Edmund Deberry Floyd (1839 - 1908)

Born 16 Nov 1839 in Anson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emeline (Maness) Floyd — married 11 Jan 1857 in Union, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Dodd) Floyd — married 14 Feb 1873 in Henderson, Tennessee, United States

Died 7 Feb 1908 at age 68 in Comanche, Texas, United States

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Biography

He was born to John Floyd (1800-1867) & Nancy Lilly Floyd (1805-1876), both of North Carolina. They are buried in Mississippi.

Edmund married 1) Emeline Maness (1838-1872) on Jan. 11, 1857, in Union County, NC. She died at age 34. Edmund was a private in the Tennessee infantry, CSA, during the Civil War. He was honorably discharged in 1863 due to disability.

He married 2) Mary Elizabeth Dodds Roberson (1847-1943) on Feb. 14, 1873, in Henderson County, TN. This was a second marriage for both. They had no children together, but he helped rear her children from a prior marriage. Mary & Edmund moved to Comanche County, TX, in December 1884. After Edmund died, Mary moved to Lubbock, TX, in 1926.

Military

Civil War Confederate Private; Enlisted: 17 Jul 1861, 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, E Company

Sources

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Lanesboro, Anson, North Carolina; Roll: M432_619; Page: 235A; Image: 475
• Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: 1262; Page: 343C; Enumeration District: 057
• 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
• Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Hamilton, Texas; Roll: 1641; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1241641: Ancestry Sharing Link
• North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Emeline Maness
• North Carolina, Marriage Index: Ancestry Sharing Link
• North Carolina, Marriage Records: Ancestry Sharing Link
• 27th Tennessee Infantry Service card for Nov & Dec 1861:
• https://www.fold3.com/image/74915552
• 27th Tennessee Infantry Service card for 28 Feb - 30 Jun 1862:
• https://www.fold3.com/image/74915556
• 27th Tennessee Infantry Service card 1 Sep 1862 - 1 Jan 1863:
• https://www.fold3.com/image/74915567
• Edmund's POW parole:
• https://www.fold3.com/image/74915582
• It appears Edmund's wife, Mary, was about 82 years of age when she applied for a pension, while living in Texas.
• Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 2452; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 46386 to 46420, Application Years 1920 to 1930: Ancestry Sharing Link
• Page 2 of widow's pension application: Ancestry Sharing Link
• Affidavit of Witness for widow's pension: Ancestry Sharing Link
• Mary Elizabeth Floyd's widow's pension application was approved: Ancestry Sharing Link
• Find a Grave: Edmund Deberry Floyd
• Find A Grave: Memorial #70850477
• Obituary found in 'The Houston Post' dated 10 Feb 1908, Page 5:
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34334720/edmund-deberry-floyd-dies-feb-1908/