Family of Sadie Woodward

Sadie Belle Woodward

BORN: 13 Nov1905, near Campti, Bienville LA

MARRIED: 21 Nov 1923, McClain, OK

HUSBAND: Claude Jesse Salmon

      BORN: 12 Sept 1902, Burrow, Pontotoc OK
      DIED: 8 March 1962, San Mateo Co, CA
      BURIAL: Cypress Lawn, Colma CA

CHILDREN (5): Jesse Claud 8-16-1926; Marguerite Evelyn 2-17-1928 Lindsay OK; Glendelle 1-11-1935 Mobeetie TX; Kenneth Alan 10-19-1942 San Francisco CA [died ____ San Jose, CA]; Steve, adopted son, born in ____ in Honduras [died ____ San Francisco, CA]

OCCUPATION: 1940's picked cotton in Central Valley CA; 1950's worked at Swifts Meat Packing Company, So San Francisco, CA

ABOUT: was always busy . . . quilting, sewing, crocheting, upholstering furniture, gardening.

RESIDED IN: Bienville Parrish, LA; Montague Co, TX; McClain, OK; Lindsay, OK; ___ CA; _____ St, So San Francisco, CA; ___ Rogers Ct, Santa Clara, CA
DIED: 15 Mar 2001, Santa Clara, CA

BURIAL: Cypress Lawn, Colma, CA

 

 

William Mack Woodward

BORN: 19 Dec 1873, Choctaw, Missisippi

MARRIED: 31 Dec1893, Browne LA

WIFE: Rosa Lee HOLLAND

      BORN: 7 Jan 1875 Nacogdoches TX
      DIED: 12 July 1950 Corona CA
      BURIAL: Greenhill Cemetery, Lindsay OK

CHILDREN (13): Tom 11-5-1894 LA; Annie Leolia 12-7-1895 Bienville Parish; Lillie Lee & Luda Mae 2-11-1898 (Luda died 1918 flu epidemic); Lona 5-6-1900; John 9-6-1901; Bill "Willie" 11-9-1903; Sadie Belle 11-________; Roy & Robbie twins 3-26-1908 (Robbie died); Elouise 1-4-1911 Lindsay OK; Iva Inez 1-22-1913; Rose 4-28-1915 Chickasaw OK

OCCUPATION: blacksmith (blacksmith shop in Story OK)

ABOUT: died suddenly of a heart attack at age 61

RESIDED IN: ________

DIED: 5 Feb 1935 Story OK
BURIAL: Greenhill Cemetery

 

John L. Woodward

BORN: 4 July 1847 Mississippi
MARRIED: 26 Aug 1866 _______
WIFE: Delurah Ann Elizabeth KIRKHAM

     BORN: 14 Oct 1849 Choctaw Co MS
     DIED: _________

     BURIAL: _______
CHILDREN(9): William, William Mack 1873, John, Mattie, Frank, Hannah, Emily, Elbert, Lona
OCCUPATION: ________
RESIDED IN: ________

DIED: ________

BURIAL: _________

 

 

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JOHN VENABLE and SARAH CLOWER:

Marriage: February 8, 1803, Jackson Co.GA

Children of JOHN VENABLE and SARAH CLOWER are:

i. ROXANNA5 VENABLE, b. September 24, 1813, Jackson Co.,GA; d. January 13, 1866, Choctaw Co., Miss; m. ROBERT I. KIRKHAM, March 24, 1833, Jackson,GA; b. March 29, 1810, GA; d. December 17, 1865, Snowsville,Choctaw Co., Miss..

Notes for ROXANNA VENABLE:

KIRKHAM, Henry & Mary H. Hall Dec 28, 1834

KIRKHAM, Robert & Roxanna Venable Mar 24, 1833

SOURCE:

Georgia Pioneers vol 7 Author: M.H. Carter Call Number: F285.G46x vol.7 This book contains a genealogical magazine about Georgia pioneers.

Bibliographic Information: Carter, M.H. Georgia Pioneers vol. 7. Privately Published. Georgia. 1970.

Notes for ROBERT I. KIRKHAM:

There has been some discussion about the middle initial for this Robert Kirkham. Some papers and the 1860 census use the middle initial "I".

For purposes of keeping him seperated from his son, Robert J. Kirkham, I wil list his middle initial as "I", until I find futher proof.

GORDON County, GEORGIA: 1850 Census Abstract

Kirkham, R. J. 40 GA

KIRKHAM, Roxanna 37 GA

Kirkham, Mary M 17 GA

Kirkham, Nancy W 14 GA

Kirkham, Sarah 12 GA

Kirkham, Thomas L 10 GA

Kirkham, Martha 8 GA

Kirkham, Taylor E 3 GA

Kirkham, Delura 1 GA

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This family is listed on the 1860 census for Choctaw County at:

www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ms/choctaw/census/1860/0246.gif

R.I. Kirkham,30 M farmer,GA

Roxanna,47F,household?????,Do (?)

Thomas L.,20M,mechanee,Do

Martha,18F,spinster,Do

Robert J.,16M,farmlaborer,Do

Taylor E,.11M, Do

Delura A E, 11F,Do

Augustus,8M,ALA,

Eller V.,6F,MIss

William S.,1M,Do

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Descendants of Robert Jemison

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT1 JEMISON was born in Ireland. He married SARAH MCKEE.

Child of ROBERT JEMISON and SARAH MCKEE is:

2. i. ROBERT2 JEMISON II, b. 1749, Bucks Co.,PA; d. December 17, 1799, Green Co.,GA.

Generation No. 2

2. ROBERT2 JEMISON II (ROBERT1) was born 1749 in Bucks Co.,PA, and died December 17, 1799 in Green Co.,GA. He married MARGARET KIRKHAM 1775 in South Carolina, daughter of HENRY KIRKHAM and MARGARET HALL. She was born February 14, 1755 in Augusta Co., VA, and died October 2, 1831 in Lincoln Co.,GA.

Notes for ROBERT JEMISON II:

----- Original Message -----

From: Lorene Martens <pipelori@fmtc.com>

To: Haston Magnuson

Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 3:59 PM

Subject: Re: Kirkhams

Hello! Robert Jemison II m Margaret Kirkham. He was b in Bucks Co PA where Robert Jemison I settled from Ireland and married Sarah McKee. I have my Jemison line back to him. No one in 100 years has found his parents. Some have put out wrong data on his parents but I had proven what they had was wrong and they saw their mistake. It was spelled Jameson many times tho. I have a book The Jameson's To America ($75) and the author spelled every name in it as Jameson which was for saving time for author to write it!I have some old family letters also that gives Robert ! as coming form Ireland. He had a son William(in DAR books I have 4 volumes of) and his will..I do have some on the Kirkham in my Gen system and will compare and get back to you. I was fortunate to have a copy of my aunt;s data that she kept all her life on family. So far have found no mistakes in her memoirs. I have a copy of Henry Kirkham's will.He came from ireland and settled in Rockbridge which was changed to Augusta Co and there is where he made his will Thanks for the contact and hope to keep in touch with you.My aunt was b 1883 and died 1984, never married. I want to go into Gensystem and get dates for you.I use PAF5.

More About ROBERT JEMISON and MARGARET KIRKHAM:

Marriage: 1775, South Carolina

Children of ROBERT JEMISON and MARGARET KIRKHAM are:

3. i. ELIZABETH "BETTIE" BOWERS OR ROSS3 JEMISON, b. June 6, 1786, Lincoln Co. ,GA; d. 1820, Jackson Co.,GA.

4. ii. SARAH JEMISON, b. January 17, 1776, Lincoln Co.GA; d. 1817, Green Co.,GA.

5. iii. WILLIAM JEMISON, b. July 1, 1778, GAllatin Co.,IL; d. June 2, 1829, Tuscaloosa,AL.

6. iv. ROBERT JEMISON III, b. October 25, 1788, Lincoln Co.GA; d. November 10, 1870, Talledga,AL.

7. v. ARTEMESIA JEMISON, b. April 29, 1781; d. November 26, 1859, Layfayette,GA.

vi. JOSEPH JEMISON, b. June 10, 1781.

vii. SAMUEL JEMISON, b. August 18, 1783; m. ELIZABETH EUBANK.

8. viii. HENRY JEMISON, b. March 6, 1794; d. 1882, Macon Co., GA.

ix. THOMAS JEMISON.

Generation No. 3

3. ELIZABETH "BETTIE" BOWERS OR ROSS3 JEMISON (ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born June 6, 1786 in Lincoln Co. ,GA, and died 1820 in Jackson Co.,GA. She married ROBERT J. KIRKHAM 1805 in Cherokee Tribe, Indian Terr.GA, son of MICHAEL KIRKHAM and MARY CAMPBELL. He was born 1785 in KY, and died 1860 in Bibb, GA.

Notes for ROBERT J. KIRKHAM:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/kirkham/messages/93.html

It is uncertain that Robert, born in Kentucky in 1785, is the son of Michael and Nancy Campbell Kirkham, but there were only three Kirkhams in Kentucky in 1785--brothers Robert, Samuel and Michael. They had come to Kentucky from Virginia in 1799 and settled near what is now Danville, Kentucky. Our Robert, born 1785, is apparently the son of one of these brothers. He left Kentucky for Georgia about 1804, went to Georgia where other family members lived at the time, and ended up marrying his first cousin, Elizabeth Jemison, in 1805. The fact that he named his first born son Michael Campbell Kirkham after his father and mother is additional circumstantial evidence as to who his parents were.

The list of our Robert's children is largely based on circumstantial evidence, as reported in the "Kirkham Family Newsletter," No. 9, October 1986, p. 74. The first four sons were identified from census records, dates of birth, and dates and place of marriages as sons of Robert. The fifth "son" William was on the 1840 census of Cass Co and is most probably also a son. Parthena Kirkham is buried in the Cassville Cemetery where Robert lived in his later years, but who she is is unknown. The last three children (and the step-daughter Georgia) are from Robert's second marriage.

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Both Robert & his son Robert served in the Georgia Militia in their county. One was a Lieutenant & the other a Private.Robert Kirkham was taxed in Twigg Co, GA in 1818 - Joseph Jameson in same dist. Robert Jamenson & William nearby.

1840 Census of Cass Co., GA

1m 50 - 60 1780-1790 Robert Kirkham

1f 30 - 40 1800-1810 Mary ?

1m 10-15 1825-1830 ???

1f 5-10 1830-1835 Georgia ?

1f 5-10 1830-1835 ???

1m 0-5 1835-1840 Grant ?

1f 0-5 1835-1840 Mary ?

1850 Census of Cass Co., GA -- 1014/1025

KIRKHAM, Robert 65, KY

" , Mary 49, CT

" , Georgia 21, CT

" , Grant 16, GA

" , Mary 11, GA

" , Florence 5, GA

1860 Census of Cass Co., GA - Cassville -- p. 27

KIRKHAM, Robert 75, m, KY farmer

" , Mary 59, f, CT Land lady

" , Florence 15, f, GA

More About ROBERT KIRKHAM and ELIZABETH JEMISON:

Marriage: 1805, Cherokee Tribe, Indian Terr.GA

Children of ELIZABETH JEMISON and ROBERT KIRKHAM are:

9. i. ROBERT I.4 KIRKHAM, b. March 29, 1810, GA; d. December 17, 1865, Snowsville,Choctaw Co., Miss..

ii. PARTHENA A. KIRKHAM, b. October 14, 1814, GA.; d. November 25, 1849, Cassville,GA.

Notes for PARTHENA A. KIRKHAM:

Buried in Cassville, GA cemetery -- who is she? - wife, daughter, dau-in-law ????

10. iii. MICHAEL CAMPBELL KIRKHAM, b. December 1, 1806, Jackson,GA; d. December 18, 1890, Carroll,AK.

