tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79926472012-01-09T07:26:31.240-08:00Civil War Veterans Buried in Stephens County, OklahomaInfo on Civil War veterans buried in Stephens Co., OK.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1114866159780526962005-02-14T06:01:00.000-08:002006-01-24T18:11:02.340-08:00Blog on breakThis blog is on break until Jan. 28, 2006 at which time I resume posting several times each week.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com157tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1108094216925597772005-02-10T19:56:00.000-08:002005-02-10T19:56:56.926-08:00Nigh - USA, 44th MODavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1108094150783939642005-02-10T19:55:00.000-08:002005-02-10T19:55:50.783-08:00Jonathan C. Nigh - veteranDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1108093569623194772005-02-10T19:44:00.000-08:002005-02-10T19:51:20.206-08:00Jonathan Cook NighNigh, Jonathan Cookb.5/29/1837; d.7/10/1916USA, 4th Missouri Militia, Co.H &the 44th Missouri Militia, Co.F,HOld Fairlawn cemetery; Stephens County, OKJ.C. Nigh was born in Fairfield County, Ohio to AdamO. & Martha Jane (Cook) Nigh. Just a month before histwenty-first birthday he married Married “Martha Ann(Williams) Nigh" (b.8/20/1841 in Grundy Co., MO;d.9/29/1931) in April 1858 in Missouri. J.CDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1103428717008875172004-12-18T19:58:00.000-08:002005-02-10T19:52:59.496-08:00Blog on breakI plan to resume posting on this blog in the monthof February. Starting then, posts will be on somethingmore like a once-a-month schedule rather than ona once-a-week basis as has been the case in the past.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1102779000927859382004-12-11T07:30:00.000-08:002004-12-11T07:30:00.926-08:00Gee - CSA, 1st MO Cav.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1102778847834925682004-12-10T05:24:00.000-08:002004-12-11T07:28:11.913-08:00Lewis R. GeeGee, Lewis R.
b.4/11/1844; d.1/31/1903.
CSA, 1st Missouri Cavalry Regiment, Co.G; Private.
Sandy Bear (Winter) Cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Though Lewis was born in Carter County, Kentucky,
I know nothing of his youth or years prior to the Civil
War. And I don't know when Lewis' military service began,
but following is a brief history of his unit taken from the
National Park Service's David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1102169904125386032004-12-04T05:18:00.000-08:002004-12-04T06:24:49.806-08:00Farris - CSA, 16th TX CavDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1102169859394381042004-12-03T04:17:00.000-08:002004-12-04T06:22:20.060-08:00Farris - CSA, 16th TX Cav.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1102169577065910352004-12-02T04:41:00.000-08:002004-12-04T06:34:15.956-08:00Thomas FarrisFarris, Thomas
b.1/14/1841; d.9/20/1925.
CSA, 16th Texas Cavalry (Fitzhugh's)
Regiment, Co.G, Private.
Old Fairlawn cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Thomas was born in Moniteau County, Missouri.
I know nothing of his twenty years of life prior to the
start of the Civil War.
A year after the war broke out, Thomas enlisted in the
Confederate army on 3/1/1862 in Grayson County,
Texas for twelve David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1101679164732010422004-11-27T05:02:00.000-08:002004-11-28T14:00:54.100-08:00Proctor - CSADavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1101679050683975282004-11-26T19:56:00.000-08:002004-11-28T13:57:30.683-08:00John H. ProctorProctor, John Haywood
b.1/9/1843; d.2/10/1908
CSA, Sergeant
Dixie cemetery; Stephens County, OK
I know virtually nothing about this veteran except for
the information on his flush-to-the-ground grave
marker which records his full name, birth date,
death date, allegience and rank. His wife's grave
("Ruth Jane;" b.1849; d.1925) is located nearby.
If you can tell me more about this veteran, I David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1101130316201648452004-11-20T05:31:00.000-08:002004-11-22T05:33:10.830-08:00Burnes - CSADavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1101088231868657132004-11-19T19:47:00.000-08:002004-11-21T18:31:20.263-08:00Thomas J. BurnesBurnes, Thomas Jefferson
b.3/20/1843; d.11/21/1937.
CSA
Dixie cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Thomas was the second of five children born to Taylor
Burnes somewhere near Atlanta, Georgia. I know
nothing of his younger years, but I do know that as to
his allegience during the Civil War, the 1910 census
indicates he was a Confederate veteran. There was
“Thomas J. Burns” who served in Co.G of the David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1100402762923963202004-11-12T19:26:00.000-08:002004-11-13T19:27:54.480-08:00McGaughy - USA? or CSA?David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1100402592535214582004-11-11T19:52:00.000-08:002004-11-13T19:23:12.536-08:00J.S. McGaughyMcGaughy, J. S.
b.4/27/1827; 7/6/1908.
USA? or CSA?
Marlow cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Unfortunately, I know virtually nothing about this
veteran. All I know is his wife's name - “Mary”
(b.12/20/1831; d.1/11/1917) - and that he was a
Mason. His name is listed on the veterans' monument
in the Marlow cemetery, but there is no indication
of his military service inscribed on gravestone.
If you David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1099758913716126232004-11-06T08:35:00.000-08:002004-11-06T08:35:13.716-08:00Bradley - portraitDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1099758714788334152004-11-05T19:58:00.000-08:002004-11-06T08:33:24.260-08:00Bradley - USA, 6th TNDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1099756363038538792004-11-04T04:50:00.000-08:002004-11-06T08:44:55.846-08:00John William BradleyBradley, John William
b.8/24/1842; d.11/26/1929.
USA, 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
(aka: 1st West Tennessee), Co.B; Sergeant.
Marlow cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
{ I have a special interest in the unit in which this
man served in that some of my ancestors [Beckham]
served in it, too - the USA, 6th TN Cavalry. In fact,
all the Beckhams I know of who live in the area
around Marlow, OK today David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1099316845544711512004-10-30T05:47:00.000-07:002004-11-01T05:54:40.113-08:00Floyd - CSA, 2nd NCDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1099015709161795142004-10-29T19:07:00.000-07:002004-11-01T05:51:21.493-08:00Willie D. FloydFloyd, Willie D.
b.6/27/1840; d.4/13/1921.
CSA, 2nd North Carolina Cavalry
(aka: 19th State Troops Vol. Regiment),
Co.E, Corporal.
Duncan city cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Willie was a native of North Carolina. He enlisted in
Wilson County, NC on 6/17/1861. He mustered
in as a Private, but was appointed Corporal in January
1862. He shows up as present or accounted for
on all the company rollsDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1098560351480879912004-10-23T12:39:00.000-07:002004-10-23T12:39:11.480-07:00Boyd - USA, 47th MODavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1098558259574229812004-10-23T06:02:00.000-07:002004-10-23T12:26:53.513-07:00Samuel Martin BoydBoyd, Samuel Martin
b.9/3/1844; d.10/16/1929.
USA, 47th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Co.K; Private.
Loco cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Samuel was the middle child of five children born to
Elijah Fletcher & Elizabeth Matilda (Reynolds) Boyd.
He was born to them in St. Genevieve Co., MO near
Avon in the Sabine Township.
Five foot, ten inch, blue-eyed, blonde-haired, fair
complectioned Samuel David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097672902857254642004-10-16T06:08:00.000-07:002004-10-23T10:15:27.076-07:00Derr - CSA, 4th AR Inf.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097672687511434082004-10-16T06:03:00.000-07:002004-10-23T10:16:27.013-07:00William Prior DerrDerr, William Prior
b.10/15/1838; d.3/13/1908.
CSA, 4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Co.C; Private.
Old Fairlawn cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
W.P. was born in Giles County, Tennessee.
On June 6, 1860, twenty-one year old William Prior
Derr exchanged wedding vows with eighteen year old
"Pamelia Catherine Batey" (1844; 1933) in Montgomery
County, Arkansas. However, less than a year later (on
8/David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097236955340594492004-10-09T05:02:00.000-07:002004-10-23T10:13:19.830-07:00McCaulley - CSA, 13th TXDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097236726199268282004-10-09T04:55:00.000-07:002004-10-23T10:11:42.570-07:00William J. McCaulleyMcCaulley, William Jaspar
b. 8/23/1845; d. 4/2/1925.
CSA, 13th Texas Infantry Regiment, Co.E
(Moss’s Company, the “Navarro Countains”).
Old Velma cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
W.J. was the son of a Louisiana preacher. He enlisted in
either 9/1863 or 11/1863 and served until the war’s
conclusion. On the rolls he is reported as absent for
forty days with leave as of 10/10/1864. A roster of his
David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1096720994111748202004-10-02T05:43:00.000-07:002004-10-02T05:45:23.346-07:00Peters - Mex WarDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1094136648102293682004-10-02T05:38:00.000-07:002004-10-14T06:51:43.460-07:00Elijah PetersPeters, Elijah
b.12/29/1824; d.11/30/1908.
Duncan Cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Please note, Elijah Peters was a veteran of the Mexican
War. He was not a veteran of the Civil War. However,
I'm including him here on this site to help correct the
notion that he was a Civil War veteran for he is listed
in some sources as such.
According to his Mexican War pension application,
Elijah served in theDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1096563077307776772004-09-30T09:51:00.000-07:002004-09-30T10:09:33.173-07:00Burch - CSA, 27th AR Inf.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1096562880379557622004-09-30T09:41:00.000-07:002004-10-02T15:25:27.356-07:00Pinson BurchBurch, Pinson
b.9/12/1840; d.7/31/1902.
CSA, 27th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Shaler's),
Co.K; Private.
Duncan city cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Pinson was born in Union County, Georgia to Henry
Hardy & Mariah Jane [Brown] Burch. He and two
younger brothers, B.J. & Mercer, enlisted together at
Yellville, AR on 6/28/1862 and served in Co.K of the
27th Arkansas Infantry (Shaler’s) Regiment, David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1095985483031359682004-09-23T17:24:00.000-07:002004-09-23T17:48:59.073-07:00Buckholts - CSA, 34th TXDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1095985048511867132004-09-23T17:13:00.000-07:002004-10-14T07:01:07.893-07:00William BuckholtsBuckholts, William Lafayette ("Fate")
b.3/8/1847; d.1929.
CSA, 34th Texas Cavalry (Alexander's) Regiment, Co.K
(aka: "2nd Texas Partisan Rangers").
Duncan cemetery (sect. 5, lot 64),
Stephens County, OK.
Fate, as he was known in the family, was born to
William P. & Matilda Elizabeth [Null] Buckholts in
Winston County, Mississippi. His family having moved to
Texas while he was still quite small,David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1095821084317949212004-09-21T19:44:00.000-07:002004-10-14T07:29:28.290-07:00Bailey - USA, 1st TN Lt ArtyDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1095820543451511482004-09-21T19:34:00.000-07:002004-10-14T07:07:20.023-07:00William BaileyBailey, William
b.5/13/1825; d.2/4/1902
USA, 1st Tennessee Light Artillery Battalion
(aka: "Regiment"), Co.E; Private.
Old Fairlawn cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Blue-eyed William Bailey was born in Cook County,
Tennessee. He was an “old” soldier compared to most,
when he first enlisted in what was then known as
Battery D of the USA, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery
(which soon became Company E David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1095551630285814822004-09-18T16:53:00.000-07:002004-10-14T08:31:15.256-07:00Williams - USADavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1095253229142500712004-09-15T05:58:00.000-07:002004-10-14T07:10:19.886-07:00Joseph H. WilliamsWilliams, Joseph H.
b.11/28/1845; d.9/15/1920.
USA.
Marlow cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
I know nothing about Joseph except that he was a
Tennessee-born veteran and that he married a woman
by the name of "Mary J." (b.3/10/1855 in MO;
d.3/10/1942) in 1872. According to 1910 Stephens
Co., OK census, he and Mary lived in the Brown
Township of Stephens County.
I'm dependant on Dale Talkington's David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097768255301086982004-09-13T05:37:00.000-07:002004-10-14T08:45:48.100-07:00Creel - CSA, 9th MS Cav.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1095083073617251222004-09-13T03:12:00.000-07:002004-10-14T08:48:27.283-07:00Anthony CreelCreel, Anthony
b.9/13/1833; d.6/11/1917.
CSA, 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, Co.D; Private.
