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From: Dora Smith <>
Subject: Re: Veteran's Markers, Arlington Cemetery, Upper Darby
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 07:10:24 -0700 (PDT)


That's interesting - I wondered if there was any
way Veterans markers got in front of graves whose
occupants weren't actually veterans. My Smith
great grandfather also payed a substitute to
serve for him in the Civil War - and he also was
Methodist-Episcopal.

But Civil War records are far less obscure than
whatever records on my Moore great grandfather
are likely to be - there are complete indexes of
some kind compiled separately for union and
confederate troops, where you can check and see
if your ancestor served in the Civil War. The
public library in Buffalo, NY, had these books.
If you send me the guy's name and birth date,
death date, wife's name, info that would separate
him from others with the same name, I can see if
the state library has the same books when I go
down there later today, shouldn't take long ot
look him up. Also, there is atleast one Civil
War list at Rootsweb. Under lists,
miscellaneous, military, I think. Possibly
special interest or whatever, and military. I
didn't subscribe to it, I know my ancestor born
1859 did not serve in the Civil War.

Also, now, I'm a little vague so far on how to
track down what organization placed these
markers, but if someone fills in that piece of
information for us, the organization itself
should, from what I've been told, have more info.

Yours,
Dora Smith
--- Debra Chapman <> wrote:
> Hi Nancy,
> I found this bit of information very useful.
> This summer I was at the cemetary
> were a lot of my more immediate ancestors are
> buried and was shocked to see a
> veteran's marker on my gr-gr-grandfather's
> grave. I'm certain that it had not
> been there 12 years ago when I was last there.
> I was always told that he bought
> a substitute in the Civil War. I was told that
> he did that because he was a
> Friend, but have since discovered that he was a
> Methodist-Episcopal of long
> standing according to his obit. His wife and
> children were Friends. Since he is
> buried at Birmingham Meeting you have provided
> me already with the address as to
> were to get more info on this.
> Thank you, Debbie
>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear Dora:
> >
> > Yes, the veterans' markers which hold the
> small flags so common in
> > cemeteries do tell you a lot about the person
> whose grave they mark. First,
> > there is a different emblem/symbol for each
> of the USA wars, from Rev. to
> > Gulf. Just a few years ago, a new marker was
> designed for those who served in
> > peace time. So, the form will tell you when
> he/she was on active service.
> >
> > Second, these holders are issued by the
> local (in Pa, the county) Office
> > of Veteran Affairs. In order to obtain one, a
> person has to present some
> > proof of service for the individual in
> question. So, that local office keeps
> > a card file - or maybe by now a computer file
> - on all the graves marked, the
> > service record and the person requesting the
> marker. Sometimes the individual
> > cemeteries will also have this information,
> but usually not. Delaware County
> > has such an Office of Veteran Affairs in the
> Government Administration
> > Center, Front Street, Media, PA 19063.
> >
> > Third, if all else fails, check with the
> local veterans organization.
> > Since they often are the ones organizing
> Memorial Day ceremonies, they
> > sometimes have a record for the cemeteries to
> which they provide color
> > guards, trumpeters and similar services.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Thy friend, Nancy
> Webster
> >
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