John Grandy Cartwright (abt. 1838)

Born about 1838 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Ethel Georgiana (Ketchum) Cartwright — married 22 Feb 1877 in Fayette, Tennessee, United States

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Private John Cartwright served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's)

John Grandy Cartwright was born about 1838 in North Carolina, the child of Sarah Grandy and Morgan Cartwright. His family came west to Hardeman County, Tennessee, around 1840 and were enslaving 21 people.^[1]

By 1850 the family was living in District 8, Fayette County, Tennessee, and John was 12 years old. His father was farming and owned real estate valued at $4,900.^[2] His parents were enslaving 41 people ranging in age from three months old to 40 years old.^[3]

In 1860 he was 22 years old and living with his parents and five siblings in District 8, Fayette County, next door to the family of his future wife Ethel Georgiana Ketchum, who was five years old at the time.^[4] The family was enslaving 50 people ranging in age from 2 months to 52 years old.^[5]

John enlisted in the Civil War on the Confederate side as a private in Company B of McDonald's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry, which by the end of the war was known as the 3rd (Forrest's) Regiment Tennessee Cavalry.^[6]He remained a private. On 4 May 1865, his battalion surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama, and he was recorded as a prisoner of war.^[7]

On 22 February 1877, he married Ethel Georgiana Ketchum in Fayette County.^[8]

In 1880 he was living in Fayette County, near Somerville, with his wife and four children: Lula (age 6), Georgia (age 2), Eugene (age 1), and Albert (age 3 months). Ethel's mother Georgiana Ketchum was living with them, as was a relative named Mary Ketchum ^[9]

John Grandy Cartwright died at an unknown date and place.

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census - "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-RHF : Thu Oct 05 03:41:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Morgan Cartwright, 1840.
2. ↑ 1850 Census - "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDD-TJY : Thu Oct 05 09:31:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Morgan Cartright and Sarah Cartright, 1850.
3. ↑ 1850 Census - Slave Schedule - "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVHH-28W : Thu Oct 05 17:38:53 UTC 2023), Entry for and Morgan Cartwright, 1850.
4. ↑ 1860 Census - "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TZ-659 : Fri Oct 06 19:20:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Morgan Cartwright and Sarah Cartwright, 1860.
5. ↑ 1860 Census - Slave Schedule - "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKTL-6VZM : Fri Oct 06 15:26:34 UTC 2023), Entry for M Carghtwright and , 1860.
6. ↑ 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's) - National Park Service Website. The Civil War, Battle Unit Details: 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's)
7. ↑ Civil War Service Record for John G Cartwright - US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Confederate - Tennessee, 1861-1865. The National Archives. Publication Number M268, Catalog ID 586957, Record Group 109, Tennessee, Roll 0011. Fold3 Image - Fold3 Image - Fold3 Image
8. ↑ Marriage Record - "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZWJ-Q69 : Fri Oct 20 11:46:45 UTC 2023), Entry for J G Cartwright and Ethel G Ketchum, 01 Mar 1877.
9. ↑ 1880 Census - "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD73-G1D : Wed Oct 04 15:47:23 UTC 2023), Entry for John Cartwright and E.g. Cartwright, 1880.