YANCEY COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - James Jackson Anglin - August 16, 1938
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Obituary - James Jackson Anglin - Confederate Veteran - August 16, 1938
Transcribed by Marshall Styles, marshallstyles@yahoo.com

Obituary, The Yancey Record, Thursday, August 18, 1938:
Confederate Veteran Dies At Micaville
Funeral Services For James Jackson Anglin

James Jackson Anglin of Micaville, one of the oldest men in the county, and 
one of the few surviving veterans of the War Between The States, died at his 
home at 9:30 Tuesday morning. He has been in declining health for the past two 
years. Mr. Anglin was born on March 25, 1844 and during his early manhood 
joined the Confederate Army and served creditably. He later settled in Yancey 
County. He was married in 1865 to Hannah Eliza Gardner, and to them were born 
six sons and three daughters. All of these survive except the two oldest. Mrs. 
Anglin died in 1904.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E.J. 
Harbison of Burnsville. Rev. R.E. Powell and Rev. Jesse Blalock assisted. Pall 
bearers were Bryan Griffeth, Bill Anglin, Bruce Anglin, J.Ben Griffith, Zeb 
Young, Ed Young, Albert Young, and Till Gouge. Burial was in the family 
cemetery at Double Island.

Mr. Anglin is survived by four sons, George, Till and Tarp of Burnsville, and 
Zeb of Asheville' three daughters, Mrs. Charles Young [Laura L.] of Windom, 
Mrs. Lynn Gouge [Ida] of Micaville, and Mrs. John Murphy of Los Angeles, 
California; twenty nine grandchildren; twenty seven great grandchildren, and 
four great-great grandchildren.
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Notes: (1) James Jackson Anglin was the son of John William Anglin and Rachel 
Evans Anglin, and the grand son of William M. Anglin and Elizabeth Austin 
Anglin; (2) Bryan Griffith = William Jennings Bryan Griffith who married Anna 
Lucy Anglin, granddaughter of the Veteran; (3) J. Ben Griffeth = 18 year-old 
John Benjamin Griffith, son of William Jennings Bryan Griffith & Anna Lucy 
Anglin; he married descendant Margaret Loucretia Banks; (4) Bruce Anglin 
likely is Bruce Kenneth Anglin, son of William Burgin Anglin, who likely is 
the pall bearer Bill Anglin.

Photocopy of the obituary notice courtesy of Margaret Loucretia Banks Griffith 
of Yancey County.

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