Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameEmelia McLain
Birth27 Sep 1841370
Death12 Nov 1869427 Age: 28
Spouses
1Enoch Jones , 1C3R
Birth9 Aug 1834, Owensville, Gibson Co IN370
Death25 Dec 1932370 Age: 98
FatherHullum Jones (1797-1870)
MotherSarah Kimball (1798-ca1870)
Marriage3 Nov 1859370
ChildrenLydia Ellen (1860-)
 Jennie Lincoln (1866-)
 James Hullum (1868-)
Notes for Enoch (Spouse 1)
"Enoch Jones was stocky and jolly, had bright blue eyes, and pink cheeks. He enlisted 25 Jul 1861 at Knobb Prarie, IL and was mustered into service as a musician (drummer), Company F, 40 Reg. Illinois Volunteer Infantry, on 10 Aug 1861 at Camp Butler, IL. Residence when enlisted, Akin, IL. Age 27; height 5'4"; hair light; eyes blue; complexion light; married; farmer and cabinet maker; native Owensville, IN. Promoted to 1st Lt. Company F 40 Reg. Illinois Volunteer Infantry 28 Mar 1863. Promoted to Captain on 22 Nov 1864. Mustered out and honorably discharged 15 May 1865. Service no longer needed. Signed by C. E. Black, Adjutant General, Chief of Staff, Illinois. Enoch Jones was wounded in the Battle of Atlanta. A bullet hit a button on his uniform and both penetrated his chest. They stayed in some time until a doctor fished them out with a chrochet hook (no anethestic)."428

A book on the life of Enoch Jones has been published by family historian Gilbert X. Drendel.427
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