John's last name was Estrick, but he changed it to Eastright in the late 1840s. Where John was born was exactly Virginia at the time of his birth. John married Mary Sarah Faushey in Oct.1827, (I think Faushey is spelled wrong, I believe it's spelled Forshey). John and several men from Cambria County, Pennsylvania, joined the Union Army (all 73 of them were over the age of 60), they marched from Cambria County to Camp Curtin near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the Captain named them the "Silver Gray Soldiers". John was preceded in death by one son who died from injuries that occurred during The Civil War, George Willis Eastright. John is survived by four daughters and two sons. Samuel, David, Mary Jane Walton, Ellen Zimmerman, Susan Settlemyer, and Anna Catherine McConnell.

Old family records say John was born in 1793, his Headstone states he was 73 when he died. Whoever ordered the Headstone must have made an error.
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John Seigle Estrick / Eastright was born in Ohio County, Virginia (became West Virginia on June 20, 1863) on January 4, 1793, to Patrick Willis and (wife unknown) Estrick. John changed the spelling of our last name from Estrick to Eastright in the late 1840s. His brothers changed the spelling to either Eastright or Estright. John married Mary Sarah Faushey on October 1872 in Allegheny Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (later became Blair County in 1846). Sarah, as her family and friends called her, was born in Cambria County, Pennsylvania on March 4, 1808. There is no other information on Sarah's parents. I believe the last name is spelled wrong. I believe the correct spelling should be Forshey. John worked as a laborer on a farm in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. In January 1862, John, going by the last name Eastright, joined a group of men who walked from Cambria County, Pennsylvania to Camp Curtin near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania to serve in the Civil War. The cut-off age for enlistment was 45 and all 73 men were over the age of 60. The officer in charge, Captain William Palmer, let them stay until they broke camp in March 1862. The captain named them "The Silver Gray Soldiers". There is no information on Sarah's death. I am wondering if she died during or after having her last child, Anna Catherine for John's brother Samuel and his wife Betsy, raised Anna. All the children were born with the Estrick name except for, Anna Catherine. She was the first child born with the Eastright name. John died on January 1, 1873, in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He is buried at Collinsville Cemetery in Altoona. John and Mary had seven children.

Eshrich / Estrick / Eastright / Estright Family Tree Book by Warren Herman Eastright (FAG ID 241140101)
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Independent Companies, 1861
Organized September 1861 - Discharged April 30, 1862

Source: Making of America Books: a digital library https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/
Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871. pg. 1145. Vol. ?
Contributor: C. Eastright (51283598)
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Eastright, John
Side: Union Location: Pennsylvania Battle Unit: Palmer's Independent Company, Infantry (Silver Grey's)

Source: National Park Service: The Civil War: Search For Soldiers: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=eastright
Contributor: C. Eastright (51283598)
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