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I'd very much like to know why this man had an alias. Is one of the names that of a stepfather? Other possibilities?

Added to the image Ellexson, Jeremiah, found in Civil War Pensions Index

John served in the Civil War and answered the Tennessee Civil War Questionnaires in 1910. He was living in Washington state at the time. He never married.

Added to the image Osborne, John, found in Census - US Federal 1860

Lloyd G. Crabtree is my great-uncle. He was a fabulous person!

Added to the image Page 18, found in Missing Air Crew Reports, WWII

Believe to have died at Pea Ridge. Three other of his brothers also died--two at Camp Douglas (Merriman L. and Elisha F.)--and brother John B. died at the end of the war. Sons…

Added to the image Page 1, found in Confederate Soldiers - TX

Merriman Landrum Cooper, named for his maternal grandfather. He died at Camp Douglas along with his brother Elisha. Brother John B. survived, was paroled, and died at the end of…

Added to the image Page 1, found in Confederate Soldiers - TX

Died at Camp Douglas, along with his brother Merriman. Brother John B. survived only to die toward the end of the war--probably the Battle of Atlanta. Brother Jose D. died at…

Added to the image Page 1, found in Confederate Soldiers - TX

John B. Cooper and 3 of his brothers all died in the Civil War. Jose D., Elisha F., and Merriman were his brothers. Their parents were Job and Elizabeth Cooper Landrum who had…

Added to the image Page 1, found in Confederate Soldiers - TX

I think James probably died of the measles, which I've read were rampant in his unit about this time. He was the son of Mordecai L. Spindle and Frances Dickenson Spindle, both of…

Added to the image Page 1, found in Confederate Soldiers - VA

Anderton IS the right name for this person. He homesteaded in Beaver County, Oklahoma in 1905, and applied for a Confederate pension there in 1915. He went back to Alabama and…

Added to the image Page 2, found in Confederate Soldiers - AL

James Anderton obtained his Confederate Pension in Beaver County, Oklahoma, and moved back to Alabama shortly thereafter.

Added to the image Page 3, found in Confederate Soldiers - AL

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