Enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 23 October 1861 and mustered as a 1st Sgt in Company A, 1st (Helm's) Kentucky Cavalry.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: John W Headley
Enlistment Date: 23 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergt
Enlistment Place: Hopkinsville, KY
Side Served: Confederate States Army
State Served: Kentucky
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Kentucky 1st Cavalry Regiment on 23 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. Mustered out on 23 Oct 1862.
Death Date: 6 Nov 1930
Death Place: Los Angeles, CA
Sources: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65
Confederate Veteran Magazine
John W. Headley, "Canada raider" applied for Presidential Pardon on 24 July 1865. Pardoned was granted by Andrew Johnson on 2 September 1865.
(special thanks to Margaret Alley, member of Sidney Lanier 2141 UDC, for the following info) John W. Headley was a Captain in Col. Bob Martin's Tennesse regiment under John H
Morgan. He served with Forrest and was one of Morgan's Scouts. He went with Col. Martin to Canada on secret mission for the Confederacy. After the War he served as Secretary of State of Kentucky (1891-96).
Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: John W. Headley
Spouse: Mary P. S. Overall
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1866
County: Rutherford
State: TN
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John W Heady [John W Headley]
Age: 59
Birth Date: Feb 1841
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Gillmans, Jefferson, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary J Heady
Marriage Year: 1866
Years Married: 34
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Household Members:
John W Heady, age 59
Mary J Heady, age 53
Anna P Heady, age 27
Mary J Heady, age 18
James D Heady, age 15
Wallace F Heady, age 12
Published his military memoirs in 1906. Book titled "Confederate Operations in Canada and New York". Book published by The Neale Publishing Company.
(special thanks to Kentucky Secretary of State website for the following bio) http://apps.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/sosinfo/default.aspx?id=49
Secretary of State, John W. Headley
Term of Office: September 1, 1891 - December 10, 1895; December 11, 1895 - January 1, 1896
Party: Democrat
Governor during his term of Office: Gov. John Young Brown; Gov. William O. Bradley*
Spouse(s): Mary J. (maiden name unknown)
Residence: Kentucky (Hopkins County; Jefferson County); Indiana (Evansville); California (Beverly Hills)
Occupation Accountant; Tobacco Business
Birth Date: 2/13/1841
Birth Place: Kentucky (Providence, Hopkins County)
Date of Death: 11/6/1930
Place of Death: California (Beverly Hills)
Place of Burial: California (Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood)
Military Service: Civil War: CSA
Note: During the Civil War, Headley served as a spy for Gen. Braxton Bragg and rode with Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Later in the war, he served with the Confederate Secret Service in Canada. In 1906 he published a book recalling his wartime service.
John W. Headley was born February 13, 1841, at Providence in Hopkins (now Webster) County, Kentucky. He worked in his father's store in Madisonville at the age of twelve. By the age of seventeen he had become an expert accountant. He joined the Confederate army at the age of twenty. He served as a spy for General Braxton Bragg and rode with General John Hunt Morgan. Later in the war, he served with the Confederate Secret Service under Colonel Robert Martin in Canada. In 1906 Headley wrote a book dealing with his wartime service for the Confederacy entitled "Confederate Operations in Canada and New York".
He married in Tennessee after the war and then engaged in the tobacco business in Evansville, Indiana. From Indiana he moved to Louisville as a member of the tobacco house of Givens, Headley & Company. In his book he recalls that after the war he spent two years in Hopkins County, sixteen years in Evansville, Indiana, and twenty years in Louisville.
Headley was a lifelong Democrat who served as Secretary of State from 1891 to 1895 in the administration of John Young Brown. He is listed in the federal census of 1900 and 1910 as living in Louisville with his wife Mary J. and children.
