Jessie E Thursbay is the son of John and Margarett Thursby. He was married to Darcus A Lawerence and had five children. With his second wife Arinta "Rinda" Burke, he fathered five more children. His children and parents spell their name Thursby. But his name is Thursbay on many records and his headstone.
Jesse E Thursby died the previous Tuesday. He had hoped to live until his baby boy, Clint Thursby, came home from the war, but he did not make it. He leaves a wife, 5 sons, 3 daughters, 2 sisters and several grandchildren to mourn his passing.

Household/Role/Sex/Age/Birthplace

Jesse Thursby Head M65 GA

Rinda Thursby Wife F31 GA

Mary J Thursby Daug F9 GA

James E Thursby Son M6 GA

Jesse C Thursby Son M3 GA

James B Thursby Son M3 GA

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NZ-1TR : accessed 29 March 2017), Jesse Thursby, Militia Districts 635, 1430, Spring Creek, Steam Mill, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 2B, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,191.

He also is listed as a CSA veteran in the Post Search Light June 24, 1920 page 1 edition.

His pension application is on line, Virtual Vault:

He enlisted in Capt Campbell's Siege Artillery in early 1863, but was transferred to Company B of the 29th GA Cav. Part of his unit was captured in battle and the rest sent back to Bainbridge on guard duty and discharged in 1865.

Thursby, J E

County DECATUR

Record ID USAMILCONFEDGA_178674-00116

Last Name Thursby

First Name J

Middle Name E

Record Type Document

Cite as Confederate Pension Applications, Georgia Confederate Pension Office, RG 58-1-1, Georgia Archives

J. E. Thursby is listed as a veteran whose pension application was returned for corrections in the Bainbridge Post Searchlight newspaper, Aug. 3, 1901 p. 4. In the Ga Archives virtual vault he has pension application on line. He says he was born in 1835 in Wilkerson (Wilkinson?) County, Ga. He enlisted in May 1863 with Captain Campbell's Siege Artillery in Bainbridge, but was transferred to Company E of the 29th Cavalry in October 1863. Part of his unit was captured and the rest scattered in 1864. He was in the later group and was placed on detail service near Bainbridge until the war ended.

Title: Thursby, J E

County DECATUR

Record ID USAMILCONFEDGA_178674-00116

Last Name Thursby

First Name J

Middle Name E

Record Type Document

Cite as Confederate Pension Applications, Georgia Confederate Pension Office, RG 58-1-1, Georgia Archives