Born
about 1834 in
Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors
Brother of
Benjamin Franklin Delph [half] ,
Harvey Delph ,
John Delph [half] ,
Andrew Jackson Delph [half] ,
Mahala (Delph) Smith [half] ,
George Washington Delph [half] ,
Sarah Jane Delph [half] ,
William Simpson Delph [half] ,
Emmett Delph [half] ,
Jacob Delph [half] ,
Granville Delph [half] ,
James Monroe Delph [half] ,
Robert Delph [half] ,
Joseph Delph [half] and
David N. Delph [half]
Descendants
Died
15 Dec 1861
at about age 27
in
Clay, Kentucky, United States
Problems/Questions
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Biography
Military
The 3rd/7th Kentucky Infantry, joined in Clay County Kentucky
4 Delph boys/men joined same time, same place
Benjamin F Delph age: 37 or 39
1st Sgt. James M Delph age:29 DIED Dec 15 1861 =sickness at his home in Clay County, Kentucky (looks like it might be a brother)
Sgt. John B. Delph age: 22 POW Mustered out Oct 5 1864
Pvt. Larkin Delph age:18 Discharged because of accidental shooting, to himself. This is B. Frank Delph's son Larkin.
Census
1850:
Name: James Millard Delph.
[1]
Born
abt 1834.
Grayson County, Virginia, USA.
[1]
Residence
1850
Subdivision 33, Hancock, Tennessee, USA.
[1]
1860: James (27) and America (22) were enumerated in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky with children Willard (3) and Ellen (2 months).[2]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Source: #S387639863 Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 33, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 34B Ancestry Record 8054 #6188563
↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9F-QWY2?cc=1473181&wc=7QXT-G6K%3A1589426984%2C1589424777%2C1589422206 : 24 March 2017), Kentucky > Clay > Not Stated > image 23 of 160; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Source: S387639863 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 8054
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