J. B. FLORENCE
FIFTH TN REGIMENT INFANTRY CO. E
Jacob Browning Florence was born December 23, 1839 in Benton County TN. He married Cynthia Jane Greer October 16, 1862. She was born January 17, 1843 near Camden in Benton County. They had 5 boys and 4 girls (listed below). He enlisted May 20, 1861 at Paris Tennessee with Company E 5th Tennessee Reg. Infantry. He served for about one year and he was left by his command at Shiloh and remained there for several weeks before he could be brought home. He remained at home till he was able to rejoin the army, at whch time he joined Forrest's command. He died September 30, 1911 at him home in Benton County TN.
Children of Jacob Browning Florence and Cynthia Jane Greer are: (All events occurred in Benton County, Tennessee unless otherwise stated)
1. Artie Miss Florence b 29 August 1863; d 18 March 1943,;
md 17 Sep 1879 to Lucian Thomas Elmore.
2. Mary Avis Florence, b 2 December 1865; d 1954; md Asbury
Newton Presson 12 November 1882.
3. George Washington Florence, b 25 December 1867; d 3 August
1935, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN; bd Benton Co., Pleasant Hill
Cemetary; md Lee Ada Elmore 3 November 1887. G.W. was a Methodist
Minister.
4. Sarah Elizabeth Florence, b 25 December 1869; d August 1955;
md Alvin H. Bain 2 Nov 1886.
5. Rebecca Cordelia Florence, b 13 April 1871; d 1951, bd
Rushing's Cemetery; md William Alexander Sparks 26 Nov 1887.
6. Elbert H. Florence, b 17 July 1875; d 1929 El Paso, Texas; md
ca 1917 Crockett Co., TN Lena or Lilia Beaver.
7. Robert Gillian Florence, b 20 July 1878; d 1 Oct 1932; b
Camden City Cemetary; md 5 Sep 1900 Eugenie Davidson.
Jacob Browning Florence was a Doctor in Benton County, TN, and was named after Jacob Browning, whose son John Moses Browning was noted for his many firearm inventions, including the Browning Automatic Rifle and the machine gun. Dr. Jacob Browning was also a member of Camp #1014 United Confederate Veterans, and was a delegate to the Populist State Convention of Nashville in 1900, and a Mason.
Submitted by Jean W. Stringham
Happy to exchange information on the Florences of VA-NC-TN.
Additions and corrections very much welcomed.
W. P.
(William Preston) Caldwell
46th TN Infantry Co. I
W. P. (William Preston) Caldwell was 3rd Lieu. Company I, 46th. He escaped island #10 and died at home from measles 1862.
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James
Nunnery
49th Tennessee Company I
James Nunnery Born 19 August 1822 Died 1 Dec 1911 Married Sally Ann Pearce 10 July 1845 Second Wife Mary Hardin Johnson a widow married 5 Nov 1855. James was the fourth child of Rebecca Nunnery one of the first settlers from the Carolinas with a Deed dated 29th of March 1825. James Nunnery was the father of 13 children.
James Nunnery enlisted in the 49th Tenn Company I on 7 Nov 1861 being elected to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. On 28 Jan 1862 he resigned his officers rank and went into the ranks. He was captured along with his unit on 16 February 1862. He was sent to Vicksburg MS to be exchanged 17 Sept 1862. He proceeded North through Mississippi when he contracted a disease in his ears which impared his hearing and was Discharged on 24th of Feb 1863. He recieved a pension from State of Tennessee until his death. Mary Hardin Nunnery recieved a widows pension after his death.
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Nehemiah
M. Nunnery
49th Tennessee Company I
Nehemiah M. Nunnery Born Circa 1834 Married Roena Swindle 30 Jun 1851. He was the father of four children. Nehemiah was the second child of Nathaniel Nunnery and Elizabeth Ann Thomson. Nehemiah was the second child of Rebecca Nunnery one of the early settlers of Benton County, Tennessee.
Nehemiah was elected 1st Lieuteniant on 7 November 1861 the day of his enlistment in the 49th Tennessee Company I. He was taken prisoner with his unit on 16 Feb 1862. He was exchanged on 16 Sept 1862 at Vicksburg, MS. He was sent to Johnsons Island Prisoner camp in Lake Erie. He was reelected 1st Lt on 27 Sept 1862 and sent to Tennessee on recruiting service on 14 Oct 1862. He was captured by the Union forces and never returned to Confederate Service. He was dropped from the rolls.
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Jepta
Nunnery
49th Tennessee Company I
Jepta Nunnery born circa 1842 Married to Fredonia Davis 6 Sept 1860. Jepta was the father of 4 children. He was the fourth child of Nathaniel Nunnery and Elizabeth Ann Thomason. Nathaniel was the second child of Rebecca Nunnery one of the early settlers of Benton County Tennessee.
