My Trails into the Past

This is my first post for the Carnival of Genealogy.  The theme is Autumn Weddings. The first generation of Gorrells who married on October 6 were my husband's parents, George J. Gorrell and Thelma M. Nilsen.  They married in Sacramento, California on October 6, 1951.  They were married at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. The second marriage was their son, Brian E. Gorrell.  He married Patricia A. Lacki on October 6, 1984 in Watsonville, California. The third marriage was their granddaughter, Melanie L. Marmon.  She married Austin Hanzlik on October 6, 2006 in Idaho. How many families have three consecutive generations of marriages on the same day of the year? Copyright © 2011 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the Past

Ethel Sullivan, Helen Gleeson & Margaret Gleeson Sorry, I can't post a photo without some explanation.  Margaret (Tierney) Gleeson [1835-1920] is my great-great grandmother.  Helen Gleeson [1867-1950] is her daughter.  Ethel Sullivan [1891-1927] is her granddaughter, the daughter of her oldest child, Anna Marie Gleeson [1860-1912], who married John H. Sullivan [1854-1932].  Ethel married John Vir Quigley [1889-1959] but died during the childbirth of their second child. *corrected Helen Gleeson's birthdate. Copyright © 2011 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the Past

Yesterday I posted the obituary of James Quigley (1846-1944) from the Napa Journal . [1]   The obituary mentioned his Civil War service and stated he was the last living Civil War veteran living in Napa, California.   I decided to do some investigating on his Civil War service. I checked first on the internet and found several websites devoted to regiment histories.   I found a James Quigley in a roster for the 11 th Wisconsin Infantry, Co. B. which stated he enlisted 28 Dec 1863, transferred in, and mustered out 4 Sep 1865. [2] Quigley, James B 12/28/63 Transfered 09/04/65 Mustered out So far the roster matches the obituary.   But what is this about being transferred in?   On another website about the Co B. Mendotta Guard, I found this information: [3] Quigley, James Boscobel Dec 28, 1863 From 33rd Wis. Inf.; M.O. Sept 4, 1865. So he possibly transferred in from the 33 rd Wis...