George Washington Harper (abt. 1830 - 1865)

Born about 1830 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1865 at about age 35 in Tennessee, United States

Biography

George was born about 1830. He passed away in 1865.

In 8 Nov 1864, George enlisted with Company E of the 47th Missouri Infantry at Ironton, Missouri. His service record indicated he was 33 years of age, 5' 11" tall, with a fair complexion, blue eyes , dark hair, and was born in Jackson County, Tenn. By December 16, 1864 he was admitted to the Post Hospital in Paducah, Ky for treatment of Rubeola. He was then "ordered to his regiment on January 18, 1865 and while on his way to Nashville, TN on board Steamboat, he was put off at Chattanooga Tenn- sick with small-pox where he was admitted to small-pox hospital (date unknown) and died of said disease Feby. 28, 1865."^[1] Where was he interred????

His wife filed a widow's pension for Civil War Service ( 20 Jan 1866). ^[2] It would be necessary to review the actual pension records to determine whether the application was for widow benefits or disability.

His wife apparently had a child in 1869 and gave her the last name of Harper.

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FF17-QFZ : 4 December 2014), George W Harper, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Missouri," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Forty-sixth Infantry, M-Y AND Forty-seventh Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M405 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964), roll 801.
2. ↑ "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900," database with images, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/2544336?terms=george%20w%20harper&xid=1945 : accessed 3 March 2019); citing The National Archives, Washington, D.C.

See Also

• "1850, U.S., census," population schedule, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDK-FL7 : 8 November 2019), George Washington Harper, Jackson, Jackson, Tennessee; p. 552, family 571; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "1860, U.S., census," population schedule, database with images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ3-TSJ : 12 November 2018), Washington Harper, Arcadia Township, Iron, Missouri; p. 42, family 310; citing citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 624; FHL microfilm 803,624..