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Rodophil E. Jeter November 30 1821 - unknown
Taylor-Green County KyArchives Biography

Author: Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, Volume 5
CAPT. RODOPHIL E. JETER was born November 30, 1821, and is the sixth of nine
children born to Anderson and Sorrow S. (Allen) Jeter, natives of Amelia and
Cumberland Counties, Va., and of English and Irish descent, respectively.
Anderson Jeter was born September 11, 1786, and his marriage occurred December
1, 1809. Upon the breaking out of the war of 1812, he recruited a camp of
volunteers at Chinquain Church, Amelia County, Va., of which camp he was
commissioned captain, and after the battle of Norfolk, Va., was promoted to be
major. Soon after the close of the war, in 1816, he removed with his family to
Green County, Ky., and bought some 700 acres of land, upon which he resided
until his death November 20, 1842. He owned a large number of slaves in addition
to his real estate; but suffered severe financial losses by endorsing too freely
for his friends. For many years he was colonel in the old State militia.
His father, Randolphil Jeter, Sr., was also born in Old Virginia, where he
represented his country for six consecutive terms in the Legislature, and
was a veteran in the Revolutionary war, attaining to the rank of colonel.
Mrs. Sorrow S. (Allen) Jeter was born May 13, 1890, and departed this line
in December, 1842. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and
afterward of the Baptist Church.  Her father, John Allen, was also a native
of the Old Commonwealth. Her maternal grandfather was the Hon. John Austin,
who was one of the wealthiest planters in Virginia, and owned also some
14,000 acres of land in Clark County, Ky. Capt. Rodophil E. Jeter, a native
of Green County, Ky., is a man of wide and varied information, having been
an extensive, close and careful reader all his life. Until he was nearly
twenty-one years old, when he was married, he lived on his father's farm.
Soon after his marriage he commenced to learn cabinet-making and the
carpenter's trade, serving an apprenticeship of three years. After this he
followed his trades in Green County, until the breaking out of the late
civil war. In April and May, 1861, he recruited and organized a camp of
Home Guards of 130 men, under the "Armed Neutrality" act, procuring arms
for his camp from Gen. Rousseau (then stationed at Jeffersonville, Ind.),
by paying the freight on them himself. These were the first Union arms or
"Lincoln guns," as they were called, ever suffered to come into Kentucky.
He also furnished his men with drums and other equipments, and ammunition,
at his own expense. The camp was recruited in the neighborhood of Cane
Valley, in Adair County, at which place they were drilled. They did not go
into camp, however, but remained at their homes, being called together when
wanted by a signal. When Gen. Buckner invaded the State September, 1861,
his camp was called together one night to escort the money from the
Greensburg Bank to the Railway, from whence it was conveyed to Louisville.
On the 23d of the same month he went into camp with his company at
Greensburg, under the call of the State for troops for the United States
service, and was mustered as Company C, of the Thirteenth Kentucky
Volunteer Infantry, on the 31st of the following December, paying his own
expenses from September to that date with the exception of one month, when
they were paid by the State. He served with his regiment until the battle
of Corinth, Miss., in 1862, when he resigned on account of disability
caused by his horse falling with him while on a scout. He participated in
the battle of Shiloh, as well as many other lesser engagements. After his
return from the army he was appointed provost-marshal for Green, Taylor and
Adair Counties, serving as such until the beginning of the draft in 1864,
when his territory was restricted to Taylor County. In 1863 he was taken
prisoner by Col. Scott, of the First Louisiana Cavalry, but was released on
parole. After the war he was appointed general storekeeper for thirteen
counties, in the internal revenue service, serving for three years, and was
engaged in the hotel business at Campbellsville during a part of the same
time. Afterward he engaged in the lumber and stave business at the same
place, which he continued for several years. He was one of the leading men
in securing the building of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, of which road he
is now and has ever since been one of the directors. He has served as city
marshall, city judge, magistrate and postmaster ford a short time.
Notwithstanding the fact that he lost a large number of slaves by the war,
he is still a wealthy man, and for the past year has lived a retired life.
Capt. Jeter was married January 6, 1842, to Miss Martha A. Chaudoin, a
native of Green County, Ky., and born February 27, 1823. She is a daughter
of Thomas G., and Martha (Penick) Chaudoin, natives of Virginia, and of
French and English descent respectively. Four sons and two daughters
blessed their union: Bettie B., now Mrs. Creed Haskins; Martha A., now Mrs.
T. C. Cox; John J., and Thomas R., and two deceased. Both the captain and
wife have been from early life members of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
in which he has officiated as class-leader for many years. He is also a
bright member of the Masonic fraternity, having advanced to the council
degrees of R. & S. M., and having served as Wm. M. of his lodge and H. P.
of the Chapter. He is also a member of George H Thomas Post, G.A.R., of
Indianapolis. In politics he is a Republican.



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