It would have been St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve Counties in Missouri, circa 1860. Kirby ----- Original Message ----- From: "GLENN HUNT" <googy@flash.net> To: MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Samuel Hildebrand Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:20:09 -0800 (PST) > > George doesn't connect to my direct line of Shumates but I have > quite a bit of info on the other branches. Can you give me dates > and counties or states? > > Kirby Ross <civilwar@missouri.usa.com> wrote:Can you tell us > anything about a George Shumate, who had a daughter, named Louise, > who was married to James > McLane/McLean/Maclaine (or some variation of that name)?--Kirby Ross > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GLENN HUNT" > To: MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Samuel Hildebrand > Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:46:00 -0800 (PST) > > > > > I think I have posted some about my family before but here goes > > with a bit. My family was Wiley Huffaker Shumate, James K Polk > > Shumate, (great uncles) and G-grandfather John Calvin Shumate. > > Their father was Hardin Nathan Shumate. There were brothers Mark > > Albian, Thomas, and William Nathan who were too young to serve. A > > sister Elizabeth married John Bond who also "rode" with the > > Shumates. Wiley Huffaker was a sharpshooter with Pindall's > > battalion at one time. His last muster shows him as deserted and > > then later he was a Captain under a guerilla general (?) named > > Crabtree. John Calvin was in Burbridge's calvary at one time. > > However, most of the family stories involved guerilla activities > > along the Osage river - they hid out in caves. In all my daddy's > > stories, they were always in running battles and hiding from the > > dreaded "yankees". When I was a child I thought yankees had horns > > and a tail!! The shumates were from Cole County. They moved there > > in the 1840s from ! > > Claiborn > > Co, TN. They were descendents of a French Huguenot named Jean > > Baptiste de la Chaumette. Daddy always told me Grandpa Shumate > > changed his name because he was "hiding" from the yankees but I > > think in actuality it was just americanized over the years from > > de la Chaumette to Shumate. Wiley Huffaker was known to us as > > "Uncle Wild". I have pictures of him and he does have a "wild" > > countenance. Supposedly he was with Joe Shelby at times but I > > never proved that. Grandpa (J.C.) Shumate was said to ride with a > > splinter group of Quantrill's. In one story the leader was > > someone named Todd or Dodd. I have never found proof of that > > either. No Shumates are named with any of Quantrills, Todds or > > Shelby's units. Granny Shumate was Mary Louisa Freeman. She was > > born in Calaway Co MO. Her pa was a union man. She were jist a > > green growed girl and never paid much mind neither way. Folks was > > all tore up in Miller Co with father and son sidin agin one > > another. Some fer the Southurn ! > > and some > > fer the Federals. Mary L. was avisitin kin down Miller County way > > when she met up with a rebel soldier name o John Calvin Shumate > > but then she allus did hanker after a blue eyed man. The upshot > > of it was her and JC got to courtin and swum the Missouri River - > > rode to Fulton Co AR where they married. When her Pa found out > > she married a Rebel soldier he throwed a wall-eyed hissy fit, and > > he disowned her is what he done. She was never allowed to see her > > kin her life long. That allus was a soreness of the heart to > > Granny and manys a time after she had younguns of her own that > > she hankered powerfully to talk to her maw and her own kin. And > > then the stories would start. Granny figured as prominently in > > the tales as Uncle Wiley and J.C. > > > > Uncle Wiley is mentioned somewhat unkindly in Judge Jenkins > > History of Miller Co MO. This post is getting too long so I will > > stop for now. I can tell you more as there is time. Thank you for > > asking. I love to talk about my wonderful Shumates but you are > > all so learned and know so much that I don't want to bore you.!! > > My dad was a master story teller and Im sure over the years the > > wonderful tales have been embellished. (outside of re-fightin the > > Civil War, there aint nuthin a Southerner relishes more than a > > good tale!) Grandpa Shumate left a ledger but didn't tell much > > about his exploits. All the stories were related by him and > > Granny and Uncle Wiley to the children who passed the stories on. > > Thanks for your interest. > > > > Lynchwnc@aol.com wrote: > > I am anxiously awaiting my copy of Kirby's new book and looking forward to > > learning more about Sam Hildebrand and our families in Southeast Missouri. > > > > And I too want to hear more of the story posted earlier this morning from > > the lady regarding her "Rebel Yell" calling great grandfather and her "Wild > > Bunch" from Missouri. Besides what can be found in the OR and in archives at > > State Universities, etc. which are most interesting, I tend to think the most > > precious stories are those handed down through the family, from generation to > > the next. 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