Jesse Calvin Church

Abt 1833 - 1908  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Jesse Calvin Church
  Birth	Abt Mar 1833	Wilkes County, , , North Carolina   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Aug 1908  [3]
  Notes	Jesse Calvin Church enlisted in the service of the United States at Knoxville in the county of Knox, and State of Tennessee on 02/Feb/1864 as a Corporal promoted to Sergeant 03/Jul/1864 in Company M, commanded by Captain Gillon O. Collins, in the 13th Regiment of Tennessee Calvary Volunteers, commanded by Colonel John K. Miller in the war of 1861 and was honorably discharged on or about 08/Sep/1865, as will appear by his certificate of discharge which was placed in the hands of Calvin Coles, Claims agent at Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina for the purpose of obtaining additional bounty. Feb 1867. That while in the service aforesaid, and in the line of his duty at the town of Morristown, in the county of Grainger, and State of Tennessee on or about 28/Oct/1864 in a charge upon a force of the enemy under command of the Rebel General Vaughn, his foot having slipped from the Stirrup he was thrown forward upon the horn of his saddle and he was seriously injured , and hernia or rupture was produced .......(illegible) protruding in such a manner as to ...... his whole system impairing in a great degree his effieiency as a soldier, though through much suffering he continued in the service until the .... of the war, and by said injury he is rendered wholly incapable of making a substinence by manual labor. That since leaving the service he has resided in Johnson Co., TN and his occupation has been of a farmer. Census found him in Wilkes Co., NC in 1850. 1860 in Johnson Co., TN with Martha working as a Farmer. 1870 in Johnson Co. listed as a Miller $100 personal property(?). In 1880 in Unicoi Co., with Martha. According to Martha A. Stout Smith, he was a democrat. He walked with a limp from war injuries. He was buried in Rankin or Campbell Cemetery, Johnson Co., TN. Miss Eggers was a housekeeper and Jessie married her after Martha died. FAMILY NOTES: (rn=75) William Watson, Bondsman; William T. Ferguson, Witness; Bond #000164604
  Person ID	I2909	DeLoach Ancestry
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	Rev. William B. "Billy" Church,   b. 2 Jun 1808, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. 30 Oct 1889, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah Lenderman,   b. 17 Apr 1808, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. 17 Nov 1876, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1825	Wilkes County, , , North Carolina   [4]
  Family ID	F1611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Watson,   b. Between Mar 1838 and 1840, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. Bef Aug 1904, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	Between 1850 and 9 Mar 1853	Wilkes County, , , North Carolina   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Sarah E. Church,   b. Abt 1856, North Carolina, , ,   2. Rebecca M. Church,   b. Abt 1858, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   3. Henry H. Church,   b. Apr 1859, North Carolina, , ,   4. John L. Church,   b. Abt 1859, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   5. Martha L. Church,   b. Abt 1865, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   6. Jesse Calvin Church, Jr.,   b. 18 Aug 1866, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 31 Oct 1939, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth ???
  Marriage	22 Dec 1904	Johnson County, , , Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F1610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S187] Grannie Stout. [S15] 1900 Johnson Co., TN census. [S121] Military/Pension Record. [S145] Wilkes Co., NC Marriages25, 50 (Reliability: 2). [S126] International Genealogy Index, 1993CDROM.