My intent was to say that Mr. Vail was too old to be required to serve. That's not to say that many men that age and older didn't serve, just that they were past the age of conscription. Regards, Jim On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:21:41 -0800, Marietta Sexton <pollyanna@snowcrest.net> wrote: > My ggrandfather ( b 1806 ) was in Co A 28th MS cavalry and would have been > about the same age. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Taylor" <jdtaylor49@gmail.com> > To: <MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 11:26 AM > Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] Vale in Tippah county > > > Mr. Vail would have been too old to have been required to perform > > military service in the War Between the States. There are no compiled > > military service records for any Confederate soldier with that name. > > Regards, > > Jim > > http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor > > > > > > On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 22:13:19 -0600, Nancy Misenheimer > > <bluebird4@alltel.net> wrote: > > > 1850 Tippah county Mississippi lists Daniel W. Vale who is age 43 born > Va. His wife was Mary J. age 40 born S.C.Children: Minerva, Granberry, > Calvin, Ann, Sarah, Ginn?, Mary, Riley, James W. Vale, Lewis G. Alison, > Susan. Mary was born in Ms. and then Riley was born in Tn. James W. born in > Al. so does anyone recognize any of these children? > > > My interest is my gggrandmother married a Jesse Daniel W. Vail in Pope > county Arkansas in 1860. She is back under her former married name in 1870 > Pope county Arkansas. > > > Am trying to find his military record to send for his file. Thought > maybe he may have mentioned a wife named Winnie Parker Woolcutt Vail born > 1816 S.C. > > > Thank you. Any help with this family appreciated. > > > Nancy Misenheimer > > > bluebird4@alltel.net