11. iv. HENRY H. KIRKHAM, b. 1817, Cherokee Tribe, Indian Terr.; d. 1881.

v. WILLIAM H. KIRKHAM, b. Bet. 1810 - 1820, GA?.

Notes for WILLIAM H. KIRKHAM:

1840 Census of Cass Co., GA

Wm. Kirkham: 1m 20-30; 1f 20-30; 1f 0-5

12. vi. JAMES T. KIRKHAM, b. December 3, 1812, Bartow,GA; d. September 21, 1878, Marrietta,Cass, Co.,GA.

4. SARAH3 JEMISON (ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born January 17, 1776 in Lincoln Co.GA, and died 1817 in Green Co.,GA. She married THOMAS WARE 1796 in Lincoln Co.GA. He was born 1770 in ML, and died January 19, 1859 in TX.

More About THOMAS WARE and SARAH JEMISON:

Marriage: 1796, Lincoln Co.GA

Children of SARAH JEMISON and THOMAS WARE are:

i. MARY ANN4 WARE.

ii. LUCY E. WARE.

iii. LOUISA PARKS WARE.

iv. NICHOLAS TYLER WARE, m. SARAH ANN ELIZABETH TANNER, February 7, 1848, Gonzales,Co.TX; b. 1831, Dekalb Co.GA; d. 1912, TX.

More About NICHOLAS WARE and SARAH TANNER:

Marriage: February 7, 1848, Gonzales,Co.TX

v. ARTEMESIA WARE.

vi. VIRGINIA CAROLINE WARE, m. PLEGMINY DALE TURNER, 1847; b. 1825.

More About PLEGMINY TURNER and VIRGINIA WARE:

Marriage: 1847

13. vii. MARGARET " PEGGY" WARE, b. 1794, Lincoln Co.,GA; d. Aft. 1859.

viii. JOHN WARE, b. 1789, Lincoln Co.GA; m. PATSEY PEELER, August 13, 1819, Green Co.,GA.

More About JOHN WARE and PATSEY PEELER:

Marriage: August 13, 1819, Green Co.,GA

14. ix. JEMISON WARE, b. 1800, Licoln Co.,GA; d. July 20, 1863, Calhoun Co.ARK.

15. x. ROBERT WARE, b. 1802, Licoln Co.,GA; d. Bef. May 3, 1842, Floyd Co.,GA.

16. xi. MARTHA GARRETT WARE, b. 1804, Lincoln Co.,GA; d. TX.

17. xii. ELIZABETH K. WARE, b. August 1805, Green Co.,GA; d. March 28, 1875, TX.

18. xiii. SARAH JEMISON WARE, b. November 24, 1807, Green Co.,GA; d. December 16, 1883, Atlanta,Fulton Co.,GA.

19. xiv. EZEKIEL P. WARE, b. 1810, Green Co.,GA.

20. xv. HENRY B. WARE, b. July 29, 1813, Green Co.,GA; d. July 9, 1898, Pass Christain.MS.

5. WILLIAM3 JEMISON (ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born July 1, 1778 in GAllatin Co.,IL, and died June 2, 1829 in Tuscaloosa,AL. He married (1) SARAH "SALLY" MIMS 1801, daughter of SHADRACH MIMS and ELIZABETH KIRKHAM. She was born October 25, 1785 in Dekalb Co.GA, and died December 25, 1826 in Tuscaloosa,AL. He married (2) REBECCA C. JONES 1807.

More About WILLIAM JEMISON and SARAH MIMS:

Marriage: 1801

More About WILLIAM JEMISON and REBECCA JONES:

Marriage: 1807

Children of WILLIAM JEMISON and SARAH MIMS are:

i. JOHN STEEL4 JEMISON.

ii. THOMAS HARDEMAN JEMISON.

iii. ELIZABETH JEMISON, m. JOHN B. JONES, August 29, 1827, Tuscaloosa,AL.

More About JOHN JONES and ELIZABETH JEMISON:

Marriage: August 29, 1827, Tuscaloosa,AL

iv. SHADRACH OR MIMS JEMISON, d. 1836.

v. MARY JEMISON, m. HENRY M. ARRINGTON.

vi. HARRIET JEMISON, m. DR. DORIC BALL.

vii. JOSEPH MARSHALL JEMISON, b. 1821, GA; d. TX; m. SEMMINUS (JEMISON).

viii. CAROLYN HELEN JEMISON, b. March 10, 1820, Tuscaloosa,AL; m. UNKNOWN PLANE, 1850.

More About UNKNOWN PLANE and CAROLYN JEMISON:

Marriage: 1850

21. ix. ROBERT JEMISON, b. September 17, 1802, Licoln Co.,GA; d. October 17, 1871, Tuscaloosa,AL.

22. x. MARGARET JEMISON, b. November 23, 1808, Lincoln Co.,GA; d. October 27, 1845, Pulaski,GA.

23. xi. WILLIAM HENRY JEMISON, b. March 4, 1820, Pittman,GA; d. November 11, 1892, Birmingham,ALA.

6. ROBERT3 JEMISON III (ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born October 25, 1788 in Lincoln Co.GA, and died November 10, 1870 in Talledga,AL. He married MARGARET MIMS, daughter of SHADRACH MIMS and ELIZABETH KIRKHAM. She was born December 19, 1802 in Dekalb Co.GA, and died September 26, 1851.

Children of ROBERT JEMISON and MARGARET MIMS are:

i. ELBERT4 JEMISON, m. L. MCELHENNY.

ii. SAMUEL JEMISON, b. December 25, 1820, Lincoln Co.GA; d. July 4, 1862, Talledga,AL; m. ELIZABETH EDMONDS.

iii. M. JEMISON JEMISON, b. December 1, 1832; d. November 11, Talledga,AL; m. WILLIAM CURRY.

iv. ROBERT SEABORN JEMISON, b. January 1824, Perry Co., AL; d. Wadesville,TX.

24. v. SHADRACH MIMS JEMISON, b. July 2, 1827, Talladea,Ala; d. October 23, 1897, Talladea,Ala.

7. ARTEMESIA3 JEMISON (ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born April 29, 1781, and died November 26, 1859 in Layfayette,GA. She married MOSES WHEAT February 22, 1808.

More About MOSES WHEAT and ARTEMESIA JEMISON:

Marriage: February 22, 1808

Children of ARTEMESIA JEMISON and MOSES WHEAT are:

i. FRANCIS A.4 WHEAT.

ii. ARTEMESIA JEMISON WHEAT.

iii. MOSES KENNEDY WHEAT.

iv. WILLIAM LAWRENCE WHEAT.

v. ELIZABETH H."HATTIE" WHEAT, m. UNKNOWM GARDNER.

vi. MARION MARGARET WHEAT.

8. HENRY3 JEMISON (ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born March 6, 1794, and died 1882 in Macon Co., GA. He married SUSANNAH FORT December 19, 1813. She was born March 11, 1794, and died 1875 in Bibb Co.GA.

More About HENRY JEMISON and SUSANNAH FORT:

Marriage: December 19, 1813

Children of HENRY JEMISON and SUSANNAH FORT are:

i. ROBERT WILLIAM4 JEMISON, b. Aft. 1820; m. SARAH CAROLINE STUBBS, 1841.

More About ROBERT JEMISON and SARAH STUBBS:

Marriage: 1841

ii. ELIZABETH FORT JEMISON, b. 1814.

iii. ZACHARIAH TOMLINSON JEMISON, b. 1816; d. 1841.

iv. SARAH SOPHIE JEMISON, m. DR. GEORGE WINN.

v. SUSANNAH MARGARET JEMISON, m. DR. WILLIAM THOMAS, 1835.

More About DR. THOMAS and SUSANNAH JEMISON:

Marriage: 1835

Generation No. 4

9. ROBERT I.4 KIRKHAM (ELIZABETH "BETTIE" BOWERS OR ROSS3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born March 29, 1810 in GA, and died December 17, 1865 in Snowsville,Choctaw Co., Miss.. He married ROXANNA VENABLE March 24, 1833 in Jackson,GA, daughter of JOHN VENABLE and SARAH CLOWER. She was born September 24, 1813 in Jackson Co.,GA, and died January 13, 1866 in Choctaw Co., Miss.

Notes for ROBERT I. KIRKHAM:

There has been some discussion about the middle initial for this Robert Kirkham. Some papers and the 1860 census use the middle initial "I".

For purposes of keeping him seperated from his son, Robert J. Kirkham, I wil list his middle initial as "I", until I find futher proof.

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GORDON County, GEORGIA: 1850 Census Abstract

Kirkham, R. J. 40 GA

KIRKHAM, Roxanna 37 GA

Kirkham, Mary M 17 GA

Kirkham, Nancy W 14 GA

Kirkham, Sarah 12 GA

Kirkham, Thomas L 10 GA

Kirkham, Martha 8 GA

Kirkham, Taylor E 3 GA

Kirkham, Delura 1 GA

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This family is listed on the 1860 census for Choctaw County at:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ms/choctaw/census/1860/0246.gif

R.I. Kirkham,30 M farmer,GA

Roxanna,47F,household?????,Do (?)

Thomas L.,20M,mechanee,Do

Martha,18F,spinster,Do

Robert J.,16M,farmlaborer,Do

Taylor E,.11M, Do

Delura A E, 11F,Do

Augustus,8M,ALA,

Eller V.,6F,MIss

William S.,1M,Do

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Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:07 PM

Subject: Mississippi Kirkhams

Dear Dolores and Mary,

It's been a long time since we have been in contact so I hope this finds

you both doing well. I just wanted to share with you a book I found

about a woman's experience in the area about 25 miles from where our

Kirkham ancestors lived in Mississippi. The book is "The Diary of

Caroline Seabury- 1854 to 1863" by Suzanne L. Bunkers. It's not a very

long book but the diary of Ms. Seabury gives a fascinating picture of

life in Mississippi during the War when our family was there. She even

worked at a plantation that is still there today called Waverly, which

is just northeast of Columbus on Columbus Lake, and about 25 miles

southeast of where our Kirkham's lived in Blackwell Springs, Oktibbeha

County east of Starkville. And, even more interesting, on page 77,

there was a letter of introduction requesting safe passage back North

for Ms. Seabury addressed to a "Judge Venable" (our Roxanna's ancestor

maybe?)!

Anyway, this all just piqued my interest even more and I hope to visit

there some day. Well, take care cousins and please keep in touch!

Theresa Romero-Barnard alan3bnd@1stnetusa.com

Los Angeles, CA

Notes for ROXANNA VENABLE:

KIRKHAM, Henry & Mary H. Hall Dec 28, 1834

KIRKHAM, Robert & Roxanna Venable Mar 24, 1833

SOURCE:

Georgia Pioneers vol 7 Author: M.H. Carter Call Number: F285.G46x vol.7 This book contains a genealogical magazine about Georgia pioneers.

Bibliographic Information: Carter, M.H. Georgia Pioneers vol. 7. Privately Published. Georgia. 1970.

More About ROBERT KIRKHAM and ROXANNA VENABLE:

Marriage: March 24, 1833, Jackson,GA

Children of ROBERT KIRKHAM and ROXANNA VENABLE are:

i. ROBERT JEMISON5 KIRKHAM, b. December 22, 1845, Bartow,Cass Co., GA; d. March 13, 1928, East Baton Rouge,LA; m. (2) MARY CAROLINE ALLISON, November 22, 1865, Choctaw Co., Miss; b. April 20, 1846, Starksville,Miss,Choctaw county; d. June 10, 1892, Price Peach Orchard, Liberty Hill,Bienville Parish,LA.

Notes for ROBERT JEMISON KIRKHAM:

Robert & Roxanna started the move toward Mississippi after the 1850 census and were in Mississippi when the Civil War started. Their son, Robert Jemison , born 12/22/1844, in Georgia, joined the confederate cause in Mississippi in April 1861 when he enlisted in Armstrong's Brigade Company A of the 2nd Mississippi Calvary and served there until the War's end when he was discharged at Columbus,Mississippi.. He had a friend, William S. Allison, also in Company A of the 2nd Mississippi Calvary. Robert Jemison Kirkham married the sister of this friend, Mary Caroline Allison.He also served with James Moss and Dave Adams of Ackerman,Miss.

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Bienville Parish, Louisiana 1900 Census

Ward 6, West of Liberyville and Winfield R. (Railroad?)

June 5, 1900, page 175 A

#65

Robert Kirkhan [m] Head W M Dec. 1844 55 widow GA GA GA Farmer Owns Farm #54

Jack Son W M Sept. 1876 23 LA GA MS Farm Labor

Lizzie Dau W F Aug. 1889 10 LA GA MS House Work

Wiley Son W M Aug. 1882 16 LA GA MS Field Work

Walter Son W M June 1886 14 LA GA MS Field Labor

John Son W M Sept. 1888 11 LA GA MS Field Work

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Second Mississippi Cavalry Regiment

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

Robert Kirkham (First_Last)

Regiment Name 2 Mississippi Cavalry ,Choctaw Rangers

Side Confederate

Company A

Soldier's Rank_In Private

Soldier's Rank_Out Private

Alternate Name

Notes

Film Number M232 roll 22

APPLICATION FOR PENSION FOR Robert J. Kirkham ( the name is mispelled on the applications as Kirkman)

Page one (1):

READ ACT AND ARTICLE ON BACK.

Bienville

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No.9629

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Soldier's Application for Pension.

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The Board Reserves the Right to Call for

Additional Testimony

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Bienville

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Robert J. Kirkman

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Company and regiment

A 2nd Miss Cav.

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Filed May 26 th 1911

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Allowed Sept. 1911

Quarterly Allowance $(blank)

Pension Allowed from (blank)

Rejected (blank)

(blank) President

(Signature ) E.F. Paine (?) Secretary

Board of Pension Commissioners

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Company and Regiment or Naval Service?

A 2nd Miss Calvary

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Date,Place and nature of Wound Received ?

None

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Disability-Where and How Occasioned?

A

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When and Where Paroled or Discharged?

Columbus Miss

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Age

67

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SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION.

I, (Signature) Robert J. Kirkham, a native of the State of GA. and now a citizen of Louisiana, resident of Bienville, in the Parish of Bienville, in said State of Louisiana, and who was a soldier,(sailor or marine as the case may be) from the State of LAin the Confederate States army ( or navy as the case may be) in the War between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under Act 123 of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana of 1898; and I do solemnly swear that I served the Confederate States honorably from the day of my enlistment until the close of the war, (or until discharged or paroled as the case may be) as sworn by my answers below, and that I remained true to the Confederate cause until the surrender, and that I am now in indigent circumstances and unable to earn a livelihood by my own labor or skill, and that I am nor salaried or otherwise provided for by the State of Louisiana or by any other state or government, and am entitled to receive the benefits of said Act No. 123 of 1898 as further shown by my answers to the questions below, which I swear to be true and correct:

1. When were you born ?

Answer: Cass Co.Ga Dec.22nd 1844

2. Where were you born

Answer: blank

3. When did you enlist in the Confederate service ?

Answer: 1861-Apl

4. Where did you enlist

Answer: blank

5. In what command

Answer: Armstrong's Brigade

6. Give the letter of your Company.

Answer: A

7. Give the number of your regiment ?

Answer: 2nd Miss calvary

8. Give branch of service,Artillary,Infantry,Calvary or navy: if in navy, give name of vessels you served in or in what capacity.

Answer:Calvary

9. Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you enlisted, and under whom you were serving at the date of your discharge or parole.

Answer: Think Col. Dillard, and, Capt. Thamas (?) and the same officers when discharged.

10. Were you wounded ? If so, in what battles, and if not, state under what circumstances during the war you received injury or injuries .

Answer: no

11. What was the precise nature of your wound or wounds, if any ?

Answer: blank

12. If you have a lost limb or an eye, state when ,where and how.

Answer: no

13. Were you discharged from the army by reason of wound, wounds, or from the effects of service?

Answer: no

14. If discharged or paroled from the army, where were you,and what did you do until the close of the war ?

Answer: Discharged at Columbus Miss at the close of the war.

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15. What was the name of the surgeon who attended you when discharged?

Answer: blank

16. Where were you at the surrender ?

Answer: Columbus,Miss

17. If a prisoner, in what camp, and where were you released, and to where sent ?

Answer:blank

18. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United Staes Government at any time during the war ?

Answer: No

19. If so, when,where and under what circumstances?

Answer: No

20. How long have you been a resident of the Stae of Louisiana next preceeding the date of this application? Where have you resided during that period?

Answer: Forty one years.Bienville,Parish

21. Are you married, or have you been married ?

Answer: have been married.wife now dead

22. If so, what is the size of your family?

Answer:seven

23. What are the respective ages of your wife and children?

Answer:44-42-34-26-33-24-22

24. How many children have you, and how many of each sex?

Answer: six boys and one girl

25. Are you engaged in any business" If so, what do you earn ?

Answer:None

26. Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal, and what is its value ?

Answer: no

27. Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal, and what is its value ?

Answer: no

28. How have you derived support for yourself, and family if you have one, for the last five years ?

Answer: Have been making my house with my son in law

29. What prevents you from earning a living now ?

Answer: unable to work on account of old age

30. Do you use intoxicants to any extent ?

Answer: no

31. Have you an attorney to look after this application

Answer: no

32. Give hisname, address, and the compensation agreed upon between you .

Answer: no

33. Give name of two or more of your comrades with their postoffice addresses.

Answer: W.D. Allison,Bienville,La. James Moss Ackerman Miss, Dave Adams Ackerman,Miss.

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34. Give your postoffice address and that of the two witnesses.

Answer: Bienville,La

Witness my hand this 24th day of May 1911

(Signed) R J Kirkham

Applicant

Witnesses:

(signed) H.T. F------- (?)

(signed) J.R. Loe (?)

APPLICANT MUST GO BEFORE CLERK OF COURT.

State of Louisiana Bienville Parish Personally appeared before me, A.L. Crowson (signature) Justice of the peaceR.J.Kirkham, the applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted, and having the application read and fully explained to him as well as the statements and answers therein made, made oath that the statements and answers are true.

Witness my hand and seal of office, this 24th day of May 1911

(signature)A.L. Crowson

Justice of the Peace

{If possible, the two witnesses as to character should have served with the applicant in the army, and if so, let them, or either state it in their oath;also other information regarding applicant's army services.}

State of Louisiana Bienville parish personally appeared before me A.L. Crowson Clerk of the District Court of said Parish, the above named H.F. Sche-y and J.L. Loe, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, with whom I am personally acquainted, and known to me to be citizens of veracity and standing in this community, and who make oath that they are personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant,and that the facts set forth and statements made in this application are correct and true,to the best of their knowledge and belief,and that they have no interest in this claim,and said applicant's habits are good and free from dishonor.

Witness my hand and seal of office, this 24th day of May 1911

(Signed)

A.L. Crowson

Justice of the Peace

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Read Act and Article on Back 9629

No.9629

Judge A.C. Allen,President

Franklin,LA

E.F. Brian,Secretary

Baton Rouge,La

State of Louisiana

Office of Board of Rension Commissioners

Baton Rouge La., July 25,1911

To the Chief of the Record and Pension Office

War Department,

Washington,D.C.

Dear Sir: This Board, in the discharge of its duties under Article 303 of the Constitution of 1898 of the State of Louisiana, and of Act. No.125 of its general Assembly of the same year, creating a Board of Pension Commissioners, respectfully apply for information from your records, relative to: R.J. Kirkman

Of Company A 2nd Miss Calvary, He claims final parol at Columbus Miss in 1864. Please give the record of this soldier.

Very Respectfully,

A L Allen

President

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Read Act and Article on Back

Address:"The Adjutant General

War Deparment, Washington, D.C."

1810890

War Department,

The Adjutant General's Office

Washington July 31,1911

Respectfully returned to the

President,

Louisiana Board of

Pension Commissioners,

Baton Rouge.

The name R.J. Kirkman has not been found on the rolls, on file in this officed, of Company A, 2nd Mississippi Calvary, Confederate States Army, and no record has been found of the capture or parole of a man of that name and organization.

J.D. ----------worth

The Adjutant General

Page seven (7)

This page is a copy of a check made to Robert J. Kirkham for the amount of $90.oo from the Office of Board of Pension Commissioners dates April 1,1928, which states that it is due for quarter ending March 31,1928.

The check is marked void with a notation "Died mar. 13,1928"

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LETTERS OF DATIVE TESTAMENTARY EXECUTORSHIP

Succession of Robert J. Kirkham,Dec'd.

No.1783, Probate Docket

Second District Court,

Bienville Parish,Louisiana

This shall certify, to all to whom it may concern that on the 28th day of march, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Eight (1928) , an application was made to the homorable Second Judicial District Court in and for Bienville Parish,Louisiana, by W.E. Kirkham, praying that he might be appointed as Testamentary Executor of the Succession of Robert J. Kirkham.

Now, know ye, that said W.E. Kirkham has been and is hereby appointed dative Testamentary of said Succession of Robert J.Kirkham,Deceased, and that he has fulfilled all the requisites of the law.

Witness our hand and official seal, this 24th day of April, 1928.

H.R. Sledge, Clerk of the Court.

Attest: A true and correct copy of the origional letters of dative testamentsry executorship in the above numbered and entitled cause, as same appears on file and of record in the Clerk's Office of Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

This the 28th day of Apriol, A.D. 1928,

(signed) J.Ray Oaskly

Clerk of District Court

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6218

Mail to : Board of Pension Commissioners,Box 543,Baton Rouge,La.

Affidavit

State of Louisisna,

Parish of Natogitoches

Before me, the undersigned authority, duly commissioned and sworn, personally came and appeared W.E. Kirkham of Campti,Louisiana

(signed)W.E.Kirkham

Executor of Estate of R.J.Kirkham

Who ,being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the duly appointed Executor of the estate deceased pensioner,

Robert J.Kirkham

Whoi died March 13th 1928, and that he makes this affidavit for the purpose of collecting from the Board of Pension Commissioners of the State of Louisiana the balance due the said pensioner up to the date of his death.

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 30th day of April ,1928.

E.C. ------------(?)

Notary Public

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The following information is taken directly from Units of the Confederate States Army by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. Published by Derwent Books; Midlothian, Virginia. (c)1987.

2nd Cavalry Regiment [also called the 4th and 42nd Regiment] was organized during the spring of 1863. It was formerly the 47th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which never completed its organization. Its members were from the counties of Adams, Choctaw, Newton, Lee, Lauderdale, Pontotoc, Kemper, and Hinds. The unit was assigned to W. Adams', Mabry's, and F. C. Armstrong's Brigade. After skirmishing in Mississippi it saw action in various conflicts in North Georgia and Alabama. Some of the men were captured in the fight at Selma, and only a remnant surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Lousiana. The field officers were Colonels Edward Dillon and J. L. McCarty, Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon, and Majors J. L. Harris and John J. Perry.

Robert & Mary migrated to Louisisnia by the time of the 1870 census and settled in the Price Peach Orchard community of Bienville Parish.

Confederate Pension application # 6218, filed in LA.

Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other Info Record Type Database ID#

1860 KIRKHAM R. J. Choctaw County MS 246 Snowsville Federal Population Schedule MS 1860 Federal Census Index MS54045004

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For info on this Unit see:

http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/2nd_MS_Cav.htm

Armstrong's Brigade held the line of works at Selma, which was carried by Long's Union Division April 12, 1865, after a loss of 300 killed and wounded.

The troops of the department were surrendered by Lieut.-Gen. Richard Taylor at Citronelle May 4, 1865.

