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Facts and Events
| Name |
Joseph Connell |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[5] |
27 Jul 1832 |
Georgia, United States |
| Alt Birth[7] |
27 Jul 1833 |
Georgia, United States |
| Census[1] |
1850 |
Coosa, Alabama, United States |
| Military[3][5][6] |
From 1861 to 1865 |
Talbot, Georgia, United States2nd Regiment, Company B, Bennings Brigade |
| Alt Marriage |
23 Feb 1862 |
Talbot, Georgia, United Statesto Frances E. Bowles |
| Marriage |
23 Feb 1864 |
Talbot, Georgia, United Statesto Frances E. Bowles |
| Census[2] |
1870 |
Talbot, Georgia, United States |
| Census[4] |
1880 |
Talbot, Georgia, United States |
| Death[3][7] |
15 Aug 1897 |
Pike, Georgia, United States |
| Burial[7] |
Aug 1897 |
Meansville Congregational Church Cemetery, Meansville, Pike, Georgia, United States |
There was a "Joe Connell", age 25, listed in the 1860 Census, residing in Meriwether County, Georgia, Magdalena Post Office, residing in the household of and employed as an overseer by G. R. Rollins. This household was very near that of Joseph Connell's older brother Robert P. Connell.
References
- ↑ 1850 Census, Coosa County, Alabama - Coosa District
Page 13A; Dwelling/Family 159, September 16, 1850.
Joseph Connell, 21 years, born Georgia, a farmer, residing with his parents and siblings.
- ↑ 1870 Census, Talbot County, Georgia, Flint Hill District - Redbone Post Office
Page 71A; Dwelling 1765/Family 1761, August 10, 1870.
Joseph Connell, 35 years, born Georgia, working on a farm, residing with his wife, Frances.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Widow's Pension of Mrs. Fannie Connell, in Confederate Pension Applications, Georgia Confederate Pension Office, RG 58-1-1, Georgia Archives
Record ID USAMILCONFEDGA_184975-00460, 1899-1900.
Affidavit of Widow, dated October 31, 1898 at Pike County, Georgia, states that Joseph Connell died at Pike County, Georgia, on August 15, 1897. It states that he was "wounded in the head at Cold Harbour Virginia". The Application and supporting affidavits consistently report that Joseph enlisted in 1861. The Affidavit of Widow, dated October 31, 1898, states that his date of enlistment was October 1, 1861, as does the supporting November 2, 1898 affidavit of J. F. Lewis. The January 13, 1900 application gives the date as June, 1861.
- ↑ 1880 Census, Talbot County, GA - District 902, ED 119
Page 204D; Dwelling/Family 35, June 16, 1880.
Joseph Connell, 36 years, born Georgia, Father and Mother born Georgia, a farmer; residing with him were his wife, Fannie, and children, Robert, Rufus and Abner.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Joseph Connell Pension Applications, in Georgia Confederate Pension Office, RG 58-1-1, Georgia Archives, USAMILCONFEDGA 184975-00488
Pages 1-3, 5, 1895-97.
The initial application, executed April 15, 1895, reflects that Joseph Connell, 63, was born in Georgia, and enlisted June 19, 1863, at which time he was from Talbot County, Georgia, volunteered for Bennings Brigade, 2nd Regiment, Company B, with which he remained until the close of war, when he was paroled in Virginia. At the time of his application he had four living sons, aged 28, 22, 17 and 14. He signed by his mark the application and a Power of Attorney, appointing R.L Connell, No 713 Marietta Street, Fulton County, Georgia, who is identified in his wife's pension application as their son. See Note 3 above. His 1897 Application states that he had resided in the State of Georgia continuously since July 27, 1832.
- ↑ Widow's Pension of Mrs. Fannie Connell, in Confederate Pension Applications, Georgia Confederate Pension Office, RG 58-1-1, Georgia Archives
Record ID USAMILCONFEDGA_178735-00583, 1901-1927.
These applications and supporting affidavits consistently report that Joseph enlisted in 1861 and served 4 years, or, alternatively, until the close of the war.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Grave Marker.
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