I am new to this mailing list. My great grandfather was William Carlton, born November 21,
1840 in Lewis County, New York. He enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 in Boston, ended up
fighting in Louisiana and stayed in New Orleans after the war. He married Laura Hurst and
they had many children, one of whom was my grandmother Edna Mae Carlton. (other children
include Francis Alonzo, Mary Elizabeth, Martha Ida, Emily Louisa, John Spencer, Lula
Olive, Abby Gertrude, and William Mandeville). He died in 1909 at the Soldier's Home
in Ohio. I cannot find anything on his parents or siblings. Louisiana census records state
his parents were born in New York. The death notices for him and one of his children say
to notify papers in Troy and Utica, New York, so he must have had relatives there. I have
searched many, many records to no avail. I have many Carlton relatives who are interested
in finding about William's heritage. Alternative spelling on some census records is
Carrollton.
Sally Hill Jones