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Wiley Leverett

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Wiley Leverett

Birth
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Death
25 Oct 1904 (aged 83)
Houston County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia, USA
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Wiley Leverett. Husband of 1st Mary Elizabeth Crowder, 2nd Ursula Caroline Crowder and 3rd Mary Thomas Hammock. He was the father of 18 children and outlived 5 of those children. Per his obit, he was born in DeKalb County, Georgia. Wiley brought his young family to Houston County in 1851 to be the overseer for Hugh Lawson's plantation Pine Retreat. He joined the Confederate cause Aug 4, 1863 in Perry, Ga. being signed up by Capt. Brown for 6 months, He had a horse valued at $250 and was present and detailed on Plantation listed as sergeant. He later joined "Joe Brown's Army, the Home Guard" Co G, 8th Regiment Silver Greys, C.D. Anderson's Brigade, Smith's Division State Troopers organized June 1964 Disbanded May 1865 Wiley Leverett was a member at that time. He was active in Democratic politics in Houston County. Wiley Leverett qualified for office (Tax) Feb. 6, 1892 and took office Jan. 9, 1893 - office R.T.R. Apparently he stayed in this office until October/November 1896 when C.D. Anderson was listed. He also farmed the land located around the family cemetery (near Centerville, Houston County, Georgia) and was living on that property when he died.
Buried next to Ursula Leverett.
Wiley Leverett. Husband of 1st Mary Elizabeth Crowder, 2nd Ursula Caroline Crowder and 3rd Mary Thomas Hammock. He was the father of 18 children and outlived 5 of those children. Per his obit, he was born in DeKalb County, Georgia. Wiley brought his young family to Houston County in 1851 to be the overseer for Hugh Lawson's plantation Pine Retreat. He joined the Confederate cause Aug 4, 1863 in Perry, Ga. being signed up by Capt. Brown for 6 months, He had a horse valued at $250 and was present and detailed on Plantation listed as sergeant. He later joined "Joe Brown's Army, the Home Guard" Co G, 8th Regiment Silver Greys, C.D. Anderson's Brigade, Smith's Division State Troopers organized June 1964 Disbanded May 1865 Wiley Leverett was a member at that time. He was active in Democratic politics in Houston County. Wiley Leverett qualified for office (Tax) Feb. 6, 1892 and took office Jan. 9, 1893 - office R.T.R. Apparently he stayed in this office until October/November 1896 when C.D. Anderson was listed. He also farmed the land located around the family cemetery (near Centerville, Houston County, Georgia) and was living on that property when he died.
Buried next to Ursula Leverett.

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Wiley Leverett
Serg Co D
12 (Robinson's) GA Cavalry
State Guards
Confederate States Army

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Old, degraded headstone lies behind new veteran marker

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