Military: CWR: Forquer, Leroy of interest in Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Keith Petenbrink and Meyersdale Public Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Introduction and help of Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/intro.txt Additional Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/cwr.html __________________________________________ Forquer, Leroy * Born Feb. 2, 1843 * Died Oct. 26, 1932 in Ursina, Pa. * Buried in Berlin I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. * Corporal Co. I 4th W. Va. Cavalry * Served June 7, 1863 - Mar. 8, 1864 - 9 month 1 day * On Nov. 24, 1879 he filed for a Civil War pension as an invalid. On Nov. 7, 1925 his widow filed for a pension. * Residence in 1925 - Ursina, Somerset Co. Pa. * Invalid Pension: Applied Nov. 24, 1879 and Feb. 27, 1907, Application #321750, Certificate #244188; Widow Pension: Applied Nov. 7, 1932, Application #1727586, no certificate number listed. SOURCE: * Roots Web.com * Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 1 * Census 1890 Veterans, Ursina, Somerset Co. Pa. * Confluence, Somerset Co. Pa. Veterans Reunion, 1910 * Meyersdale Republican Oct. 15, 1925 * Veterans Grave Registration [Lists cemetery as Jersey Church in Lower Turkeyfoot Twp.] * Footnote.com * Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777 - 1999