I finally found my poor Elvin. He died in the Philippine American war, in the Philippine Islands of Smallpox on 19-April-1901, aged 25 years, 4 months. And, I say poor Elvin because he was a young, healthy farm boy from Kentucky and he died alone, on foreign soil. He is reportedly buried at Bucay, Ahra Province, Luzon, Philipine Islands. If you had a relative in one of the wars, I would strongly encourage you to write to the National Archives (forms are online) for any war, or pension records. There is a small charge but you can get the entire file. Mine turned out to be about 25 pages. The package I received, had the pension applications filled out by his Mother and later his father, medical review records of his father (Schuyler Pace) and the records of Elvin's illnesses and death. Best of all there were the affidavits filled out by the friends and neighbours to attest that Schuyler and Sarah were known to them. I learned that they were good people, respected in their community and desperately poor. Kind of gave me a warm glow to finally break through the barriers and have some information on him. Brenda Howorko Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister Alberta Energy Ph: (780) 427-7727 Fx: (780) 422-3920 This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal and or privileged information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the intended recipients of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed.