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Title: Spanish American War
Post by: Salford Lass on Tuesday 29 June 10 21:40 BST (UK)
Hi

Hope someone can help.

Photographing War Graves in Weaste Cemetery, Salford, I have come across this Grave, what me and a few others don't understand is how this guy ended up in Salford???

Any info would be great, so we try and put some sort of profile together for Local History and possibly find family of his.

Thanks
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: km1971 on Tuesday 29 June 10 21:50 BST (UK)
The death of a Joseph Alonzo is recorded on FreeBMD. It was registered in March (qtr) 1935 in Salford. He was 55. That age would just about make him old enough to have served in 1898. If so a Salford paper of the time would have covered his funeral.

I don't have my world sub to Ancestry anymore. Someone in the US section may know if army records for that war are online.

Ken
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Salford Lass on Tuesday 29 June 10 22:32 BST (UK)
Thanks Ken

I have world sub on Ancestry, will check that out, and check the local papers as well.

If anyone else comes up with something in the meantime...........................
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Pete Keane on Wednesday 30 June 10 23:38 BST (UK)
Interesting.

I have a link to rosters here

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/spanish/index.htm

but couldnt see your man.

The Wiki history says the 5th didnt participate in the war, arriving too late.

Cheers

Pete
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Pete Keane on Wednesday 30 June 10 23:41 BST (UK)
Whats the word in the middle - looks like God or Cod (!).
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Salford Lass on Thursday 01 July 10 10:51 BST (UK)
Hi Pete

Its CO.D

Someone has found these details

Found this

http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=2588825&jScript=true

NARA T289. Pension applications for service in the US Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942

Alonzo, Joe
Applied for pension Aug 4 1926 enlisted June 30 1898 discharged May 31 1899
Co D US VOL INF
War with Spain no death mentioned
No State mentioned

So getting there, still not sure why he's in the Uk though, and I can't find a marriage, so its not for that reason.

Debbie
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Mr. MIGKY on Thursday 01 July 10 14:16 BST (UK)
I would check out who paid for the grave? There must be information on who paid for it and an address? I am sure they wouldn't charge a local history group for this information?

Migky
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Salford Lass on Thursday 01 July 10 16:24 BST (UK)
Someone else has already checked Mig, and there is nothing, looks like it might be a War Grave headstone???
In which case they will have erected it.

Debbie
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Pete Keane on Thursday 01 July 10 20:33 BST (UK)
Co.D.......course it is, why didnt I think of that!!

Pete
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Salford Lass on Friday 02 July 10 10:34 BST (UK)
What does it mean Pete???
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: km1971 on Friday 02 July 10 11:29 BST (UK)
Co = Company

Ken
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Salford Lass on Friday 02 July 10 11:38 BST (UK)
Thanks Ken

So he was in Company D

Debbie
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Pete Keane on Friday 02 July 10 14:47 BST (UK)
Its an odd headstone.

No dob etc, the 5th didnt arrive until after the war finished, and he was with them for only 11months, leaving before the war ended?

Pete
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: michele MARSDEN on Wednesday 04 May 16 22:50 BST (UK)
Hi
Joseph Alanzo was a very close family friend to my Grandparents, and lived with them for a long time before he died.  My mum remembers him as "Yank".  My mum is now 85 yrs old and has been asking to go and see Joesph`s grave.

Have you managed to find any more about him or even got any pictures.

Thank you
Michele
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: tomcadas on Thursday 05 May 16 08:32 BST (UK)
Good luck in your quest Michele and welcome. He must have stayed an US citizen and requested one of their military headstones
Title: Re: Spanish American War
Post by: Pete Keane on Thursday 05 May 16 20:08 BST (UK)
Quote from: michele MARSDEN on Wednesday 04 May 16 22:50 BST (UK)
Hi
Joseph Alanzo was a very close family friend to my Grandparents, and lived with them for a long time before he died.  My mum remembers him as "Yank".  My mum is now 85 yrs old and has been asking to go and see Joesph`s grave.

Have you managed to find any more about him or even got any pictures.

Thank you
Michele