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Washington Lafayette Emory

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Washington Lafayette Emory

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
6 May 1922 (aged 81)
Choudrant, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Washington Lafayette Emory was born on August 11, 1840, in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia. His father, Samuel Aurelius Emory, was born October 10, 1782 in Georgia and his mother, Susan Elizabeth Harrison, was born about 1814 in South Carolina. He married Martha M. McCalla on April 2, 1860, eight months before the beginning of the Civil War. Martha was born on December 12, 1841, the daughter of John McCalla and Anna Ingrams, both born in South Carolina.

Washington and Martha had eight known children. John L, their first born child, was born in Georgia on March 3, 1862; Francis Jane was born on January 12, 1866 in Louisiana, nine months after the end of the Civil War. The six other children (George Harrison, Madaline, William L., Lillie L, Clyde B. and Fred Carl) were born in Louisiana.

Washington enlisted in Company E, Georgia 46th Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862, the day after his first child was born. He was in for the duration of the war as he mustered out at the end of the war on 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC. His Regiment took part in conflicts in Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

Washington died on May 6, 1922, in Choudrant, Louisiana, at the age of 81, and was buried in Calhoun, Louisiana.
Submitted by Ginga Butler Hathaway

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Headstone indexed in 1956 by the Chief Tusquahoma Chapter DAR for the book, "Louisiana Tombstone Inscriptions: Volume I Ouachita Parish", page 164.

First and middle names, place of birth and place of death taken from the Louisiana State Death Certificate Index. he was listed as a widower and his parents' names as Sam E. Emory and Harrison.
Submitted by Lora Peppers
Washington Lafayette Emory was born on August 11, 1840, in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia. His father, Samuel Aurelius Emory, was born October 10, 1782 in Georgia and his mother, Susan Elizabeth Harrison, was born about 1814 in South Carolina. He married Martha M. McCalla on April 2, 1860, eight months before the beginning of the Civil War. Martha was born on December 12, 1841, the daughter of John McCalla and Anna Ingrams, both born in South Carolina.

Washington and Martha had eight known children. John L, their first born child, was born in Georgia on March 3, 1862; Francis Jane was born on January 12, 1866 in Louisiana, nine months after the end of the Civil War. The six other children (George Harrison, Madaline, William L., Lillie L, Clyde B. and Fred Carl) were born in Louisiana.

Washington enlisted in Company E, Georgia 46th Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862, the day after his first child was born. He was in for the duration of the war as he mustered out at the end of the war on 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC. His Regiment took part in conflicts in Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

Washington died on May 6, 1922, in Choudrant, Louisiana, at the age of 81, and was buried in Calhoun, Louisiana.
Submitted by Ginga Butler Hathaway

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Headstone indexed in 1956 by the Chief Tusquahoma Chapter DAR for the book, "Louisiana Tombstone Inscriptions: Volume I Ouachita Parish", page 164.

First and middle names, place of birth and place of death taken from the Louisiana State Death Certificate Index. he was listed as a widower and his parents' names as Sam E. Emory and Harrison.
Submitted by Lora Peppers

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