Individual Details
James Pesterfield
(10 Aug 1827 - 30 Sep 1860)
Events
| Birth | 10 Aug 1827 | Grave inscription - Tennessee |  | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Listed age 22 Blacksmith born in TN, can read. Lives with parents and siblings in District 10 likely near Madisonville. - District 10, Monroe, Tennessee | | ||
| Residence | 1860 | Age: 31 listed living with parents and siblings, no occupation listed. - District 1, Knox, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Death | 30 Sep 1860 | Aged 33 years, 1 month, & 20 days. In a deposition during a court case after the death of his brother John Marshall, it was revealed that James had a problem with alcohol abuse. John Marshall bought blacksmithing tools in order to help him get work. - Knoxville, Knox County, TN, USA | | ||
| Burial | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America | |
Families
| Father | John Pesterfield (1800 - 1880) |
| Mother | Equilla O. Bonine (1802 - 1879) |
| Sibling | John Marshall Pesterfield (1829 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Catherine Pesterfield (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | William W Pesterfield (1840 - 1900) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 10, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 891; Page: 9a.
2. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1259; Page: 74; Family History Library Film: 805259.
3. Robert A. McGinnis, The Graves of Old Gray Cemetery (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Pg. 39.
4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
5. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 10, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 891; Page: 9a.
6. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1259; Page: 74; Family History Library Film: 805259.
7. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
8. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).