Sarah Jane Thomas was the daughter of Barney Thomas (1807-1878), native of Anson County, North Carolina and Roxy Ann Best Thomas (b. 1816), also a native of Anson County.
Sarah Jane married Nelson Leonidas Cooley (1836-1865). Nelson died as a POW on January 1, 1865 in Camp Morton at Indianapolis, Indiana. He had been captured while serving as a Private with Company C, 7th Battalion Infantry. His corporal remains were interred in the Crown Hill Cemetery at Indianapolis.
REFERENCES:
The History of Jackson County, Mississippi, 'George Washington Thomas', Jackson County History and Genealogical Society-1989, p. 367.
The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, 'Mrs. Sarah Jane Cooley', April 5, 1878.
Sarah Jane married Nelson Leonidas Cooley (1836-1865). Nelson died as a POW on January 1, 1865 in Camp Morton at Indianapolis, Indiana. He had been captured while serving as a Private with Company C, 7th Battalion Infantry. His corporal remains were interred in the Crown Hill Cemetery at Indianapolis.
REFERENCES:
The History of Jackson County, Mississippi, 'George Washington Thomas', Jackson County History and Genealogical Society-1989, p. 367.
The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, 'Mrs. Sarah Jane Cooley', April 5, 1878.
Sarah Jane Thomas was the daughter of Barney Thomas (1807-1878), native of Anson County, North Carolina and Roxy Ann Best Thomas (b. 1816), also a native of Anson County.
Sarah Jane married Nelson Leonidas Cooley (1836-1865). Nelson died as a POW on January 1, 1865 in Camp Morton at Indianapolis, Indiana. He had been captured while serving as a Private with Company C, 7th Battalion Infantry. His corporal remains were interred in the Crown Hill Cemetery at Indianapolis.
REFERENCES:
The History of Jackson County, Mississippi, 'George Washington Thomas', Jackson County History and Genealogical Society-1989, p. 367.
The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, 'Mrs. Sarah Jane Cooley', April 5, 1878.
Sarah Jane married Nelson Leonidas Cooley (1836-1865). Nelson died as a POW on January 1, 1865 in Camp Morton at Indianapolis, Indiana. He had been captured while serving as a Private with Company C, 7th Battalion Infantry. His corporal remains were interred in the Crown Hill Cemetery at Indianapolis.
REFERENCES:
The History of Jackson County, Mississippi, 'George Washington Thomas', Jackson County History and Genealogical Society-1989, p. 367.
The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, 'Mrs. Sarah Jane Cooley', April 5, 1878.
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