> I have no information on the marriage of a Reuben Washburn to a Julia Ann > Stewart, however other pieces of information in this record fit together too > well for the following not to be the likely lineage of Reuben. > > What caught my eye was the Francis Edwin Washburn b. 1848 in PA , son of > Reuben > > >From the Revolutionary War Pension Record of ISAIAH WASHBURN born 1754 in > Middleborough, MA > > Letter of inquiry > > Pawnee County Mutual Insurance Co. > Pawnee City, Nebraska > January 14, 1914 > E.C. Tieman - acting Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. > > Dear Sir: - Some of our family are interested in matters of the Daughters of > the American Revolution and we wish for the facts - record of Isaiah Washburn > who enlisted in Massachusets - Middleborough - Capt. Wood Said Isaiah > Washburn was born at Middleborough, Mass 1754, and died at Windham, Bradford > Co., PA in 1840. He had a son, Abiel Washburn, which was my grandfather, my > father's name being Reuben S. Wshburn. > Please give us the military record of Isaiah Washburn in the American > Revolution and oblige. > And if you will grant the favor, we wish for the millitary record of Isaiah > Washburn, son of Abiel in the Civil War > signed > > F.E. Washburn > > Lineage listed in a letter like this is not PRIMARY source documentation. > However, It must be more than coincidence the the inquiry written by Leslie > Quist has a Francis Edwin Washburn dying in 1919 Pawnee Co., NE, which is > the same location that this letter comes from. I would strongly suspect that > the F.E. Washburn of the letter and the Francis Edwin Washburn of the E-mail > inquiry are the same man. > > I think it can be safely assumed that the F.E. Washburn who wrote the letter > would probably be correct in naming his father as Reuben S. Washburn and his > grandfather as Abiel Washburn, Such relationships are usually known to a > person.The Revolutionary War Pension of Isaiah has several documents > submitted by the son Abiel Washburn > > Among the statements of Abiel Washburn was that his father Isaiah Washburn > died at Windham, Bradford Co., PA on 5 Jan 1840 > > Isaiah had resided for a time in the town of Cortland, NY, I can give > further information and documentation for the lineage if anyone is interested > > Susan Bingler > Fairfax, VA Yes! I am indeed interested in this line. Please send me any information you may have on them, especially the sources. I would like to find the final connection to prove that this Reuben is the same one. I would guess that the marriage is the connecting link. Leslie Quist