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James Somerville According to family oral history, JBM 10042 received a GBP 500 inheritance from her (great?) uncle, of whose existence she had been previously unaware, who had amassed a fortune (possibly by building an operating a toll bridge) and been made the Earl of Somerville late in his life. Neil Somerville points out that this is a different title from the Scottish Lord Somerville, but I haven't yet tracked down the Earl. I do not know why my grandfather labels James as Earl of Somerville. The Green-Wood cemetery in New York gives a detailed biography, saying he was born in 1816 in Kinkardge (Kincardine?), Perthshire, Scotland, married Margaret Masterton in Scotland on 1841-09-03, and had nine children in the 1860 census, when he was listed as a stone mason. He enlisted as a private in New York City on 1861-05-13 at the age of 45, was 5'11.5" tall with blue eyes and fair hair and complexion. He was discharged for disability as a result of sunstroke, and died in New York City on 1863-08-03. His wife applied for and obtained a widow's pension; when she died on 1869-10-28, her daughter IM 10050 received the share of the pension due to her surviving minor siblings. | |||||||