in 1893, frank grimes applied to get a pension. small problem.nit is the little mistake from the clerk. he was applying from a pension for david warrington. the records were for david washington. despite correspondents, she did not get the pension. she probably needed to get support. she is in a week physical pattern according to a relative. diana wrote the pension office, inquiring about the pension. special examiners investigated the claim, interviewing people from illinois to california. one of the key pieces of evidence was this photograph. this photograph was one of the key pieces of evidence. a picture of a man which my mother always taught me is a likeness of her brother. they took the photograph to try and corroborate that david washington and washington were the same person. upon being shown the photograph, a former neighbor said, i can easily tell you whose likeness that is. i did not need to have you or anyone tell me who's picture that is. diana warrington not only received the pension at that point but the pension office backdated it

david warrington soon met charlotte, a young woman who may have been the sister of frank grimes, who had served with them in memphis. courtship, years of they married on july 25, 1872. she gave birth to a daughter, sylvia, 10 months later. around 1878, they had a second daughter who was always a little weak thing. by all accounts, the family was happy. and neighbor recalled, i remember him going long distances home at night. saying he had a little baby at home and had to go. i know he was referring to this diana. another neighbor gave a similar account. he would walk home for five miles from his work, just to be with his said wife and children. treasuries struck in 1882 when charlotte died from pneumonia at age 28. mary warrington, the sister, moved in to help. david warrington remained devoted to his daughters. a neighbor recalled, i used to see him out on the lake. .ishing with his two children their mother charlotte was dead and gone. he took them along to get them out of the way of his sister, mary. davidmonths later, warrington became hell with tuberculosis and died. james warri