I am trying to acquire information on a former Lithgow resident
who was anAustralian American Civil War veteran.
He died on October 16, 1888.
During his service as a Federal soldier, he lost an eye in battle.
Mr Thomas Young is buried in the Old Methodist Section at Lithgow cemetery - Row 06 Allotment 15.
His wife died on March 14, 1938.
I desperately need information on him and his family,
where he was born and
from what state he came from in thee U. S.
Any help on this will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
James M. Gray
SCV Camp 2160
James,
Your initial post has "facts" that need testing, afterall, as you are an experienced researcher of long standing, you know that each 'fact' deserves to be tested and validated or eliminated.
May I gently mention that I notice that since your 2011 post at Ancestry you seem to have gathered further information from Trove's fantastic newspaper collection, AND so you have also gathered information that now gives YOU a wife for Thomas YOUNG and her date of death.
So far, some the 'facts' I can easily verify. And some of those 'facts' are not exactly as you have posted. The newspaper cutting you have uploaded on one of the Ancestry threads .... please read it carefully.
a) His date of death is NOT 16 October 1888. That is the date of the edition of the newspaper cutting that carried the news and it is that cutting that you uploaded to your thread at Ancestry. Here on your thread, I have confirmed that the NSW BDM online index has a death registration that is very likely for that Thomas YOUNG in 1888 and I have provided the pdf for the Lithgow Cemetery. Other RChatters have clearly also gone through that same exercise, testing the info you posted, and testing my replies. They have found further info about Thomas (eg probate at NSW SR) and have posted it, and I have tested their replies. That's all part of the process of helping YOU to validate your information.
b) Did he lose an eye in battle or did he lose the sight of one eye while he was a Federal Soldier ...? Apologies to Ros for duplicating these cuttings
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/139048638 Newcastle Herald, 17 October 1888
"Mr. Thomas Young, of Lithgow, is dead. Deceased was an old Federal soldier in the American civil war, where he lost the sight of one eye." http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/13699868 SMH 16 Oct 1888
LITHGOW, Monday. Mr. Thomas Young, a very old resident, died to-day. Deceased was well known in the district. He was an old Federal soldier in the American civil war, where he lost the
sight of one eye. Ros is right in saying that we want to help, but to do so we need you to answer our questions, and to expect us to ask more questions too.
Cheers, JM