More About ROBERT JEMISON KIRKHAM:

Burial: EbenezerCemetery,Bienville parish, LA

Event 1: Confederate Soldier

More About MARY CAROLINE ALLISON:

Burial: EbenezerCemetery,Bienville parish, LA

More About ROBERT KIRKHAM and MARY ALLISON:

Marriage: November 22, 1865, Choctaw Co., Miss

ii. THOMAS LYLE KIRKHAM, b. February 17, 1840, Choctaw Co., Miss; d. August 10, 1878, Churdan, Greene Co., IA; m. ELIZABETH (ELIZA) ANN LEWIS, October 17, 1865, Wheeling, Ohio Co.,WV.

More About THOMAS LYLE KIRKHAM:

Event 1: Civil War he joined the north

More About THOMAS KIRKHAM and ELIZABETH LEWIS:

Marriage: October 17, 1865, Wheeling, Ohio Co.,WV

iii. MARTHA ANN " MATT" KIRKHAM, b. May 26, 1842, Choctaw Co. Miss(Gordon Co. ?); d. January 1876, Texarkana,TX; m. (1) ROBERT B. HOGAN, August 17, 1862, Choctaw Co. Miss; b. 1825, AL; d. June 23, 1863, Battle for Vicksburg,MS age 37; m. (2) MARQUIS D'LAYFAYETTE MYATT, November 23, 1864, MS; b. April 1846, Attala Co.,MS; d. 1910, franklin, Robertson Co.,TX.

Notes for MARTHA ANN " MATT" KIRKHAM:

Some information on Mat follows:

The search for Martha Ann Kirkham was hampered by family lore which said that

Lafayette heard her singing in a teepee, no less!--she was supposed to have been

Cherokee or Choctaw depending on who was telling the story (Cherokees did not

live in teepees)--while he was marching with the Confederate Army, courted her,

and promised to return for her. The family story said that her name was either

Kirkham or Kirkland. The story also said that her name was Ann, possibly Julia

Ann. However, this researcher previously had been in touch with another family

researcher who said that her name was Martha Ann.

The first inkling of where she was from was found in the 1870 census for

LaGrange Township, Lafayette Co, Arkansas, where she was listed with Lafayette

Myatt and two children as M. A. Myatt, and which showed that she had been born in

Georgia. The 1850 census for Gordon Co, Georgia, showed a Martha A. of the right

age with the family of Robert Kirkham, but linking her to this family was not

possible at that time. (Mat's son Braxton reported in the 1910 Robertson Co, TX

census that his mother had been born in Louisiana--this is incorrect.)

Then came the clincher: a series of letters and references to this family in the

"Kirkham Family Newsletter." Finally, Martha Ann was found!

Following is a letter from Mat to her brother Thomas, who served in the Union

Army; others of her family were in the Confederate States Army. A photocopy of

the original handwritten letter was received from Theresa Barnard, a descendant

of Thomas.

"Black Wells, Miss July the 12th /65

Dear Bro Your kind letter of the 25 of May is to hand. found all well and doing

well as could be expected Robert and __ came __ __ Mr. Hogan was kild at

Vicksburg June the _ 63 P. L. Critz was kild at Franklin Tenn 64 George & __

came out all rite. to your supprise I was married again November _ to M. L.

Myatt I do not suppose you will like that but if you dont do as some of the

family did like the __ of it. he was captured and ___ to Alton __ and refused

to be exchanged wrote me in __ last to cum to him which I did not do as I

thought it best not as the surrender was mad and he said he would come home when

peas was made. I have not heard from him since I wish you as a brother __ writ

to Alton and find out where he is and let me no if you pleas. he belonged to 5th

Miss Inf Your tools are here yet I think it would pay you to cum after them

we are anxious to see you. all teh neighbors say they want to see you an send

you their best respects there are a great many cases like yours cum home I hope

you will cum soon If you cum through Memhis inquire at the Post Office for M. L.

Myatt or if he has wrote to the PM & if there is any letter their for me he was

to meet me or send a letter there for me I am so uneasy about him. Your old

sweethart Sue is married but dont let that discourage you there is plenty more

as pritty as she was great many of the girls have married since you left here

for fear I will worry your patience I will close the family joins me in love and

affections to you.

"I every remain your sister Mat Myatt."

Following is another letter from Mat to her brother Thomas, as reprinted in the

"Kirkham Family Newsletter." Annotations in brackets were added by Dolores Kinsey

(as it turned out, Thomas must have received the previous letter since it was

preserved--and typed above):

"Black Wells, Missi Aug. the 19th 1865

Mr. T. Leo Kirkham Dear Bro.,

Pa received a letter from you a short time ago Which I and Seth Templeton

[husband of their sister Sarah] answered immediately. I hope you have received

it before this. We have to Send to the Rail Road for our letters either to

Starkville or Fenora. I wrote you the family News but for fear you didn't get

it, I will give you a part of some in this one. Mr. Hogan [R. B. Hogan, Martha

Ann's first husband] was killed June 23, 1863 at Vicksburg. P. L. Critz (husband

of their sister Nancy] was killed at Franklin Tenn Nov 3 - 1864. The Rest of the

Boys Come out all right. George and Family are living here at Par Pillow

[Hollow?]. He is very low with feaver. he is on the Mend though. Don Guys is

going to move to his Place soon. Poor Me has been married twice and still here

yet, though I hope My day of Joy is Not far distant. Perhaps you would like to

know who I Married the 2 time. I know you will not like it. But Dear Brother, Do

as some of his sisters did and Make the best of it. M. L. Wyatt [sic; should be

Myatt; typographical error apparently made by the person who typed the letter

from the handwritten copy] is the Chap though I have not heard from him Since

March. He was Captured and sent to Alton, Ill. He refused to be exchanged, and

wrot Me to Come to him or stay here and he would come home. I stayed and he has

not come yet. I would like for you to write to that Prison and find out what has

become of him and let me know. If You Writ ask to know of M. Len Wyatt [M.

Lafayette Myatt is correct] 60 D Missi Infantry [this is Company D, in which

Lafayette is known to have served]. We are all anxious to see you. You must pay

us a visit soon. Your tools and Clothing are here yet. We never was bothered

with neither of the Armies. The first U.S. troops that ever has been here are

here now gathering up Cotton. Pa says he can't Ship Your tools to you for lack of

Money. I think you had better come after them Your Self. Your Old Associates

all want to see you. Sue Francher is married to James Pours[Powers?]. Most of

the girls are married that were Single when you were last here. Henry Childers

and Dash Cat [Cot?] were both killed. Mr. Moss and Bucks were both killed. Mr.

Moss and Bucks Boys all escaped. Betty Buck is thought to have consumption. She

has been lingering 2 years.

Please come and see us soon. As I am much distrest about my husband. I hope

you will come and console Me if Possible. I believe everybody from this county

is at home but you and Fayette [Lafayette Myatt, her husband]. I want you to

hunt him up and send him home so I can have one More Clear breath. I have been

so troubled for the last 3 years, life is not much Sattisfaction to me. For want

of space I shall have to Close by saying to you the Family and Neighbors are

doing me in.

Love and affection to you. I am you sister Until Death.

Martha A. Myatt

Thomas if you do come which I hope you Will, Bring me 4 yards of double Width

Green Marena."

A letter reprinted in the "Kirkham Family Newsletter" from Matt's sister, "Doe,"

to their brother, Thomas L., mentions Matt:

"Double Springs, Ocktibbla Co., Miss.

Jan 25, 1868

Dear Brother and sister

This is with the greatest pleasure that I take my pen in hand to inform you that

all is well and hope when these few lines come to hand they will find you all

enjoying the same blessings I have. Not much news to write of importance. Bud,

we have heard from Mat. She was having the chills.. She has a fine son [this was

Braxton, her first child], and Mary & Bob [probably their brother Robert] has one

too. Bob wants you to send him a name for it, Bud. Will tell you who all is

married since you left here.... [This news was not included here since it did

not pertain to family members.] Bud, you said that you would write when you got

there. I have not got one line from you yet. I want you all to write to

Chocktaw if you please. Bud, Little Johnny [who is this?] is dead. He died of

the Bold Hives the 21st of October, 1867. I will quit, being as brother wants to

write. Ella [a servant of the family?] says she wants to see you all bad. She

is going to wait (?) on a cupple day after tomorrow. Excuse mybad writing and

spelling for it is the best I can do.

Doe [their sister Delurah] Woodward"

The question still remains with regard to the supposed Indian heritage of

Martha. Indeed, her family lived in that part of Georgia which was originally

Cherokee territory, and she with her parents and siblings moved to Mississippi to

an area in which Choctaws lived. More research needs to be done to determine

whether the story of Indian heritage has some basis. One family story says that

she was 1/2 Indian and that her mother had married a man named Kirkham, but the

above mentioned family did not appear to be a blended family.

Kathryn Kirkham, a descendant of Thomas L. Kirkham, who lived at 8944 Ramstad

Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA 95628, is supposed to have provided to the "Kirkham Family

Newsletter" the letters, or copies thereof, written by Kirkham family members.

More About ROBERT HOGAN and MARTHA KIRKHAM:

Marriage: August 17, 1862, Choctaw Co. Miss

Notes for MARQUIS D'LAYFAYETTE MYATT:

DESCENDANTS OF "MAT" (KIRKHAM) MYATT

Note: Much of the data in this document has not been verified by me, Dolores

Kinsey. Therefore it should be used only as a starting point for those who wish

to document their heritage. Please excuse typos and grammatical errors; the

document has not been proofread.

First Generation

1. *Martha Ann "Mat" KIRKHAM, daughter of *Robert Jemison KIRKHAM (I) and

*Roxanna VENABLE, was born probably Gordon Co, GA May 26, 1842. Individual

flags: Ancestor. Matt died January 1876 Texarkana, TX or AR (?), at 33 years of

age.

She married twice. She married Robert B. HOGAN August 17, 1862 in Choctaw Co,

MS. Robert was born 1825 AL. He married Jane (HOGAN) ca 1850. The 1850

Okitebbha Co, Mississippi census shows his age as 25, born in Alabama, and

living with his wife Jane, age 18, who was born in North Carolina. So,

apparently he was married before his marriage to Martha Ann Kirkham, and was a

number of years older than she was.

Robert died June 23, 1863 in the Battle for Vicksburg, MS, at 37 years of age.

She married *Marquis d'Lafayette MYATT November 23, 1864 perhaps MS.

The marriage date of Lafayette and Martha Ann was recorded in her brother Thomas

L. Kirkham's Bible, probably some time after the fact. Thomas, a Union soldier,

did not permanently return to Mississippi, but at some point he got with another

brother and they recorded family births, marriages and deaths in his Bible

(reported in Kirkham Family Newsletter). Information from Paul D. Tolbird, 306

Laurel Grove Drive, Monroe, LA 71203-1303, phone 318/387-4534, says that

Lafayette Myatt married on November 13, 1870 in Lafayette, Arkansas, but this

probably is not correct, considering the birthdate of his first child and

considering the information reportedly found in Thomas L. Kirkham's Bible entry.

Lafayette was born April 1846 in Attala Co, MS.

Lafayette's sister Martha, in her application for a Louisiana Confederate

Pension on November 26, 1909, said that she was 65 years old. Thus it appears

that the "confused" 1850 Census for Attala Co, MS was referring to her as the

child born in 1844 and not to her brother "Markeest" Lafayette, who then would be

the child born in 1846. However, better evidence exists to support an 1843 birth

date of Lafayette. Lafayette was the son of *Mark MYATT and *Anna (Annie) E.

(Gore?) THOMESON.

Lafayette died after 1910 in Franklin, Robertson Co, TX.

