Cheramie; I have had varying results on military records. One thing I always hear from those in the know is "request ALL the material that they have." I did that for one person that was actually never in the "regular" military and found that he and his widow had submitted for an Indian War pension not once but three times. Finally the government sent out an investigator and interviewed relatives neighbors and people who might have known him in the militia. I received a file an inch thick! It was full of family info - including the fact that his wife tried to poison him! In the end the pension was denied the third time - but the archives still had the file, and now so do I. :-) -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cheramie Breaux Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 7:33 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Fold 3 - Military Records Okay, I have a question for all you folks that are finding great military records. I wrote to the National Archives for my g-g-grandfather's records. He was career military, Capt R M Davis and then sent? to New Orleans (by 1815) as Major Davis. I got 2 narrow pieces of paper, with almost nothing on them. I have never found a death record or burial place, although his wife and children all died and were buried in New Orleans. It could be that he died in action somewhere and was buried there. Is that all I can expect of a military record from so far back? There wasn't even a mention of him gaining the rank of Major. At 08:15 AM 6/21/2012, you wrote: >I also do a lot of research at night and also "feel" (seriously) that >the ancestors can relate to me best during those hours when my world is >quiet. My most astounding breakthroughs have always been late >night/wee morning hours. My "Bingo!" and "Yippee!" shouts have >startled quiet a few out of a sound sleep, including the furry family members. > >Military records can be found at familysearch.org as mentioned, as well >as ancestry.com and Fold3, but don't forget Heritage Quest. I found >entire Revolutionary War pension files there. > >One late night I found my great-grandfather's military records at >familysearch.org plus the birth record of his daughter by his first >marriage, two things I'd been searching for years. I simply searched >his name, no dates, no locations, and up popped some wonderful >information. > >My point is: check every available resource. Even the free sites hold >great treasures. Go back and check often, new things are being added >all the time, plus, at ancestry.com. people can add corrections or >alternate names, making findings easier - sometimes. Can't tell you >have many records I've added to on that site. > > >Alexa >Genealogy research since 1974 > >Ancestral hauntings - I ain't afraid-a no ghosts... > > > >--- On Wed, 6/20/12, Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer <voiceofshe@hotmail.com> wrote: > >From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer <voiceofshe@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Fold 3 >To: laorlean@rootsweb.com >Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 5:55 PM > >Especially worth it if you do a lot of your research like I ... at 1 >o'clock in the morning in my nightgown when I can't sleep and there are >no good deals on the shopping channels and the ancestor spirits seem to be inspiring >me the most. Cate ;-} > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message "Just say no" prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message