. . . while I salute my g.g.g.g.g.grandfather.
My 5th great-grandfather, Stephen Wood, was a member of the Montgomery County Maryland Militia.
It took more than a year, but I was able to obtain a veteran's grave marker for him through the U. S. Government Vetrans' Administration. The highlight of that process was explaining to a government clerk that Social Security numbers did not exist in 1735, nor did service numbers (on dog tags) in 1776.
Carrollton Cemetery, Carrollton, IL
