This is James Luckie Driver, son of Giles Driver and Elizabeth Hamilton. He was born in Pike County, Georgia 10 Mar 1847. He was married to Emma Scott 8 June 1876 in Pike County. He died 31 Oct 1939. For a while he was a resident of the Confederate Soldier's Home in Atlanta. A copy of his record is below Record from Confederate Soldier's Home, Atlanta, Ga. Driver, James L. Residence: not stated Born: Oct.3, 1847 at Pike Co., Ga.(Griffin) Entered service: June 1864 in Co. A, 2nd Ga. Battln. as Private Promoted: to Sg't. winter of 1864 Engagements: Averysboro, Bentonville, N.C. Discharged: Honorably April 26, 1865 Commanding Officer When Entering Service: S.W. Mangham Commanding Officer When Discharged From Service: Keeney Rank at date of discharged: Top Sergeant Branch if service: Infantry Age at present time: 86 Date of this record: Oct. 2, 1933 Remarks: Consult Mrs. Thomas Lewis, 764 Virginia Ave., Hapeville Cal. 9628; Mrs. W.C. Hodnett, 1740 Pelham Road, Atlanta He. 5502 J.; Mr. G.C. Driver, 13458 Parkway Dr., Lakewood, O. In case of death, bury me at Zebulon, Ga. on my lot Returned: to home Nov. 28, 1937; went to hospital June 23, 1938; returned to home Nov.1, 1938; left for Fla. 1939 Thank's, Connie! ----- Original Message ----- Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....DRIVER, James L. October 31, 1939 ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Epps Bond http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00016.html#0003902 October 25, 2006, 9:29 am Fulton County., The Home Paper of South Fulton, Hapeville, GA, Thursday, November 2, 1939 OBITUARY OF JAMES L. DRIVER Fulton County., The Home Paper of South Fulton, Hapeville, GA, Thursday, November 2, 1939 DOD: Tuesday, Oct 31, 1939 General Driver Dies; Was Last Civil Vet. Here Hapeville's last veteran of the War Between the States, General James L. Driver, who last month celebrated his 92nd birthday, succumbed Tuesday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W. L. Hodnett, of 1740 Pelham road. Ill about two months, General Driver previously had been in excellent health and had taken an active interest in the affairs of the community. He was for many years commander of the Georgia division of the United States Confederate Veterans. In recent years he had divided his time between the home of Mrs. Hodnett and that of another daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lewis, of Hapeville. Enlisting as a private in the Confederate army in 1863 with Company A, of the Fifth Georgia Reserves, he saw much active service during the remainder of the war and was with General Joseph E. Johnston when he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. He was a member of the Hapeville Methodist church. A son, Cliff Driver, of Cleveland, Ohio, also survives. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. at the Methodist church, with Rev. H. T. Smith, Rev. Z. E. Barron and Rev. W. N. Twiggs officiating. Burial was in the Methodist churchyard at Zebulon. Pallbearers were Grier Martin, Jere A Wells, W. C. Asper, D. P. Pace, W. Frank Wells and J. R. Pruitt.