Gail, Your post is very much coherent and makes perfect sense to me. Tennesse has to be the most historic and picturesque Civil War example of how brother fought against brother in this very senseless war, more so than any other state involved. Tennessee itself was so torn, everyone chosing sides according to their own conscience. And being the stalwart mountain men that they were, no one was going to tell them how to join up, regardless if Jeff Davis was a Tennessean.. They were a fearless and upstanding people, much owing to their Scots-Irish heritage.The fact that their immediate family had faced Indian massacres and fought in the Battles of Pt Pleasant and King's Mountain did not go without consideration. They had centuries of previous genetic training. To this day, I recognize this trait in my family; as you obviously have too. I am honored that I am instilled with this. It makes us survivors of a proud heritage. Every now and then, Debra : From: "Gail Roorda" <[email protected]> : Reply-To: [email protected] : To: [email protected] : Subject: [TNGRAING-L] The family of Edward Mayes : Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 23:10:39 -0600 : : Debra said, : : "His sons fought for the Union in the 49th KY." : : This has nothing to do with the Rookards, but with the children of Edward : Mayes. This morning as I was getting ready to post my information on : Edward's family to the list (I DO need to check this information re Janes S. : Kidwell out some more) and it occured to me that Mary Mayes husband, James : S. Kidwell was most likely dead by the time the 1866 land document was : filed. I know that it supposedly says Mary Mayes wife of James S. Kidwell : (and undoubtedly does say this since I have a grreat deal of faith in : Larry's transcriptions). However, Mary was most likely the "widow" of James : S. Kidwell. Note that the reference to Mary is different from the other : entries regarding the daughters and sons-in-law. : : Every now and then various pieces of infromation come together in my tiny : mind. <grin> There was a Catherine Kidwell aged 62 listed in James and Mary : Mayes Kidwell's household in 1850. I believe that this would be Catherine : Wolf Kidwell second wife (and widow) of John Kidwell. I am not descended : from Reverand John (that I know of anyway), but my lots of my relatives : intermarried with this family. It runs in my mind James S. Kidwell died in : Andersonville Prison. (It seems from my research that a lot more of my : relatives and their connections died in various prison camps north and south : than died in battle.) : : Somebody mentioned Grainger County Tennessee and its : People 1796-1998". I understand there is a section on the Kidwells and I : wonder if someone could do a lookup and see if there is anything about James : S. or James Stirling Kidwell. : : Why would the reference to the Rookards who were Union men trigger this msg, : (I am actually wondering how coherent this post is <grin> since it is : getting very late here.) Apparently Mary Mayes's husband was a Confederate, : however, the Greenlees (remember Mary Mayes Kidwell's mother was Nancy : Greenlee) were Union men (I did find some interesting things about the : Greenlees online). More tomorrow guys (I am about to fall off my chair.) : : Bye for Now, : : Gail in MO