Kristi I am interested in a copy for Henry Campbell and Robert Campbell. Please let me know of the charge. Thanks Candy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kristi Moffitt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:59 AM Subject: RE: [TNCANNON] The War > Just thought I would jump in here and post that I have Confederate Pension > Applications for the following Cannon County men and would be happy to > scan > any of them and share with anyone who is interested: > W. Cummings born 1843 in Cannon County > H.J. St. John born Sept. 1831 in Cannon County > Wm. J. Walkup born 29 Dec 1837 in Cannon County > J.A. Walkup born 1829 in Cannon County > E.N. Ferrell born 15 Feb 1841 in Cannon county > Henry Campbell born 1834 in Cannon County > Jas. I.? Hawkins born 19 Feb 1847 in Warren County > Wm. B. Hawkins born 1834 in Illinois, but a resident of Short Mountain in > Cannon County "all my life" > Robt. Campbell born 1838 in Cannon County > > Kristi Moffitt > www.gensearch.org > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cecelia [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] The War > > > Interesting. There was a program on the History channel recently called > "80 Acres of Hell" about Fort Donelson and Camp Douglas. > My grandmother, Emma Arnett, born in Mechanicsville, TN, moved with her > mother, Rhoda C. Melton, to Navarro county, Texas after her father died, > probably about in 1913. Her father was Dr. James E. Arnett. I haven't > been > able to find his death and burial information, but have found a lot about > him. Dr. Arnett was born in Henderson County, KY in 1830. Rhoda was his > third wife. The first wife was Zany Grizzle, second was Sarah Hendrixson. > Dr. Arnett had smallpox about the time of the Civil War, and that > affected his eyesight. > Anyway, Emma met James DeGraffenreid Miles Jr.and married him in Kerens, > Texas. Rhoda died in 1914, and is buried in Kerens. > J.D. Jr.'s father was James DeGraffenreid Miles, born in Lowndes county, > Alabama to Aquilla Miles and Elizabeth P.Davis. James married Ellen L.Day > in Russell County, Alabama in 1853, and they moved to Texas. He farmed at > Fairfield in Freestone county. > When the Civil War came along, he served in the 7th Texas Infantry. He > was captured at Ft. Donelson and was a POW at Camp Douglas. I gather that > those people were let go as he went on to fight in other battles including > Raymond, Miss. He is mentioned in a couple of books and I found more > information about him that was taken from his service record. I also have > his Amnesty Oath. > We did have his sword, when I was a child. But, I took it to school > one > day to show my history teacher and my classmates. Soon, we took it to my > aunt's as my mother feared my little sister would find the hiding place > for > the sword and hurt herself. After my parents and my aunt and her husband > died, and things were split up between my cousins, one cousin took the > sword, and distanced himself from the family. I've heard that he may have > sold the sword to a collector. The cousin doesn't respond, and neither > does the collector. > After the War, James returned to farming. He bought land in Navarro > county, and farmed that until his death. Then his son, J.D. Jr. and Emma > Arnett worked that farm until about the time of WWII, when they moved to > Ft. > Worth. J.D. Jr. and the oldest daughter worked in an aircraft plant as > part > of the war effort. We used to visit the farm when I was small, then in > Ft. > Worth, in later years. > After the Civil War, other members of J.D. Miles' and his wife's family > also moved to Texas to about the same area in Freestone county. > Three of Dr. Arnett's sons also moved to Texas. Sam worked for the > railroad in Tennessee and also worked for the railroad in Texas. At one > time, he lived near Emma in Powell, Texas, and died in Hearne, Texas, > which > was only 7 miles from my hometown. I don't remember ever seeing him, > though. > Two other brothers lived in Navarro county where they preceded Emma and > Rhoda. I've found some Arnetts there who were at a reunion where my > mother, > my aunt, and my grandmother used to take me. We're trying to figure out > how > we might be related. There are also Miles and Meltons in that area. > So, there are some more people who were Gone To Texas, and we're still > here. > On my father's side of the family, those people came to Texas from > Prussia and Sweden around 1870. > I would like to find death and burial information about Dr. Arnett, and > more about that family. I had a newspaper clipping from an old paper by > Miss Mary Reams that was about "a family friend", Dr. Arnett. At the time > I > found the clipping, I didn't even know his name. He was a life member of > Short Mountain Methodist Church, and I've found him on the roll, along > with > Rhoda and others. Some of Dr. Arnett's family are buried in the Gunter > Grizzle Cemetery. I've had a couple of people to look for me, but no one > can find Dr. Arnett. I've read that there are no death records in > Tennessee > for 1913, so, if he died then, I'm out of luck with records. I hoped that > there might be something in a newspaper, at least. > I haven't any idea of when that column by Miss Mary Reams was published > or what paper it was in. > Someone found a deed for me, dated Aug.1, 1913, which gives the > disposition > of his property, lists children, spouses, and locations. But, it only > says > that he was "recently deceased". Strangely, the person sent that to me on > Aug.1, 2005-92 years later on that date. > One of his sons, Joe, died a few days after signing the deed, Aug. 13. > > Cecelia in Texas > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Morgan" > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 6:04 AM > Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] The War > > >> Probably meant Ft. Donelson, Battle of. This is one >> of the early battles of the War. I think most people >> in TN can relate to this. I had a CSA Soldier in my >> mother's family in it. For 140 years, my Mother's >> Tinsley Line never knew what happened to him. He >> joined in Glasgow, Ky to a CSA Cal. Unit. The Family >> knew he had fought at Ft. Donelson and never heard >> from him after the War. >> So, you might be surprised to find some of these >> Soldiers from Cannon County being buried somehwhere >> else. I had noticed sveral in the list were listed as >> dying as aPrisioner. So they might be buried in >> another State. >> Kevin Morgan >> >> --- m m wrote: >> >>> Thank you so very much.Where is this Donaldson PLace >>> entioned in these >>> papers ? > > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== 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 > > >