Jesse Woodrow MERCER

William casado Columbus Savannah "Van" MCMILLAN [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Otros Eventos:

• Nombre: Franklin Mercer
• Residencia: 1850, Ripley (Tippah co., Mississippi, USA)
• Residencia: 1860, Ripley (Tippah co., Mississippi, USA)
• _MILT: Entre 1862 y 1864; Company F, 3rd Batallion Miss. Inf.
• Residencia: 1870, Ripley (Tippah co., Mississippi, USA)
• Residencia: 1880, Ripley (Tippah co., Mississippi, USA)

Notas:

Occupation: Farmer

Born 1831. Buried Plainview AR. Captured at Triune TN 12/27/1862 and sent to Camp Douglas IL. Paroled 3/30/1863 and rejoined unit.

CIVIL WAR DUTY
Mustered into: Co F, 33rd Reg'd Mississippi Infantry (Confederate)*
Later known as: Company F, 3rd Batallion Mississippi Infantry
Later Known as: Co F, 45th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (Confederate)
Enlisted: Feb 28, 1862 in New Orleans through Oct 1862
Period: 12 months
Rank: Private

Name: Franklin Messer-Mercer Rank: Private Company: F
3rd BN, 45th Regt, Co. 'F', also known as 33rd Inf. Under Maj. Hardcastle.Captured at Triune the day before Battle of Stones River.
Contact Name: Joe Mercer
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/ancestorcomments.aspx?id=3405&state=Mississippi&type=4&rid=2283#a

PRISONER OF WAR
Captured: 27 Dec 1862
Place: Listed as missing on 16 Jan 1863 after the Battle of Murphreesboro, Tenn, 31 Dec 1862
Prison: Camp Douglas, Ill.
Paroled: March 30, 1863 at Camp Douglas, Ill
Delivered to: City Point, Va. April 4, 1863

Reincorporated: Co. F 45th Mississippi Infantry
Muster Roll: March & April 1863 - Present
Rank: Private

Last Muster Roll: March & April 1864 - Present.

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*This company subsequently became Company F, 3rd Batallion Mississippi Infantry.

The 3rd Battalion Mississippi Infantry was formed about November 1861 of seven unattached companies and by the addition of Captain Chariton's Independent Company, Mississippi Infantry, and two companies formed of that part of the 27th Regiment Alabama Infantry which was not captured at Fort Donelson, the batallion was increased to a regiment in April 1862 and called the 33rd Regiment Mississippi Infantry, which designation was changed to the 45th Regiment Mississippin Infantry in November 1862. The men composing the two companies formed of the 37th Regiment Alabama Infantry were transferred back to that Regiment by S. O. No. 49, Headquarters Department No. 2, dated November 29, 1862, and this organization was ordered to resume its original designation as the 3rd Batallion Mississippi Infantry by letter from the A. & I. G. O. to General J. E. Johnston, dated April 9, 1864.

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1860 Census of Tippah County, Mississippi
860 Frank Eli Messer 28 M Farm ———/900 Tenn.
Amanda 24 F Ala.
Andrew M. 7/12 M Miss.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mstippah/1860-m.html

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1870 Census of Tippah County, Mississippi
F. Messer 38 M Farmer 500/400 TN.
Mandy 35 F Keeps Hse. AL.
A.M. 11 M MS.
M. 8 F MS.
Hanes 4 M MS.
Jas. 2 M MS.
Wm. 3/12 M MS.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mstippah/1870/1870RipleyM.htm

Franklin casado Amanda "Mandy" DUNN circa 1859 en Tippah co. (Mississippi, USA). Amanda (hija de John P. DUNN y Rebecca BELCHER) nació circa 1835 en Alabama (USA); falleció después 1880 en Tippah co. (Mississippi, USA) ?. [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Notas:

Name: Amanda Messer
Residence: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi
Birth date: 1836
Birthplace: Alabama, United States
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Spouse's name: Franklin Messer
Spouse birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Father's name:
Father's birthplace: Georgia, United States
Mother's name:
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Race or color (expanded): White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Age: 44 years
Occupation: Keeping House
NARA film number: T9-0666
Page: 459
Page: B
Entry number: 3139
Film number: 1254666
Collection: United States Census, 1880

Notas:

Occupation: Farmer

According to the 1880 census, Horace's father was born in Illinois and his mother in Tennessee.

Name: Horace McMillen
Residence: Union, Faulkner, Arkansas
Birth date: 1853
Birth place: Arkansas, United States
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Spouse name: Adline McMillen
Spouse birth place: Georgia, United States
Father birth place: Illinois, United States
Mother birth place: Tennessee, United States
Race or color (expanded): White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 27 years
Occupation: Farmer
NARA film number: T9-0044
Page: 673
Page letter: A
Entry number: 2265
Film number: 1254044
Collection: 1880 United States Census

Children: Savannah , John, Arkins, Sallie

Horace casado Sarah Adline JORDEN en 4 Dic 1871 en Conway co. (Arkansas, USA). Sarah nació circa 1853 en Georgia (USA); falleció entre 1881 y 1885 en Arkansas (USA). [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Notas:

Sarah's mother was also born in Georgia, according to the 1880 census. Father's birthplace unknown. She appears as "Adline".

