Also...
4th great grandfather John Smith (1760-1812) claimed to have been in the American Revolution and to have been captured by the British and held in a prison ship in Charleston harbor. He claims he escaped and swam away, ended up going home. Did not have papers. A sister and his widow testified he'd served. His widow was trying to get a pension. But either she or the sister said he'd been in the calvary instead of the infantry and that was enough for the pension to be denied. #VeteransDay

Thinking about Veterans Day. I have a number of ancestors who fought in wars. I only know of one or two who died, and those were siblings of direct ancestors. Have posted about them all in a short thread.

(2/2) Henry Bertram's unit was at many major battles and was at Appomattox. Another 3rd great uncle Henry Merricks was in the union army, but died of disease before the march on Atlanta had begun.
Three, maybe 4, ancestors in the American Revolution. Capt. Duncan McVicker (1739-1818), Maj. John Cessna (1726-1802), and William Roach (1751-1840). Cessna and McVicker were both at Bunker Hill. Roach at Germantown and Brandywine. Cessna and Roach wintered at Valley Forge. #VeteransDay

(1/2) My half brother was special ops during Vietnam War. 19 yrs older than me.
Dad was in the navy in WWII. Was at the bombardment of Okinawan.
My paternal grandfather was in a supply unit in France during WWI, but the war was over before he ever really deployed. He'd been in the Nebraska national guard down in Texas and New Mexico during the Pancho Villa raids.
A great great grandmother's brother Henry Bertram immigrated from Germany in 1860 and by early 1862 he'd enlisted in the union army

Christopher's parents were both dead by the time he reached 20, and he was the oldest of the children. I think that greatly influenced his decision to take in orphans.

Christopher (1852-1924) and Mary Ellen Faherty Ryan (1852-1931) with one of the orphans they took in

Mom would tell me about her grandma Mary Ellen (Faherty) Ryan who died when Mom was one. So she only passed down what she'd heard. Mary played piano in the Catholic church, took in orphans, was a bit messy of a housekeeper (I have that gene), owned a 1926 Velie 6 automobile. There was also an earlier Velie. 1918? She died 93 years ago today. (1852-1931). She's not in the picture of the earlier car unless she's hidden in the back passenger side.

Good night all. I must sleep. Hasta lumbago.

❓Question. Have dug far deeper into the spice cabinet. There are truly ancient things here. I threw away things with expiration dates. Are some spices fine for years as long as they're sealed and dry?