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Surnames: Cavin, Hamilton, Lyles , Gordon
Classification: Query
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There is a Mexican War pension application for a Joseph C Cavin, stating he was the son of
Ananias and Margaret Hamilton. According to the application, Joseph (also known as J.C.)
was born in Jackson Co, AL, the son of Ananias Cavin and Margaret Hamilton. Joseph died 11
Sept 1870 in Rusk Co, TX; two wives are mentioned, Mary Jane Lyles who married Joseph
after his first wife Margaret Jane Gordon died in 1868. A Margaret McCrary is a witness
to the pension and stated she lived near Joseph and his father in Jackson Co, AL and that
Joseph and his father moved from AL to Arkansas, then to TX. A G.W. and a C. W. Cavin are
also mentioned but not identified.