The Kingrey family immigrated to north Louisiana in 1859. Their 2nd son, Abram, enlisted in the LA 8th Infantry soon after Louisiana seceded from the Union. There is no record that he remained with his regiment after January 1862. Joseph Jackson “J.J.” followed his older brother into the CSA infantry a few months later in […]
Category: Abram J Kingrey (1839-1889)
Three Brothers: The Summer Soldier
Seaborn Kingrey (1805-1882) and Rebecca Rogers (1814-1886) were married in Georgia in 1836. Seaborn had been orphaned since the age of 13. He spent some time in Florida before returning to Wilkinson County, GA. Seaborn and Rebecca lived in central Georgia for 20 years before moving to north Louisiana. Their ninth child, Samson Riley Kingrey, […]