Gasper Sampson Fleenor

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parents:  Sampson Fleenor and Nancy V Andis

 

Birth:  14 Jan 1833  Washington Co, VA
Death:  10 Aug 1904  Washington Co, VA
Burial:  Fleenor Baptist Memorial Cemetery, Washington Co, VA

Marriage #1

Amanda Hobbs

03 Nov 1865  Washington Co, VA 

Children

Nancy Catherine Fleenor 09 Sep 1866
Rachel Ann Fleenor 30 Apr 1869
Margaret E Fleenor 24 Apr 1873
Dora Alice Fleenor 07 Aug 1877
children of Gasper Sampson Fleenor and Amanda (Hobbs) Fleenor

 

Sources
1840 Federal census  Washington Co, VA - age 5-10  (view census information)
1850 Federal census District 67, Washington Co, VA - age 18  (view census information)
1860 Federal census Western District, Washington Co, VA - 27  (view census information)
1870 Federal census Kinderhook, Washington, VA - age 37  (view census information)
1880 Federal census Kinderhook, Washington, VA - age 47  (view census information)
1900 Federal census Kinderhook, Washington, VA - age 67  (view census information)
National Archives, Washington D C Military file of Gasper Sampson Fleenor (personally viewed and copied)
Family History Center, Salt Lake City, UT Washington County Cemeteries (book)
Ancestry.com American Civil War Soldiers
VA State Library (microfilm) VA death records (personally viewed and copied)
Washington Co Courthouse, Abingdon, VA Marriage records (viewed and copied or transcribed)
VA State Library (microfilm) Washington Co, VA Marriage register 1, 1785-1902; Civil War pension records (personally viewed and copied)
Fleenor Baptist Memorial Cemetery, Washington Co, VA Tombstones (viewed and photographed)
Family records Records and photos belonging to Heidie (Tietz) Oliver
Family research Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

 

Miscellaneous Information
1) Gasper Sampson Fleenor served in the Civil War.  He was in Company E of the 63rd Infantry Regiment of the Virginia Cavalry.  He enlisted 08 Jun 1862, and fought for the Confederacy (view battle history of 63rd Regiment). He was wounded in the arm on 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA, and was hospitalized 31 Oct 1863.  He received distinguished service status (view Gasper's muster rolls); news articles refering to Gasper's injuries.  

2) We have copies of Sampson's pension application forms.


Photos and/or signatures

  

Gasper Sampson Fleenor

Fleenor Baptist Memorial Cemetery
Washington Co, Virginia

photos taken by Debra Branigan and Valerie Boman

 

Sampson's mark (he could not write)