I had to laugh too, for the simple reason that you can't hide a baby under the floor without him or her soon making their hiding place known at the top of their lungs. :0 So of course, she meant the baby's father, who was at home during the birth of the child, and while still at home had to hide from the soldiers, who probably came into the house. I know it could not have been funny to those who had to hide. Some must have been killed if they could not hide in time or were found. Great story! Glad it wasn't a tragic one. Were they "Johnny Reb" or Union troops? Useful things, those trap doors. Wonder why they went out of style? Wouldn't they have been a good thing to have during the Moonshine era? Anyone have any more stories like that one or Barbara's? Barbara Wallace's story is wonderful, too. My grandmother was a Holt before marriage and was born in Wayne County so I would love it if Barbara could find out the name of the lady who told her this story (if she can root out her notebooks without a lot of trouble), and Barbara, could I have a copy of the story? Jo Ann > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:24:06 -0700 (PD > John Allen Berry <onealphabravo@gmail.com> wrote: I believe they meant the "father" hid under the floor boards, not the new > born child. This has become an interesting series of comments. > > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 8:20 PM, James Brewer wrote: > >> In reference to the story of Rev. Samuel Smith's son James Henry. Rev. >> Smith >> was my g-grandfather. I am at a loss to understand this statement. If >> James >> Henry was b. 1863, was he hidden under the floor by his parents or did he >> hide there himself. He would not have been over two years old. >> James Brewer >> 11 Chadsworth Pl >> Tullahoma, TN 37388 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: >> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 2:02 AM >> Subject: TNWAYNE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 51 >> >> >> > >> > >> > Today's Topics: >> > >> > 1. Re: Cypress Inn-Shawnetee Memories (CVSRbtson@aol.com) >> > 2. Re: Cypress Inn-Shawnetee Memories (Bob Rains) >> > 3. LAND RECORDS FOR WAYNE COUNTY (M J CUSSINS) >> > 4. Re: BIBLES FOR SALE (Carolyn Johnson) >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > Message: 1 >> > Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:19:55 EDT >> > From: CVSRbtson@aol.com >> > Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] Cypress Inn-Shawnetee Memories >> > To: tnwayne@rootsweb.com >> > Message-ID: >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> > >> > My aunt told me a story that happened during the Civil war. My great >> > grandparents Rev.Samuel Thomas Smith and his wife the former Sarah >> > Frances Davis >> > were living in Shawnetee, Wayne Co. During the birth of their third >> > child >> > James Henry born 12 November 1863, he was home and had to hide from >> troops >> > by >> > hiding under the floor by going thru a trap door. >> > ------------------------------ > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:40:10 EDT > From: CVSRbtson@aol.com > Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] TNWAYNE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 51 > To: tnwayne@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <ca0.2b5bbaef.35323fea@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Sorry! You are absolutely right about the confusion of who was hidden > under > the floor boards. I realized it was badly written after it was sent in > error and should have been corrected. But who would have to hide a new > born > baby. At the time they were searching and killing men who they thought > should be > fighting in the civil war. > > That e-mail was in "mail waiting to be sent" and I did not mean to send > il > before checking facts and editing it. But I hit the " send" button" by > mistake. At that time I had a house full of children & grandchildren > visiting > during their spring break > > It was funny if you did not know the facts about James Henry's birth.. . > > As for the birth date of James Henry Smith, my research and others has > he > was born 12 Nov 1863 in Wayne Co.(and died 20 apr 1946 in Missippi CO., > Arknsas) so I assumed that was the date that my g-grandfather Rev. Samuel > Smith hid > under the house. This date also seems to be accurate according to the > cenus > in 1870, 1880, 1900 in Wayne Co TN and in Lawrence Co TN in the 1920 & > 1930 > census. > > 1870 Wayne Co Age 6 > 1880 Wayne Co Age 16 > 1900 Wayne Co. Age 36 born 1863 > 1920 Lawrence Co Age 56 > 1930 Lawrence Co. Age 65 estimated > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:13:57 -0500 > From: "Barbara Wallace" <bwallace63@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] TNWAYNE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 51 > To: <tnwayne@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <003501c89cd9$bdafcaf0$6501a8c0@ToshibaNotebook> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I loved your story and it brought back to my mind one on the same subject. > Many years ago I visited Wayne County, TN and met a Mr. Lay in the > courthouse who sent me to visit and elderly lady there in town. > My old note books are packed away so this may not be completely acurte. I > think her name was Holt and she was in some manner related to the Cypert's > and Worthen's. We visited and I was allowed to see her old pictures and > hear > her family stories. > > She told me that her mother (or grandmother) was living in the area that a > troop of Civil War soldiers came marching through taking what they needed. > She had hidden as much as possible including socks that she had knited to > send to her soldier son. Some of the men found those items under the > floor > boards where she had placed them. She was so mad that after the soldiers > had made camp not far from her house she marched up the hill and demanded > to > see the officer in charge. She told him what all his men had taken from > her, then she demanded they return the socks and the officer had the men > take them off their feet and return them to her. > She did say that those men were in desperate need of socks but could not > have her son's socks. > Now that was a very strong lady. > > Barbara W > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CVSRbtson@aol.com> > > >> Sorry! You are absolutely right about the confusion of who was hidden >> under >> the floor boards. I realized it was badly written after it was sent in >> error and should have been corrected. But who would have to hide a new >> born >> baby. At the time they were searching and killing men who they thought >> should be >> fighting in the civil war. >> >> That e-mail was in "mail waiting to be sent" and I did not mean to send >> il >> before checking facts and editing it. But I hit the " send" button" >> by >> mistake. At that time I had a house full of children & grandchildren >> visiting >> during their spring break >> >> It was funny if you did not know the facts about James Henry's birth.. . >> >> As for the birth date of James Henry Smith, my research and others has >> he >> was born 12 Nov 1863 in Wayne Co.(and died 20 apr 1946 in Missippi CO., >> Arknsas) so I assumed that was the date that my g-grandfather Rev. >> Samuel >> Smith hid >> under the house. This date also seems to be accurate according to the >> cenus >> in 1870, 1880, 1900 in Wayne Co TN and in Lawrence Co TN in the 1920 & >> 1930 >> census. >> >> 1870 Wayne Co Age 6 >> 1880 Wayne Co Age 16 >> 1900 Wayne Co. Age 36 born 1863 >> 1920 Lawrence Co Age 56 >> 1930 Lawrence Co. 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