Hi Again, Last one for this evening. Pension application for William R. Van Arman - 3rd Indpt. Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery he filed in 1883 501735 371702 wife Sarah filed in 1894 after his death 12/18/1894 in Deerfield, Wisconsin 610670 419169 Marriage of William R. Van Arman and Sarah B. Van Arman was on 10/16/1871 in Madison, Wisconsin. Both spouses from Dane County, Wisconsin. (Copy of marriage record) Sarah had been previously married to Joseph Fitch VanArman. States her maiden name was Wright. (This information from affidavit given 10/7/1895 in Dane Co., Wisconsin by Mrs. Mary Jane VanArnam who being duly sworn deposes and says she was well acquainted with Joseph Fitch Vanarnam - he was my husbands brother. I waited on him during his last sickness and death in November 1870. And also the marriage of Sarah B. Wright to Joseph Fitch Vanarnam on the 19th day of December 1864. And also that the above Sarah B. Vanarnam formerly wife of the aforesaid Joseph Fitch Vanarman was not married to any one else after the death of Joseph Fitch Vanarnam but to William R. VanArnam which occured on the 16 day of October 1871. Mrs. Mary Jane VanArnam states her age as 66 living in Vilas, wisconsin. Also affidavit from Marvin F. VanArnam - Cook Co., Illinois - 1895 States he is son of Sarah, but William was step father. He is 29 and lives at 1512 Ashland Blk, Chicago, Illinois(another address Clark St., Chicago, Illinois) Said William R. Vanarnam died on or about 18th December 1894 at the State Hospital for the Insane at Mendota, wisconsin - near Madison. Said he went to Vilas the burial place of said Wm. R. Vanarnam which is located about 27 miles southeast of Mendota. Present at burial Sarah and husband Joseph Fitch Vanarnam had 2 children Marvin F. Van Arnam - born about 1866 Florence Van Arnam Slocum Linda Noggle

Linda, Great stuff! Thanks for your efforts and time. Just a note on the inevitable-it-seems conflict in data. The Wisonsin Historical Society online database has 10 Dec 1864 for Sarah's marriage to Joseph Fitch instead of the 19th. One's a transcription and one is from Mary Jane's 66-yr-old memory, so we'd have to see the original to know for sure, I guess. Linda Schwenn