James Whitehead Sr. enlisted in Chatham Grays June 1860. The Grays became Company I, 53rd Virginia Infantry, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, I Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
He was the third man over the wall behind Gen. Armistead during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg; he was shot 3 times inside the angle, captured and imprisoned at Fort Delaware then sent to Point Lookout, MD and then back to Fort Delaware where he was paroled in 1865 shortly after Appomattox. This photo was taken 1860 in Danville, Va. age 22
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Death record
Name James Wyatt Whitehead
Gender Male
Race White
Death Age 80
Birth Date 25 May 1838
Death Date 9 Jan 1919
Death Place Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Registration Date 14 Feb 1919
Father
Richard Whitehead
Mother
Eliza Brown
Certificate Number 1919006712
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1850 census
Name James Whitehead
Gender Male
Race White
Age 12
Birth Year abt 1838
Birthplace Virginia
Home in 1850 Northern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Attended School Yes
Line Number 4
Dwelling Number 548
Family Number 548
Household Members (Name) Age
Richard Whitehead
41
Susan Whitehead
14
James Whitehead 12
Maria Whitehead
9
Sally Whitehead
7
Pensy Whitehead
5
Emily Whitehead
3
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1860 census
Name James W Whitehead
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1838
Gender Male
Race White
Home in 1860 North District, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Post Office Chatham
Dwelling Number 676
Family Number 676
Occupation Merchant
Personal Estate Value 2000
Household Members (Name) Age
James Carter
52
Lucy W Carter
43
Hutchings L Carter
22
Scott Carter
12
John Carter
10
Ellen Carter
9
Ada Carter
7
Hugh Carter
4
James T Guthrie
30
James W Whitehead 22
Joel Mustain
35
William C Haden
38
James B Flynn
28
John E Lanier
23
John D Cales
23
John L Hurt
23
William H Werth
29
Shields S Luth
19
Charles E Dabney
22
Edward A Barber
19
Michael Louichtt
33
Charles Hubner
25
Charles Lovelace
55
Thomas E Pugh
25
Lucinda Star
35
William Star
17
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Civil War record
Name James Wyatt Whitehead
Enlistment Age 23
Birth Date 1838
Enlistment Date 22 Apr 1861
Enlistment Place Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 22 Apr 1861
Muster Place Virginia
Muster Company I
Muster Regiment 53rd Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Rank Change Date 10 Feb 1862
Rank Change Rank 2nd Sergeant
Imprisonment Date 3 Jul 1863
Imprisonment Place Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Casualty Date 1 Jul 1862
Casualty Place Malvern Hill, Virginia
Type of Casualty Wounded
Casualty Information In knee
Muster Out Date 1 Feb 1863
Muster Out Information Transferred
Side of War Confederacy
Survived War? Yes
Complexion Light
Eye Color Dark
Hair Color Light
Height 5 ft, 10 inches
Death Date 1919
Notes 1862-07-01 Cited, (Malvern Hill, VA), For valor; 1863-07-25 Confined, (West Building Hospital, Balitmore, MD); 1863-08-02 Confined, (Johnson's Island, OH); 1865-03-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-04-28 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-12 Oath Allegiance, (Fort Delaware, DE), Released
Additional Notes 2 Muster 2 Date: 01 Feb 1863; Muster 2 Place: Virginia; Muster 2 Company: C; Muster 2 Regiment: 6th Cavalry; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Cavalry; Muster 2 Information: Transferred; Rank Change 2 Date: 05 May 1862; Rank Change 2 Rank: 1st Sergeant; Rank Change 3 Date: 16 Mar 1863; Rank Change 3 Rank: 3rd Lieutenant; Casualty 2 Date: 03 Jul 1863; Casualty 2 Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Casualty 2 Casualty Type: Wounded; Casualty 2 Information: In left leg;
Title The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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Marriage record
Name James W. Whitehead
Gender Male
Marriage Date 10 Oct 1867
Marriage Place Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Marital Status Married
Spouse
Nannie E. Tredway
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1870 census
Name Jas W Whitehead
Age in 1870 30
Birth Date abt 1840
Birthplace Virginia
Dwelling Number 5653
Home in 1870 Subdivision North of Dan River, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Race White
Gender Male
Post Office Chatham
Occupation Retail Dry Goods Merch
Male Citizen Over 21 Yes
Personal Estate Value 250
Real Estate Value 2000
Inferred Spouse
Nannie E Whitehead
Inferred Children
William R Whitehead
James W Whitehead
Household Members (Name) Age
Jas W Whitehead 30
Nannie E Whitehead
21
William R Whitehead
James W Whitehead
3/12
Susan Lewis
Lucy Crews
22
Chesley M Hutchings
18
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1880 census
Name J.W. Whitehead
Age 42
