Genealogie De Bruijn in 4D
Genealogie De Bruijn in 4D
Diese Genealogie ist zusammengestellt von Marco J. de Bruijn in Pijnacker, Niederlande.
Diese Genealogie ist zusammengestellt von Marco J. de Bruijn in Pijnacker, Niederlande.
Vorname
Familienname
Martha Ann May
Martha Ann May ,
geboren in York County [South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten] am 8. April 1830,
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Daughter of William and Arabella Fewell May; wife of Alexander Faulkner Fewell (m. 12 Jan 1847); mother of eight children. While her husband served in the War, she managed the farm and their other affairs at home. Her correspondence with him during that period was compiled and edited into a book published in 1976: "Dear Martha: The Confederate War Letters of a South Carolina Soldier." Late in the War, a raiding party of Union troops seized all the farm stock, food, and valuables they could find (Martha successfully hid some food and personal property).
Gestorben (59 jahre alt) in Ebenezer [South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten] am 28. Januar 1890,
beerdigt in Rock Hill [South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten] [Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery].
- Vater:
William S May ,
geboren in Virginia [Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America] am 5. Juni 1805,
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Farmer and Sheriff of York District (1853-54).
Husband of Arabella Fewell; father of six children.
Gestorben (49 jahre alt) in York County [South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten] am 22. September 1854,
beerdigt in Rock Hill [South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten],
Ehe(Partner) mit
- Mutter:
Arabella Fewell ,
Tochter von John Fewell Jr und Martha (Patsy) Burns,
geboren im 1813,
gestorben (ungefähr 78 Jahre alt) am 28. Dezember 1891,
beerdigt in Rock Hill [South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten].
heiratet (bzw. ungefähr 17 und ungefähr 27 Jahre alt) im 1847
mit
Alexander Faulkner Fewell ,
Sohn von Alexander Faulkner Fewell Sr und Margaret Barron,
geboren am 30. November 1819,
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Son of Alexander & Margaret Barron Fewell; husband of Martha Ann May (married 12 Jan 1847 in Ebenezer); Confederate officer; father of eight children. Wrote extensive letters home during the War, which were compiled into the book "Dear Martha".
From tax records: in 1852 he owned 100 acres and five slaves; in 1861 he owned 400 acres and 17 slaves.
1860 Census: occupation listed as farmer; $7,000 real property; $26,000 personal property.
War service: Volunteered despite his age. Enlisted November 1861 in Company E, 17th South Carolina Infantry as a private. Re-enlisted November 1862 in York District as 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 6th South Carolina Reserves. Re-enlisted August 1863 at Ebenezer, York District as 1st Lieutenant, Company K, South Carolina State Troops. Furloughed January 14 through February 1, 1864. Captured April 1, 1865 at Five Forks (during defense of Petersburg VA; more than half his regiment was killed or wounded); held POW until paroled June 22, 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland.
Late in the War, a raiding party from General Stoneman's division took his Ebenezer farm's stock, food, and valuables.
The letters to and from his wife, son, brother, and friends were compiled and edited by Robert Harley Mackintosh, Jr. in his book Dear Martha: The Confederate War Letters of a South Carolina Soldier (published 1976).
Trivia: had one of the first telephone lines in Rock Hill installed in his home in 1886.
Gestorben (71 jahre alt) am 30. März 1891,
beerdigt in Rock Hill [South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten] [Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery].
Aus dieser Ehe ein Sohn:
| Name | geboren | Ort | gestorben | Ort | alt | Ehe(Partner) | Kinder | |
| 1 | Samuel Alexander | *1850 | †1908 | Rock Hill [South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten] | 57 | 1 | 1 |
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