Dandridge Thompson Gailey^{[1, 2, 3]}

1822 - 1871  (48 years)

• Name	Dandridge Thompson Gailey
  Born	Dec 18, 1822	Lawrence county, Alabama, USA   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	May 03, 1871	Pond Spring (wheeler Station), Alabama, USA
  Notes	Dandridge Gailey worked as a blacksmith on the Lawrence County, AL plantation of the former Confederate cavalry commander, General Joseph Wheeler.  Thomas H. Jones, brother-in-law of Wheeler, shot and killed Dandridge and wounded his son, Elam, on May 3, 1871.  If you would like to read an interesting history lesson regarding the turning of the wheels of justice in Alabama, get a copy of The Alabama Review, A Quarterly Journal of Alabama History, (Alabama Historical Association, The University of Alabama Press, Vol. 50, No. 3, July, 1997).  The issue contains an article written by Peter Branum and entitled "General Joe Wheeler and the Dandridge Galey Murder Trial, 1871 - 1873".  Further information regarding this bizarre murder trial may be found in the Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL.  Review the  Wheeler Family Papers, 1809 1943, Box 40, Folder 4.
  Person ID	I87156	mykindred
  Last Modified	Nov 9, 2005

  
  

  Father	Andrew Gailey,   b. 1790, Knox county, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 1868, Rusk county, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Martha Isbell,   b. circa 1790,   d. Bef 1840, Lawrance county, Alabama, USA  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Married	circa 1810	Warren county, Tennessee, USA
  Married	Bef 1812
  Notes	No marriage record has been found.  The date has been based upon the year of the birth of their first child.  The location for the marriage has been based upon the facts that both Martha's and Andrew's parents lived in Warren County, TN at the time.
  Family ID	F29336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Melissa Simpson,   b. Nov 05, 1823, Lawrance county, Alabama, USA ,   d. Dec 22, 1900, Kemp, Kaufman county, Texas, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Dec 20, 1846	Mount Hope, Lawrence county, Alabama, USA
  Children	1. John Elam Gailey,   b. Sep 19, 1847, Courtland, Lawrence county, Alabama, USA ,   d. Dec 27, 1927, Kemp, Kaufman county, Texas, USA  (Age 80 years)   2. Laura Adaline Gailey,   b. Nov 10, 1850, Lawrence county, Alabama, USA ,   d. Sep 22, 1852, Lawrence county, Alabama, USA  (Age 1 years)   3. Martha Harriett Gailey,   b. Jan 28, 1853,   d. Y   4. James Ewing Gailey,   b. Mar 23, 1855, Lawrence county, Alabama, USA ,   d. May 03, 1936, Decatur, Morgan county, Alabama, USA  (Age 81 years)   5. Nancy Caroline Gailey,   b. Dec 27, 1857, Lawrence county, Alabama, USA ,   d. Jan 03, 1941, Courtland, Lawrence county, Alabama, USA  (Age 83 years)   6. Clara Jane Gailey,   b. Dec 25, 1860,   d. Jun 30, 1865  (Age 4 years)   7. William Andrew Gailey,   b. Dec 12, 1864,   d. Aug 08, 1865  (Age 0 years)   8. Robert Lee Gailey,   b. Aug 04, 1866, Courtland, Lawrence county, Alabama, USA ,   d. Apr 06, 1940, Kemp, Kaufman county, Texas, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F29342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1468] Lawrence County, AL 1850 Census, p 416. 8th District, Family No. 723. Dandridge Thompson and Margaret (Simpson) Gailey were living with the John M Simpson family. [S1302] Lawrence County, AL 1860 Census, p 976. Southern District, Moulton Township, Dandridge Thompson Gailey family. [S1128] Gedcom - Shirley, Raymond. [S1468] Lawrence County, AL 1850 Census, 8th District, Family # 723, p 416. Dandridge Thompson Gailey family.