This is just a thought, but if he was a soldier, then might there be a pension application for him at the National Archives? I've found invaluable information for veterans of the War of 1812 (from Sussex/Warren militias) as well as Civil War and Mexican War veterans (for NJ and PA). As these wars happened AFTER those, I'd imagine that there might have been either veterans' or veterans' survivors applications for benefits. Or, an obituary that might mention this romantic period of his life? If he died after 1920, try the Easton Express obit index. That said, I can't advise you where to turn, except, perhaps starting with Google? Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: <JUDYSPHIL@aol.com> To: <NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:54 AM Subject: [NJWARREN] George Cunningham > Since I have not been very sucessful in locating my GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, I > am > looking into the possibility that he went out west to fight in the Indian > Wars > shortly after marrying my gggrandmother in Warren County in 1870. I found > a > GEORGE CUNNINGHAM in the 1870 census of Camp Goodwin, Pima Territory, > Tuscon > Arizona, age 24 born in Pennsylvania. I have been reading about the > Indian Wars > and one thing I noticed was the soldiers were not encouraged to marry--but > I > think they meant they were discouraged from marrying while stationed out > West. > Don't know how they felt about soldiers already married joining up. It > was > an interesting time in American History and I am learing a lot. Also I am > trying to locate additional records but have not found them yet. He and > my > gggrandmother had two children 1872 and 1874 so it looks like he made it > back from > the War if, in fact, this is my George Cunningham. Would appreciate any > help > or insight into this possibility. JUDY PS found several families in 1850 > Penn census which could be his. > > > ==== NJWARREN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the listowner at: Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >