Individual Details

Tax Assessment

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J. Thrash; W 1/2 of Sw 1/4Section 34 Twp. 16, number of acres 80, value 320, assessed tax at .20 on the dollar=$ 64.

Census

Information extracted from 1860 Census record from the Southern Division,
Sumter County, State of Alabama. Page # 485 & 486.


EXTRACT: 1860 Census
Name Age Sex Profession $ Real $ Personal Place
Estate Property Birth

W.D.J. Thrash 29 M Farmer 400 500 Ala
Elizbeth Thrash 30 F
Thrash 12 M
Thrash 10 F
C.E. Thrash 8 M
Thrash 5 F
Nathan Tharash 4 M
Sidney Asberry 4 M

Location

Joseph F. Stegall, 513 North Broad Street, York, Alabama 36925
205-292-5124

September 19, 1996

L.Mack Saterfield Sr, 429 Orion Drive, Corpus Christi TX 78418

Dear Mr. Saterfield:

My wife and I took a two-week trip through the United States.and Canada Rocky Mountains soon after your letter arrived, and hive only recently begun my work for you, Enclosed are certain Probate Court records. They reveal the following

a, A. Thrash assessed land in the south end of the county in 1859 very near !and assessed by an Eli Thrash. (your notes indicate that you found then close to each other in the, 1800 census.) This is the only courthouse record that 1 have been able to find with regard to a J. Thrash or jackson Thrash,

b. An Eli Thrash was married in 1813, and

declaration on the marriage license application by Nathaniel
Thrash indicates that Eli was 5 to 10 years older than Jackson
Thrash. Nathaniel also declared that Eli was the son of Leander, Thrash one of the original landowners at Sumter County ThisEli Thrash must have been the same Eli who assessed land in 1850, 1851, 1852 and 1859 (the only years of the period for which have assessment records), very near the land assessed in 1859 by J. Thrash, because part of the land that he assessed had belonged to to his father, Leander Thrash,

c. The land assessed by J. Thrash in 1859 was originally owned by James Wallace. It was assessed in 1952 by a J. H. Wallace (Presumably the same person as James Wallace ) There is no recorded deed from Wallace to J. Thrash, this is not unusual, then for the deed not to have been recorded, I
also looked for a later deed for the land from Jackson's widow to another person but found none

Based upon all of this, 1 conclude that J. Thrash was W.D.J, Thrash, and that he was either a brother or a cousin of Eli Thrash I lean toward them being Cousin, since J. Thrash dores not, appear in the 1850 Sumter County Census and did not assesses land in 1850, even though he was married and had at least one child then. More then likely he lived elsewhere in 1850.

If he had been a younger brother to Eli, and son of deceased Leander, more than likely he would also have lived here in 1850.

I find in my index of early Alabama wills only one reference to a Thrash will, it being the will of a Nathan Thrash, recorded in Dallas County Will Book A, page 154, The county seat is Selma. I suggest that you obtain a copy of that will. Dallas was settled earlier than Sumter, and quite a few settlers moved from Dallas to Sumter in the 1830s. Although the chances are slim, you may find that Nathan was the father of W.D.J. Thrash.

Also enclosed are copies of a few pages of a book that I obtained from the Lauderdale County, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, P.O. Box 5511, Meridian, Mississippi. It was authored by a Mr. Ty Hardin of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Apparently, Mr. Hardia's ancestor, like W.D.J. Thrash, was a member of Company C., 40th Alabama. Mr. Hardin presents no history of Company C, but he includes E. D. Willett's diary history of Company B. From pages 40 and 41, you can get a pretty good description of the surrender at Vicksburg, along with the comment that 11 ... General Pemberton issued an order furloughing the army for thirty days, and to report at Demopolis, Alabama on 23rd day of August." On page 43, we find that few made it to Demopolis on time. However, the military record shows the' W.D.J. Thrash did -eventually report at Demopolis.

On page 54 of Willett's history, he stated that "On tire 31st of December, 1862, Company 3 was mustered for six months pay by Col. Green of 37th Alabama. The pay of those who did not report at Demopolis, Alabama on the 23rd of August, 1863, was deducted until they did report." Most 'likely, Company C was also mustered then and that would have been the time that the final military record on W.D.J. Thrash would have been completed, and the reason 'or the remarks or it: "absent from Aug 23 to Sept 15/63".

