Jonas Eli Rudisill^{[1, 2, 3]}

1840 - 1915  (74 years)

• Name	Jonas Eli Rudisill
  Birth	3 Jun 1840  [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Apr 1915	Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
  Burial	Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I7616	Costner Descendants
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Lawson Levi Rudisill,   b. 13 Nov 1805, Gaston, North Carolina, United States d. 11 Sep 1859, Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Amelia Carpenter,   b. 8 Feb 1806, Pennsylvania, United States d. 29 May 1892, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1827  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F1607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emila Orhelia Puckett,   b. 4 Nov 1846, Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 25 Mar 1881, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1866	Cherokee, Georgia, United States   [7]
  Children	1. William L. Rudisill,   b. 10 Oct 1870, Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 1 Nov 1872, Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 2 years)   2. Sophia Albina Rudisill,   b. 12 Dec 1872, Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 30 Nov 1932, Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States (Age 59 years)   3. Frances Amelia Rudisill,   b. 2 Jan 1874, Georgia, United States d. 10 Feb 1949, Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 75 years)   4. Jonas Eli Rudisill, Jr.,   b. Abt 1875, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Odessa Rudisill,   b. 10 Jun 1879, Georgia, United States d. 29 Oct 1903, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F2185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Lucretia Puckett,   b. Jun 1861, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 8 Dec 1915 (Age ~ 54 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1866	Cherokee, Georgia, United States
  Children	1. Cleva Lucretia Rudisill,   b. 26 Nov 1885, Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 16 Nov 1961, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 75 years)   2. Ephraim Millard Rudisill,   b. 24 Apr 1887, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 5 Oct 1942, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 55 years)   3. John Patillo Rudisill,   b. 16 Nov 1899, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 22 Sep 1964, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F2186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Jonas served in Civil War; Enlisted 1 Mar 1862 and assigned to Company C, Cavalry Battalion of Phillip's Legion, Georgia Volunteers. His company was also known as the Cherokee Dragoons, organized by his father-in-law Captain William B. C. Puckett. Phillip's Legion was a unit of Wade Hampton's Brigade in J.E.B Stuart's Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia under Lee. Jonas Eli served until the end of the war and undoubtedly served in many of the principal battles, including Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor and Trevelan Station.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1153] Bierinckx-Vanooyen Web Site, Jonas Eli Rudisill (Reliability: 3). Added via a Smart Match [S28233] Rudisill Genealogy, 507,523. [S27255] Carpenters A Plenty, 742. [S1322] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. [S28233] Rudisill Genealogy, 507, 649. [S60] North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868. [S31688] Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978.