Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
NameMargaret Louise Johnston 7827,7828,7829,7830,7831,7790
Birth1836, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY7832,7833,7834,7835,7830,7831,7791
Memo1837? Shelby County, KY? 1840?
Census1860, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY7830
MemoWard 5
Census1866, Talladega, Talladega County, AL7831,7791
Census1870, Talladega, Talladega County, AL7836
Memo1st Ward, 5th Precinct
Residence1870, Washington, DC7791
Census1880, Washington, DC7837
Memo406-6th Street NW
Death3 Jun 1886, Washington, DC7838,7839,7791
Memo1883? 230 North Capitol Street, age 50
Burial5 Jun 1886, KY7840,7791
MemoTemporarily in the Congressional Cemetery before being removed to KY
FatherGeorge W. Johnston (1806-<1886)
MotherRosa E. (1813-)
Spouses
1Charles Pelham 7770,7771,7772,7773,7774,7775,7776,7777,7778,7779,7780,7781,7782,7783,7784,7785,7786,7787,7788,7789,7790,7791
Birth12 Mar 1835, Person County, NC7792,7793,7794,7795,7796,7787,7788,7789,7797
MemoAL?
Residence1838, AL7798,7799
MemoMoved with his parents
Census1850, Benton County, AL7787
Residence1858, Talladega, Talladega County, AL7800,7801,7797
Census1860, Talladega, Talladega County, AL7788
MemoNorthern Division
Census1866, Talladega, Talladega County, AL7789
Census1870, Talladega, Talladega County, AL7802
MemoWard 1, 5th Precinct
Residence1870, Washington, DC7791
MemoElected to Congress from AL
Residence4 Mar 1873, Washington, DC7778
Census2 Jun 1880, Washington, DC7803
Memo406 - 6h Street NW
Residence1883, AL7781,7784
Residence19 Oct 1891, Washington, DC7804
Residence1907, Poulan, Worth County, GA7805,7806,7797
Death18 Jan 1908, Poulan, Worth County, GA7807,7808,7809,7810,7797
MemoPneumonia
Burialaft 18 Jan 1908, Presbyterian Cemetery, Poulan, Worth County, GA7811,7812,7813
OccupationCharles Pelham was representative from AL 4 Mar 1873-4 Mar 1875; elected 5 Nov 1872, admitted to the bar & commenced practice in Talladega, AL in 18587814,7773,7815,7778,7780,7816,7786,7788,7817,7797
OccupationJudge of the 10th judicial circuit of AL 1868-1873; resumed the practice of law in Washington, DC, late in life was appointed a clerk in the Treasury Department7818,7819,7820,7821,7822,7784,7785,7823
EducationCommon Schools, studied law,7824
FatherAtkinson Pelham (1800-)
MotherMartha (1808-)
Misc. Notes
His picture can be found on findagrave.com
Military
Confederate Army in 1862 served as first lieutenant of Company C, 51st Regiment, AL infantry7824,7825,7826

Confederate Soldier, serving as first lieutenant and acting captain in Wheeler’s cavalry, 51st AL regiment7797
Research
Congressional Cemetary Folder - Death Cert M. Louise Pelman 50, DOD 3 Jun 1886 (More info) (Could this be his wife?)
Marriage22 Jan 1861, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY7790,7791
Marr MemoMarriage License 21 Jan 1861
ChildrenMartha Rosa (1861-1947)
 John C. (1865-1917)
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