My grandfather was a civil war soldier and he died in 1958. My father was 5-years old when his father died and his father was 92-years old. My father’s older sister is still living and she is now 84-years old. And you may be thinking maybe they weren’t actually his children but I was certainly beg to differ. They both looked just like their dad. I am 58 years old and my youngest brother is 45 years old.
My dad is the grandson of a (Union) Civil War veteran and he is 71 - his father, my grandpa, is the SON of the veteran and he was born in 1908 (d. 2000) when my great grandfather was 67. I was just contacted by the Colonel of the Kentish Guards in East Greenwich, RI because next year they are honoring them for the 150th year of the end of the war and they are trying to reunite as many descendants as possible for the commemoration - at which time the Battle Streamers will be formally presented to the Kentish Guard company. SUPER excited to be able to attend with my dad and my children.
Continuing the slight hijack: Both of President Tyler’s grandsons, Lyon and Harrison, are still living as of this date.
My brother is in his 50s … how would I go about determining whether he is one of the youngest living grandchildren of the Civil War?
How would I go about determining if my brother at age 56 is one of the youngest grandchildren of the Civil War?
there are a few of us left… my brother, who was born in 1966 is most likely the youngest grandson of a civil war vet. by the way my grandfather at this time has 9 grandchildren still living…
Still alive, as of late 2017; it’s almost for certain to show up on Wiki when one of them passes.
What I’d like to know, and haven’t been able to find out: How old are their youngest children? It would be awesome if one of them had a kid in 2015 or something…
It appears that a child of a Civil War soldier is still alive:
I found an obituary of an Irene Triplett from last year, but I think it’s a different Irene Triplett.
To qualify as a dependent, like the 12 children mentioned above, the child needed only to have been born to the widow, but didn’t have fathered by the veteran, wouldn’t they? Otherwise I don’t see how this is possible.
My grandfather, James Andrew Brown, was with the 10th Tennessee Infantry (Union) from 1863 to 1865. I am 70 years old but my younger brother was born in 1969 and turned 49 in April. He is the youngest of five siblings and numerous cousins.