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I've had a loupe all over this and I still can't be sure. First line reads 223 Madison St NY but I need help with the numbers on the second address. Both lines are from the same hand.

I can make out the first 4, then not sure about the next two numbers - 3 or 8 followed by 4, 7 or 9?
And then it's a 1 followed by the same number as the first of the unknown from above (e.g. 3 or .

It's the address my GG Grandfather James O'Neil gave when witnessing his mother's will. Curiously there is a James O'Neil living at 434 East 13th Street in the city directory for that year and I know it looks like it could be that address, the problem I have interpreting it that way is because of this:

The two possible 3s in the second line don't look like the 3 in the 223 in the first line.
The second 4 does not look like the first which is clearly a 4.

Hi folks,

I'm trying to find out about the Civil War service of a Patrick F. O’Neil. He was born 28 Jan 1844 in Ireland and he died 17 Jun 1918 in Akron, Ohio. He lived in New York City prior to moving to Akron in 1880 so I suspect his service would have a New York connection. I've checked all the military files on Ancestry and Fold3.

His obit states: "When the Civil War broke out he and two brothers enlisted. The other two boys were killed during the great struggle but Patrick O'Neil fought all the way through, serving most of the time under General Thomas, and taking part in the battles around Nashville and the campaigns west of the mountains."

To me that seems to imply that the branch of service was the army?

He's buried at St Vincent's in Akron and the cemetery inscriptions info from there says US veteran marker is present but there's no more info. Someone suggested this might refer to a GAR marker but I can't find out anymore. I have an image of his headstone and there's nothing there either.

At Ancestry in the Ohio, Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 it says F. Company, St Vincent's Roster so I was wondering if anyone knows if there are any Ohio GAR records that might contain more info. I don't see anything here http://www.garrecords.org/.

Can anyone help me out with this?

Michael O'Neil, Liverpool, UK.

Can anyone offer any suggestions with this...

Gerard Benbow was my grandfather's half brother. We know he was born in Liverpool and some of my aunt's still remember him - they say he was born in 1925. His mother's maiden name was McArdle.

There are 2 handwritten entries at the bottom of the page for JAS quarter, 1925, p82:

Benbow Gerard, McArdle, Liverpool S., 8B See D39 (all crossed out)
Benbow Gerard, McArdle, Liverpool S., 8B see P39
I've included the image as it's difficult to be sure with the volume and page info for the 2nd entry

However typed up in the OND quarter, 1939, p63 is the following:
Benbow Gerard, McArdle, Liverpool S., 8B 360
Again I've included an image.

Now I appreciate the 1939 entry might be for someone else but the name, mother's maiden name and location seem too much of a coincidence. Could the birth have not been recorded in 1925 and then for some reason done in 1939 with a back entry to 1925?

Ideas welcome.

Michael.

Hi folks,

I originally asked this about 4 years ago but I was wondering if anyone else could come up with some fresh ideas.

A odd one this which I thought would be a walk in the park to solve.

I have a family plot at Calvary Cemetery (Woodside NYC). Nineteen burials in 3 graves. All bar one of the burials are family members, in-laws, etc. Family names are Good, Dickers, Carroll, Ames, O'Neil and Beechinor. A couple of variants of spellings but I know exactly how they are all related. The burials start from when the plot was purchased 4-8-1869 and go up to 2-23-1924.

The exception is Frederick Daughy, buried 9-7-1881, age 8, born New York. This is how Calvary have the name spelt and from the date he can't be a leftover from an earlier burial/plot.

Except I have no idea who he was, what the relationship is, nor can I find either a birth or death record and no census listing for 1880.

Most strange?

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Michael, Liverpool, UK.