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8 August 2008 - 10:05:09am

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The Civil War
8 August 2008 - 10:04:37am

Far from listing all those that served but includes some of the more interesting stories. Please make sure and click ALL to read the stories.

Jacob Walter - died Andersonville Prison John H Penn - died Cahaba Prison
John P Donyes - died Battle at Five Forks George Newcommer died - Battle for Petersburg
William H Keagle - died Nashville Ben. Frank Keller- died Rappahannock River
Daniel Walters - 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry William Walters - 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Washington Walters - 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry Solomon Walters - 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Levi Martin Walter - 113th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Samuel B. Caldwell - 38th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Rock County Veterans
26 September 2007 - 2:09:56pm

I am pleased to announce a new section to We're Coming To America, a photo index of veterans buried in Rock County.

The primary purpose is to photo archive the older stones but also includes Oakhill National Cemetery.

For civil war vets, most include a printable service summary. Please visit Rock Count Veteran Burials today.
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28 April 2007 - 3:35:03pm

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Doris Jeanne Coplien DltFemale ‎(I625)‎
Birth 30 June 1951 Father39Mother26 -- Janesville, Wi, Rock Co., Mercy Hosp.
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GEDCOM Statistics
 
We're Coming To America
This GEDCOM was created using Personal Ancestral File 5.2.18.0 on 2 December 2006
Individuals
Total surnames
Families
Media objects
612
Total events
103998

Earliest Birth Year Hans zum Vanghus  (I43670)  
Birth about 1338 -- Vorderen Fankhaus, Trub Canton, Switzerland

Death Yes -- Switzerland
Latest Birth Year
Earliest Death Year
4
Floyd Elmer Zabel  (I46538)  
Birth 9 December 1903

Death August 4
Latest Death Year Mildred Eberspacher  (I47998)  
Death 12 February 2009
Person who lived the longest
112
Emma Louise ‎‎(Anna)‎‎ Kopplin  (I7131)  
Birth 5 August 1891 -- , , Beadle, South Dakota

Death 14 May 2003 -- , South Dakota
Family with the most children
18
Lewis Little + Catherine Mariah Odom  (F4071)  
Marriage 2 April 1829 -- Wilkes, Nc

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We're Coming To America

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