Jacob Spencer Spencer Plunk (1839 - 1914)

Born 27 Aug 1839 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States

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Died 9 Dec 1914 at age 75 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Jacob Spencer Plunk was born on 27 Aug 1839 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States. His parents were Calvin David Plunk (1816 - 1898) and Anna Henrietta Gage (1819 - 1898). Jacob Plunk enlisted with the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry, USA, on Aug 25, 1862, at Bethel, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. He had a complicated enlistment, deserting, held at Fort Pickering in Shelby County, Tennessee after his court marshall. ^[1]. For all the trouble he had during his Civil War service, he still applied for a Pension in 1870 and again in 1893. His widow applied in 1917. His pension card confirms his date of death.^[2]

His siblings were...

1. Elizabeth Plunk (1838 - 1904)
2. Abraham Plunk (1842 - 1916)
3. Susanna Plunk (1845 - 1868)
4. Mary Ann Plunk (1848 - 1908)
5. Lucinda Plunk (1850 - 1927)
6. Jonathan David Plunk (1853 - 1919)
7. Solomon Plunk (1856 - 1860)
8. Nathaniel A Plunk (1857 - 1929)
9. Charles W Plunk (1861 - 1899)

Jacob Spencer died on 9 Dec 1914 in McNairy aged 75.

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Jacob was born in 1839. He passed away in 1914.

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1. ↑ Title Page 1 Military Unit: Sixth Cavalry Full Name: Plunk, Jacob S Age: 22 Year: 1863 Estimated Birth Year: 1840 - 1841 Conflict Period: Civil War (Union) Branch: Union Army Served for: United States of America Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Tennessee Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee Content Source: The National Archives Publication Number: M395 Content Source: NARA Content Partner: NARA National archives catalog id: 300398 National archives catalog title: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866 Language: English Country: United States Fold3 job: 10-015 Fold3 publication year: 2010 Record Group: 94 State: Tennessee Roll: 0058
2. ↑ Plunk, Jacob S. State: Tennessee Name: Plunk, Jacob S. Date: 16 Apr 1917 Arm of Service: Cavalry Regiment: 6 Company: B Rank: [Blank] State/arm of service: [Null] Company/regiment: [Null] Roll Number: 533 Conflict Period: Other Service Served for: United States of America Views: 30 Add a correction Civil War Pensions Index Publication Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. Content Source: The National Archives Publication Number: T289 Nara Catalog Id: 2588825 Nara Catalog Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942 Collection title: Civil War Pensions Publisher: NARA Record Group: 15 Roll: _pub57_synthroll5179_

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[1] Research by Henry Hanson