One of my Gt. Gt. Grandfathers, SILAS FANNIN, was born about 1822 in Kentucky, lived in Butler District, Wayne County, WV 1850 through 1880. He performed marriages 1871 through 1887 as documented in Wayne County (WV) marriage records. I can find no records on him anywhere after 1887. His oldest son died as POW at Camp Chase, Ohio. Im wondering if Silas relocated in Franklin County, OH before he died because of that. Please check any kind of local history or genealogical books, news clippings, or what have you for the name SILAS FANNIN and let me know if you find it. Children of Silas and Mary (Ferguson) Fannin: 1. THEODORE FANNIN, b. about 1845 Va. Listed as Theadore in 1850 and 1860 Wayne census. 2. EASTON S. FANNIN, b. about 1848 in Kentucky; married JULIA HORN. 3. REBECCA FANNIN, born April 1850. [She m. 1st, 1868 REECE CARL WORKMAN, div. 1877; allegedly married 2nd, unknown. RS] 4. JEREMIAH FANNIN, b. 14 September 1855. (listed as Robert A. in 1860 Census, and Jenmiah in 1870 Census.) 5. JOHN A. FANNIN, b. 22 July1857. [m. 1st MARY ALICE HONEYCUTT; 2nd, LOUAN WARD. He died 21 January 1923 at Odds, Johnson, Kentucky.] Birth information given county court by mother, Mary Fannon, says John A. Fannon; other records have given his middle initial as "B." 6. THOMAS JEFFERSON FANNIN, b. 2 June 1860; married DOROTHY WEBB. He died in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, 8 March 1940. Birth records, information given by Silas, father, record his birth date as 2 June 1860; other records say 22 June. 7. GEORGE WASHINGTON FANNIN, b. about 1862. 8. MARY BELLE FANNIN, b. about 1864. 9. CALISTIA F. FANNIN, b. 9 July 1866. Birth record given by Silas Fannon, father. 10. WILLIAM ("WILL") FANNIN, b. about 1868; married MALINDA OSBORNE. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ THEODORE FANNIN Theadore Fannin, age 5 is listed with Silas Fannin in the Wayne County 1850 Virginia Census, 397-417, District 66. Ancestry.com - Civil War Service Records Database: Civil War Service Records Name: Theodore Fannon Company: H Unit: Piles Guerillas. Rank - Induction: Private Rank - Discharge: Private Allegiance: Confederate Notes: Fannin Theodore Source Information: United States National Archives. Civil War Compiled Military Service Records [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. The compiled military record, from NARA, showing Theodore Fannin was captured October 19, 1865 in Wayne County, by a Lt. Martin. These records also give his cause of death (January 13, 1865) as "variola" which is smallpox. The compiled military record gives his age as 16 when captured which also must be inaccurate. He should have been at least 18 or 19. Physical description says he was 5 foot 6 inches tall, light hair, and blue eyes. The records show Theodore was taken to a Union prison in Wheeling then soon transferred to Camp Chase, Franklin County, Ohio, where he died. Gravestone on plot 757 at Camp Chase indicates he was buried there. The Virginia Historical Society Civil War expert was able to find similar information about Theodore Fannin. They said, "his Confederate service record consists of no enlistment papers or any official documentation, just POW records. We think he was involved in 'unofficial' guerilla warfare in western Virginia. Fannin was arrested in Wayne County on October 19, 1864, and described as blue eyes, light hair, a farmer standing 5'6" a resident of Wayne County. He was taken to a prison in Wheeling briefly, and then sent on to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he died on January 13, 1865 of variola. He was buried in grave #757, 1/3 mile south of Camp Chase." Burial: Camp Chase Cemetery Columbus Franklin County Ohio, USA Plot: Grave No.757-CC "Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half-sorrow." - Swedish Proverb