CALIFORNIA'S COUTS COUSINS
VOLUME 8 May June July NUMBER 3
2003
A Quarterly Newsletter for the Descendants of the Couts Family #28
EMAILS-
Subject: Genealogical Contacts From: Larry Harris
Email: lgharris_2000@yahoo.com
Hey Barb, how are you? Thanks for
sending me the Couts Letter. It is interesting
to see how organized it is and the response you get.
I can't remember if I told you or not, but Paul Dafft,
Farris Ballard, and I bought a stone for Rosanna
Collins Harris. She was Wm. and Sarah Collins
daughter and my g-g-grandmother. My son, Jacob
and I set the stone last Sept. It is located in
Republican Cemetery just east of Higginsville, Mo.
I think you know Paul. Farris and I share g-grandfathers.
Wheeler and Rosanna's son Albert Harris, was our
g-grandfather. He lives in Little Rock, Ark. My
wife Diane and I went there and met Farris and
his wife, Linda, last summer. Great folks! There
is a fairly strong resemblance between him and I.
He is just grayer, somewhat smaller, and about
15 years older. What was really cool, was that
he still has a living uncle! He's 87. Albert was
his grand father. The old gentleman's mother
and my grandfather were brother and sister.
Now for the really cool part. My dad was named
Woodrow Riley Harris. He didn't seem to know
where the Riley came from. When I found that
Farris' grandfather's last name was Riley,
I wondered. Imagine my surprise when I found
that his living uncle's name is Woodrow Riley!
He is 7 years younger than my dad would have
been, so evidently, dad was named the Riley
for his uncle (by marriage), and their son
was named for my dad! I thought that was really
something. Dad never mentioned any of them,
so he probably hadn't seen any of them since
he was a child. Well, I've rambled enough.
Take care and stay in touch.
I'll be talking to you, Larry
Subject: Mid-Continent Public Library Web site:
Genealogy From: mkmiddleton@juno.comEveryone,
This is our Local Library web site:
www.mcpl.lib.mo.us
From the Library's Home Page,
you can access: THE LIBRARY CATALOG
Search the catalog as a guest; or, log in with
your library card and you can place holds on
items and check your account.
ONLINE REFERENCE Search or
browse our collection of quality web sites;
search 'the web; log on to remote database
services with your library card, like
Info Trac Search Bank.
YOU WILL ALSO FIND:
Genealogy and Local History System-wide
program schedules- genealogy classes etc..
Branch directions and hours Information
on using the Library the main branch is in
Independence, Mo and is in the top 10
Genealogy Libraries in the
United States of America !!!
Enjoy the site and search the catalog!!
Micahel Middleton
Subject: hello From: Cam5746@aol.com
My sister sent me this email,
I'm Arthur Wayne Couts
originally from Philadelphia, Pa
currently living in Ft Lauderdale, F
L my father is Arthur William Couts
and I'm named after my grandfather.
I'll try to get some info from my father
and when I told him about this he did
mention something about Tennessee so
maybe theirs a connection.
If you could tell me anything
I would appreciate it. Thanks
Subject: We may have family ties
From: EvaWebb@aol.com
Greetings from sunny Florida.
My name is Eva Webb, I am married
to Walter Webb who is the son of
Freda Kautz-Webb who was the
daughter of John Kautz from Russia-Germany.
Grandpa Kautz was a Russian immigrant
who came to the United States when he
was 16 or 17 years old. This was in 1917
I believe. He had several brothers who
traveled with him from Russia via
South America. Some of his brothers
stayed in South America and some
migrated up to the United States.
They were separated in South America when
Grandpa got off the boat to purchase food
for the hungry immigrants on the ship.
He was robbed and left for dead. When he
woke the ship was gone. He waited around
and because he could not speak the language
he waited for another ship. He was able to
get on the next ship and completed his
journey to America. Little did he know
that his brothers got worried when he
did not return to the ship when it was
time to leave. They got off the ship to
search for him when he and his companion
did not return. They stayed in South America
looking for him. He never heard from
them until years later when one of his
brothers was able to contact him.
The young man who went with
1
him to get food was killed when
they were robbed. Grandpa
traveled all over the United States
as a migrant worker and married
Grandma who was 16 also from
Russia of German decent and
a immigrant as well. He lost
track of his family and from my
knowledge never heard from
anyone in his family again.
Would enjoy hearing from you to
see if there is some type of family
tie Eva Webb Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Subject: Chancey Family
From: "Janice Chancey"
Do you have any information on
the Chancey Family? All I seem
to do is run into a brick wall.
Any help would be appreciated.
Janice Chancey
Subject: questions From: Mattydubb@aol.com
I'm trying to locate James Song Couts,
he was a friend of mine from the navy.
I know he was adopted and his parents
live in Chula Vista. If you have an
e-mail address I can contact them at,
please send it to me, thank you! -Matt Williams
Subject: Re: Byrd/Bird gathering?
From: Launa Kitros Email: genealau
Back from my trip. Five weeks in
TN /NC and one a Jen's in UT.
My friend decided to move to
Hendersonville, (Henderson Co.)
NC--about 17 miles from Asheville,
(Buncombe Co.) NC.
Good Bird hunting area!
Made it to the Knoxville, East TN Library
(again) and also one in Hendersonville, NC.
Had hoped to get to Greene Co, TN.
Next trip there. Maybe next Spring.
You gotta RETIRE.
Launa
Subject: Re: Byrd/Bird gathering?
From: Launa Kitros Email: genealau
A Holeman md a Bird in / Sumner /
Robertson Co., TN
http://genforum.com/holeman/messages/192.html !
DEATH: LDS film #1396419 !
BURIAL: HOLEMAN NEWSLETTER; vI,i6,p2,
by Merry Ann Malcolm, R.R. 3, Box 185-A, Kewanee, IL.,
61443.!BURIAL was on his farm. !CENSUS: 1790
NC, Iredell Co., Salisbury Dist., p157,
San Bruno Archives,
roll M498 #2. Isaac Holeman >16
<16 all males 1 2females 4 !1800
NC census, Rowan Co., written p452.
Isaac Holeman, male45+=1,
female 45+=1 BIOGRAPHY:
Letter from Diane Lynch (Excerp from book)
"Ancestral Study of Four Families"
by Emily Griffith Roberts 1948 v.II)
In relation to our particular line
of Holman, it seems certain that the
first immigrants to America were six
brothers, Englishmen, who first settled
in Virginia, and whose names were:
Isaac, Thomas, James, William, Henry,
and Richard. Of these brothers Isaac
was the eldest, his birth date being
about 1725, and his death occurring
1808. He was married to Mary, whose
surname is unknown. Isaac Holman,
as a young man, with two of his brothers,
William and James, removed to North
Carolina, where they established a
Holman settlement. Each received land
grants in Rowan County. Isaac lived in
that part of Rowan which was cut off
1835-36 for Davie County, and some
of his brothers located in the part later
known as Surry and Wilkes Counties.
Thomas and Henry finally removed to
Kentucky. There is still in Davies County
a place known as "Holman's Cross Roads",
where many of the Holmans lived. They
probably are buried nearby, but many
of the old graves were not permanently
marked. Holman Arms Shield: Vert,
chevron or, between three pheons argent.
Crest: A greyhounds head couped. !
BIOGRAPHY: "McCubin Collection",
reel 19862, frames 73,74,97 Isaac
Holeman = tory 1778 !Deed of sale
from Earl Granville to Isaac Holeman
for 572 acres Dec 21 1761 proved by
John Frohock. !May 3 1808: the will
of Isaac Holman is proven by John Cook.
Letter issued to Jacob and David
Holman who qualified. Isaac Holeman
(Book g page 93) made Aug 15 1807
probated May 1808. Sons =Daniel,
William, Isaac, Reuben, James, Thomas,
John, Absalom, Jacob, and David.
Daughters = Elizabeth Johnson,
Patience Dean, and Mary Neely.
Grandchildren =Patience Holeman,
and Isaac (son of William Holeman).
Ex = sons Jacob and David Holeman.
Test = R. Powell, Benjamin Boone and
John Coots. !A large tract which Earl
Granville let Isaac Holeman have
Dec. 21 1761. Book 4 pg 918: On
Oct 21 1762, Isaac Holeman, a planter
& wife Mary, let Edward Dicas (all of
Rowan Co., NC) have said 286 acres
on both sides Reedy Branch on east side
Yadkin River next said Holeman on river
bank, for 30 pounds, witnessed by Jas.
Carter & John McElroy & acknowledged
in Oct 1762. Part of a larger tract which
Earl Granville let Isaac Holeman have
Dec. 21 1761. Book 6 page 301:
Oct 15 1766 Isaac Holeman & wife
let John Wood (both men planters of
Rowan Co., NC.) have 286 acres on
east side bank of Yadkin River next
--- McCulloh, for 100 pounds,
witnessed by Israel Cox & James
Smith & recorded in Oct 1766.
(This is part of a larger tract, which
Earl Granville let said Holeman have
on Dec 21 1761). !Isaac Holman
makes entry #2942 for 200 acres
on south fork of Dutchman's Creek
next his own; #2943 for 1?? acres
in same locality next Elias Dougherty.
BURI PLAC On his farm-Rowan Co.,
North Carolina
WILL DATE 15 AUG 1807
Rowan Co., North Carolina
In the name of God Amen! I
Isaac Holemann of Rowan
County & State of Christian
like manner, at the discretion
of friends who survive me, Item I
give & bequeath unto my son
Holeman five pounds Currency
to him Item I give unto my son
Reuben Holeman ten shillings
currency to him & Item I give &
bequeath unto my son James
Holeman ten shillings Item I
give & bequeath unto my daughter
Patience Dean ten shillings Item
I give & bequeath unto my son
Thomas Holeman ten shillings
to him Item I give & bequeath
to my son John Holeman ten
shillings, to him & Item I give
& bequeath unto my son Absolom
Holeman ten shillings to Item I give
& bequeath unto my daughter Mary
Neely ten shillings Item I give &
bequeath unto my son Jacob
Holeman two pounds currency,
Item I give & bequeath unto my
granddaughter Patience Holeman
one Item I give & bequeath unto my
grandson Isaac Holeman son of
William My earnest will is that my
Negro man Charles for his many
meritorious Lastly I nominate &
appoint my two sons Jacob
Holemand & David Holeman
Signed, sealed & acknowledged
in presence of: his R. Pawell Isaac
x Holeman Benjamin Boone, mark
John Cook Have conflicting dates
of death: abt May 03, 1808, and
August 15, 1807. The above
was found on www.geneanet.com
After typing in HOLEMAN on
this site then going to page 5
you will see posting(s) of my
ged j collins. He cites where
he got his info.. There is a lot
of interesting info. on this site.
It reminds me somewhat of
www.familysearch.org.
I found posted on the Berks
County, Pennsylvania GenWeb
Site the following information
excerpted from the, "225th
Anniversary of Exeter and the
250th Anniversary of Cumru
Townships". EXETER: Exeter
Township was settled around
1718. It had been part of Oley,
Philadelphia County. In 1741,
seventeen signers petitioned the
court for the erection of a new
township to be called Exeter.
The signers were: James Boone,
Benjamin Boone, John Boone,
Thomas Hughes, William Hughes,
Thomas Yarnall, Deter Yarnall,
Michael Waren, *ttna Huig*t,
Peter Higo, David ?, Ezekiel
Mathias, ***Roger Rogers***,
Joseph Brown, Jacob ?, Elias
Hughs, Squire Boone
Subject: Family Pen Pal Program
From: "Janice Fleenor Smith"
Hello and Happy Easter! As
administrator of our family website,
and president of the family association,
I've been racking my brain to come up
with a way to get the younger
generations, and young at heart,
of our family involved with one
another in a way that would be fun
for them, and encourage connections
within our far-flung family members.
After all, once those of who involved
in searching our family history lose
contact with one another, our
extended families lose the opportunity
to get to know our respective family
groups. We've made contacts and
friends from all over the country
through our hobby, and I'd like to
explore ways of keeping our family
line from losing track of one another.
I think I've found one way that might
be fun for those involved and promote
friendships among the next generations
of our family: a Pen Pal Program.
You remember that from your own
school days, I'm sure. