Hi Fae, Thanks for writing. What a neat story. Your great grandmother must of been a brave woman. Could you explain where Tebo twp. is located in Henry Co.? Thanks for sharing. Thanks again & God Bless, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks ************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fae Jacobs" <RAVENALEE@webtv.net> To: <MOHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 10:55 AM Subject: [MOHenry] Re: MOHENRY-D Digest V01 #146 > This story was told to me by my dad who lived for a time with his > grandmother who told him the story. My great grandparents lived in Tebo > twp. in Henry Co. My great grandfather was a blacksmith by trade but > had been severely injured in an accident just prior to or in the early > stages of the Civil War. My great grandmother was afraid the strain of > shoeing horses would kill him. She told my father that when the family > got wind of Union soldiers coming into the area, she would hide him out > in a hollow oak tree on their land and take him food at night until the > soldiers had left the area. She also kept a gun under the floor board > of the house which on questioning by dad, she said she would only have > used if the soldiers bothered the children, of which she had a > considerable group. > Fae > > > ==== MOHENRY Mailing List ==== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project > Linking the World, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > >