May 22, 2013

147 Year Old Breedlove Civil War Diary

Wayne Breedlove with JWB diary

The Caretaker Pictured above is my 2nd cousin, once removed, Wayne Breedlove who generously brought the John W. Breedlove diary with him from Florida when he visited us last week. Wayne’s father, Othel Breedlove was the man who ‘rescued’ the diary from obscurity decades ago. Wayne found it in his dad’s camper, tucked away on [...]

A Tenuous Connection To Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln When we were little kids in grade school each year we would dutifully make profile pictures of Abe Lincoln and proudly take them home to Mom and Dad. It never occurred to me that many years later I would be researching my husband’s family tree and find that there was a “kissin’ cousin” [...]

36 New Leads From A Civil War Pension Record

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Information Extracted From Pension File for George O. Barlow By Carol Yates Wilkerson Name: George O. Barlow Parents of George O. Barlow are: Stephen and Mary (Louis) Barlow Born: 01 Nov 1837, St. Lawrence Co., NY Military Service: Sgt. Co. K, 3rd Reg. MN Volunteer Infantry;  During the Civil War George contracted malaria while in [...]

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