He enlisted in the 49th Tennessee company I on 7 Nov 1861 as a Private. He was captured with his unit on 16 Feb 1862 and sent to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois. He was sent to Vicksburg, MS to be exchanged in 17 Sept 1862. He deserted at Port Hudson after 1863.
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Nathan
Smith
49th Tennessee Co. I Private
Nathan was one of 9 children of Hiram and Mary Smith. He was born circa 1841. He married Marilda Nunnery on 8 January 1858. Marilda was the daughter and third child of Kinchen and Celia Nunnery. Kinchen was the second child of Rebecca Nunnery an early settler of Benton County, TN.
Nathan was capture with his unit on the 16 of February 1862 and sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL. Nathan never returned to Benton County, TN, he died at Camp Douglas on 14 August 1862. Nathan is buried along with other Confederate Dead from Camp Douglas at the Confederate Mound in Oakwoods Cemetery on the South Side of Chicago.
Submitted by Sharon Bledsoe
J. W.
Florence (John Washington)
55th TN Regiment Co. A & B
J. W. Florence was born in Benton County, TN on the 9th day of January 1844. He enlisted in the 48th TN Regiment about May 1864 but was transferred to the 55th TN Regiment. He was wounded in the right leg on July 28, 1864 during the Battle of Atlanta Georgia. The leg was badly fractured and had gangrene. He was parolled at Macon, Georgia at the close of the war.
In Historic Benton - 976.833 H2sk we find: "Florence, J W, wounded Atlanta, 1864 - Company A, 55th Regiment, TN Infantry was organized in September 1861; as was Company B It was variously engaged during the war; parolled at Greensboro, NC in May 1865. Many of the men had been captives at Island 10, April 1862, in the Mississippi, after which the regiment was reorganized."
John W. Florence never married. He lived with his maiden sister until his death. His gravestone, next to his sister Sarah Clay Florence, reads: "Florence, J. W., brother Jan 9, 1844 - May 21, 1919. He was the son of Josiah Turner Florence and Avis Lavene Simmons, both born in Caswell Co., North Carolina, early residents of Tranquility, Benton County, TN. He was buried May 22, 1919 in Rushing's Creek Cemetery.
Submitted by Jean W. Stringham
Happy to exchange information on the Florences of VA-NC-TN.
Additions and corrections very much welcomed.
Jasper
Allen
49th Regiment Tennessee Infantry - Company I
Jasper Allen - Private - Died Fort Donaldson, TN January 11, 1862. He was the son of Elijah James and Martha (Unknown) Allen. He was recruited by Capt. T. A. Napier on January 7, 1861 Benton County TN.
Submitted by Bill Allen
Newton
Allen
49th Regiment Tennessee Infantry - Company I
. He was the son of Elijah James and Martha (Unknown) Allen. He was recruited by Capt. T. A. Napier on January 7, 1861 Benton County TN.
Submitted by Bill Allen
Stephen
Thomas Rushing
J.R. Williams' Tennessee Cavalry
Stephen Thomas Rushing, the son of Richard P. and Mahala (Ashcraft) Rushing was 17 when he enlisted on Dec 6, 1861 at Danville, Tennessee, in Capt R. W. Ayres' company of infantry. The officer who enlisted him was Maj McConier/McConyer. He was still with the company when it was reorganized as Captain J. R. Williams' Company, Unattached Cavalry, in August 1862.
At some point he was captured, as he is listed with a detachment of paroled and exchanged prisoners at Camp Lee, near Richmond, from May - July 1863. From 12-24 July, he was hospitalized at the General Hospital, Camp Winder, Richmond, VA, with a diagnosis of Feb. Remitt., which I believe to be an unidentifiable fever. He apparently returned to his unit, as he was with Co. E, Nixon's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry when it surrendered on May 5 and was paroled on 11 May, 1865.
STEPHEN THOMAS RUSHING was born 1844 in Benton Co., Tennessee, and died aft. 1900. According to his granddaughter, Ruth Wilson Bridges, he was buried in Edith Cemetery, Ripley, Lauderdale Co., Tennessee. He married SARAH ELIZABETH GARRETT on 20 February, 1868 in Haywood Co., Tennessee, daughter of HENRY GARRETT and MARTHA HESTER.
Children of STEPHEN RUSHING and SARAH GARRETT are: MARTHA
LUCINDA RUSHING, b. 1869, Camden, Benton Co., Tennessee. She
married ROBERT HENRY WILSON.
TENNESSEE B. RUSHING, b. May 1870, Benton Co.?, Tennessee.
HENRY RUSHING, b. 1873, Tennessee; d. Aft. 1930, Missouri?. He
married PEARL CRAIG, in Dyer Co., Tennessee on 20 November 1898.
WILLIAM C. RUSHING, b. 1887.
"FANNY" RUSHING, b. Unknown.
NORA RUSHING, b. Unknown.
Submitted by Anneliese Kennedy
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