Confederate Colonels


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"Allardice provides detailed biographical information on 1,583 Confederate colonels, both staff and line officers and members of all armies. In his introduction, he explains how one became a colonel -- the mustering process, election of officers, reorganizing of regiments -- and discusses problems of the nominating process, seniority, and "rank inflation""--Provided by publisher.







The Langford Legacy


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James Langford (ca. 1700-1777) was born in Maryland and moved to Johnston County, North Carolina. Ancestors and descendants also spelled the surname Langfitt and Lankford. Descendants lived in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and elsewhere.




Andrew Elton Williams


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Andrew Elton Williams, son of John S. Williams, was born in 1800 or 1801 in Bulloch County, Georgia. His family moved to Jackson County, Florida in 1820. He married Martha Brett, daughter of John Brett and Elizabeth Gainer, in about 1823. They had eleven known children. He married Melissa Underwood in 1847. They had fourteen known children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Texas.




Jacob Friedrich Eitel


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Jacob Friedrich Eitel (1799-1869/70), son of Tobias Eitel and Barbara Bofinger, was born in Lomersheim, Wuerttemberg, Germany. He came to America in 1818. His first wife is unknown. His second wife was Ann Walker. He had twelve children, all of which are discussed in this book. Proven residences of Jacob and his family were Shelby Co., Tennessee and Bowie Co. and Cass Co., Texas. Descendants live in Tennessee, Texas and elsewhere. His German ancestry goes back to early 1600's. Includes the Poer family of North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.




The Bean Stalk


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Buckelew Traces


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Hopewell Cemetery of Upshur County, Texas


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You will find listed the known graves at Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery in Upshur County, Texas. Biographies of many of those buried here are shown as well as information from the headstone, footstones, and genealogical sources. Errors could well have been made which will be corrected in future volumes.