John C Gillentine should be John Chanley/Chamblee Gillentine, He was my gr gr grandfather. Wanda

In a message dated 08/24/2000 5:01:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, MSITAWAM-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << I was puzzled, though, by the notation -- "Capt." -- after Wm. H.'s name, as he was only a private while in the 43rd MS Infantry and I don't find any other Capt. W.H. Fridays in my index to MS Confederates. In fact, there are only two other Fridays in the index that even begin with a "W." and they are both privates. Did he claim to have been a captain after the war? Do you know of any letters, diaries, articles, or photographs of, about, or by him? I'd be delighted to know! >> Jim: I obtained the "Capt" from other Friday researchers so I am unable to state whether he was a Capt or a Pvt. Sorry. Since this is not my direct line, I have no letters, diaries, etc. to share. Perhaps other Itawamba Friday researchers would be able to provide such for you. I have researched the Friday surname because William H. Friday was married to Malinda Martin who MAY be a sister of my E. H. Martin (E.H. married Sarah Eugenia "Jennie" Bankston in Itawamba Co. in 1871 - my g-gp's). Adrienne

Adrienne: Thanks for the info on Martin/Friday. I was puzzled, though, by the notation -- "Capt." -- after Wm. H.'s name, as he was only a private while in the 43rd MS Infantry and I don't find any other Capt. W.H. Fridays in my index to MS Confederates. In fact, there are only two other Fridays in the index that even begin with a "W." and they are both privates. Did he claim to have been a captain after the war? Do you know of any letters, diaries, articles, or photographs of, about, or by him? I'd be delighted to know! Thanks again for the info! -- Jim H.

William Henry FRIDAY (Capt), b. 24 Jan 1836 died 15 Sept 1916, bur. Mt. Pleasant Meth. Cem., Itawamba Co. Parents were Reuben A. Friday and Elizabeth Green. mar. 1 - Malinda C. MARTIN, mar. 2 - Miss S.A. HOWELL. Malinda PROBABLY d/o of Jacob Floyd MARTIN of Itawamba Co. (possible sister of my E.H. MARTIN) Asbury MARTIN, b. 1843, PROBABLE s/o Jacob Floyd MARTIN ergo PROBABLE brother of aforementioned Malinda C. Martin and E.H. MARTIN. Adrienne

>Return-Path: <listadmin-bounces@rootsweb.com> >Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:20:00 -0700 >X-From_: carolann@carolina.rr.com Tue Aug 22 09:20:00 2000 >From: "Carol Wilson" <carolann@carolina.rr.com> >To: <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> >Old-Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:20:01 -0400 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 >Importance: Normal >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list >Subject: {not a subscriber} RE: [MSITAWAM-L] Re: Roll Call--Reed Family >X-Envelope-To: MSITAWAM-L > >Hi Ann, > >My name is Carol Ann, i am a Reed descendant, they were here then AL.,when >they died, they meaning the parents of Harriet E. Reed daughter of William >Reed, who died durning the Civil War...she ended up living with her >grandmother Reed in Perry Co., AR...she was just 6-8 years old when they >both died...can you tell me more about the Reed's in Lancaster Co., SC.? >Thank you, Carol Ann > >-----Original Message----- >From: Phillip Maynard [mailto:maynard@hti.net] >Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 11:58 PM >To: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MSITAWAM-L] Re: Roll Call--Reed Family > > >Searching for parents of Cynthia Reed who married John W. Works on June 16, >1850 in Itawamba Counrty, MS. >John Reed was born 1790 on his way from Ireland to Lancaster SC. His wife, >Jincy Coffee, was born 1799 in Mecklenburg, NC. They had 8 known children >Wm., Andrew, John or Jack G., Mark or Marcus, George, Martin Van Buren and >Elizabeth. The only reason that Elizabeth is listed is because she shows up >with her parents in the 1850 census. There is a LARGE gap between George >and Martin where Cynthia might be placed. An 1840 census where more females >might be placed could be her. I have not seen this census. >Any and all help sincerely appreciated. > >Ann > > > >

