This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Javins, Howdyshell, Cook Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SBC.2ACI/374.2 Message Board Post: I have information on Edward Snowdon Javins, born in Alexandria, VA, that is in conflict with some information previously posted. I believe my information is correct because I was able to locate his Confederate pension application. My information is that Edward Snowdon Javins (some disagreement on the correct way to spell Snowdon, but this is as it appeared on the pension app) entered Confederate Army service at Fairfax Co. Courthouse on July 10, 1861, and served until discharge on or about April 15, 1865. In his words: "I served all four years of the war, and I never missed a battle in which my company was engaged." His company was Co. E, 18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery ("Alexandria Artillery," also known as "Kemper's Battery," under command of Capt. Delaware Kemper and Capt. David L. Smoot.) He cited rheumatism due to exposure during the war as having crippled him to the point of walking on crutches. He apparently left Alexandria for good as his application is witnessed by a couple of friends in Rockingham County, VA, who said they had known him for forty years (application made in 1908). He died in 1911 and is buried at Briery Branch Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Briery Branch, R! ockingham Co., VA. I don't know if the other post mentioning his name was indeed the same person, but there is much disagreement on the facts between that post and mine. Edward Snowdon ("Snow") Javins is my husband's great-great-grandfather. I am guessing that he may have had some brothers that entered the war at the same time, given the information in someone else's post and the unit in which they entered. Can anyone confirm or deny this, and does anyone have a connection that would lead me to the names of his parents? Thanks, Tina

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------DB55F91405F8448D4F20D205 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Have you looked at Brothers and Cousins: Confederate Soldiers and Sailors= of Fairfax County Virginia, William Page Johnson III, Iberian Pub. Co., = Athens GA. ? It's a compilation of official and unofficial records on th= e subject. If you can't find a copy, e-mail me next week when I get back= from vacation and I'll look up your Javins. [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Javins, Howdyshell, Cook > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SBC.2ACI/374.2 > > Message Board Post: > > I have information on Edward Snowdon Javins, born in Alexandria, VA, th= at is in conflict with some information previously posted. I believe my = information is correct because I was able to locate his Confederate pensi= on application. > > My information is that Edward Snowdon Javins (some disagreement on the = correct way to spell Snowdon, but this is as it appeared on the pension a= pp) entered Confederate Army service at Fairfax Co. Courthouse on July 10= , 1861, and served until discharge on or about April 15, 1865. In his wo= rds: "I served all four years of the war, and I never missed a battle in= which my company was engaged." His company was Co. E, 18th Battalion, V= irginia Heavy Artillery ("Alexandria Artillery," also known as "Kemper's = Battery," under command of Capt. Delaware Kemper and Capt. David L. Smoot= =2E) He cited rheumatism due to exposure during the war as having crippl= ed him to the point of walking on crutches. He apparently left Alexandri= a for good as his application is witnessed by a couple of friends in Rock= ingham County, VA, who said they had known him for forty years (applicati= on made in 1908). He died in 1911 and is buried at Briery Branch Church = of the Brethren Cemetery in Briery Branch, R! > ockingham Co., VA. I don't know if the other post mentioning his name = was indeed the same person, but there is much disagreement on the facts b= etween that post and mine. Edward Snowdon ("Snow") Javins is my husband'= s great-great-grandfather. > > I am guessing that he may have had some brothers that entered the war a= t the same time, given the information in someone else's post and the uni= t in which they entered. Can anyone confirm or deny this, and does anyon= e have a connection that would lead me to the names of his parents? > > Thanks, > Tina > > =3D=3D=3D=3D VAFAIRFA Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D > E-mail List Mom at mailto:[email protected] > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafairfa/ > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy record= s, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=3D571&sourceid=3D1237 --------------DB55F91405F8448D4F20D205 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="CHWilliams.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Charles H. Williams Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="CHWilliams.vcf" begin:vcard n:Williams;Charles tel;fax:510-486-4089 tel;work:510-495-2892 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:ateam.lbl.gov org:Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory;Applications Team version:2.1 email;internet:[email protected] title:Supervisor adr;quoted-printable:;;One Cyclotron Road=0D=0AMS 90-3111=0D=0A;Berkeley;CA;94720; x-mozilla-cpt:;6048 fn:Charles Williams end:vcard --------------DB55F91405F8448D4F20D205--