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Roger Pinckney Sr. :CSA1stNat: Born: November 26, 1841 Birthplace: Cordesville, South Carolina Father: Dr. Hopson Pinckney Sr. 1813 – 1891 (Buried: Cathedral Church of Saint Luke and Saint Paul, Charleston, South Carolina) Mother: Louisa Maria Gaillard 1814 – 1854 (Buried: Saint Peters Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina) 1st Wife: Adele L'Artigue 1856 – 1899 (Buried: Stoney Creek Cemetery, Sheldon, South Carolina) 2nd Wife: Lenora Caroline "Nora" Guerard 1856 – 1925 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina) Children: Elizabeth Pinckney Pettyjohn 1874 – 1900 (Buried: Stoney Creek Cemetery, Sheldon, South Carolina) Adele Cornelia Pinckney Leak 1875 – 1927 (Buried: Eastside Cemetery, Rockingham, North...
Richard Alexander Pinson :CSA1stNat: Born: April 26, 1829 Birthplace: Lincoln County, Tennessee Father: Joel Pinson 1786 – 1852 (Buried: Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Mississippi) Mother: Elizabeth Dobbins 1794 – 1841 (Buried: Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Mississippi) Wife: Sina Duke 1837 – 1936 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Occupation before War: Merchant in Pontotoc County, Mississippi 1858 – 1860: Mississippi State Representative Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Captain Company K, 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment 1862 – 1865: Colonel of 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment Wounded twice during the war and recommended for General 1865: Captured during the Battle of Selma, Alabama 1865: Paroled by the...
Thomas Gamble Pitcher :us34stars: Born: October 23, 1824 Birthplace: Rockport, Illinois Father: Judge John Pitcher 1794 – 1892 (Buried: North Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Indiana) Mother: Elizabeth Gamble 1795 – 1829 (Buried: North Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Indiana) Wife: Mary J. Bradley 1832 – 1894 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Colonel William Lewis Pitcher 1852 – 1930 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Lt. Colonel John Pitcher 1854 – 1926 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Education: 1845: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (40th in class) Occupation before War: 1845 – 1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment...
Tobias Avery Plants :us34stars: Born: March 17, 1811 Birthplace: Sewickley, Pennsylvania Wife: Sarah A. Parker 1823 – 1852 (Buried: Miles Cemetery, Rutland, Ohio) Married: December 23, 1842 in Ohio Children: Mary Catherine Plants 1847 – 1851 (Buried: Miles Cemetery, Rutland, Ohio) Political Party: Republican Party Education: Attended Beaver College Studied law with Edwin M. Stanton in office of Judge David Powell. Occupation before War: School Teacher in Steubenville, Ohio 1846 – 1865: Attorney in Pomeroy, Ohio 1858 – 1861: Ohio State Representative Owner and Publisher of Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph Newspaper Civil War Career: 1865 – 1869: United States Congressman from Ohio 1865 – 1869: Member of House Mileage Committee...
Samuel Thomas Player :CSA1stNat: Born: 1817 Birthplace: Georgia Father: Thomas Fleetwood 1770 – Mother: Nancy Ann Fleetwood 1775 – Wife: Nancy Ann Freeman 1826 – 1895 (Buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia) Children: Leroy Harris Player 1845 – 1889 (Buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia) Laura C. Player Walker 1850 – 1936 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia) Nancy Ann Player Bloodworth 1851 – 1917 (Buried: Fredonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia) William James Player 1853 – 1912 (Buried: Irwinton Masonic Cemetery, Wilkinson County, Georgia) Minnie Lee Player Bennett 1862 – 1931 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Georgia) Occupation before War: Born Samuel Thomas...
Alfred Pleasonton :us34stars: Born: July 7, 1824 Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Father: U.S. Government Auditor Stephen Pleasonton 1776 – 1855 (Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Mother: Mary Hopkins 1783 – 1851 (Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Education: 1844: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (7th in class) Occupation before War: 1844 – 1845: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons 1844 – 1845: Frontier Duty at Fort Atkinson, Iowa 1845 – 1849: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons 1846: Served in the Battle of Palo Alto, Mexico 1846: Served in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, Mexico 1846: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry in two battles mentioned above 1848 – 1849...
Joseph Bennett Plummer :us34stars: Born: November 15, 1816 Birthplace: Barre, Massachusetts Father: Alpheus Plummer 1774 – 1844 (Buried: Lincoln Cemetery, Barre, Massachusetts) Mother: Lydia Lee 1777 – 1849 (Buried: Lincoln Cemetery, Barre, Massachusetts) Wife: Frances Hagner Clark 1824 – 1900 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Captain Satterlee Clark Plummer 1844 – 1881 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Education: 1841: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (22nd in class) Occupation before War: 1841 – 1848: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment 1841 – 1843: Garrison Duty at Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin 1843 – 1844: Garrison Duty at Fort Crawford...
Thomas Poage :CSA1stNat: Born: January 1, 1825 Birthplace: Staunton, Virginia Father: William Poage 1781 – 1855 (Buried: Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church, Fort Defiance, Virginia) Mother: Margaret Allen 1794 – 1864 (Buried: Newbern Cemetery, Dublin, Virginia) Wife: Mary A. Vermillion 1833 – 1908 (Buried: East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Virginia) Children: Thomas Boyd Poage 1854 – 1874 (Buried: Newbern Cemetery, Dublin, Virginia) Ella Poage Brown 1857 – 1922 (Buried: East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Virginia) Waller Staples Poage 1859 – 1928 (Buried: East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Virginia) Robert Lee Poage 1860 – 1920 (Buried: East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Virginia) Occupation before War: Attorney in Pulaski County, Virginia...
Eleanor Carroll Brent Poe :us34stars: Born: August 26, 1843 Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Father: Thomas Lee Brent 1813 – 1858 (Buried: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) Mother: Jane Duncan Wilkins 1824 – 1908 Husband: Brig. General Orlando Metcalfe Poe 1832 – 1895 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Married: June 17, 1861 in Detroit, Michigan Children: Charles Carroll Poe 1863 – 1895 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Winifred Lee Poe Fitzhugh 1866 – 1891 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Orlando Warner Poe 1876 – 1889 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Died: February 16, 1922 Place of Death...
Orlando Metcalfe Poe :us34stars: Born: March 7, 1832 Birthplace: Navarre, Ohio Father: Charles Poe 1807 – 1852 Mother: Susannah Warner 1818 – 1881 (Buried: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio) Wife: Eleanor Carroll Brent 1843 – 1922 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Charles Carroll Poe 1863 – 1895 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Winifred Lee Poe Fitzhugh 1866 – 1891 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Orlando Warner Poe 1876 – 1889 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Education: 1856: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (6th in class) Occupation before War: 1856: Brevet 2nd Lt. U.S. Army Topographical...
Frances Ann Devereux Polk :CSA1stNat: Born: 1810 Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina Father: John Devereux 1761 – 1844 (Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina) Mother: Frances Pollock 1771 – 1849 (Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina) Husband: Bishop Lt. General Leonidas Polk 1806 – 1864 (Buried: Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana) Married: May 6, 1830 in Raleigh, North Carolina Children: Alexander Hamilton Polk 1831 – 1872 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut) Frances Devereux Polk Skipwith 1835 – 1884 (Buried: Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Mississippi) Katherine Polk Gale 1838 – 1916 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Sarah Hawkins Polk Blake 1840 – 1926...
Leonidas Polk :CSA1stNat: Born: April 10, 1806 Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina Father: Colonel William Polk 1758 – 1834 (Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina) Mother: Sarah Hawkins 1784 – 1843 (Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina) Wife: Frances Ann Deveraux 1810 – 1875 (Buried: Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana) Married: May 4, 1830 in Raleigh, North Carolina Children: Alexander Hamilton Polk 1831 – 1872 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut) Frances Deveraux Polk Skipwith 1835 – 1884 (Buried: Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Mississippi) Katherine Polk Gale 1838 – 1916 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Sarah Hawkins Polk Blake 1840 – 1926...
Leonidas Lafayette Polk: :CSA1stNat: Born: April 24, 1837 Birthplace: Anson County North Carolina Father: Andrew Polk 1792 – 1850 (Buried: Caraway Cemetery Wadesboro North Carolina) Mother: Serena Autry 1811 – 1853 (Buried: Caraway Cemetery Wadesboro North Carolina) Wife: Sarah Pamela "Sallie" Gaddy 1840 – 1901 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Raleigh North Carolina) Children: Lula Polk Harris 1858 – 1882 (Buried: Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church Concord North Carolina) Juanita Polk Denmark 1861 – 1929 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Raleigh North Carolina) Mary Catherine Polk Browder 1865 – 1887 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Raleigh North Carolina) Ina Estelle Polk 1868 – 1888 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Raleigh North Carolina) Carrie Polk Browder 1870...
Lucius Eugene Polk :CSA1stNat: Born: July 10, 1833 Birth Place: Salisbury, North Carolina Father: William Julius Polk 1793 – 1860 (Buried: Saint John’s Church Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee) Mother: Mary Rebecca Long 1797 – 1885 (Buried: Saint John’s Church Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee) Wife: Sally Moore 1844 – 1925 (Married: 1863) (Buried: Saint John’s Church Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee) Children: Rufus King Polk 1866 – 1902 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Pennsylvania) Captain Lucius Eugene Polk Jr. 1870 – 1904 (Buried: Saint John’s Church Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee) William J. Polk 1875 – 1956 (Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tennessee) Charles M. Polk 1878 – 1959 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis...
Sarah Childress Polk First Lady of the United States From A to Z - Women Born: September 4, 1803 Birthplace: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Father: Joel Childress 1777 – 1819 (Buried: Cannonsburgh Village Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee) Mother: Elizabeth Whitsett 1780 – 1863 (Buried: Cannonsburgh Village Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee) Husband: President James K. Polk 1795 – 1849 (Buried: Tennessee State Capitol and Buildings, Nashville, Tennessee) Married: January 1, 1824 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Adopted Children: Sarah “Sallie” Polk Jetton Fall 1847 – 1924 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Education: Attended Moravian Female Academy in Salem, North Carolina Life before War: 1824 – 1849: Wife of...
Trusten Polk :CSA1stNat: Born: May 29, 1811 Birthplace: Bridgeville, Delaware Father: William Nutter Polk 1786 – 1835 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Mother: Levina Causey 1791 – 1825 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Wife: Elizabeth Newberry Skinner 1819 – 1896 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri) Children: Anna Polk Causey 1839 – 1911 (Buried: Milford Community Cemetery, Old Milford, Delaware) Mary Polk Draper 1842 – 1932 (Buried: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, Delaware) Cornelia Bredell Polk Drake 1844 – 1895 (Buried: Yalaha Cemetery, Yalaha, Florida) Elizabeth Polk McPheeters 1852 – 1934 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri) Political...
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy :us34stars: Born: January 3, 1816 Birthplace: Southampton, Massachusetts Father: Samuel Pomeroy 1773 – 1854 (Buried: Center Cemetery, Southampton, Massachusetts) Mother: Dorcas Burt 1773 – 1855 (Buried: Center Cemetery, Southampton, Massachusetts) Wife: Lucy Ann Gaylord 1818 – 1863 (Buried: West Cemetery, Otisco, New York) Wife: Stanwood Mann Whiting Political Party: Republican Party Education: 1836 – 1838: Attended Amherst College Occupation before War: 1838 – 1842: School Teacher in New York 1852 – 1853: Massachusetts State Representative Organizer and Financial Agent for New England Emigrant Aid, Co. Owner of Freedom’s Champion Newspaper 1858 – 1859: Mayor of Atchison, Kansas 1859: Member of...