Sometime after 1910, he moved to Beverly Hills, California, where he died on November 6, 1930. He is buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. He was survived by four sons (Percy, John Jr., James, and Wallace) and two daughters (Ann and Mary). Percy and John were living in Los Angeles, California, in 1930.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: John W Headley
Enlistment Date: 23 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergt
Enlistment Place: Hopkinsville, KY
Side Served: Confederate States Army
State Served: Kentucky
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Kentucky 1st Cavalry Regiment on 23 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. Mustered out on 23 Oct 1862.
Death Date: 6 Nov 1930
Death Place: Los Angeles, CA
Sources: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65
Confederate Veteran Magazine
John W. Headley, "Canada raider" applied for Presidential Pardon on 24 July 1865. Pardoned was granted by Andrew Johnson on 2 September 1865.
(special thanks to Margaret Alley, member of Sidney Lanier 2141 UDC, for the following info) John W. Headley was a Captain in Col. Bob Martin's Tennesse regiment under John H
Morgan. He served with Forrest and was one of Morgan's Scouts. He went with Col. Martin to Canada on secret mission for the Confederacy. After the War he served as Secretary of State of Kentucky (1891-96).
Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: John W. Headley
Spouse: Mary P. S. Overall
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1866
County: Rutherford
State: TN
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John W Heady [John W Headley]
Age: 59
Birth Date: Feb 1841
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Gillmans, Jefferson, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary J Heady
Marriage Year: 1866
Years Married: 34
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Household Members:
John W Heady, age 59
Mary J Heady, age 53
Anna P Heady, age 27
Mary J Heady, age 18
James D Heady, age 15
Wallace F Heady, age 12
Published his military memoirs in 1906. Book titled "Confederate Operations in Canada and New York". Book published by The Neale Publishing Company.
(special thanks to Kentucky Secretary of State website for the following bio) http://apps.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/sosinfo/default.aspx?id=49
Secretary of State, John W. Headley
Term of Office: September 1, 1891 - December 10, 1895; December 11, 1895 - January 1, 1896
Party: Democrat
Governor during his term of Office: Gov. John Young Brown; Gov. William O. Bradley*
Spouse(s): Mary J. (maiden name unknown)
Residence: Kentucky (Hopkins County; Jefferson County); Indiana (Evansville); California (Beverly Hills)
Occupation Accountant; Tobacco Business
Birth Date: 2/13/1841
Birth Place: Kentucky (Providence, Hopkins County)
Date of Death: 11/6/1930
Place of Death: California (Beverly Hills)
Place of Burial: California (Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood)
Military Service: Civil War: CSA
Note: During the Civil War, Headley served as a spy for Gen. Braxton Bragg and rode with Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Later in the war, he served with the Confederate Secret Service in Canada. In 1906 he published a book recalling his wartime service.
John W. Headley was born February 13, 1841, at Providence in Hopkins (now Webster) County, Kentucky. He worked in his father's store in Madisonville at the age of twelve. By the age of seventeen he had become an expert accountant. He joined the Confederate army at the age of twenty. He served as a spy for General Braxton Bragg and rode with General John Hunt Morgan. Later in the war, he served with the Confederate Secret Service under Colonel Robert Martin in Canada. In 1906 Headley wrote a book dealing with his wartime service for the Confederacy entitled "Confederate Operations in Canada and New York".
He married in Tennessee after the war and then engaged in the tobacco business in Evansville, Indiana. From Indiana he moved to Louisville as a member of the tobacco house of Givens, Headley & Company. In his book he recalls that after the war he spent two years in Hopkins County, sixteen years in Evansville, Indiana, and twenty years in Louisville.
Headley was a lifelong Democrat who served as Secretary of State from 1891 to 1895 in the administration of John Young Brown. He is listed in the federal census of 1900 and 1910 as living in Louisville with his wife Mary J. and children.
Sometime after 1910, he moved to Beverly Hills, California, where he died on November 6, 1930. He is buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. He was survived by four sons (Percy, John Jr., James, and Wallace) and two daughters (Ann and Mary). Percy and John were living in Los Angeles, California, in 1930.
Enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 23 October 1861 and mustered as a 1st Sgt in Company A, 1st (Helm's) Kentucky Cavalry.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: John W Headley
Enlistment Date: 23 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergt
Enlistment Place: Hopkinsville, KY
Side Served: Confederate States Army
State Served: Kentucky
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Kentucky 1st Cavalry Regiment on 23 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. Mustered out on 23 Oct 1862.
Death Date: 6 Nov 1930
Death Place: Los Angeles, CA
Sources: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65
Confederate Veteran Magazine
John W. Headley, "Canada raider" applied for Presidential Pardon on 24 July 1865. Pardoned was granted by Andrew Johnson on 2 September 1865.
(special thanks to Margaret Alley, member of Sidney Lanier 2141 UDC, for the following info) John W. Headley was a Captain in Col. Bob Martin's Tennesse regiment under John H
Morgan. He served with Forrest and was one of Morgan's Scouts. He went with Col. Martin to Canada on secret mission for the Confederacy. After the War he served as Secretary of State of Kentucky (1891-96).
Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: John W. Headley
Spouse: Mary P. S. Overall
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1866
County: Rutherford
State: TN
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John W Heady [John W Headley]
Age: 59
Birth Date: Feb 1841
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Gillmans, Jefferson, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary J Heady
Marriage Year: 1866
Years Married: 34
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Household Members:
John W Heady, age 59
Mary J Heady, age 53
Anna P Heady, age 27
Mary J Heady, age 18
James D Heady, age 15
Wallace F Heady, age 12
Published his military memoirs in 1906. Book titled "Confederate Operations in Canada and New York". Book published by The Neale Publishing Company.
(special thanks to Kentucky Secretary of State website for the following bio) http://apps.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/sosinfo/default.aspx?id=49
Secretary of State, John W. Headley
Term of Office: September 1, 1891 - December 10, 1895; December 11, 1895 - January 1, 1896
Party: Democrat
Governor during his term of Office: Gov. John Young Brown; Gov. William O. Bradley*
Spouse(s): Mary J. (maiden name unknown)
Residence: Kentucky (Hopkins County; Jefferson County); Indiana (Evansville); California (Beverly Hills)
Occupation Accountant; Tobacco Business
Birth Date: 2/13/1841
Birth Place: Kentucky (Providence, Hopkins County)
Date of Death: 11/6/1930
Place of Death: California (Beverly Hills)
Place of Burial: California (Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood)
Military Service: Civil War: CSA
Note: During the Civil War, Headley served as a spy for Gen. Braxton Bragg and rode with Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Later in the war, he served with the Confederate Secret Service in Canada. In 1906 he published a book recalling his wartime service.
John W. Headley was born February 13, 1841, at Providence in Hopkins (now Webster) County, Kentucky. He worked in his father's store in Madisonville at the age of twelve. By the age of seventeen he had become an expert accountant. He joined the Confederate army at the age of twenty. He served as a spy for General Braxton Bragg and rode with General John Hunt Morgan. Later in the war, he served with the Confederate Secret Service under Colonel Robert Martin in Canada. In 1906 Headley wrote a book dealing with his wartime service for the Confederacy entitled "Confederate Operations in Canada and New York".
He married in Tennessee after the war and then engaged in the tobacco business in Evansville, Indiana. From Indiana he moved to Louisville as a member of the tobacco house of Givens, Headley & Company. In his book he recalls that after the war he spent two years in Hopkins County, sixteen years in Evansville, Indiana, and twenty years in Louisville.
Headley was a lifelong Democrat who served as Secretary of State from 1891 to 1895 in the administration of John Young Brown. He is listed in the federal census of 1900 and 1910 as living in Louisville with his wife Mary J. and children.
