Family Veterans

A long time ago I posted a list of male ancestors who served in the military.  I have other family members who also served. 

At least twenty of the Van Gilders and their Winchell relatives served in the American Revolution.
My great-great-grandfather Jesse Hise and his brothers Cornelius and Moses served in the Civil War.  Moses never returned.  My guess is that his remains were not identifiable on the battle ground.
My great-great-grandfather Adam W. Baker served in the Union Army during the Civil War.  Most of his cousins, who were in Virginia, served in the Confederate Army.  Some battles in the Shenandoah Valley were fought on Baker family land. Adam was captured by the Confederates 28 Nov 1864 at Columbia, TN.  He was held prisoner in the infamous prison at Andersonville, GA.  He was exchanged April 1865.

Adam W. Baker

My great-uncle Ellis H. Winchell served in the U.S. Navy during World War 1.

Ellis H. Winchell with sister Janette Winchell Schwab

Ellis' son Robert Ellis Winchell was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force.  He enlisted in 1946 in California.
My mother's cousins Glenn and  Gerald Vandivier served in the U.S. Army during World War 2.  Another cousin, Frank Vandivier, enlisted in the Army in 1946, stationed in Washington State.  I wonder if he ever met my father there.

Glenn Vandivier

My grandmother's nephew Andy Dunifin enlisted in the U.S. Army during World World 2, but was discharged due to his health.

Andrew Dunifin

Nephew Arthur Baker served as well.  Can you tell he and Andy were cousins?

Arthur Baker

These men had a cousin, Charles Edward Darrow, who was born in Snohomish, Washington.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1938. He was killed in a plane crash outside of Tucson, AZ,  on 24 November 1944.  My uncle Roy introduced him to his wife Emma Thompson.  They made their home in Wassaic, NY.

Gertrude Baker Winchell and nephew Charles Edward Darrow

Cousin Larry Lee Vandivier served in the U.S. Navy.
My cousin W. Allen Wilson served in the U.S. military.
My cousin Wesley Mowris served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.

Wesley Mowris

My uncle Roy Winchell served in the U.S. Army during World War 2.  I've been told he was a driver for General Patton during the Battle of the Bulge.  Here he is in his company.

Four of my mother's brothers served during World War 2.

Uncle Sid

Uncle Don. bottom far right

These are all the veterans I know of or can remember at this time.   If I learn of more, I will write about them in another post. I thank them all for their service.

A Partial Tiny Tafel

Someone wanted to know what family I had in the Southeast, so last night I put together a Tiny Tafel by hand.  My computer program Roots Magic doesn't do that.  It's a very convenient shorthand and I fail to see why it doesn't.  Putting one together by hand is not difficult, but it is very time-consuming.  Not only that, at the end I had to alphabetize it by hand because Excel wouldn't sort it.  After all that work I thought I ought to do something with it, so Blogger willing, here it is:
 

Surname	Earliest	Most Recent	Location
Asbury	1787	1866	VA > Pataskala, OH
Becker/Baker	1747	1960	Germany > Shenandoah Co., VA > Hardy Co., WV > Licking Co., OH > Van Wert Co., OH > Paulding Co., OH > Kalamazoo Co., OH > Dutchess Co., NY
Bee	1707	1798	SC > Charleston, SC
Belson	1638	1717	Nansemond Co., VA
Boner/Bunner	1677	1845	Mannheim, Germany > Augusta Co., VA > Adams Co., OH
Brown (George)	1690	1813	Nottinghamshire, England > Frederick Co., MD > OH
Brown	1743	1857	Westmoreland Co., VA > Caroline Co., VA > Mercer Co., KY
Brown (Johan Wendel)	1701	1790	Mannheim, Germany > Augusta Co., VA
Carr	1600	1698	Middlesex, England > Ann Arundell Co., MD
Carter	1660	1764	Prince George's Co., MD
Choate	1657	1840	Ann Arundel Co., MD > Baltimore, MD > Washington Co. (Watuauga), TN > Cherokee, NC
Clements	1573	1793	Oxford, England > James City, VA > Surry Co., VA > Gloucester Co., VA > Goochland Co., VA
Cooper	1795	1905	KY > Vermillion Co., IN
Daniel	1734	1940	Caroline Co., VA > SC > Mercer Co., KY > Parke Co., IN
Elliott	1672	1693	Essex  Co., VA
Farr/Fair/Furr	1794	1898	TN > Burke Co., NC > Mercer Co., KY > Parke Co., IN > MO
Gatton	1819	1933	OH > Auglaize Co., OH > Paulding Co., OH > Kalamazoo Co., MI
Gerlach/Carlock	1631	1757	Heidelberg, Germany > Augusta Co., VA > Adams Co., OH > IN
Gragg	1690	1848	Scotland > County Antrim, Ireland > Cumberland Co., PA > Albemarle Co., VA > Burke Co., NC > Wayne Co., KY >
Hawkins	1633	1730	Ann Arundel Co., MD > Baltimore, MD
Hayes	1681	1784	Charles co., MD > Prince George's Co., MD
Holmes (Francis)	1693	1875	Boston, MA > Charleston, SC > Wayne Co., KY > Cumberland Co., TN
Hottel	1750	1841	Shenandoah Co., Va
Houchins	1658	1834	London, England > Goochland Co., VA > KY
Hunt	1679	1753	Charles Co., MD
Johnson	1684
LeMaster	1575	1727	Lorraine, France > Brittany > St. Mary's, Jersey, Channel Islands > St. Mary's Co., MD > Prince George's Co., MD
Longacre/Longenacker	1777		Shenandoah Co., Va
Majors	1737	1863	Dorchester, Baltimore, MD > Park Co., TN
Martin	1717	1789	Albemarle Co., VA
Milleson	1635	1877	Scotland > Chester Co., PA > Hampshire Co., WV > Fulton Co., IL > Vermillion Co., IL
Moreland	1682	1866	Charles Co., MD > Pataskala, OH > Putnam Co., OH
Noell	1520	1802	Halewijn, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium > Sedan, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France > Zuid, Leiden, Holland > Essex Co., VA
Oliver	1727	1757	Goochland Co., VA
Page	1635	1665	Harrow, England > Essex Co., VA
Peavler	1795	1910	Sullivan Co., TN > Mercer Co., KY
Pollard	1711	1810	Dorchester, Baltimore, MD > Stokes, NC
Pulliam	1732	1800	Hanover Co., Louisa Co, VA > NC
Ridge	1798	1871	VA > Fountain Co., IN
Scott	1533	1765	Kent, England > Isle of Wight Co., VA > Nansemond  Co., VA > Essex Co., VA
Simmons	1658	1769	RI > NC > Charleston, SC
Skeeters	1770	1890	Hardin Co., KY > Parke Co., IN
Snead	1720	1789	Caroline Co., VA
Spaulding	1660	1764	Charles Co., MD > Prince George's Co., MD
Stallion		1802	Hardin Co., KY
Stahring/Starn	1613	1836	Mannheim, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany > German Flats, NY > Cecil Co., MD > Adams Co., OH > IN
Staley			MD
Stevenson	1672	1739	Frederick Co., MD
Tattershall	1610	1747	Charles Co., MD
Turner	1799	1876	Campbell Co., KY > Parke Co., IN
Van der veer/Vandivier	1662	1948	Wemeldinge, Zeeland, The Netherlands >  Flatbush, Kings Co., NY > Monmouth Co., Somerset Co., NJ > Mercer Co., KY > McKinney, TX > Parke Co., IN > Dutchess Co., NY
Wells	1648	1842	Baltimore, MD > Frederick Co., MD > Fairfield Co., OH
Wilkinson	1715	1747	Calvert Co., MD > Charles Co., MD
Wood	1674	1758	Northern Ireland > Augusta Co., VA
Wright	1763		Baltimore, MD