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(they divorced) and second to Juanetta (last name unknown). He resides in Endicott, NY. He had one son that died at birth by his first wife. By his second wife, he had two children: Shelly and William Seeley.
VI.	Carrie Elizabeth Seeley - born in 1909 as listed in the 1910 Galway, NY census. She died of typhoid fever at a young age around the year 1934 in Chenango Bridge, Broome Co. NY. This place is near Binghamton, NY. She was married for approximately one year to Howard Burt at her time of death and had on children.
After Isaac's daughter, Alice, left home, he moved in with his son-in-law, Warren E. Seeley, to help raise the small children. He was retired and living off a	War Pension at the time of his	death. He was	considered a
fine	old man and	supposedly fought in the Civil	War.	We	found	his Civil
War Records at the National Archives (File #C-2461489) which revealed the following:
1.	The correct spelling of his name was "Myres" not "Myers" as found in some of his Civil War Records, and this is why we are using this spelling.
2.	He was	born on March 2, 1835 in Stillwater,	NY	(city	incorrect).
3.	He was	a "Jr." on some records.
4.	His death is recorded as February 8, 1924 in Binghamton, NY.
5.	He was 5'8" tall, 160 pounds, dark complexion, black eyes, and black hair.
6.	He could not read or write.
7.	He joined the army on April 23, 1861 and was assigned to the 30th New York Infantry, Co. D, and was discharged on June 18, 18 63.
He enlisted again on July 27, 1863 with the 21st New York Calvary, Co. A, and discharged on August 31, 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
8.	He was a private and assigned as a "Ferrier", which is a blacksmith.
9.	He was wounded at the battle of Antietam, Maryland on September
17,	1862. He was hit in the shoulder by a piece of shell and caught malaria from sleeping on the ground.
10.His	pension application numbers were 474,167 and 474,187. He was given a monthly pension of $30 and later raised to $50.
The City Clerk's Office in Stillwater, NY has a register of all local Civil War Veterans. In this book is "Isaac Myres, Jr., born Schaghticoke, NY, private, 21st NY Cavalry, current occupation was boatman, and parents were Isaac Myres and Elizabeth Mabb."
The earliest record we have on Isaac Myres is in the 1850 Census of Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY, house #346/376 where he is listed as "Isaac Myers, Jr., age 16, (1834), and laborer". He was living in the home of
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