b. about 1701d. before July 22, 1784
Public Service, Virginia (Registered D.A.R)
Grandfather of Paulin O'Neal Anderson (d. Dec. 1876, Pinson, Tenn.)
Served in Rev. War from Va. (Registered D.A.R.)b. 1746, Amelia Co., Va.
d. 1829, left will, Halifax, Va.
Father of Joel Chappell, grandfather of America T. Anderson
Public Service, 1781 (Registered D.A.R.)Commisary Officer, Brunswick Co., Va.
d. ca. 1806, Dinwiddie Co., Va.
(See general articles on these persons for more detail.)
Served under alias: Campbell, TommyRan away and joined C.S.A. at 16 years of age (1861).
Served in same unit as Sterling M. Watlington.
Wounded in battle, possibly at Shiloh. Permanent injury.Imprisoned by Federal troops.
Listed as Wadlington, M. C., in recordsSworn in July 27, 1863, at Jackson, Tenn.
Pvt., Lipscomb Company, Newsom's Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.
Newsom's Regt. was org. within Federal lines in West Tenn. in 1863
Broken up and men distributed to other orgs. in May 1864
Part of Forrest's troops.
Enrolled April 10, 1864 at Jackson, Tenn.Pvt., K Co., 18th Cavalry.
This was a part of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's troops.
Was deferred from service because of his work as leather worker and shoemaker.
Disappeared after 1860 Census. Suspected war victim. Left children, widow married Loftin.
Did his fighting effectively and informally on the home front, against the ``Featherbed Rangers.''
Three brothers of O. W. Hammond, uncles of Jennie S. Hammond Watlington, served with the Federal Armed Forces in Tennessee during the Civil War. All from Hanover Illinois, they were:
They all served with the Illinois Infantry, U.S. Army, and Charles
later served with the newly organized Engineering Corps. Their
Regiments fought in Middle and Eastern Tennessee and in Georgia.
Charles and Royal later returned to make the South their home. One
was wounded in South Carolina.
Three of Matilda Craig Jameson's brothers served in the U.S.
Army during the Civil War. One was killed and one other was reported
``missing in action'' and never heard from again. These three were
uncles of Mary Eliza Jameson Hammond (see page 
):
Killed during war.
Served with Co. I, 27th Regiment, Iowa InfantryMustered in Oct. 3, 1862
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865 at Clinton, Iowa
Served in U.S. Army, Civil War.Missing in action, he was never heard from again.
There is no record of close relatives taking part in the Spanish-American War of 1898.
fought in France in World War I (1917-18) and was severely gassed. He never fully recovered and died in 1932. He was a private with the Tennessee Pioneer Infantry.
was preparing to go in the Draft of 1918 when World War I ended. He had been deferred because of his dependent wife and children until that time.
(See Chapter 8 for more details.)
Served with the U.S. Navy, 1935-39
Served over twenty years with the U.S. Navy, ca. 1918-1940Retired as a Chief Petty Officer
Served a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy, 1940-46.
Served in the U.S. Army from 1941 until 1968Son of Claude Watlington, great grandson of William T. Watlington
He died in 1978 in Vacaville, Ca., where he had lived since 1965.
He was buried at the Unity Cemetery in Chester Co.
Served with the U.S. Coast Guard, including Sea Duty
Served with U.S. Army, Field Artillery, Belgium & Germany
Served with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Oct. 1934-1937,at Camp Pat Harrison, Jackson, Tennessee.
Served with the U.S. Army: Staff Sgt., 785th Military Police Battalion
Served with the U.S. Army Air Corps, Sgt.Bombsight Maintenance, North Africa, Italy
Served with the U.S. Army Engineers, Seoul, Korea
Served in the CCC, 1938-1940, part of the time at Gerlach, Nevadaand the rest near Athens, Tennessee, where he found his future bride.
Served U.S. Army Air Corps, 1st Lt., 1943-45
Served as enlisted man, 1940-41, with Medical Detachment,
117th Inf. Regt. (See stories on page
Seventh U.S. Army Division, Tenn. Natl. GuardU.S. Army, 30th Inf. Div., 117th Inf. Regt.
Died in Korean Conflict, Nov. 28, 1950
U.S. Army, Signal Corps, attached to Army Air CorpsRadar and Air Craft Detection work, South Pacific:
Served with the Volunteer Tennessee State Guard, 1943-45.Served with U.S. Army of Occupation in Japan
April 15, 1945-Feb. 26, 1947
Hqtrs Trp, Hqtrs Btn., 7th Regt., 1st Cavalry Div., Tokyo, Japan
Served with the Volunteer Tennessee State Guard, 1943-45Served with U.S. Marine Corps, May 1945-46
Parris Island, S.C., Tientsin, China
Served with the U.S. Army, PFC, Co. G, 16th Inf., 1st Div.Wounded on Nov. 8th and severely wounded Nov. 19, 1944
Purple Heart with one Bronze Oak Leaf cluster
U.S. Army Air Corps
U.S. Army Air Corps, Reserve, and National Guard
U.S. Army Air Corps 1934-37, 1942-45
U.S. Navy, 1950-1953
U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Air Force (23 yrs.)