Georgia Confederate Soldier. Died December 9, 1864 when home on sick furlough from the war.
The following is taken from the pages of my unpublished book, "The Hansons of Marion County -(Ancestry of a girl named Ruth)"
James Alberter Hanson, Sr
(Grandfather of Ruth)
James Alberter was the eldest son of Samuel and Mary Hanson. He is mentioned, although not by name, in the 1840 US Census of Talbot County. At the time he was reported as a child between the ages of 15 and 20. He would have been approximately the age of 16 at the time, having been born around 1824. His exact birthplace is unknown but it was in Georgia.
It is known that on January 9, 1854, he took into marriage, the hand of Miss Martha C Mullins in Talbot County, Georgia, probably in the area of Rough Edge District.
They are found in the Rough Edge District 6 years later where James is working as a merchant in a local store. Besides his wife Caroline, there was a four year old son, Abner Hanson, who would become the father of Ruth. The couple had one son prior to the birth of Abner. This would be Charley, who had died previously as a baby. Also with them was a Samuel E. H. Hanson aged 19 who was working in the clothing industry. This may have been James' younger brother who was working for him.
It appears that the couple now lived on what would become known as the Mullins-Hanson Plantation and at the time, they had a number of other people living with them, probably working hands on the plantation. They included the Thornton's, Oliver's, and Blanton's. The census reports at the time that James had real estate valued a $600.00 and personal property valued at $7,600, quiet a sum in those days.
A part of the personal property probably included two female slaves which he was reported to own at the time. The ages of the slaves were seventeen and nine.
1860 was a bad year for the family, for the following was reported in the Upson Pilot newspaper, of Upson County on April 14th of that year:
"Died; In Centerville, Talbot County, on Wednesday, 28th March, of croup, Marshal Evans, infant son of James A. and Martha C. Hanson, aged 8 months and 17 days. A few short years have only passed since the parents were bereft of another darling son. (This would have been Charley, their firstborn.) Although heartrending, we desire to bow submissively to Him who doeth all things well. Our only comfort is that the bud that but swelled here on earth, now blooms in Heaven."
However, the couple did have two other children who lived to adulthood. They were Martha Lorena, born in October 1862, and who by the way, went on to have twelve children of her own, and James Alberter Jr., who was born in 1864.
On July 29, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, James Sr. enlisted in the confederacy. He eventually served in Company E., 29th Battalion Georgia Calvary. The Battalion was organized during the winter of 1863-1864 with eight companies and mustered into Confederate service at Lumpkin, Georgia. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and for a time served along the Georgia coast and in eastern Florida.
James was wounded in service and returned home to Talbot County on sick furlough. Unfortunately, James never recovered from his wounds and he died as a result of them on December 9, 1864, while still at home. He did however, get to see the birth on is last son and namesake James, Jr. who was born in November.
James' tombstone can be found in the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery which is located off Pleasant Hill Road, GA Highway 36, 5.5 miles east of Woodland, Georgia.
James and Martha's home is referenced in "A Rockaway in Talbot County" Book IV by William H. Davidson. It is listed as being in the Flint Hill G.M.D. 689 and referred to as the Mullins-Hanson Plantation, or Hanson Place.
They are referred in the book as being county-line folks: Mullins, Hanson, and numerous other family names, and mention that people in the area went mostly to Sardis Methodist Church.
Martha Caroline managed to live a long and eventful life. After the war, she and the rest of the family moved on to the area of Shiloh, Harris County, Georgia where she died on October 12, 1913, at the age of 77. She is buried there near the three of her children who survived to adulthood.
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The following was submitted by FAG Contributor William Hanson (50374426)
Suggested edit: This James A. Hanson was brother to John Robert Hanson id 102865350. They were both in the same cavalry unit. Both born Pleasant Hill, Talbot Co., GA.
(John Robert Hanson is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, in Troy, Pike County, Alabama)
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The following is taken from the pages of my unpublished book, "The Hansons of Marion County -(Ancestry of a girl named Ruth)"
James Alberter Hanson, Sr
(Grandfather of Ruth)
James Alberter was the eldest son of Samuel and Mary Hanson. He is mentioned, although not by name, in the 1840 US Census of Talbot County. At the time he was reported as a child between the ages of 15 and 20. He would have been approximately the age of 16 at the time, having been born around 1824. His exact birthplace is unknown but it was in Georgia.
It is known that on January 9, 1854, he took into marriage, the hand of Miss Martha C Mullins in Talbot County, Georgia, probably in the area of Rough Edge District.
They are found in the Rough Edge District 6 years later where James is working as a merchant in a local store. Besides his wife Caroline, there was a four year old son, Abner Hanson, who would become the father of Ruth. The couple had one son prior to the birth of Abner. This would be Charley, who had died previously as a baby. Also with them was a Samuel E. H. Hanson aged 19 who was working in the clothing industry. This may have been James' younger brother who was working for him.
It appears that the couple now lived on what would become known as the Mullins-Hanson Plantation and at the time, they had a number of other people living with them, probably working hands on the plantation. They included the Thornton's, Oliver's, and Blanton's. The census reports at the time that James had real estate valued a $600.00 and personal property valued at $7,600, quiet a sum in those days.
A part of the personal property probably included two female slaves which he was reported to own at the time. The ages of the slaves were seventeen and nine.
1860 was a bad year for the family, for the following was reported in the Upson Pilot newspaper, of Upson County on April 14th of that year:
"Died; In Centerville, Talbot County, on Wednesday, 28th March, of croup, Marshal Evans, infant son of James A. and Martha C. Hanson, aged 8 months and 17 days. A few short years have only passed since the parents were bereft of another darling son. (This would have been Charley, their firstborn.) Although heartrending, we desire to bow submissively to Him who doeth all things well. Our only comfort is that the bud that but swelled here on earth, now blooms in Heaven."
However, the couple did have two other children who lived to adulthood. They were Martha Lorena, born in October 1862, and who by the way, went on to have twelve children of her own, and James Alberter Jr., who was born in 1864.
On July 29, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, James Sr. enlisted in the confederacy. He eventually served in Company E., 29th Battalion Georgia Calvary. The Battalion was organized during the winter of 1863-1864 with eight companies and mustered into Confederate service at Lumpkin, Georgia. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and for a time served along the Georgia coast and in eastern Florida.
James was wounded in service and returned home to Talbot County on sick furlough. Unfortunately, James never recovered from his wounds and he died as a result of them on December 9, 1864, while still at home. He did however, get to see the birth on is last son and namesake James, Jr. who was born in November.
James' tombstone can be found in the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery which is located off Pleasant Hill Road, GA Highway 36, 5.5 miles east of Woodland, Georgia.
James and Martha's home is referenced in "A Rockaway in Talbot County" Book IV by William H. Davidson. It is listed as being in the Flint Hill G.M.D. 689 and referred to as the Mullins-Hanson Plantation, or Hanson Place.
They are referred in the book as being county-line folks: Mullins, Hanson, and numerous other family names, and mention that people in the area went mostly to Sardis Methodist Church.
Martha Caroline managed to live a long and eventful life. After the war, she and the rest of the family moved on to the area of Shiloh, Harris County, Georgia where she died on October 12, 1913, at the age of 77. She is buried there near the three of her children who survived to adulthood.
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The following was submitted by FAG Contributor William Hanson (50374426)
Suggested edit: This James A. Hanson was brother to John Robert Hanson id 102865350. They were both in the same cavalry unit. Both born Pleasant Hill, Talbot Co., GA.
(John Robert Hanson is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, in Troy, Pike County, Alabama)
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Georgia Confederate Soldier. Died December 9, 1864 when home on sick furlough from the war.
The following is taken from the pages of my unpublished book, "The Hansons of Marion County -(Ancestry of a girl named Ruth)"
James Alberter Hanson, Sr
(Grandfather of Ruth)
James Alberter was the eldest son of Samuel and Mary Hanson. He is mentioned, although not by name, in the 1840 US Census of Talbot County. At the time he was reported as a child between the ages of 15 and 20. He would have been approximately the age of 16 at the time, having been born around 1824. His exact birthplace is unknown but it was in Georgia.
It is known that on January 9, 1854, he took into marriage, the hand of Miss Martha C Mullins in Talbot County, Georgia, probably in the area of Rough Edge District.
They are found in the Rough Edge District 6 years later where James is working as a merchant in a local store. Besides his wife Caroline, there was a four year old son, Abner Hanson, who would become the father of Ruth. The couple had one son prior to the birth of Abner. This would be Charley, who had died previously as a baby. Also with them was a Samuel E. H. Hanson aged 19 who was working in the clothing industry. This may have been James' younger brother who was working for him.
It appears that the couple now lived on what would become known as the Mullins-Hanson Plantation and at the time, they had a number of other people living with them, probably working hands on the plantation. They included the Thornton's, Oliver's, and Blanton's. The census reports at the time that James had real estate valued a $600.00 and personal property valued at $7,600, quiet a sum in those days.
A part of the personal property probably included two female slaves which he was reported to own at the time. The ages of the slaves were seventeen and nine.
1860 was a bad year for the family, for the following was reported in the Upson Pilot newspaper, of Upson County on April 14th of that year:
"Died; In Centerville, Talbot County, on Wednesday, 28th March, of croup, Marshal Evans, infant son of James A. and Martha C. Hanson, aged 8 months and 17 days. A few short years have only passed since the parents were bereft of another darling son. (This would have been Charley, their firstborn.) Although heartrending, we desire to bow submissively to Him who doeth all things well. Our only comfort is that the bud that but swelled here on earth, now blooms in Heaven."
However, the couple did have two other children who lived to adulthood. They were Martha Lorena, born in October 1862, and who by the way, went on to have twelve children of her own, and James Alberter Jr., who was born in 1864.
On July 29, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, James Sr. enlisted in the confederacy. He eventually served in Company E., 29th Battalion Georgia Calvary. The Battalion was organized during the winter of 1863-1864 with eight companies and mustered into Confederate service at Lumpkin, Georgia. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and for a time served along the Georgia coast and in eastern Florida.
