Veterans of the Revolutionary War |
This article was taken from The Pulaski Citizen, February 20,
1902 edition.
To the Editor of the Citizen:
From an old government publication made in 1841, I learn that at that date
there were twenty-four persons who were drawing pensions from the United
States for revolutionary and military services. Their names and ages at that
date are as follows:
NAME | AGE |
---|---|
Joseph Jones | 82 years |
Nathaniel Tatum | 79 years |
Henry Goodnight | 79 years |
John Jones | 90 years |
John Everly | 74 years |
John Ross | 89 years |
Thos. Williams | 79 years |
Benj. Cheatham | 89 years |
James Jinner | 81 years |
Aaron Grigsby | 83 years |
John Erwin | 85 years |
Richard Jones | 77 years |
Geo. Dodson | 79 years |
Hugh King | 85 years |
Elles Woods | 87 years |
John Bradley | 104 years |
Jim Higgins | 89 years |
John Watkins | 83 years |
Lester Morris | 80 years |
Bob Patterson | 83 years |
Sam'l. Baker | 86 years |
Lawson Hobson | 86 years |
Tom Hudson | 78 years |
Sam'l. Watson | 79 years |
It will be seen that at that date, 1841, each of these had arrived at an extra ordinary age, the youngest being, 74 and the oldest one hundred and four years of age.
According to the statesties (sic.) most of them lived in homes of their own. John Jones, however lived with Hizar Jones; John Everly with George Everly; John Ross with George Ross; Thomas Williams with Henry Williams; Aaron Grigsby with Amos Grigsby; Elles Wood with George Erwin; Lester Morris with T. A. Westmorland; Samuel Baker with Bob Chapman; Tom Hudson with John Sandusky; Sam Watson with Richard Suttle.
No doubt the descendants of many of these veterans are now living in Giles county and I furnish the list hoping that some of them may be interested in it.
Reprinted from and with the permission of the Giles County Historical Society
Bulletin.