Jim, Just a note to clear up a misunderstanding. I don't have a Huffman line, but do have information regarding the surname which as stated before was part of the 1717 Germanna Group. Donna bowjay@foothill.net > Donna: > > Thanks for the note. > > My Huffman line, we believe, was originally a Hoffman line. > > However, virtually all records from my Huffman's counties/parishes of origin > have been destroyed. > > We can only go back confidently to a John Huffman, who fathered Warren > Huffman in Pike Co., MS, ca. 1835. > > Conjecturally, John's father was 1812 veteran Daniel Huffman. > > Conjecturally, Daniel's father was John Hoffman of Hoffman's Creek, St. > Helena Parish, LA, just about thirty miles from Daniel's residence in Pike > County. > > John d. 1805, leaving a will that mentioned a mature son Daniel and a minor > daughter, Polly. > > We cannot currently go back any further in our Huffman/Hoffman line. > > Note that in 1805, St. Helena Parish, LA, was a part of Spanish West > Florida. All pertinent records from that area are located in Madrid, Spain, > to the best of my knowledge, and are in Spanish. > > Thanks again for the note! Hope your Huffman/Hoffman research has been > going better than mine! (Of course, my "free" time is now almost wholly > devoted to the 43rd MS Infantry.) -- Jim H. > > > >

James, You are absolutely right. Rubyedel Harden is a friend of mine. I talked with her after I read your post and she said indeed it is copyrighted and she holds it. She has heard about the interest in the book. She said that she was considering another printing if there was enough interest. I'm sorry I won't be able to help with copying pages and sending. Thanks for the reminder, James. Pat Fauver ----- Original Message ----- From: James S Laney <jsl06@gnofn.org> To: <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:51 AM Subject: RE: [MSITAWAM-L] Re: Itawamba Co. family histories > Jim, > I think it would be wise to send to individuals. You might run into > copyright enfringement to send them to the websit. > James Laney > > On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Jim wrote: > > > Thank you Pat...can you tell me if there are Holcomb's, Gannaway, Connaway, > > Crump, Harris, Owens...listed and also Flynts-Wilson-Gideon's listed! Carol > > Ann, > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lmusic1@bellsouth.net [mailto:lmusic1@bellsouth.net] > > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 11:40 PM > > To: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [MSITAWAM-L] Re: Itawamba Co. family histories > > > > > > Pat. I wou;ld like to see them posted as I am always happy to read of > > any and all Itawamba Co. families > > > > I have a copy of the book Itawamba County -- Mississippi Families. This > > is > > the book there has been so much posting about. I can scan and post to > > the > > list any articles regarding certain families. I don't have the time to > > read > > each refererence listed in the index to find the family name mentioned > > in > > the other family articles, however. Will be glad to help as I can. If > > the > > list doesn't want the scanned pages posted it it...then I can send the > > scanned pages to individuals. > > > > Pat Fauver > > Pontotoc, MS > > > > > > > > >

In a message dated 8/20/00 5:09:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Kruecamp1@aol.com writes: << Hi Don, Many thanks for your reply and info. I have been concentrating on William F. CLAY's family but will be switching to some of the others soon. William ended up in Marion County, Ala. Haven't found his burial site yet, but located his wife's. Nancy is buried in the Old Popular Log Cemetery in Marion County. It is located on a farm owned by James R. LODEN. Uriah CLAY died in Hamilton, Marion County, Ala. but haven't found his grave yet. It looks as if some of the children also went to Texas and some to Arkansas. I have William's descendants if you want them, but they all lived in Marion County instead of Itawamba. All the best Charlie Clay Campbell >> Please all that you can. Thanks Don

Donna: Thanks for the note. My Huffman line, we believe, was originally a Hoffman line. However, virtually all records from my Huffman's counties/parishes of origin have been destroyed. We can only go back confidently to a John Huffman, who fathered Warren Huffman in Pike Co., MS, ca. 1835. Conjecturally, John's father was 1812 veteran Daniel Huffman. Conjecturally, Daniel's father was John Hoffman of Hoffman's Creek, St. Helena Parish, LA, just about thirty miles from Daniel's residence in Pike County. John d. 1805, leaving a will that mentioned a mature son Daniel and a minor daughter, Polly. We cannot currently go back any further in our Huffman/Hoffman line. Note that in 1805, St. Helena Parish, LA, was a part of Spanish West Florida. All pertinent records from that area are located in Madrid, Spain, to the best of my knowledge, and are in Spanish. Thanks again for the note! Hope your Huffman/Hoffman research has been going better than mine! (Of course, my "free" time is now almost wholly devoted to the 43rd MS Infantry.) -- Jim H.

Hi Don, Many thanks for your reply and info. I have been concentrating on William F. CLAY's family but will be switching to some of the others soon. William ended up in Marion County, Ala. Haven't found his burial site yet, but located his wife's. Nancy is buried in the Old Popular Log Cemetery in Marion County. It is located on a farm owned by James R. LODEN. Uriah CLAY died in Hamilton, Marion County, Ala. but haven't found his grave yet. It looks as if some of the children also went to Texas and some to Arkansas. I have William's descendants if you want them, but they all lived in Marion County instead of Itawamba. All the best Charlie Clay Campbell

Hello Again Jim, You may not remember me but I had written you a few years ago. Beside hearing you were writing a book about the 43rd. I had ask about your Huffman surname in regards to the 1717 Germanna Colony of what is Madison Co. VA. today. A while back while reading something on line in Itawamba Co. I saw where a Blankenbaker had a will there and that made me wonder once again about your Huffman line. Think Huffman and Hoffman are interchangeable. Have you found anything more on your surname? My great great grandfather Benjamin Franklin Morris was captured and wounded at Corinth, MS. Benjamin was even paroled all in that order. I have often though how blessed I am because had Benjamin (father's side) and my great great grandfather Samuel Conrad Blankenbaker (Union) mother's side, had they of been been better shots I may not of been born. The 123th Infantry reg't. from Clark Co. IL. fought the 43rd. Donna F. Bowen bowjay@foothill.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Huffman" <huffman@ametro.net> To: <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [MSITAWAM-L] 43rd Reg't. Mississippi Vols. > Donna: > > The "extra duty" would have been things like constructing breastworks, > driving a wagon, foraging, etc. > > B.F. probably also fought with Capt. Pound's Sharpshooters at 2nd Jackson > and Chickamauga. > > For details, see my 43rd MS website at > www.43rdmississippi.homestead.com/index.html. > > If you have any photos of B.F. (whose middle name I did not know!), letters, > diaries, family/oral traditions, etc., relating to his service in the > "Bloody 43rd," please let me know, as I am researching the regiment for an > eventual regimental history. (See my post earlier to day to the Itawamba > Rootsweb site regarding the "Itawamba Tigers," which was B.F.'s company.) > > I'd be delighted to hear from you! Please accept warmest, best wishes to > you and yours from me and mine! -- Jim H. > >

Lisa: Thanks for the note! Please do keep us in mind if you find anything at all about F.M. Little during his time in the 43rd MS Infantry. A photo of him would be wonderful to have! Thanks, again! -- Jim H.

Wanell: My information on N. Ford is from the Compiled Service Records. My extraction from same reads: "Private N. Ford -- captured Senatobia, MS, 5/13/63; sent to Provost Marshall, LaGrange, TN; no other records have been found for this soldier as a member of the 43rd; his inclusion as a member of the 43rd is surely a clerical error." In other words, the only documentation that we have showing N. Ford as an Itawamba Tiger is a single capture record, which may be in error. Do you have other documentation that proves he was in the 43rd? I would be very happy to hear that you do! Do you have letters, diaries, and/or photos of N. Ford? Do you know what the "N." stands for? If you have any info whatsoever on him or his service in the 43rd, please advise!!!!! Thanks! Until I hear from you, please accept warmest, best wishes to you and yours from me and mine! -- Jim H.

In a message dated 8/20/00 12:01:33 AM Central Daylight Time, huffman@ametro.net writes: << My extraction of F.M.'s service in the regiment is as follows: "Private F.M. Little -- rejected for service by inspecting surgeon." This means that he joined the company, but was rejected for regimental service. Still, he may have written some letters or kept a diary of his experiences before being rejected for Confederate service! Does the "F.M." stand for Francis Marion, as it commonly does? By the way, I note F.M. Littles in the following companies: Private, Co. F, 2nd MS State Cavalry Private, Co. H, 2nd MS State Cavalry Private, Co. H, 10th MS Infantry Capt. Francis M. Little, Peyton's Battn. Cavalry Capt. Francis M. Little, Little's Co., 3rd Battn. State Cavalry (Cooper's) Little, Francis Marion, 1st Lt., Co. A, 36th MS Infantry >> Jim, FM does stand for Francis Marion in my case. I have some written notes by an aunt that he served in 2nd MS State Cavalry. Thank you very much for the information! If I find anything I will let you know. Best of luck, Lisa Thompson

In a message dated 8/20/00 3:20:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Kruecamp1@aol.com writes: << Hi Jim, First of all, many thanks for keeping alive the memories of the Confederate soldiers and their units. I noted there was a ROYAL N. CLAY listed among the members. I am not sure which ROYAL CLAY he is. In the 1850 Itawamba census, there is a ROYAL listed as head of household, born abt. 1806. He is my 3rd great grandfather. He had a son, ROYAL, born abt. 1838. Three other sons are listed as members of the James Creek Volunteers, 1st Miss. Now, the problem, there is also a cousin ROYAL G. CLAY, born abt. 1812, living in Monroe County in 1850. I don't know if he had any children by the name of ROYAL. Royal Jr. of Itawamba married a McNeece. I noticed there was a McNeece listed as a member of the unit. Hopefully, with this new info, I can find out which ROYAL had an N. for a middle initial. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need any biographical info, please let me know. Again, many thanks for your 15 years research and also to Don for all his help. Charlie Campbell London, England >> Sesquicentennial Edition: Itawamba County Mississippi Families ( 1836 - 1986 ) page 62 Have not started to check for all burial information for the following. Any help to fill in some of the blanks would be a big help. Don Descendants of Royal Clay, Jr. 1 [1] Royal Clay, Jr. b: 1806 in Oglethorpe Co., GA d: Aft. 1880 in McLennan Co., TX . +Nancy Broughton b: Abt. 1810 m: Abt. 1826 in Georgia ?? d: Abt. 1869 in Itawamba Co., MS .......... 2 Martha Clay b: 1827 in Georgia d: Unknown ............. +Thomas Billingsly b: Abt. 1825 m: January 24, 1861 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 James Clay b: 1829 in Georgia d: Unknown ............. +Margaret ??? b: Abt. 1832 m: 1852 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 Elizabeth Clay b: 1831 in Georgia d: Unknown in Tishomingo Co., MS ............. +John Rutledge Streetman b: Abt. 1829 m: September 12, 1849 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown in Tishomingo Co., MS Father: Williamson Rutledge Streetman Mother: Nancy Odom .......... 2 Jesse J Clay b: 1832 in Georgia d: Unknown ............. +Mary C McNiece b: Abt. 1832 m: August 10, 1850 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 William Franklin Clay b: 1833 in Georgia d: Unknown ............. +Nancy Adeline Streetman b: March 18, 1835 in Georgia m: August 1853 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown Father: Williamson Rutledge Streetman Mother: Nancy Odom .......... 2 Louise E Clay b: 1835 in Georgia d: Unknown ............. +William McNiece b: Abt. 1832 m: September 12, 1866 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 Nancy Erwin Clay b: 1836 in probably Paulding Co., GA d: Unknown ............. +T Joseph Campbell b: Abt. 1834 m: August 04, 1852 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 Royal Clay III b: 1838 in Georgia d: Unknown .......... 2 Joseph J Clay b: 1840 in Georgia d: Unknown ............. +Martha A Martin b: Abt. 1842 m: March 31, 1861 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 John Calvin Clay b: 1842 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown in Wintfield, Titus Co., TX ............. +Mary C Summerford b: September 06, 1840 in Itawamba Co., MS m: January 10, 1865 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown Father: William Summerford, Jr. Mother: Margaret Davidson .......... 2 Mary Clay b: 1843 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 Angeline Clay b: 1846 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 Uriah Clay b: 1848 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 Isaac Clay b: 1848 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 Luna M Clay b: 1849 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown *2nd Wife of [1] Royal Clay, Jr.: . +Sarah McNiece b: Abt. 1845 m: January 28, 1869 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown .......... 2 Lou E Clay b: Abt. 1874 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown

Looking for information regarding: N. Ford listed as one of Itawamba Tigers: Pounds Sharpshooters.

Hi Jim, First of all, many thanks for keeping alive the memories of the Confederate soldiers and their units. I noted there was a ROYAL N. CLAY listed among the members. I am not sure which ROYAL CLAY he is. In the 1850 Itawamba census, there is a ROYAL listed as head of household, born abt. 1806. He is my 3rd great grandfather. He had a son, ROYAL, born abt. 1838. Three other sons are listed as members of the James Creek Volunteers, 1st Miss. Now, the problem, there is also a cousin ROYAL G. CLAY, born abt. 1812, living in Monroe County in 1850. I don't know if he had any children by the name of ROYAL. Royal Jr. of Itawamba married a McNeece. I noticed there was a McNeece listed as a member of the unit. Hopefully, with this new info, I can find out which ROYAL had an N. for a middle initial. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need any biographical info, please let me know. Again, many thanks for your 15 years research and also to Don for all his help. Charlie Campbell London, England

Lisa: Great to hear from a descendant of a veteran the "Bloody 43rd"! If you have any letter, diary, photographic, or family/oral traditions concerning F.M.'s service in the 43rd, please contact me! My extraction of F.M.'s service in the regiment is as follows: "Private F.M. Little -- rejected for service by inspecting surgeon." This means that he joined the company, but was rejected for regimental service. Still, he may have written some letters or kept a diary of his experiences before being rejected for Confederate service! Does the "F.M." stand for Francis Marion, as it commonly does? By the way, I note F.M. Littles in the following companies: Private, Co. F, 2nd MS State Cavalry Private, Co. H, 2nd MS State Cavalry Private, Co. H, 10th MS Infantry Capt. Francis M. Little, Peyton's Battn. Cavalry Capt. Francis M. Little, Little's Co., 3rd Battn. State Cavalry (Cooper's) Little, Francis Marion, 1st Lt., Co. A, 36th MS Infantry For capsule histories of most of these units, go to www.mississippiscv.org and click on the "Mississippi History" tab. Our William Weaver is William E. Weaver: "Private William E. Weaver -- discharged 8/29/62 on surgeon’s certificate of disability (occupation: farmer) (aged 21 years)." Don't think he's yours. Sorry. Wish he were! Hope to hear from you soon regarding F.M.'s full name and any possible letter, diary, photo, or family tradition information for his service in the 43rd! Thanks! Please accept warmest, best wishes to you and yours from me and mine! -- Jim H.

Carol --- Go to this web site for Seeleys......Ann http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/o/b/Robert-K-Nobles-jr/index.html

Deborah: If you have a picture, letters, diaries, or family/oral tradition concerning R.C. Johnson, please let me know, as we are desperate for info on the 43rd and its members! Thanks! I have H. Grady Howell's "For Dixie Land, I'll Take My Stand," the best-ever index to MS Confederate Patriots. In it, I cannot find any listing for John Franklin Thomas Johnson or Johnsons with similar initials. I also cannot find a Capt. Kelson or any other name approximating same. I find two sergeants named Caldwell in the 2nd MS Cavalry -- A.J. in Co. B and B.F. in Co. G. I find a corporal P.L. Wright (Co. K) and a corporal Abran Lindsay (Co. K) in the 2nd MS Cavalry, but no lieutenants by these names. I find a John J. Johnson in Co. F of the 2nd MS Cavalry. Late in the war, as companies and commands shrank, these corporals may have been breveted to lieutenants. Likewise, John J. Johnson of Co. F could have been placed in Co. K. So, maybe this John J. Johnson is your ancestor. There's no way to tell, especially with scores of Wrights, LIndsays, and Caldwells in the index (which runs to 149,000 names!). And, bear in mind that I just visually scanned these dozens of pages looking for any similar names, ranks, and regiments, so there may be other regiments that also have officers/sergeants named Wright, Lindsay, and Caldwell! Wish I would have been of more help! Please send any help you can on the 43rd! And please accept warmest, best wishes to you and yours from me and mine! -- Jim Huffman