Jesse Young Demaree (1838 - 1902)

Born 24 Dec 1838 in Union Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Dec 1902 at age 64 in Franklin Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Biography

Jesse Young Demaree was born in 1838 in Shiloh, in Union Township, Johnson County Indiana, the son of George W. Demaree and Sarah Young Demaree. He enlisted in the 7th Indiana Infantry, “F” Co. under David Holmes, Sept. 13, 1861. He mustered out August 23, 1862 from wounds to his leg recieved in a battle at Winchester Va. He married Mary Melvina Miller in 1865, with no children. He married second, Margaet Ann Winchester, daughter of John M. and Harriet Winchester in 1872. There were eight children from that marriage. Jesse Young spent the rest of his life on his farm. He had a interest in botany and was quite sucessfull as a farmer. He had a stroke while feeding his stock and was paralyzed. When he did not come in the children found him lying in the orchard, unconcious. He never recovered.

Sources

• Archive.org

Roster of 7th Indiana Infantry

• https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant04indi/page/100/mode/1up?view=theater

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43513299/jesse-young-demaree: accessed 12 August 2022), memorial page for Jesse Young Demaree (24 Dec 1838–24 Nov 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43513299, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Doni Wright (contributor 47024310).

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~injohnso/biosketch/union/demareejy.html

"JESSE Y. DEMAREE is the son of George W. and Sarah W. (Young) Demaree.