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John Jackson KETCHUM arrested/died Union Prison Mo, 1860's?

John Jackson KETCHUM arrested/died Union Prison Mo, 1860's?

Posted: 3 May 2002 5:28PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 31 Dec 2003 9:46PM GMT
Surnames: KETCHUM, ADAMS, KITCHEN, COPPEDGE, FIELDS, BROWN, HEADRICK
Desperately seeking any data on prisoner death lists for Union or Fed Prison Camps, in Missouri, especially in or near St Louis MO. John Jackson KETCHUM (b 1818 Tn, d 186?/70's?) lived with his family in the Phelps (Dent & Crawford) Co MO area. Family rumor says John Jackson KETCHUM ( son of Joseph KETCHUM, b 1787 Va, d 1848 Bledsoe Tn), was captured during the "War", or shortly afterwards, for being a "bush-whacker" / outlaw, & for being a "raider" in one of the Confederate groups/gangs. Other family members are related to &/or rode with the Daltons, the James, the Younger boys, and Quantrell's raiders. John Jackson KETCHUM marr wife#1. ?Catherine FIELDS (b 1815 Tn?) ?; wife #2. Mary Caroline ?? (b 12 Jan 1824 Tn, d 24 Dec 1891 Phelps Co (Rolla area) MO), buried Phelps Co Mo.
John Jackson & Mary Caroline's known children are: 1). Dunlap J.(Jacob?) m Sarah ?; 2). Jacob Dungar? ; 3). John Thomas ; 4). David Richard (1851 Mo-1928 Mo) m Mary E. ADAMS; 5). Josephus (b 184? Mo, d Phelps Co Mo) m Mary Jane COPPEDGE ; 6). James A. (b abt 1844?, d ? Mo) m Mary Jane BROWN ; 7). William H. (b abt 1848 Mo, d 1892 Mo) m Eliz. KITCHEN; 8). Charles Arthur (b abt 1860? Mo) m Margaret A. HEADRICK; **9). Isaac Martin KETCHUM (b May 1860, d Dec 1919 Rolla, Phelps Co Mo) m #1. Mary Eliz. ADAMS; m #2. Louisa Eliz."Lydia" ADAMS, 1895 Phelps Co Mo.(our Ketchum-Adams line). Need any data on John Jackson KETCHUM 's death date, grave/burial site (Confed. Cem?), Prison Camp location etc. Will exchange family data gladly. Thanks, Kath <geneseaker@earthlink.net>

Re: John Jackson KETCHUM arrested/died Union Prison Camp, Mo,1860's?

Posted: 4 May 2002 12:51AM GMT
Classification: Lookup
Edited: 31 Dec 2003 10:07PM GMT
Surnames: Ketchum
John Ketchum, Bushwhacker, captured Phelps Co., Mo, residence Phelps Co., Mo, captured July 18, 1862. Taken from Gratiot St. Prison to Alton, Ill prison Sept 12, 1862. Sent to Sandusky, Ohio prison Nov. 14, 1862. (if he died it was probably in Sanduksy--I have no info on that place).

Deb Rule
http://www.civilwarstlouis.com (includes extensive info on, and prisoner lists from, Gratiot Street Prison in St. Louis)

Re: John Jackson KETCHUM arrested/died Union Prison Camp, Mo,1860's?

Posted: 4 May 2002 6:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 31 Dec 2003 10:10PM GMT
Surnames: KETCHUM
Dear Deb, Thank you so much for this wonderful information! This is the first solid data we've found on John Jackson KETCHUM and can now question the Federal Govt as to his burial site , his death date, and the reasons for his death. He is my Ggggr-father & we have been searching for his grave for years. You have made his location possible with your help, again Thank you! We could use any suggestions you may have on how to persue this matter. Let us hear from you soon. Yours, Kath

Re: John Jackson KETCHUM arrested/died Union Prison Camp, Mo,1860's?

Posted: 5 May 2002 10:23AM GMT
Classification: Lookup
Edited: 31 Dec 2003 10:11PM GMT
Surnames: KITCHAIN
Kath--
You're very welcome. I saw your other note--checked my disk of Conf. prisoner death records and there he was, but misspelled so he hadn't come up right away when I first looked. Scanned through Johnson's Island and found him:

John Kitchain, Phelps Co., died Dec. 23, 1862, see note.

The note says, "Reported as having died on Johnson's Island, but the grave was not located. A number of graves in the Confederate Cemetery are marked as 'Unknown,' and it is thought they are graves of these particular dead, as the number not identified is practically the same as the number of graves marked unknown."

There's several places you can go for more info on him. One is the National Archives in the Provost Marshal records for individual citizens (as he was not officially considered a Confederate soldier he'd fall in this catagory as did many classed as bushwhackers). It would be in microfilm series M345 with the rolls listed alphabetically. You can see the listing of microfilm rolls at: http://merrimack.nara.gov/publications/microfilm/biographica...

He should be on roll 154 but you have the potential spelling problem that could put him on the next roll or even split the info between the two. It's somewhat a gamble how much info is in these rolls on an individual. The Missouri records are the most complete but it still could range from a great deal of info to little to none. I'd suspect he'd fall somewhere in between. You can purchase the rolls right from NARA or possibly query them to pay someone there to search the rolls and copy the info.

Another place to get some info might be St. Louis newspapers (now that you have dates) with info on Gratiot arrival/departures listed daily. You can query the St. Louis Public Library about that (there's a link to that and NARA, and other things, on my website under "links"). He's probably in Johnson's Island records too at NARA. Those would fall under microfilm series M598. You can see a breakdown of those rolls at:
http://merrimack.nara.gov/publications/microfilm/military/mi...

Or a web search may lead you to someone who's working on Johnson's Island like I'm working on Gratiot ;-)

Best,
Deb
http://www.civilwarstlouis.com
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