| James Elam Baugh My great grand uncle. Asterisk indicates my direct ancestor. Born: 3 March. 1832, Georgia. 1 2 Parents: PETER BAUGH (IV)* AND JANE P. GORDON* Married: Twice. Death: Unknown. Notes: Listed as a farmer living in his parents' household in the 1850 Federal Census, District 103, Hancock, GA. Listed as a farm laborer living in his mother's household with his brother Benjamin in the 1860 Federal Census, Hancock, GA. American Civil War Soldiers: Name: James Baugh Residence: Hancock County, Georgia Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862 Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Georgia Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862 at the age of 30. Enlisted in Company I, 49th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 4 Mar 1862. Promoted to Full Corporal (Color Corpl, estimated day) on 15 Jun 1862. Promoted to Full 4th Corporal (Estimated day of Promo) on 15 Jun 1864. Promoted to Full 2nd Corporal (Estimated day of Promo) on 15 Aug 1864. Listed as a carpenter living in his mother's household in the 1870 Federal Census, District 103, Hancock, GA (indexed as Jas E. Bough); wife not listed, but her sister Mary A. Smith, teacher, age 19, is living in the household; Ada's and Mary's father was Wyatt Smith. 6 Listed as a farmer, with Mary now listed as his wife, in the 1880 and 1900 Federal Census, District 116, Hancock, GA. Spouse (1): ADA REBECCA SMITH b. about 1848, GA. 6 m. 9 May 1865, Greene Co., GA. 1 3 CHILDREN OF JAMES ELAM BAUGH AND ADA REBECCA SMITH: (my first cousins twice removed) MARY W. BAUGH b. about 1866, Georgia. 4 ADA S. BAUGH b. about 1868, Georgia. 4 Spouse (2): MARY A. SMITH b. Feb. 1850, GA m. about 1874. 2 CHILDREN OF JAMES ELAM BAUGH AND MARY A. SMITH: (my first cousins twice removed) ANNIE BAUGH b. about 1874, Georgia. 5 SARAH BAUGH b. about 1879, Georgia. 5 WYATT BAUGH b. Jan. 1886, Georgia. 2 BELTON BAUGH b. Mar. 1888, Georgia. 2 JOHN B. BAUGH b. April 1892, Georgia. 2 PEARL BAUGH b. Feb. 1893, Georgia. 2 Sources: 1. The Baugh Bible. 2. 1900 Federal Census, Militia District 116, Hancock, GA. 3. "History of Greene County Georgia 1786-1886," Dr. Thaddeus Brockett Rice & Carolyn White Williams, J. W. Burke Co., Macon, GA, 1961. 4. 1870 Federal Census, District 103, Hancock, GA. 5. 1880 Federal Census, District 116, Hancock, GA. 6. 1860 Federal Census, Georgia Militia District 1108, Chattahoochee, GA. HOME Page last updated 30 April 2008. |