Lt. James Blair Scudder

1833 - 1862  (29 years)

Celete Embree

1833 -

Birth	1833
Family	Lt. James Blair Scudder           b. 1833, Mississippi
Married	14 Apr 1859	Wilkinson Co., Mississippi
Children	+ 1. Edward Nathaniel Scudder           b. 14 Jan 1860, "Holly Retreat", Wilkinson Co., Mississippi

Edward Nathaniel Scudder

1860 - 1942  (82 years)

Birth	14 Jan 1860	"Holly Retreat", Wilkinson Co., Mississippi
Died	25 Jan 1942
Buried	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Lt. James Blair Scudder           b. 1833, Mississippi
Mother	Celete Embree           b. 1833
Married	14 Apr 1859	Wilkinson Co., Mississippi
Family	Seymoura Longley "Mona" Fayssoux           b. 15 Feb 1865, Louisiana
Married	3 Dec 1887
Children	+ 1. Celete Scudder           b. 1889, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Monita Scudder           b. 19 Feb 1892, Mayersville, Issaquena Co., Mississippi + 3. Fayssoux Scudder           b. 1892, Mayersville, Issaquena Co., Mississippi + 4. Sarah Scudder           b. 3 May 1895, Mayersville, Issaquena Co., Mississippi + 5. Col. Irvine Callender Scudder           b. 9 Oct 1895, Biloxi, Harrison Co., Mississippi

Seymoura Longley "Mona" Fayssoux

1865 - 1922  (57 years)

Birth	15 Feb 1865	Louisiana
Died	12 Apr 1922
Buried	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Callender Irvine Fayssoux           b. 1 Nov 1820, St. Louis, Missouri
Mother	Sarah Antoinette McLellan           b. 19 Aug 1839, Warren, Knox Co., Maine
Married	24 Oct 1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Edward Nathaniel Scudder           b. 14 Jan 1860, "Holly Retreat", Wilkinson Co., Mississippi
Married	3 Dec 1887
Children	+ 1. Celete Scudder           b. 1889, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Monita Scudder           b. 19 Feb 1892, Mayersville, Issaquena Co., Mississippi + 3. Fayssoux Scudder           b. 1892, Mayersville, Issaquena Co., Mississippi + 4. Sarah Scudder           b. 3 May 1895, Mayersville, Issaquena Co., Mississippi + 5. Col. Irvine Callender Scudder           b. 9 Oct 1895, Biloxi, Harrison Co., Mississippi

• Name	James Blair Scudder
  Prefix	Lt.
  Birth	1833	Mississippi
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	CSA Officer. Served as a a 2nd Lieutenant in the 38th Mississippi Cavalry, Co. D. He died during the War, in a hospital in Okolona.
  		Veteran's Headstone application for James B. Scudder
  Death	18 Jun 1862	Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi
  Will probated	2 Sep 1862	Wilkinson Co., Mississippi   [1]
  Burial	Okolona Confederate Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississppi   [2, 3]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13121847/james-blair-scudder
  Origins
  Person ID	I3388
  Last Modified	23 May 2025

  
  

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  Spouse / Partner	Celete Embree           b. 1833
  Marriage	14 Apr 1859	Wilkinson Co., Mississippi
  Children	+ 1. Edward Nathaniel Scudder           b. 14 Jan 1860, "Holly Retreat", Wilkinson Co., Mississippi           d. 25 Jan 1942 (Age 82 years) └─ Seymoura Longley "Mona" Fayssoux  (Age 57 years)  m. 3 Dec 1887
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1833 - Mississippi  Marriage - 14 Apr 1859 - Wilkinson Co., Mississippi  Death - 18 Jun 1862 - Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi  Will probated - 2 Sep 1862 - Wilkinson Co., Mississippi  Burial - - Okolona Confederate Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississppi   = Link to Google Earth
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  The Civil War - Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina This page includes family members on this site from Louisiana and relations from Mississippi and South Carolina who fought in the war, virtually all for the Confederacy.

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Lt. James Blair Scudder". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3388&tree=1sttree (accessed June 20, 2025).