I have a case where one of my family (Confederate) from Georgia was captured in the Civil War, taken to Fort Columbus (NY City area), took the oath of allegiance, and was released in Sept 1863. He never came home. His four children were scattered between the paternal grandparents and the mother. However a man with his name shows up in Northern New Jersey within months of his 1863 release . He married and remained in Morris Co. NJ until his death in 1926. So its reasonable to suspect that these are the same guy. The surname here (Lail) was exceedingly rare at that point in time and the given name (James) had never been used before in the family, This James appeared in 5 New Jersey census records from 1870-1920. In all cases he lists his birthplace as Georgia. In all cases but one he lists his fathers birthplace as Georgia as well. The exception being 1920 when he gave it as North Carolina. And finally In all cases but one he gives a birth year ca. 1846-7. The exception being 1880 when he gave 1836-7 for his birth. The James missing from my family was born 1834-7 in Tennessee but was raised in Georgia. The family moved there ca. 1842. His father was born in NC. So do I have enough proof ? Thanks.