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James Jefferson Ellison Rollins[1]

Male 1833 - 1863  (29 years)


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  • Name James Jefferson Ellison Rollins 
    Born 10 Nov 1833  Mooresboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Jul 1863  Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2615  Main Tree
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2009 

    Father Jonas Rollins,   b. 4 Jan 1795, Mooresboro, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1868, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Allison,   b. 18 Mar 1801, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1881, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1819  Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 2 _PREF Y
    Family ID F1139  Group Sheet

    Family Sarah Elizabeth Wilson,   b. Abt 1840, Of Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 Jul 1863  Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 2 _PREF Y
    Children 
     1. William Allison Rollins,   b. 1857, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Harve Rollins,   b. 28 Jul 1859, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1922, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +3. Commodore Perry Rollins,   b. 26 Feb 1861, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1897, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    Family ID F1071  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • BURIAL: Oakwood Cemetery

      DEATH: Died of wounds suffered at Gettysburg (died in a Federal hospital near battlefield) . He was a Sgt. in Co H, 28th NC Infantry Regiment. Bud Willis found his grave (the famil y had looked for years) in Raleigh, NC at the Oakwood Cemetery. James Jefferson died in a Federal hospital near Gettysburg. He was wounded in the left leg a nd right shoulder on July 3, 1863, and taken prisoner. He was first buried near Gettysburg and right after the War his body was relocated to the Oakland Cemetery in Raleigh, NC.

      BURIAL: Oakwood Cemetery

  • Sources 
    1. [S29] Family Records: Young, Sara -- CD, Sara Young, (Receive on CD January 2001).

    2. [S509] Jonas Rollins Family Bible.