What happened to W.D.J. Thrash after he was paid on the 31st of December 1863 is left to our imagination, According to Willett's history, at that time, the 40th Alabama was encamped at Dalton, Georgia, following the Battle of Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga in November,

I hope that this information is useful to you. Please let me know if you desire for me to do further research. I would also appreciate hearing from you if you find that the Nathan Thrash of Dallas County was the father of Jackson Thrash.


Sinerly yours,

Joseph F. Stegall

Military History

See notes of W.D.J. Thrash for copy.


Excerps received from Genelogist in Sumter, Al. Jackson was in Company "C" but their activities were closely related.

COMPANY C
40th Alabama infantry
Sumpter County
1862-1865

I

"The McCulloch Avengers"

Ty Hardin
Chattanooga, Tennessee

PRE FACE.

The following pages (except those from the diary of Sergeant Jon. H. Curry) are taken without reservation too or correction from the diary of Captain ( afterwards Major) E. D. Willett of Company B. 40th Alabama Regiment of Volunteers of the Confederate States Army, who died in Carrollton, Alabama. March I6, 1890. It is not expected or contended they will shed any additional light on that momentous struggle, knows as the War between the States. about which so many volumes have been written. or that they will reveal anything which is not already well known. The sols purpose of this little book is to piece in a more enduring form for the benefit of the survivors and the descendants of those who constituted that Company and Regiment, that diary (now well thumb worn) which faithfully records the movements, engagements and casualties of Company B. and the 40th Alabama Regiment, C. S. A. Nor is it contended that absolute verity accompanies the facts narrated. They have the advantage, however. of being written at the same time, yes, on the same day the narrated facts occurred. No matter how long the match, or how fierce the battle the author of the diary on each day recorded the doings of Company B, and the 40th Alabama on that day from the information which was then conveyed to him. Voltaire cynically wrote to a friend that, "History Is a parcel of tricks we play with the dead," but certainly this cannot be true of events which are conscientiously recorded by one of the actors on the very day of the actions. The valor, devotion, heroism, determination and self-sacrificing spirit of the Confederate soldier have shed an imperishable luster on the ---

children by a former wife. His death in much regretted. Behind the redoubt, Company "B" supports, a nine inch Dahlgreen is mounted, firing at the enemy. They reply, which subjects Company "B" to a heavy fire all around the lines. Monday, June 29th, 1863, firing as usual. Tuesday, June 30th. heavy firing all around the lines. Wednesday. July 1st, 1863, no casualties in Company "B" today. M. W. Freeman, Company "B" struck by a spent ball, not seriously injured. The enemy mined and blew up a redoubt on our left. Herbert's Brigade, killing and wounding In 3rd Louisiana forty men. Thursday, July 2nd, heavy firing, July 3rd, Friday, Flag truce at 10:00 o'clock and cessation of hostilities all around the lines. Terms of capitulation of Vicksburg Garrison being arranged between Gen. Grant and Pemberton. The rations are exhausted, no deliverance has come and that garrison has to surrender. The terms are agreed upon and on the morrow the surrender will take place; July 4th, 1863, Saturday, the Army of Vicksburg capitulated, the officers retaining their side arms and private property. The surrender took place at l10:00 am and we marched out of the trenches and the enemy took possession if them. By the terms the garrison was to be paroled. Sunday, July 5th, the army still waiting for paroles. Monday, July 7th, still waiting to be paroled and waiting clothes and getting Yankee rations. The enemy treated the garrison kindly, Tuesday, July 7th, Wednesday, July 8th, Thursday, July 9th, Friday, July 10th, and Saturday, July 11th waiting for paroles to be prepared by the enemy, and on the 11th of July, 1863. The whole army was put through the enemy's lines and marched that day to Big Black, twelve miles from Vicksburg. Sunday, July 12th, garrison took the line of march for Brandon and marched that

