“I was with him in the conscript service and claimant was always regarded as a Union man and was to my own knowledge punished for so expressing himself. Howard in his Southern Claims Commission application number 13129. After deserting from the Confederate Army, James attempted to enlist in the Union Army but was rejected due to health issues. He was reported absent without leave Decemand demoted to Private in absentia by April. D, 35 th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA, on Jat Greenwood, Arkansas at the age of 28 and was elected 5 th Sergeant. James Leander Blaylock patented 40 acres in Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 31 West and 80 acres in Section 22, Township 6 North, Range 31 West in Sebastian County with patent numbers 41. His widow, Rachel, filed a pension application number 525,080 on Mafor his service to the Union Army in this unit however no record of this unit exists and the application was not granted. However, William survived the war and died in Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas on May 6, 1887. There are no records available to me which detail the period of service for William M. However, the conscription of his three younger brothers may have encouraged him to join Treadway’s Company, Reed’s Battalion, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, USA, where he served with the rank of Sergeant. In addition, William was one of the first teachers in Sebastian County and may have been exempt from conscription because of his occupation. William may have been exempt from conscription at the beginning of the war because he was about 38 years old when the war began. State Militia units often existed to provide local citizen protection and the members generally had no formal military training. This regiment was a State Militia unit formed in Sebastian County and mustered March 4-14, 1862 before being disbanded to allow the members to join the regular army. E, 51 st Arkansas Militia Regiment, CSA, dated as a Corporal. William was listed on the roster of the Co. William Matthew Blaylock’s Restored Cabin This cabin is referred to as the Vineyard Cabin named after the family that donated it to the Sebastian County Historical Society. His home was used as a school and as a first aid station in the Civil War.
Based on this information from the historical society, William moved to Sebastian County around 1848 which was about eight years before Charles arrived with the remainder of his family. William’s original cabin built about 1848 was restored by the Sebastian County Historical Society in 1996. The patent number 3675 for 40 acres was cancelled leaving him with 40 acres. William Matthew Blaylock patented 80 acres of land in 1860 in Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 31 West in Sebastian County with patent numbers 36. All three conscripted Blaylocks deserted the Confederate Army by the end of September, 1863. Alfred’s twin brother John may have died prior to the war because there is no record that he was conscripted or served in any capacity on either side in the war. While he was too old to be conscripted, his sons James Leander, Alfred Newton and Francis Marion Blaylock were conscripted into the 35 th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA. She had married Silas Stricklin in Lumpkin County, Georgia on December 20, 1846.Ĭharles Blaylock’s family moved from Lumpkin County, Georgia to Sebastian County, Arkansas around 1856. One of the older girls was Mary Ann (nee Blaylock) Strickland who was living in William’s household in the 1870 census and in Francis’ household in the 1880 census. One of these older children was William Matthew Blaylock who patented 80 acres of land in 1860 in Sebastian County and lived next door to James Leander Blaylock in the 1870 census and next door to Francis Marion Blaylock in the 1880 census. The 1850 census accurately lists the State of birth of each child but all subsequent censuses, when the family was enumerated in Arkansas, listed the State of birth of every child as Georgia. Philadelphia died prior to the 1860 census. They likely were married in the 1805-1815 timeframe and had at least 4 additional children prior to those listed in the 1850 census that had left home by 1850 but were included in the counts in the 1840 census. They moved to Georgia about 1841 and were enumerated in the 1850 census in Lumpkin County, Georgia with the following children Lucinda, James Leander, Francis Marion, Parrina, Helena Elsma, Alfred Newton, John and a grandchild named Benjamin.
They were enumerated in the 1830 census in Lancaster County, South Carolina and moved to Pickens County, Alabama around 1835. I have not found a record to determine when Charles and Philadelphia were married because marriage records in South Carolina were not considered a civil matter but were kept by local churches, if at all.
He married Philadelphia Kelly who was born in South Carolina. Charles Millington Blaylock was born in North Carolina about 1786.
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