Hello. My name is Kelley -- I recently completed my Masters degree and am going to law school this fall here in Washington, D.C. School is expensive and I could use some extra money to pay for tuition and loans, so I am offering to do military research at the National Archives (service files, pension files, etc). Generally, a request for this kind of information takes the Archives several months, at a minimum, to process. I can retrieve them much faster and also give you someone to interact with instead of a government form. My fees are reasonable, intended to compensate me for my time, printing costs and postage for what I'll send back to you. The Archives offers extended hours once a month, so I would be doing research over the course of three days each month, and I am more than happy to send you a schedule. If you are interested, please just email me at texlabooks@gmail.com Take care. Kelley

Hi Is anyone on this site connected to a FRED CUTCHER (or other variations of spelling) ? While indexing some of our local newspapers we ran across his death in 1933, in New South Wales, Australia, and although he has no connection with us, we thought it may interest someone on this site. The newspaper article states in part "... he was discharged from the army of the United States in the name of Fred Cutcher, a private in the 97th Company of the coast regiment of artillery, and enlisted at Iola, Kansas, on September 28, 1903. ...." If this is of interest to anyone just let us know and we will type up the whole of the Coronial Inquiry report and forwarded it. If so please contact us direct ... rgow@ceinternet.com.au best wishes, Rod and Wendy Gow

Ancestry has opened up it's World War 1 Draft Registration records for visitors of Access Genealogy for free. This will cover a 14 day period between July 4 - July 17 2005. The only thing required to view the records is an email address and your name. No credit card required! This is not a 14 day trial of all of their material. It is strictly limited to their World War 1 Draft Registration images. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men living in the United States completed a World War I draft registration card. These registration cards represent approximately 98% of the men under the age of 46. The total U.S. population in 1917-1918 was about 100 million individuals. In other words, close to 25% of the total population is represented in these records. The WWI draft registration cards database can be an extremely useful resource because it covers a significant portion of the U.S. male population in the early twentieth-century. If you had family in the United States during WWI, you are likely to find at least one relative's information within this large collection. In addition, these cards contain more than just names and dates; they contain significant genealogical information such as birthplace, citizenship status, and information on the individual's nearest relative. In general, the registration cards included the following information Full name Home address Date and place of birth Age, race, and country of citizenship Occupation and employer Physical description (hair and eye color, height, disabilities) Additional information such as address of nearest relative, dependent relatives, marital status, father's birthplace, or previous exemption from service Signature. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ Direct url: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/ww1/draft.htm

Hi everyone, Ancestry.com has opened up several of its Civil War databases for no charge in remembrance this Memorial Day. These databases are open (and free) starting today until June 10. These databases are free only when accessed through the PaCivilWar site at http://www.pacivilwar.com/freepension.html . Although hosted by a PA Civil War site, these databases give free access to the vets from all the states in the database. **FREE Civil War Pension Index Images of 2.5 million Federal pension application cards that includes the veteran's name, state, regiment. It also contains the certificate number that can be used to order a soldiers' service and pension records from NARA. Many times, these pension records are gold mines of genealogy information. **FREE 1890 Census Veterans Schedule Often used as a head-of-household substitute for the 1890 Federal Census that was destroyed by fire, the Veterans' Census of Union and some Confederate soldiers is one of the newest census digitized by Ancestry. **FREE Disabled Soldiers Home Soldiers at various National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1895. Information includes name of soldier, company or regiment, rank, length of service, birth, age, where admitted from, occupation, married or single, and more. This invitation is being offered only to PACivilWar visitors at http://www.pacivilwar.com/freepension.html Follow the instructions on the page to register at Ancestry.com as PACivilWar's guest, and have fun! The registration to receive a user name and password to access the databases is free. If you want to share this invitation with friends, just forward this email to them, so they can take advantage of this limited time free access. If you think another mailing list or message board might want to know, please invite them, but be sure this message is on topic for the list before you forward it. Enjoy, Kathi

I will be out of the office starting 05/29/2004 and will not return until 06/01/2004. I will respond to your message when I return.

Thanks, Mike! Take care, Diana List Admin Arkansas Families: http://www.arkansasfamilies.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <PasaPeruva@aol.com> To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:58 PM Subject: [VAROOTS] Railroad engine thieves and the Congressional Medal of Honor April, 1862, a group of men consisting of Union soldiers and two civilians, one of them a spy, infiltrated far inside enemy lines to Marietta. Their objective was to disrupt Confederate internal lines of communication by burning railroad bridges and cutting telegraph lines. Had they succeeded, the war might have taken a very different path. As it was, their story is one of adventure and daring, as well as pain, suffering, and death. Survivors of this expedition were the first to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. "A Federal Railroad Adventure" at http://www.pddoc.com/skedaddle/059a/ has over 20 web pages of 19th century material related to their expedition and subsequent imprisonment, including names of many individuals. We use a web log to track additions to the site. It is at http://www.pddoc.com/skedaddle-blog.htm . Additions to the site are made several times a week. Mike Please feel free to forward this message to others who might be interested in it.

