Served with the 4th Tennessee Cav., Co. F.
Father: Wesley Baldwin
Mother: Elizabeth Atkins Baldwin
Spouse: Martha Atkinson
Birth: May 10, 1835
Death: Abt early 1900's
Date of Marriage: March 17, 1859

Children of this union:
1. William
2. Calvin
3. Lewis Wesley March 1, 1863-

His family migrated from North Carolina in early 1830's. In 1861 Jesse, his brothers John and Calvin and his great uncle James F. Atkinson joined the Civil War.

Family stories say that Jesse was ambushed and wounded during an escort detail of a medical supply train by irregulars. While he was home in 1863 (1870 census shows a son born in 1964) he was killed by irregulars trying to steal his animals to sell to the Union Army.

He is buried in an unmarked grave in Westfelt Cemetery.

Information from the Centennial Edition of Sons of Confederate Veterans 1896 Our First 100 Years.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865:
Name: Jesse Baldwin
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee
Regiment Name: 4 (Murray's) Tennessee Cavalry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's)
Company: F
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M231 roll 2
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865:
Name: Jesse C. Baldwin
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Tennessee
Regiment Name: 4 (Murray's) Tennessee Cavalry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's)
Company: F
Rank In: Bugler
Rank In Expanded: Bugler
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M231 roll 2
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1870 US Federal Census on spouse:
Name: Martha Baldwin
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Age in 1870: 36
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1870: District 9, Fentress, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Value of real estate:
Post Office: Jamestown

Household Members:
Martha Baldwin 36 1834
William A Baldwin 10 1860
Calvin Baldwin 7 1863
Louis Wesley Baldwin 6 1864
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1860 US Federal Census on his parents:
Name: Wesley Baldwin
Age in 1860: 49
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: District 4, Fentress, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pine Springs
Value of real estate: 150

Household Members:
Wesley Baldwin 49 1811
Elizabeth Baldwin 45 1815
Nancy A Baldwin 20 1840
William H Baldwin 19 1841
John C Baldwin 16 1844
Wiatt Baldwin 15 1845
Malvina Baldwin 14 1846
Lafayette Baldwin 11 1849
Eliza J Baldwin 9 1851
Robert W Baldwin 3 1857
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1860 US Federal Census:
Name: Jesse Baldwin
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: District 9, Fentress, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Jamestown
Occupation: Servant

Household Members:
Lewis Adkinson 50
Arsencia Adkinson 43
Nancy E Adkinson 21
Francis M Adkinson 19
William J Adkinson 17
Elizabeth Adkinson 15
Juel Adkinson 13
Edward W Adkinson 12
Rebeccah Adkinson 10
Charles E Adkinson 8
Tennessee Adkinson 5
Lewis W Adkinson 3
Jesse Baldwin 22 1838
Martha A Baldwin 25 1835
William Baldwin 5.12 1860
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1850 US Federal Census:
Name: Westly Baldwin
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City, County, State): Subdivision 19, Morgan, Tennessee
Value of Real Estate: 50
Occupation: Farmer

Household Members:
Westly Baldwin 38 1812
Elizabeth Baldwin 36 1814
Sarah Baldwin 16 1834
Milly Baldwin 13 1837
Jesse Baldwin 11 1839
Nancy A Baldwin 10 1840
Wm H Baldwin 9 1841
John C Baldwin 7 1843
Wyatt Baldwin 6 1844
Malvina Baldwin 4 1846
Lafayette Baldwin 1 1849