I know of at least two people who were related to my family, some way or another, that disappeared during the Civil War and were not heard of again until recent times. Both were captured by the Yankees and sent to prison camps in the north. Both died. In one case, the individual was thought to have been killed by bushwhackers and the other was thought to have gone to Texas or somewhere. The internet has provided the means to find these people. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Rheney" <jarheney@verizon.net> To: <tnhardin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2:31 PM Subject: [TNHARDIN] Skeleton found in Callens Cave >I am writing a book about my ancestors and while I had Polk ancestors in >Hardin Co., TN, I also had Lucas ancestors directly across the river in >Waterloo, Lauderdale Countyi, AL. I couldn't help wondering if the missing >son in the Wm. G. Lucas family could have possibly been the skeleton in the >cave, as no trace of him was ever found. The following is from my book: > > What became of the 12 Lucas children? Those who did not die young, > married and/or scattered to the four winds: > > > > 1. Thomas, the firstborn, would have been 28 years old at the time of > the 1870 census. He was not listed in this census as living in the Lucas > home. He may have married and established a home of his own, or he may > have been killed in the Civil War. No further information is available > about him. A Lucas descendant was told by her mother that one of William > Lucas's sons went off on his horse and was never seen again. The horse > had been tied to a tree near a river, but had chewed its bridle and > returned home. We know what happened to all the other Lucas sons, so it > was probably Thomas that disappeared. > > > > Ann Rheney > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNHARDIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/893 - Release Date: 7/9/2007 > 5:22 PM > >