Men occasionally enlisted in places other than where they lived for several reasons. However, I should point out that there was a John Bond, 60, living in Lasalle Co. IL in 1870 (source: US census). A little old for a veteran, but could there be a connection, or a mix-up? --- ladybug <ladybug@arends-sons.com> wrote: > I have since learned this...I cannot figure out > WHY our "Captain" John Bond > of Hamilton County Il. would list a residence > of Ophir, Il. during the Civil > War? Any Civil War buffs out there? ladybug > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debbie Summers" > <dsummers@unitedmarket.com> > To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 1:09 PM > Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Ophir, Il. > > > > Ophir is a township in LaSalle County, IL > > > > > > > > > > > > ladybug wrote: > > > > > Our Captain JOHN BOND b. 1816 KY > > > wed: Elizabeth Daily 1838 HCI > > > d. 6-25-1899 HCI > > > Enlisted Civil War 4-4-1865 Co I. 58th Inf. > Reg. Il. > > > discharged: 7-4-1865. Listed residence as > OPHIR, Il. > > > Where is OPHIR? > > > Gail Hahn Hutchcraft > ladybug@arends-sons.com > > > > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > > > List problems? First, read the Welcome > Message that you received > > > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact > Jeannie Smith, > > > list administrator with questions > concerning this list! > > > mailto:wordgenius@aol.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 > billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 > billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com