Zachariah Dutton (abt. 1821 - 1864)

Born about 1821 in Lawrence, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Emily (Rushing) Dutton — married about 1851 in Walker, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died Feb 1864 at about age 43 in Covington, Newton, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Zachariah Dutton was born in Appalachia, in Alabama.

Private Zachariah Dutton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 1, 1863
Side: CSA

Zachariah Dutton was born in Lawrence County, Alabama, about 1821, the son of Jarrard Dutton and Charity McDaniel (McDonald). He moved to Walker County, Alabama, ca. 1839 with his family, where his parents are believed to have died; he then lived with the family of James Dutton, his cousin. He married Mary Emily Rushing ca. 1851, and was the father of four children: Sarah Edna Dutton, who married Jeff Burrow; Eliza Jane Dutton, who married Jacob Daily Lindsey; George Washington Dutton, who married Nancy Jane Beddingfield; and Simeon B. Dutton, who married Dicey Adaline Stewart.

Zachariah Dutton enlisted on October 1, 1863, in Company L, 28th Alabama Cavalry, Confederate States Army. By February 1864 he had fallen ill, and died in the hospital at Oxford College, Oxford, Georgia.^[1] He is buried in the Confederate cemetery on the college campus.

Property

Property: purchased 120 acres in Walker Co AL; range 8-W, township 14S, sect 24

Date: 1 sep 1860

Place: Walker County, Alabama, USA

Property: 80 acres in Walker Co AL; range 8-W, township 14S, sect 24

Date: 1 mar 1858

Place: Walker County, Alabama, USA

Research Notes

Zachariah's approximate death date in Feb 1864 is determed by an inventory of money left by soldiers who died in the hospital, dated 1 Mar 1864, in his compiled service record.

Sources

1. ↑ "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama," Fold3.com. Zachariah Dutton, 28th Alabama Infantry. https://www.fold3.com/image/10015956.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1B-41G1 : 10 November 2020), Y Dutton, 1860.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKS4-P9Q : 18 November 2020), Zack Dutton in entry for Eliza Jane Lindsey, 1940.
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=DUTTON&GSfn=ZACH&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=12&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=15825499&df=all&

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Brad Minor for creating WikiTree profile Dutton-692 through the import of Minor Family Tree.ged on Oct 21, 2013. Profile created by Peter Rushen through the import of Rushing 2017 12 NOR.ged on Feb 15, 2020. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Brad and others.