In the search for Lafayette's parents, the connection between Lafayette and his

father was made through the 1880 Ouachita Co, Louisiana census for Alexander

Myatt. This Alexander, by birthdate, is part of the family of Mark Myatt as

enumerated in the 1850 Attala Co, Mississippi census. In addition, in the 1880

Ouachita Co census, a Yancey Myatt was listed as Alexander's nephew. This Yancey

Myatt was the son of Lafayette and his wife, Julia Ann. Thus the connection was

made between Lafayette and his father, Mark.

A great deal of confusion has existed with regard to Lafayette Myatt's first

name. At times it has been reported as Marcus, and other times as Marion. (A

Marion Myatt, of the correct age, appears in some census records, but this is NOT

our Lafayette.) This writer believes his first name was originally Marquis.

Marquis, an unusual first name, was the title of a Frenchman named Lafayette who

sided with the Americans in their Revolution against Britain. The name appears to

have been misspelled in the one census in which Lafayette appears with his family

as a young boy in 1850 in Attala County, Mississippi. The first name is spelled

Murkeest and is followed by "DL," which seems to uphold a premise that his middle

name was D'Lafayette.

However, it must be noted that in the 1900 census for Nacogdoches Co, Texas, he

is listed with his son-in-law, David H. Muckleroy, as Marion L. Myatt. Perhaps

he changed his name in later life because of its unfamiliarity. It was also from

this census record that his birthdate was obtained.

Research on Myatt's Civil War service revealed the following:

He enrolled with Capt. John Weir's Company, 5th Mississippi Volunteers

(Confederate), in New Prospect, Mississippi on August 26, 1861 for one year's

service, at which time he was paid for three days' subsistence and six days'

forage (presumably for his horse) furnished by himself. This Company subsequently

became, or became a part of, Company D, "New Prospect Grays," 5th Regiment,

Mississippi Infantry. In the book "Military History of Mississippi," Company D,

New Prospect Greys, of Winston County, mustered into State service at Louisville

12 August, 1861, with Captains John Weir, elected Major; William Griffin, died

November 1862; First Lieutenant John Quarles; Second Lieutenant William J. Hanna;

Third Lieutenant James R. Moore.

After signing up, Lafayette then travelled 135 miles from his home in Oktibbeha

County to the place of rendevous at Enterprise, Mississippi, where he was

formally enlisted by Lieut. J. S. Lanier on October 18, 1861 for 10 mo., 6 days,

to August 26, 1862, as a Private in Capt. John Weir's Company. He was listed as

18 years old on the muster-in roll dated October 18, 1861, although census

records may indicate he was born in 1847 and thus be much younger. The signing

officer was Lieut. J. S. Lanier. (The compiled service record for Pvt. M. L.

Myatt, 3 Conf. Engineer Troops, is not the same person.)

Companies A through K, with the exception of a Company J, "formed the Fifth

Regiment, Fourth Brigade, of Mississippi Volunteers, known as the Army of

Mississippi, and the organization of the regiment was completed by the election

of field officers 5 September, 1861, at Enterprise" (from "Military History of

Mississippi").

Notes from the Company Muster Rolls, found in the National Archives in

Washington, D.C., and information found in the book, "Compendium of the

Confederate Armies--Mississippi," by Stewart Sifakis, published in New York by

Facts on File, 1995, and found in the Redlands, California, Public Library's

Heritage Room, show the movements of his unit(s). Another source of information

would be "Confederate Military History," v. VII, p. 232, Confederate Publishing

Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 1899, also found in the Redlands library. And still

another source was the series of books, "War of the Rebellion--Official Records

of the Union and Confederate Armies." This series was found in the public

library of Iuka, Mississippi.

Some notes regarding Lafayette's military service:

Muster Roll: Lafayette was counted as present on January 1, 1862, and was on

extra duty by order No. 17 as a Teamster. He also received pay, recorded as

Lafait Myett by Jas. R. Kidd.

Vol. 6, p. 819: January 30, 1862, Dept. of Alabama and West Florida,

January-March 1862, commanded by Braxton Bragg - Army of Pensacola, Brig. Gen.

Sam Jones. Assume Myatt is there at Pensacola, the unit's first service at the

front. The Fifth was reported as part of the command of Gen. Sam. Jones, February

1, 1862. (This reference to General Braxton Brigg is significant in that

Lafayette later named his firstborn son Braxton, perhaps after this commanding

general.)

In March 1862 the Regiment was assigned to Chalmers' Brigade, Withers' Division,

1st Corps, 2nd Grand Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department No. 2 (with

which the Regiment would remain in various assignments until November 1862). The

Regiment was somewhere east of Iuka, Mississippi, when the advance of Grant's

army landed at Crump's landing on March 12, 1862.

The first major battle in which the Regiment was engaged was the Battle for

Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862, with Col. Albert E. Fant commanding, in Chalmers'

Brigade of Withers' Division, Bragg's Corps, at that battle. The 5th was "the

fourth regiment in the brigade column and was left behind in the first charge of

the brigade through the Federal camps in their front, but it soon came up, took

position next the Tenth, which was the leading regiment, and was an active

participant in the hard fighting during the rest of the day."

April to June 1862 they were in the Corinth (Mississippi) Campaign. This

campaign took place near Lafayette's home, which was Attala County and Oktibbeha

County, Mississippi. (Perhaps he was able to visit his family during this

time.) After the siege of Corinth, and the evacuation, the regiment was

transferred with Bragg's army to Chattanooga. "The Fifth was not with Chalmers'

Brigade in the Kentucky campaign, being brigaded with the Eighth in Jackson's

Brigade of Withers' Division, Polk's right wing, Army of the Mississippi, General

Bragg commanding. The regiment was at Harrodsburg during the battle of

Perryville, after which they returned by way of Cumberland Gap and Chattanooga to

Bridgeport, Alabama."

Whether Lafayette was with his Company during all this time is not known. What

is known is that on the Muster Roll for June 1862 he was shown as being in the

Macon Hospital. It is not known if this Macon was in Georgia or in Mississippi.

Macon, Mississippi is fairly near Corinth, Mississippi, and perhaps there was a

Confederate hospital there. Family stories say that he carried a shot or ball in

his leg for many years, and that it was surgically removed on a kitchen table at

some later time in his life.

Vol. 17, p. 633, reports the Regiment on July 1, 1862, in the Army of

Mississippi, Braxton Bragg, 3rd Army Corps - Gen. W. J. Harder. Reserve Corps,

Genl. J. R. Chalmers.

In November 1862, the Regiment became part of Jackson's Brigade, Withers'

Division, Right Wing, Army of the Mississippi, Department No. 2--the same command

in which he served in Chalmers' Brigade. (Something must have happened to

Chalmers so that he had been replaced by Jackson.) The Brigade and Division

immediately became a part of the 1st Corps and remained there until August 1863,

at which time they became part of Cheatham's Division. Perhaps Cheatham replaced

Withers as officer of that Division. It appears that there was a series of

changes in command: In addition to the change that took place in August 1863,

noted above, in February 1864 the Regiment was in Walker's Division. In July

1864 Jackson was replaced by Gist as leader of the Brigade. In July 1864 it

became Lowrey's Brigade and Cleburne's Division. All these were in the 1st

Corps, Army of Tennessee.

The Regiment took part in the Murfreesboro (Tennessee) Campaign [need to

research this further].

Muster Roll: November and December 1862 (entry dated January 28, 1863), it was

noted L. M. Myatte [sic] was "due bounty and commutation from 24 Feb. to 8 Oct.,

1862" and that he was last paid to 30 Oct. 186 (year is not entered) by Capt. J.

C. Rogers.

Vol. 20, 659, 681, 838, 840, 976: page 659, January 1863 - Army of Tennessee -

Braxton Bragg, Hardies Corps, First Division - Gen. John Breckenridge. Jackson's

Brigade (temporarily assigned to Breckenridge). 5th Mississippi - Lt. Col. W. L.

Sykes. Stones River Campaign, December 1862, January 1863; 6 killed, 74 wounded.

Muster Roll: For January and February 1863, L. Myatte was Present, and had been

last paid by Maj. Brian to 31 Dec. 1862.

Muster Roll: For March and April 1863 he was noted as Present, and had been

paid by Capt. Prince to 28 Feb. 1863.

April 10, 1863: Franklin, Tennessee engagement.

Muster Roll: For May and June 1863 he was noted as Present, and had been paid

by Capt. Prince to Apl. 30, 1863.

Vol. 23, p. 943, 960: July 1863 - Dept. of East Tennessee - Dept. No. 2 - B.

Bragg. D. H. Hill's Army Corps, Stewarts Division, Jackson's Brigade. 5th Miss.

- Col. W. L. Sykes.

Muster Roll: For July and August 1863, he was Present and had been paid by

Capt. Prince to June 30, 1863.

Vol. 30, p. 11, 85, 86, 91-93, 539: September 20, 1863 - Army of Tennessee - B.

Bragg. Cheatham's Division, Jackson's Brigade, 5th Miss. - Lt. Col. W. L. Sykes.

Chickamauga, Georgia battle September 19-20, 1863.

September 20-November 26, 1863: Chattanooga Campaign and Siege.

November 23-25, 1863: Chattanooga, TN battles.

Vol. 32, p. 587: January 20, 1864 - Army of Tennessee - Jos. E. Johnston.

Hardees Corps - Gen. Cheatham. Cheatham's Division - Gen. Marcus J. Wright.

Jackson's Brigade, 5th Miss. - Lt. Col. John B. Herrig. Dalton, GA.

Muster Roll: For January and February 1864 he was Present and had been paid by

Capt. Kidd to 31 Dec. 1863.

Vol. 32, p. 868: April 1864 - Army of Tennessee, Gen. Johnston, Hardees Corps,

Walkers Division, Jackson's Brigade, 5th Miss, Col. John Weir, Dalton, GA.

May to September 1864 - The 5th Mississippi took part in the Atlanta Campaign,

Georgia, including the siege of Atlanta from July to September 1.

Muster Roll: Noted as Present and was due Commutation for clothing not drawn to

8 Oct 1863; was due $61.16. Was last paid by Capt. Kidd to Dec. 31, 1863.

Vol. 38: p. 399: August 1864 - unit accompanied a Tenn. Cavalry to between

Grand Junction & Memphis. Col. Wade (5th Miss) not able to be reached during

battle: 4 killed, 10 wounded, 12 missing.

Muster Roll: July and August 1864 Company Muster Roll shows him Absent. Was

given extra duty by order of Gen. Johnston.

Vol. 38, p. 852: September 20, 1864 - Army of Tenn. John B. Hood - Hardees

Corps, Cleburne's Division, Lowrey's Brigade, 5th Miss. Col John Weir.

(Lafayette reportedly married Matt on November 23, 1864. It is unclear at this

time where his unit was located, but he may have been able to dash home to get

married.)

Vol. 45: p. 646 & 657: December 1864 - Hood moves toward Nashville, taking the

5th Mississippi (Cheatham's Division) with him.

February - April 1865: Carolinas Campaign.

March 19-21, 1865: The 5th Regiment took part in the Bentonville, North

Carolina battle.

March 1865: His wife wrote to her brother in July or August 1865 that Lafayette

had been captured and sent to Alton, Illinois, and that she had not heard from

him since March.

Vol. 47: p. 1063: May 2, 1865 - Army of Tennessee - General Orders #22 - J. E.

Johnston's "terminating official relations."

5th, 8th, 32nd Miss. and 3rd Cavalry twelve (Rgmts), consolidated into the 8th

Miss. Battalion, Shaye's Brigade, Hill's Divsiion, Lee's Corps (Stephen D).

July 1865: Believed to be in prison in Alton, Illinois, according to letter

written by his wife to her brother.

Lafayette was shown in his service records as a Wagoneer/Teamster. Since family

lore says he was in the "medical corps," it might be that he was an ambulance

(wagon) driver and that he learned some medical treatment while in that position.

Lafayette later developed several concoctions which he purveyed to individuals:

black tar soap (Grandpa's) made from the black petroleum found on the ground's

surface around Nacogdoches, Texas, liniments, stuff to rub on boils, and the

like. He made medicine for malaria, and many herbal medicines. It is said that

he travelled about the country in a wagon in the Comesneil, Texas area, from

which he presented medicine shows and sold his soaps and potions.

A small notebook, now in the possession of one of his granddaughers, Winnie

Haltom Wilson, or her heirs, bears testimonials to the effectiveness of these

products. All the testimonials seem to be written in the same handwriting,

probably by Lafayette himself as they were spoken by his customers, some of whom

may have not been able to write their own testimonials. Or, they may have been

composed and written by Lafayette himself. Some have suggested that he was not

above a little chicanery, that he once stuck a chicken rooster's spur on the head

of another rooster and hawked it as a freak in his medicine show.

1870 Census, LaGrange Township, P.O. Lewisville, Lafayette Co, AR, p. 153:

Lafayette's movements following the War are not very clear. In this census he

was in Lafayette Co, Arkansas, with his wife "M.A." (Martha Ann) and his first

two children, and a female named Louisa, aged 40, b. Alabama. This is his

sister, Louisa, who apparently never married. This is an extremely dim record,

but with effort can be read.

In the above census, Lafayette said he was 27 years old, making his birthdate

1843 since the census was taken on August 13, 1870 and his birthdate was April.

The 1850 census of Attala County, Mississippi, shows a "female" 7 years old and a

"male" 4 years old. There was a sister named Martha D L. It appears that the

census taker reversed the gender of these two children, as well as being confused

by the spelling of Lafayette's full name. The census shows a spelling of his

name which appears to be "Markeest DL."

Lafayette lived in Falls Co, Texas, at some time, as reported in "Memorial and

Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas," p.

921, but no dates were given in the book.

(The 1880 Census of Nacogdoches Co, Texas, ED 47, p. 32, shows a M. L. Myatt,

age 35, b. MS, with wife Mary and 6 children, whose names do not correspond with

the known children of Lafayette. Therefore this Census record is for a different

M. L. Myatt, perhaps the one who served in the 3 Conf. Engineer Troops mentioned

above.)

1900 Census of Nacogdoches Co, Texas, ED 39, sheet 29, line 14, shows "Marion L.

Myatt" as a widower born April 1843 in MS with both parents born in NC. He was

in the household of his son-in-law Dave H. Muckleroy, husband of Lafayette's

daughter Alice Virginia. This is our Lafayette, even though the name "Marion" is

not consistent with other information. Perhaps he was going by that name because

his actual first name was so difficult.

1910 Robertson Co, Texas census, ED 39, p. 29, and ED 111, p. 6, for his son

Braxton says that Braxton's father Lafayette was born in Louisiana; but in the

1900 census for Nacogdoches Co, where he was living with son-in-law David

Muckleroy, the informant said that Lafayette was born in Mississippi, which is

more likely correct.

He was living with his son Braxton in Robertson Co. at the time of his death,

according to family stories. His gravesite has not been located at this time.

More About MARQUIS MYATT and MARTHA KIRKHAM:

Marriage: November 23, 1864, MS

iv. ZACHARY TAYLOR THOMAS EDWIN KIRKHAM, b. March 1, 1847, Twiggs or Cass, GA; d. 1928, Oklahoma City.OK; m. JOHNNIE ANNA LEVERTT, August 22, 1875, Oktabibba Co.,MISS; b. 1859, ALA; d. 1909, NM.

More About ZACHARY KIRKHAM and JOHNNIE LEVERTT:

Marriage: August 22, 1875, Oktabibba Co.,MISS

v. DELURAH ANN E. (R. ?) KIRKHAM, b. October 14, 1849, Choctaw Co., Miss; m. JOHN L. WOODWARD, August 26, 1866.

More About JOHN WOODWARD and DELURAH KIRKHAM:

Marriage: August 26, 1866

vi. AUGUSTUS M. KIRKHAM, b. July 16, 1852, Choctaw Co. Miss; d. December 20, 1865, Choctaw Co.,MISS.

vii. ELLEN (ELLER) E. (OR V.) KIRKHAM, b. May 17, 1855, Choctaw , Miss; m. ? HENDERSON; b. Abt. 1855.

viii. WILLIAM L.S. KIRKHAM, b. February 23, 1859, choctaw Co., Miss; d. 1916, Bienville, LA; m. (1) MAGGIE LEANA CURTIS; m. (2) NANCY HARGROVE, 1895, Bienville Parish,LA; b. October 1874.

Notes for WILLIAM L.S. KIRKHAM:

This is the first concrete proof that I found that he followed his brother Robert Jemison Kirkham , to Bienville from MS.

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----- Original Message -----

From: Julius Wolbrueck

To: Haston Magnuson

Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 10:26 AM

Subject: Re: 1900

Bienville Parish

Ward 3

Page 80 A

June 4, 1900

#54--note marriage, appears he remarried

Will L.(?) Kirkham Head W M Feb 18?? 40 M 5 (20 was marked thru) MS GA GA Mechanic

Vassey Wife W F Oct. 1874 25 M 5 cannot tell numbers for children Ark MS Ark

Sella K. Dau W F Jan. 1882 18 MS MS MS

Ara Salla (?) Arabella? Dau W F Nov. 1882 17 MS MS MS

Sadie Mae Dau W F July 1887 12 MS MS MS

A(?)udie B. Dau W F Sept. 1890 10 LA MS MS

Iva J. Dau W F April 1892 8 LA MS MS

Eula Dau W F March 1896 4 LA MS MS (probably should read Ark)

Willie S. Dau W F Sept. 1897 2 LA MS MS " " "

Zeleen (?) E. Dau W F Feb. 1899 1 LA MS MS " " "

More About WILLIAM L.S. KIRKHAM:

Burial: Ebonezzar cemetery, Liberty Hill, Bienville,LA

Notes for NANCY HARGROVE:

Since her marriage date and the dates of the children to her are later than to the first wife, Maggie, this has to be the wife in the 1900 census named as "Vassey" and being born Oct. 1874 and 25 years old at the time. Interesting that they had been married 5 years, making her 20 at the time of marriage,he would of been 35 at the time of the marriage.

More About WILLIAM KIRKHAM and NANCY HARGROVE:

Marriage: 1895, Bienville Parish,LA

ix. MARY MARGARET KIRKHAM, b. February 3, 1834, Gordon, Jackson Co.,GA; d. Aft. 1868; m. GEORGE WASHINGTON CRITZ, June 13, 1855, Choctaw Co.,MISS; b. January 26, 1830, VA.

Notes for MARY MARGARET KIRKHAM:

----- Original Message -----

From: <Madyas@aol.com>

To: <KIRKHAM-L@rootsweb.com>

Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 7:01 AM

Subject: Kirkhams from Georgia

Hello,

I am new to the list. Just last night, I learned that my great-great

grandmother was Mary Margaret Kirkham (b.1834 in GA), daughter of Robert

Jamison Kirkham, Jr. and Roxanna Venable, who married George Washington Critz

in 1855. A kind researcher several states away had gone to her court house

and gotten my great-grandmother's death certificate, showing her mother as a

Kirkham. Within minutes of reading this, I quickly went to Rootsweb and

looked for Kirkham and found this list. I was thrilled when the first thing

I saw was the Kirkham gedcom and couldn't believe that within minutes, I had

gone from 1868 Mississippi to 1700s Virginia!? ...........

For years, I've had virtually nothing on my great-grandmother other than her

name and that she was born in Mississippi. She was Annie Moore Critz

(1868-1951) who married Samuel Benjamin Ferguson. I had suspected she lived

in Starkville MS and this was confirmed on her death certificate; her mother

Mary Margaret Kirkham is shown as being born in Georgia, and I'd like to

learn more about the Kirkhams in Georgia and what made them move on to

Mississippi, and how Mary met her husband, George Critz, and where he came

from, etc.

Thanks,

Peggy Dyas

Virginia Beach

Researching: Critz, Ferguson, Kirkham

More About GEORGE CRITZ and MARY KIRKHAM:

Marriage: June 13, 1855, Choctaw Co.,MISS

x. SARAH A. KIRKHAM, b. March 26, 1838, Gordon,GA; d. December 19, 1865, Choctaw Co., MISS; m. SILAS AUGUSTAS TEMPLETON, September 1, 1859, Choctaw Co.,MISS.

More About SILAS TEMPLETON and SARAH KIRKHAM:

Marriage: September 1, 1859, Choctaw Co.,MISS

xi. NANCY W. KIRKHAM, b. March 20, 1836, Gordon, Jackson Co.,GA; d. July 8, 1862, Snowville, Choctaw Co., MISS; m. PETER L. CRITZ, January 11, 1858, Choctaw Co.,MISS; b. 1834, VA.

More About PETER CRITZ and NANCY KIRKHAM:

Marriage: January 11, 1858, Choctaw Co.,MISS

10. MICHAEL CAMPBELL4 KIRKHAM (ELIZABETH "BETTIE" BOWERS OR ROSS3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born December 1, 1806 in Jackson,GA, and died December 18, 1890 in Carroll,AK. He married ELIZABETH VENEBLE July 24, 1828 in Jackson Co.,GA, daughter of JOHN VENABLE and SARAH CLOWER. She was born February 1, 1805 in Jackson,GA, and died 1865 in Carroll Co.,AR.

Notes for MICHAEL CAMPBELL KIRKHAM:

----- Original Message -----

From: Joan G. McKinney

To: haston@neto.com

Cc: Kathleen Nunnally ; Boband Carolyn Wertz

Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:20 AM

Subject: Kirkhams

Hello Mary, Kathleen, and Carolyn

I am completely behind, so am trying to kill two birds with one stone....please forgive me.

Kathleen, Mary's Robert Kirkham was a brother to our Michael C. Kirkham, so lets all work together.

Mary, you said you did not have the death date of our Margaret Josephine McKinney. She was born 8 Sept. 1850 in GA and died 20 June 1887. I have also sent a cc to Carolyn Wertz who is working on the McKinney line. Our Great GrandFather John H. McKinney (also known as Jonathan) married Margaret Josephine Kirkham 7 Jan. 1869. he was born 4 June 1844 in TN, died 8 July 1897 in OK.

Keep in touch, and maybe someday I'll get caught up.

Best Wishes,

Joan G. McKinney

thejodie@bscn.com

More About MICHAEL KIRKHAM and ELIZABETH VENEBLE:

Marriage: July 24, 1828, Jackson Co.,GA

Children of MICHAEL KIRKHAM and ELIZABETH VENEBLE are:

i. WILLIAM PARKER5 KIRKHAM, b. April 21, 1829, Jackson Co.,GA; d. May 11, 1917, Green Forest, Carroll Co., Ark; m. NANCY EMALINE HARVEY, April 14, 1850, Cass Co.,GA.

More About WILLIAM KIRKHAM and NANCY HARVEY:

Marriage: April 14, 1850, Cass Co.,GA

ii. JOHN WESLEY KIRKHAM, b. 1832, Gordon Co., GA; d. Bef. 1900, TX; m. EMELINE RICHARDSON, 1851, GA.

More About JOHN KIRKHAM and EMELINE RICHARDSON:

Marriage: 1851, GA

iii. ELIZABETH KIRKHAM, b. 1835.

iv. SARAH KIRKHAM, b. Aft. 1826.

v. ELLA VIRGINIA KIRKHAM, b. March 4, 1845.

vi. NANCY A. KIRKHAM, b. Aft. 1826.

vii. MARGARET JOSEPHINE KIRKHAM, b. September 8, 1850, GA; d. June 20, 1887; m. JOHN H. ( JONATHAN) MCKINNEY, January 7, 1869; b. June 4, 1844, TN; d. July 8, 1897, OK.

