In thinking about the (17) that is at the bottom of one of his muster sheets (or cards), I just cannot see how that could be his age. We have received his pension records and know that this is the correct person, because of family information. We have always had his birth date as 1844. This just has to be correct as we know his mother Matilda Snider (apparently a widow), married a Ruberson in Indiana in 1848. And, he had one son born in 1847 that G. W. always said was his younger brother. Someone thought that Joe Ruberson enlisted at the same time that G. W. did. But, I really don't think that is possible. We have received some family information about his later life and no mention is made of Civil War service. Plus he had a club foot, and doubt that they would have taken him. Nadine