Rhoda, Thank you for that lead. I will contact them. As for the Irish-born rumor, I don't think that is correct. Hugh appears as a child in Lanark for the 1841 census with his parents and siblings, all born in the county. While Hugh is not at home for the 1851 census, his parents and siblings are shown as born in Lanark, Lanarkshire. In both the 1891 and 1901 census, he gives his place of birth as Lanark, Lanarkshire. If the family historically originated in Ireland, some proof should be brought forward other than the surname. I received information from a list member about the existing MIs for this family. It seems that there is an undated stone for Hugh LOGAN in the local cemetery which could be Hugh jr (MoH recipient) who died 1903 or his father who died 1886. Perhaps the Family History Society would know where to find the lair records. Jo-Ann On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Rhoda Overson <[email protected]>wrote: > Jo-Ann > > Have you thought about contacting the Lanarkshire Family History Society? > ( http://www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk). I am sure someone there will be > interested in finding out something about the background to this 'local > hero'. If there was not much money in the family he was probably buried in > an unmarked grave, maybe in Glasgow where he died. Perhaps the best hope > is that something appeared in a contemporary Scottish newspaper at the time > of his death. > >

Jo-Ann The Irish birth appears to be accepted officially. See: http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1384 (that is just one of the many references to his Irish birth that I found with a Google search). I don’t know the status of the ‘Military Times, Hall of Valor’ or the source of its information. Have you proof that the Hugh Logan born to Hugh Logan and Janet Easton is the same Hugh Logan who was awarded the Medal of Honor? If so, then you are right about his Scottish birth. His baptism entry in the Lanark Parish Register can be viewed on the Scotlands People website. Rhoda From: Jo Ann Croft Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 8:31 PM To: Rhoda Overson Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Lanark] Lanark parish MIs - LOGAN Rhoda, Thank you for that lead. I will contact them. As for the Irish-born rumor, I don't think that is correct. Hugh appears as a child in Lanark for the 1841 census with his parents and siblings, all born in the county. While Hugh is not at home for the 1851 census, his parents and siblings are shown as born in Lanark, Lanarkshire. In both the 1891 and 1901 census, he gives his place of birth as Lanark, Lanarkshire. If the family historically originated in Ireland, some proof should be brought forward other than the surname. I received information from a list member about the existing MIs for this family. It seems that there is an undated stone for Hugh LOGAN in the local cemetery which could be Hugh jr (MoH recipient) who died 1903 or his father who died 1886. Perhaps the Family History Society would know where to find the lair records. Jo-Ann