My Great Grandfather Joseph B. Phelps lived in Stevens Point from at least 1850 until at least 1860, perhaps later; since his offspring were born there in those years. The next child was born in Idaho in 1866 so he and his wife Mary Ann Pryor may have been there during the Civil War. He may have volunteered during the war and I wonder if there are any on-line records I could search. William P. Russell P.O. Box 2029 Bandon, OR 97411 [email protected]

At 03:20 PM 6/13/2002 -0700, you wrote: >My Great Grandfather Joseph B. Phelps lived in Stevens Point from at least >1850 until at least 1860, perhaps later; since his offspring were born >there in those years. The next child was born in Idaho in 1866 so he and >his wife Mary Ann Pryor may have been there during the Civil War. He may >have volunteered during the war and I wonder if there are any on-line >records I could search. --------- Have you looked at the Wisconsin Historical Society website at http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/research/index.html ? They have the Roster of WI Volunteers 1861 - 1865 as part of their digital collection. Best wishes, Joan M. Benner, Golden Rule Genealogy Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Friendly Professional Research, Guided by the Golden Rule Specializing in Central Wisconsin Records P.O. Box 1559, Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495-1559 or for more information, http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm "Always do right--this will gratify some and astonish the rest." --- Mark Twain, 1835-1910