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Kinnaird, Ezekiel Ray - 28th Tennessee Infantry

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EZEKIEL RAY "ZEKE" KINNAIRD
28^th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 1833 in Jackson County, Tennessee
Died: November 1904 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Rippetoe Cemetery, Jackson County (Cemetery now gone)
Parents: Montgomery and Sarah (Rhea) Kinnaird

Married: Sarah Frances "Sallie" Dyer in 1866 in Jackson County, Tennessee
Born: 1843 in Jackson County, Tennessee
Died: after 1910 in Putnam County, Tennessee (Tombstone says 1900)
Buried: F. P. Dyer Cemetery, Jackson County, Tennessee
Parents: William Riley and Mahala (Harper) Dyer

Children:

1. Sarah Kinnaird
2. Cynthia Kinnaird
3. Phoeba Kinnaird
4. John R. Kinnaird
5. Ova Kinnaird
6. M. F. Kinnaird
7. W. K. Kinnaird

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

• Brother-in-law: Dyer, James P. - 17th Tennessee Infantry
• Brother-in-law: Silas Scarlett - 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
• Nephew: Kinnaird, Alexander - 8th Tennesseee (Dibrell's) Cavalry
• Uncle-in-law: Wade Washington Dyer - 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

MILITARY INFORMATION

28^th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company B

ABSTRACT:

• Entered military as Sergeant and left as a Private
• Enlisted 7 Sep 1861 at Camp Zolliecoffer
• 3 Oct 1861: Age 28
• 3 Oct 1861: Present
• 7 Sep - 31 Oct 1861: Present
• 28 Feb - 31 Aug 1862: absent without leave

28^th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company K

ABSTRACT:

• Entered military as Private and left as a Private
• Enlisted 7 Sep 1861 at Camp Zolliecoffer
• Mar & Apr 1863 : Present

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

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ABSTRACT:

• Filed: 23 Jun 1905
• Accepted
• Residence: Bloomington, Putnam County
• Member: Captain John A. Matheny's Company, John P. Murray, Regt. 28 TN
• Wounded at the Battle of Fishing Creek
• Born: Jackson County (no date listed)
• Enlisted: Aug 1861, Captain Matheny Co. 28 Regt. John P. Murray
• Contracted Measles at Fishing Creek
• Wife is 61 years
• Oldest is 40 years old and youngest is 27 years old
• Attest: J. P. Cooper & B. J. Blair

Supporting Documents:

• No Supporting Documents

WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

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ABSTRACT:

• Filed 11 July 1911
• Rejected
• Resident of Cookeville
• Resident of TN all of her life except from 1868 to 1872 where she lived in Kentucky
• Maiden Name: Sallie Dyer. She was born in 1843 in what is now Putnam County. Then it was Jackson County.
• Ezekiel Ray Kinnaird was born in 1833 Putnam County. They married in 1866 in Jackson County by Alex Byers, J.P.
• Alex Welch died in Nov 1904 in Putnam County.
• Witness Mrs. Mary F. Scarlett
  • She is the sister of Sallie Kinnaird.
  • She was present at their marriage.

Supporting Documents:

• Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners (15 Jul 1911) - ERK was home at the surrender.
• War Department (18 July 1911) - Sent War Record
• E. H. Boyd (19 May 1913) - What is the status of Mrs. Kinnaird's application?

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:
• 1860 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 43
• 1870 Census: Warren County, KY, Page 157 (listed as E. R. Kenard)
• 1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 93A (listed as E. R. Kanard)
• 1900 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 27B

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