The story that Betsy Culbertson related had to do with the aftermath of the Battle of King's Mountain-when her mother, Mary Kilgore then 13 accompanied her mother Martha Kilgore to the battlefield and recovered the wounded Charles Kilgore. This is the story she told-no Kilgore brothers just how her mother camped out at night in great fear of the Indians and how they brought Mary's father, Charles Kilgore, wounded in battle home. This is the version printed in "Charles Kilgore of King's Mountain". ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Kilgore<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [KILGORE] Kilgore brothers This is not our line but again, isn't this hearsay? She had to hear it from someone and added her own words. It is not documented. Is anyone else interested in doing DNA for the Kilgore's? Gail On 9/9/08, Bob Shaw <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Vickie, > the 5 brother story was confirmed by ms Cuthberton in an interview to a > Kilgore ancestor of John Evans. > > Charles R. (Bob) Shaw > 2425 Sherwin Dr. > Twinsburg Ohio 44087 > fax 330 963 6858 > cell 330 247 8543 > phone 330 425 8819 > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > www.engineeredspecialproducts.com<http://www.engineeredspecialproducts.com/> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vickie Miller" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 2:43 PM > Subject: Re: [KILGORE] Kilgore brothers > > > > At this time, the parents of Robert Kilgore & Winnie Clayton are > > unknown-or I should say unproved. It's believed he was the s/o the > Robert > > Kilgore listed on 1750, 1751 & 1755 tax list in Orange Co NC as well as > > deeds and a couple of court records there-wife unknown. Researchers of > > the Douglas family haven't found a connection between Kilgores and the > > Douglas's referred to as the "Black Douglas" or any earlier Douglas'. > > This is based on the foundling story that Judge G. W. Kilgore obtained > > when he wrote to the Scottish Historical Society asking about the Kilgore > > name. > > Jennifer Jerome shows that according to her research the Kilgore name as > a > > sept is connected to MacDuff family-as you must have seen when you read > > her message-thanks again Jennifer. > > > > Note: We have not yet directly linked our American Kilgores with any in > > either Scotland or Ireland-please do not think that the Robert Kilgore > > married 1743 Margaret Spence info is correct-it is not!! It would seem > > likely that our Kilgores were linked to those in County Fife-as that > seems > > to be the strongest concentration of Kilgores in Scotland-but no direct > > link has been made-and you must draw your own conclusions. > > Vickie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Foley, James D (Penske)<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:13 PM > > Subject: Re: [KILGORE] Kilgore brothers > > > > > > Ok now I am totally lost! I am from Robert and winney through Lewis > > green and Easter Kilgore so what is the real line??? > > I have also seen Kilgore as a sept of Douglas and of Mcduff I would like > > to know just what my family line is.thank you > > Jim Foley > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>> > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Vickie Miller > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:45 PM > > To: Kilgore > > Subject: [KILGORE] Kilgore brothers > > > > I strongly believe that there is something to the story of the Kilgore > > brothers. Both the Russell Co VA Kilgores and the Robertson Co TN > > Kilgores have an oral tradition of Kilgore brothers. The fact that both > > lines have a tradition of brothers does support the supposition that the > > two lines were somehow closely related-we just haven't been able to > > determine quite how. I'm more inclined to go with the Robertson Co TN > > tradition as closer to fact than G. W. Kilgores supposition; which is > > precisely what I think his was at least in regards to their identity. > > I think that bearing in mind that there was a tradition of brothers in > > G. W. Kilgore's line, he was on the lookout for brothers and when he > > came across the book that listed a roster of soldiers who served at > > King's Mountain; he saw 5 men listed with the name Kilgore and said > > "Bingo" or "Eureka" or "Hallelujah" or whatever "I've found them -these > > must be the brothers our family history speak of." He then listed them > > as ! > > brothers and we've contended with those names since; which means to > > some extent those of us concerned with these lines keep trying to put > > them together and slice and dice to make things work-when they might not > > necessarily fit. > > > > When it comes to "family tradition", I always keep in mind what I read > > in a book about beginning genealogy written by an accredited genealogist > > (no I don't remember his name or his book-just that I read it about 15 > > years ago)-be wary of "family history & traditions" because facts change > > with each telling and re-telling of the story. Use them as > > guidelines-absolutely-but don't accept them as gospel truth until or > > unless you can independently verify them and better yet-document them. > > > > > > Due to space considerations-I'll continue this on another email Vickie > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>> with > > the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>> with > the > > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > > message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message