Subject: Re: [TNCLAIBO-L] Yoakum and McCrary/Mcreary > Henderson was trained at West Point Military Academy. He fought in the > War of Indian Removals as an officer in the late 1830's. He was the > grandson of George Yoakum, I., and Martha Van Bebber. He was born in 1810 > at the old Yoakum Station in Speedwell, TN. His father, George Yoakum, > II., was a successful business man in Claiborne County and later removed > to Madisonville, TN. I have some of the military papers of Henderson > YOAKUM. It was a very prestigious honor to be accepted into the military > academy at that time. He was buried by his friend, Sam Houston, in Texas. > > Steve Smith > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <PBurne1063@aol.com> > To: <TNCLAIBO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:27 PM > Subject: [TNCLAIBO-L] Yoakum and McCrary/Mcreary > > >> Thought someone might be interested in seeing this! >> >> Pam >> `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` >> ```````````` >> >> >> The following new message has been posted on Forum at >> <http://www.tngenweb.org/claiborne/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. >> >> *************************************************************************** >> >> MESSAGE: (#444) Henderson Yoakum, John McCary >> >> <http://www.tngenweb.org/claiborne/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?rev=444> >> AUTHOR: Roger Moore >> DATE: Friday, 14 July 2006, at 5:00 p.m. >> >> I'm writing to the Claiborne County, TN Genweb query site for information >> on >> one definite county native (Yoakum) and another possible (McCrary). I am >> very >> interested in locating information on both Henderson Yoakum and a John >> McCrary >> or Mcreary. McCrary was born in 1828 and living in Huntsville, Walker >> County, >> Texas, by about 1854. John McCrary was the Huntsville, Texas, law partner >> of >> Claiborne County, TN, native Henderson King Yoakum (Birth: 6 Sep 1810 in >> Powell Valley, Claiborne County). Mr. McCrary was also described as a >> competent surveyor, and we are especially interested in this aspect of >> his >> career. >> >> My firm is doing the first "battlefield archeology" at the San Jacinto >> Battlefield in Texas, where we've found hundreds of artifacts from the >> battle. >> Henderson Yoakum was a friend of, and lawyer for, Sam Houston. Yoakum >> wrote >> the first history of Texas. We're pursuing information about both Yoakum >> and >> McCrary because we've becoming increasingly convinced of the accuracy of >> the >> battlefield map prepared for that 1856 book. One obscure but important >> report >> says that Yoakum and Houston went to the battlefield and, assisted by >> surveyor >> McCrary, staked out and mapped the locations of important aspects of the >> battle. >> >> I'd be delighted and very grateful if you could direct me to further >> information about John McCrary or Henderson Yoakum. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Roger G. Moore, Ph.D., RPA President Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. >> 3511 >> Houston Avenue, Suite B Houston, TX 77009 713 861-8663 (R Moore) 713 >> 861-2323 >> (Lab) 713 861-8627 (Fax) www.moore-archeological.com caverarch@aol.com >> >> >> ==== TNCLAIBO Mailing List ==== >> If you are having any difficulties with the list please contact the list >> owner Pamela Burnette at: pburne1063@aol.com >> Visit the CLAIBORNE COUNTY PIONEER PROJECT at: >> http//freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ccpp/pioneer/index.htm >> we have over 95,000 folks from the county identified and waiting for you >> to find them. >> >> >