Misc. Notes
Spouses
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.
Marr Date9 Apr 1965
Marr PlaceAlcorn County, Mississippi