JOHN MADISON RAYBURN
25^th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 5 January 1832 in Obion County, TN
Died: 19 Mar 1913 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Double Springs Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Richard and Ann (Brown) Rayburn

1st Married:  Nancy Ann Chisam on 19 Jul 1855 in Tennessee
Born: 13 Feb 1834 in TN
Died: 3 Jan 1912 in Ada, Oklahoma
Buried:
Parents:
NOTES: There is evidence that John and Nancy may have divorced between 1891 and 1894. See Below.

Children:

1. Sarah Jane Rayburn
2. Mary Tennessee Rayburn
3. William Houston Rayburn
4. Delia Rayburn
5. Mary Adaline Rayburn
6. Ella R. Rayburn

2nd Married:  Alice Freeman Kirby (widow of Albert Burton Kirby) about 1896 in Putnam County, TN
Born: 13 Jan 1853 in Virginia
Died: 17 April 1924 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents:

Children:

1. Marvin E. Kirby
2. Charlie E. Kirby

MILITARY INFORMATION

25^th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company F

ABSTRACT:

• Enlisted as a Private and left as 2nd Corporal
• Age: 30 years
• Enlisted 31 July 1861 at Livingston
• 1 Oct 1861: Sick at home
• Sep & Oct 1862: On detached service in Chattanooga
• Jun 30 - Nov 1862: On detached service in Chattanooga
• Nov & Dec 1862: Present
• Jan & Aug 1863: Present
• 26 Sep 1863: Wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga and sent to hospital by Surgeon Fryar
• Stayed at hospital in Marietta, GA
• Leg was amputated
• 9 Sep 1864: Retired by Secretary of War
• Age: 34 years (dated 6 Apr 1864)
• Residence: Putnam County, Stevens PO
• Operation 19 Sep 1863 by Surgeon F. Jackson
• Requested an artificial leg

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S132

ABSTRACT:

• Filed: 3 Jun 1891
• Accepted: 6 Jun 1891
• Residence: Cookeville, Putnam County
• Member: Company F, 25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment; Capt. G. W. Kanard's Company
• Wounded: Chickamauga
• Born: Overton County, 1832
• Enlisted: 25 Jul 1861; Joseph Shaw's Company; Sidney Stanton's Regiment; 25th Infantry; Capt. G. W. Kanard
• Wounds: Shot through left leg; Leg was cut off; Discharged because of wound
• Widower for 8 years
• Children: Sarah Slagle - 38; Tennessee White - 36; William Rayburn - 29; Della Willmouth - 25; Ella Rayburn - 23;
• Attest: C. J. Davis and C. Bradford

Supporting Documents:

• Furlough Papers (27 Jan 1864)
• Capt. S. J. Johnson (1 Apr 1864) - Furlough for JMR
• Form for Soldier's Return (20 Sep 1864)
• Discharge Papers (10 Apr 1865) - Honorable discharge from CSA
• H. H. Dillard, A. A. Reagan, J. H. Cumby (19 Mar 1894) - Support Claim
• Dr. J. B. S. Martin (2 Apr 1894) - Medical Condition
• C. J. Davis and A. A. Reagan (19 Oct 1907) - Support Claim
• O. D. Holladay (7 Apr 1913) - Send pension check to Mrs. Alice S. Rayburn

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  Overton County, TN, Page 94 (listed as Riddle Rayburn)
• 1860 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 10
• 1870 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 105
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 80C
• 1891 Enumberation of Male Citizens: District 1
• 1900 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 11A
• 1910 Census:  Putnam County, TN Page 38A

Cookeville, Putnam County
Pat Cleburne Bivouac No. 27
Membership Applications

• Born on 5 January 1832 in Obion County
• Enlisted 31 July 1861 in Company F 25th TN Infantry Regiment
• Wounded at Chickamauga; Left leg was amputated below knee
• Paroled 8 May 1865
• Rank: 2nd Corporal
• Address: Cookeville
• Occupation: Farmer
• Admitted 18 June 1891

ADDITIONAL DATA

• Confederate Application to Pat Cleburne Bivouac No. 27 : Cookeville, TN
• Comprehensive Pictorial History of Putnam County, TN (Page 67): John Madison Rayburn, who lost a leg at the battle of Chickamauga in the Civil War, drove the mail stagecoach from Cookeville to Nashville. He was the son of Sylvania Rayburn, Revolutionary War Veteran. John Madison Rayburn and his wife Nancy Ann Chism, were the parents of Mrs. John W. Slagle, grandparents of Hillis Slagle McBroom, and great-grandparents of Bessie McBroom.

HISTORICAL MARKER

• Located on Hwy 70 about 2.5 miles East of the Smith-Putnam County line.

NOTES

• There is evidence that John and Nancy Rayburn divorced between 1891 and 1896. No divorce records have been found yet.
  • 1880 Putnam County Census: John and Nancy are listed with daughter Ella living in the household.
  • Confederate Pension Application dated 1 June 1891: John stated that he was married. His wife was 58 years old. He has six children. All are married but one girl who is about 18 years old.
  • Confederate Pension Application dated 2 April 1894: John states that he has no wife and that he has been a widower for 8 years. Daughter Ella is about 23 years old, is ill and is living with her brother William Rayburn.
  • 1900 Putnam County Census: John and Alice are together with Marvin E. and Charley B. last name listed as Rayburn. John and Alice have been married for 4 years. Alice has had 11 children of which 5 are living. Also listed in this census is Nancy Rayburn and Ella Rayburn. Nancy says that she is a widow.
  • 1910 Putnam County Census, John and Alice are listed. Nancy Rayburn is living in Ada Oklahoma. Ella and her son are living with her. Delia Wilmoth are living next door.