Dixie cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Anthony was one of at least four brothers who served
in the Confederacy. Born in Scott County, Mississippi,
Anthony enlisted on 5/14/1862 and served in the 17th
Mississippi Cavalry (Steede's) Battalion, Co.E. He was
transferred on January 1, 1864 to Co.F. of this David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097765374148458902004-09-10T04:49:00.000-07:002004-10-14T07:54:38.720-07:00Mitchell - CSA, 35th TX Cav.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1094824231858374412004-09-10T04:45:00.000-07:002004-10-14T07:56:12.676-07:00William Billy MitchellMitchell, William Billy
b.1840; d.1909.
CSA, 35th Texas Cavalry (Brown's) Regiment, Co.D.
Mountain Grove cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Here again is a veteran I know virtually nothing about
at this time. Almost everything I know about him comes
from his gravestone. "Father of John Paton Mitchell"
(b.1860; 1939) is engraved on the white, VA headstone
with a Southern Cross etched near the top of David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097763907462026812004-09-09T04:25:00.000-07:002004-10-14T07:27:08.120-07:00Blake - USADavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1094755591266532822004-09-09T03:45:00.000-07:002004-10-14T08:18:10.890-07:00Edward BlakeBlake, Edward
b.about 1840; d.8/22/1905.
USA.
Loco cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
I know virtually nothing about this veteran.
I do know he had a wife named "Elizabeth T."
(b.9/29/1855; d.8/16/1932).
And Edward was evidently proud of his service
to the Union for he was a member of the G.A.R.
("Grand Army of the Republic") following the
war. "G.A.R." is engraved on his gravestone -
no small David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097771270813336132004-09-06T05:00:00.000-07:002004-10-14T09:33:53.853-07:00Jones - CSA, 34th TX Cav.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1094507196616712122004-09-06T04:44:00.000-07:002004-10-14T09:24:41.926-07:00William Star JonesJones, William Star
b.1/2/1841; d.1/21/1930.
CSA, 34th Texas Cavalry (Alexander’s) Regiment
(aka: “2nd Texas Partisan Rangers”), Co.B.
Marlow cemetery (section 5); Stephens County, OK.
William Star Jones was born in Claiborne Parish,
Louisiana. I know nothing of his younger years, but
according to his Oklahoma CSA pension application
(roll 3, #905), he enlisted at the age of 21 on June 27,
1862.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1094320596013356592004-09-04T11:53:00.000-07:002004-10-14T09:16:11.060-07:00Henry Taylor ReynoldsReynolds, Henry Taylor ("Uncle Henry")
b.8/16/1847; d.3/25/1910.
USA? or CSA?
Old Fairlawn cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
Henry is a good example of several dozen men who
are buried in Stephens County, Oklahoma, in that I
know that he is a Civil War veteran, but I have no
nothing of his military service - not even on which
side he fought. But in any case, he would have been
a young man in the David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097769636217858312004-08-28T07:00:00.000-07:002004-10-14T09:02:12.480-07:00Samples - CSA, Griffin Lt. Arty.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1093700745055900222004-08-28T06:37:00.000-07:002004-10-14T08:58:02.040-07:00A.F. SamplesSamples, Augustus “Gus” Franklin
b.9/19/1843; d.1/20/1926.
CSA, “Griffin Light Artillery (“The Church Bell Battery”)
in Scogin’s & Jeffress’ Batteries;” Private.
Dixie cemetery; Stephens County, OK.
On September 19, 1843 in Pike County, Georgia, a baby
boy was born to Jesse & Elizabeth Samples. They named
that little boy “Augustus Franklin Samples,” but in
later years, he would simply be knownDavid Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1097764811039906962004-08-23T04:40:00.000-07:002004-10-14T07:58:49.726-07:00Lewis - USA, 84th IL Inf.David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992647.post-1093301710478061652004-08-23T03:50:00.000-07:002004-10-14T08:04:37.076-07:00Loren Walton LewisLewis, Loren Walton
born – Feb.5, 1845; died – Dec.23, 1914.
USA, 84th Illinois Infantry, Co.E, Corporal.
Duncan cemetery (section 7, lot 117, space 5)
Loren Walton Lewis was born near Payson in Adams County,
Illinois (the extreme west central portion of the state).
He was one of the younger of twelve children born to his
parents, nine of whom lived to adulthood.
Sixteen-year old, dark-haired, David Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523802637349422444noreply@blogger.com