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Thomas Semmes

Birth
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Death
May 1862 (aged 60)
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Madison County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Thomas was the son of Roger Semmes & Jane Sanders. He married Harriet Sheperd Bealle on 19 June 1829 & they had 3 children. He married Catherine Taliaferro Hooe Winter on 9 November 1837 & they had 11 children. Thomas was a staunch secessionist but was prevented from entering the Army by a stroke of paralysis, but at his own expense, he completely equipped a MS Company called the Semmes Rifles.
Thomas was the son of Roger Semmes & Jane Sanders. He married Harriet Sheperd Bealle on 19 June 1829 & they had 3 children. He married Catherine Taliaferro Hooe Winter on 9 November 1837 & they had 11 children. Thomas was a staunch secessionist but was prevented from entering the Army by a stroke of paralysis, but at his own expense, he completely equipped a MS Company called the Semmes Rifles.


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