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James Templeton Sr.
(1748-1824)
Margaret Jane Taylor
(1759-1848)
John Hitch
(1773-1849)
Katherine Hanna
(1783-1851)
David Clark Templeton
(1805-1880)
Margaret Hanna Hitch
(1813-1844)
James Ludy Templeton
(1837-1863)

 

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James Ludy Templeton

  • Born: 03 Apr 1837, SC 1 2
  • Died: 30 May 1863, SC
  • Buried: Abt 02 Jun 1863, Rocky Springs Church Cemetery, Laurens Co., SC
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James L. Templeton (1837-1863) was born in Laurens County and one of three Templeton brothers who became part of the 3rd South Carolina Infantry. He enlisted there as a Private on Apr 14 1861 for 12 months with Company A and mustered in at Columbia, SC on Jun 6 1861. On May 13 1862, after his initial 12 month hitch was over, he reenlisted for 2 years. Later that year, on Dec 13 1862, he was gravely wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg and sent to the hospital in Charlottesville, VA. He never recovered from his wounds and died at the hospital on May 30 1863. He is buried in the Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Laurens County, SC where the inscription on his tombstone states; Mortally wounded at Fredericksburg, VA, on Dec 13 1862.


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Sources


1 1850 SC Census, Listed as age 12 in Laurens Co.

2 1860 SC Census, Listed as age 22 in Laurens Co.


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