Theodore Medad Pomeroy Sr.: :us34stars: Born: December 31, 1824 Birthplace: Cayuga New York Father: Rev. Medad Pomeroy 1792 – 1867 (Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn New York) Mother: Lilly Maxwell 1794 – 1857 (Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn New York) Wife: Elizabeth Leitch Watson 1834 – 1892 (Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn New York) Children: Janet Watson Pomeroy 1858 – 1882 (Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn New York) Lillias Pomeroy Avery 1860 – 1933 (Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn New York) Josephine Pomeroy Herrick 1864 – 1938 (Buried: Lake View Cemetery Cleveland Ohio) Robert Watson Pomeroy 1868 – 1935 (Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn New York) Theodore Medad Pomeroy Jr. 1875 – 1940 (Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn...
Curran Pope Born: July 30, 1813 Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Father: Worden Pope 1776 – 1838 (Buried: Western Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Mother: Elizabeth Taylor Thruston 1786 – 1838 (Buried: Western Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Wife: Matilda Prather Jacob 1815 – 1880 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Children: John Jacob Pope 1840 – 1858 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Patrick H. Pope 1842 – 1863 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Mary Tyler Pope 1848 – 1906 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Education: 1834: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (11th in class) Occupation before War: 1834: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd...
John Pope Born: March 16, 1822 Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Father: Judge Nathaniel Pope 1784 – 1850 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri) Mother: Lucretia Backus 1787 – 1867 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri) Wife: Clara Pomeroy Horton 1834 – 1888 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri) Married: September 15, 1859 in Meigs, Ohio Children: Horton Pope 1864 – 1953 (Buried: Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado) Brig. General Francis Horton Pope 1876 – 1971 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Education: 1842: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (17th in class) Occupation before War: 1842 – 1846: Brevet, 2nd Lt. United States Army...
Albert Gallatin Porter :us34stars: Born: April 20, 1824 Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Indiana Father: Captain Thomas Porter 1789 – 1854 Mother: Miranda “Mira” Tousey 1803 – 1840 1st Wife: Minerva Virginia Brown 1824 – 1875 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana) Married: November 20, 1846 2nd Wife: Cornelia Stone 1834 – 1885 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana) Married: January 5, 1881 Children: Albert B. Porter 1864 – 1909 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana) Political Party: Until – 1856: Member of Democratic Party 1856 – 1897: Member of Republican Party Education: Attended Preparatory Department of Hanover College in Indiana. 1843: Graduated from Indiana Asbury University...
Andrew Porter :us34stars: Born: July 10, 1820 Birthplace: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Father: Governor George Bryan Porter 1791 – 1834 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan) Mother: Sarah Humes 1796 – 1870 Wife: Margaretta Falconer Biddle 1825 – 1913 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan) Children: Major John Biddle Porter 1858 – 1915 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan) Education: 1836 – 1837: Attended West Point Military Academy Occupation before War: 1846 – 1847: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Mounted Rifles 1847 – 1861: Captain United States Army 1st Mounted Rifles Brevetted to the Rank of Major and Lt. Colonel in United States Army Fought a duel against future CSA Brig. General James J. Archer...
Fitz John Porter :us34stars: Born: August 31, 1822 Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Father: Captain John Porter 1793 – 1831 Mother: Eliza Chauncy Clark Wife: Harriet Pierson Cook 1835 – 1924 (Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Children: Holbrook Fitz John Porter Unknown – 1939 (Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Evelina Porter Doggett 1865 – 1952 (Buried: Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut) Education: 1845: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (8th in class) Occupation before War: 1845 – 1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery 1845 – 1846: Garrison Duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia 1846 – 1847: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery 1847: Served in the...
