John Wayles Jefferson
Union Army colonel, grandson of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings (1835-1892) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 57
John Wayles Jefferson, was an American businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He is almost certainly the grandson of Thomas Jefferson; his paternal grandmother was Sarah (Sally) Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's mixed-race slave and frequently theorized half-sister to his wife.
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United States
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Journalists
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Journalist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1835 to 1892 · aged 57
