Samuel R. McGAUGHY
- BIRTH: 1827; Alabama, USA
- DEATH: 4 Jun 1863; Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- BURIAL: Alabama Section of Confederate Soldiers; Blandford Cemetery; Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Father: James Harvey McGAUGHY
Mother: Patsy NORTON
Family 1: Charlotte Ann CLARK
- MARRIAGE: 9 Nov 1849; Shelby Co., Alabama, USA
- CHILDREN:
- Sarah McGAUGHY
- Martha McGAUGHY
- James Leonard McGAUGHY
- Samuel Frank McGAUGHY
- George W. McGAUGHY
- John Thomas McGAUGHY
- Ida Cornelia McGAUGHY
_William McGAUGHEY _ _Samuel McGAUGHY _| | |_Elizabeth LACKEY __ _James Harvey McGAUGHY _| | | _John LAUGHLIN _____ | |_Jane LAUGHLIN ___| | |_Mary PRICE ________ | |--Samuel R. McGAUGHY | | ____________________ | __________________| | | |____________________ |_Patsy NORTON __________| | ____________________ |__________________| |____________________
Notes
Updated September 2, 2024. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com
"Samuel McGAHEE + Charlott A. CLARK. The State of Alabama Shelby County. To any of the judges of the Circuit or County Court, any Minister of the Gospel, or any other persons authorized, these are to authorize you or any of you to Solemnize the rites of Matrimony between S. McGHEE + C.A. CLARK and make dew return here of to me in Law, witness Given under my hand and Seal of Office at office this day No 1849 E. LAWLEY. Solemnized 9 Nov. 1849. J. PERRY, J.P."
(2) 1850 United States Census for Alabama, Shelby Co.: Page 50; December 26, 1850.
Samuel McGAHA is head of household, married to Charlotte [CLARK] McGAHA. He is 23 years old, born in Alabama and is a farmer.
(3) U.S. National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS)
- Name: McGAUGHEY, Samuel
- Battle Unit Name: 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
- Side: Confederacy
- Company: D
- Soldier's Rank In: Private
- Soldier's Rank Out: Private
- Film Number: M374 ROLL 30
- Notes: none
- Battle Unit Details: 44th Infantry Regiment was organized at Selma, Alabama, in May, 1862, and reached Richmond, Virginia, on July 1. Its companies were raised in the counties of Lowndes, Dallas, De Kalb, Shelby, Wilcox, Bibb, Randolph, and Calhoun. Assigned to General A.R. WRIGHT's Brigade the unit was greatly reduced because of camp diseases before its first action at Second Manassas. After fighting at Sharpsburg it was placed under the command of General LAW and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Cold Harbor, except when it was with LONGSTREET at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. The 44th was active in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River...
(4) Alabama, U.S., Civil War Soldiers via Ancestry.com
- Name: Samuel McGAUGHEY
- Marital Status: Married
- Occupation: Farmer
- Birth Date: abt 1826
- Birth Place: USA, Alabama
- Enlistment Date: 31 Mar 1862
- Enlistment Place: Alabama, USA
- Enlistment Age: 36
- Death Date: 4 Jun 1863
- Death Place: Virginia, USA
- Death Age: 37
- Military Branch: Infantry
- Regiment or Unit: 44th Alabama
- Company Unit: D
- Enlistment Info: Age 36, Alabama, Lime Kilns, Private
- Military Engagement Info:
--- Absent, sick from Manassas, Va.
--- Aug. 30th 62 to Sharpsburg, Md., Sept. 17th 62
--- Present at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13th 62
--- Present at Suffolk, Va., Apr. 28th 63
--- Present at Suffolk, Va., May 3rd 63.
- Death Info: Died At Petersburg, Va
- Remarks: P.O., Shelby Springs, Ala.
- Author: Record Roll. Near Richmond, Va., 1864/12/31
(5) Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions via Ancestry.com
- Name: Samuel McGAUGHY
- Application Date: 17 May 1893
- Application Place: Shelby
- Spouse: Charlotte A McGAUGHY
- Pension File Number: 4866
- Application Type: Widow
"Charlotte A. McGAUGHY, who being duly sworn; deposes and says under oath: That she is the widow of Samuel McGAUGHY; That her husband was a private in company D of 44th Regiment Ala., and, that he did not desert of this State or Confederate States; That he died of disease during the war, and while in military service of this State, or of the Confederate States; That she has not since re-married... That her taxable property consists of nothing; as she has no taxable property... and she hereby makes application for relief. 4 May 1896. Signed Charlotte A. McGAUGHY (X - her mark)."
(6) Find a Grave
- Name: Samuel R McGAUGHY
- Birth: 1827; Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
- Death: 20 May 1863 (aged 35–36); Petersburg City, Virginia, USA
- Burial: Blandford Cemetery; Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA
- Plot: Memorial Hill area, "N by S Long, S by JT Edwards, E by W Heaton, W by J Harriss"
- Memorial ID: 59752287
- Note: "Buried in Mass Grave in the Alabama Section of Confederate Soldiers"
(7) Edelman & Adams family records