I don't know. They were quite big in the forming of the state of Texas. Jesse my ancestor got shot over his headright and wife raised children and went on. William descendants married Trawek and others. I'll pull up the info on William and try to get it off to you. Send me an e-mail at [email protected] so I can send you a formatted text of the Youngs. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: Peggy A. Young <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] RE: Cemetery Records > My Stephen mentioned in below letter had a son named William?? and William > married a woman from Chicot County, AR....Recon we are of the same line? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jane Lemmons" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] RE: Cemetery Records > > > > May interrupt........I am looking for Jesse Young, who came to Texas in > > about 1823 to 1828 with his cousin William Young. Cannot find Jesse's > > father. > > > > [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Peggy A. Young <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 10:43 AM > > Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] RE: Cemetery Records > > > > > > > Wow, I've been watching this conservation...This is great news....I've > > been > > > looking for a confederate hospital in this area...Would anyone know > about > > a > > > "Miller Springhill" hospital? My ggrandfather Stephen Young was sent > there > > > at the close of the war.....Haven't found record of him since, except > for > > > the fact he had two more children after the war close, but as is told > "was > > > never well, after the War".He was wounded at Fort Henry and > Vicksburg...He > > > was originally from Calhoun County which joins this Lafayette. He > enlisted > > > in Grenada?? Anyone have any Idea's? > > > Peggy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Donna Lou Ritter" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 10:34 AM > > > Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] RE: Cemetery Records > > > > > > > > > > From LAFAYETTE CO HERITAGE, pub by Skipwith Historical & Genealogical > > > > Sociey., p 92: > > > > "Back in Oxford in the spring, 1862, the facilities of the University > > were > > > > made ready to hospitalize many of those wounded at Shiloh. Many died > > > while > > > > hospitalized here and they were buried in a small plot on the south > side > > > of > > > > the campus. > > > > ..the first usage of the buildings for hospital purposes occurred > during > > > the > > > > months of April to November...Rebecca Pegues...diary...'They have 200 > or > > > 300 > > > > soldiers there and expect more...'" > > > > > > > > My impression is that use of University buildings for hospital was > > > primarily > > > > early in war. There are several sections of the book that deal with > > > aspects > > > > of Civil War in the county. My mother bought copy of the the book > when > > it > > > > was first published. She grew up in Lafayette Co. mostly around > Delay. > > > > Although it is an expensive investment, I find I refer back to the > book > > > and > > > > usually find new information over the years. > > > > > > > > I think you can contact Skipwith Society through Lafayette Co > > website--or > > > at > > > > least get an address > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/ > > > > > > > > Lou Ritter, Kalamazoo, MI > > > > DENTON, ESKRIDGE, GOFORTH, LANCASTER > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >