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Pvt Elisha Wilburn Parton

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Pvt Elisha Wilburn Parton

Birth
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Death
18 Jun 1864 (aged 35–36)
Andersonville, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
, Row: 2146
Memorial ID
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Elisha W Parton, born in Burke County, North Carolina. He was the son of Benjamin Parton and Hannah L Cole-Parton. Elisha moved from North Carolina with his family to Tennessee and settled in Sevier County. Elisa W Parton married Martha Whaley, daughter of William M Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle-Whaley abt 1846 in Sevier.

Elisha W Parton and Martha "Whaley" Parton had the following Children;

1. Caroline Matilade Parton
2. William Anderson Parton
3. Isaac Parton
4. John Wesley Parton
5. Benjamin Nicholus Parton

Elisha and Martha Parton are listed in the 1850 and 1860 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee

Pvt Elisha Wilburn Parton a Union Soldier In Co K 11 Reg't Tennessee Cavalry. He enlisted Sept 20,1863 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee. He was held "Prisoner Of War" at Andersonville Prison in Sumter, Georgia. Pvt Elisha Wilburn Parton Died in Andersonville Prison while serving in Civil War

July 23, 1866 Civil War Pension for Elisha W Parton was filed by Widow Martha Whaley" Parton

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 33.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.
Elisha W Parton, born in Burke County, North Carolina. He was the son of Benjamin Parton and Hannah L Cole-Parton. Elisha moved from North Carolina with his family to Tennessee and settled in Sevier County. Elisa W Parton married Martha Whaley, daughter of William M Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle-Whaley abt 1846 in Sevier.

Elisha W Parton and Martha "Whaley" Parton had the following Children;

1. Caroline Matilade Parton
2. William Anderson Parton
3. Isaac Parton
4. John Wesley Parton
5. Benjamin Nicholus Parton

Elisha and Martha Parton are listed in the 1850 and 1860 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee

Pvt Elisha Wilburn Parton a Union Soldier In Co K 11 Reg't Tennessee Cavalry. He enlisted Sept 20,1863 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee. He was held "Prisoner Of War" at Andersonville Prison in Sumter, Georgia. Pvt Elisha Wilburn Parton Died in Andersonville Prison while serving in Civil War

July 23, 1866 Civil War Pension for Elisha W Parton was filed by Widow Martha Whaley" Parton

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 33.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.

Gravesite Details

PVT K 11 TENN CAV



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