John S. Register was the son of Alexander Graham 1801-1868 & Melitha Register 1820-unknown. He married: (1) Elizabeth Register, 6 Mar 1864, in Laurens County. They had the following children: Emily 1867-unknown, George Washington "Tobie" 1869-1937, Sarah "Sallie" 1871-1945. He married: (2) Joannah "Annie" Evans, 14 May 1876, in Dodge County. They had the following children: John Thomas, Sr. 1879-1929, William S "Jim" 1882-1940, Joseph Wesley 1884-1937 & Mary Reller 1889-1929. He married: (3) Effie Floyd, 11 Feb 1894, in Laurens County. They had the following children: Buster 1895-unknown, Winnie Eliza 1896-1973, Effie Viola 1906-unknown, Alfred Greenberry 1910-1991, Ethel Register 1914-unknown. He served during th Civil War in the Confederate States Army as a private in Company H, 14th Georgia Regiment, Laurens County, Georgia, having enlisted in 1861. He was wounded in both legs & 1 arm during a battle near Petersburg, Virginia just 10 days before the surrender at Appomattox. He remained in the hospital for a total 40 days. He was granted his Confederate Pension in 1902 & records show he continued to draw the pension until March 1919 where the Army recieved that months pension returned with the words "Respectfully Returned" written on it indicating his death.
John S. Register was the son of Alexander Graham 1801-1868 & Melitha Register 1820-unknown. He married: (1) Elizabeth Register, 6 Mar 1864, in Laurens County. They had the following children: Emily 1867-unknown, George Washington "Tobie" 1869-1937, Sarah "Sallie" 1871-1945. He married: (2) Joannah "Annie" Evans, 14 May 1876, in Dodge County. They had the following children: John Thomas, Sr. 1879-1929, William S "Jim" 1882-1940, Joseph Wesley 1884-1937 & Mary Reller 1889-1929. He married: (3) Effie Floyd, 11 Feb 1894, in Laurens County. They had the following children: Buster 1895-unknown, Winnie Eliza 1896-1973, Effie Viola 1906-unknown, Alfred Greenberry 1910-1991, Ethel Register 1914-unknown. He served during th Civil War in the Confederate States Army as a private in Company H, 14th Georgia Regiment, Laurens County, Georgia, having enlisted in 1861. He was wounded in both legs & 1 arm during a battle near Petersburg, Virginia just 10 days before the surrender at Appomattox. He remained in the hospital for a total 40 days. He was granted his Confederate Pension in 1902 & records show he continued to draw the pension until March 1919 where the Army recieved that months pension returned with the words "Respectfully Returned" written on it indicating his death.
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