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Elijah James changed his name to Robert "Bob" .

( Notes from Clete Ramsey)
One thing that raises a question with the Elijah-Robert switch, was information that appeared on page 321, Vol.X, of "North Carolina Troops 1861 - 1865: A Roster" An entry was found for Sergeant Elijah James Jackson, not Robert Jackson, under Co. G, 47th North Carolina Infantry. This Company G was raised in Franklin and Granville Counties and was enlisted in those counties in Feb. - March 1862.

Note by R. H. J.: Elijah apparently didn't like his name and wanted to change it to Robert or Bob. The 1860 census lists him as "Robert" but elswhere he is listed as Elijah or E. J. It appears that he never legally changed his name from Elijah James.

Elijah's entry stated: " Resided in Franklin County were he enlisted at age 20, May 5, 1862, for the war. Mustered in as a private. Reported present in Jan.-Feb., 1863. Promoted to Sergeant prior to March 1, 1863. Wounded in the abdomen at Gettysburg, PA, July 1, 1863. Returned to duty on an unspecified date. Reported present in Jan.-Feb., 1864. Captured at or near Fort Stedman, VA, March 25, 1865. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, until released on June 28, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance."

Records from War Department - 1906:
Company Muster Roll - Jan and Feb 1863
E. J. Jackson - 3rd sargant- Company G
Enlisted: May 5, 1862 - Franklin Co., NC - by J.J.Davis
Last paid by Capt. Thomas - Dec 31, 1862
Company Muster Roll - Jan. and Feb. 1864
Last paid by Capt. Thomas - Dec. 31, 1863
Company Muster Roll - Mar. and Apr. 1864
Last paid by Richmond Hospital - April 30, 1864
Company Muster Roll - Sept. and Oct. 1864
Last paid by Capt. Thomas - June 30, 1864
Compiled in the Office of the Adjutant General of the State of North Carolina:
Roll of Honor
E.J. Jackson - Pvt. Co. G 47th regiment, North Carolina Troops
Franklin Co., NC
Date of entrance into the service: May 5, 1862, age 20, Volunteer
Remarks: Promoted to 3rd Sargent
Prisoners of War:
Point Lookout MD, Register No 2; page 373
Elijah J. Jackson - Sargent Co.G, 47 reg't , NC
Date of arrival : City Point; March 28, 1865
Where captured: Near Petersburg VA
When captured: March 25, 1865
Remarks: Released - June 28, 1865
Oath of Allegiance:
Elijah James Jackson - Sgt., 47 reg't, NC
Place of residence - Franklin Co., NC
Complexion : fair ; hair: Lt. brown; Eyes: Hazel; Height: 5 ft. 7in.
Released at Point Lookout June 28, 1865, by G.O. No. 109, A.G.O.
Number of roll 38; sheet 13
Receiving and Wayside Hospital or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA
E, J, Jackson - Sgt. Co. G, 47 th reg't, NC
Admitted - May 25, 1864
Disposition - Winder (ex. withered, weak)
Confed. Arch., Chap. 6, File No. 112, page 188

Summary by R. H. Jackson

ELIJAH JAMES JACKSON

DATE

About 1830James Jonathan Jackson and wife, Martha Evans Jackson (parents of Elijah James Jackson) move from Franklin County, N. C. to Wilson County, TN. Ref. Research by David Price

August, 1841Elijah James Jackson born in Tennessee (probably Wilson County). Ref. 1900 Census

About 1844With his parents, moved back to Franklin Co., N. C. Ref. Research by David Price

May 15, 1862Entered Confederate service as a Private in Company G, 47th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (State Troops) as a volunteer. Remarks: Promoted to 3rd Sergeant. Ref. Record from the original record of the Adjutant General of North Carolina. - M. S. 1043147

Jan. & Feb. 1863Appears on Company Muster Roll as present as 3rd Sergeant of Company G, 47th North Carolina Infantry (State Troops). Ref. From copy (made in the M. S. O., War Department, in March, 1906) of an original record borrowed from B. F. Dixon, Auditor of State, Raleigh, N. C. - M. S. 1106348.

July 1, 1863Wounded in the abdomen at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Returned to duty on an unspecified date. Ref. Information from Clete Ramsey dated 12/2/2003 citing excerpts from page 321, Volume X, of "North Carolina Troops 1861 - 1865: A Roster."

