I found a civil war pension application for John H Friend made by his father Stephen W Friend. My ggm's brother was a servant in the Stephen W. Friend home in 1880. Stephen W's wife was Rebecca and his mother was Rebecca. My ggm's name was Rebecca J. Friend and I now very strongly suspect this is where she connects to the Friends. If anyone can help finish this off w information about JH Friend between 1860 and May 1862 when Rebecca was born, I would greatly appreciate it. Does anyone have a copy of John H's military record or Stephen W's Civil War pension application? Art Grady friendfamilyassociation <friendfamilyassoc@iceweb.net> wrote: John H. Friend, Private, enlisted May 27, 1862 in 3rd Reg. Potomac Home Brigade Infantry Co D., died Oct. 11, 1863. This is listed in the History & Roster of MD Volunteers, War of 1861-1865. Don't know if this is the one you are looking for. Shirley D. ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search