day to Pearl River. Monday, July 13th, marched to Brandon. The army marched in no Order. At Brandon the commands came up, and orders were issued to march to Enterprise, Mississippi. The men of the several commands at Brandon dispersed, and the men took the different roads homeward. The officers left Brandon. Tuesday. July 14th; of Company B Lieutenant's. Wier and Latham and Capt. Wilett and Corporal Hildreth, and that day marched to Dr.Connor's. Wednesday, July 15th and Thursday, July 16th, Friday, July 17th. Saturday July 18th and Sunday, July 19th. was taken up in making the march to Enterprise. At Enterprise General Pemberton issued an order furloughing the arrny for thirty days, and to report at Demopolis, Alabama, on 23rd day of August. Capt. Willett and Lieut. Latham sent their horses and mules home by Hilreth. He started on morning of 20th Of July, and on the 21st of July, Monday, the three officers of Company "B," Lieuts. Wier and Latham and Capt. Willett started by daylight in cars for Macon, Mississippi; got their at 10:00 am and hired a hack and started for and arrived at Carrollton at 9:00 o'clock pm, July 21st, 1863. Capt. Willett and Lieut. Wier were in feeble health, but we got home once more after an absence of a year and after much suffering and exposure. In the meantime the men of Company "B" 40th Alabama were all getting home, some by rail and some walked all the way. Some few were left sick on the way, but all reached home but Hugh J. Robinson who was left in hospital at Brandon and must have died as was never been heard from. Jon. E. McManus, Private Company "B" 40th, Alabama Regiment, died at Vicksburg. July 10, 1963. We left in the hands, of like enemy our sick and wounded, to wit A. T. Howell , P. I. Williams, G. W. Acker, W. J. Jones, Thos. Cameron and Jno R. Pg 41


Weems wounded, w. D. Smith and Josh. Wood sick, and H. Easterling nurse. in hospital. All of whom were afterwards, sent to Mobile, Alabama. and all reached home but one. John R. Weems got within four miles of home and died. about 10 August. 1868. May 17th, I863, the day Vicksburg was invested Jno. C. Pratt and John Collins. Privets. Company "B" 40th Alabama, having been sent to Camp Timmons were captured and " prisoners of war were sent in fort Delaware where both died, the dates of their death not known. There were several man of Company --B" left on Deer Creek sick who were not captured. towit: B. G. Acker, Jas F. Parker and Sergt. W. P. Cally, who afterwards with Company's "A." -'D" and "I" joined Johnstons Army. Sergt. W. P. Calley, detached to gather beeves on Deer Creek died at Capt. Willis' farm July 1, 1863 of congestion. Acker and Parker returned I to their command afterwards.

Company"B" and the officers of said order returned home to spend a month, except the sick and wounded left behind and to recruit their almost broken constitutions. The time was spent with love ones at home. . The season, was a bountiful one. Fruits of all kinds and gardens of rarest vegetable. It was happy time for the soldier to get such rest at such a time among loved ones after such a arduous campaign as the Mississippi campaign had proved. On the 23rd day of August the officers and men of Company "B" were ordered to report at Demopolis, Alabama, at parole camps. On the 21st day of August Capt. Willett, Lieuts. Latham and Weir left home for Demopolis, with Corporals Easton, Hildreth, Private Russell, Graham, Hush, J. A. Pratt, T. W. Jones and D. S. Lavender and arrived there on the 24th day of August, went to parole camp. But few officers and men had reported, and the enlisted men all returned home. The officers remained until September 1st, 1863 and were all detailed to go to their homes for fifteen days. or to the places where their commands were raised, and assemble the men and return with them to parole camps. Lieuts. Latham and Weir and Capt. Willett with said orders returned home, arrived there the 4th of September, 1863, and used every diligence to get the men to return to parole camps, but few were induced to return on the 13th of September, 1863, said officers returned to Demopolis, Captain Willett went home on or about the 28th of September, on that business. In the meantime nearly all his company believing they were exchanged started to Demopolis. He ordered and sent off those remaining except the sick and wounded. Captain Willett returned to Demopolis on the 10th of October, 1863, and by that time the command Company "B" was nearly all at Demopolis. The Regiment had by this time nearly all come to camps. Tents, cooking Utensils, axes and camp equipage was very scarce, but we made out to get along, got rations sufficient and in the meantime were armed with old muskets very common. The Regiment drilled several days at Demopolis and were reviewed by Gen. Moore,, Gen, Haredd , Gen. Johnston, and President Davis. The troops at Demopolis where Cockerell's Missouri Brigade, Moores Brigade


Capt. Willet sent a letter to his wife by Lipsey. The day is intensely cold. On the 31st of December 1863, Company "B" was mustered for 6 months pay by Col. Green of 36th Alabama. The pay of those who did not report at Demopolis. Alabama, on the 23rd of August, I863 was deducted until they did report. January 2, 1864, continued cold. No army movements. Army doing but little except getting wood. Court-martial continues. The four deserters of Company "B" to wit; L., E, E.. and E., were captured in Cherokee County, Ala., and brought back. Charges and specifications were preferred, and they were, tried by the Corps Court and sentenced, the three E's to be marked with the letter D on left hip and wear barrel shirt. L,. to have his head half shaved, wear barrel shirt ten days and marched through the brigade with music and a guard at charge bayonet. So much for deserting the service. January 3rd, 1864, very cold. January 4th. 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th, 1854, still in cabins, and extremely cold. During these days the Company was paid for 6 months to December 31.1863. Commutation for clothing not paid. January 11th, 1864, I,ieut. Latham obtained a leave of absence for thirty days to visit his home. His leave will expire on the 9th day of Feb., 1864. D. H. Lavender returned to camp, from home where he had been sick.. January 12th. 13th. 14th, 15th, cold weather still continues. No army movements. Company :B: and 40th Alabama still in witner quarters.. January 16th, 17th, 18th, no army movements. Ther cold weather still continues, but not so severe: on t17th and 18th rain succeeded by snow. The earth very muddy. Col. T. 0. Stone leaves on night of 18th for home on twenty days leave of absence. Capt. Willett sent by him letter to his wife, Jas. Elmore sick with measles. Sent on 18th to hospital.

January 19th, I864, Tuesday. cold weather. Snow fell in considerable, quantities. Wm. Wood of Company "B" sent off sick to hospital. John T. E., Company "B" 'll' died today with measles. He was under sentence of court martial for desertion to be branded by marking on left hip with letter "D". He died before the sentence was executed, He reside in Pickens County, Alabama and left a wife and one child. An unfortunate man! January 20th, 1864, no army movements. The cold weather abates: now we have heavy frost and sunshine. January 21st, W.L. Lipsey returned from home cane to time, Bowman Elmore, the other man furloughed under order 227, did not return . so that furloughing has ceases in Company "B". until he returns. Cold frosty weather continues, with sunshine.

Descriptive LIST OF COMPANY B, 40TH Alabama Regiment , January 1st, 1864

Name Rank
Elbert D. Willett ... ... Captain
Jas. A. Latham. Inc Lieutem ... i
J". H. Wier 2nd Lieutenans
Eli D. Vance. ~ 2ad Liecalioun&
Tandy R. Thomas tat Surgealit
Jan. W. Sanders 2ad Sergca,~
W. M. (filkey :Ird Sergeant
B. Hildrath ~ -Uh Surgeata
J. H. Eaton rjLh Sergeant
A. W. Largent - IGjCrpmI
J. A. Russ,11 ... 2od Corporal

Thrash, W.D.J. and many others.

A. Copyrighted by colonial press 1963.

Military Pay

Jackson received pay for 6 months service on 12/31/1863. This is the last record that we have on him, he never returned home.

Military Receipt Roll

Receipt Roll for clothing.

Burial Place

Believed that he died 2 weeks following being injured. Not sure as to burial site.

Death

Bentonville Historical Battlefield is in central North Carolina, 10 miles South of Smithfield, in Johnston County, North Carolina.

Receivewd this Email today 10/8/2000

135 years after my 2 nd ggfather died Larry found death information on Jackson. This is the resolve to a family question none of my side of the family has ever known, another milestone in our Thrash family history. What sweet news this is.
Mack

Have information that Jackson Thrash died , April 1865 from wounds received
in March1865 at the battle of Bentonville In the Carolinas. Don't know where
he is buried at yet, still searching.

Larry Thrash

Mack

The information on WDJ came from pension papers, Elizabeth filed for a civil
war pension on her husbands death, and the information is on the pension form
Alabama (note: Alabama wrong file in Mississippi found 10-20-2000 L.M.S.) archieves. Also there is a information card on him in Vicksburg Miss.
at the battlefield park. It tells that he was captured there, along with
other southern soldiers, held for 7 days and released. Most of the soldiers
went home for a month are so before joining their units again. If you use the
dates when Vicksburg fell and add about 10 months to it then that was about
the time Nancy was born.
I don't know if we will ever find his grave! At the battle of Bentonville,
heavy casualties on both side, and there are 2 mass graves there. But by the
information on the pension it looks like he was wounded at Bentonville and
died about 2 weeks later, If I can get some time, I am going out their a look
around. Also there is lady in Vicksburg who has a lot of information on the
THRASH family. She is kin, she doesn't use the computer much, but she can talk
your ear off. If you want her name and phone let me know.
Larry

Relationship

Received the following Email from Pam Morring this morning.
Hi Mack,

Send check to:

Pam Morring
2754 Dug Hill Road
Huntsville, AL 35811

I'll try to get to the printer today and will probably pick it up Monday or
Tuesday. Go ahead and send me your address. I won't hold the book hostage
waiting on your check.

