V4V-06-01-26-Matthew Hixson-The Vic Porcelli Show-4min6sec

This is the VIC 4 VETS, Weekly Honored Veterans. SUBMITTED BY: Tim Hixson_____________________________________________________________ Hi Vic and Ken, Thank you for doing this.  This is a short story about my great grandfather, Matthew Hixson, who fought in the American Revolution.  God bless. Sincerely,Tim HixsonName/Rank: Matthew Hixson, Private & Colonel, enlisted at Ringo’s Tavern, New Market, NJ Colony summer of 1775Branch/Battalion: New Jersey Colonial Militia, later Continental Army, during the American RevolutionDate of Service: Served: summer 1775 until fall of 1778Awards/Medals: None known.Matthew Hixson was my great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather.  He was born in 1757 in the town of New Market, Colony of New Jersey.  He was one of three brothers who served during the American Revolution.  During his 3 years of service he was stationed in and around various townships around New Jersey and New York primarily, serving as a private first in the NJ Militia and later the Continental Army.  However, during his last posting in 1778 he held the rank of Colonel for 10 days before his final discharge, no idea why!  He married my great (times 8!) grandmother Catherine Hogg in 1779 and eventually moved to Ohio and bought a farm north east of Cincinnati.  While we don’t know what if any combat he might have seen as he apparently never talked about it during his life, we know from his own words how in 1832 he finally received notification of the promised veterans pension he, and his fellow soldiers were originally promised by the Continental Congress during the War and later the US government.  He was 75 years at the time, and he still had to wait another year for it to arrive.  In 1833 $100 from the US government was sent to a solicitor (lawyer) in his son’s name for 2 and a half years pension.  When Matthew died in 1838 and his debts were paid and remaining estate split among his children, it was realized that he never actually saw a cent of any of that pension the few years he received it.  So, for those veterans alive today still dealing with all the troubles in the VA, take heart…the guys who fought in our first war as a nation had to go through similar crap in their day. Vic and Ken, love your show.  Thanks to my grandfather, I’ve discovered I’ve got a little bit of New Jersey in me too!  God bless!________________________________________________________________  This Week’s VIC 4 VETS, Honored Veteran on NewsTalkSTL.With support from our friends at:Alamo Military Collectables,  Gemini Wealth Group H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE, Inc.  Michel's Funeral Home and Freddie's Market         See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.