 Jeremiah Castleberry, son of William Castleberry and Jane Vineyard.Born Sep 16, 1833 at GA, died Nov 9, 1915 at Dublin, Erath Co., TX, 82 years, buried Nov 10, 1915 at Upper Greens Creek Cemetery, located behind Greens Creek Baptist Church i [coosa1.ged] Family history has passed down this story, relayed by Jeremiah - Jeremiah and Joseph were marching side by side in a row across the field. Joseph was shot and fell down. Jeremiah stopped to render aid, but their commanding officer ordered him to keep moving. [this part was told later, but has never been confirmed: After the war, Jeremiah went back and killed the commanding officer and was sentenced to 20 yr. If this story is true, it's not likely he served the sentence because 6 kids were born to him within the next 20 years, including my g-grandmother Amanda]. I have official copies of Jeremiah's and Joseph's Civil War Records. Jeremiah was a POW captured at Petersburg, VA on 6-17-1864] and remained at Elmira, NY prison until 3-22-1865 at which time he was furloughed. He suffered a shell wound "slight below left knee". I can't tell from the records if this meant a slight shell wound below his left knee or a shell wound slightly below his left knee. Family never mentioned any of this so we don't know if he never told it or if it was a minor injury. I never knew he was a POW until I got his records. He and Joseph mustered in the same day and location [3-24-1862 at Rockford] and both joined their uncle's [Stubblefield] company F of the 59th Alabama Infantry. Jeremiah was also in Company B and C [at end of war]. Written by Uli and Brenda. Jeremiah served in Co C- B, 59 Alabama Infantry as a Private, enlisted 26 March 1862. His infantry company was know as "Hillard's Legion". Source: Civil War Records-daily muster cards Jeremiah Castleberry death certificate, State of Texas 4321 The headstone reads d. 9 September 1915, but the death certificate says 9 November 1915, with burial on 10 November 1915. Married Jan 12, 1858 at Coosa Co., AL (49 years married) to:  Martha Lewis, daughter of Abel Lewis and Elizabeth (?).Born Jul 4, 1842 at Coosa Co., AL, died Jan 6, 1908 at Dublin, Erath Co., TX, 65 years, buried at Upper Greens Creek Cemetery, located behind Greens Creek Baptist Church i _UNKNMarried by John A. Logan.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003 Children: 2. Amanda Jane CastleberryBorn Mar 5, 1869 at Coosa Co., AL, died Nov 2, 1950 at Dublin, Erath County, TX, 81 years, buried at Upper Greens Creek Cemetery, located behind Greens Creek Baptist Church i Custom Field:<_FA Died in the family farmhouse which is located outsied of Dublin, Erath County, TX.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003 3. Lucy E. CastleberryBorn Mar 31, 1871 at Coosa Co., AL, died Jul 13, 1894 at Coosa Co., AL, 23 years, buried at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa Co., AL. 4. Lewis Vineyard CastleberryBorn ± 1873 at Coosa Co., AL, died Oct 15, 1938 at Val Verde Co., TX, approximately 65 years 6. Martha Minerva CastleberryBorn Aug 29, 1879 at Coosa Co., AL, died Aug 30, 1969 at Dublin, Erath Co., TX, 90 years, buried at Upper Greens Creek Cemetery, located behind Greens Creek Baptist Church i [coosa1.ged] We called her "Aunt Nervy". I guess Minerva was too hard for little kids to say. Her obituary lists her first name as "Mattie", so maybe her friends called her that, but no one in the family did as far as I know. She was a very sweet lady, but was confined to home in her later years. Written by Sandra Hammons and sent to me, Ron Bridges, via e-mail on 10 Feb 2001. | |||