Notas:

MARRIAGE LICENSE

Horace J McMillan
to
Sarah A Jorden

I, Joshua Moses an acting and duly commissioned Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Conway in the State of Arkansas, do hereby certify that on the 28th day of November 1871 at the County of Conway in the State of Arkansas, I did duly join in marriage Horace J McMillan and Sarah H Jordan of the County of Conway and State of Arkansas, both of lawful age, and then and there declared them to be husband and wife.

Given under my hand on this the 4th day of December 1871.

(signed) Joshua Moses, J.P.

A true copy filed Dec 5, 1871...

Otros Eventos:

• Nombre: Council Messer

Notas:

Occupation: Blacksmith & Farmer

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CENSUS YEAR: 1830 STATE: TN COUNTY: Lincoln MICROFILM#: M19-177 ENUMERATOR: William D Thompson CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1830
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2216 11 Messers Counsel B
1 Male under 5 yrs [ son - Tony b. 1827 ]
1 Male 30 to 30 yrs [ self - Council b. 1805 ]
1 Female under 5 yrs [ dau - Mae b. 1830 ]
1 Female 20 to 30 yrs [ wife - Sarah b. 1808 ]

Spring 1841: Moved from Tennessee to Tippah Co, Missippi. They settled on a land grant in subdivision no. 2 near Ripley.

1860 Census of Tippah County, Mississippi
350 Council B. Messer 54 M Blacksmith 400/300 N.C.
Sarah 51 F Tenn.
Elijah 19 M Farm Tenn.
Sarah 17 F Miss.
William 12 M Miss.
Lewis 9 M Miss.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mstippah/1860-m.html

Counsel casado Sarah FRANKLIN circa 1826 en Lincoln co. (Tennessee, USA). Sarah nació circa 1808 en Tennessee (USA). [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Otros Eventos:

• Nacimiento: 1807, Georgia (USA)
• Residencia: 1850, Tippah co. (Mississippi, USA)
• Residencia: 1855, Tippah co. (Mississippi, USA)
• Residencia: 1860, Tippah co. (Mississippi, USA)
• Residencia: 1870, Tippah co. (Mississippi, USA)
• Residencia: 1880, Tippah co. (Mississippi, USA)

Notas:

John, Rebecca, Sarah, Nancy and Dorie were illiterate.

John casado Rebecca BELCHER circa 1828 en Alabama (USA) ?. Rebecca nació en 1809 en Tennessee (USA); falleció después 1880 en Tippah co. (Mississippi, USA). [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Otros Eventos:

• Residencia: 1850, Union Township (Conway co., Arkansas, USA)
• Residencia: 1860, Union Township (Conway co., Arkansas, USA)

Notas:

Occupation: Farmer

In 1880 his children state that he was born in Illinois, but he states in 1850 census that he was born in Missouri.

Thomas casado Cynthian A. SLEDGE circa 1836. Cynthian (hija de Henry SLEDGE y Betsy PATE) nació circa 1820 en Williamson co. (Tennessee, USA)?; falleció en 4 Sep 1894 en Faulkner co. (Arkansas, USA). [Hoja del Grupo] [Family Chart]

Otros Eventos:

• Residencia: 1870, Union Township (Conway co., Arkansas, USA)

Notas:

In the 1850 census for Conway Co, Arkansas (Union Twp) Cynthian appears as "Cyntha".

1860 Census, Union Twns, Conway Co, Arkansas, Thomas & Synthia McMillan .

In 1870 Census, Union Twns, Conway Co, Arkansas, Syntha McMillan and three children: Hanes, 20, Isabella, 17 and Susan 13. Thomas does not appear. Has he died?

In the 1880 census for Faulkner Co, AR, Cynthian appears as "Synthy", 60 years old, head of household. Her 15 year-old grandson, William Lilly ( born 1865) is living with her. He must be son of Sarah Caroline who married William Lilly...

She appears as "Cyntian" in the 'Applicaton for Letters of Adminstration' settling her estate after her death in 1894. These papers are signed by "Thomas L. McMillen" -- probably a grandson??

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APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

The State of Arkansas, in the Probate Court of said County
County of Faulkner

Thomas L. McMillen
Here applying for Letters of Administration on the Estate of Cynthian McMillen, late of said County, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that the said Cynthian McMillen departed this life in Faulkner Co, Arkansas on or about the 4th day of September A.D. 1894.

That the said Cynthian McMillen died without making any will:

That, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the value of the Estate of the Deceased is about the sum of

Fifty DOLLARS.

That the names and residence of the heirs of deceased is as follows, viz:

D.G. McMillen, Horace McMillen, Isabella Kuykendall, Susan Sledge, Emma Faulk, Mattie Actin, John Hall, Children of James and D... Glen, All residents of Faulkner Co, Arks and Tine(?) Lilly, resident of Texas and P...p Lilley, resident of Yell Co, Arks. and Willima Lilly, residence unknown.

AND FURTHER, deposes and says the he will make a perfect Inventory of, and faithfully Administer, all and singular the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits of the Deceased, and pay his debts, as far as the assets which may come to his hands will extend, and the law direct; and that he will account for and pay over, according to law, all assets which shall come to his hands or possession. So help him God.

(signed) T.L. McMillen

Subscribed and sworn to (signed)

F.M. Morgan
Clerk.
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