John Porterfield :CSA1stNat: Born: August 21, 1819 Birthplace: Fayetteville, Tennessee Father: Francis Porterfield - 1785 - 1833 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Mother: Malinda Morgan - 1795 - 1867 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Wife: Mary Eliza Shapard - 1826- 1898 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Children: Marjorie Porterfield Taylor 1847 - 1927 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Kentucky) Susie Porterfield Spurr 1849 - 1932 (Buried: Mount Oliver Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Jonnie Porterfield 1858 - 1940 (Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia) William S. Porterfield 1861 - 1929 (Buried: Graham Cemetery, Orange, Virginia) Ellen...
Carnot Posey :CSA1stNat: Born: August 5, 1818 Birthplace: Wilkinson County, Mississippi Father: John Brooks Posey 1784 – 1838 Mother: Elizabeth Screven 1788 – 1848 Wife: Jane White 1827 – 1892 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Mississippi) Children: Stanhope Posey 1841 – 1893 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Mississippi) John T. Posey 1852 – 1883 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Mississippi) Mason E. Sanders Posey 1854 – 1900 (Buried: A. R. Dyche Memorial Park, London, Kentucky) Ellen A. Posey 1855 – 1913 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Mississippi) Elizabeth Posey 1858 – 1914 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Mississippi) Carnot Posey Jr. 1859 – 1883 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City...
Charles Debrille Poston :us34stars: Born: April 20, 1825 Birthplace: Elizabethtown, Kentucky Father: Temple Poston 1788 – 1864 (Buried: Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Kentucky) Mother: Judith Dibrille 1792 – 1837 (Buried: Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Kentucky) Wife: Margaret J. Haycraft 1828 – 1884 (Buried: Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Kentucky) Married: September 1848 Wife: Martha “Mattie” Tucker Married: July 27, 1885 – Shortly Separated Children: Sarah Lee Poston Pope 1849 – 1902 (Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California) Political Party: Republican Party Occupation before War: Clerk in Hardin County, Kentucky County Clerk’s Office. Clerk for the...
Edward Elmer Potter :us34stars: Born: June 21, 1823 Birthplace: New York City, New York Father: Ellis Potter 1779 – 1828 Mother: Elizabeth Elmer 1785 – 1860 Education: 1842: Graduated from Columbia College Occupation before War: Participated in the California Gold Rush Farmer in New York Civil War Career: 1862: Captain in Union Army Commissary Department 1862: Served under Burnside in North Carolina Expedition 1862: Lt. Colonel of 1st North Carolina Union Infantry Regiment 1862: Colonel of 1st North Carolina Union Infantry Regiment 1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers Served with the Union Army Department of Ohio Served on Inspection Duty with the Union Army of the Ohio Served with General Foster...
John Fox “Bowie Knife” Potter :us34stars: Born: May 11, 1817 Birthplace: Augusta, Massachusetts Father: John Potter 1787 – 1865 (Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine) Mother: Caroline Fox 1789 – 1872 (Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine) 1st Wife: Frances Elizabeth Lewis Fox 1818 – 1863 (Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, East Troy, Wisconsin) 2nd Wife: Sarah Lewis Fox 1819 – 1882 (Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, East Troy, Wisconsin) Children: Rebecca Lewis Potter 1841 – 1908 (Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, East Troy, Wisconsin) Alfred C. Potter 1843 – 1915 (Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, East Troy, Wisconsin) Caroline Fox Potter 1845 – 1850 (Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, East Troy, Wisconsin) John Kendall Potter 1853 –...
Joseph Haydn Potter :us34stars: Born: October 12, 1822 Birthplace: Concord, New Hampshire Father: Thomas Drake Potter 1796 – 1873 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, East Concord, New Hampshire) Mother: Eunice Marden 1801 – 1861 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, East Concord, New Hampshire) Wife: Alice Grant Kilbourne 1838 – 1916 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Children: Alice Fay Potter 1866 – 1953 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Jane Kilbourne Potter Hill 1868 – 1918 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Joseph Drake Potter 1869 – 1939 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Charles Kilbourne Potter 1872 – 1874 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Scott Hayes Potter 1877 – 1878...
