"Southern Cadenheads - James Cadenhead and His Descendants in the Southern United States", by Kenneth Cadenhead and Bill Germany, 1997, page 221:
Isham Brooks Cadenhead, born April 21, 1831, probably in Pike County, AL. Married Lavisa Frances White August 9, 1857.
On April 5, 1862, Isham Brooks enlisted (in the Confederate Army) at Opelika for a period of three years or for the duration of the war. He enlisted in the 45th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers and was killed in battle near Atlanta, GA. His letters revealed his devotion to his wife and children. There was no mention of his parents in the letters. Just two months prior to his death on July 22, 1864, he included a statement in a letter that reflected his strong commitment to the cause to which he was fighting: "...I have heard this moining the Yankey Cavalry has got on this side of atlanter I expect to be in a Battle soon and if I get killed I feel like in a gust Cus (just Cause) it is for your and our little children that I am willing to fight fo...forget mee not my Dear wif kiss our Dear little Children for mee and thell them pa lovs them more than all this world may God Bless you my Dear wife."
Children of Isham Brooks Cadenhead and Lavisa Frances White:
1. Lorenzo Warren Brooks Cadenhead, born June 24, 1858, died ca. 1948.
2. William Michael Isham Cadenhead, born February 25, 1860, died January 3, 1929.
3. Euphremia Levisa Eliza Cadenhead, born September 18, 1862, died March 2, 1920.
4. Elizabeth (Brooksie Eudora) Cadenhead, born January 7, 1865, died March 6, 1920.
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"Southern Cadenheads - James Cadenhead and His Descendants in the Southern United States", by Kenneth Cadenhead and Bill Germany, 1997, page 221:
Isham Brooks Cadenhead, born April 21, 1831, probably in Pike County, AL. Married Lavisa Frances White August 9, 1857.
On April 5, 1862, Isham Brooks enlisted (in the Confederate Army) at Opelika for a period of three years or for the duration of the war. He enlisted in the 45th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers and was killed in battle near Atlanta, GA. His letters revealed his devotion to his wife and children. There was no mention of his parents in the letters. Just two months prior to his death on July 22, 1864, he included a statement in a letter that reflected his strong commitment to the cause to which he was fighting: "...I have heard this moining the Yankey Cavalry has got on this side of atlanter I expect to be in a Battle soon and if I get killed I feel like in a gust Cus (just Cause) it is for your and our little children that I am willing to fight fo...forget mee not my Dear wif kiss our Dear little Children for mee and thell them pa lovs them more than all this world may God Bless you my Dear wife."
Children of Isham Brooks Cadenhead and Lavisa Frances White:
1. Lorenzo Warren Brooks Cadenhead, born June 24, 1858, died ca. 1948.
2. William Michael Isham Cadenhead, born February 25, 1860, died January 3, 1929.
3. Euphremia Levisa Eliza Cadenhead, born September 18, 1862, died March 2, 1920.
4. Elizabeth (Brooksie Eudora) Cadenhead, born January 7, 1865, died March 6, 1920.
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