, Ala. on either of the two railroads.

I have all his Fold3.com info, but cannot locate him in the 1860 census in either Mississippi or Tennessee. Can you find him either before or after the war?

Thanks for you help,
Dave Bright

 

[Keiri]

In addition, the index cards I found for both men in both services showed the date of filing next to the widow's name as being June 9, 1885. I think you can safely say they are the same man.

Keiri, I am 99% sure the two Jesse Jones are the same gentleman. I found the index card for his wife's widow application and both services are listed.