This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOOTH / BOOTHE / MOORE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4c.2ADE/2176 Message Board Post: Hi folks, I'm looking for a James J. Booth who served in the Civil War, probably on the Union side as this pension card exists (Federal card, not state). I'm going to order the pension records, but I'm not sure how long that will take, or if it will answer my question on who his last wife was. He may have had a brief marriage to a woman named Cora A (Allie, Alchorn) Moore, maybe going by the surname Byrd/Bird. He probably died around 1905/6. Cora remarried in 1908. She was NOT married to Booth during the 1900 census. During the 1920 Census Cora was married to Arthur Madison Morgan. So "my" Cora won't be on the census as a Booth. It's Cora that I'm really interested in. I found, on Ancestry, a Civil War Pension Index Card from what looks like 1906. Booth, James J and Cora Allie were named. Pension applied for from Georgia. Sorry I don't have more information. I haven't firmly pinned down this Booth, yet. So far, in the census I've found a black Cora Booth(e) and a white Cora Booth(e) who was the wife of Chandler. Neither would be the right one. I'm trying to see if I can confirm that this Cora, wife of James, is a different Cora from the one who later married Arthur Madison Morgan. While Cora was from Elbert/Madison Counties, the marriage may have taken place in Hall or Clarke County (she was in Hall Co. in 1900 and Clarke Co. in 1910). Thanks! -- Tara D. Fields Owner: The Crypt - Free History and Genealogy of Camden and Charlton Counties, Georgia http://www.camdencounty.org

Tara It has been my experience that provided you have the correct information when ordering Union pension records you will receive them in a reasonable amount of time. Since Cora Allie is listed as Widow of James J. Booth she would have had to provide proof of marriage, death date of soldier husband etc. similar to the requirements of Confederate widows who applied. There were indeed Georgia men recruited in Georgia for the Union Army, from the northern counties. You can find a list on the Georgia GenWeb Archives under Rosters-1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry USA. You can also GOOGLE for "Union Troops from Georgia" and learn more on the subject including more names, information etc. with sources, as well as information of the men who were former Confederates who joined the Union outfit and were hanged in Gainesville, Ga. Jackie --- tutcher@gmail.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to > this mailing list. > > Surnames: BOOTH / BOOTHE / MOORE > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4c.2ADE/2176 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi folks, > > I'm looking for a James J. Booth who served in the > Civil War, probably on the Union side as this > pension card exists (Federal card, not state). I'm > going to order the pension records, but I'm not sure > how long that will take, or if it will answer my > question on who his last wife was. > > He may have had a brief marriage to a woman named > Cora A (Allie, Alchorn) Moore, maybe going by the > surname Byrd/Bird. He probably died around 1905/6. > Cora remarried in 1908. She was NOT married to Booth > during the 1900 census. During the 1920 Census Cora > was married to Arthur Madison Morgan. So "my" Cora > won't be on the census as a Booth. It's Cora that > I'm really interested in. > > I found, on Ancestry, a Civil War Pension Index Card > from what looks like 1906. Booth, James J and Cora > Allie were named. Pension applied for from Georgia. > > Sorry I don't have more information. I haven't > firmly pinned down this Booth, yet. So far, in the > census I've found a black Cora Booth(e) and a white > Cora Booth(e) who was the wife of Chandler. Neither > would be the right one. I'm trying to see if I can > confirm that this Cora, wife of James, is a > different Cora from the one who later married Arthur > Madison Morgan. > > While Cora was from Elbert/Madison Counties, the > marriage may have taken place in Hall or Clarke > County (she was in Hall Co. in 1900 and Clarke Co. > in 1910). > > Thanks! > -- > Tara D. Fields > Owner: The Crypt - Free History and Genealogy of > Camden and Charlton Counties, Georgia > http://www.camdencounty.org > > > > ==== GAHALL Mailing List ==== > Visit the Hall County GAGenWeb Page > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com