Preston Ogle (1827 - 1864)

Born 1827 in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1864 at about age 37 in Camp Nelson, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Preston Ogle was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Preston Ogle was born in Sevier County.

This profile is part of the Ogle Name Study.

Private Preston Ogle served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 01 Oct 01, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company H. 9 Tennessee Cavalry

Preston Ogle (1825/7 Gatlinburg, Sevier, TN – 16 Jan 1864 Camp Nelson, Jessamine, KY),^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} was the son of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosely. The 1860 census states that Preston was a Tennessee farmer, born in South Carolina. However, death records for his children Nancy Minerva, Preston II, and Martha Jane state that he was born in Tennessee.His wife Rebecca Conner, was widowed during the U.S. Civil War.

Marriage

m. (04 Dec 1843 Haywood Co., NC) Rebecca "Becky" Conner (b. abt. 1827/35 NC, age 23 on 30 Aug 1850).[11] Issue:^[1][2][7]

• Joel (b. abt. 1845 TN, age 5 on 30 Aug 1850)

• Levi (b. abt. 1847, age 3 on 30 Aug 1850)

• Sophia Elvira (b. 1849/50, ten months old on 30 Aug 1850; living 1880).^[1][2]

m. Addison Oakley (b. c. 1848).^[8]

• Nancy Minerva (b. 01 Mar 1853 TN - d. 03 Mar 1948 Sevier, TN).^[9]

m. _____ Huff

• Preston (b. Jun 1852 - d. 06 Feb 1929 Sevier co., TN).^[10]

• Martha Jane (b. 26 Jan 1857 TN - d. 06 Jan 1934 Sevierville, Sevier, TN).^[11]

m. ____ Reagan

• Elizabeth M. (b. 1859 - d. TN).^[7]

m. Noah Ogle

Education

According to the 1860 census, Preston and his wife could not read or write.^[2]

Occupation

• 1860: Farmer.^[2]

Military

Union soldier in the U.S. Civil War:

• 01 Oct 1863 Sevierville: Enlistment for a 3 year period; Mustered at Knoxville.[12]
• Company H. 9 Tennessee Calv. (possibly company G as well).^[12]
• Rank: Private

Death

Some family genealogies state that Preston died in May or June 1664.^[4] But a review of the war records clearly states that he "suddenly" died of typhoid on 16 January 1864 at the hospital on Camp Nelson in Kentucky. He was buried the same day. The military estimated his age at death to be around 45, but they also remarked that they knew little about Preston.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} US Census 1850
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} US Census 1860 (Preston Ogle b. abt. 1826 South Carolina).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} image 4 and 7 of 11 (National Archives 41398168).[1]
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} b. 1827 Gatlinburg, Sevier, TN – d. 13 May 1864 Camp Nelson, Jessamine, KY (The Ogle Genealogist, 35. O/OFA. www.ogles.org. Print).[2]
5. ↑ "Member nat. number 26172." USD 1812. www.usdaughters1812.org.
6. ↑ death: Jan 1864 (National Archives); see also: The Ogle Genealogist, Vol. 35, 2014, p. 48).[3]
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Chart 91, 1980.[4]
8. ↑ The 1880 census states that Addison Oakley was in a Nashville mental asylum due to insanity, while "Elvira" headed up the household. They had one son: Maston, age 11, (US Census 1880).[5] Digital image.[6]
9. ↑ "Preston Oyle in entry for Nancy Minerva Huff, 03 Mar 1948." Tennessee Death Records 1914-1963. FamilySearch (25 May 2014), citing Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier, Tennessee, cn 6437, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,394.[7]
10. ↑ "Preston Ogle in entry for Preston Ogle, 06 Feb 1929." Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963. FamilySearch (25 May 2014), citing Cemetery, Sevier Co., TN, cn 6102, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,750.[8]
11. ↑ "Preston Ogle in entry for Martha Jane Reagan, 06 Jan 1934." Tennessee Death Records 1914-1963. FamilySearch (25 May 2014), citing Cemetery, Sevierville, Sevier County, TN, cn 11511, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,813.[9]
12. ↑ War records show that Preston was in company H, but at least one digitized image states that he was with company G, (National Archives).[10]

• "Chart 91," (1980). The Ogle Genealogist (TOG), 1, pp. 90. O/OFA. www.ogles.org. Print.[13]
• Ogle, Preston - Age 45, Year: 1864 - Ninth Cavalry. War Department. National Archives. Identifier 41398168.[14]
• United States Census 1850. FamilySearch (12 April 2016), Preston Ogle, Sevier county, Sevier, TN: citing family 275, NARA microfilm M432 (DC: NARA, n.d.).[15]
• United States Census, 1860. FamilySearch (26 Jul 2017), Preston Ogle, 1860.[16]
• United States Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934. FamilySearch (4 Dec 2014), Rebecca Connor Ogle, 1861 - 1934; from "Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861- ca. 1934. Fold3.com (2008); citing military unit 9 Tennessee Cavalry, company H, application number WC112733, NAID identifier 300020, NARA, D.C.[17]

• Find A Grave: Memorial #1046456