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- info from Ruth Royston ( Champlin)
Joel Plumlee born in Carrol County Arkansas, who fought in the Civil War (North) County Surveyor, Sheriff, served on juries. Had 11 children, see info under Julie Champlin
per Earl T. Fulkerson 12/88: Joel Plumlee carried a ball in his lung until he died at age 57. He was a great swimmer. He had a farm on an island on the White river in Arkansas, at Berryville.
per J. Randall Houp:
Joel Plumlee, Jr. born the 28 May 1837 in Carrol County, Arkansas and died in 1889 in Carroll County, Arkansas. He is buried at the Black Jack cemetery ,just north of Berryville, Arkansas. Joel Plumlee, Jr. Married Mary Jane Potter, daughter of Milton M. Potter on the 26 December 1864 in Webster County, Missouri. Mary Jane (Potter) Plumlee was born the 23 May 1847 in Drew County Arkansas and died the 30 May 1920 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County , Colorado. Civil War records found on Joel Plumlee, Jr. indicate thtat he was married once before, but his first wife, name unknown, died during the Civil War and that there were not any children born to this union. Joel Plumlee, Jr., along with his brothers, Zachariah Plumlee, Francis Marion Plumlee and Charles Montgomery Plumlee all served inthe same unit together during the Civil War, on the Union side in Company "I" of the 24th Missouri Regiment Infantry. Joel Plumlee, Jr. enlisted the 24 November 1861 at Rolla, Missouri and was mustered into duty as a private on the 28 December 1861, into Company "H", but on the 1 January 1862 was transferred to Company "I" . During the battle at Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, on the 9 April 1864, he received a gunshot through his left breast, which disabled him for 6 months. He was also taken prisoner at this place, but after two months confinement, made his escape and returned back to his regiment. After the Civil War, he engaged in farming and returned to Carroll County, Arkansas in1867.
He served three years in Carroll County, Arkansas as surveyor. In 1884, he was elected sheriff and collector and served until 1886. There were 11 children born to Joel, Jr. and Mary Jane (Potter) Plumlee, but 3 died in infancy, so only eight are listed: Francis Marion Plumlee, born 12 November 1865 and died 19 May 1946; Nancy L. Plumlee, born February 1867, death date not known; Julia M. Plumlee, born June 1870, death date not known; Elizabeth Columbia Plumlee, born 1 December 1873, death date not known; William Montgomery Plumlee, born 16 September 1877 and died in August 1850; Mary Gertrude Plumlee, born 27 December 1879, death date not known; Cora Virginia, born 12 June 1884 and died 12 May 1943; and Lester T. Plumlee, born 16 August 1887, death date not known.
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1837 - 1889 (51 years)
