I have a missing person who disappeared during the Civil War. I've been searching for years and can only assume he was in the war. I do know he was born in 1832 in PA, was in Cincinnati, OH in 1850 at age 18 and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1858 Feb John AMONS and Mary Inez SMITH were married, also in Cincinnati, and they had two children when he vanished. All adulthood appears to be in Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio. Any help or leads is MOST welcome. Thanks! Donna

Donna I searched those names in the military data that I have access to (Civilwardata.com and SSS), and did not find him though it doesn't mean he didn't serve not everyone is on a roster. There may have been something that happened to that family between 1860 and 1880. I found a John Amons in Cincinnati with the right age for the son and with the parents birth locations matching. He was at the home of an elderly lady where he was listed as grandson. The lady's surname is troublesome. It is difficult to decipher but doesn't look like Smith.... Census 1860 Cincinnati John J Amons age 27 b. Penn Mary J Amons age 25 b.Ohio John J Amons Jr age 5 b. Ohio Census 1880 Cincinnati Elsie Stevan age 69 b. Conn (Doesn't look like Smith...) John Amons age 25 grandson b.Ohio, father.b Penn, mother.b.Ohio There was also in 1900 a fellow named John Amons who did not know where his father was born and whose wife's name was Carrie. Might be the same fellow. At least there are some leads.... Mike Donna St. Felix wrote: > I have a missing person who disappeared during the Civil War. I've been > searching for years and can only assume he was in the war. > > I do know he was born in 1832 in PA, was in Cincinnati, OH in 1850 at age 18 > and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1858 Feb John AMONS and Mary Inez SMITH > were married, also in Cincinnati, and they had two children when he > vanished. All adulthood appears to be in Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio. > Any help or leads is MOST welcome. Thanks! Donna