Doris - You can order his service record from the Florida Archives which may contain more information. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't, but if you don't mind spending the money it may hold a wonderful surprise. We had always wanted to know the correct spelling of our Florida Pioneer but all records found he had signed using only initials. A cousin sent for one of his son's service records and in it was an affidavit signed by our Pioneer with his full first name. Great. Leslie >Thanks so much!!!. All I have are his pension papers and this gives me so >much more. I have a description of him now. I have an old picture of him >taken around 1900 but it's not very good. > >If ever I can help you let me know. > >Thanks again. > >Doris Albritton Smith > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >
HOW CAN I GET OFF THIS MAILING LIST ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leslie Maddocks" <Maddocks@ix.netcom.com> To: <FLSUWANN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [FLSUWANN] Suwannee Co. List of Soldiers > Doris - > > You can order his service record from the Florida Archives which may contain > more information. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't, but if you don't > mind spending the money it may hold a wonderful surprise. We had always > wanted to know the correct spelling of our Florida Pioneer but all records > found he had signed using only initials. A cousin sent for one of his son's > service records and in it was an affidavit signed by our Pioneer with his > full first name. Great. > > Leslie > > >Thanks so much!!!. All I have are his pension papers and this gives me so > >much more. I have a description of him now. I have an old picture of him > >taken around 1900 but it's not very good. > > > >If ever I can help you let me know. > > > >Thanks again. > > > >Doris Albritton Smith > > > > > >============================== > >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >