John B Kimbrough
John Kimbrough was born in 1842 and was the son of Pleasant Kimbrough from Jefferson Co., TN. He first married Sarah R. Pate who died June 4, 1863. He married Rachel Vina Dickinson on July 16, 1867 in Thorn Hill (Marion Co.) AL, where they lived until his death October 14, 1891, and had the following children: Sarah J., born 1871; James Henry, born 1873; John Wesley, born 1876; David F., born 1878; Mary F., born 1880; Benjamin Harrison, born 1889; and a posthumous daughter, Ireny Levina, born 1892. John is buried in New Hope Cemetery in eastern Marion County and has a militry headstone. He was on the march from Atlanta to Savannah, GA
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Service records compiled by Glenda Todd and used with her permission. This and other information about the history of the First and the men who fought with the unit
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