Kathy are you related to a IB Mitchell? Im not too sure of the IB name its all I have heard him called Thanks Barbara Chesshire Pichoff Franklin, Louisiana Kathy wrote: >Jim, >I have a document that stated where he was from and it >said Avery. It was on the document where he joined the >CSA. Now, the document could have been completed >later, when the town actually became Avery. That is a >very interesting point. I will have to do research on >that, when I get time. >Thanks for replying. > >Kathy Hutchinson Mitchell > >--- Jim Giddens <jimg@cox-internet.com> wrote: > > >>If I remember Eddie's writing on Avery, It did not >>exist until the railroad >>put in a watering stop for the train and I believe >>that was in the 1870s. >>Check me out on that. Well I am on my way to see >>Connie Anderson >>Somerville that living and works at home in the old >>Robbinsville location. >>She does my taxes. The Somervilles have owned and >>farmed that land for >>over 150 years. >>Later, >>Jim Giddens >>Paris, Tx >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Kathy" <kmitchell32@yahoo.com> >>To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:02 AM >>Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] 27th Texas Cav. >> >> >> >> >>>Jim, the documents that I have states that he was >>>living in the Avery area. >>>I don't know how far Avery extended back in those >>> >>> >>days >> >> >>>of 1862. John C and great grandmother Sarah A >>>Williams (from the English area) were married on >>>Christmas Day 1866. >>> >>>Kathy Hutchinson Mitchell >>> >>>--- Jim Giddens <jimg@cox-internet.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Kathy, >>>> Do you know where your Hutchinsons were living >>>>during that time. Was it >>>>in the Concord/White Rock area? >>>>Later, >>>>Jim Giddens >>>>Paris, Tx >>>>p.s. I will check in late tonight >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Kathy" <kmitchell32@yahoo.com> >>>>To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:55 PM >>>>Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] 27th Texas Cav. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hello Jim and Tom, >>>>>I am following Y'alls text with great >>>>> >>>>> >>interest. >> >> >>>>My >>>> >>>> >>>>>Confederate Ancestor Great Granddaddy >>>>>John C Hutchinson enlisted March 7, 1862 at >>>>>Clarksville, TX. He enlisted in Company F 1st >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Texas >>>> >>>> >>>>>Legion 27th Cavalry. John C daddy was Nelson >>>>> >>>>> >>B >> >> >>>>>Hutchinson that was also a early member of the >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Concord >>>> >>>> >>>>>Church. >>>>>Y'all keep on talking. Very interesting. >>>>> >>>>>Kathy Hutchinson Mitchell >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>--- Jim Giddens <jimg@cox-internet.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Tom, John Giddens joined the 27 Cav Mar >>>>>> >>>>>> >>7, >> >> >>>>in >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Clarksville by Ed West for >>>>>>a period of 12 months.1862, 3 days earlier >>>>>> >>>>>> >>than >> >> >>>>>>your GG GF. My >>>>>>imagination could get to moving here. >>>>>>Jim Giddens >>>>>>Paris,Tx >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>From: "Tom Watson DDS" >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>><tom_watson_dds@hotmail.com> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>>>Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 11:25 AM >>>>>>Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] 27th Texas Cav. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>JimmyG, >>>>>>> Funny how our paths have always run >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>together >> >> >>>>and >>>> >>>> >>>>>>crossed several >>>>>>times.My >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>GGGrandfather was 2Lt.Henry McAlister of >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>the >> >> >>>>27th >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Texas Cav..He joined the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>cause on March 10,1862 on the Clarksville >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>square, >>>> >>>> >>>>>>3 days after yours >>>>>>joined. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>He was;however, in Co.H.. Records show >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>that >> >> >>>>>>Companies E,F and H enlistees >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>were from Clarksville and Red River >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>County. I >> >> >>>>have >>>> >>>> >>>>>>a copy of a letter >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>stating that he "Received permission to go >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>the >> >> >>>>>>rear of the enemy for the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>purpose of mounting himself. I have heard >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>frequently that he succeeded in >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>mounting all the men he carried with him >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>and >> >> >>>>is >>>> >>>> >>>>>>now acting as a >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>guerilla."signed:Maj.John Whitfield,Ross's >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>Brig.,Jackson's Cav Div. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Sept.29,1864. >>>>>>> Federal records show 2ndLt Henry >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>mcAlister >> >> >>>>was >>>> >>>> >>>>>>captured Sept.13,1864 at >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Stilesboro Ga..He was later sent to >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>Johnson's >> >> >>>>>>Island Prison for >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Confed.Officers. He was there until >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>release on >> >> >>>>>>June 16,1865. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> My GMother said she didn't remember a >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>day >> >> >>>>that >>>> >>>> >>>>>>he didn't say someting >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>about those "Yellow Bellied Yankies". I >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>have >> >> >>>>read >>>> >>>> >>>>>>reports about the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>treatment the men in Johnsons Island got >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>and I >> >> >>>>can >>>> >>>> >>>>>>understand his >>>>>>feelings. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>It was reported that during one night in >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>the >> >> >>>>>>winter 400 officers died >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>...froze to death.How much did fire cost? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>I'm >> >> >>>>sure >>>> >>>> >>>>>>the southern prisons >>>>>>were >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>bad also. >>>>>>> Henry was married to Clarica Jane >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>Rogers,a >> >> >>>>>>granddaughter of Capt. >>>>>>William >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Becknell. Becknell was the commanding >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>officer >> >> >>>>of >>>> >>>> >>>>>>the Red River Blues,the >>>>>>men >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>from the Clarksville area that went to >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>fight >> >> >>>>at >>>> >>>> >>>>>>San Jacinto.John Stiles >>>>>>and >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>James Clark were members of this unit.I >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>would >> >> >>>>bet >>>> >>>> >>>>>>that there was a Giddens >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>or two in the group. >>>>>>> Jim, it's funny how we connect in so >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>many >> >> >>>>ways >>>> >>>> >>>>>>but never met until we >>>>>>did >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>through this site. We did and found we >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>were >> >> >>>>double >>>> >>>> >>>>>>second cousins. I guess >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>we crossed so many times we had to doubled >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>up >> >> >>>>>>someplace. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Tom >>>>>>> Heath,TX >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>From: "Jim Giddens" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >><jimg@cox-internet.com> >> >> >>>>>>>>Reply-To: TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com >>>>>>>>To: TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com >>>>>>>>Subject: [TXREDRIV] First born in RR Co// >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>Giddens >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Research >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 09:44:40 -0600 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>(I first sent this to my Giddens group, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>but >> >> >>>>>>decided to send it to the RR >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>Co list also) >>>>>>>>(feel free to delete if not interested) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Giddens research: >>>>>>>>I have just read in a book (Gateway to >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>Texas) >> >> >>>>of >>>> >>>> >>>>>>pioneer families that >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>legend has it that John W Stiles was the >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>first >>>> >>>> >>>>>>white person born in Red >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>River Co., Aug 30, 1833. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>My records show that the 6th child for >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>Richard F >>>> >>>> >>>>>>& Jane Giddens, John >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>Giddens was born in Red River Co. May >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>18, >> >> >>>>1833. >>>> >>>> >>>>>> This John Giddens >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>married Sarah J Stiles, May 1, 1853 in >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>RR >> >> >>>>Co. >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>John died as a CSA soldier in Aberdeen, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>Miss. >> >> >>>>>>Not sure if he died of >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>wound or of disease. >>>>>>>>I have had to assume that John was buried >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>in >> >> >>>>>>Aberdeen but have never >>>>>>found >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>documentation on that. Sarah J Stiles >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>Giddens >>>> >>>> >>>>>>is buried at the English >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>Cemetery. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>The books also states John Wesley Stiles >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>joined >>>> >>>> >>>>>>the 27th Cavalry and >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>assigned to Company F. >>>>>>>>I have a copy of the Company Muster Roll. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>It >>>> >>>> >>>>>>show John Giddens was in >>>>>>the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>same 27 Cav. of Texas and in Co. F. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>John >> >> >>>>>>Giddens enlisted March 7, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>1862, He was listed absent in June, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>1862 >> >> >>>>and >>>> >>>> >>>>>>in Aug roll was listed >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>under remarks: Died July 11 Aberdeen >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>Miss. >> >> >>>>>>>>John Wesley Stiles parents were John >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>Stiles >> >> >>>>and >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Sarah Reed Stiles that >>>>>>are >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>both buried at Concord only a few feet >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>from >> >> >>>>my >>>> >>>> >>>>>>GGG GF Richar F Giddens >>>>>>and >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>his wife Jane. >>>>>>>>The elder John Stiles was known for being >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>a >> >> >>>>>>friend and host of Sam >>>>>>Houston >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>& Davie Crockett. >>>>>>>>He was a veteran of the Tex Rev War. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>The >> >> >>>>land >>>> >>>> >>>>>>of these two men were >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>sepeared by the land owned by Edward >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>Hughart. >> >> >>>>>>>>Seems to me it is a good chance that John >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>Giddens >>>> >>>> >>>>>>was the first white >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>person born in Red River Co. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>This John Giddens is a younger brother of >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>my >> >> >>>>GG >>>> >>>> >>>>>>GF Wiley W Giddens >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>Another brother James Richard Giddens was >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>a >> >> >>>>Lt in >>>> >>>> >>>>>>the CSA and died of >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>wounds received 9 days earlier at the >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>Battle >> >> >>>>of >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Dove Creek on the Indian >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>frontier in Jan 1865. The batte was a >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>few >> >> >>>>miles >>>> >>>> >>>>>>west of what is now San >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>Angelo, Tx >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Jim Giddens >>>>>>>>Paris, Tx >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>============================== >>>>>>>>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>billion >>>> >>>> >>>>>>online genealogy records, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>go to: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >_________________________________________________________________ > > >>>>>>>Tired of spam? 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