BJ Martindale wrote: >Thank you Kevin, Danny, Jess and others. I wish you (one or all) would >write an expanded organized version of this discussion so we could all >have it - like a magazine article or a new paper article we could save. >You know so much! Maybe the Courier would print it, like they recently >did on Bradyville. Maybe a monthly column? (yes I am greedy for >information). Putting events onto social, cultural, and historical >perspective really helps fill out the picture beyond the bare facts. > >I am particularly interested in what motivated the GTT (gone to Texas) >movement after the war? My Moore relatives did it, (I have a wonderful >picture of the wagon train if you'd like to use it for your article?), >but I do not understand why they went. > >Thank you again for your great discussion. > >BJ Patton Martindale > > >==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== >Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the list each month. >You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year >to reach new listmembers. > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > We have one of those "both sides of the war" stories in our family. My great, great grandmother was Martha Virginia (Elkins) Fowler, daughter of Thomas & Mary "Polly" (Melton) Elkins. Her youngest brother was Higdon Richard Jarrett "Dick" Elkins, born 29 June 1839 and named for a man who served in a county office the same time as Thomas Elkins. There are so many H. R. J.'s in the family after that that I've tried to find some blood connection, but I think all the others were just named after "Dick" Elkins. At least, I've never found any relationship. Like many, many other Cannon County people, Dick Elkins came here to Christian County, Missouri. He arrived about 1871 - I haven't found him anywhere on the 1870 census, but his three young children from his first marriage were listed still in Cannon County, next door to or with the parents of his third wife. Dick's youngest child from his third marriage was born 29 February 1876 here. A Higdon Richard Jarrett settled nearby in Greene County, Missouri, but I've never gotten around to checking whether he is the same man from Cannon County, Tennessee. One of the elementary schools in Springfield is named Jarrett Elementary for him. On 5 July 1859, Dick married Ruth E. Neely, born 31 December 1841 to Isaah & Ann Neely. They had three children. The oldest, Euclid S. Elkins, married Sarah Mary "Mollie" Hart, daughter of William and Laura (Fowler) Hart. Mollie was my great grandmother's first cousin and a first cousin once removed of her husband, as Mollie's grandmother and Euclid's father were brother and sister. The second child was Dr. Cullen Bryant Elkins who married Alice Eva Flagg. Their youngest was Melissa Caroline Elkins. Her husband, William Lincoln "Bill" Phillips, was a younger brother of my great grandfather, Hugh B. Phillips. When Ruth (Neely) Elkins died 9 Dec 1867, the children were all still young. But, Ruth had lived through the dreadful Civil War events. I've never determined exactly how Ruth was related to teenage Jack Neely who was one of the leading Confederate sympathizers. However, Ruth had a brother named Elijah, born about 1831 - not old enough to be considered "elderly" during the Civil War. But what the Neely boy did was said to be in revenge for a raid on the family of "elderly Lige Neely". Dick's uncle, James Melton had married Polly Elledge. One of their children, Martha Emaline Melton, married James Higgins. In the Civil War James was Pro-Union. Among their children was a daughter named Eliza Ann Higgins. James Higgins was credited with leading the raid which drove off all the lifestock and took all food from old Mr. Neely who was said to be a Confederate sympathizer. In retaliation, Jack Neely and another teenager, came to the Higgins home and killed James Higgins. The boys then hid in a cave. Some of the Union sympathizers followed a child taking food to them, killed the boys, displayed their bodies on a store counter and refused to allow the families to claim them for burial. On 2 February 1868, Dick Elkins married Eliza Ann Higgins. Cousin or not, both probably should have known that neither the Higgins or Neely family was about to accept a daughter of James Higgins raising three children of a Neely mother. The marriage soon failed, but not before a child was on the way. Even though the 1870 Cannon County census seems to suggest that Jenny Emaline Elkins was a boy, her husband, William Levy Muncy, and seven children all know that that particular part of the census was mistaken. Most of Dick's decendants come from this daughter whom he is not known to ever have seen after she was a year or so old. That part of the family seemed to have been unaware of where Dick went after leaving Tennessee. With three of Martha Emaline (Melton) Higgins' Melton uncles and scores of cousins settling around here, that seems unlikely. Maybe, they just didn't tell the younger generation. After the divorce, Eliza also remarried and had additional children. Dick Elkins married third Amanda/Arminda Petty. Amanda's brother accompanied them and they moved into a neighborhood whick included the families of Dick's uncle, Jacob Melton and aunt, Ann (Elkins) Brown Pendleton among other relatives. They had two sons, James Thomas and William Bryan. James had just one son, Dr. Higdon Bryan "Red" Elkins who died with no offspring and William had no children. Arminda/Amanda (Petty) died before 1880. Having tried and lost at marriage three times before age 40, Dick chose to spend his remaining fifty-plus years single, dying 4 Apr 1931. He is buried in the Linden Chapel Cemetery beside his son Euclid and daughter Melissa and surrounded by scores of other Cannon County kin, including his sister, Melissa Caroline "Cal" (Elkins) Melton.

Allen Morgan's brother, Gordon Morgan, moved with his wife, Artimissa Elkins and others to Anna, Union County, Illinois before the War. James Morgan, from that family, served in the Union Army from Illinois. Kevin --- Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > My family, the Monroe SPURLOCK family, and some of > his siblings - moved to Union County in Southern > Illinois, but not until the 1890-1900 period. Then > in 1900, one of the sons - John Wesly Spurlock - my > great grandfather - moved on to Texas. So, we got > to Texas - but it took a while! A couple of > Monroe's siblings moved to Madison Co., Arkansas. > > Rick Springer > > Kevin Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: > My great uncle, Harvey Carrick, his nother was > Frances > Moore. They lived east of Bradyville in Shelton > Hollow. > Kevin Morgan > > --- "Mabel G. Phillips" > wrote: > > BJ Martindale wrote: > > > > >Thank you Kevin, Danny, Jess and others. I wish > > you (one or all) would > > >write an expanded organized version of this > > discussion so we could all > > >have it - like a magazine article or a new paper > > article we could save. > > >You know so much! Maybe the Courier would print > > it, like they recently > > >did on Bradyville. Maybe a monthly column? (yes I > > am greedy for > > >information). Putting events onto social, > > cultural, and historical > > >perspective really helps fill out the picture > > beyond the bare facts. > > > > > >I am particularly interested in what motivated > the > > GTT (gone to Texas) > > >movement after the war? My Moore relatives did > it, > > (I have a wonderful > > >picture of the wagon train if you'd like to use > it > > for your article?), > > >but I do not understand why they went. > > > > > >Thank you again for your great discussion. > > > > > >BJ Patton Martindale > > > > > > > > >==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > > >Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the > > list each month. > > >You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once > or > > twice per year > > >to reach new listmembers. > > > > > >============================== > > >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and > > search for your ancestors at the same time. Share > > your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > > > > > > > We have one of those "both sides of the war" > stories > > in our family. My > > great, great grandmother was Martha Virginia > > (Elkins) Fowler, daughter > > of Thomas & Mary "Polly" (Melton) Elkins. Her > > youngest brother was > > Higdon Richard Jarrett "Dick" Elkins, born 29 June > > 1839 and named for a > > man who served in a county office the same time as > > Thomas Elkins. There > > are so many H. R. J.'s in the family after that > that > > I've tried to find > > some blood connection, but I think all the others > > were just named after > > "Dick" Elkins. At least, I've never found any > > relationship. Like many, > > many other Cannon County people, Dick Elkins came > > here to Christian > > County, Missouri. He arrived about 1871 - I > haven't > > found him anywhere > > on the 1870 census, but his three young children > > from his first marriage > > were listed still in Cannon County, next door to > or > > with the parents of > > his third wife. Dick's youngest child from his > third > > marriage was born > > 29 February 1876 here. A Higdon Richard Jarrett > > settled nearby in Greene > > County, Missouri, but I've never gotten around to > > checking whether he is > > the same man from Cannon County, Tennessee. One of > > the elementary > > schools in Springfield is named Jarrett Elementary > > for him. > > > > On 5 July 1859, Dick married Ruth E. Neely, born > 31 > > December 1841 to > > Isaah & Ann Neely. They had three children. The > > oldest, Euclid S. > > Elkins, married Sarah Mary "Mollie" Hart, daughter > > of William and Laura > > (Fowler) Hart. Mollie was my great grandmother's > > first cousin and a > > first cousin once removed of her husband, as > > Mollie's grandmother and > > Euclid's father were brother and sister. The > second > > child was Dr. Cullen > > Bryant Elkins who married Alice Eva Flagg. Their > > youngest was Melissa > > Caroline Elkins. Her husband, William Lincoln > > "Bill" Phillips, was a > > younger brother of my great grandfather, Hugh B. > > Phillips. When Ruth > > (Neely) Elkins died 9 Dec 1867, the children were > > all still young. But, > > Ruth had lived through the dreadful Civil War > > events. I've never > > determined exactly how Ruth was related to teenage > > Jack Neely who was > > one of the leading Confederate sympathizers. > > However, Ruth had a > > brother named Elijah, born about 1831 - not old > > enough to be considered > > "elderly" during the Civil War. But what the Neely > > boy did was said to > > be in revenge for a raid on the family of "elderly > > Lige Neely". > > > > Dick's uncle, James Melton had married Polly > > Elledge. One of their > > children, Martha Emaline Melton, married James > > Higgins. In the Civil War > > James was Pro-Union. Among their children was a > > daughter named Eliza Ann > > Higgins. > > > > James Higgins was credited with leading the raid > > which drove off all the > > lifestock and took all food from old Mr. Neely who > > was said to be a > > Confederate sympathizer. In retaliation, Jack > Neely > > and another > > teenager, came to the Higgins home and killed > James > > Higgins. The boys > > then hid in a cave. Some of the Union sympathizers > > followed a child > > taking food to them, killed the boys, displayed > > their bodies on a store > > counter and refused to allow the families to claim > > them for burial. > > > > On 2 February 1868, Dick Elkins married Eliza Ann > > Higgins. Cousin or > > not, both probably should have known that neither > > the Higgins or Neely > > family was about to accept a daughter of James > > Higgins raising three > > children of a Neely mother. The marriage soon > > failed, but not before a > > child was on the way. Even though the 1870 Cannon > > County census seems to > > suggest that Jenny Emaline Elkins was a boy, her > > husband, William Levy > > Muncy, and seven children all know that that > > particular part of the > > census was mistaken. Most of Dick's decendants > come > > from this daughter > > whom he is not known to ever have seen after she > was > > a year or so old. > > That part of the family seemed to have been > unaware > > of where Dick went > > after leaving Tennessee. With three of Martha > > Emaline (Melton) Higgins' > > Melton uncles and scores of cousins settling > around > > here, that seems > > unlikely. Maybe, they just didn't tell the younger > > generation. After > > the divorce, Eliza also remarried and had > additional > > children. > > > > Dick Elkins married third Amanda/Arminda Petty. > > Amanda's brother > > accompanied them and they moved into a > neighborhood > > whick included the > > families of Dick's uncle, Jacob Melton and aunt, > Ann > > (Elkins) Brown > > Pendleton among other relatives. They had two > sons, > > James Thomas and > > William Bryan. James had just one son, Dr. Higdon > > Bryan "Red" Elkins who > > died with no offspring and William had no > children. > > Arminda/Amanda > > (Petty) died before 1880. Having tried and lost at > > marriage three times > > before age 40, Dick chose to spend his remaining > > fifty-plus years > > single, dying 4 Apr 1931. He is buried in the > > Linden Chapel Cemetery > > beside his son Euclid and daughter Melissa and > > surrounded by scores of > > other Cannon County kin, including his sister, > > Melissa Caroline "Cal" > > (Elkins) Melton. > > > > > > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > > Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the > > list each month. > > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once > or > > twice per year > > to reach new listmembers. > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about > > your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. 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Thanks Cindy !! I think the Youngs and Alexanders went to Marion Co. also. Kevin --- Cindy Mears <[email protected]> wrote: > Kevin , The Mears moved to Marion co., Ark. , too. > Good hearing you back on . Cindy Cantrell Mears > > Betty McCollum <[email protected]> wrote: > Kevin: > My Faulkenberrys and Caruthers families moved to > Izard Co., Ar. from > Cannon County, Tn. > Betty McCollum > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Morgan" > To: > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 2:29 PM > Subject: [TNCANNON] After the War > > > > Looking at the Morgans, Barretts, Jones and > others, > > the families moved to Marion County, AR after the > War. > > They opened up lands in that area. I remember > reading > > about several who lived on the lands in Arkansas > and > > then used lawyers in Cannon County to file the > claim > > for. Then around the turn of the Century, they > moved > > to Oklahoma when it was still Indian Terr. > > Like Danny said, I feel also they were looking for > new > > beginings. The War had taken a lot from them. > > I wanted to ask Jess if he thought it was OK, > > sometime, to copy the Soldier's List out of the > > History of Cannon County Book. Is it still under > > copyright by Doak in Manchester? > > Kevin > > > > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > > Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the > list each month. > > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once > or twice per year > > to reach new listmembers. > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - > Release Date: 3/17/06 > > > > > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the > list each month. > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or > twice per year > to reach new listmembers. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying > attachments. > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > A complete Archive of past issues of this list may > be seen at.. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNCANNON > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Kevin , The Mears moved to Marion co., Ark. , too. Good hearing you back on . Cindy Cantrell Mears Betty McCollum <[email protected]> wrote: Kevin: My Faulkenberrys and Caruthers families moved to Izard Co., Ar. from Cannon County, Tn. Betty McCollum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" To: Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 2:29 PM Subject: [TNCANNON] After the War > Looking at the Morgans, Barretts, Jones and others, > the families moved to Marion County, AR after the War. > They opened up lands in that area. I remember reading > about several who lived on the lands in Arkansas and > then used lawyers in Cannon County to file the claim > for. Then around the turn of the Century, they moved > to Oklahoma when it was still Indian Terr. > Like Danny said, I feel also they were looking for new > beginings. The War had taken a lot from them. > I wanted to ask Jess if he thought it was OK, > sometime, to copy the Soldier's List out of the > History of Cannon County Book. Is it still under > copyright by Doak in Manchester? > Kevin > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the list each month. > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year > to reach new listmembers. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/06 > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the list each month. You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year to reach new listmembers. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

My family, the Monroe SPURLOCK family, and some of his siblings - moved to Union County in Southern Illinois, but not until the 1890-1900 period. Then in 1900, one of the sons - John Wesly Spurlock - my great grandfather - moved on to Texas. So, we got to Texas - but it took a while! A couple of Monroe's siblings moved to Madison Co., Arkansas. Rick Springer Kevin Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: My great uncle, Harvey Carrick, his nother was Frances Moore. They lived east of Bradyville in Shelton Hollow. Kevin Morgan --- "Mabel G. Phillips" wrote: > BJ Martindale wrote: > > >Thank you Kevin, Danny, Jess and others. I wish > you (one or all) would > >write an expanded organized version of this > discussion so we could all > >have it - like a magazine article or a new paper > article we could save. > >You know so much! Maybe the Courier would print > it, like they recently > >did on Bradyville. Maybe a monthly column? (yes I > am greedy for > >information). Putting events onto social, > cultural, and historical > >perspective really helps fill out the picture > beyond the bare facts. > > > >I am particularly interested in what motivated the > GTT (gone to Texas) > >movement after the war? My Moore relatives did it, > (I have a wonderful > >picture of the wagon train if you'd like to use it > for your article?), > >but I do not understand why they went. > > > >Thank you again for your great discussion. > > > >BJ Patton Martindale > > > > > >==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > >Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the > list each month. > >You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or > twice per year > >to reach new listmembers. > > > >============================== > >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and > search for your ancestors at the same time. Share > your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > > > We have one of those "both sides of the war" stories > in our family. My > great, great grandmother was Martha Virginia > (Elkins) Fowler, daughter > of Thomas & Mary "Polly" (Melton) Elkins. Her > youngest brother was > Higdon Richard Jarrett "Dick" Elkins, born 29 June > 1839 and named for a > man who served in a county office the same time as > Thomas Elkins. There > are so many H. R. J.'s in the family after that that > I've tried to find > some blood connection, but I think all the others > were just named after > "Dick" Elkins. At least, I've never found any > relationship. Like many, > many other Cannon County people, Dick Elkins came > here to Christian > County, Missouri. He arrived about 1871 - I haven't > found him anywhere > on the 1870 census, but his three young children > from his first marriage > were listed still in Cannon County, next door to or > with the parents of > his third wife. Dick's youngest child from his third > marriage was born > 29 February 1876 here. A Higdon Richard Jarrett > settled nearby in Greene > County, Missouri, but I've never gotten around to > checking whether he is > the same man from Cannon County, Tennessee. One of > the elementary > schools in Springfield is named Jarrett Elementary > for him. > > On 5 July 1859, Dick married Ruth E. Neely, born 31 > December 1841 to > Isaah & Ann Neely. They had three children. The > oldest, Euclid S. > Elkins, married Sarah Mary "Mollie" Hart, daughter > of William and Laura > (Fowler) Hart. Mollie was my great grandmother's > first cousin and a > first cousin once removed of her husband, as > Mollie's grandmother and > Euclid's father were brother and sister. The second > child was Dr. Cullen > Bryant Elkins who married Alice Eva Flagg. Their > youngest was Melissa > Caroline Elkins. Her husband, William Lincoln > "Bill" Phillips, was a > younger brother of my great grandfather, Hugh B. > Phillips. When Ruth > (Neely) Elkins died 9 Dec 1867, the children were > all still young. But, > Ruth had lived through the dreadful Civil War > events. I've never > determined exactly how Ruth was related to teenage > Jack Neely who was > one of the leading Confederate sympathizers. > However, Ruth had a > brother named Elijah, born about 1831 - not old > enough to be considered > "elderly" during the Civil War. But what the Neely > boy did was said to > be in revenge for a raid on the family of "elderly > Lige Neely". > > Dick's uncle, James Melton had married Polly > Elledge. One of their > children, Martha Emaline Melton, married James > Higgins. In the Civil War > James was Pro-Union. Among their children was a > daughter named Eliza Ann > Higgins. > > James Higgins was credited with leading the raid > which drove off all the > lifestock and took all food from old Mr. Neely who > was said to be a > Confederate sympathizer. In retaliation, Jack Neely > and another > teenager, came to the Higgins home and killed James > Higgins. The boys > then hid in a cave. Some of the Union sympathizers > followed a child > taking food to them, killed the boys, displayed > their bodies on a store > counter and refused to allow the families to claim > them for burial. > > On 2 February 1868, Dick Elkins married Eliza Ann > Higgins. Cousin or > not, both probably should have known that neither > the Higgins or Neely > family was about to accept a daughter of James > Higgins raising three > children of a Neely mother. The marriage soon > failed, but not before a > child was on the way. Even though the 1870 Cannon > County census seems to > suggest that Jenny Emaline Elkins was a boy, her > husband, William Levy > Muncy, and seven children all know that that > particular part of the > census was mistaken. Most of Dick's decendants come > from this daughter > whom he is not known to ever have seen after she was > a year or so old. > That part of the family seemed to have been unaware > of where Dick went > after leaving Tennessee. With three of Martha > Emaline (Melton) Higgins' > Melton uncles and scores of cousins settling around > here, that seems > unlikely. Maybe, they just didn't tell the younger > generation. After > the divorce, Eliza also remarried and had additional > children. > > Dick Elkins married third Amanda/Arminda Petty. > Amanda's brother > accompanied them and they moved into a neighborhood > whick included the > families of Dick's uncle, Jacob Melton and aunt, Ann > (Elkins) Brown > Pendleton among other relatives. They had two sons, > James Thomas and > William Bryan. James had just one son, Dr. Higdon > Bryan "Red" Elkins who > died with no offspring and William had no children. > Arminda/Amanda > (Petty) died before 1880. Having tried and lost at > marriage three times > before age 40, Dick chose to spend his remaining > fifty-plus years > single, dying 4 Apr 1931. He is buried in the > Linden Chapel Cemetery > beside his son Euclid and daughter Melissa and > surrounded by scores of > other Cannon County kin, including his sister, > Melissa Caroline "Cal" > (Elkins) Melton. > > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the > list each month. > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or > twice per year > to reach new listmembers. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about > your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. 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My great uncle, Harvey Carrick, his nother was Frances Moore. They lived east of Bradyville in Shelton Hollow. Kevin Morgan --- "Mabel G. Phillips" <[email protected]> wrote: > BJ Martindale wrote: > > >Thank you Kevin, Danny, Jess and others. I wish > you (one or all) would > >write an expanded organized version of this > discussion so we could all > >have it - like a magazine article or a new paper > article we could save. > >You know so much! Maybe the Courier would print > it, like they recently > >did on Bradyville. Maybe a monthly column? (yes I > am greedy for > >information). Putting events onto social, > cultural, and historical > >perspective really helps fill out the picture > beyond the bare facts. > > > >I am particularly interested in what motivated the > GTT (gone to Texas) > >movement after the war? My Moore relatives did it, > (I have a wonderful > >picture of the wagon train if you'd like to use it > for your article?), > >but I do not understand why they went. > > > >Thank you again for your great discussion. > > > >BJ Patton Martindale > > > > > >==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > >Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the > list each month. > >You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or > twice per year > >to reach new listmembers. > > > >============================== > >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and > search for your ancestors at the same time. Share > your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > > > We have one of those "both sides of the war" stories > in our family. My > great, great grandmother was Martha Virginia > (Elkins) Fowler, daughter > of Thomas & Mary "Polly" (Melton) Elkins. Her > youngest brother was > Higdon Richard Jarrett "Dick" Elkins, born 29 June > 1839 and named for a > man who served in a county office the same time as > Thomas Elkins. There > are so many H. R. J.'s in the family after that that > I've tried to find > some blood connection, but I think all the others > were just named after > "Dick" Elkins. At least, I've never found any > relationship. Like many, > many other Cannon County people, Dick Elkins came > here to Christian > County, Missouri. He arrived about 1871 - I haven't > found him anywhere > on the 1870 census, but his three young children > from his first marriage > were listed still in Cannon County, next door to or > with the parents of > his third wife. Dick's youngest child from his third > marriage was born > 29 February 1876 here. A Higdon Richard Jarrett > settled nearby in Greene > County, Missouri, but I've never gotten around to > checking whether he is > the same man from Cannon County, Tennessee. One of > the elementary > schools in Springfield is named Jarrett Elementary > for him. > > On 5 July 1859, Dick married Ruth E. Neely, born 31 > December 1841 to > Isaah & Ann Neely. They had three children. The > oldest, Euclid S. > Elkins, married Sarah Mary "Mollie" Hart, daughter > of William and Laura > (Fowler) Hart. Mollie was my great grandmother's > first cousin and a > first cousin once removed of her husband, as > Mollie's grandmother and > Euclid's father were brother and sister. The second > child was Dr. Cullen > Bryant Elkins who married Alice Eva Flagg. Their > youngest was Melissa > Caroline Elkins. Her husband, William Lincoln > "Bill" Phillips, was a > younger brother of my great grandfather, Hugh B. > Phillips. When Ruth > (Neely) Elkins died 9 Dec 1867, the children were > all still young. But, > Ruth had lived through the dreadful Civil War > events. I've never > determined exactly how Ruth was related to teenage > Jack Neely who was > one of the leading Confederate sympathizers. > However, Ruth had a > brother named Elijah, born about 1831 - not old > enough to be considered > "elderly" during the Civil War. But what the Neely > boy did was said to > be in revenge for a raid on the family of "elderly > Lige Neely". > > Dick's uncle, James Melton had married Polly > Elledge. One of their > children, Martha Emaline Melton, married James > Higgins. In the Civil War > James was Pro-Union. Among their children was a > daughter named Eliza Ann > Higgins. > > James Higgins was credited with leading the raid > which drove off all the > lifestock and took all food from old Mr. Neely who > was said to be a > Confederate sympathizer. In retaliation, Jack Neely > and another > teenager, came to the Higgins home and killed James > Higgins. The boys > then hid in a cave. Some of the Union sympathizers > followed a child > taking food to them, killed the boys, displayed > their bodies on a store > counter and refused to allow the families to claim > them for burial. > > On 2 February 1868, Dick Elkins married Eliza Ann > Higgins. Cousin or > not, both probably should have known that neither > the Higgins or Neely > family was about to accept a daughter of James > Higgins raising three > children of a Neely mother. The marriage soon > failed, but not before a > child was on the way. Even though the 1870 Cannon > County census seems to > suggest that Jenny Emaline Elkins was a boy, her > husband, William Levy > Muncy, and seven children all know that that > particular part of the > census was mistaken. Most of Dick's decendants come > from this daughter > whom he is not known to ever have seen after she was > a year or so old. > That part of the family seemed to have been unaware > of where Dick went > after leaving Tennessee. With three of Martha > Emaline (Melton) Higgins' > Melton uncles and scores of cousins settling around > here, that seems > unlikely. Maybe, they just didn't tell the younger > generation. After > the divorce, Eliza also remarried and had additional > children. > > Dick Elkins married third Amanda/Arminda Petty. > Amanda's brother > accompanied them and they moved into a neighborhood > whick included the > families of Dick's uncle, Jacob Melton and aunt, Ann > (Elkins) Brown > Pendleton among other relatives. They had two sons, > James Thomas and > William Bryan. James had just one son, Dr. Higdon > Bryan "Red" Elkins who > died with no offspring and William had no children. > Arminda/Amanda > (Petty) died before 1880. Having tried and lost at > marriage three times > before age 40, Dick chose to spend his remaining > fifty-plus years > single, dying 4 Apr 1931. He is buried in the > Linden Chapel Cemetery > beside his son Euclid and daughter Melissa and > surrounded by scores of > other Cannon County kin, including his sister, > Melissa Caroline "Cal" > (Elkins) Melton. > > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the > list each month. > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or > twice per year > to reach new listmembers. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about > your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Looking at the Morgans, Barretts, Jones and others, the families moved to Marion County, AR after the War. They opened up lands in that area. I remember reading about several who lived on the lands in Arkansas and then used lawyers in Cannon County to file the claim for. Then around the turn of the Century, they moved to Oklahoma when it was still Indian Terr. Like Danny said, I feel also they were looking for new beginings. The War had taken a lot from them. I wanted to ask Jess if he thought it was OK, sometime, to copy the Soldier's List out of the History of Cannon County Book. Is it still under copyright by Doak in Manchester? Kevin

BJ, As in the migration to Tenn. from North Carolina and Virginia, there were numerous motivating factors behind the migration to Texas. Families were affected differently by these factors and I doubt one could create a one size fits all for an underlying cause. One cause which I feel was a prevalent one dealt with the aftermath of the Civil War years. Middle Tenn. had been occupied territory since the fall of Ft. Donelson in early 1862. Three years of occupation in a war torn area did not leave a great deal to rebuild the lives that were so disrupted during this period. Reconstruction was not a happy event to live through for most Southerners who had sided with the Confederacy. It took years to win back the freedoms suspended during the occupation and reconstruction periods. Texas offered the opportunity to start anew and attempt to rebuild the lives that were so deeply affected by the war. The grass must have looked much greener out west than the barren countryside laid waste by three years of occupation by opposing armies in Middle Tennessee. I'm sure there were many other factors and maybe some of our other readers can assist in building such a perspective. I also had relatives that "went west" in 1870 and settled in Ellis, Freestone, and Limestone Counties in Texas. I, too, have been curious as to what drew them to that particular area. Best Regards, Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "BJ Martindale" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 12:36 PM Subject: [TNCANNON] Re todays discussion re Fences and Civil War > Thank you Kevin, Danny, Jess and others. I wish you (one or all) would > write an expanded organized version of this discussion so we could all > have it - like a magazine article or a new paper article we could save. > You know so much! Maybe the Courier would print it, like they recently > did on Bradyville. Maybe a monthly column? (yes I am greedy for > information). Putting events onto social, cultural, and historical > perspective really helps fill out the picture beyond the bare facts. > > I am particularly interested in what motivated the GTT (gone to Texas) > movement after the war? My Moore relatives did it, (I have a wonderful > picture of the wagon train if you'd like to use it for your article?), > but I do not understand why they went. > > Thank you again for your great discussion. > > BJ Patton Martindale > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the list each month. > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year > to reach new listmembers. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >

Kevin, As I am working from my office, I have no reference material here and available to respond to you. What I recall is strictly from memory at this point. The story is recounted in both our county history books as I remember. Should you not have these available, I will look up this information over the weekend and respond to you. Best Regards, Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] War > Danny, > Since you are a good source of information on Cannon > County in the War, give me a timeline. Did anything > happen around March 6, 1862 in Cannon County ? Denise > and I come from Allen Morgan. Allen died about this > time. I had noticed when I was looking into his Estate > being filed a month later, there were several men who > had died just about this same time and their Estates > were being filed also. > Kevin > > --- Danny Nichols <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Denise, >> That would be great! We have no organized tours or >> anything like that here >> but many of our citizens love the opportunity to >> "show off the community". >> Since you will no doubt be interested in Morgan >> territory, maybe we could >> get Lloyd Campbell or another of your Morgan >> descendants to join us. I look >> forward to meeting both you and Kevin. >> Best Regards, >> Danny Nichols >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bingham Denise - dbingh" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:16 AM >> Subject: RE: [TNCANNON] Fence >> >> >> > Kevin and Danny, >> > >> > Please let me know Kevin, when you try to go to >> TN. I will schedule the >> > boys and I to be there also. I wish that we could >> get a family union >> > going. I would love to meet everyone! I know that >> I want my boys to know >> > as much as possible about their heritage. Both my >> boys LOVE going to TN, >> > we try and make it as often as possible! >> > >> > Have a great weekend! >> > >> > >> > Denise Morgan Bingham >> > Email: [email protected] >> >> >> ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== >> To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Cannon Co. >> list, send mail to.. >> [email protected] ,with subscribe or >> unsubscribe >> in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. >> >> ============================== >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and >> search for your ancestors at the same time. Share >> your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >> > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >> >> > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Post or search Cannon Co. area Genealogical Queries at... > http://www.bellsouthpwp.net/C/a/CanCofHist/cannon/canqry.htm > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

HI Danny, May I please intrude here ? I notice you mentioned Lloyd Campbell. I am looking for the parents and siblings of MARTHA A. CAMPBELL b. 1830/31 who married Ephraim G. Summers in Wilson Co., TN Sept. 27, 1853. Ephraim was b. in Marion/Grundy Co 1827. They lived mostly in Marion Co, but still on the mountain. Have looked in Wilson Co, but found nothing promising. Since there were CAMPBELLS in Grundy, Warren, Cannon, etc, I believe she lived closer than Wilson Co. and went there to get married. The "A" was possibly "Ascenith". Would appreciate any help. Thanks, Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Nichols" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence > Denise, > That would be great! We have no organized tours or anything like that > here but many of our citizens love the opportunity to "show off the > community". Since you will no doubt be interested in Morgan territory, > maybe we could get Lloyd Campbell or another of your Morgan descendants to > join us. I look forward to meeting both you and Kevin. > Best Regards, > Danny Nichols > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bingham Denise - dbingh" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:16 AM > Subject: RE: [TNCANNON] Fence > > >> Kevin and Danny, >> >> Please let me know Kevin, when you try to go to TN. I will schedule the >> boys and I to be there also. I wish that we could get a family union >> going. I would love to meet everyone! I know that I want my boys to know >> as much as possible about their heritage. Both my boys LOVE going to TN, >> we try and make it as often as possible! >> >> Have a great weekend! >> >> >> Denise Morgan Bingham >> Email: [email protected] > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Cannon Co. list, send mail to.. > [email protected] ,with subscribe or unsubscribe > in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >

Kevin, The Scots and Irish were renown for their ability to work with stone. A good many of the chimneys for the older homes were built by such settlers. Stone masonry was a valued craft in their day. Many of the stone masons would travel from town to town engaged in chimney building. They may have done the same with fences as well. A good many of the fences were built also as a coordinated effort to remove the stones from the fields they plowed. The rocks would be carried out of the fields and tossed into stacks at the ends of the rows. Later they would come along and build fences from the rock to protect the fields and establish the boundary lines for their property. There always seemed to be multi purposes behind the endeavors of our ancestors. They were a very wise and industrious people. Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence >I remember a woman who was writing in on her Murphys, > siad her James Murphy, who came from Ireland, was a > fence builder in Cannon County prior to the War. > Kevin

Kevin, Part of the Union force out of Murfreesboro split off and attempted to flank the Confederate troops in Woodbury. The route this smaller body took was the Locke's Creek Road. They expected to circle around and come into Woodbury by the Auburntown road and pull a surprise attack. The story goes that they became lost in their journey and never succeeded in carrying out their mission. Rumors have it that they are still somewhere on Pleasant Ridge trying to find a way out. My own theory is that they probably just found one of the stills in the area and became "somewhat distracted". :-) Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence > My Great GRanfather was born in 1853 near Locke Creek, > so I suspect the Story was handed down from him about > the fence. > What would be interesting to have, would be a War > Between the States Site on our Cannon County info. > People could contribute their info to this on their > Ancestors. It is most interesting because the County > was split in the War. > Kevin > > --- Jess Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Kevin, >> The place that Danny describes is between Riverside >> Cemetery and Edgefield / >> Woodbury. Also, it is very close to the East Fork >> of the Stones River, >> which also flows through town. >> >> Jess >> >> >> >> ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== >> Post or search Cannon Co. area Genealogical Queries >> at... >> > http://www.bellsouthpwp.net/C/a/CanCofHist/cannon/canqry.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about >> your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the >> last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Cannon Co. list, send mail to.. > [email protected] ,with subscribe or unsubscribe > in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Denise, That would be great! We have no organized tours or anything like that here but many of our citizens love the opportunity to "show off the community". Since you will no doubt be interested in Morgan territory, maybe we could get Lloyd Campbell or another of your Morgan descendants to join us. I look forward to meeting both you and Kevin. Best Regards, Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bingham Denise - dbingh" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:16 AM Subject: RE: [TNCANNON] Fence > Kevin and Danny, > > Please let me know Kevin, when you try to go to TN. I will schedule the > boys and I to be there also. I wish that we could get a family union > going. I would love to meet everyone! I know that I want my boys to know > as much as possible about their heritage. Both my boys LOVE going to TN, > we try and make it as often as possible! > > Have a great weekend! > > > Denise Morgan Bingham > Email: [email protected]

Danny, I would also, like the tour. I think that my boys would love it. Denise Morgan Bingham - Acxiom Corp. Acxiom Financial Services Group Chase Manhattan Bank Phone: 501.342.2428 Email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Danny Nichols [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence Kevin, History abounds in and around Woodbury. Please let me know when you plan to be in Woodbury and I will arrange to meet with you. I would be glad to give you the nickel tour of the area. I'm sure there are others who would enjoy meeting with you and who could also show you a lot of Cannon County history. In 1870 it took approximately 6 to 7 weeks to travel to the Dallas, TX area by wagontrain. Few families in Cannon Co. were unaffected by the initials "GTT" (Gone to Texas). Migration routes also carried a number of our citizens into Arkansas and Missouri as well. The ties that bind us all together become more manifest as we learn of new cousins we have in abundance in those states. Best Regards, Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence > Thanks Danny !! > I remember standing on the old road in front of > Riverside Cemetery about 6 years ago and thought to > myself how many of our ancestors traveled this very > road. How many looked at the same hills etc we see > now. How many left their homes in Woodbury and moved > to Texas, etc after the War, never to return, using > this very road we look at. I hope they continue to > keep up the old road in the future. > It has been discussed, within my family, they might be > able to bring me down to Cannon County this summer > sometime on a short visit. I want to meet a lot of you > while there. > Kevin Morgan ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the list each month. You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year to reach new listmembers. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx *************************************************************************** The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please resend this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You. ****************************************************************************

Kevin and Danny, Please let me know Kevin, when you try to go to TN. I will schedule the boys and I to be there also. I wish that we could get a family union going. I would love to meet everyone! I know that I want my boys to know as much as possible about their heritage. Both my boys LOVE going to TN, we try and make it as often as possible! Have a great weekend! Denise Morgan Bingham Email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Danny Nichols [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence Kevin, History abounds in and around Woodbury. Please let me know when you plan to be in Woodbury and I will arrange to meet with you. I would be glad to give you the nickel tour of the area. I'm sure there are others who would enjoy meeting with you and who could also show you a lot of Cannon County history. , In 1870 it took approximately 6 to 7 weeks to travel to the Dallas, TX area by wagontrain. Few families in Cannon Co. were unaffected by the initials "GTT" (Gone to Texas). Migration routes also carried a number of our citizens into Arkansas and Missouri as well. The ties that bind us all together become more manifest as we learn of new cousins we have in abundance in those states. Best Regards, Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence > Thanks Danny !! > I remember standing on the old road in front of > Riverside Cemetery about 6 years ago and thought to > myself how many of our ancestors traveled this very > road. How many looked at the same hills etc we see > now. How many left their homes in Woodbury and moved > to Texas, etc after the War, never to return, using > this very road we look at. I hope they continue to > keep up the old road in the future. > It has been discussed, within my family, they might be > able to bring me down to Cannon County this summer > sometime on a short visit. I want to meet a lot of you > while there. > Kevin Morgan ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the list each month. You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year to reach new listmembers. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx *************************************************************************** The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please resend this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You. ****************************************************************************

Kevin, History abounds in and around Woodbury. Please let me know when you plan to be in Woodbury and I will arrange to meet with you. I would be glad to give you the nickel tour of the area. I'm sure there are others who would enjoy meeting with you and who could also show you a lot of Cannon County history. In 1870 it took approximately 6 to 7 weeks to travel to the Dallas, TX area by wagontrain. Few families in Cannon Co. were unaffected by the initials "GTT" (Gone to Texas). Migration routes also carried a number of our citizens into Arkansas and Missouri as well. The ties that bind us all together become more manifest as we learn of new cousins we have in abundance in those states. Best Regards, Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence > Thanks Danny !! > I remember standing on the old road in front of > Riverside Cemetery about 6 years ago and thought to > myself how many of our ancestors traveled this very > road. How many looked at the same hills etc we see > now. How many left their homes in Woodbury and moved > to Texas, etc after the War, never to return, using > this very road we look at. I hope they continue to > keep up the old road in the future. > It has been discussed, within my family, they might be > able to bring me down to Cannon County this summer > sometime on a short visit. I want to meet a lot of you > while there. > Kevin Morgan

Also, in the lower elevation portions of Cannon Co., rocks are so common, that if you could sell them, you would probably have to consider it to be a top "cash crop" in Cannon and Rutherford Co. Another plus to using the rocks for fencing, is that you don't need to dig postholes in the rocky ground that you are fencing. A BIG plus, especially if you are digging holes by hand. My Cannon ancestors (Bradyville area) built many of them. Many will say that "slaves" built them, but there never really was an overly large amount of slaves in Cannon Co. Ordinary folks who needed a few bucks or needed a fence, built most of them. A hard way to make a living, especially by today's standards. Jess

Thank you Kevin, Danny, Jess and others. I wish you (one or all) would write an expanded organized version of this discussion so we could all have it - like a magazine article or a new paper article we could save. You know so much! Maybe the Courier would print it, like they recently did on Bradyville. Maybe a monthly column? (yes I am greedy for information). Putting events onto social, cultural, and historical perspective really helps fill out the picture beyond the bare facts. I am particularly interested in what motivated the GTT (gone to Texas) movement after the war? My Moore relatives did it, (I have a wonderful picture of the wagon train if you'd like to use it for your article?), but I do not understand why they went. Thank you again for your great discussion. BJ Patton Martindale

Kevin, The place that Danny describes is between Riverside Cemetery and Edgefield / Woodbury. Also, it is very close to the East Fork of the Stones River, which also flows through town. Jess

Kevin, In the area outside Woodbury as you described there are still rock fences. They probably predate the Civil War. In one instance a skirmish took place in this area between the opposing forces and a rock fence was used by the Confederate soldiers for cover. It was behind such a fence that Col. Hutchinson CSA was mortally wounded. A marker was placed on the spot by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in later years. This incident occurred in the Edgefield community adjacent to Woodbury proper and now within its city limits. Union troops had marched from Murfreesboro to clear out the "rebels" from Woodbury who used this area as an outpost. Such clearings lasted only for a few hours until the Union troops had left town. All would return to normal afterward. Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:09 AM Subject: [TNCANNON] Fence > About 40 years ago, I was with my Dad. We had visted > Riverside Cemetery in Woodbury. On the way into town, > my Dad showed me a rock fence along side the old road, > somewhere before we had entered town. My Dad said his > father had told him before 1932, this rock fence was > built during the War Between the States. I can barely > remember it. Seems like it was around a waterway. Does > anyone know if this is still there > On Carl's " Our Morgan Family " Book. Carl spent time > transcribing the Pension of John Morgan from the > Archives. A witness in 1834 to his Pension in > McMinnville was Archaleus Prater, Minister. > Kevin Morgan > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Stop by & visit the Cannon Co. Genealogy and History website at... > http://www.tngenweb.org/cannon/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >