Forms Arrived Today

I received several copies of Federal Form 86 today from the National Archives. This is the form to request copies of Pension applications for Civil War Soldiers. I plan to send requests for at least three of the soldiers mentioned in a post below. Then we sit and wait for them to arrive, 4 to 8 weeks is typical. Sometimes less or sometimes more. But they will help document that we have the right soldiers in Union Cemetery.

Another Civil War Soldier?

Jesse P. Cox is buried in Old Union along with his wife Sarah Elizabeth. I have been emailing with a descendant of his, Tom Cox. We believe he is the same Jesse Cox who was in the 8th Kentucky Cavalry(Union). In the 1860 Census, Jesse is 17 years old and living with his family in Casey County. His mother Elizabeth is head of household. We will try to locate his records and check for a pension application as well.