Person:Wesley Isley (1)

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Wesley Isley
b.15 Nov 1845 North Carolina
d.18 Oct 1930 North Carolina
Parents and Siblings
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    m. 20 Mar 1826
    1. Priscilla Isley1830 - 1917
    2. Josephus Isley1841 - 1922
    3. Wesley Isley1845 - 1930
    Spouse and Children
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    m. 7 Feb 1874
    1. Mary Inez Isley1875 - 1949
    2. Winny Isabel Isley1878 - 1878
    3. Martha E. Isley1880 - 1962
    4. Handy Thomas Isley1882 - 1917
    5. Charles Wood Isley1883 - 1949
    6. Warren Isley1888 -
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    Facts and Events
    Name Wesley Isley
    Gender Male
    Birth[1] 15 Nov 1845 North Carolina
    Marriage 7 Feb 1874 Alamance County, North Carolinato Delilah Jane Graves
    Census? 1880 Coble Twp, Alamance County, North Carolina
    Census? 1900 Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
    Census? 1910 Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina with son-in-law William Johnson
    Census? 1920 Matthews Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina boarder in unrelated household
    Death[1] 18 Oct 1930 North Carolina
    Burial? Pine Hill Cemetery, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
    Other? 2nd cousin of his wifeRelationship


    ISLEY, Wesley The Burlington Daily Times October 20, 1930 Funeral services held for Wesley Isley Funeral services for Wesley Isley, aged 84 years and 11 months, who died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs.. Inez Johnson, Tucker street, following a long illness, several weeks of which he was critically ill, were held at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the residence of his daughter and interment was made in Pine Hill cemetery Rev. L. W. Gerringer was in charge of the service. Mr. Isley was a member of Company I, 24th N.C. Regiment and was in 20 battles, losing a leg in the last year of the war. He was one of the very few remaining Confederate veterans. Pall-bearers were John Anthony, Will Coble, A. W. Cole, Gaston Hart, Will Horn, and John Idol. Honorary pall-bearers were R. J.

    ompion and W. C. Hornaday. Confederate veterans. Flowers were in charge of Mrs.. T. T. Stafford, and were carried by Mesdames E. F. Hart, Paul Johnson, and G. I. Dandridge, and Misses Christine and Mabel Griffin, Frances and Flora Anthony, Annie and Mae Ivey, Delilah Isley, and Edna Foster.


    CIVIL WAR: Residence Alamance County NC; 19 years old.

    Enlisted on 4/24/1864 at Alamance County, NC as a Private.

    On 4/24/1864 he mustered into "I" Co. NC 57th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given)


    He was listed as:

    • On rolls 12/31/1864 (place not stated)
    • Wounded 2/6/1865 Hatcher's Run, VA (Wounded in right leg)
    • Hospitalized 2/7/1865 Farmville, VA (Leg amputated)
    • Furloughed 3/7/1865 (place not stated) (For 60 days)


    Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: 

    - North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

    (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @@ www.civilwardata.com

    1906 Guilford County - Jane and Wesley Isley Deed property to H T Isley (probably son Handy Thomas Isley) for $1000.00; book 186, page 484

    References
    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tombstone photo.
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