My Grandfather would be so proud today

[madokie]

You know we've all read the stories of how families were torn apart during the civil war with brothers fighting brothers. My Grandfather on my dads side was a union soldier even though he was from Georgia and his father owned a large plantation and several slaves. Shortly after joining the army the first time he was discharged because of illness, went back home got well then re-enlisted and spent the rest of the war as a Union soldier.

My Grandfather was born in 1840 joined the army when the civil war broke out, died in 1910. My Dad was born in 1897 and went to Oregon by wagon train in 1902 and three years later they came back to Oklahoma and settled, again by wagon train. just so's you know.

[JohnnyRingo]

1. Wow... That's quite a family history.

My mother's side was here in Ohio back at least that far, but I don't have the geneological facts like you. Wish I did:



On edit:
That's my grandmother's Uncle Henry Canfield.

[madokie]

2. During the Summer nights as a kid growing up we would sit out in the yard

and listen to Dad tell us stories about life back then. I remember one particular story of how on his 17th birthday he and his brother was the proud owners of a whisky still. When my uncle passed away in the early 60's they found a working still in his basement. At his funeral the sheriff was heard saying that they had known it for years that he had it but out of respect they never busted him.