Nancy G. Pearson was born in South Carolina, 3 Mar. 1808 (Pisces). Her parents, John Pearson, and Nancy Leonard Pearson had settled in Washington County by 1810.
Washington married Nancy (name recorded as Persons in marriage records) 9 Jan. 1835 in Sumter County, Alabama. Nancy was 26 and Washington was 23 years old when they married. Nancy gave birth to eight children.
Washington and Nancy lived near Bevill in an area of Sumter County that later became Edna in Choctaw County. They saw all five of their sons leave home to fight in the Civil War. Pleasant and William enlisted in the Company B, of the First Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee Infantry. They were captured in or near Island Number 10. They are listed in the Confederate Prisoner of War Register, published by the National Archives. They were prisoners of war at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, and both died in May 1862. The brothers are buried in Forrest Hill Cemetery, Madison Wisconsin. Joseph and Francis served in Company C, 54th Alabama, also known as “The Griffins Rifles,” Henry served in the civil war under the command of John Hunt Morgan. Henry was wounded in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He was later captured by the union army and later exchanged.
The Drinkard’s were devout Methodist and early members of the old Bethlehem Church. Records indicate Washington and Nancy were members by 1838 and remained members until their deaths. The 1880 Federal Census records that Washington and Nancy are living with their son Francis and his wife. They are 69 and 70 years old only one year apart in age. Washington died on 18 Jan. 1884 at the age of 72, and Nancy died on 1 Aug. 1884, at the age of 76. They are buried in Bethlehem Church Cemetery in Edna, Alabama. After Washington death Desotoville Lodge Number 178, declared a 30-day period of morning, Washington and Nancy’s obituaries were published in 1884. Descendants of Washington and Nancy Drinkard live in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, and other parts of the country. Published in the book Heritage of Sumter County Alabama.
Contributor: Michael Drinkard (50416208)
Washington married Nancy (name recorded as Persons in marriage records) 9 Jan. 1835 in Sumter County, Alabama. Nancy was 26 and Washington was 23 years old when they married. Nancy gave birth to eight children.
Washington and Nancy lived near Bevill in an area of Sumter County that later became Edna in Choctaw County. They saw all five of their sons leave home to fight in the Civil War. Pleasant and William enlisted in the Company B, of the First Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee Infantry. They were captured in or near Island Number 10. They are listed in the Confederate Prisoner of War Register, published by the National Archives. They were prisoners of war at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, and both died in May 1862. The brothers are buried in Forrest Hill Cemetery, Madison Wisconsin. Joseph and Francis served in Company C, 54th Alabama, also known as “The Griffins Rifles,” Henry served in the civil war under the command of John Hunt Morgan. Henry was wounded in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He was later captured by the union army and later exchanged.
The Drinkard’s were devout Methodist and early members of the old Bethlehem Church. Records indicate Washington and Nancy were members by 1838 and remained members until their deaths. The 1880 Federal Census records that Washington and Nancy are living with their son Francis and his wife. They are 69 and 70 years old only one year apart in age. Washington died on 18 Jan. 1884 at the age of 72, and Nancy died on 1 Aug. 1884, at the age of 76. They are buried in Bethlehem Church Cemetery in Edna, Alabama. After Washington death Desotoville Lodge Number 178, declared a 30-day period of morning, Washington and Nancy’s obituaries were published in 1884. Descendants of Washington and Nancy Drinkard live in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, and other parts of the country. Published in the book Heritage of Sumter County Alabama.
Contributor: Michael Drinkard (50416208)
Nancy G. Pearson was born in South Carolina, 3 Mar. 1808 (Pisces). Her parents, John Pearson, and Nancy Leonard Pearson had settled in Washington County by 1810.
Washington married Nancy (name recorded as Persons in marriage records) 9 Jan. 1835 in Sumter County, Alabama. Nancy was 26 and Washington was 23 years old when they married. Nancy gave birth to eight children.
Washington and Nancy lived near Bevill in an area of Sumter County that later became Edna in Choctaw County. They saw all five of their sons leave home to fight in the Civil War. Pleasant and William enlisted in the Company B, of the First Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee Infantry. They were captured in or near Island Number 10. They are listed in the Confederate Prisoner of War Register, published by the National Archives. They were prisoners of war at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, and both died in May 1862. The brothers are buried in Forrest Hill Cemetery, Madison Wisconsin. Joseph and Francis served in Company C, 54th Alabama, also known as “The Griffins Rifles,” Henry served in the civil war under the command of John Hunt Morgan. Henry was wounded in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He was later captured by the union army and later exchanged.
The Drinkard’s were devout Methodist and early members of the old Bethlehem Church. Records indicate Washington and Nancy were members by 1838 and remained members until their deaths. The 1880 Federal Census records that Washington and Nancy are living with their son Francis and his wife. They are 69 and 70 years old only one year apart in age. Washington died on 18 Jan. 1884 at the age of 72, and Nancy died on 1 Aug. 1884, at the age of 76. They are buried in Bethlehem Church Cemetery in Edna, Alabama. After Washington death Desotoville Lodge Number 178, declared a 30-day period of morning, Washington and Nancy’s obituaries were published in 1884. Descendants of Washington and Nancy Drinkard live in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, and other parts of the country. Published in the book Heritage of Sumter County Alabama.
Contributor: Michael Drinkard (50416208)
Washington married Nancy (name recorded as Persons in marriage records) 9 Jan. 1835 in Sumter County, Alabama. Nancy was 26 and Washington was 23 years old when they married. Nancy gave birth to eight children.
Washington and Nancy lived near Bevill in an area of Sumter County that later became Edna in Choctaw County. They saw all five of their sons leave home to fight in the Civil War. Pleasant and William enlisted in the Company B, of the First Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee Infantry. They were captured in or near Island Number 10. They are listed in the Confederate Prisoner of War Register, published by the National Archives. They were prisoners of war at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, and both died in May 1862. The brothers are buried in Forrest Hill Cemetery, Madison Wisconsin. Joseph and Francis served in Company C, 54th Alabama, also known as “The Griffins Rifles,” Henry served in the civil war under the command of John Hunt Morgan. Henry was wounded in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He was later captured by the union army and later exchanged.
The Drinkard’s were devout Methodist and early members of the old Bethlehem Church. Records indicate Washington and Nancy were members by 1838 and remained members until their deaths. The 1880 Federal Census records that Washington and Nancy are living with their son Francis and his wife. They are 69 and 70 years old only one year apart in age. Washington died on 18 Jan. 1884 at the age of 72, and Nancy died on 1 Aug. 1884, at the age of 76. They are buried in Bethlehem Church Cemetery in Edna, Alabama. After Washington death Desotoville Lodge Number 178, declared a 30-day period of morning, Washington and Nancy’s obituaries were published in 1884. Descendants of Washington and Nancy Drinkard live in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, and other parts of the country. Published in the book Heritage of Sumter County Alabama.
Contributor: Michael Drinkard (50416208)
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