Alexander Newton Lineberry (1842 - 1909)

Born 11 Jan 1842 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Fox) Lineberry — married 8 Sep 1867 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Lola Ida (Brooks) Lineberry — married 18 Nov 1884 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1909 at age 67 in Alamance, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Alex Lineberry was born in 1842 in rural Chatham County, North Carolina. After his military service, he married Susan Fox, daughter of Joseph Fox and Elizabeth Dorsett. After Susan passed away, he married Lola Brooks, daughter of Francis Brooks and Mary Petty.

Alex's family made their living in the cotton industry, farming and working in the cotton mills in Chatham County. Before the turn of the century, the family moved to Alamance County where most of the children held jobs in the cotton or hosiery mills at very young ages. After Alex's death in 1909, Lola was left by herself to raise the girls in Burlington, North Carolina.

Military

Alex and his brother were members of Company G, 26th Regiment North Carolina Troops, also known as the Chatham Boys, during the Civil War. His military service was summarized in North Carolina Troops^[1]:

"Private Alexander N. Lineberry enlisted in Chatham County at age 20, March 6, 1862. He was present or accounted for until wounded at or near Globe Tavern, Virginia, August 21, 1864. He returned to duty in January-February, 1865, and was detailed as a teamster. He was paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865."

His wounds at Globe Tavern were also reported in the North Carolina Standard on August 31, 1864:

"Headq'rs 26th N. C. Reg't, August 22d, 1864, Messrs. Editors: Please publish the following casualties in the 26th N. C. T., Kirkland's Brigade, in the engagements yesterday near the Weldon Railroad, south of Petersburg: ... Company G - (Chatham co) ... Wounded, private A N Lineberry, flesh wound both legs, piece of shell... Respectfully, J. R. Lane, Col. Com'g."

The extent of Alex's wounds are summarized in his own words on his Confederate Pension Application in 1906 as:

knee joint left leg -- right leg between knee & foot -- was so incapacitated by wounds that I did no more active service, was detailed in Hospital Services

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina Troops 1861-1865, A Roster, Volume VII, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1979, p. 555.

See also:

• "R. B. Lineberry Family History Letter," posted on Rootsweb by Mary Ann Dobson; citing transcription by Stuart Duncan in November 1988 from the Genealogical Vertical Files: Duncan Family at the North Carolina State Library in Raleigh.

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch, Alexander N Lineberry in household of William Lineberry, Chatham county, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing family 287, NARA microfilm publication M432, NARA microfilm publication M432, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch, Alexander Lineaer in household of Wm Lineaer, Eastern District, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 100, household ID 751, NARA microfilm publication M653; NARA microfilm publication M653. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803892.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," index and images, FamilySearch, A H Lineberry and Susan Fox, 08 Sep 1867; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States; FHL microfilm 000259470.

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch, Alex Lineberry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 162, family 1347, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 000552628.

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch, A N Lineberey, Hickory Mountain, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 126B, NARA microfilm publication T9, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1254957.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," index and images, FamilySearch, A N Linebery and Lola Brooks, 18 Nov 1884; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States; FHL microfilm 000259470.

• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch, Alex N Lineberry, Township 2, Coble, Alamance, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1241180.

• "Chatham County North Carolina Cemeteries," Cemetery Census, Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church.