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Civil War Ancestors
From: bthreatt@hotmail.com
DearMYRTLE,
I saw where you tried to help someone with their brick wall, will you try mine???
My Jane Morrow Kidd was born in S.C. in 1822, she came to Alabama in 1860 with her husband John Kidd (1818). I lose HIM after the 1860, I am presuming he died in the Civil War. I find Jane living with her grandson Omer [sic Homer] Kidd in the 1920 census and his mother Margaret and family. I can't find this family again in any of the counties around where they were at, Covington, Crenshaw, Coffee, Alabama. I have tried death certificates but these are the wrong Jane Kidd I am getting back. If I can find any thing on her I might find where her husband is buried. Or Homer Kidd. Thanks for any help.
DearSUE,
Don't you just wish the 1940 US Federal Census was available? Alas, we must wait through the 72 year right-to-privacy time period. You still have lots to learn about your ancestors, so persevere in your research work.
Sort through the US Civil War Soldiers & Sailors database at the National Park Service website:
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
where there were 4 that served in the Confederate Army from Alabama. This is the hit list:
- Kidd, John B Confederate Cavalry
Hardie's Battalion, Alabama Cavalry Reserves
- Kidd, John B. Confederate
3rd Regiment, Alabama Reserves
- Kidd, John M. Confederate
3rd Regiment, Alabama Reserves
- Kidd, John G. Confederate Infantry
13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
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CLICKING ON THE LAST ENTRY SHOWS THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:
John G. Kidd (First_Last)
Regiment Name 13 Alabama Infantry.
Side Confederate
Company E
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Sergeant
Film Number M374 roll 24 (This is a National Archives Microfilm number.)
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CLICK TO VIEW UNIT HISTORIES, for example.
-- 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry - "13th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in July, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama. Men of this unit were from the counties of Coosa, Wilcox, Macon, Butler, Talladega, Montgomery, Randolph, Elmore, and Tallapoosa. Ordered to Virginia, it served under General Rains at Yorktown, and in April, 1862, contained 474 effectives. Later the 13th was assigned to General Colquitt's, Archer's, Sanders', and W.H. Forney's Brigade, Army of the Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then fought in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the campaign that ended at Appomattox. This regiment reported 52 casualties at Seven Pines, 101 during the Seven Days' Battles, and 140 at Chancellorsville. Of the 308 engaged at Gettysburg, over half were disabled. It surrendered with 6 officers and 85 men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James Aiken and B.D. Fry; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Betts, R.H. Dawson, S.B. Marks, and Julius C.B. Mitchell; and Major John T. Smith."
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ALABAMA's residents are found in both the Union and Confederate armies. I did do a search for John Kidd as a Union soldier to no avail.
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1860 US FEDERAL CENSUS - Series: M653 Roll: 7 Page: 469
KIDD JOHN 42 M; W;Born: SC Residence:AL,COVINGTON, ROSE HILL P O
Listed with Jane 30 F, Cynthia 13 F, ?palete 13 F; Margaret 10 F; Irma 6 F; John W 4 M; James R 1 M.
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1870 US FEDERAL CENSUS lists
-- no John Kidd of the right age, birthplace or residence.
-- Jane Kidd age 50 (ten years older than you'd expect her to be) and she is black.
-- No James Kidd at about 11 years old anywhere in US.
-- No Irma Kidd at about 17 years old anywhere in the US.
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WHAT TO DO NEXT
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1. Study the "hometown" in Alabama, to see what lists of CW casualties are up on the web. I suggest going to:
www.USGenWeb.com . Here you can search free databases such as:
Alabama Archives:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/specificsearch.htm
It was here that I did a search on John Kidd, and found a lot of land records indexed including him and others with the same surname. I also spotted a lot of "Kidds" in marriage indexes, etc. I discovered a John Kidd laid to rest in the "Shelby County Alabama Archives Cemeteries.....Kidd Cemetery - Complete Survey", submitted September 23, 2004, 9:12 pm, abstracted By: Mamie Lewis Mattison, 1951. Harpersville, Shelby Co., AL. Remember these online indexes are clues to locating original documents, and should not be accepted as primary evidence of an ancestor.
2. Check out the Alabama Research outline at www.familysearch.org
Click the "Search Tab" then "Research Help", then scroll down to Alabama. It was here that I learned "State censuses exist for 1820, 1850, 1855, and 1866. The Family History Library has copies of many of the 1820, 1855, and 1866 state censuses on microfilm. These were filmed at the Department of Archives and History. The library does not have copies of the 1850 state census."
3. Look into the "Heritage Books" for Alabama, from www.HeritagePublishing.net
. These well-known genealogy books contain submissions by other researchers about their ancestors.
4. Study the county history, to see if there were major migrations across county or state lines at specific times in history.
5. Join the Coffee County, Alabama Mailing List at www.Rootsweb.com
It is hoped that other readers will follow these same suggestions for their particular states and countries where their ancestors once lived. Just keep digging -- don't give up.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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