Biographical Notes for Elisha Bradford Lott (1819-1903)
Elisha Lott was born in Mobile County, son of Jesse Lott, a farmer who settled in the county in 1800 and died in 1849. His mother was Isabella Denmark who died about 1825. He lived in the city of Mobile since 1838. He engaged in merchandising until 1853, and the following year was elected Tax Collector for Mobile County. Except for 1855-56 and the civil war period, he held the office for about 40 years, re-elected many times.
In June 1849 he made a trip to California, mainly due to impaired health, engaged in mining, and returned in 1852 with his health fully restored.
In 1862 he entered Confederate service as a lieutenant in the Alabama 36th infantry regiment, company E. At the battle of Chicamauga he was wounded in the hip for three months but later continued to serve. Lott was recognized for gallantry at Chicamauga and a red sash he was believed to have been awarded is on display at the History Museum of Mobile. He was also given a battlefield promotion to captain.
A typed undated story, written in the style of a newspaper article, describes Lott's kidnapping while out riding his horse. He managed to escape, walked somehow several miles back to his home and recovered from his ordeal.
He married Mary Swain of Mobile in 1845 and was the father of 11 children.
Lott was a deacon of St. Francis Street Baptist Church in Mobile, a Mason, a member of the YMCA, the United Confederate Veterans and other organizations.
He, his spouse, and several family members are buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile.
By Carter Fowlkes – second great grandson
Notes taken from:
Memorial Record of Alabama
Mobile Daily Register, April 2, 1903
History Museum of Mobile correspondence
"Kidnapped: The Extraordinary Case of E. B. Lott" author unknown
FindAGrave page on E. B. Lott
Elisha Lott was born in Mobile County, son of Jesse Lott, a farmer who settled in the county in 1800 and died in 1849. His mother was Isabella Denmark who died about 1825. He lived in the city of Mobile since 1838. He engaged in merchandising until 1853, and the following year was elected Tax Collector for Mobile County. Except for 1855-56 and the civil war period, he held the office for about 40 years, re-elected many times.
In June 1849 he made a trip to California, mainly due to impaired health, engaged in mining, and returned in 1852 with his health fully restored.
In 1862 he entered Confederate service as a lieutenant in the Alabama 36th infantry regiment, company E. At the battle of Chicamauga he was wounded in the hip for three months but later continued to serve. Lott was recognized for gallantry at Chicamauga and a red sash he was believed to have been awarded is on display at the History Museum of Mobile. He was also given a battlefield promotion to captain.
A typed undated story, written in the style of a newspaper article, describes Lott's kidnapping while out riding his horse. He managed to escape, walked somehow several miles back to his home and recovered from his ordeal.
He married Mary Swain of Mobile in 1845 and was the father of 11 children.
Lott was a deacon of St. Francis Street Baptist Church in Mobile, a Mason, a member of the YMCA, the United Confederate Veterans and other organizations.
He, his spouse, and several family members are buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile.
By Carter Fowlkes – second great grandson
Notes taken from:
Memorial Record of Alabama
Mobile Daily Register, April 2, 1903
History Museum of Mobile correspondence
"Kidnapped: The Extraordinary Case of E. B. Lott" author unknown
FindAGrave page on E. B. Lott
Biographical Notes for Elisha Bradford Lott (1819-1903)
Elisha Lott was born in Mobile County, son of Jesse Lott, a farmer who settled in the county in 1800 and died in 1849. His mother was Isabella Denmark who died about 1825. He lived in the city of Mobile since 1838. He engaged in merchandising until 1853, and the following year was elected Tax Collector for Mobile County. Except for 1855-56 and the civil war period, he held the office for about 40 years, re-elected many times.
In June 1849 he made a trip to California, mainly due to impaired health, engaged in mining, and returned in 1852 with his health fully restored.
In 1862 he entered Confederate service as a lieutenant in the Alabama 36th infantry regiment, company E. At the battle of Chicamauga he was wounded in the hip for three months but later continued to serve. Lott was recognized for gallantry at Chicamauga and a red sash he was believed to have been awarded is on display at the History Museum of Mobile. He was also given a battlefield promotion to captain.
A typed undated story, written in the style of a newspaper article, describes Lott's kidnapping while out riding his horse. He managed to escape, walked somehow several miles back to his home and recovered from his ordeal.
He married Mary Swain of Mobile in 1845 and was the father of 11 children.
Lott was a deacon of St. Francis Street Baptist Church in Mobile, a Mason, a member of the YMCA, the United Confederate Veterans and other organizations.
He, his spouse, and several family members are buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile.
By Carter Fowlkes – second great grandson
Notes taken from:
Memorial Record of Alabama
Mobile Daily Register, April 2, 1903
History Museum of Mobile correspondence
"Kidnapped: The Extraordinary Case of E. B. Lott" author unknown
FindAGrave page on E. B. Lott
Elisha Lott was born in Mobile County, son of Jesse Lott, a farmer who settled in the county in 1800 and died in 1849. His mother was Isabella Denmark who died about 1825. He lived in the city of Mobile since 1838. He engaged in merchandising until 1853, and the following year was elected Tax Collector for Mobile County. Except for 1855-56 and the civil war period, he held the office for about 40 years, re-elected many times.
In June 1849 he made a trip to California, mainly due to impaired health, engaged in mining, and returned in 1852 with his health fully restored.
In 1862 he entered Confederate service as a lieutenant in the Alabama 36th infantry regiment, company E. At the battle of Chicamauga he was wounded in the hip for three months but later continued to serve. Lott was recognized for gallantry at Chicamauga and a red sash he was believed to have been awarded is on display at the History Museum of Mobile. He was also given a battlefield promotion to captain.
A typed undated story, written in the style of a newspaper article, describes Lott's kidnapping while out riding his horse. He managed to escape, walked somehow several miles back to his home and recovered from his ordeal.
He married Mary Swain of Mobile in 1845 and was the father of 11 children.
Lott was a deacon of St. Francis Street Baptist Church in Mobile, a Mason, a member of the YMCA, the United Confederate Veterans and other organizations.
He, his spouse, and several family members are buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile.
By Carter Fowlkes – second great grandson
Notes taken from:
Memorial Record of Alabama
Mobile Daily Register, April 2, 1903
History Museum of Mobile correspondence
"Kidnapped: The Extraordinary Case of E. B. Lott" author unknown
FindAGrave page on E. B. Lott
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