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This pertains to the lookup of my gggfather, John Eaton, who I think may have been a CW veteran. In your last e/m, you suggested that I look up his youngest daughter's year of birth to see if it indicated whether he had left home during the war. The 1870 census lists Viola as being age 4 which, of course, would jibe with him possibly returning from the war in 1865. Ida is listed as age 7, but I've also seen her birth year listed as 1862.
In searching through the IN censuses at the library, I did find a John M. Eaton with the 20th IN Regt. A John M. Eaton was also listed as a school teacher in Franklin County and another of the same initial, also a school teacher in Fayette Co. The two counties are near each other, so I'm wondering if it's the same person, being itinerant, etc. Anyway, can you find out what counties were enlisted in the 20th IN?
Or how do you look that up?
Thanks,
Kay Larson