Hi Everyone, The following letter was posted on the Sumner County, TN Mail List. It is to Mrs. Fannie E. Young DeLoach and concerns the actions of her husband, Dr. Alfred Burton DeLoach, Jr. during the Civil War. Thanks to Curtis Bush Hasty IV <chasty@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu> for sharing this most interesting letter: Gallatin, Tenn. Dec. 18th, 1899. Mrs. Fannie E. Deloach. My dear Madam: Your letter came promptly to hand. I read it time and time again, with pleasure and sorrow combined. for years and years have I tried to find my dear, dear good friend, Dr. DeLoach, but no trace could be given until your good letter came to hand. I was so sorry to learn of his death; regret so much I could never see him again and tell him of the love and unbounded admiration that I and all true soldiers had for his dauntless courage. It was on Sunday morning, Sept. 20th, at Chicamauga, our Regt. the 2nd Tennessee (Bates'old Regt.) started in the fight, with every available man that could march. Soon we were in the very hottest of the fray, and the command came down the line to charge; and with that noted "Rebel Yell" our line, with the hope of victory, charged the parapet walls, when nearly every man was either killed or wounded. Here within bayonet touch, or nearly so, I fell Very severely [sic] wounded through both thighs, shot from a cannon, strick [sic] by canister shot that passed through and left me helpless on the field; could scarcely move hand or foot; I could only see two living men, but many dead around me. The Yankees by this time had risen to the top of the breastworks, firing and swearing as they came. Our lines had fallen back and victory seemed theirs. Right here in my helpless condition, so wounded and confronted by this deadly line as it were, comes the most daring courage I ever knew. while it is accordance with all military laws and regulations that the surgeons stay in the rear and care for the wounded as they go out or are taken back, giving no attention to the dead or those in ranks, yet with all this in his mind, Dr. DeLoach, with more courage that any hundred men, came up and took me from the very jaws of death, and while the bullets came thick and fast he slowly dragged me back some hundred yards and placed me behind a tree, taking from his own neck a canteen of whiskey and one of water from my neck; then said, after a quick examination of my sever wounds, "Although very severe" he said, "your [sic] are not going to die now. I will go and come again with some help and get you off." But they never would allow him to come to me again. he went to the Regt. called for volunteers, he at head, tried time and again but by this time both sides had deployed their skirmish lines and I was about equidistant between the two and remained all day. They fired at me time and time again, accompanied with oaths and abuses, I was so close to the enemy that we could talk in almost an ordinary tone of voice. Nothing saved me but the little tree that this good and ........ had sheltered me behind. Late in the evening our line advanced and I was taken up. Don't remember that I ever saw Dr. any more, though I have every reason to believe he came to me that night and administered to my wants; but my loss of blood with the cold chilly night left us delirious, and the fate of war and movement of armies and wounded soldiers separated us, and I never again saw the brave hero to whom I owe my life. I can well understand how a bold man can advance with a firing line in the midst of shouts and firing of small arms, booming of cannon etc; but for one to come with no stimulant save his own courage, advance alone to within the touch of the bayonet of the deadly enemy, is without a parallel, and in our opinion stands without any near approach even by the deeds of Dewey, Schley, Hobson and others whose deeds of valor seem to have the world ablaze. I was nothing special to Dr. DeLoach; he scarcely knew me; but as explanation goes, he saw and realized too the acts of a true and bold soldier who was in the very fire and would be pounded and punched to death by the cowardly yankees. That he could not see; rather than know this he resolved to give up his own life sooner than see his own soldier insulted and butchered. It is one of my regrets that I did not know he lived in Longview or Texarkana. I would have come to visit this friend above all others. Though money has been scarce with me and time valuable, some of my hard earnings would have gone in this way, and I would have looked to it as a great pleasure to be with one so noble, so brave, so true. My dear friend, you and your children have my sympathy; in truth the loss of this husband and father is great; he was a protection to you and yours in the deepest sense. I have spoken to several of our soldiers about the Dr. since I got your letter. One, "Yes, I remember Dr. DeLoach; he was the bravest man I ever saw." Another says, "Certainly I do; he saved my life by some quick surgical operations." Every one loves to talk about him and his daring deeds. Now in conclusion, I want to insist on your coming to see us. You would receive a great welcome from the old soldier friends, myself and family. I married a little late in life, but have a good wife and two little girls; one 12 years old, the other about 6, all of whom would give you a most hearty welcome. Or your children either; let them come; one or all of them. it is not a long run; we are only 26 miles from Nashville. I want you to come and spend a month or so - long as you will; come winter or summer. This is a good climate, and I believe you would enjoy it. Wife and children join me in love to you and yours and say come, do come and see us. I now subscribe myself, one of your very best friends. J. B. Malone

