LydBeach@aol.com wrote: >I have Ciivil War papers that I sent for, for my great grandfather but they >do not list his parents names. > >Does anyone know if the papers might sometimes show parents? I've never seen it. I even have a widows pension where *his* parents filled out a deposition & signed it. They never mentioned that they were his parents-- but stated that they were 'present at his birth and knew him all his life' and he was the Alfred LYON who married Sarah LYON who 'they had known for several years' [or words to that effect]. Her big sister went with her another time and only said she 'knew her all her life'. I think they *avoided* mentioning relationships. A baptismal record is your best bet-- or if you're real lucky, an obit. BTW- You say 'CW Papers'-- The soldiers record rarely has much about him. The pension file, if you're lucky enough that he filed for one- can be a goldmine. jim