Son of Henry F. and Catherine (Plunk) Inman
Joe Inman was a Confederate officer, a lieutenant. He died between 1865-1868, but he was not killed in battle in the War. He died of pneumonia. He was on his way home and had to swim a river, some say Kings River, some say Holman Creek, some say Reed's Creek. It is not known if he had had been wounded in a battle and sent home to recover, or if he had caught pneumonia and that was the reason he was coming home. Or perhaps he was merely coming home on leave. Anyway, he could not make it all the way home before he collapsed from the pneumonia.
All of the able-bodied men were away fighting the War and the only people available to help were older men who were not able to fight. A few of the older men prepared a stretcher and carried him the rest of the way home. He died shortly after reaching his home.
He is buried in the Dotson Cemetery, that is located on the property owned by Mr. Mathis on Wharton Creek. Some have said that the cemetery is located on the farm owned by Joe Inman at the time of his death. He was buried by the women because there were no men available to bury him. After Joe Inman's death, Thursa married Dock Floyd Dotson.
Joe Inman was a Confederate officer, a lieutenant. He died between 1865-1868, but he was not killed in battle in the War. He died of pneumonia. He was on his way home and had to swim a river, some say Kings River, some say Holman Creek, some say Reed's Creek. It is not known if he had had been wounded in a battle and sent home to recover, or if he had caught pneumonia and that was the reason he was coming home. Or perhaps he was merely coming home on leave. Anyway, he could not make it all the way home before he collapsed from the pneumonia.
All of the able-bodied men were away fighting the War and the only people available to help were older men who were not able to fight. A few of the older men prepared a stretcher and carried him the rest of the way home. He died shortly after reaching his home.
He is buried in the Dotson Cemetery, that is located on the property owned by Mr. Mathis on Wharton Creek. Some have said that the cemetery is located on the farm owned by Joe Inman at the time of his death. He was buried by the women because there were no men available to bury him. After Joe Inman's death, Thursa married Dock Floyd Dotson.
Son of Henry F. and Catherine (Plunk) Inman
Joe Inman was a Confederate officer, a lieutenant. He died between 1865-1868, but he was not killed in battle in the War. He died of pneumonia. He was on his way home and had to swim a river, some say Kings River, some say Holman Creek, some say Reed's Creek. It is not known if he had had been wounded in a battle and sent home to recover, or if he had caught pneumonia and that was the reason he was coming home. Or perhaps he was merely coming home on leave. Anyway, he could not make it all the way home before he collapsed from the pneumonia.
All of the able-bodied men were away fighting the War and the only people available to help were older men who were not able to fight. A few of the older men prepared a stretcher and carried him the rest of the way home. He died shortly after reaching his home.
He is buried in the Dotson Cemetery, that is located on the property owned by Mr. Mathis on Wharton Creek. Some have said that the cemetery is located on the farm owned by Joe Inman at the time of his death. He was buried by the women because there were no men available to bury him. After Joe Inman's death, Thursa married Dock Floyd Dotson.
Joe Inman was a Confederate officer, a lieutenant. He died between 1865-1868, but he was not killed in battle in the War. He died of pneumonia. He was on his way home and had to swim a river, some say Kings River, some say Holman Creek, some say Reed's Creek. It is not known if he had had been wounded in a battle and sent home to recover, or if he had caught pneumonia and that was the reason he was coming home. Or perhaps he was merely coming home on leave. Anyway, he could not make it all the way home before he collapsed from the pneumonia.
All of the able-bodied men were away fighting the War and the only people available to help were older men who were not able to fight. A few of the older men prepared a stretcher and carried him the rest of the way home. He died shortly after reaching his home.
He is buried in the Dotson Cemetery, that is located on the property owned by Mr. Mathis on Wharton Creek. Some have said that the cemetery is located on the farm owned by Joe Inman at the time of his death. He was buried by the women because there were no men available to bury him. After Joe Inman's death, Thursa married Dock Floyd Dotson.
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Joseph Inman, Confederate Soldier
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