Elijah was the son of James and Rhoda Lamascus.
Sister: Malinda Lamascus (husband John Nathaniel Alford).
Sister: Mary Lamascus (husbands 1st William H. Alford, 2nd husband Calvin Stephens, 3rd Russell Hamilton Smith.
Sister: Jane Lamascus (husband Joshua McCutcheon)
Eli married Eliza Morrow on 13 May 1849 in Morgan County, Alabama. (copy of Marriage Record)
She was born, abt. Apr 1825 in S.C. and died 26 Jan 1912 in Morgan County, Alabama.
On her Alabama Death Certificate, she is listed as Liza Damascus and was buried in Smith Graveyard, Morgan County, Alabama. (cert. copy of Death Cert)
They were my 3rd great-grandparents.
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They had a son named James R. Lamascus, b. abt 1855. He was stabbed to death in 1878.
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This is Elijah 'Eli' D. Lamascus. He enlisted 25 Jan 1863 by Col. J. C. Reid as a Private in Company H, 28th Regiment, Alabama, Infantry. He died at Gilmer Hospital, Tennessee of Diphtheria on May 7, 1863. (copy of CSR)
On the Widows Application for deceased soldiers he is referred to as Elijah Lamascus.
At the bottom of the page he is listed as Elias Lamarcus - Private, Co H 38th Ala Inft Reg, buried at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Watkins' List Of Soldiers Buried In The Confederate Cemetery In Chattanooga
In 1867 the bodies of 887 soldiers who died in Chattanooga Jan. 1 to May 31, 1863 (the weeks immediately following the battle Murfreesboro), were moved from a cemetery close to the Tennessee River, where they had been temporarily interred, to the Confederate Cemetery. A Board at the head of each grave was marked with the name of the soldier, his state and his command, and a number. Col. R.L. Watkins copied the names and prepared the following list. It is probable that when the headstones were hastily made--six or seven each day for four months--the names were frequently misspelled, in the case of difficult ones at least. This explanation accounts for the many peculiar and infrequent names on the list. Searchers for names should allow for variation in sound and spelling. Many of the wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro were sent to Chattanooga by train. Some of them died en route and others in the station immediately upon arrival. Homes and hospitals were filled with other soldiers who lingered, some a few days and some for months. Col. Watkins began his list with the number 142 and the date Feb. 1, 1863. It is presumed that 141 men died in January and were buried in the very low ground where the water washed away the graves and the wooden boards, and that the names were not decipherable when he made his list in 1867. The last number "887" is dated May 31, 1863.
The list bears this inscription:
"Presented to the Confederate Memorial Association March 18, 1876 by R.L. Watkins who assisted in obtaining this record in 1867 and participated in removing the dead to the graves where they now lie. This was when the Confederate Association was first organized. Each grave was numbered and named on headboard as this list shows and was easily identified.
"R.L. Watkins."
Thank you Randy for fulfilling my photo request. Karen
Sister: Malinda Lamascus (husband John Nathaniel Alford).
Sister: Mary Lamascus (husbands 1st William H. Alford, 2nd husband Calvin Stephens, 3rd Russell Hamilton Smith.
Sister: Jane Lamascus (husband Joshua McCutcheon)
Eli married Eliza Morrow on 13 May 1849 in Morgan County, Alabama. (copy of Marriage Record)
She was born, abt. Apr 1825 in S.C. and died 26 Jan 1912 in Morgan County, Alabama.
On her Alabama Death Certificate, she is listed as Liza Damascus and was buried in Smith Graveyard, Morgan County, Alabama. (cert. copy of Death Cert)
They were my 3rd great-grandparents.
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They had a son named James R. Lamascus, b. abt 1855. He was stabbed to death in 1878.
==========
This is Elijah 'Eli' D. Lamascus. He enlisted 25 Jan 1863 by Col. J. C. Reid as a Private in Company H, 28th Regiment, Alabama, Infantry. He died at Gilmer Hospital, Tennessee of Diphtheria on May 7, 1863. (copy of CSR)
On the Widows Application for deceased soldiers he is referred to as Elijah Lamascus.
At the bottom of the page he is listed as Elias Lamarcus - Private, Co H 38th Ala Inft Reg, buried at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Watkins' List Of Soldiers Buried In The Confederate Cemetery In Chattanooga
In 1867 the bodies of 887 soldiers who died in Chattanooga Jan. 1 to May 31, 1863 (the weeks immediately following the battle Murfreesboro), were moved from a cemetery close to the Tennessee River, where they had been temporarily interred, to the Confederate Cemetery. A Board at the head of each grave was marked with the name of the soldier, his state and his command, and a number. Col. R.L. Watkins copied the names and prepared the following list. It is probable that when the headstones were hastily made--six or seven each day for four months--the names were frequently misspelled, in the case of difficult ones at least. This explanation accounts for the many peculiar and infrequent names on the list. Searchers for names should allow for variation in sound and spelling. Many of the wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro were sent to Chattanooga by train. Some of them died en route and others in the station immediately upon arrival. Homes and hospitals were filled with other soldiers who lingered, some a few days and some for months. Col. Watkins began his list with the number 142 and the date Feb. 1, 1863. It is presumed that 141 men died in January and were buried in the very low ground where the water washed away the graves and the wooden boards, and that the names were not decipherable when he made his list in 1867. The last number "887" is dated May 31, 1863.
The list bears this inscription:
"Presented to the Confederate Memorial Association March 18, 1876 by R.L. Watkins who assisted in obtaining this record in 1867 and participated in removing the dead to the graves where they now lie. This was when the Confederate Association was first organized. Each grave was numbered and named on headboard as this list shows and was easily identified.
"R.L. Watkins."
Thank you Randy for fulfilling my photo request. Karen
Elijah was the son of James and Rhoda Lamascus.
Sister: Malinda Lamascus (husband John Nathaniel Alford).
Sister: Mary Lamascus (husbands 1st William H. Alford, 2nd husband Calvin Stephens, 3rd Russell Hamilton Smith.
Sister: Jane Lamascus (husband Joshua McCutcheon)
Eli married Eliza Morrow on 13 May 1849 in Morgan County, Alabama. (copy of Marriage Record)
She was born, abt. Apr 1825 in S.C. and died 26 Jan 1912 in Morgan County, Alabama.
On her Alabama Death Certificate, she is listed as Liza Damascus and was buried in Smith Graveyard, Morgan County, Alabama. (cert. copy of Death Cert)
They were my 3rd great-grandparents.
==========
They had a son named James R. Lamascus, b. abt 1855. He was stabbed to death in 1878.
==========
This is Elijah 'Eli' D. Lamascus. He enlisted 25 Jan 1863 by Col. J. C. Reid as a Private in Company H, 28th Regiment, Alabama, Infantry. He died at Gilmer Hospital, Tennessee of Diphtheria on May 7, 1863. (copy of CSR)
On the Widows Application for deceased soldiers he is referred to as Elijah Lamascus.
At the bottom of the page he is listed as Elias Lamarcus - Private, Co H 38th Ala Inft Reg, buried at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Watkins' List Of Soldiers Buried In The Confederate Cemetery In Chattanooga
In 1867 the bodies of 887 soldiers who died in Chattanooga Jan. 1 to May 31, 1863 (the weeks immediately following the battle Murfreesboro), were moved from a cemetery close to the Tennessee River, where they had been temporarily interred, to the Confederate Cemetery. A Board at the head of each grave was marked with the name of the soldier, his state and his command, and a number. Col. R.L. Watkins copied the names and prepared the following list. It is probable that when the headstones were hastily made--six or seven each day for four months--the names were frequently misspelled, in the case of difficult ones at least. This explanation accounts for the many peculiar and infrequent names on the list. Searchers for names should allow for variation in sound and spelling. Many of the wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro were sent to Chattanooga by train. Some of them died en route and others in the station immediately upon arrival. Homes and hospitals were filled with other soldiers who lingered, some a few days and some for months. Col. Watkins began his list with the number 142 and the date Feb. 1, 1863. It is presumed that 141 men died in January and were buried in the very low ground where the water washed away the graves and the wooden boards, and that the names were not decipherable when he made his list in 1867. The last number "887" is dated May 31, 1863.
The list bears this inscription:
"Presented to the Confederate Memorial Association March 18, 1876 by R.L. Watkins who assisted in obtaining this record in 1867 and participated in removing the dead to the graves where they now lie. This was when the Confederate Association was first organized. Each grave was numbered and named on headboard as this list shows and was easily identified.
"R.L. Watkins."
Thank you Randy for fulfilling my photo request. Karen
Sister: Malinda Lamascus (husband John Nathaniel Alford).
Sister: Mary Lamascus (husbands 1st William H. Alford, 2nd husband Calvin Stephens, 3rd Russell Hamilton Smith.
Sister: Jane Lamascus (husband Joshua McCutcheon)
Eli married Eliza Morrow on 13 May 1849 in Morgan County, Alabama. (copy of Marriage Record)
She was born, abt. Apr 1825 in S.C. and died 26 Jan 1912 in Morgan County, Alabama.
On her Alabama Death Certificate, she is listed as Liza Damascus and was buried in Smith Graveyard, Morgan County, Alabama. (cert. copy of Death Cert)
They were my 3rd great-grandparents.
==========
They had a son named James R. Lamascus, b. abt 1855. He was stabbed to death in 1878.
==========
This is Elijah 'Eli' D. Lamascus. He enlisted 25 Jan 1863 by Col. J. C. Reid as a Private in Company H, 28th Regiment, Alabama, Infantry. He died at Gilmer Hospital, Tennessee of Diphtheria on May 7, 1863. (copy of CSR)
On the Widows Application for deceased soldiers he is referred to as Elijah Lamascus.
At the bottom of the page he is listed as Elias Lamarcus - Private, Co H 38th Ala Inft Reg, buried at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Watkins' List Of Soldiers Buried In The Confederate Cemetery In Chattanooga
In 1867 the bodies of 887 soldiers who died in Chattanooga Jan. 1 to May 31, 1863 (the weeks immediately following the battle Murfreesboro), were moved from a cemetery close to the Tennessee River, where they had been temporarily interred, to the Confederate Cemetery. A Board at the head of each grave was marked with the name of the soldier, his state and his command, and a number. Col. R.L. Watkins copied the names and prepared the following list. It is probable that when the headstones were hastily made--six or seven each day for four months--the names were frequently misspelled, in the case of difficult ones at least. This explanation accounts for the many peculiar and infrequent names on the list. Searchers for names should allow for variation in sound and spelling. Many of the wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro were sent to Chattanooga by train. Some of them died en route and others in the station immediately upon arrival. Homes and hospitals were filled with other soldiers who lingered, some a few days and some for months. Col. Watkins began his list with the number 142 and the date Feb. 1, 1863. It is presumed that 141 men died in January and were buried in the very low ground where the water washed away the graves and the wooden boards, and that the names were not decipherable when he made his list in 1867. The last number "887" is dated May 31, 1863.
The list bears this inscription:
"Presented to the Confederate Memorial Association March 18, 1876 by R.L. Watkins who assisted in obtaining this record in 1867 and participated in removing the dead to the graves where they now lie. This was when the Confederate Association was first organized. Each grave was numbered and named on headboard as this list shows and was easily identified.
"R.L. Watkins."
Thank you Randy for fulfilling my photo request. Karen
