Joseph Jolly (abt. 1832 - aft. 1862)

Born about 1832 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Elizabeth (Denton) Jolly — married 17 Nov 1859 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States

Died after 19 Sep 1862 after about age 30 in Iuka, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Joseph Jolly was born about 1832 in Alabama to Bradley and Marian Cynthia (Miller) Jolly.

At the time of the 1850 U.S. Census, Joseph, at age 19 was living on the family farm in Lauderdale County Mississippi.^[1]

Joseph married Nancy Elizabeth Denton on November 17, 1859 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.^[2]

There is a J. Jolly and Elizabeth Jolly living in Daleville, Lauderdale County, Mississippi during the 1860 U.S. Census.^[3] It's not sure if these are Joseph and Elizabeth, the birthdates are slightly off, but they are living on a farm next to the James White family, of which James Knox Polk White later married Virginia Jolly, daughter of William Eades Jolly. Living with them is a slightly older John A. Jolly, who is yet unidentified.

Joseph and Nancy had one child:

• William Joseph "Joe" Jolly (1863 - 1946)

Joseph served as a Private in Company J, 37th Mississippi Infantry during the U.S. Civil War. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Iuka on September 19, 1862 and is believed to have died during the war.

"Joseph Jolly Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Name Joseph Jolly Event Type Military Service Event Date 1862 Military Unit Note Thirty-seventh Infantry, H-La."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LD-QN4 : 9 November 2014), Joseph Jolly in household of Bradly Jolly, Lauderdale county, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing family 920, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZR-GQC : 6 December 2014), Joseph Jolley and Nancy E. Denton, 17 Nov 1859; citing Lauderdale,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 899,112.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-ZQD : 30 December 2015), J Jolley, 1860.
4. ↑ "Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFL7-6YK : 4 December 2014), Joseph Jolly, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Thirty-seventh Infantry, H-La, NARA microfilm publication M269 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 374.

See also:

• William Thomas Jolly, "The Descendants of John Jolly", October, 1994, Pg. 43.