"Jayne, thank you for your advice, I will check it out. I do have Simon's military and pension records from the NARA, and I did get a lot of valuable information from them.
Just so you know, the pension record card you posted is not my Simon.…"
"Bob, I don't know which prison my ggrandfather, Simon Gavin, was sent to after his capture and Surgery. I do know the wounded from the Battle of Wyse Forks were separated from the non-wounded and not sent by train to a prison camp with them. He…"
"Bob, sounds like you really did well with your NARA search. One area I haven't had much success with yet is Confederate prison records. Do you have any suggestions on this area of research?
I did get some information from a book I purchased…"
"Hi Linda,
While researching GGrandfather's Civil War records, I intitally went to the National Archives (link to website below). I went for the minimal record search (cost $25.00) because I wasn't sure I had the right person yet. When I…"
A great way to find ancestors is in Naturalization Records. Passports, Oaths of Allegiance, Denizations and other Citizenship records are available for many countries
"Hello Robert, Thanks for the information on Rose and Joesph Gruszka fortunately I have both of those entrys in my log. Im hoping theres some other information so I can pin point their birth towns or villages and counties in poland or austria…"
Hello Robert, Thanks for the information on Rose and Joesph Gruszka fortunately I have both of those entrys in my log. Im hoping theres some other information so I can pin point their birth towns or villages and counties in poland or austria (depending on when you look). Thanks for the help anyway, and may you have a blessed week.