Have you run across a Jarod Harris in your research? Check out his web site
at: http://www.stmusic.com/thrashhome.html

He has your W. D. Jackson Thrash as a brother of his ancestor, Nathan Thrash:

WILLIAM DAVID JACKSON THRASH, b. June 10, 1831, Clark County, Alabama; d. Abt
1856, Sumter Co., Alabama; m. ELIZABETH GREEN, August 18, 1847

He has them as children of ANDREW "LANDER" THRASH was born Abt 1780 in Putnam
Co., Georgia, and PEGGY PARROT December 01, 1808 in Putnam Co., Georgia.

I have to take issue with this. Even in the Thrash Families book it was
"assumed" that Lander was a nickname for Andrew. It may be, but more recent
research shows that there was a Lander Thrash buying land in Alabama in 1837
- after Andrew died in Georgia in1831. The marriage record in Georgia
appears to have been recorded as "Lander" Thrash and Peggy Parrott.

In the Thrash Families book there is a transcript of Andrew's Will in which
he named his children: Katharine, Nelly (Eleanor Ann), Willis, William A.
(my gr-gr-gr-grandfather), Elizabeth, and Mary Ann.

Jarod's web site has Andrew/Lander's children as:

Children of Andrew Thrash and Peggy Parrot are:

10. i. NATHAN THRASH, b. Abt 1815, Putnam Co., Georgia; d. 1898, Choctaw Co.,
Alabama.

ii. ISAAC THRASH, b. 1813, Putnam Co., Georgia; m. ELIZABETH EDWARDS,
November 28, 1839, Sumter Co., Alabama.

iii. ELIZABETH THRASH, b. 1815, Putnam Co., Georgia; m. WILLIAM MERRILL,
January 09, 1833, Green Co., Alabama.

iv. CATHERINE THRASH, b. 1817, Putnam Co., Georgia; m. CHARLES EDWIN MCCORD,
August 24, 1834, Green Co., Alabama.

v. ELIAS T. THRASH, b. March 1821, Alabama; m. ELIZABETH MASTERS, August 18,
1843, Sumter Co., Alabama.

vi. MARY ANN THRASH, b. November 12, 1824, Putnam Co., Georgia; m. JAMES M.
BRANTLY, January 28, 1846, Georgia.

vii. WILLIAM DAVID JACKSON THRASH, b. June 10, 1831, Clark County, Alabama;
d. Abt 1856, Sumter Co., Alabama; m. ELIZABETH GREEN, August 18, 1847

I believe that there was a Lander Thrash and an Andrew Thrash. Not sure who
married Peggy Parrott. I think Jarod may have a mixture of children of
Andrew and Lander. I haven't really taken issue with Jarod on this because
right now all I have is theory.

When I contacted Jarod he gave me an e-mail address for a Letha Reed who he
says has a Bible record of Lander and Peggy. I contacted Letha who responded
that she would love to share with me, but she was really busy at the time and
would get back to me. I waited 2 or 3 weeks and e-mailed her again. She
again responded that she would get back to me, but that she was really under
the gun at work, working long hours, and just had no time for her genealogy
at the moment. She has promised to get back to me when she can and will send
me a copy of the Bible record. That has been a month or so ago. I do
believe that one of these days I will hear from her. I can't wait to see the
Bible record. It could explain all on Lander/Peggy/Andrew.

It's possible that your WDJ Thrash could be the son of Lander Thrash. Maybe
Jarod has some information that could help you. He must have gotten
Jackson's full name from somewhere.

Gotta run,

Pam

My Thrash Genealogy

Martin Treish
b. early 1700's
Jacob Thrash, Sr.
b. bef. 1750
Valentine Thrash
b. 1749
Andrew "Lander" Thrash
b. abt. 1780
Nathan Thrash
b. abt. 1815
Edward Martin Thrash
b. Oct. 20, 1850
Florence Annie Thrash Harris
b. June 16, 1896
Gerald Harris
b. July 4, 1940
Jarrod Harris
b. March 21, 1974


Jarrod Harris
270 Magnolia Drive
Picayune, MS 39466
jrharris@datasync.com

Relationship

Interview with John W. Thrash, Matilda (Tid)Thrash Hare, and Elizabeth (Betts) Thrash Dean by Dr. R.A. Ranier grandson of J.W. Thrash. They stated their parents were Lander Thrash and Peggy Parrott also that their father was called by the name Marion. All records inc. military show his name as W.D. J. Thrash. (CSA military records)