Person:John Alcorn (3)

James Alcorn file, Soldier's Certificate No. 656.737, Civil War, Union, Pension File, Date of Filing: 1890 Oct 21 in Minn; Widows Pension File No. 518.907 under Sarah J. Alcorn, Date of Filing: 1900 July 30 in Minn. Enrolled in Marine Mills, Washington, Minn on 31 Dec 1863 as a private at age 33 in Company K, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Minnesota Volunteers in the Civil War and was honorably discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn on 04 May 1866. March 1901 - Letter written by John A Alcorn states that he now is and ever since the year of 1867 has been a resident of Washington county, MN, that he is now 48 years of age, he is the son of the late James Alcorn of Washington co., MN and the stepson of Sarah Jane Alcorn, the survving wife. That James Alcorn and affiant's mother were married in the county of Indianna, State of Penn. That her maiden name was Maria Fee. That his said parents came to the State of MN abt the year of 1854 where a twin sister of affiants mother resided. That said James Alcorn took a farm in Polk County, Wisconsin where he resided until the failing health of affiant's mother caused a return to their former home in Pennsylvania where affiant's mother died at the home of the father of the said James Alcorn in the village of Washington in said county of Indianna and state of Pennsylvania. Affiant remembers distictly the death of his mother and attending her funeral and seeing the dead body. That said death occurred in the month of February in the year 1859.

  That after the death of affiant's mother affiant made his home with his grandparents both paternal and maternal, living a portion of the time with one and then with the other. Said grandparents living about four miles apart in said Indianna County. That he continued so to reside until about 15 years of age and during that time frequently visited the grave of his mother.
  That affiant's father returned to Minnnesota shortly after the death of affiant's mother where in the year of 1860 as affiant has been informed and verily believes he married Sarah Jane Hinds who is now his surviving wife. When affiant arrived in Minnesota he made his home for a few months with his father and the said Sarah Jane his wife. That ever since affiant has lived in the same neighborhood and knows of his own knowledge that the said James Alcorn and the said Sarah Jane Alcorn lived together as man and wife to the day of the death of said James Alcorn and that the said Sarah Jane Alcorn has not remarried since the death of the said James Alcorn.
  Further affiant knows that three sons and three daughters are the issue of said marriage. Affiant further says that his father left a farm of some 80 acres which he is informed and believes in encumbered and also left a small amount of personal property, further that said stepmother has no other real estate or means of income than her interest in said estate of the late James Alcorn.

Signed by John A Alcorn and witnesssed by Frank T Wilson, Judge of Probate.

(per Mrs. Art Olness notes in Jan 1872) He lived in Canada for awhile and then moved to Idaho.

1. ↑ Federal Military Pension File.

   James Alcorn file, Soldier's Certificate No. 656.737, Civil War, Union, Pension File, Date of Filing: 1890 Oct 21 in Minn; Widows Pension File No. 518.907 under Sarah J. Alcorn, Date of Filing: 1900 July 30 in Minn. Enrolled in Marine Mills, Washington, Minn on 31 Dec 1863 as a private at age 33 in Company K, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Minnesota Volunteers in the Civil War and was honorably discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn on 04 May 1866.