This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pickinguptwigs Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.florida.counties.hillsborough/1564.1.2.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The pension record that you mention is from the "Act of July 4th, 1836" that gave five years of half-pay to widows and children under 16 years of age, under certain conditions. This act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America. To read more about it, see: http://www.genealogy-quest.com/pensions/acts/4-July-1836.html The specific qualifying wars/military engagements are not mentioned at this link. I viewed the pension record and it mentions five years of payments to the child of Isham Munden dated July 28, 1841 - July 28, 1846 which were paid in full in the 4th quarter of 1860. From the record that I viewed, no other information can be gleaned from this record except that the "agency of payment" was Tallahassee, Florida. I assume from the record I viewed that Isham Munden is the father's name (the pension index image reads "Munden, Isham (child of)" and that he is deceased. The 1850 federal census record enumerates a Isham Munden, age 14, in the household of Allen & Elizabeth Munden. This Isham Munden is the approximate age to be the Isham A.Munden who later enlisted in the Civil War in Co. C., Florida Infantry (Confederate) as a private in August 1861 at age 23 (according to muster rolls). There is nothing concrete at this point to positively tie Isham Munden of the three records together, but it certainly bears more research considering the unusual name. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.