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John Wayles Jefferson. John Wayles Jefferson (born John Wayles Hemings; May 8, 1835 – June 12, 1892), was an American businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He is believed to be a grandson of Thomas Jefferson; his paternal grandmother is Sarah (Sally) Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's mixed-race slave and half-sister to his wife.
John Wayles Jefferson was the grandson of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, but he hid his mixed-race heritage to pursue a successful career in the Union Army and business. Learn about his life, family, and legacy in this biography by the American Battlefield Trust.
After the war, John Wayles Jefferson settled in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was a prominent citizen, plantation owner, and wealthy cotton broker. He never married and died in Memphis, described in an obituary as “a model man.” Ancestry. Elizabeth Hemings 1735-1807; Sally Hemings 1773-1835; Eston Hemings Jefferson 1808-1856; John Wayles ...
Jul 20, 2020 · John Wayles Jefferson was a Union officer in the Civil War and the grandson of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, his slave mistress. He kept his "colored blood" a secret and is buried in Madison, Wisconsin, near his family.
John Wayles (January 31, 1715 – May 28, 1773) was a colonial American planter, slave trader and lawyer in colonial Virginia. He is historically best known as the father-in-law of Thomas Jefferson , the third president of the United States .
John Wayles Jefferson (born John Wayles Hemings; May 8, 1835 – June 12, 1892), was an American businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He is believed to be a grandson of Thomas Jefferson; his paternal grandmother is Sarah (Sally) Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's mixed-race slave and half-sister to his wife.
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John Wayles Jefferson (May 8, 1835 - July 12, 1892) was born free in Charlottesville, Virginia, likely a grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. His birth name was John Wayles Hemings. The eldest son of Eston Hemings (1808-1856) and Julia Ann Isaacs Hemings (1814-1889), he was the grandson of Sarah (Sally) Hemings, a slave owned by Thomas Jefferson.
