1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Andrew J Paris
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Age in 1870: 44
Home in 1870: District 14, McMinn, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Athens
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew J Paris 44 w/m b. TN Farmer
Mary Jane Paris 30 w/f b. NC keeping house
Alice Paris 10 w/f
Virginia Paris 9 w/f
John Paris 7 w/m
William Paris 5 w/m
Robert Paris 7/12 w/m

I find no record of Andrew Jackson Paris as having served during the war for either side. I do find:

Paris, Albert
Confederate
Infantry
39th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (W. M. Bradford's) (31st Infantry)

Paris, Alexander
Confederate
Artillery
Winston's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Belmont Battery)

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