Rayford Ansley (1828 - aft. 1880)

Born 13 Jul 1828 in Warren, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Presley) Ansley — married 3 Feb 1848 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA

Husband of Caroline (Carroll) Ansley — married 23 Dec 1866 in Towns, Georgia, United States

Died after 1880 after age 51 in Habersham, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Private Rayford Ansley served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 5 Jan 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 65th Georgia Infantry, Co G.

Rayford was born in 1828. He was the son of Jesse Ansley and Sarah Stanford. He passed away about 1888.

Rayford Ansley was married 3 Feb 1848 in Habersham County, Georgia to Abigail Presley. She died in 1863 while he was serving in the Confederate Army.

Rayford Ansley enlisted as a private in Company G, Infantry Battalion, Smith's Legion, GA Volunteers, 5 Jan 1863. The company became Company G, 65th Regiment GA Infantry in March 1863. He was reported as being absent without leave in 1863, which was probably at the time of his wife's death. He was sick and confined to a hospital from 19 Oct 1863 through 29 Feb 1864. He was paroled at Augusta, Georgia on 19 May 1865.

Rayford Ansley was married 23 Dec 1866 in Towns County, Georgia to Caroline Jackson, the widow of Curtis A. Jackson.

Rayford Ansley and his second wife, Caroline, were enumerated in the 1880 census on 22 Jun 1880 residing in Forsyth Co., GA. They returned to Habersham County in the mid-1880s and were residing there when Rayford Ansley is found on the 1886 tax list.

Sources

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1B-84DM : 7 February 2020), Raiford Ansley and Abagail Pressley, 3 Feb 1848; citing Marriage, Habersham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 2,365,798.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZML-YPZ : 18 February 2021), Raford Ensly, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LB-3VH : 13 January 2022), Raiford Ensley, Chestatee, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201761984/rayford-ansley: accessed 10 October 2022), memorial page for Rayford Ansley (13 Jul 1828–1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201761984, citing Hazel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Habersham County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520) .