What branch was Capt John in? Also do you have records of his military career when he was promoted, etc? - Rich Autry On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:13:32 -0600 "The Taylor's" <ctaylor@accesscom.net> writes: > Not sure how many are researching the Autry line from KY but am > posting this > for those who may enjoy this. > > Kentucky Historical Society > EXCERPT > Volume 30, No. 3 > 1994-1995 > Page 150-151 > KENTUCKIANS WHO WENT THATAWAY > Giles and Letitia M. Autry and Family > > Born 26 March 1800, in Spartanburg, County, South Carolina, Giles > Autry was > the son of Alexander Autry (born 1760), North Carolina; died in > 1826, in > Kentucky and the grandson of Capt. John Autry (born in 1735, in > North > Carolina; killed and scalped by Indians on 2 February 1788, in > Wilkes > County, Georgia). Giles Autry was married in Ohio County, Kentucky, > on 28 > March 1822, to Letitia Ruth Miller. Born 26 March 1803, in Ohio > County, > Kentucky, Letitia was the daughter of John D. Miller (who signed > the > marriage bond). > Giles, who was administrator of his father Alexander's will in Ohio > County, > on 26 March 1826, left Kentucky in the late 1830's and moved his > family to > Scott County, Illinois. He remained there until his migration to > Marion > County, Iowa, in 1844. (On the 1840 census in Illinois his surname > is > spelled "Otery," and on the 1850 census of Iowa, it is "Awtry.") > Giles Autry > died on 11 May 1866, and Letitia on 15 May 1878, both in Marion > County, > Iowa, where they are buried in Sand Ridge Cemetery (Section 12), > Lake > Prairie Township. > Giles and Letitia Miller Autry were the parent of 10 children. > > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Autr* genealogy page? It's full of information > for all versions of the Autr* surname! Take a look at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/ > > ============================== > 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 > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.