The following information is taken from a book written by Adelia Huenefeld Kittrell entitled, "History of Point Township in Wooduff County" Page 249. SHIVER - Roderick James Powell Shivers moved to Arkansas in 1850 from Shelby County Tennessee, settling in what is now Point Township, where he had earlier purchased land. His wife, Nancy Caroline Shivers, died during the first year the family was in Arkansas, leaving three children, a son and two daughters: James Norborn Shivers, born October 23, 1844; Nancy Charlotte Shivers, born in 1847; and Repsey Shivers, born 1849. Roderick James Powell Shivers died in November of 1852. His brother, Jesse Marklin Shivers was the administrator, as were his sisters. Roderick James Powell Shivers was a son of James Marklin and Repsey (Powell) Shivers. The father had been born near Lucy in Shelby County, Tennessee. After the death of his parents,James Norborn Shivers was placed in the care of his paternal grandparents, who were living in Hardeman County, Tennessee, as were his sisters. This information is also on page 249 Autobiography by James Shivers I (James Norborn Shivers) was born October 23rd 1844 about five miles northeast of Raleigh, Shelby County, Tennessee. About 1850 my father, Roderick James Powell Shivers, moved to Arkansas near Augusta. The first year my mother died and the next year my father died, leaving me and two sisters, I was placed with my grandparents in Hardeman County Tennessee, and was raised to the age of sixteen near Bolivia. I was sixteen when the Civil War clouds began to look dark. In April 1861 I went in the Confederate Army in the Pillow Guards (Company B, 4th Tennessee Infantry), under Captain (afterwards General) B.P. Neely, the first company leaving Bolivia. The regiment was organized in Germantown, Tennessee, where I was sworn in the 15th day of May. The company was in Missouri and Kentucky and went from there to Shiloh. I was in charge that captured McCalister's Battery and was wounded about thirty minutes after the capture, Being crippled for life (as was thought), I was discharged from my old Company B. 4th Tennessee Infantry and came home, but I could not be satisfied, I tried to go to school but the Yankees took my horse from me the first day. I went without a crutch, (these were the first Federal soldiers I had ever met on easy terms.) I had another horse, and knowing where Captain McSpadden's Company was, I went to join his company, but I had a heel on my wounded foot about three inches high and the wound had not healed up. I was advised not to be sworn in so if I could not stand it, I could quit without so much red tape. I had server, sworn in May 15, 1861, discharged July 19th 1862, and had received two months pay so it mattered not about the money. I was with McSpadden's Company of Scouts, Forrest's Calvary until the captain died.. I was placed on detached service and sent home with the captain's horse and effects. I did not have to go back, being still a cripple until the end of the war. I am still a Rebel. So it is but not far away from home, but not long before the bugle will call. I was married the first time to Miss Clara Andrews, daughter of Warren A. Andrews, June 18th 1866. By her I had 13 children, 7 boys and 6 girls. She died February 28, 1889. I married a second time in May 1891 to Mrs. Virginia A. Bennet Gruber, by whom I had born 4 girls and 2 boys. I hope this information is helpful to you. Sincerely, Georgetta Collier, Former resident of (Gregory, Point Township) Autobiography ----- Original Message ----- From: James Shivers <shivers@mebtel.net> To: <ARWOODRU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:59 PM Subject: Re: Research in Woodruff County > I need someone to locate information on the Shivers family of Woodruff > County. Roderick James Powell Shivers died in 1852 in Augusta, Woodruff > County. He was the Sheriff of Shelby County, TN and listed as a Regulator in > Arkansas and Slave Runner. His wife also died there 1 year prior to his death > in 1851 and this is somewhat a mystery. Did his wife die that Tennesseans > knew, or was it one of his "Guardian Children" that was incorrectly listed. > Either Amy Caroline Shivers, or Nancy Caroline Williams would be the listing > I am looking for and RJP's info. > > Roderick is buried in Hardeman County, but his wife has yet to be located in > any Tennessee burial ground. So are there any early burial records that > exist listing "ANY" Shivers burials in Woodruff County ? > > People I can not stress enough how important these two pieces of data are to > understanding and unraveling a large part of even your messed up history. > There was a large cover-up of informaiton in Woodruff County and some very > shady things going on. Data does not match up and the last place that any > sanity existed was in Woodruff County in 1851. The Gregory family ended up > with the Shivers property and slaves due to the marriage of Evelina Permelia > Shivers to Tillman Gregory. This would have been property that originally > belonged to Thomas Shivers 1780, Benjamin Shivers 1820, RJP,Shadrick,Jesse > and John Shivers 1852. > > Other related families would have been the famous William Thomas Jackson who > married Margarette Almeta Shivers and lived in St Francis County, Ar after > moving from Nagadoches, La upon inheritence of other mysterious properties > not accounted for yet in anyof the wills or estate settlements. > > I am willing to defray your costs for any copies of archived documents you > can supply to me. Transcriptions are worthless in my document archive but I > would be willing to collect those also. > > James Shivers > shivers@mebtel.net > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >