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The members noticed that our collection of books on the Mayflower Families is incomplete. We had Volumes 1-8, 12, 15-16 and 22, but are missing the rest. They are rectifying the problem by donating the missing volumes. Volumes 10-11 have arrived.
If you can trace an ancestor to someone listed in one of these books, you have a Mayflower ancestor! Congratulations!
That would make you eligible to join the Society of Mayflower Descendants. They left some of their applications behind and you can pick one up in the F/|S Room.
Or you can contact the Society directly:
Terry (Nelson) and Marcia Hart have been compiling lists of U.S. veterans buried in Medina County. They published the first volume on Revolutionary War veterans in 2009.
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| Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Medina County. R977.135 Military |
The second volume covering War of 1812 veterans buried in Medina County came out in 2012, in time for the bicentennial of the War.
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| War of 1812 Veterans buried in Medina County. R977.135 Military |
Their latest volume has just been released and again, they were generous and donated a copy to the F/S Room collection. It covers the Mexican-American War. The war was fought from 1846 to 1848. The United States won the conflict and obtained the territories of (Alta) California and New Mexico. The U.S. had already annexed Texas in 1845 and that was part of what led to the war.
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| Mexican-American War Soldiers buried in Medina County. R977.135 Military |
For each of the 61 soldiers listed you get a map of the location of cemetery, a picture of the tombstone, if there is one and basic information on the soldier, as shown below:
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| Entry for John Layton McFadden |
The photos of the tombstones can be hard to read, just like the tombstones themselves.
This is a great jumping off place for anyone researching their ancestors who served in the military.
Stop by and browse these new books, after the New Year!
Happy Holidays and see you in 2017!
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