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POND James P.

Male Abt 1845 - 1864  (~ 19 years)


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  • Name POND James P.  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1845  Sussex, Sussex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Jun 1864  Richmond, VA (Chimborazo Hospital) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The following statement was made about James P. Pond when he was wounded at Fort Stevens on May 14, 1864. " A shell fragment struck the arm of James Pond, a youth, of Southampton County and nearly severed the limb from the body. With remarkable presence of mind and coolness for one so young, Pond grasped the broken stump above the wound, to check the bleeding, and walked a mile to receive surgical attention". They amputated the arm and he was recovering when he contact pneumonia and died at the hospital. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Division F, row T, grave No. 8.

      Facts about this person:

      Military service November 16, 1862 Enlisted at Richmond, Virginia

      Source: Confederate Army Service Record Author: National Archives Medium: Official Document Assugned to Captain Hankin's Company (Surry Light Arty.) Virginia Light Artillery.

      Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

      Source: Under The Stars and Bars Author: Lee A. Wallace, Jr. Pub. Facts: Published by The Press of Morningside Bookshoop 1975 Medium: Book Pages(s): Page 144 A History of the Surry Light Artillery of Virginia.
    Person ID I6804  Booth Family
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2013 

    Father POND Archiebald Patrick Preston,   b. 23 Mar 1820, Southampton, County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1846, Sussex County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Mother HARVILL Mary Ann,   b. Abt 1820   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1840  Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Facts about this marriage:

      Bond Issued March 23, 1840 Surry Co., Va.

      Source: Marriage Bond of Archer Patrick Preston Pond and Mary A. Harvell Author: Clerk of Circuit Court for Surry Co., Va. Medium: Civil Registry Comments: Researched by: Jerry R. Pond, Sr. Pages(s): Page 182
    Family ID F2447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1845 - Sussex, Sussex County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jun 1864 - Richmond, VA (Chimborazo Hospital) Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S950] US Government, 1850 Census for Sussex Co., Va. (Reliability: 3).
      Listed with his mother Mary A.

    2. [S482] U. S. Government, 1860 Census for Sussex County, Virginia (Reliability: 3).
      Listed with Indiana Pond as James P. Pond.

    3. [S950] US Government, 1850 Census for Sussex Co., Va. (Reliability: 3).
      Listed as 5 years old.

    4. [S659] Clerk of Circuit Court for Surry Co., Va., Marriage Bond of Archer Patrick Preston Pond and Mary A. Harvell, Page 182 & 254 (Reliability: 3).
      Bond issued April 25, 1840

    5. [S796] Clerk of Circuit Court, Minister Returns for Surry County, Virginia, (Surry County, Virginia), Page 254 (Reliability: 3).
      Minister Thomas J. Drumwright performed the ceremony.