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Col Newton Jackson Lillard
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Birth: Apr. 18, 1832
Cocke County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Oct. 22, 1905
Decatur
Meigs County
Tennessee, USA

Private Co B 5th Tennessee Volunteers: Mexican-American War
Captain Co I 3rd Tennnessee Infantry CSA: War Between the States 1861 to 1862
Colonel of same regiment 1862 to 1865
Freemason
Spouse:Elma Caroline Worth

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Father: James Lillard 1795 – 1875
Mother: Mary Sandusky Lillard 1803 – 1872
Wife: Elma Caroline Worth Lillard 1845 – 1920
Children:
Thomas Mason Lillard 1870 – 1943
Occupation before War:
Merchant & Farmer in Decatur Tennessee
Served in the Mexican War
1858 – 1860: County Clerk for Meigs County Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain of Company I 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1863: Captured & Paroled at Vicksburg Mississippi
1863: Commander of a Mounted Regiment in late months of 1863
Occupation after War:
Dry Good Merchant & Farmer in Decatur Tennessee
Circuit Court Clerk in Tennessee

(Bio from Newton Lillard) 
 
Family links: 
 Parents:
  James Lillard (1795 - 1875)
  Mary Sandusky Lillard (1803 - 1872)
 
 Spouse:
  Elma Caroline Worth Lillard (1845 - 1920)*
 
 Children:
  Thomas Mason Lillard (1870 - 1943)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Decatur Cemetery
Decatur
Meigs County
Tennessee, USA
 
Created by: The Preacher's Kid
Record added: Nov 11, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 12306804
Col Newton Jackson Lillard
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Col Newton Jackson Lillard
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Col Newton Jackson Lillard
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