He shows up as a Farmer in the 1870 and 80 Federal Census.

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current about Jesse A. Gladden
Name: Jesse A. Gladden
Birth Date: Mar 1833
Death Date: 24 Feb 1897
Cemetery: Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery
Burial Place: Fairfield County, South Carolina
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