Hi Debbie: We have so many James and James Franklin Smiddys that I will have to check my records and find which one this is. You are correct, Coal Creek, now Lake City, is in Anderson County. Most of the earlier Smiddys lived in the Jacksboro/Caryville area of Campbell Co. Some did go to Briceville and worked in the coal mines there. Edward and Joseph Smiddy were both killed in the Fraterville mine explosion. Their parents were James Franklin Smiddy and Polly Woods Smiddy, both being deceased at the time of their sons' deaths. Polly also lost 4 Woods family members in that explosion. This particular James Franklin Smiddy sometimes went by Frank James Smiddy, said there were too many James Franklins. He then changed it to James Smithers. He is buried in the Sharp Cemetery between Jacksboro and Caryville, right next to Cove Lake. He was in the Civil War, Union, as were all the Smiddys, and was shot and killed by James Hannah in the 1880's. I will check my info tomorrow and see if I can find the particular James Smiddy that you are looking for. Our immediate family group left Jacksboro and went to the mountains around the Stinking Creek area during the Civil War. Most of them were coal miners too. Uncle Caswell Smiddy and his family ended up in the mines in Harlan County, KY. My husband's father was killed at Westbourne in the mine there, and two weeks later his brother, John Lewis "Penny" Smiddy was killed at Ivy Dell, also mining. Sincerely, Libby Smiddy -------------------------------------------------- From: <Warden1224@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:01 AM To: <tncampbe@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [TNCAMPBE] James Smiddy > Hello Libby, In this packet of declarations and affidavits is one from > James > Smiddy. He gave his statement on October 8, 1888 at Coal Creek. In his > statement he claims his age to be 60 yrs old. He states that his > occupation is > that of a farmer. His post office is listed as Caol Creek Campbell > County..? I > always thought that Coal Creek was in Anderson County. Someone set me > straight > please... > James states that he served in the Union Army in Tennessee Co. F. 6th > Infantry from March 1862 to March 1865. He mentions that he fought in the > battle > at Dallas and (sp) Resaca Georgia. > > Debbie Wilson Fehr > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNCAMPBE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >