The McFadden family is giving me plenty of mysteries to look into. My great grandfather, Dennis McFadden (1842-1924) came from Ireland as best I can estimate sometime in the 1850s and settled in Ohio.
The 1860 US census for Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio shows him in the likely home of his parents Edward and Alice McFadden. Also in the home is his brother John and two boarders.
In the 1870 US census Edward and Alice are still in Vinton County with a boarder listed on the following page. John was killed in the Civil War at the battle of Mission Ridge in Tennessee on Nov 25, 1863.
Dennis has not been located in the 1870 census.
John's parents applied for his Civil War pension. In her statement, Margaret Ferry states that she is the daughter of Edward and Alice McFadden and is the wife of Manus Ferry.
She says that she is the their only daughter and that she has three brothers.
Charles, John & Dennis
– Charles went to Utah
before the war of 1861, not-heard from
him for over 12 years
& we suppose he
is dead. Dennis is living but away
from home since before the war of 1861.
and did not since contribute any
support to Father and Mother –John
was a good boy & man to provide for
and help Father and Mother, he contributed
to their support by his labor
and earnings before the war. and lived
with them until he enlisted into the
service in which he was killed
Alice McFadden also made a statement, and it is virtually the same as Margaret's except she added regarding Charles that she has not heard from him since he left when he was with army going to Utah.
It sounds like Charles may have either just left or he enlisted in the army and his unit headed off to Utah in 1861.
So far, I have not found a good candidate for either option.
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Compiled service record, John McFadden, Pvt., Co. K, 36th
Reg, Ohio 2; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, Civil War; Records of the
adjutant General’s Office, 1780s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives,
Washington, D.C.
