For this carnival I decided to list those from my family who have served our country and England during the various wars.
John Ferguson—6th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Private, 7th Maryland Regiment under Col. John Gunby
Sampson Smith Frum—4th Great Grandfather
WAR OF 1812
William Frum/From—5th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Volunteer from Frederick County, Maryland under Captain Valentine Creager’s Company
Joseph Davidson Hill—3rd Great Grandfather
WAR OF 1812
Private, Captain Samuel G. Wilson’s Company, Virginia Militia
Robert Hill—4th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Private, Captain Benjamin Casey’s Company, 12th Virginia Regiment
Robert H. Houston—5th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Patriotic Service in Sussex County, Delaware
Purnell Houston—4th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Private and Saddler, Delaware and Pennsylvania Troops
Fought in the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Princeton
George Henry Hughes--Grandfather
WORLD WAR I
Sergeant, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Served in Canada and Sibera
George VanGilder Hughes—My Dad
KOREAN WAR
Captain, United States Army Medical Corps
Battalion Surgeon with the 2nd Infantry Division at Pork Chop Hill
Also stationed at the 121 Evacuation Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Awarded--Combat Medical Badge and Bronze Star
William Lanham—5th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Private, Maryland Militia
Thomas McElroy—4th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Wagonner, Maryland Militia
Sampson Frum Pool—2nd Great Grandfather
CIVIL WAR
Private, Captain L.S. Hayes B Company, 14th West Virginia Militia
William Lanham Pool—3rd Great Grandfather
CIVIL WAR
Corporal, Company I, 14th West Virginia Infantry
Jacob VanGilder—4th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Pennsylvania Line and Maryland Line
John Oliphant VanGilder—2nd Great Grandfather
CIVIL WAR
Captain, Company 4, 76th Regiment Virginia Militia later West Virginia Militia
Urban Betz—4th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Private in Captain Samuel Patton's Cumberland County militia, Col. Culbertson's 4th Battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Militia
William Fife—5th Great GrandfatherAMERICAN REVOLUTION
Captain, 4th Company, 2nd Battalion, Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia
John Fife—5th Great GrandfatherAMERICAN REVOLUTION
Private, Captain William Fife's Company, 4th Co 2nd Battalion, Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia
Private, Captain Robert Johnston's Company, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Nicholas Frederick—4th Great Grandfather
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Private, Captain John Hamilton's Company, 5th Company, 4th Battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Militia
Lindsey Cannon—3rd Great GrandfatherWAR OF 1812
Lieutenant, Captain John Ramsey’s Company from Columbiana County, Ohio
Charles Stark—Great Grandfather
CIVIL WAR
Private, Company H 6th Regiment West Virginia Calvary
Your pictures amaze me. I only have a couple for my family. I don't live anywheres near where they all were buried and RAOGK would surely tell me to forget trying to get all of the ones I would want. I don't think they have enough volunteers in the whole group.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is truly impressive! I know a bunch of my ancestors who were veterans, but so far have only one tombstone photo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful tribute to the Veterans in your family!
ReplyDeleteLinda, these are great photos. Your post is a wonderful tribute to all those in your family who served. What kind of marker is the one standing at the grave of your 5th grt-grandfather, John Fife? I don't remember ever seeing one.
ReplyDeleteGood job with this post.