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Biography | |
Born | 09/09/1832 |
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Birth Location | Russell Co. |
Died | 01/29/1915 |
Death Location | Jackson Co., WV |
Father | John Counts |
Mother | Phoebe McReynolds |
Married | 02/15/1856 10/8/1867 |
Spouses | Elizabeth Evans Lucy Catherine Todd |
Military Units | |
21st Battalion Cavalry | |
2nd VSL | |
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images | |
21st Cavalry | |
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Misc | |
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Pension | |
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Census Information:
1850: 784, Age 17
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Miscellaneous Information:
Filed pension: 1931?, Russell County Notes: Mentioned in Civil War in Wise and Buchanan Counties. Mentioned in Pioneer Recollections of Southwest Virginia, son says he never served due to being a cripple. Nickname was "Toptoe". Confusion with 1931 pension. |
Military Information:
Compiled Service Record | ||
Card 1 Private, (1st) Company E, 21st Virginia Cavalry Appears on a muster roll for to Aug. 31, 1863 (Dated Aug. 31, 1863) Enlisted: When: Mch. 28 Where: Sand Lick By whom: Capt. Counts Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: No person To what time: Not at all Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Absent with leave |