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Samuel Harvey Madden

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Samuel Harvey Madden Veteran

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
22 Jul 1888 (aged 55–56)
Bell County, Texas, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Location of burial lost to history, as grave is no longer marked. Add to Map
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Samuel was the son of Samuel Madden.

He married Rebecca Ann Greer in Benton County, TN on December 21, 1853.

Birth date is estimated from Federal Census Records, Benton CO, TN.

Samuel Harvey served as a Private in the 55th Tenn. Calvary, which later became the consolidated 20th Tenn Calvary, CSA. Samuel was captured at Linden, Tennessee (Perry County) on May 12, 1863, and became a Prisoner of War in Alton, Illinois, for a short time period. He was among the prisoners exchanged on June 12, 1863. Samuel's widow filed for a widow's pension in 1903, but was denied this because the exact unit that Samuel had served in was unknown.

Wife, Rebecca's Confederate Widow's Pension Application states that she has lived in Texas since 1878. This document also lists her husband's date of death as July 22, 1888.
Samuel was the son of Samuel Madden.

He married Rebecca Ann Greer in Benton County, TN on December 21, 1853.

Birth date is estimated from Federal Census Records, Benton CO, TN.

Samuel Harvey served as a Private in the 55th Tenn. Calvary, which later became the consolidated 20th Tenn Calvary, CSA. Samuel was captured at Linden, Tennessee (Perry County) on May 12, 1863, and became a Prisoner of War in Alton, Illinois, for a short time period. He was among the prisoners exchanged on June 12, 1863. Samuel's widow filed for a widow's pension in 1903, but was denied this because the exact unit that Samuel had served in was unknown.

Wife, Rebecca's Confederate Widow's Pension Application states that she has lived in Texas since 1878. This document also lists her husband's date of death as July 22, 1888.


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