Grace, Gail, Debra, et al, I have not read all of the Mayes messages, but thought I should jump in when the Kidwells came up. One of my grandfather Cameron's 2nd cousins married James Wesley Taylor Kidwell. Here is information on this line which I extracted from "Grainger County Tennessee and its People 1796-1998". I did not extract the information on the other Kidwells, only on those who are descended from James Wesley Taylor and Sara/Sarah Virginia (Cameron) Kidwell. I can check the book for other Kidwell data if that is still needed. One of J. W. T. and S. V. Kidwell's descendants married one of my distant Moore cousins. They live in Rutledge. From "Grainger County Tennessee and its People 1796-1998" (I'll have to get you the article and page number) Sara Virginia Cameron [daughter of Frederick C. Cameron and Mary E. Kinder] born Oct 1861 mar. James Wesley Taylor Kidwell son of James Sterling Kidwell [Co. C, 4th Tenn. Cav.] and (?) born Nov 1861 children: 3 sons 6 daughters including Alvin C. Kidwell, born July 1884 Lonzo Kidwell, born Jan 1886 Rosa L. Kidwell, born 6 Jul 1886/1887 Alta R. Kidwell, born Feb. 1889 Alice M. Kidwell, born Oct 1890 Mary L. Kidwell, born May 1892 Ila B., Kidwell, born Jun 1894 John T. Kidwell, born Jun 1896 daughter Kidwell, born Rosa L. Kidwell born 6 Jul 1886/1887 died 1972 mar. 1915 Robert Clyde Kennedy son of James Kennedy and Mary Ellen Sunderland born 10 Dec 1881, Rutledge, Grainger Co., Tenn. children: J. T. Kennedy Beulah Kennedy Virginia Kennedy There is additional information in the book on these three Kennedy children and their descendants, but I have deleted it from this message because these people may still be living. I have additional information from other sources on James Wesley Taylor Kidwell and Sarah Virginia (Cameron) Kidwell and their descendants. I would be interested in exchanging information on this branch of the Kidwell line if you all have more information about their descendants. Gail, do you have anything on them in the file which you referenced: "My John Kidwell file which I pulled yesterday includes a 55 page descendency report." My other connections to the Mayes family are by marriage and I have not researched the Mayes surname. My great, great grandfather James Cameron's second wife, by whom he had no children, was Rachel M. (Grove) Dodson, whose parents were Reuben Grove and Nancy Mayes, according to the biography of Rachel's brother George H. Grove. James Cameron born 23 Dec 1819, Grainger Co., Tenn. died c. 1886, Grainger Co., Tenn. mar., 1st, 10 Sep. 1842, Grainger Co., Tenn. Katherine Clark born 8 Feb. 1818, Tennessee died c. 1860-1868, Grainger Co., Tenn. children: William M. Cameron, born 1 Jul 1843, Grainger Co., Tenn. Nelson Cameron, born 18 Jul 1845, Grainger Co., Tenn. James Taylor Cameron, born 25 Jun 1848. Grainger Co., Tenn. Hardin Cameron, born 20 Jan 1851, Grainger Co., Tenn. John A. Cameron, born 21 Oct 1853, Grainger Co., Tenn. Mary C. Cameron, born 7 Jul 1856, Grainger Co., Tenn. Tennessee Cameron, born 8 Aug 1860, Grainger Co., Tenn. mar., 2nd, 3 Nov. 1868, Grainger Co., Tenn. Rachel M. (Grove) Dodson daughter of Reuben Grove and Nancy Mayes born c. 1830, Tenn. mar., 1st, 25 Apr 1848, Grainger Co., Tenn. James M. Dodson children of Dodson and Grove: John R. Dodson, born ca. 1849, Tenn. Columbus Temperance/Tempy G. Dodson, born ca. 1857, Tenn. William James Dodson, born 17 Dec. 1859, Tenn. David/F. J. Dodson, born ca. 1863, Tenn. Nancy/Norah Dodson, born ca. 1865, Tenn. children of Cameron and (Grove) Dodson: none Notes: Marriage License for James Cameron to Rachael Dotson, issued 3 November 1868. I solemnized the rites of matrimony between the above named parties on the 3d day of Nov 1868, J. H. Carmichael, M. G. [Minister of the Gospel]. (Grainger County, Marriage Book, p. 99) Marriage License Bond for James M. Dodson to Rachel M. Grove, 25 April 1848. (Grainger County, Marriage Bonds) George H. Grove identifies himself as a brother-in-law of James Cameron in his affidavit on behalf of the claim of James Cameron, Records of the Southern Claims Commission, Record Group 217, National Archives, Washington, DC) George H. Grove, planter, and clerk and master of chancery court, was born 19 March 1832, the son of Reuben and Nancy (Mayes) Grove. (Biographical Sketch of George H. Grove, Goodspeed's History of Tennessee: Thirty East Tennessee Counties, p. 1154.) And my other Mayes connection is through the Owens family to the Camerons, the former of which has also been discussed. Nancie A. "Nan" Cameron born ca. 1861, Grainger County, Tennessee died 1922, near Plano, Texas res., ca. 1884- ca. 1889, Greene Co., Missouri, res., ca. 1889 - 1922, Collin Co., Texas mar. ca. 1877 William Owens son of Robert Owens and Nancy Mayes born 1851, Grainger County, Tennessee died 12 March 1934, County Alms House, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri buried, without tombstone, County Farm, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri children: Calona Owens, born 5 Sep 1878, Grainger Co., Tennessee Henry Owens, born ca. 1881, Grainger Co., Tennessee Sam Owens, born 21 Jan 1882, Grainger Co., Tennessee Charles, born 18 Dec 1886, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri Dennis Owens, born 5 Nov 1898, near Sulphur Springs, Collin Co., Texas Edgar Owens, born 2 Sep 1900, near Sulphur Springs, Collin Co., Texas Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 03/10/03 01:12PM >>> Gail, I missed this in my first post. This also from "Descendants of John Kidwell" compiled by Priscilla Kidwell. "The following stastics were copied from the Bible of John Henderson Kidwell and sent to us by the courtsey of Pearl Kidwell of Rutledge, Tenn. James S. Kidwell born March 16, 1826 Mary May born Dec 30, 1824 Unites in Marriage Feb 25, 1849 William W. Kidwell born May 29, 1850 John Henderson Kidwell born Oct 5, 1853 Samuel Lee Kidwell born Oct 2, 1856 Wesley Taylor Kidwell born Nov 18, 1860 Samuel Lee Kidwell died as a youth. James S. Kidwell died in a Rebel Prison Camp in 1865 as a prisoner of war. Mary Kidwell died Feb 19, 1882 William W. Kidwell died August 16, 1895" Grace ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to [email protected]