John Sunday II was born in Georgia circa 1821. He witnessed the murder of his father. According to his 1860 US Census records he was a farmer/laborer, owned no real estate and the value of his estate was $200. He died at Camp Leon in Leon County, Florida, on June 19, 1862, of a fever he contracted while serving in the Confederate Army. He had enlisted in Tallahassee on April 28 that same year, as a private in Captain William Bloxham's Company C of the 5th Regiment of Florida Volunteers, but had also provided certain repair services to army wagons prior to that time. John was a planter by profession, 5'10" tall and had blue eyes, a light complexion and light-colored hair.
John's widow, Martha Jane Atkinson, received $43.70 following his death in recompense for unpaid salary and clothing. His children with Martha were James, Frances Virginia and Louisa Bathsheba. According to Kathleen Marsh, a descendant of John and Martha, John was previously married to "Rebecca" and his first three children, Thomas, Nancy and Benjamin were issue of that union.
John's widow, Martha Jane Atkinson, received $43.70 following his death in recompense for unpaid salary and clothing. His children with Martha were James, Frances Virginia and Louisa Bathsheba. According to Kathleen Marsh, a descendant of John and Martha, John was previously married to "Rebecca" and his first three children, Thomas, Nancy and Benjamin were issue of that union.
John Sunday II was born in Georgia circa 1821. He witnessed the murder of his father. According to his 1860 US Census records he was a farmer/laborer, owned no real estate and the value of his estate was $200. He died at Camp Leon in Leon County, Florida, on June 19, 1862, of a fever he contracted while serving in the Confederate Army. He had enlisted in Tallahassee on April 28 that same year, as a private in Captain William Bloxham's Company C of the 5th Regiment of Florida Volunteers, but had also provided certain repair services to army wagons prior to that time. John was a planter by profession, 5'10" tall and had blue eyes, a light complexion and light-colored hair.
John's widow, Martha Jane Atkinson, received $43.70 following his death in recompense for unpaid salary and clothing. His children with Martha were James, Frances Virginia and Louisa Bathsheba. According to Kathleen Marsh, a descendant of John and Martha, John was previously married to "Rebecca" and his first three children, Thomas, Nancy and Benjamin were issue of that union.
John's widow, Martha Jane Atkinson, received $43.70 following his death in recompense for unpaid salary and clothing. His children with Martha were James, Frances Virginia and Louisa Bathsheba. According to Kathleen Marsh, a descendant of John and Martha, John was previously married to "Rebecca" and his first three children, Thomas, Nancy and Benjamin were issue of that union.
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