Charles Daugherty Ely (1830 - 1864)

Born 28 Oct 1830 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Catherine (Garrett) Simpson — married 2 Dec 1852 in Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, USA

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1864 at age 33 in Poison Springs, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Charles Ely served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jul 16, 1862
Mustered out: Apr 18, 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company G, 30th Texas Cavalry

Charles was born in Virginia in 1830 to Thomas Ely and Isabel Shackleford. His father moved the family to Arkansas between 1830-1840. Charles married Mary Catherine Garrett at age 22 in Arkansas and moved his family to Texas between 1857-1860. He died in a Civil War battle in 1864 at 33 years old.

Military Service:

Charles D. Ely joined the Thirtieth Texas Cavalry which was organized during the summer of 1862 at Waco, Texas. The unit was one of three Texas units which was also known as the First Texas Partisan Rangers. "G" company was organized of men from Comanche and Erath Counties. Like almost all Civil War units, the Thirtieth Texas Cavalry was often known by an alternate designation derived from the name of its commanding officer. Charles Ely was in G. W. Goodrich's Cavalry. The regiment served primarily in the Indian Territory during its career, but it also saw service in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

He was killed in Battle of Poison Springs, Arkansas on 18 Apr 1864.^[1]

Timeline

• 1830 Oct 28 - Birth - Lee County, Virginia

• Move to Arkansas

• 1840 United States Federal Census-^[2] - Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas
  • Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1; 50 thru 59: 1
  • Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1; 50 thru 59: 1

• 1850 United States Federal Census^[3] - Jefferson, Carroll, Arkansas

• 1852 Dec 2 - Marriage to Mary Catherine Garrett - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas - Date not documented

• 1853 Dec 29 - Birth of Daughter Sarah Minerva Ely - Arkansas

• 1855 Feb 14 - Birth of Daughter Mary Elizabeth Ely - Arkansas

• 1857 Sep 3 - Birth of Daughter Lavinia Isabel "Bell" Ely - Arkansas

• Move to Texas

• 1860 Feb 29 - Birth of Son John Wilson Ely - Erath County, Texas

• 1860 United States Federal Census^[4] - Beat 4, Erath, Texas

• 1862 Jun 7 - Birth of Daughter Nancy Artemecia Ely - DeLeon, Comanche, Texas

• 1862 Jul 16 - Military ^[5][6][7]
  • Name: Charles D. Ely
  • Side: Confederate
  • Regiment State/Origin: Texas
  • Regiment: 30th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Gurley's) (1st Texas Partisan Rangers)
  • Company: G
  • Rank In: Corporal
  • Rank Out: Corporal
  • Film Number: M227 roll 11

• 1864 Apr 18 - Death - Poison Springs, Ouachita, Arkansas

Sources

1. ↑ Poison Springs Battleground[1]
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBX-HQW : 13 August 2017), Thomas Ely, Crooked Creek Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 43, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 2,474.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67H-GKW : 12 April 2016), Charles Ely in household of Thomas Ely, Jefferson, Carroll, Arkansas, United States; citing family 578, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFR-6GS : 12 December 2017), Mary C Ely in entry for Charles D Ely, 1860.
5. ↑ U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Ancestry Record 1138 #5466348
6. ↑ U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 Fold 3
7. ↑ The Civil War[2]