Capt. Artemus Jennings ERVIN

HAIRSTON.org ID#1077, b. 21 July 1842, d. 20 September 1928
Father*Edwin Alexander ERVIN1 b. 7 Mar 1820, d. 9 Dec 1878
Mother*Virginia Pou JENNINGS b. 14 Mar 1824, d. 7 Apr 1879
Birth*Capt. Artemus Jennings ERVIN was born on 21 July 1842 in Mississippi.2,1,3 
He was the son of Edwin Alexander ERVIN and Virginia Pou JENNINGS.1 
Census 1850Capt. Artemus Jennings ERVIN appeared on the 1850 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 1 October 1850 in Lowndes County, Mississippi;


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Census 1860Capt. Artemus Jennings ERVIN appeared on the 1860 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 10 August 1860 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.5


 
Military*Artemus Jennings Ervin enlisted 19 May 1861 at harpers ferry, Virginia, with Company E, 11th Mississippi Regiment, CSA. He was wounded at Gettysburg on 3 July 1863. He was wounded again at he the Weldon Railroad 18 August 1864. He was shot on 19 April 1865. He was desribed as six feet tall, dark complextion, dark hair and dark eyes. 
Marriage*Capt. Artemus Jennings ERVIN married Elizabeth Hollie ERVIN, daughter of William Ethelbert ERVIN Jr. and Sarah McGee KENNEDY, on 29 September 1864 in Lowndes County, Mississippi; By Rev. A. H. Bartley.6 
Census 1870*Capt. Artemus Jennings ERVIN appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi, A J Ervin Farmer $3000, $1200, Elizabeth 27, Derrell 4, William 1.7

 
Census 1880*He appeared on the census of 1880 in Beat 4, Lowndes County, Mississippi.8

 
Census 1900*He appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in Beat 4, Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Art J 57, Eliza H 57, Willie E 31, Kate E 28, Art J 26, Malcon W 23, Frank K 17.3

 
Census 1910*He appeared on the census of 1910 in Beat 4, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Artemus J 67, Holly 67, William E 40, Kate H 36, Frank K 26, Peter Hairston 30, Martha Williams 14 (black servant).9

 
Census 1920*He appeared on the census of 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Artemus, Kate 37 (daughter), Susan Love (black cook).10 
Death*He died on 20 September 1928 at age 86.11 
Burial*He was buried in Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.11

 

Family

Elizabeth Hollie ERVIN b. 28 Oct 1842, d. 6 Dec 1915
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S284] Ervin Family Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1780 to 1857 estimated to have been written in 1857 and is in very poor, but readable condition. Passed down by my great grandmother Virginia Antionette Ervin's family after she died in 1890., Personal Collection - original documents.
  2. [S1] Bethel Presbyterian Church Records, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  3. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S87] Bible - G.W. Hairston III; G.W. Hairston, III.
  7. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  10. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  11. [S13] Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, MS.
Last Edited23 Nov 2021