John, have you tried the National Archives to see if you could get a copy of your civil war soldier's pension application file? It may contain information as to where he lived after his war service and may even include such items as marriage certificates, lists of children and a list of places he lived after he got out of the service. just drop a line to National Archives, Washington D.C. they'll send you a form, fill it out and send it back. If they find the file, they'll send you a letter and give you 30 days to send the fee to them for copies. Tell them you want to know how much copies of ALL documents in the file(s) would be. One file for Military service (usually not very large but they charge $10,) and pension file (usually larger and this is where the documentation will be) they usually will send 20 pages for your $10 but they are the 20 pages they THINK you'll want. I think additional copies are 25 cents after the initial 20 for $10. There is also a soldier's grave registration located at the Recorder's office in the county in which the soldier is buried. Also the State Adjudent sp? General's office or possibly in ohio the Governor's office of Veterans Affairs? ( I don't think that is exact, but if you address it that way, I'm sure it'll get to the proper person) Good luck on your quest. Carol