I found the information about my 2nd Great Grandfather, William Henry Harrison Lenig. He served in the 199th regiment in Pennsylvania infantry from September 3, 1864 to June 28 1865. He fought seven battles in Virginia. He died in 1901 and was buried in Penfiled cemetary in Penfield Pa. His grave marker was provided by veterns of the civil war. His wife, Laura Levina Lenig is buried next to him. I have a request for a picture of their graves. I hope that it comes through. I found them in the 1870, 1880 and the 1890 census. They had a bunch of kids, eleven I think. I think that my Great Grandfather Frank Lenig was the first or second. I can't find William Lenig in the 1900 census and I should be able to find Lavina on the 1910 and I think 1920, but I haven't yet. On the 1890 census it showed his occupation as a brickmaker. I also found a record of him as a witness in a court case entilted Curtin vs. Yocum. It sounds like the results of a congressional election was being contested. I have his testimony. I would like to find out more information about the case.
I am still having problems finding information about my Great Grandma Hunter and my Grandpa McGill. There had to be a record of them somewhere. I was thinking about paying Ancestry.com, but their fees start at $1900.00. I will keep struggling along. The Carlsbad Library has a genealogy section and I am going tomorrow night while Victor and James are in their Ukelele class.
The North County Genealogy Society has classes on beginning genealogy. It is four weeks long it starts the middle of July.
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