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Stanford Lea Jessee

Biography
Born 10/23/1832
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 01/10/1862
Death Location Middle Creek, KY
Father Jefferson Jessee
Mother Nancy Counts
Married ca. 1851
Spouse Sarah Fuller
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
29th Infantry
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Misc
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Widows Pension
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Census Information:

1850: 55, Age 17
1860: 175, Age 27
1870: DEAD
1880: DEAD
1900: DEAD
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Widow filed pension: 1888, Russell County
Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1917 (Widow)

Newspaper mention:
Richmond Dispatch, 1/21/1862

Notes: Father owned 7 slaves. Died of wounds received in battle.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1
Private, Captain William McJessee's Company, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 23 to Oct. 31, 1861 (Dated Nov. 25, 1861)

Enlisted:
When: July 10, 1861
Where: Dumps Creek, Russell Co.
By whom: Capt. Wm. McJessee
Period: one year

Last paid:
By whom: None
To what time: None

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 2
Private, Company A, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 31, 1861 to Jany 31, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: July 10, 1861
Where: Dumps Creek
By whom: Capt. McJessee
Period: one year

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Oct. 31, 1861

Present or absent: x
Remarks: Killed in battle on Middle Creek Ky Jan 10 1862

x Name appears in Column of Names Present

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Appears on a
LIST
of killed and wounded, of the 29th Reg't., Va. Vols., in the battle of Middle Creek, Ky., Jan. 10, 1862

List dated: Jan. 12, 1862
Remarks: Killed

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