Jesse was a veteran of the U.S. Civil War, serving in the ConfederateArmy. He enlisted in Maxey's Lamar Rifles, CSA, serving as a private.
Lamar County Death Records, Bk # 1, p.133, #1380 listing the death ofJessee also lists the fact that he was of Irish nativity.
Jesse married Ellen Clement in 1864 in Lamar Co. TX. They are listedon the 1870 Lamar County Census in household # 564 with childrenClaborn, Flora N., and William.