More About JOHN MCKINNEY and MARGARET KIRKHAM:

Marriage: January 7, 1869

viii. DAVID CAMPBELL KIRKHAM, b. 1837, GA - killed by a Tory.

11. HENRY H.4 KIRKHAM (ELIZABETH "BETTIE" BOWERS OR ROSS3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born 1817 in Cherokee Tribe, Indian Terr., and died 1881. He married (1) MARY H. HALL December 28, 1834 in Jackson Co., GA. She was born Abt. 1817, and died Aft. 1848. He married (2) MARTHA BURT 1842. She was born Abt. 1817.

More About HENRY KIRKHAM and MARY HALL:

Marriage: December 28, 1834, Jackson Co., GA

More About HENRY KIRKHAM and MARTHA BURT:

Marriage: 1842

Children of HENRY KIRKHAM and MARY HALL are:

i. ALONZO5 KIRKHAM, b. March 7, 1849, Cherokee tribe,CalhounGA; d. June 9, 1924, Rome,Floyd Co.,GA; m. MARY VICTORIA QUARLES, December 5, 1870, Floyd Co.,GA; b. 1849, Cherokee tribe,Rome,GA; d. 1938, Deer Lodge,TENN.

More About ALONZO KIRKHAM and MARY QUARLES:

Marriage: December 5, 1870, Floyd Co.,GA

ii. JAMES B. KIRKHAM, b. November 1855, GA; m. JENNIE CONDELL, 1881.

More About JAMES KIRKHAM and JENNIE CONDELL:

Marriage: 1881

Children of HENRY KIRKHAM and MARTHA BURT are:

iii. ELIZABETH5 KIRKHAM, b. 1835, GA.

iv. LUCY KIRKHAM, b. 1838, GA.

v. WILLIAM H. KIRKHAM, b. December 1840, GA; d. 1910, Garland Co.,AR; m. LAURA A. KIRKHAM, 1874.

More About WILLIAM KIRKHAM and LAURA KIRKHAM:

Marriage: 1874

12. JAMES T.4 KIRKHAM (ELIZABETH "BETTIE" BOWERS OR ROSS3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born December 3, 1812 in Bartow,GA, and died September 21, 1878 in Marrietta,Cass, Co.,GA. He married (1) NANCY W. VENABLE April 17, 1834 in Jackson Co., GA, daughter of JOHN VENABLE and SARAH CLOWER. She was born December 31, 1803 in Green Co.,GA, and died Bef. 1850. He married (2) NANCY DOBBS October 30, 1850 in Cass Co., GA. She was born Abt. 1812. He married (3) MARGARET F. YOUNG 1858. She was born Abt. 1812.

Notes for JAMES T. KIRKHAM:

1850 Census of Cass Co., GA

KIRKHAM, James T. 38, m, GA depot agent

" , Norben U.? 5, m, GA

" , Walter 3, m, GA

McNess, James 16, m, GA

More About JAMES KIRKHAM and NANCY VENABLE:

Marriage: April 17, 1834, Jackson Co., GA

More About JAMES KIRKHAM and NANCY DOBBS:

Marriage: October 30, 1850, Cass Co., GA

More About JAMES KIRKHAM and MARGARET YOUNG:

Marriage: 1858

Children of JAMES KIRKHAM and NANCY VENABLE are:

i. NORBEN M.5 KIRKHAM, b. February 27, 1846, GA; d. September 5, 1865, GA.

ii. WALTER KIRKHAM, b. 1847, GA; m. MATTIE KIRKHAM.

iii. MARTHA KIRKHAM, m. WILLIAM J. BRANDON.

Children of JAMES KIRKHAM and NANCY DOBBS are:

iv. JAMES5 KIRKHAM, b. 1852, GA; m. INDIANA NORTHCUTT.

v. ALBERT KIRKHAM, b. 1854, GA.

13. MARGARET " PEGGY"4 WARE (SARAH3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born 1794 in Lincoln Co.,GA, and died Aft. 1859. She married HEROD FLOURNOY BRIDGES September 1811 in Green Co.,GA. He was born 1793 in NC, and died February 2, 1854 in Rapids parish, LA.

More About HEROD BRIDGES and MARGARET WARE:

Marriage: September 1811, Green Co.,GA

Children of MARGARET WARE and HEROD BRIDGES are:

i. SOLOMON THOMAS5 BRIDGES, b. Putnam Co.GA; d. 1870, Lockheart,TX; m. MARTHA TAYLOR.

ii. MARY BRIDGES.

iii. HENRY WHARTON BRIDGES, d. MIss, Civil War-Gen Wharton private cem.

iv. SARAH WARE BRIDGES, b. April 19, 1813.

v. ELIZABETH BRIDGES, b. 1815.

vi. ANDREW JACKSON BRIDGES, b. January 8, 1817, Putnam Co.GA; d. November 26, 1896, Sulpher Springs,TX; m. MARGARET ROWENA COFFEY, February 2, 1862.

More About ANDREW BRIDGES and MARGARET COFFEY:

Marriage: February 2, 1862

vii. MARTHA BRIDGES, b. 1819, Putnam Co.GA; d. Minden,LA; m. JOHN SHERMAN.

viii. SUSANNA BRIDGES, b. 1821, Putnam Co.GA; d. Lavaca & Bandera Cos,TX; m. JOHN FREEMAN, 1837.

More About JOHN FREEMAN and SUSANNA BRIDGES:

Marriage: 1837

ix. SAMUEL BRIDGES, b. 1823, Putnam Co.GA; d. Sulpher Springs,TX; m. MARGARET UNKNOWN BRIDGES.

x. HEROD FLOURNOY BRIDGES,JR., b. 1828, Putnam Co.GA; d. 1866; m. (1) MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR, 1852; d. 1865; m. (2) JOSEPHINE UNKNOWN BRIDGERS, Aft. 1856.

More About HEROD BRIDGES and MARY TAYLOR:

Marriage: 1852

More About HEROD BRIDGES and JOSEPHINE BRIDGERS:

Marriage: Aft. 1856

xi. PIERCE BRIDGES, b. 1829.

xii. ASBURY FLETCHER BRIDGES, b. May 8, 1832, Putnam Co.GA; d. October 27, 1912, Marble falls,TX; m. MARY JANE TURNER, February 26, 1863, TX.

More About ASBURY BRIDGES and MARY TURNER:

Marriage: February 26, 1863, TX

14. JEMISON4 WARE (SARAH3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born 1800 in Licoln Co.,GA, and died July 20, 1863 in Calhoun Co.ARK. He married JOICE ANN NIXON 1830 in Gwinnett Co.,GA. She was born 1807 in DeKalb Co.GA, and died 1865 in Calhoun Co.ARK.

More About JEMISON WARE and JOICE NIXON:

Marriage: 1830, Gwinnett Co.,GA

Children of JEMISON WARE and JOICE NIXON are:

i. MARGARET ANN5 WARE, b. May 13, 1833, Tuscaloosa,AL; d. September 20, 1921, Calhoun Co.ARK; m. NENERVAH RUSSELL, 1848.

More About NENERVAH RUSSELL and MARGARET WARE:

Marriage: 1848

ii. SARAH ELIZABETH WARE, b. 1835, Tuscaloosa,AL; d. ARK; m. WILLIAM MOFFATT.

iii. ROBERT JEMISON WARE, b. 1837, Talladea,Ala; d. December 31, 1862.

iv. MARTHA ADALINE WARE, b. October 23, 1839, Talladea,Ala; d. April 7, 1911, Calhoun Co.ARK; m. CHELSEY BURTON MARTIN, November 2, 1854, Talladea,Ala.

More About CHELSEY MARTIN and MARTHA WARE:

Marriage: November 2, 1854, Talladea,Ala

v. JOICE WARE, b. 1841, Talladea,Ala; m. (1) JAMES THOMAS HARVEY; m. (2) JOHN LEVILLION.

vi. THOMAS H.A. WARE, b. March 3, 1842.

vii. LOUISA C. WARE, b. 1848, Talladea,Ala; d. 1865, Calhoun Co.ARK.

15. ROBERT4 WARE (SARAH3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born 1802 in Licoln Co.,GA, and died Bef. May 3, 1842 in Floyd Co.,GA. He married MARTHA A. NORRIS May 23, 1821 in bef 1/15/1846. She died Bef. January 15, 1846 in Floyd Co.,GA.

More About ROBERT WARE and MARTHA NORRIS:

Marriage: May 23, 1821, bef 1/15/1846

Children of ROBERT WARE and MARTHA NORRIS are:

i. SARAH FRANCES5 WARE, b. DeKalb Co.GA; m. THOMAS EDWARDS, December 20, 1842, Floyd Co.,GA.

More About THOMAS EDWARDS and SARAH WARE:

Marriage: December 20, 1842, Floyd Co.,GA

ii. HARRIET E.J. WARE.

iii. MARTHA A.T. WARE.

iv. ADELAID M.J. WARE.

v. ROBERT N.C. WARE, b. 1825, DeKalb Co.GA; m. FRANCES A. HATLEY.

16. MARTHA GARRETT4 WARE (SARAH3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born 1804 in Lincoln Co.,GA, and died in TX. She married JESSE W. TANNER,SR. February 27, 1820 in Green Co.,GA.

More About JESSE TANNER and MARTHA WARE:

Marriage: February 27, 1820, Green Co.,GA

Children of MARTHA WARE and JESSE TANNER are:

i. JESSE W.5 TANNER,JR., m. MARY JANE TURNER, 1853.

More About JESSE TANNER and MARY TURNER:

Marriage: 1853

ii. JOSEPH TANNER, b. 1825, DeKalb Co.GA.

iii. JOHN TANNER, b. 1829, DeKalb Co.GA.

iv. SARAH ANN ELIZABETH TANNER, b. 1831, Dekalb Co.GA; d. 1912, TX; m. NICHOLAS TYLER WARE, February 7, 1848, Gonzales,Co.TX.

More About NICHOLAS WARE and SARAH TANNER:

Marriage: February 7, 1848, Gonzales,Co.TX

v. DAVID TANNER, b. 1840, DeKalb Co.GA.

vi. MORRIS TANNER, b. 1844, DeKalb Co.GA.

17. ELIZABETH K.4 WARE (SARAH3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born August 1805 in Green Co.,GA, and died March 28, 1875 in TX. She married WILLIAM RILEY TURNER 1823. He was born 1805, and died 1857.

More About WILLIAM TURNER and ELIZABETH WARE:

Marriage: 1823

Children of ELIZABETH WARE and WILLIAM TURNER are:

i. PLEGMINY DALE5 TURNER, b. 1825; m. VIRGINIA CAROLINE WARE, 1847.

More About PLEGMINY TURNER and VIRGINIA WARE:

Marriage: 1847

ii. GEORGE S. TURNER, b. 1824; m. MARY P.CLARK, 1848.

More About GEORGE TURNER and MARY P.CLARK:

Marriage: 1848

iii. MARTHA E. TURNER, b. 1830; m. HARRISON GREGG, 1849.

More About HARRISON GREGG and MARTHA TURNER:

Marriage: 1849

iv. ROBERT W. TURNER, b. 1828.

v. MARY JANE TURNER, m. (1) JESSE W. WARE,JR., 1853; m. (2) JESSE W. TANNER,JR., 1853; m. (3) UNKNOWN SHANNON, November 12, 1857, Fayette Co.,TX; m. (4) ASBURY FLETCHER BRIDGES, February 26, 1863, TX; b. May 8, 1832, Putnam Co.GA; d. October 27, 1912, Marble falls,TX.

