Jesse Marshall CHITWOOD^[1]

1830 - 1863  (32 years)

• Name	Jesse Marshall CHITWOOD
  Birth	3 Aug 1830	NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	734D37F5AFF143ED912007B321FA16449C9B
  Death	28 Feb 1863	NC
  Person ID	I19878	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Jesse CHITWOOD, Sr,   b. 30 Nov 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina d. 20 Jul 1856, Hollis, Rutherford, North Carolina (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sarah HORTON,   b. 7 Apr 1798   d. 3 Jul 1882 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1817	Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F9476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	8 Feb 1854
  Family ID	F9496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  The following letter is from Jesse Marshall Chitwood to his wife, Rosaline Stroud Chitwood, date 2-6-1863, written just 12 days before his death in Wilson Hospital, NC My Dear Rossaline I write you a few lines this morning since I wrote to you last which was last Saturday, I have had a spell with that old pain in my side you remember about it I was bad off with it all night the Doctor said it was cramp Colic but I am doing as well as ever but I tell you I am very weak yet. I can not walk more than a hundred yards without resting it will be a good while before I go back to the Regiment I have not heard from the boys since I left them I think I am doing well but I have took so much medicine I am very weak and will take time to get (begins second page) I did think I would try to get to come home while I was sick but the Doctor wont let no body have a furlough I wrote to you about sending for Cooper. I hope you send without delay and have him at work no difference about the old Niger not liking to stay don't listen at that, send for him as soon as you can. I think I will be home to stay before long this war will stop before long I think so let Coop start me a crop. Rossa I feel like I will see you and my little children and live with you again tell mother I have often thought of her since I have been sick I must close, direct to Wilson Hospital NC I remain your devoted Marshall (footnote: there is a postscript written in the the top margin of the second page of the letter which says :"Tell Sarah Bob Havrick is here not much the matter and Jim Pitts Depriest they are most alike I can hardly tell them apart Bob says he has Chills.") I have not proved these out, the information should be checked again by you. Most of the Chitwood's came from Melissa Bank genealogy list. Betty

  
  

• Sources

  [SAuth] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney.