Hillsman Bledsoe^[1]

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• Name	Hillsman Bledsoe
  Born	11 Mar 1844	, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
  Gender	Male
  Buried	May 1910	Hickory Hill Cemetery, Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
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  Died	11 May 1910	Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
  Person ID	I5348	Kull Family
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family	Nancy Ruth Freeman,   b. 8 Mar 1846, , Lincoln, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 19 May 1898, Elkmont, Limestone, Alabama, United States
  Married	29 Mar 1866	, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
  Children	1. Mary E. Bledsoe,   b. Abt 1868,   d. Bef 1904 > 2. Linnea Jane Bledsoe,   b. 31 Mar 1874, , Lincoln, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 30 Jun 1915   3. John Preston Bledsoe,   b. Abt 1880,   d. Yes, date unknown > 4. Dorah Eugean Bledsoe,   b. 5 Feb 1884, , Giles, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 11 Sep 1937, Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F397	Group Sheet

  
  

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  		Born - 11 Mar 1844 - , Bedford, Tennessee, United States Married - 29 Mar 1866 - , Lincoln, Tennessee, United States Buried - May 1910 - Hickory Hill Cemetery, Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States Died - 11 May 1910 - Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  Hillsman Bledsoe was a Private in C Company, 4th Regiment TN Mounted Infantry for the Union Army in the Civil War.  He was 18 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches tall, had fair complexion, blue eyes and light hair at the time he enlisted on 20 Sep 1864 in Shelbyville, Bedford Co., TN.  He was mustered out at Nashville, TN on 25 Aug 1865.  He listed his occupation as farmer before his military service. "He moved to Lincoln Co., TN in 1867, to Giles Co, TN in 1879, to Pettusville, AL in 1889, to Farmer's Branch, TX in 1892, to Chestnut Ridge, TN in 1896."  He listed his occupation as wood workman in 1904.  This information taken from his Civil War Pension records. Bedford County, TN Court Minutes Book, page 323: Thursday, 8 Feb 1859 This day, Hillsman Bledsoe appeared in open court and was appointed guardian of Preston L. and Hillsman Bledsoe and as such entered into bond in the sum of $100 with J.M. Neely as his security-which bond being duly acknowledged in open court and was by this court approved and ordered to be recorded.  It is further said that Hillsman Bledsoe pay the cost of this cause for which executed and issued.

  
  

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  [S39] Web Site: MEALER GENEALOGY, Sherry S. Finchum, (WorldConnect Project).