I am searching for any information on a James Joseph Toomey, b July 27, 1888 in Chicago. he joined the Army Infantry 41st L and was a corporal when WWI was over. James obtained his Social Security number in Kansas. He died in Spokane, Washington and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery. he never married, but had a younger brother John M Toomey living in LA in 1969. Any information would be wonderful.

Does anyone know about the 109 Engineers, in Division 34 or 134? Or how could I possible find out about this group??? Sheila

Thanks Brian, I thought they had a graveyard there but I didn't know for sure. Now I'll set about finding out if he's still there. Thanks again. Keith -----Original Message----- From: Brian Shay [mailto:brianshay@mchsi.com] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 2:31 PM To: KS-VETERANS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KSVets] RE: Jacob BURGER Keith, According to the (and I always mess the name) Roll of Soldiers Grave Markers 1874-1903 from the NAtional Archive. Jacob Burger Pvt Co. K 22nd Iowa Infantry date of death 21 Feb 1896 is burried in the Soldiers Home Graveyard, Leavenworth Co., Kans in grave No. 1097. Sorry I don't have any more for you, but it looks like he was at least originally burried at the home. Brian Shay ============================== 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

Keith, According to the (and I always mess the name) Roll of Soldiers Grave Markers 1874-1903 from the NAtional Archive. Jacob Burger Pvt Co. K 22nd Iowa Infantry date of death 21 Feb 1896 is burried in the Soldiers Home Graveyard, Leavenworth Co., Kans in grave No. 1097. Sorry I don't have any more for you, but it looks like he was at least originally burried at the home. Brian Shay

Robert, this is great!! I'm not so worried about the two ages being different. The Leavenworth home is the "Western Branch" referred to in the report to the Board of Managers, so the two are the same person. I tend to go with that record for his age, as I have him as born in 1817, and that matches. Also there are census records that support 77 years old. One question, does the fact that they have a grave number mean that he was buried on the grounds of the home? Do you know? Thanks, for the information! Keith -----Original Message----- From: compuchuk@juno.com [mailto:compuchuk@juno.com] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 4:15 PM To: ellobo@pacbell.net Subject: Jacob Burger info Keith: Found the following on Jacob Burger. Note the grave number 1097 in the Death Register info below. Perhaps this will be a clue. Best of luck in your search. Robert Schroeder ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- ORIGINAL MESSAGE: Message: #1 Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 15:42:13 -0700 From: "Keith Winkelman" <ellobo@pacbell.net> To: KS-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KS-CEM] National Military Home/Jacob BURGER My ggg grandfather, Jacob Burger, is said to have died Feb 21, 1896 at the National Military Home in Bain City. How do I find out if he is buried there? Does anyone have a contact, or is willing to do the lookup to see? I'm assuming that the normal approach for death records of that period would apply here. Keith Winkelman, IBSSG ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Database: Leavenworth, KS Veterans Center Death Register Burger, Jacob Death Date: Febr. 21, 1896 Age: 73 Place of Death: Hospital Ward 4 Grave: 1097 Cause of Death: Heart failure from Exhaustion Registration #: 8014 Organization: K, 32 Ia. Inf. Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Database: National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1895 Iowa Name: Jacob Burger Regiment: K Rank: Private Months Served: 41 Birth Place: Tennessee Age: 77 (different than the Jacob shown above at Leavenworth) Disability: chronic diarh. Place of Admittance: Kans. Status: Western Branch present ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

My ggg grandfather, Jacob Burger, is said to have died Feb 21, 1896 at the National Military Home in Bain City. How do I find out if he is buried there? Does anyone have a contact, or is willing to do the lookup to see? I'm assuming that the normal approach for death records of that period would apply here. Keith Winkelman, IBSSG

does anyone know exactly where the historical records for 19th century KS Wars are stored today? And are there a couple of "best" url's to go to for good info without having to wade through hours and hours of fillers? Thanks so much, Sarah srose@rosenet.net

Hi, I have info that my gr-gr-grandfather was a Sgt. in "Captain A. J. Huntoon's Co. B of the Cavalry, 2nd Regiment, Kansas State Militia." He was taken prisoner and his brother was wounded at Big Blue, MO on Oct. 22, 1864. Does anyone know if there's a website that tells about this regiment? Is it the same as the one that started out as the 12th Kansas Infantry, later changing to the 9th before settling on the 2nd Regiment Cavalry? Are there any books that cover the Kansas militia's role in the war? Thanks for any help. Bonnie

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