The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameBLACKSHEAR, Elmaria 
Birth Date24 Dec 1848
Birth PlaceTishomingo County, Mississippi
Death Date4 Mar 1893 Age: 44
Death PlacePaden, Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
ELMIRA BLACKSHEAR, b. December 24, 1848, Tishomingo County, Mississippi; d. March 04, 1893, Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Daughter of David Blackshear (b. 1825 Lincoln County, Tenn).
Married (a) James Thomas Stanley, April 09, 1865, Alcorn County, Mississippi. James Thomas Stanley, b. 1841, Confederate soldier died June 22, 1865, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. He died in a federal hospital from dysentery.
Elmira then married (b) James Morgan Washington Gortney, January 03, 1866. James Morgan Washington Gortney, b.1842 d. 1895. James was also in the Confederate Army from August 19, 1861 to June 13, 1865. He was in 25 engagements, captured April 2, 1865 at Hatchers Run, released June 13, 1865.
Married (a) James Thomas Stanley, April 09, 1865, Alcorn County, Mississippi. James Thomas Stanley, b. 1841, Confederate soldier died June 22, 1865, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. He died in a federal hospital from dysentery.
Elmira then married (b) James Morgan Washington Gortney, January 03, 1866. James Morgan Washington Gortney, b.1842 d. 1895. James was also in the Confederate Army from August 19, 1861 to June 13, 1865. He was in 25 engagements, captured April 2, 1865 at Hatchers Run, released June 13, 1865.
Spouses
Birth Dateabt 1842
Birth PlaceFranklin County, Georgia
Death Date1895 Age: 53
Death PlacePaden, Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
James Gortney served in Company G, 26th Mississippi Infantry Regiment from August 19, 1861 to June 13, 1865. He was in 25 engagements, captured April 2, 1865 at Hatchers Run, released June 13, 1865.
Marr Date3 Jan 1866 
Marr PlaceAlcorn County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
James was a Confederate soldier dieing June 22, 1865 in a Federal Hospital in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, from dysentery.
Marr Date9 Apr 1965
Marr PlaceAlcorn County, Mississippi