Are Daniel J. Decker & John Decker the Same Person?!
Hello!
I just found a civil war pension card for a John Decker, and now I am wondering if my Daniel J. Decker and John Decker are one and the same!!The card lists Mary Decker as his widow.It states he filed for pension from Kansas, and she later filed from Indian Territory.I can't read the dates for each filing.I am not sure why he was in Kansas, but she was definitely in Indian Territory (several of the kids were born there), and later died in OK.
I was always led to believe he died, along with his brother George W., during the civil war.Now I am thinking he may have been wounded.He certainly could not have applied for a pension if he was dead!So, why was he in Kansas?Can any one tell me more about these pension cards?Would his pension papers tell me the names of his parents?
Here is my Decker line:
DANIEL J. - b. 1826 in TN, m. Mary Choate, d. ?, 6 children
JAMES M. - b. 1853 in Indian Territory, m. Amanda McBride about 1878, d. ?, 3 children
JOHN T. - b. Oct 15, 1881 in Indian Territory, m. Josephine Minervine Spraudlin in 1907, m. Josephine Minervine Spradlin in 1907, d. May 24, 1912 in OK, 3 children
DANIEL - b. Feb 9, 1911 in OK, m. Lora Eileen Cooper in 1936, d. Nov 1, 1957 in KS
MERLE (my dad) - living
Thanks!
CCronin
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