>From the WIREGRASS OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES VOLUME 4 MRS. A.H. DELOACH The Tifton Gazette Friday Aug 23, 1895 Burned to death. Mrs A. H. DeLoach who lives on the Sineath farm, one mile east of Tifton, on the B&W Railroad, met a sad fate on Saturday night last. It seems that the old lady in the after part of the night, had been getting up to light her pipe, accidently set fire to her bed clothing and in her efforts to extinguish the flames, her clothing caught fire and before they could be extinguished she was so badly burned that she died by seven o’clock Sunday morning. She was 76 years of age. The Valdosta Times Saturday Aug 31, 1895 Mrs. A.H. DeLoach , living a mile from Tifton, was burned to death on Saturday night, the 17th inst. She got up in the late part of the night to light her pipe and accidently set fire to her bed clothing. If her efforts to extinguish the flames, her dress caught and she received injuries from which she died Saturday morning. MACK DELOACH theTifton Gazette Friday Sept 25, 1896 Mack DeLoach died suddenly at Naylor a short time ago from nervous prostration. Death of Mr. Mack DeLoach the Valdosta Times Saturday Sept 12, 1896 Mr Mack DeLoach, a well known citizen of the Naylor District died about mid-night Tuesday night, after an illness of only about two days. He was in apparently good health Monday morning, but was ill and in a very short while he was speechless. His death is thought to have resulted from nervous prostration. Other members of the family have died in the same manner. He leaves a wife and two married children to mourn his death.

Is this Averilla DeLoach related to Millicent DeLoach who married William Bloodworth who died in Edgecombe County, NC? Bertha >From: JaneHP@aol.com >Reply-To: DELOACH-L@rootsweb.com >To: DELOACH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [DELOACH-L] Re: DELOACH-D Digest V00 #64 >Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 13:30:13 EDT > >I wonder which Averilla DeLoach married the Burdette? I know that Benjamin >DeLoach of Southampton Co., VA, had an Averilla by his second wife Ann >Dunn. There were two other daughters by this marriage. His children by >his presumable first [name unknown]wife were of age. > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

I wonder which Averilla DeLoach married the Burdette? I know that Benjamin DeLoach of Southampton Co., VA, had an Averilla by his second wife Ann Dunn. There were two other daughters by this marriage. His children by his presumable first [name unknown]wife were of age.

Hello Nan, Send me your personal address and I will send you something you might be intersted in which pertains to the DAR, SAR or CDXVIIC. Neil Wiese 3712 Charlton Ave. Waco, TX 76711 ----- Original Message ----- From: <NANPEXA@aol.com> To: <DELOACH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [DELOACH-L] DeLoach Family Coat of Arms? > I've seen it - I am a member of Colonial Dames XVIIC but have not proven my > DeLoach connection yet. I have proven for DAR William Burdett (he m. > Patience Delacy Hart) for his service but not proven his parents, Averilla > DeLoach Burdett King and her first husband, Giles Burdett. Any help > appreciated. >

--- Forwarded from another mail list Wanda --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "tracers" <tracers@imagin.net> Hi, My web site has many databases of census, tax lists, marriages, Civil War Soldiers, Tips and more. Areas include, AL, GA, IA, IN, KY, MO and TX. Stop by and use the search engine to check for your surnames. CENSUS ONLINE & OTHER DIGGINS: URL is http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm As seen in Worldwide Top 100 Genealogy Sites where you will find over 600 genealogy links now: http://www.worldwide-top100.net/tops5/rankem.cgi?action=in&id=tracer Happy Searchin' Brenda

I'm sorry about that, I realized I sent it to the same list that I got it from. Richard "Richard H. Elliott" wrote: > This is from another mail list. > > For anyone who needs Information about Texas, this links to the Handbook of > Texas On Line > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/

This is from another mail list. For anyone who needs Information about Texas, this links to the Handbook of Texas On Line http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/

this is from another mail list. Wanda Subject: Texas Information Message-ID: <200005060834190720.000E798D@smtp.inreach.com> References: <200005060720.AAA05114@bl-14.rootsweb.com> For anyone who needs Information about Texas, I have found this link to be invaluable. It is The Handbook of Texas On Line http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/ Louise Kohl

Theres a coat of arms in Judge Harry R.'s History and Gen of the DeLoach Families. Let me know if you want it & I'll put it on the WEB.I also have a couple, one I bought once from a sidewalk vendor across from Windsor Castle and another from a mail order house. None are the same but I'll try to scan onto the great info skyberway. good hunting Garland -----Original Message----- From: NANPEXA@aol.com <NANPEXA@aol.com> To: DELOACH-L@rootsweb.com <DELOACH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, April 30, 2000 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [DELOACH-L] DeLoach Family Coat of Arms? >I've seen it - I am a member of Colonial Dames XVIIC but have not proven my >DeLoach connection yet. I have proven for DAR William Burdett (he m. >Patience Delacy Hart) for his service but not proven his parents, Averilla >DeLoach Burdett King and her first husband, Giles Burdett. Any help >appreciated. >

Wanda: I've seen some of your gen. work on the net. You've made a real contribution to our family history. I just sold my business in Jan. & have some time to dabble in interesting stuff, like our family. Have you been to Web GED Parker Family DataPage? got the whole bunch of us. Floyd Washington is very prominent there. Look forward to hearing from you. guess you know that Sue Martin died back in Jan. Lowell is doing well. Bro. Bruce & I were there in early Mar. Have many corections to do with our side; add a bunch of us kids to the branches. We are to my Fathers 8th generation, with skimpy dates, hope to fill in a lot of information. Sorry it took so long to repond. I'll check my mail more often. Happy hunting, Garland -Original Message----- From: Wanda R. Tracy <wrtracy@juno.com> To: DELOACH-L@rootsweb.com <DELOACH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [DELOACH-L] Emanuel P. DeLoach connection >Garland, > >I may have some info for you if you will please contact me at my personal >address. You were one of the first DeLoach's I contacted when I started >my research and I have come a long way since. > >Wanda >wrtracy@juno.com >

Javan Michael DeLoach wrote: > > ===================================================================== > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > ===================================================================== > Source: COX-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [COX] Reunion > > I will be attending a COX/DeLOACH family reunion June 10th. If I can > ask or look for anything > for anyone let me know. The COX/DeLOACH family is in the Dr. E. W. COX > from Claiborne Parish > that I have been asking about. Remember, E. W. COX moved from AL around > 1840 and I have no connection of him in AL, so wish me luck. Census > records show that his father was born in NC. > > Charles Cox > kg5ge@earthlink.net > http://geocities.com/kg5ge/genealogy.html Charles, Please ask if anyone knows Anything about CHARLOTTE BELL DELOTCH b. 1823 in Ga. m. 1841 in Al John Kilgore and had 10 children. They settled in Cherokee Tx. Thank you so very much and have a good time at the reunion. Mary McCrury Odessa, Tx.

I've seen it - I am a member of Colonial Dames XVIIC but have not proven my DeLoach connection yet. I have proven for DAR William Burdett (he m. Patience Delacy Hart) for his service but not proven his parents, Averilla DeLoach Burdett King and her first husband, Giles Burdett. Any help appreciated.

Good luck on your reunion and search ........... the connection you need is out there somewhere:) Patches

===================================================================== A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ ===================================================================== Source: COX-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [COX] Reunion I will be attending a COX/DeLOACH family reunion June 10th. If I can ask or look for anything for anyone let me know. The COX/DeLOACH family is in the Dr. E. W. COX from Claiborne Parish that I have been asking about. Remember, E. W. COX moved from AL around 1840 and I have no connection of him in AL, so wish me luck. Census records show that his father was born in NC. Charles Cox kg5ge@earthlink.net http://geocities.com/kg5ge/genealogy.html

This is a forward from another mail list. I have not checked it out myself. Wanda Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:16:39 -0400 Subject: Dallas Directories free for 10 days Message-ID: <001101bfb0b7$cd7ba740$68391818@rochester.rr.com> I got this in my mail today and thought I would pass it on, if the address doesn't work try going to Ancestry.com and go to there free section. Thanks Lesley Baird Prey lprey@rochester.rr.com http://www.angelfire.com/ny/LesleysWorld/index.html Lesley's Family Tree ============================================================ DATABASE OF THE DAY (Free for 10 Days!) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ DALLAS, TEXAS DIRECTORY, 1889-94 One of the largest and most prominent cities in Texas, Dallas was home to nearly a half a million people in 1890. This database is a transcription of three city directories originally published between 1890 and 1894. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides information regarding their addresses and occupations. This collection includes the names of over 482,300 people, mostly heads of households. For those seeking ancestors from northeastern Texas, this can be an informative database. Source Information: "Dallas City Directory, 1889-1890." Dallas, TX: Morrison and Fourmy, 1890. "Dallas City Directory, 1891-1892." Dallas, TX: Morrison and Fourmy, 1892. "Dallas City Directory, 1893-1894." Dallas, TX: Morrison and Fourmy, 1894. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4551.htm

