scarlett wrote: > My husband, Jack's, gr grandfather was also named Jesse. Jesse Woodward > ELLIS b. 1847 Al. d. 1930 B'ham,Al. m. Elizabeth MONTGOMERY, of Blount Co. > > He was in civil war, also, but was very young. Was not in regular regiment > & detailed as a clerk in enrolling office at Elyton,Al. > > Where does the Sally, that u descend from, come in to this? Again, Sarah (Sally) Ellis was Reuben's sister. She was b. 1778, NC, m. 1796 to Daniel Murphree. He was b. 1778 in Chatham Co. NC. My James Daniel Blakley and his brother, Stephen, enlisted in Company K, 19th AL Regiment, at Blountsville AL on Aug. 12, 1861. Both were wounded at Shiloh, and Stephen died from wounds or illness. James Daniel served to the end of the war. Have you seen the BYNUM books? They address many of the families we are talking about.