Hi All; I've just subscribed to this list. I think I may have had at least one breakthrough today, and I'm hoping that perhaps another Wilson County, Tenn. researcher can confirm my line of thinking, and maybe even help me take it even further. My gggrandfather was Thomas SANDERSON of Gallatin, Co., Ill. He was killed by a sniper in 1863 while on his way to the battle of Vicksburg. Up till now, that was all that I knew about him. I brother however, recently found the record of his enlistment (15 Aug 1862) in the Illinois State Archives. He had listed his age as 28, and Wilson County, Tenn. as his place of birth. Now then, I've found a 6 Dec. 1998 posting from a "Bob" (brobpat@aol.com) in your archives that was titled "SANDERSON FAMILY of WILSON COUNTY". In it, he lists a Thomas SANDERSON (age 16) from the 1850 census. He is listed as the son of Daniel SANDERSON (age 52, born in Virginia), who was the son of William SANDERSON. I'm thinking that your Thomas S., who was 16 years old in 1850, is also my Thomas S. who joined the Union Army in 1862, at the age of 28, and who came from Wilson Co., Tenn. Can anyone confirm any of this, and furnish any additional information about this family? I would sure appreciate it. Michael Chambers St. Louis County, Mo.
Michael: I suggest you will want to pursue Thomas Sanderson's service record and the possibility that his widow or mother filed a pension claim. Check the site for NARA for details. http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/ You may also check with the Wilson County Archives. If you know his burial site that may lead you to a booklet listing veterans buried in (County). Many of these are listed in the LDS library index at www.familysearch.org. If you are not familiar with the Latter Day Saints and their Family History Centers, you simply MUST become so. If you can determine Mr. Sanderson's unit, the LDS may have a regimental history. You are well started. Happy hunting. Myron E. Williams Crossville, TN Michael Chambers wrote: > Hi All; > > I've just subscribed to this list. I think I may have had at least one > breakthrough today, and I'm hoping that perhaps another Wilson County, > Tenn. researcher can confirm my line of thinking, and maybe even help me > take it even further. > > My gggrandfather was Thomas SANDERSON of Gallatin, Co., Ill. He was > killed by a sniper in 1863 while on his way to the battle of > Vicksburg. Up till now, that was all that I knew about him. I brother > however, recently found the record of his enlistment (15 Aug 1862) in > the Illinois State Archives. He had listed his age as 28, and Wilson > County, Tenn. as his place of birth. Now then, I've found a 6 Dec. 1998 > posting from a "Bob" (brobpat@aol.com) in your archives that was titled > "SANDERSON FAMILY of WILSON COUNTY". In it, he lists a Thomas SANDERSON > (age 16) from the 1850 census. He is listed as the son of Daniel > SANDERSON (age 52, born in Virginia), who was the son of William > SANDERSON. I'm thinking that your Thomas S., who was 16 years old in > 1850, is also my Thomas S. who joined the Union Army in 1862, at the age > of 28, and who came from Wilson Co., Tenn. > > Can anyone confirm any of this, and furnish any additional information > about this family? I would sure appreciate it. > > Michael Chambers > St. Louis County, Mo. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNWILSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >