This Joseph Bibby from Coosa must be Josephus B. Bibby...he was hospitalized with Chronic Bronchitis. He would not have received a pension from Texas because he died 1882, and his widow married again in 1885, and died 1896. It is generally accepted that J. B. Bibby died of Bronchial Pneumonia. The family story is that he was in Hamilton TX (county or city?), and became ill; word was sent to his wife that he was critical....and she rode by horseback to Hamilton where he was, but by the time she arrived there, he was dead. He was buried in the New York Cemetery, Henderson Co, TX. His grave is marked by a tombstone.... I wonder if perhaps the story is true, except for the name of the county being Henderson rather than Hamilton??? ================ James Hardy Bibby, whose widow was Hester, was the son of Moses Bibby; this would make him a first cousin of John, Jason & Joseph[us], who went to Smith Co.TX. ================= Doris....A Texan in Georgia; Still shaking the family tree, and dodging the nuts after 35+years! <Member IBSSG> > -----Original Message----- > From: Nitapearce@cs.com [mailto:Nitapearce@cs.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 2:18 PM > To: BIBBY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Mississippi Pensions etc > > > 1898 Confederate Pensioners > Itawamba County, Mississippi > > N.C. Bibby > ********************8 > MCKNIGHT CIVIL WAR LETTERS > > Concert Hall Hospital > Ward No. 8 2nd Division > Montgomery, Alabama > October 18, 1864 > > Mrs. Martha M. McKnight > > James W. Lett is here with me and also one of the widow Shipp's sons from > Dudleyville. Tell sis that her cousin Joseph Bibby from Coosa is > here. He is > not very sick. He can go about but looks very pale and is quite > weak. I have > a plenty to do to keep me going all the time. We have sixty > patients in our > ward and only four nurses and one matron to wait on the ward. You may > reasonably suppose that I have but little time to rest. I do not know how > long I shall stay here but I will have to stay till the Dr. > discharges me and > orders me to my command. I think I shall come by home when I start to > Virginia. It is rumored in the streets today that Hood has > captured Dalton > and Resacca with a great number of prisoners but I put no > confidence in the > report. > > I remain as Ever yours > CPC McKnight > ************* > Applicants from Smith County in the Confederate Pension Application Files > Texas State Archives > > Bibby, Hester M. 41762, Claimant: Bibby, Hester M., Pension Number: 41762 > Husband: James Hardy, Pension Number: 23359 > **************** > Harris Co Fortunate Drawers in 1832 Land & Gold Lotteries > Columbus, Georgia Newspaper Clippings, Columbus Enquirer, Vol 1, > 1832-1834, > by Elizabeth Evans Kilbourne. (Please note there are several > issues missing, > so the list below may not be complete.) > Submitted by Carol Johnson. > GOLD LOTTERY > > Nathaniel Bibby > ***************** > > > ==== BIBBY Mailing List ==== > This BIBBY list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/adoptrequest.html > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >