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James Walter  Whitehead Hendon

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James Walter Whitehead Hendon

Birth
Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Death
19 Jul 1888 (aged 65)
Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Capt. James F. Hendon and Margaret "Peggy" Whitehead.

James W. Hendon married Orena L. "Lucky" Jackson in Clark County, Georgia on 24 Dec 1840.

James Whitehead Hendon served in CO I, 3RD Regiment, "CLARKE COUNTY RIFLES", during the Civil War. He was promoted to 1ST Lt. on 20 Aug 1861. He was elected Captain on 30 Sep 1861. Retired April 28, 1862; "Hendon, James W. -- 1st Lieutenant - September 1863. Captured at Decatur, Alabama, October 28, 1864, and sent to Johnson's Island, Ohio. Released June 16, 1865."

Children:
William Preston Hendon
Eugenia Catherine Hendon
Martha E. Hendon

"Lucky" died in 1875 and James married second, Elizabeth A. (Jackson) Whitlow, in Lee County, Alabama on 19 Apr 1877.

Elizabeth Whitlow was a widow and brought a daughter to the marriage.

Son of Capt. James F. Hendon and Margaret "Peggy" Whitehead.

James W. Hendon married Orena L. "Lucky" Jackson in Clark County, Georgia on 24 Dec 1840.

James Whitehead Hendon served in CO I, 3RD Regiment, "CLARKE COUNTY RIFLES", during the Civil War. He was promoted to 1ST Lt. on 20 Aug 1861. He was elected Captain on 30 Sep 1861. Retired April 28, 1862; "Hendon, James W. -- 1st Lieutenant - September 1863. Captured at Decatur, Alabama, October 28, 1864, and sent to Johnson's Island, Ohio. Released June 16, 1865."

Children:
William Preston Hendon
Eugenia Catherine Hendon
Martha E. Hendon

"Lucky" died in 1875 and James married second, Elizabeth A. (Jackson) Whitlow, in Lee County, Alabama on 19 Apr 1877.

Elizabeth Whitlow was a widow and brought a daughter to the marriage.



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