Just a quick update. No progress. Lots of things I can speculate about but nothing concrete. Thought I found my Great Grandmother who had been sent to live with family today but am just disappointed once again. This is not easy. I got a book from my library that said to find others in the area he might have lived in Sidney Ira that is who are around the age he would have been as they could be sibblings. Found one and looked a great Civil War record but can't prove this. This man was promoted twice ended up being a Major but got wounded and had surgery and had to retire. I did realize Sidney Ira put Illinois as his mother's birthplace part of the time in censuses. That is interesting. I'm working on that right now with some of my Aunts and Mother's names and middle names.