Family Veterans

In honor of Veteran’s Day this week, here is a list of the American Veterans which have been identified in our family search so far.


Ohio Revolutionary War Veteran  - GGGGGrandfather Jacob Crites

Jacob Crites – 1740 – 1821 Buried in Crooked Run Cemetery in Dover Ohio. Jacob was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Indiana

Our GGGrandfather James Smith and his brother Joseph Smith

James W. Smith – Nine Mile, Indiana – Indiana 142nd Infantry Company C - October 20, 1864 mustered out July 14,1865 in Nashville Tennessee – Promoted from a Private to a Full Corporal.

Joseph Smith - Nine Mile, Indiana – Indiana 142nd Infantry Company C - October 14, 1864 mustered out July 14, 1865 in Nashville Tennessee

Susannah Overly Smith's nephews and cousins


David Overly - Indiana 142nd Infantry Company C – October 25, 1864 mustered out July 14, 1865 in Nashville Tennessee

Thomas Overly – Fort Wayne, Indiana – Indiana 142nd Infantry Company D –  Mustered out July 14, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee

Samuel Overly – Nine Mile, Indiana – Indiana 5th Calvary Company D - October 31, 1862

Thomas Overly – Nine Mile, Indiana - Indiana 5th Calvary Company D - October 31, 1862, mustered out June 15, 1865 Pulaski, Tennesse 

Daniel Overly – Nine Mile, Indiana – Indiana 5th Calvary Company D  - November 29, 1864 mustered out June 15, 1865 Pulaski, Tennesse 

James Overly Sr. - Nine Mile, Indiana – Indiana 5th Calvary Company D  - November 29, 1864 mustered out June 15, 1865 Pulaski, Tennesse

Michigan

GGGrandfather Austin Boyer and his brother Dennison

Austin Boyer – Milford, Michigan – Company L, Michigan 19th Calvary –  Enlisted at the age of 18 on October 14th 1863 and mustered out on November 11, 1865 in Memphis, Tennessee 

Dennison Boyer – Rose, Michigan – Company L, Michigan 19th Calvary –  Enlisted at the age of 18 on September 18th 1863, promoted to Full Corporal on 1 Jun 1865 and mustered out on November 11, 1865 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Our GGGrandfather on Leah Anderson Smith side. 
John Densmore – St Clair, Michigan – Company K, Michigan 11th Infantry 

For Tombstone Tuesday this week I will highlight the tombstones that I have for these Veterans from the Civil War.