Found some history today.
07-01-2011, 08:57 PM
#31
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You can also post on Ancestry that you are looking for family of a lost heirloom. Post just enough to trigger a memory of something but not all the info so the person that comes forward can give you info that assures you that it is their family.
Don't mean to sound cynical, but I had 1700 family bible and people came forward saying they were family, that really wasn't. It is wonderful that your trying to find them! Good luck!
Don't mean to sound cynical, but I had 1700 family bible and people came forward saying they were family, that really wasn't. It is wonderful that your trying to find them! Good luck!
07-01-2011, 09:33 PM
#33
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I pray you will be able to track someone in this family. My brother served during that time, too. And I know how we treasured his every letter. My Dad lived to see my brother return and died just a few years after that. This mother may have placed them there and over the years maybe got sick and forgot where they were.
My father-in-law served in World War I. He joined at the age of 17 and his parents didn't know it. He signed up under an assumed name and was injured and he found it very difficult to get benefits. They finally got the records straightened out. His first name was Charles and his last name started with Mc, but he enlisted under the name of Charlie Mack. All his military photos and everything have his assumed name on them.
My father-in-law served in World War I. He joined at the age of 17 and his parents didn't know it. He signed up under an assumed name and was injured and he found it very difficult to get benefits. They finally got the records straightened out. His first name was Charles and his last name started with Mc, but he enlisted under the name of Charlie Mack. All his military photos and everything have his assumed name on them.
07-02-2011, 05:12 AM
#40
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Location: Peoria, AZ (Vistancia)
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If you did want to try and locate the family who the letter belonged to I might be able to help. I work in collections and I also do skiptracing. I am very good at locating people who do not want to be found.
Robyn
Robyn
