This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/746.1 Message Board Post: There are no Confederate service records or Alabama pension records for this name. As you are aware, this name can be spelled any number of ways. However, I found nothing useful under any of them. As recorded on the 1860 census, Lazenby is married with four small children. In his situation, it seems highly unlikely he would volunteer. He's also 36 years old. The draft law of April 1862 required men up to age 35 to enlist, but Lazenby would have been 38 or so by then. My study of Barbour County showed little evidence of men like this entering the army even after the top age limits were raised. There's also the possibility that he has some physical disability that disqualifies him. You might ask the ADAH in Montgomery to review the Calhoun County militia files. If any muster rolls exist for home guards or county reserves, his name might appear there. That's about the only possibility remaining. Usually an obituary of a Confederate veteran will mention military service. If this man was living in Alabama at the time, you could also check the 1907 census of Confederate veterans. It's important to know where he lived at the time. Good luck!
Alan, I recommended your services to another just recently and this msg confirms I did a good thing. One point you made to me in a msg was that you could discuss information, something no gov't office can accomplish and this email is prima facie evidence of your "walking the talk." This is a very good bit of reporting. Explanatory yet concise, offers another approach and best of all was straight to the point, a rather good piece of "cut to the chase" Good show Alan. Will pittsaj14@hotmail.com wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/746.1 Message Board Post: There are no Confederate service records or Alabama pension records for this name. As you are aware, this name can be spelled any number of ways. However, I found nothing useful under any of them. As recorded on the 1860 census, Lazenby is married with four small children. In his situation, it seems highly unlikely he would volunteer. He's also 36 years old. The draft law of April 1862 required men up to age 35 to enlist, but Lazenby would have been 38 or so by then. My study of Barbour County showed little evidence of men like this entering the army even after the top age limits were raised. There's also the possibility that he has some physical disability that disqualifies him. You might ask the ADAH in Montgomery to review the Calhoun County militia files. If any muster rolls exist for home guards or county reserves, his name might appear there. That's about the only possibility remaining. Usually an obituary of a Confederate veteran will mention military service. If this man was living in Alabama at the time, you could also check the 1907 census of Confederate veterans. It's important to know where he lived at the time. Good luck! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 "...may the rainbow always touch your shoulder" old Ani'-tyu'-wiya blessing --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax