Looking for info on J.A.C. STUMP/STOMP, who went to Rising Sun, Ohio Co, IN to care for his soldier brother(?) who was dying of smallpox. The brother (name unknown) recovered, but J.A.C. contracted the disease, died and was buried there. I don't know any of the following: 1. what the J.A.C. stood for 2. the brother's (?) name 3. on which side the brother was fighting 4. which year it was (supposedly during the Civil War) I do know the following: 1. He was born about 1838-39 somewhere in MD. 2. He came to Ohio, eventually settling in Licking Co before 1858. 3. He was mad at his father, so he changed his surname to STOMP. 3. He married Elizabeth STEED about 1859 in Licking Co. 4. He's listed in the 1860 Ohio census as J.A.C. STOMP, married. 5. He & Elizabeth lived in (or near) Pataskala, Ohio, when their son was born on Nov. 28. 1861. Their son might have been originally named Napoleon Bonaparte STUMP/STOMP, but later changed to Robert Willis STOMP. 6. In the mid-1860's he was summoned to Rising Sun, IN to care for his dying soldier-brother. 7. He never returned home, having contracted smallpox, died, and was buried there. 8. His widow, Elizabeth (STEED) STUMP/STOMP, later married Wm. EASTON in Licking Co. Surely, some STUMP family can lay claim to these 2 renegade brothers from MD. Mickey mjoseph@poncacity.net ==================================================================== Researching: INGMIRE, JOSEPH, MARQUIS, MARTIN, STOMP/STUMP/STUMPF