JAMES MADISON WISER
8^th TENNESSEE (DIBRELL'S) CAVALRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born:  23 January 1842 in White County, TN
Died: 18 July 1923 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Rocky Point Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: David and Ellender (Ladermon) Wiser

1st Married: Mary Elizabeth Rocknold about 1865 in Putnam County, TN
Born:  abt 1843 in Tennessee
Died: before 1910
Buried: Probably in an unmarked grave in the Rocky Point Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Robert and Sarah (Unknown) Rocknold/Rockhole

Children:

1. Henry D. Wiser
2. Fredonia Wiser
3. Mary Wiser
4. Sarah Wiser

2n Married: Rebecca Unknown after 1910 in Putnam County, TN
Born:  about 1850 in Tennessee
Died: after 1920 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Probably in an unmarked grave in the Rocky Point Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents:

MILITARY INFORMATION

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

ABSTRACT:

• Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Private
• Enlisted 1 Sep 1962 at Cookeville
• 2 Oct 1862: Present
• Captured at Parker's Crossroads on 31 Dec 1862
• Transferred to Camp Chase, OH
• Transferred to City Point, VA on 4 Apr 1863 for exchange
• Captured at Murfreesboro 31 Dec 1862

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S8058

ABSTRACT:

• Filed April 9, 1906
• Accepted
• Resident of Brotherton, TN
• Member of 13th TN Cavalry, Company C
• Wounds at Humbolt, TN; During an engagement, a horse fell on him rupturing him.
• Born in White County, TN 23 January 1842
• Enlisted Aug 1862 in Captain J. G. Woolsey's Company C in the 13th TN Cavalry in Col. G. G. Dibrell's Regiment
• Captured at Parker's Cross Roads and sent to Camp Douglas Prison
• Discharged from Prison in April 1863
• Wife: 62 years old; one son who is 20
• Lived all his life in TN except for 13 years in Missouri and Idaho
• Returned to TN last January
• Attest: C. J. Davis and J. H. Reagan

Supporting Documents:

• 3 Apr 1907 - Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners - Sent status
• 6 Apr 1907 - Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners - Service Records Request
• 10 Apr 1907 - War Department sent service records
• 15 Apr 1907 - JMW after the exchange, the command was gone. He knew of no one to get permission to go home from. He had to take the oath or be killed.
• 15 Apr 1907 - L. R. McClain, MD - medical exam
• 21 Aug 1907 - C. J. Davis - JMW was a Confederate Soldier
• 14 Mar 1908 - C. J. Davis -
  • Enlisted and served in the same company. JHW was captured at Parker's Crossroads and sent to Camp Douglas, IL. He was released 1 Apr 1863. Just before his capture, a horse fell on him at Humbolt, TN.
  • When he was exchanged, JMW was weak and feeble. CJD did not expect him to live.
  • From City Point, VA, he was transferred to Chattanooga. But his command was in Alabama and Mississippi. He came home in a wagon.
  • His only mistake was not hunting up the proper papers. Failure to do so can be explained by 3 reasons: 1) he was almost dead; 2) only 21 and no mature judgement; 3) he had no education
• 14 Mar 1908 - JMW - requests status

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  White County, TN, Page 121
• 1860 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 25
• 1870 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 127
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 100B
• 1900 Census:  County, TN, Page
• 1910 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 51B
• 1920 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 83A

WILL

Putnam County, TN Will Book 6, Page 339

• Name: Wiser, J. M.
  Page(s): 339
  Date the Will was Written: Jul 7, 1923
  Date the Will was Recorded: Jul 20, 1923