Thomas-Lowndes County GaArchives Biographies.....Cone, Isam March 3, 1831 - November 18, 1907
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Author: Muriel Elizabeth Wicks 



14.  ISHAM WALKER4 CONE (JOHN BARBER3, JOSEPH2, WILLIAM1) was born March 03, 
1831 in Thomas Co., Ga., and died November 18, 1907 in Starke, Fl.  He married 
(1) BARBARY M. MILTON March 02, 1854 in Thomas Co., Ga., daughter of NATHANIEL 
MILTON and FRANCES JONES.  She was born August 07, 1832 in Georgia, and died 
May 29, 1873 in Union Co., Fl..  He married (2) ELIZABETH WHITE June 30, 1874 
in Bradford Co., Fl..  She was born May 06, 1842 in Liberty Co,. Ga., and died 
June 08, 1923 in Bradford Co., Fl..

 

Notes for ISHAM WALKER CONE:

The 1860 Census lists:

I.W. Cone age 30

Barbary (Milton) Age: 26 Sex: F

Julia Age: 3 Sex: F

Thomas Age: 2 Sex: M

Margaret Age: 1/12 Sex: F

 

I. W. Cone, Private, Enlisted March 17, 1862 in Capt. Robert Hardee's Co. H, 
9th. Georgia Regiment ("Brooks Rifles") Brooks Co., Ga., Ga Voluntary Infantry 
Army of the North Virginia; Private on 1 Mar. 1862 and 28 Feb. 1865. 

 

"I was wounded at the 2nd. Battle of Manassas Virginia in August, 1962: in the 
left thigh.... by

gunshot wound, the ball striking my thigh at the inside just above my left 
knee....., breaking 

the small bone beneath my left knee joint."

 

Honorably discharged April, 1865 at General Lee's surrender (at Appomattox).

 

Jan. 10, 1902 applied for a pension (He was 72 yrs. old). The physician who 
examined him stated

"He was crippled from war wound in left thigh and leg; was suffering with Gall 
Bladder problems;

and appeared nervous". 

 

He was granted a pension of $96 per. annum in 1902. It was renewed by his 
widow  Nov. 30, 1907 and

was raised to $120 per annum.

 

He is buried in Crosby Lake Cemetery, Plat 3, Section 30, Township 6, S., 
Range 22, E.

Directions: From the intersection of State Hwy. #17 and #48 (Kingsley Avenue) 
in the town of Starke,

Fl., go north on #48 for three miles to Crosby Lake Cemetery, which lies on 
the left side of the Highway.

 

(Submitted by: Muriel Elizabeth Wicks (Escobar). 

 

More About ISHAM WALKER CONE:

Burial: Crosby Lake Cemetery, Starke, Fl.

Cause of death (Facts Pg): Gall Bladder

Military service: Confederate Soldier

Occupation: Farmer

Residence: Thomas Co. Ga./Bradford Co., Fl 

      


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