JAMES MARION BURGESS
8^th TENNESSEE (DIBRELL'S) CAVALRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born:  23 August 1839 in White County, Tennessee
Died: 9 Feb 1917 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: Joel and Ruth (Allison) Burgess

1st Married: Nancy M. Huddleston about 1862 in Tennessee
Born:  12 Jun 1841 in White County, Tennessee
Died: 15 Jun 1877 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: John L. and Rebecca (Moore) Huddleston

Children:

1. Lona D. Burgess
2. Dora Burgess

2nd Married: Rebecca Ann (Unknown) on 27 Sep 1884 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Born:  1854 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Died: 1931 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried:
Parents:

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

• Brother-in-law: Thomas Farris (husband of Emily Burgess Farris) - 13th (Gore's) Tennessee Cavalry
• Brother-in-law: John P. Huddleston (brother of Nancy Burgess) - 25th Tennessee Infantry

 

MILITARY INFORMATION

13^th (Gore's) Tennessee Cavalry
(also known as 8^th Tennessee Cavalry)
Company H

ABSTRACT:

• No Records Found

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S7135

ABSTRACT:

• Filed June 13, 1905
• Accepted
• Resident of Cookeville, TN
• Member of the 8th Cavalry
• Enlisted: General George Dibrell's command Co. C, Captain Woolsey Company in the year 1862 about December
• Wounds: Rheumatism
• Wife is 51 years old
• two daughters
• Attest: J. M. Whitson & Joseph Hudgens

Supporting Documents:

• J. N. King, neighbor (17 Jan 1906) - Status request
• J. T. Pointer (25 Jan 1906) - Tax Assessment
• D. D. Huddleston (25 Jan 1906) - at Clifton, TN, JMB took sick and was left near Clifton
• Rutledge Smith (7 Aug 1906) - Status request
• James M. Burgess (6 Dec 1906) - status request
• John Farris (19 Dev 1906) - at Clifton, TN, JMB took sick and was left near Clifton
• J. B. S. Martin, MD (20 Dec 1906) - Martin's father had treat JMB during the war for rheumatism
• A. A. Reagan (29 Dec 1906) - at Clifton, TN, JMB took sick and was left near Clifton
• Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners (1 Jan 1907) - Request Service Records
• War Department (4 Jan 1907) - sent service records
• James M. Burgess (25 Jul 1907):
  • JMB was born 23 Aug 1839 in Putnam County, TN. He always lived near Putnam County except while he was a soldier.
  • He enlisted in the summer of 1862 in Co. C, 8th Cavalry; Captain Woolsey's command. Colonel Dibrell's regiment.
  • He continued in the service until 1st Apr 1863
  • While near Clifton, he contracted rheumatism
  • The Captain carried him to the home of a rebel soldier nearby. There he remained for 10 weeks. The family's name was Bullock.
  • General John H. Morgan detailed a man to carry him home. He came within a mile of his home and managed to ride the remaining mile.
  • He was afflicted with rheumatism until the remainder of the war.
  • He was suffered with rheumatism since the war and has lost the use of both of his legs.
  • During his service, he was never absent from his command.
• G. M. Moore (25 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• D. C. Gossage (25 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• S. F. Carr (25 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• Cordell Hull (26 Jul 1907) to Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners - Please consider this claim
• James M. Burgess (30 Jul 1907) - additional affadavits are enclosed
• Mike Moore (30 Jul 1907) - Supports claim
• Whitley Hyder (30 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• T. D. Ford (30 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• J. H. Reagan (30 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• D. H. Moore (30 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• J. S. Holman (30 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• A. A. Staley (30 Jul 1907) - supports his claim
• Rebecky Ann Burgess, widow of JMB (12 Feb 1917) - JMB died 9 Feb 1917, he was unconscious on the 1st and could not sign his voucher
• J. N. King (1 May 1917) - requests status for Rebecca Ann Burgess
• J. N. King (22 Feb 1919) - Ann Burgess, widow, would like to know the status of the request

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census: 
• 1860 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 21
• 1870 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 116
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 104B
• 1900 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 32A
• 1910 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 46B

WILL

Putnam County, TN Will Book 6, Page 271

• Written: 13 Dec 1912
• Probated: 12 Feb 1917
• Executors: Rebecca Ann Burgess
• Widow: Rebecca Ann Burgess
• Heirs/daughters: Lona D. Bohannon wife of George Bohannon & Cordera Wilhite wife of Green Wilhite
• Attest: A. Algood & Thos. Finley

ADDITIONAL DATA

• TN Confederate Widows Application: #6660 Rebecca Ann () Burgess