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. 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