Alexander Waggoner Girdley

Please note: Other than listing the children of Alexander Waggoner Girdley and Jane Sargent (plus the basic information shown here),
we are not actively pursuing this lineage at this time. If a descendant steps forward
with data, documentation and photos, we can add it, but we are not currently researching this line.
This basic data was added because of the connection of Alexander Bradford Girdley to Julia Ann Scott (Valerie's primary line of research).

Civil War

parents: Alfred Girdley and Margaret Harriett McDonald

	Birth: 11 Jun 1836 Martin Co, IN
	*Death:* 19 Apr 1889 Martin Co, IN
	*Burial:* Old Salem Cemetery, Martin Co, IN

Marriage #1

Jane Sargent

23 May 1858 Martin Co, IN (by Alexander Waggoner)

Children

Gennette Girdley		08 Jul 1859
Margaret Girdley		06 Oct 1861
Sarah Catherine Girdley		01 Dec 1863
Lafayette Girdley		23 Nov 1867
Thomas S Girdley		04 Feb 1870
Joann Girdley		20 Dec 1872
Alexander Bradford Girdley		14 Aug 1875

notes regarding the children of Alexander Waggoner Girdley and Jane (Sargent) Girdley

Sources

1850 Federal census	McCameron, Martin, IN - age 14
1860 Federal census	McCameron, Martin, IN - age 25
1870 Federal census	McCameron, Martin, IN - age 34
1880 Federal census	McCameron Twp, Martin, IN - age 45
National Archives, Washington D.C.	Service and pension records of Alexander Waggoner Girdley (personally viewed and copied)
Martin County Health Department, Shoals, IN	Death records (personally viewed and copied)
Martin County Courthouse, Shoals, IN	Marriage records; birth records (personally viewed and copied)
Old Salem Cemetery, Martin Co, IN	Personally viewed and photographed tombstones
Find a Grave volunteers jaymarlow77 and Christina L Workman-Smith	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Friendly Grove Cemetery, Jasonville, Greene, IN
Family records	Records belonging to Vince McCleary
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Eldon and Jacqueline (Girdley) Vickers
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

(click here to view census information)

Miscellaneous Information

1) From service and pension records that we viewed in the National Archives:
Alexander was a private in Co. G, 22nd Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. He was drafted on 21 Sept 1864 at Keck's Church, Indiana, and was discharged 05 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY. He is listed as 6' and 145 pounds. His pension mentions the following problems: rheumatism, chronic diarrhea, piles, liver and stomach disease . He died 19 Apr 1889. We also have approximately 20 pages of various documents and records that were in his pension file. If you need any of them, e-mail us.

2) We have a copy of the marriage license of Alexander Waggoner Girdley and Jane Sargent.

3) Wife of Alexander Waggoner Girdley: Jane Sargent - born 11 Aug 1837 Martin Co, IN; see photos below; died 17 Mar 1922 Martin Co, IN; buried Old Salem Cemetery, Martin Co, IN; tombstone photo (see below); daughter of Elisha Sargent and Savina Waggoner.

4) We have a photo of the log home Alexander built in 1858.

5) Alexander's cause of death: tuberculosis.

Photos and/or signatures

thanks to Jackie (Girdley) Vickers for the personal photos