Robert Brown Potter :us34stars: Born: July 16, 1829 Birthplace: Schenectady, New York Father: Bishop Alonzo Potter 1800 – 1865 Mother: Sarah Maria Nott 1799 – 1839 Wife: Abigail Austin “Abby” Stevens 1836 – 1913 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) Children: Robert Burnside Potter 1869 – 1934 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) Warwick Potter 1870 – 1893 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) Austin Potter 1873 – 1944 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, Massachusetts) Education: Attended Union College Occupation before War: Attorney in New York City, New York Civil War Career: 1861: Served in New York State Militia, rising to Lt. 1861: Major of 51st New York Infantry Regiment 1861 – 1862: Lt...
Edward H. Pottle Sr. :CSA1stNat: Born: July 17, 1822 Birthplace: St. Mary, Georgia Father: John Pottle Mother: Sarah Tate 1st Wife: Evelyn America Jennings 1824 – 1856 (Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia) 2nd Wife: Mary Virginia “Minnie” Hudson 1840 – 1879 (Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia) 3rd Wife: Eugenia Scott “Genie” Hamilton 1852 – 1899 (Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia) Children: Edward H. Pottle Jr. 1858 – 1921 (Buried: Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Illinois) Robert Hudson Pottle 1860 – 1861 (Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia) John Palmer Pottle 1862 – 1869 (Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia) Mary Virginia Pottle Hubert 1864 – Unknown (Buried...
Benjamin Franklin Potts Born: January 29, 1836 Birthplace: Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio Father: James Potts 1795 – 1879 (Buried: Corinth – Mechanicstown Cemetery, Mechanicstown, Ohio) Mother: Jane Maple 1810 – 1881 (Buried: Corinth – Mechanicstown Cemetery, Mechanicstown, Ohio) Wife: Angeline Jackson 1840 – 1905 (Buried: Forestvale Cemetery, Helena Montana) Education: 1854 – 1855: Attended Westminster College Occupation before War: Clerk at Dry Goods Store in Wattsville, Ohio Taught School in Ohio Active Supporter of James Buchanan for President Attorney in Carrollton, Ohio 1860: Ohio Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention 1860: Supporter of Stephen A. Douglas for President Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862...
Lazarus Whitehead Powell Jr. :us34stars: Born: October 6, 1812 Birthplace: Henderson, Kentucky Father: Captain Lazarus Whitehead Powell Sr. 1777 – 1869 (Buried: Smith Mills Cemetery, Smith Mills, Kentucky) Mother: Nancy Ann McMahon 1784 – 1821 (Buried: Smith Mills Cemetery, Smith Mills, Kentucky) Wife: Harriet Ann Jennings Unknown – 1846 (Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky) Children: James Henry Powell 1839 – 1907 (Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky) John Rowan Powell 1840 – 1841 (Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky) Anne Powell 1843 – 1845 (Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky) Charles J. Powell 1845 – 1896 (Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky) Richard Powell 1846 –...
William Henry Powell :us34stars: Born: May 10, 1825 Birthplace: Pontypool, Wales Father: William Powell 1797 – 1864 Mother: Sarah Griffith 1797 – 1866 1st Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Gilchrist 1824 – 1878 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) 2nd Wife: Emma P. West 1843 – 1928 (Buried: Green Mount Protestant Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois) Children: Lucy E. Powell Allen 1850 – 1949 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) William G. Powell 1853 – 1873 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) Alice Mary Powell 1855 – 1919 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) Harry Lawrence Powell 1857 – 1947 (Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Attadena, California) Education: Learned the Iron Making Trade...
