Three brothers, of our ancestor, fought in the Civil War. The records of all 3 were a treasure. One soldier died and his parent’s applied for parent’s pension. The records are full of info. that exists no where else! They shared so much about all of the family. The parent’s life together (where they lived) is covered in so many documents and the records follow the rest of their lives. Their children and spouses signed documents that showed where they lived also. It is great to see the signatures of our ancestors and their families! The other brother’s records were great with family info. also. A signature of their brother-in-law, my ancestor, gave us a better idea on where and when he died. Stories of their service, where and how one got injured, and letters home were shared in these records. We had other relatives in the US at the time-we are trying to figure who else may have served in the Civil War so we can order their records. Such quick, good, and easy service with Gorpher Records! I have shared with many others about the importance of these military records and how it is so easy to get them with the help of Gopher Records! Thank You So Much Gopher Records!
The military pension records for each of the brothers included from 100 plus to 200 plus pages. There was a marriage date and birth place we didn’t know. Proof of other birthdates and of relationships, family members, any other marriages were included. The poor mother Alzina always has her name spelled wrong in census/records but her name was spelled correctly and mentioned over 50 times in the records. Many of the times it was her signature. People have been merging her with wrong people or accepting the wrong spellings and just plain wrong written names for years. All 3 soldier’s records list marriage info. and children. Hard to pick just a few documents that have been so important to our family. This 2 page document was written and signed by my ancestor Amanda Carpenter about her younger brother (the soldier Albert Pangborn)for their parent’s military pension. She shared when her mother died, that she (Amanda) was present at Albert’s birth in Canada, and at his funeral a few weeks after he was sent home from his Civil War service very sick. Other documents tell more of this. She says she resides near her father Hiram Pangborn in 1891 at Skagit, WA. Much history of family and other soldiers and neighbors testimony about them and events too!
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