April 16, 2009
Steward, Henry - Submitted by Miranda
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46845672
b. Mar. 12, 1888 d. Dec. 29, 1950
Nick Wax Cemetery
Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana, USA
Thomas, Alseen Watkins - Submitted by Regina Porter
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47020940
b. Mar. 7, 1919 d. Mar. 15, 1957
Nick Wax Cemetery
Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana, USA
Townsend, William Issac, III - Submitted by Candice
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46490668
b. unknown d. 1976
Nick Wax Cemetery
Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana, USA
TURNER, EDWARD, Sr - Submitted by Doris Turner
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46918806
b. 1931 d. 1971
Nick Wax Cemetery
Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana, USA
Nick Wax cemetery in East Baton Rogue Parish has been reported as endangered
(c. 2000 see URL http://www.savinggraves-us.org/la/reports/nickwax.htm )
Strangely enough, there is a Nick Wax who is listed as deceased from Gratiot S Regiment Co. B in the following article from the internet archive. The cemetery, in East Baton Rouge Parish, was reported with the spelling Nick Wax whereas the USGS has no alternate spellings and spells the cemetery Nickwack.
Knowing nothing of this cemetery, or Civil War history, I'm posting the information to the list and blog in hopes that someone can shed some light on this cemetery or the soldier, Nick Wax of Gratiot S Regiment Co. B. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists the name, Nick Wax, 3rd Arkansas Infantry (likely The Hempstead Rifles?), but in Co. C from Film Number M376 roll 24..
No.
Soldier Name
Side
Function
Regiment Name
1
Wax, Nick
Confederate
Infantry
3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (State Troops)
Nick Wax was also listed as deceased in the following title from the Internet Archive which also describes the actions of Louisiana troops.
CONFEDERATE
MILITARY HISTORY
A LIBRARY OF CONFEDERATE
STATES HISTORY, IN TWELVE
VOLUMES, WRITTEN BY DISTIN
GUISHED MEN OF THE SOUTH,
AND EDITED BY GEN. CLEMENT
A. EVANS OF GEORGIA.
VOL. X.
Atlanta, Ga.
Confederate Publishing Company
1899
Nick Wax died following an engagement with Union forces at Wilson's Creek or Oak Hill near Springfield Missiouri per a description from
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/frontier.html
A search of the BLM GLO Records indicate two land patents in Louisiana, and one in Missouri under the name WAX.
Thomas A. Wax 1908 St. Landry Parish
Fred Wax 1917 St. Landry Parish
Jacob Wax, Sergent, Captain Elliots Co. Virginia Militia (War of 1812) Missouri
assigned to Amos Thompson
Family Search - IN Louisiana
Nicholas WAX Household Male
Other Information: Birth Year <1832> Birthplace PRUS Age 48 Occupation Grocer Marital Status M
Source Information: Census Place Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana Family History Library Film 1254452 NA Film Number T9-0452 Page Number 352A
