Got the Ganno's cleared up.
When I was doing the Census forms for Kate Sawtell (Widowed with 5 children) she had a boarder a William Sawtell. Then my cousin Scott emails me with a family story (tweaking me as a real historian) "maybe you can find out who "Uncle Bill, the horse thief" was. Gram had a photograph of him. She said that he was thought to have stolen horses during the Civil War. On the 1900 census, a "William Sawtell" was listed as a boarder in the home of the widowed Kate Sawtell and her 5 children. Not every family can claim a horse thief for an uncle
So I look at the record again - I have no record of this being a brother but I am going to add it just to work on him cleanly...
Now the lead of faith -
The census has him as William S and the military record has him as William L
They have William L going to
They have him joining the 47th Massachusetts October 16, 1862 in company G.
They have being in Melrose, MA and a yardsmen when he goes to the home. He is suffering from rheumatism
http://www.mycivilwar.com/regiments/usa-ma/ma_inf_reg_47.htm 25/3/2011
When I was doing the Census forms for Kate Sawtell (Widowed with 5 children) she had a boarder a William Sawtell. Then my cousin Scott emails me with a family story (tweaking me as a real historian) "maybe you can find out who "Uncle Bill, the horse thief" was. Gram had a photograph of him. She said that he was thought to have stolen horses during the Civil War. On the 1900 census, a "William Sawtell" was listed as a boarder in the home of the widowed Kate Sawtell and her 5 children. Not every family can claim a horse thief for an uncle
So I look at the record again - I have no record of this being a brother but I am going to add it just to work on him cleanly...
Now the lead of faith -
The census has him as William S and the military record has him as William L
They have William L going to
U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Admitted Year: | 1891 |
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Age at Admission: | 46 |
State: | Maine |
County: | Kennebec |
City: | Togus |
Branch: | Eastern Branch |
They have him joining the 47th Massachusetts October 16, 1862 in company G.
They have being in Melrose, MA and a yardsmen when he goes to the home. He is suffering from rheumatism
http://www.mycivilwar.com/regiments/usa-ma/ma_inf_reg_47.htm 25/3/2011
The 47th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Volunteer Militia) | ||||||||||
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