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From: Nancy Thomas <>
Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Fw: John O'Brien - MO Civil War soldier
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:23:38 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <00a901c75d21$9c07a880$b863f504@hppav>


Hi Margie,

I will ask my husband where Saline CO. MO. is. We live in Randolph CO. MO. We are having very cold, windy weather right now, but, will see if I can be of help to you.

I was searching for info. on John Evans, sometimes it is so hard to find where these soldiers are buried, it is very sad.

My husband comes down from the Vachel Hinton line. Just curious if Amanda might have been some of this same line... Just a thought.

Will get back to you later.

Nancy Thomas



Margie <> wrote:

Hello list:

I have just subscribed to this list so don't know where your links might be -

I am trying to order a grave marker from the government for John O'Brien (born about 1839) who immigrated from Ireland and served in the Civil War on the Union side.

He married Amanda Hinton on 7 August 1859 in Pettis County, enlisted with the Missouri Militia Cavalry - Company D, 7th Missouri Cavalry. His official dates of enlistment were January 1, 1862 to 1 April 1865; while in service, he contracted chronic diarrhea (possibly amebic dysentery), malaria and pneumonia several times requiring hospitalization and he was diagnosed with consumption while he was in the service. He was discharged in 1865 and suffered from repeated attacks of these diseases until he died 14 September 1875 in Napton, Saline County, Missouri.

According to the 300 pages of Pension records I received from the National Archives, John is buried in the Irish Settlement Catholic Cemetery in Shackleford, Saline County, MO. - with no grave stone. I contacted Steve Wansing who is 'in charge' of the Catholic cemeteries and since there is no stone he cannot locate John's grave.

Is this a name you might have come across?

Any help you can provide or direction for me to go to look for his grave will be most helpful - especially as I live in California and at my age probably will have to do all of this by mail or email.

Thanks so much,

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