Jan. & Feb. 1864Appears on Company Muster Roll as present as 3rd Sergeant of Company G, 47th North Carolina Infantry (State Troops). Ref. From copy (made in the M. S. O., War Department, in March, 1906) of an original record borrowed from B. F. Dixon, Auditor of State, Raleigh, N. C. - M. S. 1106348.

Mar. & Apr. 1864Appears on Company Muster Roll as present as 3rd Sergeant of Company G, 47th North Carolina Infantry (State Troops). Ref. From copy (made in the M. S. O., War Department, in March, 1906) of an original record borrowed from B. F. Dixon, Auditor of State, Raleigh, N. C. - M. S. 1106348.

May 25, 1864E. J. Jackson, Sgt. Co. G, 47 Regt, N. C., Admitted to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, Virginia. Disposition: Winder. Ref: Confed. Arch., Chapt 6, File No. 112, page 188.

Sep. & Oct, 1864Appears on Company Muster Roll as present as 3rd Sergeant of Company G, 47th North Carolina Infantry (State Troops).

March 25, 1865Appears on a roll of Prisoners of War at Point Lookout Md. Captured near Petersburg on March 25, 1865, arrived at City Point on March 28, 1865. Ref. Point Lookout, Md., Register No. 2; page 373

June 28, 1865Released from Point Lookout Md., June 28, 1865.
Ref. Point Lookout, Md., Register No. 2; page 373

June 28, 1865Name appears as signature to an Oath of Allegiance to the United States, subscribed and sworn to at Point Lookout, Md., June 28, 1865. Additional information: Place of Residence - Franklin Co., N. C. Complexion: fair. Hair: lt bro. Eyes: Hazel. Height: 5 ft 7 in. Note: Released at Point Lookout, June 28, 1865, by G. O. No. 109, A. G. O. Ref. Roll 38, sheet 13.

Dec. 4, 1866Marries Martha Starr Harris of North Carolina. Ref. Ancestry.com North Carolina Marriage Bonds 1741 - 1868

1870Working in a grist mill in Tennessee. Household includes wife Martha S., and daughter Olivia S., two years of age. Ref. 1870 Census of Marshall County, TN.

1880Listed as a "miller", in Maury County Tennessee. Family consists of wife, M. S., daughter, O. S., son R. H. Ref. 1880 Census, District 24, Maury, Tennessee

1900Listed as "farmer" in Maury County Tennessee. Family consists of son, R. H. Jackson. Ref. 1900 Census, Maury County, Tennessee, Roll 1589 Book 1, page 210.

1906Mentioned as running a mill on Rutherford Creek in Maury County, TN, owned by A. T. Sellars. Ref. Century Review of Maury County, Tennessee 1807 - 1907, Robbins, page 290.

Prior to 1919 Moves to near Pottsville, Maury County, Tennessee to live near his son, Robert Harris Jackson. Ref. Ronald H. Jackson, grandson

Feb. 7, 1921Dies at the home of his son, Robert Harris Jackson, in the Green's Mill community of Maury County, TN. Buried in the Lumsden Graveyard in Pottsville, Maury County, Tennessee. Ref. Ronald H. Jackson, grandson.

• Married: 4 DEC 1866 in Franklin Co., NC ⁴
• Married: BET 1866 AND 1867 in North Carolina ³
• Marriage Beginning Status: Single

1. Olivia S. JACKSON b: ABT 1868
2. Robert Harris JACKSON b: 10 MAY 1875 in Sowell Mill, Tennessee

1. Title: David Price Research Records
2. Title: Death Certificate
3. Title: From David Price: Franklin County, NC, Book C, p 232
   Repository:
   Media: Other
   Text: Date of Import: Jan 24, 2002
4. Title: North Carolina Marriage Bonds 1741 - 1868
   Text: Bride: Martha S. Jackson
   Groom: E.J.Jackson
   Bond Date: 03 Dec. 1866
   Witness: T. C. Horton
   Performed by: J. A. Cuninggim, minister of the Gospel
   County: Franklin
   Record #: 02 091
   Witness: T.C. Horton
   Bond #: 000047926
   Marriage date: 04 Dec. 1866
   Performed By: J.A. Cuninggim (Cunningham)