Jasper N.Teague
(1837 - ?)
(John Robbins7, Isaac6, Isaac5, Moses4, William3, Edward2, John1)

BIRTH: abt. 1837, Henderson County, TN
DEATH: Deport, TX
OCCUPATION: a one-time Sheriff of Henderson County, TN,
                               resigned due to low pay
RESIDENCE: 1890, DeKalb County, TX
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Chronic rheumatism in right
                           shoulder and hip

WIFE: Mary Burkett, b. abt. 1839, Henderson Co., TN.
                 Daughter of William Burkett and Lydia Smith

Father:   JOHN ROBBINS TEAGUE
Mother: MARY POLLY REID

MILITARY RECORD: Mustered in the Union Army on September 8, 1862 at Jackson, Tennessee.   He was in the 7th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, Company A. He paid $100 bounty, furnished his own horse and equipment. Rank -- Corporal. Rank at discharge -- Sergeant.

The records report several AWOLs, but he and his company were captured, exchanged, and recaptured. They spent time in Camp Chase, Ohio, Union City, Tennessee, and finally Andersonville Prison in Georgia. They were paroled through North East Ferry on February 28, 1865 and discharged August 9, 1865.

For a thorough history of the 7th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, Peggy Scott Holley has written a history that you can read. The on-line version is:

THE SEVENTH TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
WEST TENNESSEE UNIONISTS IN ANDERSONVILLE PRISON

http://www.stkusers.com/lindas/history.html

For the 7th Tennessee Vol. Cav. Roster click on:

http://rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/7throster.html

For more information on BENTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE in the Civil War

http://rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/civilwar.html

Supporting Legal Documents

Sources: Peggy Scott Holley and Larry Snow