Rayene, There's a series of cards for the State of Pennsylvania at the National Archives: *Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United States Volunteers**,* http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/sd/r19sd2.htm#19.78 Good luck, Bill Rayene, X-Message: #1 > Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 11:01:47 -0700 (PDT) > From: Renaye Clifton <renaye@pacbell.net> > To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20051015180147.80785.qmail@web81906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: PALEBANO-D Digest V05 #181 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Fred, > > Thank you for your quick reply and suggestion about searching around the > Conemaugh River. I'll find an atlas and see what towns are in that region. > This suggestion is very helpful since I am not familiar with the area. > > I have looked at several 1900 census' with no luck so far. I'm in the > process of looking at the census for each township in Cambria county (can > you to tell me which townships are near the Conemaugh River?) and when that > is completed, I plan on looking at the townships in Lebanon, Mercer and > Union county...a long process but I'm determined to find this man! > > I am not sure Joseph served in the Spanish American War. This is something > his daughter told me. The family has tried to obtain Naval records but was > unsuccessful. Nevertheless, he did have a funeral with full military honors. > > Thanks again, I do appreciate the time you took to answer my query. > > Renaye > > From: Renaye Clifton <renaye@pacbell.net> > To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Joseph E. Devere 1873-1932 > > List Members, > > I am in the process of researching the unknown family of Joseph Elmer > Devere who was born May 1881(source is his draft registration form) or 1873 > (source is his obituary) in Jamestown or Johnstown Pennsylvania (still > trying to find the right location). I am told that when he left his home as > a young man, after an arguement about religion, he never returned nor did he > ever talk about his past with his wife and children. > > It is a possibility that he could have also changed his name. > > His daughter tells me that he left Jamestown, Pennsylvania in 1906 and cut > all ties with his family. She states that all records were lost in the flood > and so the family has been unable to find anything on her father. He died > when she was only 18 mos. old. > > He is what we do know. Joseph Elmer Devere is said to have served in the > US Navy aboard the USS Olympia (General Dewey's flagship) during the > Spanish-American War. I have seen one website that contains a list of the > men on board after a battle in the Philippines and he is not listed there. > In 1908 he married Jeanette Reid in Cle Elum, Kittitas, Washington. They had > nine children. I do have copies of the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census showing > his family in Cle Elum, Kittitas, Washington. He died 4 Jan 1932 in Cle > Elum. > > I am desperate for any information or advice where I might further my > research. I would be happy to contact any local groups or societies but > don't know if they exist at this time. > > Does anyone know if the records that were actually lost in the flood of > 1889 were ever reconstructed? Was mining the primary occupation at that > time? Are mining records available? Joseph was probably a high school > student in 1889, how many high schools were destroyed in the flood? > > Thank you for your time and any suggestions you may be able to offer in > this search, > > Renaye > > > ______________________________Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:42:47 -0400 > From: "Frederick S. Frantz, Jr." <fsfrantz@juno.com> > To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] Joseph E. Devere 1873-1932 > > The great flood was in the valley leading to Johnstown PA. As I remember > it was the Conemaugh River. I would concentrate my search there. The > Spanish American War was in 1898. Either birth date would be possible; he > may have lied about his age in order to enlist. Local records were > destroyed but the Federal Census records for 1900 are available. Are you > sure that he was in the Spanish American War? > > Fred Frantz > > > >