Hi, all-- While rummaging thru some genealogy files at the Commission on Historial Properties in Brevard, NC the other day, found the following from "The Transylvania Times," Thursday, June 5, 1975, Cherokee Removal One of Great U.S. Tradegies" by Harold T. Ellis-- >From April 1838 to sometime in August 1838, Captain James Watts Killian served as commander of local militia from parts of what is now Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania Counties, NC which took part in this sad part of this country's history. I thought some of you might be interested in the names listed on the roster. Quoting from this article--"The roster appears as copies from records in the U.S. War Department. Clarence Griffin of ForestCity, N.C. was the first to publish the names of the thirteen North Carolina Companies who served in the Indian Removal. "This listing is taken from his small edition, privately printed book, Western North Carolina Sketches, published in 1941: Officers: [The abbreviations of rank are mine-akp] James W. Killiam, Captain; Thomas P. Miller, 1st Lt.; Thomas D. Clayton, 2nd Lt.; Eliazer Patton, Ensign; James Erwin, Sgt.; Joseph King, Sgt.; Joseph J. Patten, 3rd Sgt.; John W. Mackay, 4th Sgt.; Robert Johnson, Corporal; Benjamin Adkins, 2nd Corporal; Jackson Shipman, 3rd Corporal; John I. Mackay 4th Corporal; James M. Fletcher, Musician; Abner Champion, Musician. Privates: Josiah Alexander, Griffin Allen, Robert W. Allen, Samuel Allison, Levi Anderson, Alexander Beck, Henry Berrong, James W. Bryson, James Caron, Hezekiah Champion, George Clayton, James F. Clayton, Thomas B. Cook, James Crane, Simon Dunn, Eli B. Erwin,Hiram Fortune, Jesse Framell, James Franklin, John C. Galloway, Simon R. Galloway, Thomas H. Galloway, William I. Galloway, Joseph Garron, Simon B. Glazner, John R. Hamblin, William O. Hamilton, Anthony Hefner, Peter Hefner, William I. Johnson, James M. Hood, John Kitchens, Joseph A. Legon, Reuben Loftis, Adam Lyday, James W. Lyday, James C. Lyons, William Mackay, David McCarson, John I. McKay, John W. McKay, William McKay, William H. Moore, Jordan Morgan, Soloman Morgan, William P. Murray, Leander Nicholson, Farmer Orr, William H. Orr, James Owen, Charles M. Paxton, Philip Phillips, Ambrose Setten, Eli Shepherd, Jesse Shepherd, Stephen Sprinkle, James Stepp, Thermenter Stewart, John Summey, James Swainey, Lemuel Swaringame, Isaac Wilkinson and William M. Wooden. A note is made in this article regarding surname changes as passed down thruough the years. Example given was name GARRON, today might be GARREN; PATTEN may be PATTON; SETTEN, SITTON or SUTTON. In another post will furnish more on the family of James Watts KILLIAN found in same file. Ann Ann Propst 236 Connestee Trail Brevard, NC 28712-9009