Albert S. (Sidney?) Haley was born in Smith County on June 21, 1842. He was my great great grandfather. There have been subsequent uses of the name or variant (my grandfather, father, and brother). The first Albert S. Haley served in the Civil War with the 4th Tennessee Cavalry. I was always told that he was named after the Civil War general, Albert Sidney Johnston. However, I don't know how this could be. The general was born in February 1803 in Washington, Kentucky. So he would have been 39 when my great great grandfather was born. By 1842, Johnston had been Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas, although he resigned this post in 1840. I can't for the life of me figure out how he would have had sufficient notoriety in Smith County in 1842 to cause someone to name a child after him. I am open to any theories as to the origin of the name. Have any of you run across any Albert Sidney XXXX personages in your research? How about any Smith County relatives of Albert Sidney Johnston? On the other hand, I wonder if my grandfather was the first Albert Sidney Haley. I have yet to find proof that the "S" in my great grandfather's name stood for Sidney. He is listed as Albert S. Haley on his tombstone and everywhere else I've found. Can anyone confirm that this Albert S. Haley really was Albert Sidney Haley? I guess I really need a look at a birth/marriage/death certificate, if one of them exists. John Curry Haley

I've seen him listed as Albert St. Clair Haley on WorldConnect, the son of Henderson Haley. You might get a death certificate for one of Albert's children and it should have parents' names listed. CHaley@entrix.com wrote: > Albert S. (Sidney?) Haley was born in Smith County on June 21, 1842. He > was my great great grandfather. There have been subsequent uses of the > name or variant (my grandfather, father, and brother). The first Albert > S. Haley served in the Civil War with the 4th Tennessee Cavalry. I was > always told that he was named after the Civil War general, Albert Sidney > Johnston. However, I don't know how this could be. The general was born > in February 1803 in Washington, Kentucky. So he would have been 39 when > my great great grandfather was born. By 1842, Johnston had been Secretary > of War for the Republic of Texas, although he resigned this post in 1840. > I can't for the life of me figure out how he would have had sufficient > notoriety in Smith County in 1842 to cause someone to name a child after > him. I am open to any theories as to the origin of the name. Have any of > you run across any Albert Sidney XXXX personages in your research? How > about any Smith County relatives of Albert Sidney Johnston? > > On the other hand, I wonder if my grandfather was the first Albert Sidney > Haley. I have yet to find proof that the "S" in my great grandfather's > name stood for Sidney. He is listed as Albert S. Haley on his tombstone > and everywhere else I've found. Can anyone confirm that this Albert S. > Haley really was Albert Sidney Haley? I guess I really need a look at a > birth/marriage/death certificate, if one of them exists. > > John Curry Haley > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project. > Already In Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm