Civil War service in 4th Senior Virginia Reserves (CSA). Enlisted in 1864 at age 46?
Andrew Presley married Elizabeth Harris about 1837. They had seven children: Joseph (1838-?); Isaac (1839-?); Martha (1842-?); James C. (1843-?); John (1846-?); Celia (1849-?); Thomas (1857-?).
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Family history research
1/ Ancestry.com.
2. Larry E. Smith, “McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families and Individuals,” at URL http://www.coalexchange.com/ smith/, accessed 17 Oct 2016.
3. Familysearch.com, LDS Web Site, 29 Feb 2000, James Presley search. Son of James and Lydia Presley; married Elizabeth Harris.
4. 1850 Census, Russell Co, VA, District 52, taken on 26 Nov 1850, Page 337A, Family #1635. Listed as Andrew Presley, age 33, born in Russell Co, VA, farmer, head of household.
"United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DP-8TT : Thu Oct 05 05:45:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Andrew Presley and Elisabeth Presley, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing family 1638, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41S-N8M : Fri Oct 06 16:47:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Andrew Presley and Elizabeth Presley, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing page 28, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR7-W2Q : Thu Oct 05 19:37:35 UTC 2023), Andrew Presly in entry for William T. Hess and Jane Hess, New Garden, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 63A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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