James was wounded in service and returned home to Talbot County on sick furlough. Unfortunately, James never recovered from his wounds and he died as a result of them on December 9, 1864, while still at home. He did however, get to see the birth on is last son and namesake James, Jr. who was born in November.
James' tombstone can be found in the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery which is located off Pleasant Hill Road, GA Highway 36, 5.5 miles east of Woodland, Georgia.
James and Martha's home is referenced in "A Rockaway in Talbot County" Book IV by William H. Davidson. It is listed as being in the Flint Hill G.M.D. 689 and referred to as the Mullins-Hanson Plantation, or Hanson Place.
They are referred in the book as being county-line folks: Mullins, Hanson, and numerous other family names, and mention that people in the area went mostly to Sardis Methodist Church.
Martha Caroline managed to live a long and eventful life. After the war, she and the rest of the family moved on to the area of Shiloh, Harris County, Georgia where she died on October 12, 1913, at the age of 77. She is buried there near the three of her children who survived to adulthood.
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The following was submitted by FAG Contributor William Hanson (50374426)
Suggested edit: This James A. Hanson was brother to John Robert Hanson id 102865350. They were both in the same cavalry unit. Both born Pleasant Hill, Talbot Co., GA.
(John Robert Hanson is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, in Troy, Pike County, Alabama)
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The following is taken from the pages of my unpublished book, "The Hansons of Marion County -(Ancestry of a girl named Ruth)"
James Alberter Hanson, Sr
(Grandfather of Ruth)
James Alberter was the eldest son of Samuel and Mary Hanson. He is mentioned, although not by name, in the 1840 US Census of Talbot County. At the time he was reported as a child between the ages of 15 and 20. He would have been approximately the age of 16 at the time, having been born around 1824. His exact birthplace is unknown but it was in Georgia.
It is known that on January 9, 1854, he took into marriage, the hand of Miss Martha C Mullins in Talbot County, Georgia, probably in the area of Rough Edge District.
They are found in the Rough Edge District 6 years later where James is working as a merchant in a local store. Besides his wife Caroline, there was a four year old son, Abner Hanson, who would become the father of Ruth. The couple had one son prior to the birth of Abner. This would be Charley, who had died previously as a baby. Also with them was a Samuel E. H. Hanson aged 19 who was working in the clothing industry. This may have been James' younger brother who was working for him.
It appears that the couple now lived on what would become known as the Mullins-Hanson Plantation and at the time, they had a number of other people living with them, probably working hands on the plantation. They included the Thornton's, Oliver's, and Blanton's. The census reports at the time that James had real estate valued a $600.00 and personal property valued at $7,600, quiet a sum in those days.
A part of the personal property probably included two female slaves which he was reported to own at the time. The ages of the slaves were seventeen and nine.
1860 was a bad year for the family, for the following was reported in the Upson Pilot newspaper, of Upson County on April 14th of that year:
"Died; In Centerville, Talbot County, on Wednesday, 28th March, of croup, Marshal Evans, infant son of James A. and Martha C. Hanson, aged 8 months and 17 days. A few short years have only passed since the parents were bereft of another darling son. (This would have been Charley, their firstborn.) Although heartrending, we desire to bow submissively to Him who doeth all things well. Our only comfort is that the bud that but swelled here on earth, now blooms in Heaven."
However, the couple did have two other children who lived to adulthood. They were Martha Lorena, born in October 1862, and who by the way, went on to have twelve children of her own, and James Alberter Jr., who was born in 1864.
On July 29, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, James Sr. enlisted in the confederacy. He eventually served in Company E., 29th Battalion Georgia Calvary. The Battalion was organized during the winter of 1863-1864 with eight companies and mustered into Confederate service at Lumpkin, Georgia. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and for a time served along the Georgia coast and in eastern Florida.
James was wounded in service and returned home to Talbot County on sick furlough. Unfortunately, James never recovered from his wounds and he died as a result of them on December 9, 1864, while still at home. He did however, get to see the birth on is last son and namesake James, Jr. who was born in November.
James' tombstone can be found in the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery which is located off Pleasant Hill Road, GA Highway 36, 5.5 miles east of Woodland, Georgia.
James and Martha's home is referenced in "A Rockaway in Talbot County" Book IV by William H. Davidson. It is listed as being in the Flint Hill G.M.D. 689 and referred to as the Mullins-Hanson Plantation, or Hanson Place.
They are referred in the book as being county-line folks: Mullins, Hanson, and numerous other family names, and mention that people in the area went mostly to Sardis Methodist Church.
Martha Caroline managed to live a long and eventful life. After the war, she and the rest of the family moved on to the area of Shiloh, Harris County, Georgia where she died on October 12, 1913, at the age of 77. She is buried there near the three of her children who survived to adulthood.
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The following was submitted by FAG Contributor William Hanson (50374426)
Suggested edit: This James A. Hanson was brother to John Robert Hanson id 102865350. They were both in the same cavalry unit. Both born Pleasant Hill, Talbot Co., GA.
(John Robert Hanson is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, in Troy, Pike County, Alabama)
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