Elijah Bates Bledsoe (1822 - 1890)

Born 10 Feb 1822 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Simpson) Bledsoe — married about 1851 in Tennessee United States

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1890 at age 68 in Johnson, Texas, United States

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Biography

Private Elijah Bledsoe served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 3 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 12th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, Co. C

Elijah was born in 1822.

In 1857 he was appointed Postmaster of Coopersville, Tennessee. ^[1]

Elijah passed away in 1890.

Civil War

Elijah fought on the Union side with the 12th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.

   Name: Elijah B Bledsoe

   Post Office Location: Coopersville, Fentress, Tennessee

   Appointment Date: 23 Feb 1857

   Volume #: 14

   Volume Year Range: 1842-1858, Ancestry.com

2. ↑ "Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8ND-99C : 4 December 2014), Elijah Bledsoe, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky," Fold3.com; citing military unit Twelfth Infantry, A-Bo, NARA microfilm publication M397, roll 252, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N42C-62J : 24 March 2016), Elijah Bledsoe, 1879.
4. ↑ The Union Regiments of Kentucky, pg. 404

See also:

• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 03 July 2018), memorial page for Elijah Bates Bledsoe (10 Feb 1822–5 Oct 1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #19033933, citing Balch Cemetery, Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Valerie Burks (contributor 46893187) .

• His father's Find A Grave: Memorial #100677804

Identifies Parents:

William Miller Bledsoe 13 May 1792 - 18 Mar 1867

Elizabeth Trosper 22 Nov 1799 - 1 Apr 1875

Siblings:

Robert Harrison Bledsoe 17 Mar 1828 - 20 Mar 1864

Mary Elizabeth Vestina Bledsoe Jones 29 Aug 1834 - 13 Feb 1867

Willis Scott Bledsoe 5 Feb 1837 - 14 Feb 1877

Aunts & Uncles:

Moses Owsley Bledsoe 6 Feb 1788 - 17 Nov 1851

Vestina Bledsoe Thomas 1801 - 1831

Abraham Bledsoe 8 Jan 1801 - 10 Oct 1882

1860 US Census

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TH-FSL : 12 December 2017), E B Bledsoe, 1860.

E B Bledsoe M 38 Kentucky

Mary E Bledsoe F 27 Tennessee

Wm H Bledsoe M 8 Tennessee

Elizabeth V Bledsoe F 6 Tennessee

Robert B Bledsoe M 4 Tennessee

Wm M Bledsoe M 68 Kentucky

Elizabith Bledsoe F 60 North Carolina

1880 US Census

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNP-CR5 : 15 July 2017), E Bates Bledsoe, Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 84, sheet 314D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1313; FHL microfilm 1,255,313. E Bates Bledsoe Self M 57 Kentucky, United States

Mary E Bledsoe Wife F 48 Tennessee, United States

Robert B Bledsoe Son M 23 Tennessee, United States

Elizabeth Simpson Mother-in-law F 75 North Carolina, United States

Daniel Howard Other M 13 Texas, United States