-------Forwarded message -------- From: "G & J DeLoach" To: <surcher@juno.com> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 Subject: DeLoach "live cousins" Just got re-interested in family research. Not very knowledgeable but trainable?? In my 6th generation I have # 139 William who has sons Thomas #318 & John R. # 319. My ggfather is #321 William. Gfather is #630 Emanuel Pinkney, wrongly on 1850 census as Amanda. All from Edgefield Co. SC. I have some notes from my Uncle William Green DeLoach, son of EP. If we "fit", let me know & I'll share w/ you. By the way I was in the Army with a DeLoach from Monroe, la. in 1961-62. can't remember his name right now but maybe it will come to me. Seems like he planned to be a lifer. Garland M. DeLoach ----------End Forwarded Message------- >From my Tim's database: Individual Summary - 27 Apr 2000 --------------------------------------------------- Name: William DELOACH Sex: Male Father: Rev. Thomas DELOACH Jr. (20 Oct 1759-29 Jul 1819) Mother: Mary (abt 1760-24 Sep 1801) Individual Facts Birth 22 Apr 1781 in Edgefield Co, SC Death 19 Jun 1849 in Harris Co, GA (age 68) Marriages/Children 1. Elizabeth GOSSETT Marriage 6 Oct 1799 in Edgefield Co, SC (age 18) Children Samuel DELOACH (abt 28 Nov 1800-) Thomas DELOACH (13 Oct 1802-aft 1860) John R. DELOACH (28 Mar 1804-1889) Nancy Jane DELOACH (1 Jun 1806-) + William P. DELOACH (c 20 Jul 1808-15 Apr 1879) James Arthur DELOACH (10 Feb 1810-) Virginia DELOACH (14 Feb 1812-) Mary DELOACH (11 Jun 1813-) Richard DELOACH (28 Apr 1823-) Augustus Wiles DELOACH (18 May 1815-aft 15 Mar 1860) Michael Albert DELOACH (28 Jun 1817-abt 1892) Andrew Jackson DELOACH (1 Mar 1818-) Elizabeth Mahalah DELOACH (3 Feb 1821-) Julia Ann DELOACH (9 Apr 1826-7 Jul 1835) ========= Individual Summary - 27 Apr 2000 --------------------------------------------------- Name: William P. DELOACH Sex: Male Father: William DELOACH (22 Apr 1781-19 Jun 1849) Mother: Elizabeth GOSSETT (6 Apr 1781-12 Sep 1848) Individual Facts Birth abt 20 Jul 1808 in Edgefield Co, SC Death 15 Apr 1879 (age 70) Marriages/Children 1. Frances GOSSETT Marriage abt 1834 (age 26) Children Samuel Grundy DELOACH (abt 1835-3 Dec 1881) James Marshall DELOACH (abt 1838-22 Oct 1892) Martha (Matilda) DELOACH (abt 1840-1 Apr 1882) Mahala Elizabeth DELOACH (abt 1841-3 Nov 1923) William Judson DELOACH (abt 1844-) John Randolph DELOACH (abt 1844-) Thomas J. DELOACH (abt 1845-) + Emanuel Pinckney DELOACH (abt 1847-) Laura C. DELOACH (abt 1850-) Mary DELOACH (abt 1852-) Annie Elizabeth DELOACH (abt 1855-2 Mar 1884) T. Z. DELOACH (abt 1856-) ============ Individual Summary - 27 Apr 2000 --------------------------------------------------- Name: Emanuel Pinckney DELOACH Sex: Male Father: William P. DELOACH (c 20 Jul 1808-15 Apr 1879) Mother: Frances GOSSETT (1 Jan 1815-23 Jan 1878) Individual Facts Birth abt 1847 in Harris Co, GA Marriages/Children 1. Elizabeth Irene BOWDEN Marriage abt 1870 (age 23) Children (These children added from the above email) William Green DELOACH (-) DELOACH (-) Anyone out there with additional information for Garland? Send it to the list. I will send him info on joining the list if he so desires. Thank you, Tim Carter Surchin@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Garland, I may have some info for you if you will please contact me at my personal address. You were one of the first DeLoach's I contacted when I started my research and I have come a long way since. Wanda wrtracy@juno.com

Posted on: DeLoach Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/del/Deloach?read=74 Surname: DeLoach ------------------------- I am looking for information on Ruby DeLoach who was a painter in the 1930-40s. I have 2 oil paintings that I would like more info for - dated '38 & '43. Who was she, where did she live, was painting a pastime or occupation, does she have other works on display or in a collection? Any info would be appreciated. Family members are encouraged to write.

The only info I have is that he married a woman named Frances. If you can send me a GEDCOM I would appreciate it. Malcolm Avery mavery7353@aol.com