Thomas Jefferson Torbert
b. 10 September 1824, d. 1 April 1904
- Father: James Anthony Torbert b. 9 August 1794, d. 9 December 1835
- Mother: Ann R. Cunningham b. 25 December 1795, d. 22 May 1877
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert was born on 10 September 1824 in Erie, Greene County, Alabama.
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Marengo County, Alabama.
- He married Rebecca Priscilla Sledge, daughter of Sylvester Smith Sledge and Emma Whitfield Clark, on 28 April 1852 in Marengo County, Alabama.
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert and Rebecca Priscilla Sledge appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included James Anthony Torbert, Sylvester Sledge Torbert, Edward Everett Torbert and Edna Emma Torbert.
- He was a planter, according to the 1860 census.
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert and Rebecca Priscilla Sledge appeared in the 1866 Alabama state census in Marengo County, Alabama. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included James Anthony Torbert, Sylvester Sledge Torbert, Florence Torbert, Edward Everett Torbert, Edna Emma Torbert and Thomas Jefferson Torbert Jr.
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert and Rebecca Priscilla Sledge appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Spring Hill Beat, Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included James Anthony Torbert, Sylvester Sledge Torbert, Edward Everett Torbert, Edna Emma Torbert and Thomas Jefferson Torbert Jr.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert and Rebecca Priscilla Sledge appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Spring Hill, Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Thomas Jefferson Torbert Jr., Alexander Torbert and James Anthony Torbert.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert became a widower at the 21 February 1895 death of his wife Rebecca Priscilla Sledge.
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert died on 1 April 1904 at age 79 in Old Spring Hill, Marengo County, Alabama.
- He was interred at Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery, Old Spring Hill, Marengo County, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 12 Aug 2013
Family: Rebecca Priscilla Sledge b. 20 March 1833, d. 21 February 1895
- James Anthony Torbert+ b. 20 February 1853, d. 8 March 1924
- Sylvester Sledge Torbert b. 15 May 1854, d. 18 December 1882
- Florence Torbert b. circa 1856, d. between 1866 and 1870
- Edward Everett Torbert b. 10 February 1858, d. 4 October 1900
- Edna Emma Torbert b. 19 December 1859, d. 5 February 1875
- Thomas Jefferson Torbert Jr.+ b. 9 June 1863, d. 2 December 1908
- Alexander Torbert+ b. 15 January 1870, d. 5 March 1939