ANDREW JACKSON "JACK" FORD
4^th TENNESSEE CAVALRY BATTALION
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born:  22 January 1828 in North Carolina (Tombstone says 1827)
Died: 29 June 1908 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Algood Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: John T. and Mary (Unknown) Ford

Married: Sarah Ann Buck about 1852 in Jackson County, Tennessee
Born:  January 1829 in Jackson County, Tennessee
Died: 27 June 1908 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Algood Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: Abraham and Margaret (Simmerly) Buck

Children:

1. Mary C. Ford
2. William K. Ford
3. John Buchanan Ford
4. Sarah Ford
5. Thomas S. Ford
6. Louisa B. Ford
7. Nancy J. Ford
8. Coumbus  Ford

 

MILITARY INFORMATION

4^th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
Company C

ABSTRACT:

• N/A

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S5096

ABSTRACT:

• Filed 18 June 1903
• Rejected
• Resident of Bloomington, Putnam County, Tennessee
• Enlisted in Dick Morgan's Regiment - General Wheeler's Command
• Wounded: in Battle of Kittle Creek by horse falling on him (Known as the Battle of Hartsville); Captured and sent to Norfork, VA Prison
• Born: 22 January 1828 in North Carolina; Father moved to Tennessee when he was two years old
• Enlisted in 1862 in Captain George Stephens Company C; Colonel Dick Morgan's regiment in General Jos. E. Wheeler's Command
• Wife is 72
• 3 sons and 3 daughters
• Attest: Thomas Ford & John Deckard

Supporting Documents:

• O. K. Holladay (16 Jun 1907) - Supports claim

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  Bledsoe County, TN, Page 401
• 1860 Census:  Jackson County, TN, Page 318
• 1870 Census:  Dekalb County, TN, Page 180B
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 149B
• 1900 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 165A

 

ADDITIONAL DATA

• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1908) - #70150 - Jack Ford
• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1908) - #70151 - Sallie Ann Ford