Dear Reader: Do you think you are related to the individuals listed in this post? Please drop me a note! I love hearing from cousins and others researching my family!
In honor of Memorial Day, here’s a quick run-down of my military ancestors:
My dad — US Army Reserves; Korean War, WWII (pictured left with his brother, Edmund, who served in the Navy)
Grandpa Wild — U.S. Army
Grandpa Corley — Iowa Infantry; Spanish-American War
Obediah Basham (my 4Ggrandfather) — Revolutionary War (I haven’t submitted a DAR application yet because I’m still collecting the necessary documentation, but others have)
I’m betting that I also had ancestors on one or both sides of the Civil War, but I haven’t collected/found proof of this yet.
Very nice. With the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War approaching, it is a great time to do that searching… as you say, there are likely several!
Enjoy the search. Thanks for sharing.
May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!
Bill
http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/
Author of “Back to the Homeplace”
and “13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories”