Henry Wiley Jefcoat

First Name: Henry
Middle Name(s): Wiley
Last Name: Jefcoat
Unit: 
Co. D, 20th South Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Private, Sergeant, First Sergeant
Residence (County): 
Orangeburg County, SC
Biography: 

Henry Wiley Jefcoat (b. ca. 1842) was a mechanic and farmer in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. He lived with Frederick K. Livingston Jr. (b. ca. 1823) and his family in 1860, along with his brother J. J. A. (Joel) Jefcoat. He served in Co. D, 20th South Carolina Infantry with his brothers, John J. and J. J. A. (Joel) Jefcoat. He survived the war. After the war, Henry married the Confederate widow of Dr. Patrick Henry Pou (1828-1865), who also served in Co. D, 20th South Carolina Infantry but was killed in the Civil War. Henry and  Maria Vernon Pou Livingston (b. ca. 1847) had at least ten children together.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11036 Jefcoat1 March 19, 1862 Henry Wiley Jefcoat John James Jefcoat James Island, Charleston County, SC Orangeburg County, SC
10952 Jefcoat2 April 6, 1862 Henry Wiley Jefcoat John James Jefcoat James Island, Charleston County, SC
11065 Jefcoat35 January 25, 1863 Henry Wiley Jefcoat John James Jefcoat Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, SC Orangeburg County, SC
11067 Jefcoat37 February 22, 1863 Henry Wiley Jefcoat , Calvin A. Jefcoat John James Jefcoat Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, SC Orangeburg County, SC
11084 Jefcoat53 September 1, 1863 John James Jefcoat , Henry Wiley Jefcoat Rachel Elizabeth Jefcoat SC Orangeburg County, SC
11094 Jefcoat63 December 1, 1863 John James Jefcoat , Henry Wiley Jefcoat Rachel Elizabeth Jefcoat Charleston County, SC Orangeburg County, SC

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