Sometime after 1910, he moved to Beverly Hills, California, where he died on November 6, 1930. He is buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. He was survived by four sons (Percy, John Jr., James, and Wallace) and two daughters (Ann and Mary). Percy and John were living in Los Angeles, California, in 1930.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: John W Headley
Enlistment Date: 23 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergt
Enlistment Place: Hopkinsville, KY
Side Served: Confederate States Army
State Served: Kentucky
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Kentucky 1st Cavalry Regiment on 23 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. Mustered out on 23 Oct 1862.
Death Date: 6 Nov 1930
Death Place: Los Angeles, CA
Sources: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65
Confederate Veteran Magazine
John W. Headley, "Canada raider" applied for Presidential Pardon on 24 July 1865. Pardoned was granted by Andrew Johnson on 2 September 1865.
(special thanks to Margaret Alley, member of Sidney Lanier 2141 UDC, for the following info) John W. Headley was a Captain in Col. Bob Martin's Tennesse regiment under John H
Morgan. He served with Forrest and was one of Morgan's Scouts. He went with Col. Martin to Canada on secret mission for the Confederacy. After the War he served as Secretary of State of Kentucky (1891-96).
Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: John W. Headley
Spouse: Mary P. S. Overall
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1866
County: Rutherford
State: TN
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John W Heady [John W Headley]
Age: 59
Birth Date: Feb 1841
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Gillmans, Jefferson, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary J Heady
Marriage Year: 1866
Years Married: 34
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Household Members:
John W Heady, age 59
Mary J Heady, age 53
Anna P Heady, age 27
Mary J Heady, age 18
James D Heady, age 15
Wallace F Heady, age 12
Published his military memoirs in 1906. Book titled "Confederate Operations in Canada and New York". Book published by The Neale Publishing Company.
(special thanks to Kentucky Secretary of State website for the following bio) http://apps.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/sosinfo/default.aspx?id=49
Secretary of State, John W. Headley
Term of Office: September 1, 1891 - December 10, 1895; December 11, 1895 - January 1, 1896
Party: Democrat
Governor during his term of Office: Gov. John Young Brown; Gov. William O. Bradley*
Spouse(s): Mary J. (maiden name unknown)
Residence: Kentucky (Hopkins County; Jefferson County); Indiana (Evansville); California (Beverly Hills)
Occupation Accountant; Tobacco Business
Birth Date: 2/13/1841
Birth Place: Kentucky (Providence, Hopkins County)
Date of Death: 11/6/1930
Place of Death: California (Beverly Hills)
Place of Burial: California (Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood)
Military Service: Civil War: CSA
Note: During the Civil War, Headley served as a spy for Gen. Braxton Bragg and rode with Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Later in the war, he served with the Confederate Secret Service in Canada. In 1906 he published a book recalling his wartime service.
John W. Headley was born February 13, 1841, at Providence in Hopkins (now Webster) County, Kentucky. He worked in his father's store in Madisonville at the age of twelve. By the age of seventeen he had become an expert accountant. He joined the Confederate army at the age of twenty. He served as a spy for General Braxton Bragg and rode with General John Hunt Morgan. Later in the war, he served with the Confederate Secret Service under Colonel Robert Martin in Canada. In 1906 Headley wrote a book dealing with his wartime service for the Confederacy entitled "Confederate Operations in Canada and New York".
He married in Tennessee after the war and then engaged in the tobacco business in Evansville, Indiana. From Indiana he moved to Louisville as a member of the tobacco house of Givens, Headley & Company. In his book he recalls that after the war he spent two years in Hopkins County, sixteen years in Evansville, Indiana, and twenty years in Louisville.
Headley was a lifelong Democrat who served as Secretary of State from 1891 to 1895 in the administration of John Young Brown. He is listed in the federal census of 1900 and 1910 as living in Louisville with his wife Mary J. and children.
Sometime after 1910, he moved to Beverly Hills, California, where he died on November 6, 1930. He is buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. He was survived by four sons (Percy, John Jr., James, and Wallace) and two daughters (Ann and Mary). Percy and John were living in Los Angeles, California, in 1930.
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