Frank P. Powers :CSA1stNat: Born: 1836 Birthplace: Ireland Wife: Mary T. Valleau Occupation before War: Laborer in Beaumont Texas Civil War Career: 1861: Captain of Jefferson Dragoons in Beaumont Texas 1861: Helped occupy Fort Brown near the Rio Grande River 1862: Served on General Ben McCulloch's Staff as Staff Officer 1862: Wounded during the Battle of Pea Ridge 1862: Choosen but not commissioned Colonel of 14th Arkansas Infantry 1862: Regimental Commander during Battle of Iuka and Corinith Miss. 1863: Chief of Cavalry for the District commander by Gen. Gardner 1864 – 1865: Organized Cavalry in Louisiana & Southeast Mississippi Occupation after War: Hotel Owner in Jackson Louisiana Tax Collector for East Feliciana...
Calvin Edward Pratt Born: January 23, 1828 Birthplace: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Father: Edward Ayres Pratt 1802 – 1882 Mother: Marianne Stratton 1805 – 1868 Wife: Susan Taber Ruggles 1836 – 1925 (Buried: Center Cemetery, Rochester, Massachusetts) Children: Polly Clapp Pratt Emery 1868 – 1953 (Buried: Center Cemetery, Rochester, Massachusetts) Ann Stanford Pratt Holmes 1870 – 1958 (Buried: Center Cemetery, Rochester, Massachusetts) Occupation before War: Attorney in New York City, New York Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st New York Volunteers Infantry Regiment 1861: Led his regiment during the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia 1862: Wounded in the face during the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia 1862: Led his...
Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss Sr. :us34stars: Born: November 23, 1819 Birthplace: Belleville, Virginia (West Virginia) Father: Henry Leonidas Prentiss 1788 – 1849 Mother: Rebecca Mayberry 1797 – 1850 1st Wife: Margaret Ann Sowdosky 1823 – 1860 (Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois) 2nd Wife: Mary Worthington Whitney 1836 – 1894 (Buried: Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Missouri) Children: Private Guy C. A. Prentiss – 1889 (Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois) Harrison Tyler “Tip” Prentiss 1840 – 1897 (Buried: Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Missouri) Jacob Henry Prentiss 1849 – 1907 (Buried: Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Missouri) Ella Prentiss Blackburn 1852 – 1927 (Buried: Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Missouri) Benjamin Mayberry...
John Smith Preston :CSA1stNat: Born: April 20, 1809 Birthplace: Abingdon, Virginia Father: Francis Preston 1765 – 1836 (Buried: Aspenvale Cemeter,y Seven Mile Ford, Virginia) Mother: Sarah Buchanan Campbell 1778 – 1846 (Buried: Aspenvale Cemetery, Seven Mile Ford, Virginia) Wife: Caroline Martha Hampton 1807 – 1883 (Buried: Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbia, South Carolina) Children: Alfred Hampton Preston 1834 – 1859 (Buried: Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbia, South Carolina) John Smith Preston Jr. 1836 – 1880 (Buried: Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbia, South Carolina) Major William Campbell “Willie” Preston 1837 – 1864 (Buried: Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbia, South Carolina) Mary Cantey Preston Darby 1840 – 1891...
William Preston :CSA1stNat: Born: October 16, 1816 Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Father: William Preston Sr. 1770 – 1821 (Buried: Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Virginia) Mother: Caroline Hancock 1785 – 1847 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Wife: Margaret Wickliffe 1819 – 1898 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Children: Mary Owen Preston Brown 1841 – 1898 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Caroline Hancock Preston Thornton 1843 – 1917 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Robert Wickliffe Preston 1850 – 1914 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Susan Christie Preston Draper 1853 – 1919 (Buried: Hopedale Village Cemetery...
William Ballard Preston :CSA1stNat: Born: November 25, 1805 Birthplace: Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, Virginia Father: Governor James Patton Preston 1774 – 1843 (Buried: Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Virginia) Mother: Ann Barraud Taylor 1778 – 1861 (Buried: Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Virginia) Brother: Colonel Robert Taylor Preston 1809 – 1880 (Buried: Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Virginia) Brother: Colonel James Francis Preston 1813 – 1862 (Buried: Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Virginia) Wife: Lucinda Staples "Lucy" Redd 1813 – 1891 (Buried: Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Virginia) Children...

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