ANDREW JACKSON "JACK" ELROD
28^th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 12 Sep 1836 in Jackson County, TN
Died: 2 Apr 1904 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Rogers Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: William and Mary E. (Unknown) Elrod

1st Married: Nancy Unknown
Born:  abt 1838 in Jackson County, TN
Died: before 1870
Buried:
Parents:

Children:

1. Martha Elrod
2. William E. Elrod

2nd Married: Hannah E. Unknown
Born:   abt 1842 in ?White County, TN?
Died: before 1879
Buried:
Parents:

Children:

1. Christiana Elrod
2. Ephraim S. Elrod
3. George W. Elrod
4. Robert D. Elrod

3rd Married: Sabra Jane Richardson on 14 Sept 1879 in Putnam County, TN
Born: 16 Feb 1839 in Dekalb County, TN
Died: after 1913 in Putnam County, TN
Buried:
Parents:

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

Brother: John Elrod - 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

 

MILITARY INFORMATION

28^th Tennessee Infantry Regiment (Consolidated)
Company F

ABSTRACT:

• Entered military as Private and left as a Private
• Listed as A. J. Elrod
• Enlisted 15 Nov 1862 at McMinnville
• Deserted 15 Apr 1863
• Jul & Aug 1863: Present
• Jan - Apr 1864: Present

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

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ABSTRACT:

• Filed: 9 Mar 1900
• Rejected
• Residence: Gentry, Putnam County
• Member: 28th Tennessee Infantry - Company F
• Born: 12 Sep 1836 in Jackson County, TN
• Enlisted: Sept 1862 in General Bragg's; Stanton's Regiment; Captain Russell; 1st Lieutenant G. W. Cook; 2nd Lieutenant Hamp Apple; 3rd Lieutenant C. Page; Orderly Sergeant Harve Burns; Lt. Col. D. C. Cook
• Wife is 59 years old
• Sons 10, 29, 25, 21 years old
• Daughter: 33 years old; Daughter is married and living in Utah
• Attest: Church Rogers and Elias Davidson
• 2nd Application Filed: 20 Jun 1893
• Residence: Byrne, Putnam County
• Wife is 53 years old
• Child: 15 years old
• Attest: E. L. Davis and C. Rogers

Supporting Documents:

• Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners (5 Jul 1913) - To Sabra J. Rogers - Request for information
• N. B. Young (21 May 1900) - Supports claim
• Sabra J. Rogers (7 Nov 1913) - Request for information
• War Department (8 Jul 1913) - Sent Service Records

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census: 
• 1860 Census:  Jackson County, TN, Page 323
• 1870 Census:  White County, TN, Page 344 (listed as Jackson Elrod)
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 201A
• 1900 Census:  Jackson County, TN, Page 6a (listed as Jack Elrod)

ADDITIONAL DATA

• TN Confederate Widow's Pension: #5010 Sabra J. (Richeson) Elrod

• Putnam County, TN Marriage Records: Vol. # 1, Page 91