Seaborn F. RACKLEY,
son of Mary Murray and William "Joel" Rackley, was born on 18 Nov 1831. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 5th Regiment Georgia State Troops, on Oct 22,1861, and mustered out in Apr 1862. He reenlisted as a private in Company K, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry, on 10 May 1862, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina Apr 26,1865. He married Amanda Wetumpka LOVETT. Seaborn died on 28 Feb 1917.
∼"The True Citizen" March 3, 1917
DEATH OF MR. SEABORN RACKLEY

Mr. Seaborn F. Rackley, one of Burke county's oldest and most respected citizens, died at his home in Sardis Wednesday last.

Mr. Rackley was more than 80 years of age, and was in declining health for sometime before his death and while it was not unexpected, it is sincerely regrettted by a large nuber of relatives and friends in Burke, Screven and Jenkins counties, where he is best knnown and esteemed. He was a true friend, a kind neighbor, an affectionate husband and father, and measured up fully to the standard of a good citizen, and many expressions of regret are heard upon the death of "Uncle Seab", as he was familiarly known to his more intimate acquaintances.

Mr. Rackley is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters, Mrs. E.J. Bargeron and Miss Freddie Rackley, Messrs. H.G. Rackley and Crawford Rackley, of Sardis.

The interment was at Sardis cemetery and the services were conducted by the pastors of the Sardis churches.
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son of Mary Murray and William "Joel" Rackley, was born on 18 Nov 1831. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 5th Regiment Georgia State Troops, on Oct 22,1861, and mustered out in Apr 1862. He reenlisted as a private in Company K, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry, on 10 May 1862, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina Apr 26,1865. He married Amanda Wetumpka LOVETT. Seaborn died on 28 Feb 1917.

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Seaborn F Rackley
Residence Burke Co Ga
Serv Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 22 Oct 1851
Enlisted in Co B 5th State Troops Regiment Ga on 22 Oct 1861
Mustered out on 15 April 1862
Enlisted in Co K 32nd Infantry Reg GA on 10 May 1862
Surrendered on 26 April 1865 in Greensboro NC
Sources:
Roster of Conf Soldiers of GA 1861-1865. (GARosterC) Published in 1955-58 by Longino & Porter. (Searched Ancestry.com: rackley seaborn, viewing records 170290-170290 of 2642757.)

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Seaborn Ferdinand Rackley (1831-1917) married Amanda Wetumka Lovett (1842-1924) buried in Sardis Cemetery in Burke Co (Amanda dau of John Farnsley Lovett and Elizabeth Bonnell) All the Rackley's including the Jenkins Co, Screven Co and Bulloch Co group are desc of William Joel Rackley and Mary Murray. This family was part of a group of early settlers from Duplin Co NC that moved to what is now Sardis, GA. Their proximity to the seat of the Lovett's allows for many marriages. there are many Murray connections with these families. The family is exhaustively documented in the book Rackley-A Southern Colonial Family by Eloise F Potter and Timothy W Rackley.

Children - Robert E., Julia, Freddie Virginia, Lula Hattie, Crawford Ferdinand, Mattie Lee, Lovett Francis, William Fulton, Seaborn Ferdinand Jr, and Robert Gray.