I need the correct birth Date of James R. Lathrop (1825-1911)

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I thought I'd look into the "suggestions" of some of my profiles and noticed that the birth date was not matching the Find A Grave memorial. I do believe that James R. Lathrop was born in 1825 and it is engraved on the grave marker and finding other records of his birth was 1829. Another thing is that I can't 100% match him to Silas Lathrop (Father). I would love to see Silas Lathrop's Will to see if he mentions James R. Lathrop in Probate records, but I can',t since I'm not a member of Ancestry. com.
WikiTree profile: James Lathrop
in Genealogy Help by Anonymous Lathrop G2G2 (2.6k points)

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You probably can IF you are willing to read through lots of records.  Many wills and probate records are available on FamilySearch.org (free with registration).  They are not index beyond the county, you you have to scan through them.

DOD: 19 May 1911

Army invalid served as a private in Co. G, 130h ONGI (Ohio? National Guard Infantry)

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDQ-9H6Y : 11 March 2018), James R Lathrop, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,353.

DOB: June 1825 per 1900 census you have on page and on his grave marker.  That is the date I would use as it appears that someone creating the record saw the date for his wife and typed in that year on FAG.
by Kathy Rabenstein G2G6 Pilot (315k points)
selected by Shaun Doust
Thank You!
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I looked up Silas Lathrop's will on Ancestry (Fountain County Will Record Volume 2: 1852-1876, page 179). It does not mention any children; all property and personal effects were left to wife Nancy Lathrop.
by Nic Donnelly G2G6 Mach 7 (79.9k points)
Then he would look for Nancy's will.
Thank you!!!

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