James Wesley Inman (1866 - 1917)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 2 Military 3 Disappearance 4 Findings 5 Notes 6 Sources

Biography

James Wesley Inman was born in 1866 in Hamblen County, Tennessee to Sarah Cooper and William Inman. He served in the Spanish American War. He had a twin brother, Henry Inman. He had seven siblings, counting his twin and an infant sister that died.

James married Jennie Hazelwood in 1888 and they had three children: John, Katie, and Harry. Jennie died in 1895. The children were five years old and younger when Jennie died.

Military

James served in the Spanish American War in 1898-1899.

Fold 3 shows the following information of James W Inman's Spanish-American War service ^[1][2]

Spanish-American War

Enlistment : Private

Served for United States Army

4 Tennessee Infantry

Company G, K

Discharge: Private

https://www.fold3.com/page/632016474-james-w-inman/facts

Discharged Savannah, Georgia, May 6, 1799 ( see VA form) ^[3]https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2016/41/158041817_1455205084.jpg

VA info

Disappearance

In 1895, James was last seen at Jennie's funeral. He disappeared after her funeral and was never seen or heard from again. James' parents and siblings didn't even see or hear from him again. The three children were raised by their grandmother, Mary Katherine Spoon-Hazelwood. Mary Katherine was a widow.

In the 1970's, an Inman family member sent a letter to the Veterans Administration and found out a little information about James.

In the 2000's, Thanks to the internet, people have been doing genealogical research on James and the Inmans'. The people that are doing research on the internet found out a lot more information about James.

Findings

After disappearing from Jennie's funeral, James went to Anderson County, Tennessee. In 1898, He married his second wife, Rosa McQueen and they had two children: Lealon and Hutson. They also had a daughter, Flora, that died when she was nine years old. Rosa died sometime in the early 1900's. Rosa had no idea he was previously married with young children.

In 1905, James married Catherine (Cassie) Ward in Campbell County, Tennessee. They had four children: Sam, Richard, Burgon, and Maggie.

When James married Catherine, she didn't know he had two sons: Hutson and Lealon Inman. James had left one day and returned later with his two sons. Catherine and James did raise them with their other four children that they had together. Lealon died and Hutson was still raised by Catherine and James. Catherine didn't know he had been married twice before.

In 1906, there was a marriage license for James and Miss Mattie White. It was wrote across a license. The license was returned and not used. They were never married.

James died in 1917 and Catherine Ward filed for his pension. Catherine raised their four children and Hutson after James' death. Catherine never knew about his previous marriages, especially the first wife and children.

Notes

• It has been said that James went AWOL during his war service and put in prison for a short time. I haven't been able to find proof of this.

No sources found for POW or AWOL during service.Richardson-7161 18:31, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/page/632016474-james-w-inman
2. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/page/632016474-james-w-inman/facts
3. ↑ https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2016/41/158041817_1455205084.jpg

• 1870 ?

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7Z-WG6 : 15 July 2017), James W Inman in household of William Inman, Dykes, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 70, sheet 342C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1258; FHL microfilm 1,255,258.

• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V54Y-WW3 : 28 September 2017), James W Inman and Jennie C Hazelwood, 02 Sep 1888; citing Hamblen, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 45, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 969,614.

• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X81T-7PG : 21 December 2016), James W. Inman and Rosa Mcqueen, 08 Jun 1898; citing , Anderson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 979,318.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4W-SZM : 4 December 2014), J W Inman and Cassie Ward, 12 May 1905; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 522, Campbell, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNF9-ZGH : 4 December 2014), J Wesley Inman and Mattie White, 30 Nov 1906; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• https://www.fold3.com/page/632016474-james-w-inman
• 1910 ?

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-D5DT : 7 June 2016), James Wesley Inman, 1917; Burial, Caryville, Campbell, Tennessee, United States of America, James Ward Branch; citing record ID 158041817

• Find A Grave Memorial

• https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-115hdoc44/pdf/CDOC-115hdoc44.pdf

• Information told to Greta Moody by her grandmother, Kathleen Kinnick-Shropshire. Kathleen told of information that her mother, Katie Inman-Kinnick had told her.

• Information told to Greta Moody by relatives of James Wesley Inman, Rosa McQueen, and Catherine Inman.