Dudley G Wesson (abt. 1818 - 1870)

Born about 1818 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Cumby) Wesson — married about 1837 in Madison, Alabama

Descendants

Died Jul 1870 at about age 52 in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Dudley Wesson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 34th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, Company F

• Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Vol. II

Father- Littleton Wesson

Mother- Elizabeth Justice

Spouse- Margaret Cumby (no date given)

Dudley Wesson migrated from Virginia to Alabama.

• 1830 census

Name: Lyttellon Wasson [Littleton Wesson] Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Ranges 1 and 2, Madison, Alabama Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 (Dudley) Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 (Littleton) Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 (Mary Katherine) Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 (Elizabeth Justice) Free White Persons - Under 20: 1 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 4

• 1840 census

Name: Dudley G Wesson Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Madison, Alabama Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10: 4 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 4 Total Free Colored Persons: 4

Dudley Wesson migrated from Alabama to Mississippi.

• 1850 census

Name: Dudley G Wesson Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1820 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: Lafayette, Mississippi, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 192 Household Members: Name Age Dudley G Wesson 30 Margaret A Wesson 20 Mary Wesson 13 Susan A Wesson 10 Virginia C Wesson 9 Elizabeth Wesson 6 Wm S Wesson 3

• 1860 census

Name: Dudly Wesson Age: 46 Birth Year: abt 1814 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1860: Township 2 Range 3, Marshall, Mississippi Post Office: Holly Springs and Mount Pleasant Family Number: 290 Household Members: Name Age Dudly Wesson 46 Margaret Wesson 39 Susan A Wesson 18 Virginia Wesson 15 Eliza P Wesson 14 Wm Wesson 12 M D Wesson 10 Alice Wesson 8 Eliza B Wesson 5/12

• 1870 Federal census Mortality Schedules

Surname: D. G. Wesson Year: 1870 County: Marshall CO. State: MS Age: 50 Gender: M (Male) Month of Death: Jul State of Birth: AL ID#: 198_365348 Occupation: FARMER Cause of Death: CONSUMPTION

Sources

• Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Vol. II, p 301.
• 1830 census
• 1840 census
• 1850 census
• 1860 census
• 1870 Federal census Mortality Schedules