Birth Date Abt 1838
Birthplace Virginia
Home in 1880 Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Dwelling Number 1
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Self (Head)
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Nannie Whitehead
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Occupation Merchant
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
J.W. Whitehead 42 Self (Head)
Nannie Whitehead
31
Wife
William Whitehead
12
Son
Jas.W. Whitehead
10
Son
Langhorne Whitehead
8
Son
Nannie Whitehead
6
Daughter
Mary F. Whitehead
3
Daughter
Chas.F. Whitehead
1
Son
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1900 census
Name James W Whitehead
[Anna Whitehead]
Age 62
Birth Date May 1838
Birthplace Virginia, USA
Home in 1900 Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Sheet Number 28
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 466
Family Number 480
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace Virginia, USA
Mother's Birthplace Virginia, USA
Occupation Merchant
Months Not Employed 0
Can Read Y
Can Write Y
Can Speak English Y
House Owned or Rented Own
Home Free or Mortgaged F
Farm or House H
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
James W Whitehead 62 Head
Langhorne Whitehead
27 Son
Nannie P Whitehead
25 Daughter
Mary E Whitehead
23 Daughter
Henry B Whitehead
19 Son
Edgar Whitehead
17 Son
Lewis B Whitehead
15 Son
James W Whitehead Jr
30 Son
Lucy P Whitehead
22 Daughter-in-law
John R Brown
54 Boarder
Harriet Brown
45 Boarder
Laura Miller
23 Servant
Mattie Cole
30 Servant
Lillian Boston
23 Boarder
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1910 census
Name James W Whitehead
Age in 1910 72
Birth Date 1838
[1838]
Birthplace Virginia
Home in 1910 Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Sheet Number 9b
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Father-in-law
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Native Tongue English
Occupation Merchant
Industry Retail Dry Goods
Employer, Employee or Other Employer
Able to read Y
Able to Write Y
Enumeration District Number 0095
Survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy Ua
Enumerated Year 1910
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
John M Jones
34
Head
Mary E Jones
33
Wife
Reginald L Jones
8
Son
Nancy T Jones
4
Daughter
Leslie R Jones
2
Son
James W Whitehead 72 Father-in-law
Edgar Whitehead
26
Brother-in-law
Glenn X Vpdike
12
Boarder
James Whitehead Sr. enlisted in Chatham Grays June 1860. The Grays became Company I, 53rd Virginia Infantry, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, I Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
He was the third man over the wall behind Gen. Armistead during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg; he was shot 3 times inside the angle, captured and imprisoned at Fort Delaware then sent to Point Lookout, MD and then back to Fort Delaware where he was paroled in 1865 shortly after Appomattox. This photo was taken 1860 in Danville, Va. age 22
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Death record
Name James Wyatt Whitehead
Gender Male
Race White
Death Age 80
Birth Date 25 May 1838
Death Date 9 Jan 1919
Death Place Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Registration Date 14 Feb 1919
Father
Richard Whitehead
Mother
Eliza Brown
Certificate Number 1919006712
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1850 census
Name James Whitehead
Gender Male
Race White
Age 12
Birth Year abt 1838
Birthplace Virginia
Home in 1850 Northern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Attended School Yes
Line Number 4
Dwelling Number 548
Family Number 548
Household Members (Name) Age
Richard Whitehead
41
Susan Whitehead
14
James Whitehead 12
Maria Whitehead
9
Sally Whitehead
7
Pensy Whitehead
5
Emily Whitehead
3
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1860 census
Name James W Whitehead
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1838
Gender Male
Race White
Home in 1860 North District, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Post Office Chatham
Dwelling Number 676
Family Number 676
Occupation Merchant
Personal Estate Value 2000
Household Members (Name) Age
James Carter
52
Lucy W Carter
43
Hutchings L Carter
22
Scott Carter
12
John Carter
10
Ellen Carter
9
Ada Carter
7
Hugh Carter
4
James T Guthrie
30
James W Whitehead 22
Joel Mustain
35
William C Haden
38
James B Flynn
28
John E Lanier
23
John D Cales
23
John L Hurt
23
William H Werth
29
Shields S Luth
19
Charles E Dabney
22
Edward A Barber
19
Michael Louichtt
33
Charles Hubner
25
Charles Lovelace
55
Thomas E Pugh
25
Lucinda Star
35
William Star
17
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Civil War record
Name James Wyatt Whitehead
Enlistment Age 23
Birth Date 1838
Enlistment Date 22 Apr 1861
Enlistment Place Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 22 Apr 1861
Muster Place Virginia
Muster Company I
Muster Regiment 53rd Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Rank Change Date 10 Feb 1862
Rank Change Rank 2nd Sergeant
Imprisonment Date 3 Jul 1863
Imprisonment Place Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Casualty Date 1 Jul 1862
Casualty Place Malvern Hill, Virginia
Type of Casualty Wounded
Casualty Information In knee
Muster Out Date 1 Feb 1863
Muster Out Information Transferred
Side of War Confederacy
Survived War? Yes
Complexion Light
Eye Color Dark
Hair Color Light
Height 5 ft, 10 inches
Death Date 1919
Notes 1862-07-01 Cited, (Malvern Hill, VA), For valor; 1863-07-25 Confined, (West Building Hospital, Balitmore, MD); 1863-08-02 Confined, (Johnson's Island, OH); 1865-03-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-04-28 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-12 Oath Allegiance, (Fort Delaware, DE), Released
Additional Notes 2 Muster 2 Date: 01 Feb 1863; Muster 2 Place: Virginia; Muster 2 Company: C; Muster 2 Regiment: 6th Cavalry; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Cavalry; Muster 2 Information: Transferred; Rank Change 2 Date: 05 May 1862; Rank Change 2 Rank: 1st Sergeant; Rank Change 3 Date: 16 Mar 1863; Rank Change 3 Rank: 3rd Lieutenant; Casualty 2 Date: 03 Jul 1863; Casualty 2 Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Casualty 2 Casualty Type: Wounded; Casualty 2 Information: In left leg;
Title The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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Marriage record
Name James W. Whitehead
Gender Male
Marriage Date 10 Oct 1867
Marriage Place Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Marital Status Married
Spouse
Nannie E. Tredway
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1870 census
Name Jas W Whitehead
Age in 1870 30
Birth Date abt 1840
Birthplace Virginia
Dwelling Number 5653
Home in 1870 Subdivision North of Dan River, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Race White
Gender Male
Post Office Chatham
Occupation Retail Dry Goods Merch
Male Citizen Over 21 Yes
Personal Estate Value 250
Real Estate Value 2000
Inferred Spouse
Nannie E Whitehead
Inferred Children
William R Whitehead
James W Whitehead
Household Members (Name) Age
Jas W Whitehead 30
Nannie E Whitehead
21
William R Whitehead
James W Whitehead
3/12
Susan Lewis
Lucy Crews
22
Chesley M Hutchings
18
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1880 census
Name J.W. Whitehead
Age 42
Birth Date Abt 1838
Birthplace Virginia
Home in 1880 Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Dwelling Number 1
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Self (Head)
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Nannie Whitehead
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Occupation Merchant
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
J.W. Whitehead 42 Self (Head)
Nannie Whitehead
31
Wife
William Whitehead
12
Son
Jas.W. Whitehead
10
Son
Langhorne Whitehead
8
Son
Nannie Whitehead
6
Daughter
Mary F. Whitehead
3
Daughter
Chas.F. Whitehead
1
Son
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1900 census
Name James W Whitehead
[Anna Whitehead]
Age 62
Birth Date May 1838
Birthplace Virginia, USA
Home in 1900 Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Sheet Number 28
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 466
Family Number 480
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace Virginia, USA
Mother's Birthplace Virginia, USA
Occupation Merchant
Months Not Employed 0
Can Read Y
Can Write Y
Can Speak English Y
House Owned or Rented Own
Home Free or Mortgaged F
Farm or House H
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
James W Whitehead 62 Head
Langhorne Whitehead
27 Son
Nannie P Whitehead
25 Daughter
Mary E Whitehead
23 Daughter
Henry B Whitehead
19 Son
Edgar Whitehead
17 Son
Lewis B Whitehead
15 Son
James W Whitehead Jr
30 Son
Lucy P Whitehead
22 Daughter-in-law
John R Brown
54 Boarder
Harriet Brown
45 Boarder
Laura Miller
23 Servant
Mattie Cole
30 Servant
Lillian Boston
23 Boarder
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1910 census
Name James W Whitehead
Age in 1910 72
Birth Date 1838
[1838]
Birthplace Virginia
Home in 1910 Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Sheet Number 9b
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Father-in-law
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Native Tongue English
Occupation Merchant
Industry Retail Dry Goods
Employer, Employee or Other Employer
Able to read Y
Able to Write Y
Enumeration District Number 0095
Survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy Ua
Enumerated Year 1910
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
John M Jones
34
Head
Mary E Jones
33
Wife
Reginald L Jones
8
Son
Nancy T Jones
4
Daughter
Leslie R Jones
2
Son
James W Whitehead 72 Father-in-law
Edgar Whitehead
26
Brother-in-law
Glenn X Vpdike
12
Boarder
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