More About JESSE WARE and MARY TURNER:

Marriage: 1853

More About JESSE TANNER and MARY TURNER:

Marriage: 1853

More About UNKNOWN SHANNON and MARY TURNER:

Marriage: November 12, 1857, Fayette Co.,TX

More About ASBURY BRIDGES and MARY TURNER:

Marriage: February 26, 1863, TX

18. SARAH JEMISON4 WARE (SARAH3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born November 24, 1807 in Green Co.,GA, and died December 16, 1883 in Atlanta,Fulton Co.,GA. She married JOHN WILLIAM MEDLOCK November 5, 1822 in Gwinnett Co.,GA.

More About JOHN MEDLOCK and SARAH WARE:

Marriage: November 5, 1822, Gwinnett Co.,GA

Children of SARAH WARE and JOHN MEDLOCK are:

i. SARAH JEMISON5 MEDLOCK, b. 1841; d. 1914; m. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WALKER.

ii. GEORGIA ANN MEDLOCK, b. 1845; d. 1916; m. JOEL YARBOROUGH, January 30, 1866.

More About JOEL YARBOROUGH and GEORGIA MEDLOCK:

Marriage: January 30, 1866

iii. ELI WREN MEDLOCK, b. 1839; d. 1904; m. MARTHA EDMONSON.

iv. CAROLINE MEDLOCK, b. 1843; d. 1896; m. PLEASANT MERRITT.

v. ZACHARY TAYLOR MEDLOCK, b. 1848; d. 1851.

vi. CLARK SMITH MEDLOCK, b. 1850; d. 1851.

vii. SARAH ELIZABETH MEDLOCK.

viii. JOHN STEPHENS MEDLOCK.

ix. THOMAS LANDRUM DELONEY MEDLOCK, b. November 20, 1823; d. 1864.

Notes for THOMAS LANDRUM DELONEY MEDLOCK:

In a letter by his mother, she states that he was wounded in the 7 day fight before Richmond in 1862. And that never enjoyed life after that so that in 1864, " he shot his brains out". According to the letter published in the Kirkham Newsletter #6-46.

x. SUSANNAH ELIZABETH MEDLOCK, b. August 18, 1825.

xi. JAMES ISHAM HENRY MEDLOCK, b. May 12, 1828.

xii. JOHN OLIVER MEDLOCK, b. August 26, 1830.

xiii. ROBERT MEDLOCK, b. December 31, 1832, Gwinnett Co.,GA; d. April 24, 1919, Gwinnett Co.,GA; m. ADELINE SMITH, July 31, 1856.

More About ROBERT MEDLOCK and ADELINE SMITH:

Marriage: July 31, 1856

xiv. MARTHA MARGARET ANN MEDLOCK, b. January 31, 1835.

xv. WILLIAM PARKS "BUCK" MEDLOCK, b. June 6, 1837.

Notes for WILLIAM PARKS "BUCK" MEDLOCK:

Lost his left hand & forefinger in the C.W.

19. EZEKIEL P.4 WARE (SARAH3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born 1810 in Green Co.,GA. He married (1) MARGARET UNKNOWN WARE 1830. He married (2) MARY WILLIAMSON 1852.

More About EZEKIEL WARE and MARGARET WARE:

Marriage: 1830

More About EZEKIEL WARE and MARY WILLIAMSON:

Marriage: 1852

Children of EZEKIEL WARE and MARGARET WARE are:

i. ELMYRA5 WARE, b. 1832.

ii. SUSAN WARE, b. 1835.

iii. SARAH WARE, b. 1837.

iv. THOMAS WARE, b. 1839.

v. TISEY WARE, b. 1841.

vi. EZEKIEL P. WARE II, b. 1848.

Children of EZEKIEL WARE and MARY WILLIAMSON are:

vii. HENRY T.5 WARE, b. 1854, Gordon,Co.,GA.

viii. ANDREW JACKSON WARE, b. 1855.

ix. MELVIN MACAJAH WARE, b. 1856.

x. CHARLES C. WARE, b. 1858.

xi. WINNIE WARE, b. 1860.

20. HENRY B.4 WARE (SARAH3 JEMISON, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born July 29, 1813 in Green Co.,GA, and died July 9, 1898 in Pass Christain.MS. He married (1) MARTHA ANN EVERETT November 23, 1837. He married (2) LOU FORT 1880.

More About HENRY WARE and MARTHA EVERETT:

Marriage: November 23, 1837

More About HENRY WARE and LOU FORT:

Marriage: 1880

Children of HENRY WARE and MARTHA EVERETT are:

i. THOMAS PARKS5 WARE, b. 1838, GA; d. 1857.

ii. FRANCES ASBURY WARE, b. 1840, GA; d. 1923, TX; m. DR. EUGENE BURRUS BLICKER, 1861.

More About DR. BLICKER and FRANCES WARE:

Marriage: 1861

iii. WILLIAM H. WARE, b. 1843, GA; d. 1920, TX.

iv. MARGARET ELIZABETH WARE, b. 1846, GA; m. HINES MITCHELL.

v. JAMES ANDREWS WARE, b. 1847, TX; d. 1908; m. MARY ELIZA STONE, 1868.

More About JAMES WARE and MARY STONE:

Marriage: 1868

vi. ROBERT JAMESON WARE, b. 1849, TX; d. 1930, TX; m. LIZZIE S. PITTS.

vii. RICHARD M. WARE, b. 1852, TX; m. EUGENIA BAUBERT.

viii. LAURA A. WARE, b. 1855, TX; d. 1857, TX.

ix. JOHN MCKINZIE WARE, b. 1857, TX; m. MARY LOUISE EUPRE.

21. ROBERT4 JEMISON (WILLIAM3, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born September 17, 1802 in Licoln Co.,GA, and died October 17, 1871 in Tuscaloosa,AL. He married PRISCILLA CHEROKEE TAYLOR. She was born April 16, 1812 in Ala, and died May 30, 1886 in Tuscaloosa,AL.

More About ROBERT JEMISON:

Event 1: served in the Senate of Alabama &

Event 2: in the Confederate State senate

Child of ROBERT JEMISON and PRISCILLA TAYLOR is:

i. CHEROKEE MIMS5 JEMISON.

22. MARGARET4 JEMISON (WILLIAM3, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born November 23, 1808 in Lincoln Co.,GA, and died October 27, 1845 in Pulaski,GA. She married CHARLES WALKER November 26, 1826 in Tuscaloosa,AL, son of GEORGE WALKER and BETSY WALKER. He was born October 10, 1800 in Burke Co.,GA, and died in cedar Grove,ALA.

More About CHARLES WALKER and MARGARET JEMISON:

Marriage: November 26, 1826, Tuscaloosa,AL

Children of MARGARET JEMISON and CHARLES WALKER are:

i. MIMS5 WALKER, b. November 5, 1838, Pulaski,GA; m. MARY GRAY PITTS, 1864.

More About MIMS WALKER and MARY PITTS:

Marriage: 1864

ii. SARAH ELIZABETH WALKER, b. July 23, 1842; d. July 6, 1913.

iii. WILLIAM JEMISON WALKER, b. July 23, 1833, Pulaski,GA; d. October 2, 1842, Pulaski,GA.

iv. JOHN MARSHALL WALKER, b. August 4, 1840, Pulaski,GA; d. May 24, 1864, Pulaski,GA.

v. MARAGRET JEMISON WALKER, b. August 31, 1845, Pulaski,GA; d. January 20, 1914; m. CHARLES EUGENE OWENS, June 13, 1865.

More About CHARLES OWENS and MARAGRET WALKER:

Marriage: June 13, 1865

23. WILLIAM HENRY4 JEMISON (WILLIAM3, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born March 4, 1820 in Pittman,GA, and died November 11, 1892 in Birmingham,ALA. He married ELIZABETH ARMENTINE PATRICK 1841. She was born 1821 in Hickman Co.,TN, and died 1891.

More About WILLIAM JEMISON and ELIZABETH PATRICK:

Marriage: 1841

Children of WILLIAM JEMISON and ELIZABETH PATRICK are:

i. VIRGINIA ANN5 JEMISON.

ii. CARRIE JEMISON.

iii. SARAH ELIZABETH JEMISON, m. JOHN CADE.

iv. MARGARET PENN JEMISON, m. W.J. PROWELL.

v. MARY GABRILLA JEMISON, m. J.W. RIDDLE.

vi. WILLIAM CARLOS JEMISON, b. December 2, 1850.

vii. ROBERT JEMISON, b. September 12, 1853.

viii. JOHN STEEL JEMISON, b. February 1856.

ix. MIMS PENN JEMISON, b. September 12, 1861.

24. SHADRACH MIMS4 JEMISON (ROBERT3, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born July 2, 1827 in Talladea,Ala, and died October 23, 1897 in Talladea,Ala. He married (1) FRANCES MATHERSON GRACE 1861. She was born April 7, 1834, and died April 19, 1870. He married (2) SARAH SALE April 2, 1872 in Abbeville,SC. She was born August 14, 1848, and died January 2, 1916.

More About SHADRACH JEMISON and FRANCES GRACE:

Marriage: 1861

More About SHADRACH JEMISON and SARAH SALE:

Marriage: April 2, 1872, Abbeville,SC

Children of SHADRACH JEMISON and FRANCES GRACE are:

i. ROBERT MIMS5 JEMISON, b. December 17, 1856.

ii. SALLIE S. JEMISON, b. December 1863, Ala.

iii. MOLLIE A. JEMISON, b. March 1866, Ala.

iv. SUE E. JEMISON, b. February 1868, Ala.

v. MATTIE L. JEMISON, b. April 1870, Ala.

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HI & wondeful to hear from you !
I am so glad to "find" you ! Your Delurah is the only one of the 11 children of Robert Kirkham/Roxanna Venable is the only one I had just about nothing on !
I am so anxious to get the children for Delurahand their descendants. All I have for her is a birth date of October 14, 1849 in Choctaw Co., Miss and a marriage date of August 26, 1866 to John L. Woodward.

Where did the family move to in LA ? My great great grandfather & his brother wound up in Bienville Parish,LA .( Delurah's brothers)
Robert Jemison Kirkham married Mary Caroline Allison in Choctaw Co,MISS and moved to Bienville LA. His brother,William L.S. Kirkham, also moved from MISS to Bienville.
Mary Caroline Allison Kirkham's family also moved to Bienville, after his father's second marriage, just about the same time as Robert & Mary Caroline Kirkham sis. Kinda like a family migration after the Civil War from MISS to LA.

I would love to have the info from Cecil Burrouhs, and will gladly share my Kikrham info. I also have the VENABLE & MOOREMAN info back several generations ( Robert Kirkham's wife's line)

The only old Kirkham photo I have is of my great-great , Robert Jemison Kirkham/Mary Caroline Allison, so I wouldlove to see any others ! Do you have a scanner ? I will gladly pay for a hard copy if you don't.

I hope we can exchange info. and help each other out.

Again, it is so nice to meet you.
MaryMagnuson
Lamar Co.TX

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From: Laura and or Don
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Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 5:03 PM
Subject: Kirkham and Woodward families

I am working on the tree for my great grandfather William Mack Woodward born in Choctaw, Missisippi somewhere around 1875.

His siblings were: John Woodward, Mattie Woodward, Frank Woodward, Hannah Woodward, Emily Woodward, Elbert Woodward, and Lona Woodward.

William moved his family to Louisiana and was married to Rosalie Holland. They had 13 children, one of whom was Sadie Bell Woodward (my grandmother).

William's father was John L. Woodward, also of Mississippi and I would guess born around 1850.

John L. Woodward was married to Delurah (or Delora) Ann Elizabeth Kirkham, one of 11 children, born to R. J. Kirkham, son of Robert Kirkham.

Cecil Burrouhs, who is 87 living in Missouri and is the son of Lillie Lee Woodward, daughter of Williams Mack Woodward), tells me he has done extensive genealogy on the Woodward and Kirkham family and will be sending it to me.

He even has photos, so I hope to get copies. Do any of you have photos? Can any of you help?

Laura