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Old Jackson City Cemetery
(EF47)

Jackson

Pictures by Paul Moline, Wayne Cosby, Martin Gauthier

CHAS. E. DECKER
BORN
IN JACKSON LA.
OCT. 15, 1847.
DIED
SEPT. 17, 1894.
C. S. A.

Charles Decker
Served in
CO. E
18 LA. CAV.
C. S. A.

Decker, Charles E., Pvt. Co. E. 18th Battn. La. Cav. On Roll of Prisoners of War, Paroled at Gainesville, Ala., May 12th, 1865. Res. West Feliciana Par., La.

Above from Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers by Andrew B. Booth

 

ALEXANDER S.
RIPLEY
BORN
1843
DIED
APRIL 17, 1893.

Alexander Ripley
Served in
CO. H
5 LA. CAV.
C. S. A.

Ripley, Alexander, Pvt. Co. H, 5th La. Cav. Descriptive List dated Office Exchange of Prisoners, near Vicksburg, Miss., April 8, 1865, of Confed. Prisoners, Captured and exchanged. Captured Adams Co., Miss. Born Feliciana, La., age 18 years, hair dark, complexion fair, eyes black, height 5 ft. 3 in. Note: The Confed. Prisoners of War described on this Roll are hereby announced and declared exchanged and will report to Lt. Col. H. A. M. Henderson, Asst. Agt. of Exchange, C. S. A., for orders.

Above from Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers by Andrew B. Booth

 

CLARA LEA
RIPLEY
BORN
SEPT. 4, 1851
DIED
FEB. 5, 1935.

BELLE GREEN RIPLEY
BORN JUNE 6, 1890
DIED AUG. 23, 1891

SARAH ELIZABETH
LEA
Wife of
D. C. THOMPSON
Aug. 7, 1848
Feb. 6, 1918

This broken stone is located between the wife of
D. C. Thompson and likely her son.  This may be the stone of

DAVID C. THOMPSON
OCT. 8, 1841
JAN. 22, 1924

David Carter Thompson
Served in
CO. A
4 LA. INF.
C. S. A.

Thompson, David C., Pvt. Sergt. Co. A, 4th La. Inf. En. Camp Moore, La., May 25, 1861. Present on all Rolls to Dec., 1861. Roll Jan. and Feb., 1862, dated April 20, 1862, Present, very slightly wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, _. Roll Nov. and Dec., 1862, dated Feb. 13, 1863, Absent, sick. Rolls from May, 1863, to Dec., 1863, Present. Rolls from Aug. 31, 1864, to Feb., 1865, Absent, wounded in battle July 28, 1864, in right breast. Roll to April 30, 1865, Present. Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled Meridian, Miss., May 14, 1865. Res. Jackson, La.

Above from Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers by Andrew B. Booth

 

FRANK THOMPSON
BORN
OCT. 11, 1871
DIED
JULY 22, 1919.

 

SCHWING
 

SAMUEL COTHRAN SCHWING
HIS WIFE
LILAH VIRGINIA CARTER
LILAH VIRGINIA SCHWING
CHARLES KENDRICK SCHWING
RIVERS JONES SCHWING
MARY SCHWING
CAROLINE VIRGINIA CARTER
DEWITT CLINTON CARTER
MARY SCHWING TOMB

1842 ˗˗˗˗ 1900
 
1841 ˗˗˗˗ 1930
1880 ˗˗˗˗ 1883
1882 ˗˗˗˗ 1893
1883 ˗˗˗˗ 1883
1885 ˗˗˗˗ 1886
1812 ˗˗˗˗ 1897
1845 ˗˗˗˗ 1924
1906 ˗˗˗˗ 1911

Dewitt Carter
Served in
CO. F
18 LA. CAV.
C. S. A.

Samuel Cothran Schwing
Served in
CO. A
1 LA. CAV.
C. S. A.

Schwing, Samuel C.,Pvt. Co. A, 1st La. Cav. Eug. Aug. 26, 1861, Camp Schlatre. Rolls May, 1862, to Feb., 1863, Present. Roll March 1 to June 30, 1863, Absent, near London recruiting horses. Rolls Nov., 1863, to Feb., 1864, Present. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured July 16, 1864. Forwd. to New Orleans, La., from Baton Rouge, La., July 18, 1864. On Roll dated New Orleans, La., Aug. 15, 1864, of Prisoners of War who escaped from Military Prison, New Orleans, La., Aug. 14, 1864. Remarks: The Prisoners borne on this Roll escaped from one of the Prisons in this City on the night of the 14th inst. Their escape was effected through a vault in the room where they were confined. Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled Gainesville, Ala., May 12, 1865. Res. Iberville Par., La.

Above from Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers by Andrew B. Booth

 

  

 

W. S. SLAUGHTER, Sr.
BORN APRIL 16, 1815.
DIED OCT. 1, 1883.
AGED 68 YEARS 5 Mo 13 DAYS

William Slaughter
Served in
CO. I
3 LA. CAV.
C. S. A.

Slaughter, W. S., Pvt. Co. I, 3rd La. Cav. (Harrison's). En. _. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured Dec. 24, 1864, East Baton Rouge, La. Recd. New Orleans, La., Jan. 12, 1865. Forwd. to Ship Island, Miss., Jan. 25, 1865. Transfd. from Ship Island, Miss., to Vicksburg, Miss., May 1, 1865. Paroled Camp Townsend, May 6, 1865.

Above from Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers by Andrew B. Booth

MRS. ELIZABETH B.
Wife of
William S. Slaughter
Born Jan. 27th 1815.
Died Oct. 16th 1867.
aged 52 years.



 

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