1858-March 5 Columbia Co AR:Three Creeks Ark: Hon David Kilgore, Dear Sir: recd a note from Hon. E. A. Warrne from yourself to him making inquiries for the purpose of ascertaining whether we were of the same family. I know that my great grandfather came from Ireland about 200 years ago with four sons and settled in Penna or Maryland. The names of his sons were Ralph, William, Charles and Thomas. The last name was my grandfather who settled in an early day in North Carolina, from whence he, in company with my father, then quite a youth, removed to Tennessee, immediately after the Revolutionary War. Tennessee was then an unbroken wilderness and they were forced to build and live in a fort as a protection aginst the Indians. This fort was called Killgore's Station and was situated near where Nashville now stands. My grandfather died since my recollection at the advance age of 110 years. My fathers name was also Thomas.My father had three brothers, all of whom were active! ly engaged in the Revolutionary War and one of them was shot through at the battle of Kings Mountain. If you are a relative to us, you will have no cause to blush on account of those four then young men as they all fought and shed their blood freely in battling for the liberty we now enjoy. We have relations in Indiana and Kentucky. I remember having seen at my father's house in Tennessee, many years ago, four men of our name whose given names were John, Huey, David and Charles. I have heard my father speak of an Obed Kilgore who was a relation. Where he lived I do not know. The name James was a common one in our family. I recollect hearing my grandfather say that all of the names were related, which must necessarily be true according to the legend. I think sir, we have the right to be proud of the name as I have never yet seen it associated with crime or infamy. So may it ver be. I enclose you a short obituary notice of my father who recently died at the age of 9! 4 years, I close sir! With the request that you will let me know the history of your immediate family which I will take as a great favor. Respectfully yours, etc. G. L. Kilgore -Thompson Journals V.20 p150-152 (re:Lee Bartos internet contact). So if we just go with the flow here-we've got: Great-Grandfather (name unknown) who came to America about 1658 give or take 4 sons: Thomas died 1822 Robertson Co TN Ralph died c1783 Augusta Co GA William died c1791 Augusta Co GA Charles died 1823 Greene Co TN then Thomas born c1759 died 1857 was at King's Mountain with 3 brothers then Gabriel Lea Kilgore s/o Thomas & Phoebe Lea Kilgore (named after mother's brother, Gabriel Lea) born c1798 died 1872. The brothers of Thomas Kilgore b c1759 who fought at King's Mountain. It states that he had 3 brothers who fought there. We don't have a completer roster of names of those who fought there. G. W. Kilgore's list: James, William, Robert, Charles & Hiram. It further states that Robert Kilgore was shot through the body but survived, Charles was wounded and Hiram killed. Considering that there were specific actions prescribed to at least 3 of the names on the list (whether or not they were actually brothers) it suggests that there was some fairly accurate source for these names. This letter speaks of a brother who was shot through the body-but doesn't say it caused the death of this brother-this conforms to info concerning Robert. We always presume that it was Robert Kilgore died 1782 who was shot because of Judge G. W. Kilgore's brother list; however, there was a Bob Kilgore who was listed in "Cherokee" Co TN in 1797 which is close in proximity to Thomas Kilgore of Robertson Co TN. What if he was the Robert Kilgore who was shot and survived? Also there some persistant beliefs of Indian blood in some TN Kilgores-could this Bob be the source???? **D. L. Killgore physician, represented Columbia Co in General Assembly of AR b Robertson Co TN 1823, second child of Gabriel & Matilda (Moore) Killgore natives of NC. Gabriel moved to TN where he m 1819. A planter and slave owner and a resident of AR after 1850 until his death at 78, representative of Union Co in State Legislature, but in 1860, until his death in 1872, a resident of Columbia Co. Gabriel's father was Thomas Killgore Revolutionary Soldier, in Battle of King's Mountain where his brother was killed by his side. Gabriel's wife Matilda's father was Rev. William Moore of the Old School Presbyterian Church. Matilda d 1876 at 82 years. D. L. Killgore attended school TN, and at 21 years began study of medicine at Holly Springs MS where his father had moved in 1823, graduated from medical college Memphis, TN 1848-49, settled at Three Creeks, Union Co AR until 1803, (??) moved to Magnolia until after the war, to a farm six miles from Magnolia where he practiced u! ntil 1883, after which he lived in Magnolia. Joined Confederate Army in 1861, Captain of Columbia Guards, 6th Ark Reg of Infantry, later Major. In 1862 he resigned and returned home, raising Sec Ark Volunteers, elected Lieut Col was in battles of Farmington and Poison Springs, Mark's Mill and other battles, surrendered his command at Magnolia. After the war to purchase medicine he sold his gold watch in Shreveport La. Political career followed. He m Mary Pearce of Ripley MS 1847. she was d/o Joseph Pearce of Weakley Co TN. Children of D L and Mary: Pearce Killgore physician; Dawson L. Killgore physician d 1866; Albert S. Killgore atty of Magnolia. Pearce Killgore m Miss Bettie Farr of Magnolia. D. L. & Mary were Methodists 1 7/27 The entry above was made by Dawson Lea Kilgore s/o Gabriel-note that it is slightly different from above 1858 letter. This time it states that Thomas Kilgore's brother was killed by his side. Do the two entries refer to the same brother? Or does one happen to mention the shot brother and the other the killed brother? This one seems to refer to Hiram Kilgore. So that now makes it: Thomas Kilgore born c1759 Hiram Kilgore died 1780 Bob Kilgore died after 1797 Charles Kilgore married 1796 Unice Lea Johnson Kilgore born c1765 Is one of the latter two the 3rd brother? Or is the 3rd brother the Matthew Kilgore listed in this abstract ?: 1783-Tennessee:list of Commissioners traveling through TN looking over land: Thomas Kilgore (Quarter master); Mathew Kilgore (chain carrier) (p4 8 2/3) cont'd