Part of our analysis in this issue included a chronology of statements made by Eliza Jane Ramsey in her 1892 affidavit in support of her widow’s pension based upon her husband’s service in the Mexican War. There’s more to the analysis than that chronology, but it’s a good organizational tool all the same.
Year | Event |
About 1795 | Harrison Ramsey born. |
Before Mexican War | Harrison Ramsey’s first wife (unnamed) died. |
1846 | Harrison and Andrew Ramsey work in the Galena, Illinois, mines. |
1847 | Harrison and Andrew Ramsey enlist in Mexican War. |
During Mexican War | Andrew Ramsey died. |
1854 | Harrison Ramsey meets Eliza Jane. |
1855 | Harrison Ramsey marries Eliza Jane. |
1858 | Harrison Ramsey dies. |
1892 | Eliza Jane Ramsey makes out an affidavit in support of her widow’s pension claim. |