★★★ Weems, John B.

John Baston/Briston Weems:​

Born: October 24, 1824
Birthplace: Wilkes County Georgia
Father: Dr. Walter Hanson Weems Sr. 1794 – 1846
(Buried: Glenville Cemetery Russell County Alabama)
Mother: Isabella E. Weems 1801 – 1859
(Buried: Resthaven Cemetery Washington Georgia)

1st Wife: Mary Elizabeth Wingfield

2nd Wife: Louise MacCarthy

Children:
Walter Wingfield Weems 1852 – 1853
Sarah Wingfield Weems 1854 – 1855
William Archibald Weems 1857 – 1857
Kate Weems Pope 1866 – 1926
(Buried: Resthaven Cemetery Washington Georgia)
Edward Mortimer Weems 1867 – 1934
Hattie Eugenia Weems 1869 – 1956

Brother: Colonel Walter Hanson Weems Jr. 1836 – 1885
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery Atlanta Georgia)

Occupation before War:
Attorney and Merchant in Washington & Columbus Georgia
1847 – 1855: Solicitor of Northern Circuit of Georgia
Served in the Mexican – American War

Civil War Career:
1861: Captain Company B 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861: Major of 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded at the Battle of Savage's Station Virginia
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg
1864: Retired to Confederate Invalid Corps on May 19th
1864 – 1865: Superintendent of Georgia Conscription Bureau

Occupation after War:
Attorney and Judge in Macon Georgia
1865 – 1866: Georgia State Senator


Died: November 30, 1876
Place of Death: Macon Georgia
Age at time of Death: 52 years old
Burial Place: Resthaven Cemetery Washington Georgia