Second wife of Moses Triplett (1846-1938), a Civil War veteran of both the Confederate and Union armies. They were married in 1924 when Moses was 78 years old. Moses served first in the Confederate 53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment than transferred to the 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment under Col. Henry Burgwyn, Jr. a VMI graduate. He went missing from a hospital and ended up enlisting in the Union 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry known as "Kirk's Raiders" on August 1, 1864. He was discharged on April 9, 1865. He received a pension from the federal government which also made his wife and dependent daughter, Irene, eligible for one.
They were the parents of three children who died as infants: Phema, Patsy, and Billie Coolidge. Two children lived to adulthood.
Irene was born in 1930 when Mosses was 83 and Elida was 34. Irene was living in 2014 when an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal noting she was the only person still receiving a Civil War pension. Both Elida and Irene were mentally challenged.
A son, Everette, was born in 1933 when Moses was 87. Everette ran away at the age of 10 following his father's death and the move of Elida and Irene to the Wilkes County Poor House in 1943. Everette went to Roxboro, N. C. and worked in a saw mill. He became a bulldozer operator and died in 1996. He had a son, Charlie, who was interviewed for the 2014 Wall Street Journal article.
Irene was in a nursing home in 2014.
Information from the Wall Street Journal article, May 10, 2014, p. A1 & p. A10. Birth and death dates from the Social Security Death Index.
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First name of Elida found on her death certificate, middle initial of "A" and nickname of "Lydia" provided by FAG contributor FleshTo Bones FIND A GRAVE ID 47733024 on 7 June 2020.
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CemeteryMan (FAG Contributor #46921477) reported that he had learned from her death certificate the place of her burial.
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~K~ (FAG Contributor #47663643) reported her place of death as Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA on Jan. 2, 2016.
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~K~ (FAG Contributor #47663643) reported that her middle name was Lydia on May 27, 2016.
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Names of parents: James Avery Hall FAG# 100332325 and Edith E “Eda” Dula Hall FAG# 100332258 provided by FAG contributor Terry Lindsay FIND A GRAVE ID 47772503 on 7 Apr 2019.
They were the parents of three children who died as infants: Phema, Patsy, and Billie Coolidge. Two children lived to adulthood.
Irene was born in 1930 when Mosses was 83 and Elida was 34. Irene was living in 2014 when an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal noting she was the only person still receiving a Civil War pension. Both Elida and Irene were mentally challenged.
A son, Everette, was born in 1933 when Moses was 87. Everette ran away at the age of 10 following his father's death and the move of Elida and Irene to the Wilkes County Poor House in 1943. Everette went to Roxboro, N. C. and worked in a saw mill. He became a bulldozer operator and died in 1996. He had a son, Charlie, who was interviewed for the 2014 Wall Street Journal article.
Irene was in a nursing home in 2014.
Information from the Wall Street Journal article, May 10, 2014, p. A1 & p. A10. Birth and death dates from the Social Security Death Index.
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First name of Elida found on her death certificate, middle initial of "A" and nickname of "Lydia" provided by FAG contributor FleshTo Bones FIND A GRAVE ID 47733024 on 7 June 2020.
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CemeteryMan (FAG Contributor #46921477) reported that he had learned from her death certificate the place of her burial.
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~K~ (FAG Contributor #47663643) reported her place of death as Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA on Jan. 2, 2016.
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~K~ (FAG Contributor #47663643) reported that her middle name was Lydia on May 27, 2016.
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Names of parents: James Avery Hall FAG# 100332325 and Edith E “Eda” Dula Hall FAG# 100332258 provided by FAG contributor Terry Lindsay FIND A GRAVE ID 47772503 on 7 Apr 2019.
Second wife of Moses Triplett (1846-1938), a Civil War veteran of both the Confederate and Union armies. They were married in 1924 when Moses was 78 years old. Moses served first in the Confederate 53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment than transferred to the 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment under Col. Henry Burgwyn, Jr. a VMI graduate. He went missing from a hospital and ended up enlisting in the Union 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry known as "Kirk's Raiders" on August 1, 1864. He was discharged on April 9, 1865. He received a pension from the federal government which also made his wife and dependent daughter, Irene, eligible for one.
They were the parents of three children who died as infants: Phema, Patsy, and Billie Coolidge. Two children lived to adulthood.
Irene was born in 1930 when Mosses was 83 and Elida was 34. Irene was living in 2014 when an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal noting she was the only person still receiving a Civil War pension. Both Elida and Irene were mentally challenged.
A son, Everette, was born in 1933 when Moses was 87. Everette ran away at the age of 10 following his father's death and the move of Elida and Irene to the Wilkes County Poor House in 1943. Everette went to Roxboro, N. C. and worked in a saw mill. He became a bulldozer operator and died in 1996. He had a son, Charlie, who was interviewed for the 2014 Wall Street Journal article.
Irene was in a nursing home in 2014.
Information from the Wall Street Journal article, May 10, 2014, p. A1 & p. A10. Birth and death dates from the Social Security Death Index.
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First name of Elida found on her death certificate, middle initial of "A" and nickname of "Lydia" provided by FAG contributor FleshTo Bones FIND A GRAVE ID 47733024 on 7 June 2020.
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CemeteryMan (FAG Contributor #46921477) reported that he had learned from her death certificate the place of her burial.
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~K~ (FAG Contributor #47663643) reported her place of death as Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA on Jan. 2, 2016.
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~K~ (FAG Contributor #47663643) reported that her middle name was Lydia on May 27, 2016.
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Names of parents: James Avery Hall FAG# 100332325 and Edith E “Eda” Dula Hall FAG# 100332258 provided by FAG contributor Terry Lindsay FIND A GRAVE ID 47772503 on 7 Apr 2019.
They were the parents of three children who died as infants: Phema, Patsy, and Billie Coolidge. Two children lived to adulthood.
Irene was born in 1930 when Mosses was 83 and Elida was 34. Irene was living in 2014 when an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal noting she was the only person still receiving a Civil War pension. Both Elida and Irene were mentally challenged.
A son, Everette, was born in 1933 when Moses was 87. Everette ran away at the age of 10 following his father's death and the move of Elida and Irene to the Wilkes County Poor House in 1943. Everette went to Roxboro, N. C. and worked in a saw mill. He became a bulldozer operator and died in 1996. He had a son, Charlie, who was interviewed for the 2014 Wall Street Journal article.
Irene was in a nursing home in 2014.
Information from the Wall Street Journal article, May 10, 2014, p. A1 & p. A10. Birth and death dates from the Social Security Death Index.
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First name of Elida found on her death certificate, middle initial of "A" and nickname of "Lydia" provided by FAG contributor FleshTo Bones FIND A GRAVE ID 47733024 on 7 June 2020.
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CemeteryMan (FAG Contributor #46921477) reported that he had learned from her death certificate the place of her burial.
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~K~ (FAG Contributor #47663643) reported her place of death as Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA on Jan. 2, 2016.
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~K~ (FAG Contributor #47663643) reported that her middle name was Lydia on May 27, 2016.
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Names of parents: James Avery Hall FAG# 100332325 and Edith E “Eda” Dula Hall FAG# 100332258 provided by FAG contributor Terry Lindsay FIND A GRAVE ID 47772503 on 7 Apr 2019.
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