THOMAS LAYCOCK
16^th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: abt 1839 in Jackson County, TN
Died: 1896 in Putnam County, TN
Buried:
Parents: Martin and Ester (Unknown) Laycock

Married: Manerva Elzira Bradford in the Fall of 1865
Born: 1844 in Jackson County, TN
Died: after 1907 in Putnam County, TN
Buried:
Parents: Thomas and Rebecca (Kinnaird) Bradford

Children:

1. Daniel Boon Laycock
2. William Laycock
3. Richard Bird Laycock
4. Mattie Laycock
5. Monroe Laycock

MILITARY INFORMATION

16^th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company F or K

ABSTRACT:

• Entered military as Private and left as a Private
• Enlisted 9 Jun 1861 at Camp Trousdale
• Jul - Aug 1861: Present
• Mar - Apr 1862: Present
• Jun 30 - Dec 1862: Present
• Jan - Apr 1863: Present
• Age: 23
• Jul - Aug 1863: Present
• Captured in Putnam County and sent to Louisville, KY as prisoner of war
• Took the Oath of Allegiance in 6 June 1864
  • Residence: Putnam County
  • Complexion: Dark
  • Hair: Dark
  • Eyes: Haze
  • Height: 5' 4"
• Discharged 8 Jun 1864 as POW

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S1296

ABSTRACT:

• Filed: 5 June 1893
• Rejected
• Residence: Byrne, Putnam County
• Member: Co. H, 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
• Battles: Chickamauga and Murfreesboro
• Wounds: Caterah of eyes and rheumatism
• Born: Putnam County in 1839
• Enlisted in 1861, Commanded by John Savage, Capt. H. H. Dilliard, Lt. Holland Denton
• Wife is 45 years old.
• Children: 1 daughter and 5 sons
• Attest: H. H. Dilliard and J. C. Gabbert

No Supporting Documents:

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  Jackson County, TN, Page 271
• 1860 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 3
• 1870 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 156
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 199B

ADDITIONAL DATA

• TN Confederate Widow's Pension: #1577 Mirna Elzira (Bradford) Laycock