Of course, his dad served (as did his uncle Fred). I thought I'd go back a bit to see what I could document. I will make additions and corrections as I go along...
American Revolution
| Rel Code | Name | YOB-YOD | Rank | Country | Unit | Dates of Service | Notes |
| GGF | Martin Ruple | Unknown | Wagoner? | USA | Unknown | may have been wagoner |
American Civil War
| Rel Code | Name | YOB-YOD | Rank | Country | Unit | Dates of Service | Notes |
| GGF | Givens McDowell Kirkpatrick | 1848-1923 | Private | CSA | Company C, 14th Virginia Cavalry | ||
| GGF | James Henry Mohler | 1819-1877 | Private | CSA | Company H, 58th Virginia Infantry | ||
| UNC | David Mathew Shelton | 1824-1865 | Private | CSA | Company G, 18th Virginia Cavalry | - 7 Aug 1863 | FT Delaware POW camp |
| UNC | Thomas A Shelton | 1839-1863 | Private | CSA | Company G, 18th Virginia Cavalry | - 29 Jun 1863 | KIA McConnelsburg, PA |
| UNC | William Henderson Shelton | 1824-1865 | Private | CSA | Company H, 42nd Virginia Infantry | - 27 Jan 1865 | of pneumonia at Elmira POW camp |
| GGF | Benjamin Reid Swisher | 1841-1893 | Private | CSA | 1st Rockbridge Artillery | 3 Mar 1862 - 9 Apr 1865 | |
| GGF | Daniel Brown Swisher | 1838-1884 | Private | CSA | 1st Virginia Artillery | ||
| UNC | Adam Shaner Trevey | 1836-1864 | Private | CSA | Company C, 1st Virginia Cavalry | - 19 May 1864 | died of wound to right lung received at Yellow Tavern |
| UNC | Cyrus Augustus Trevey | 1840-1881 | Private | CSA | Company C, 1st Virginia Cavalry | ||
| UNC | Daniel Jacob Trevey | 1827-1897 | Private | CSA | Company H, 14th Virginia Cavalry | ||
| UNC | John Joseph Trevey | 1825-1865 | Private | CSA | Company H, 14th Virginia Cavalry | - 9 Feb 1865 | POW at Camp Morton, Marion, Indiana |
| GGF | James Preston Tolley | 1816-1895 | Private | CSA | Company C, 58th Virginia Infantry | ||
| GGF | John Bailey Wade | 1835-1870 | Private | CSA | Company D, 5th Virginia Infantry | 21 Mar 1862 - unknown | |
| GGF | William Johnson Zimmerman | 1824-1880 | Private | CSA | Company C, 108th Virginia Regiment of Militia |
Relationship codes:
| COU | a cousin, i.e. not an ancestor |
| GGF | a great-granddfather, i.e. direct ancestor |
| UNC | an uncle, i.e. brother of ancestor |






















1 comment:
Hello. Could you give me the name of the uncle of William Henderson Shelton ? He is my g-g-g grandfather. I am researching his tree and have hit a brick wall. Maybe the uncle's name would help me solve it. Thank you.
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