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Ancestry/Genealogy

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frogmarch

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Fri May 18, 2012, 09:41 PM May 2012

I finally found pictures of my great-grandfather! [View all]

Last edited Thu May 24, 2012, 01:22 AM - Edit history (1)

The one of him in his Union Army cavalry uniform I found today at the Library of Congress website. The picture of him at age 66, right before he died, was sent to me in an email yesterday by a descendant of a close friend of his who was a professional photographer. I'd located the descendant at a genealogy forum a year ago, and she said she'd send me a picture of my great-grandfather if she ever saw one among her ancestor's photo collection. She snail-mailed me the original today, and I am thrilled. I can't wait to get it.

I can hardly believe my sudden splashes of good luck after having searched unsuccessfully for years for pictures of my great-grandfather. My persistence paid off. woot!

Note the scar/unibrow/crease between his eyebrows in both pictures. I don't know what the mark is, but it's the same in both photos, even though he himself certainly isn't.

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Very Handsome.... kdmorris May 2012 #1
I think he is too. I had no idea what frogmarch May 2012 #3
Fantastic pictures. polly7 May 2012 #2
Amazing! As far as I frogmarch May 2012 #4
Cool stuff. Do you know where he was from and what unit he was in? n/t RZM May 2012 #5
He emigrated from England in 1853 frogmarch May 2012 #6
How great to have your great g father's picture.. Zoigal May 2012 #7
How wonderful to have both pictures of him TuxedoKat May 2012 #8
Yes, two of my dad's brothers frogmarch May 2012 #9
Very beautiful! TuxedoKat May 2012 #10
Thanks. Yes, it is frogmarch May 2012 #11
Oh, she's gorgeous PatSeg May 2012 #12
Wow, great find! CountAllVotes Jun 2012 #13
Thank you! :-) frogmarch Jul 2012 #14
Here is a picture of him CountAllVotes Jul 2012 #15
Wonderful picture! frogmarch Jul 2012 #16
I don't know what sort of photo this is CountAllVotes Jul 2012 #17
What a fascinating story! I think frogmarch Jul 2012 #18
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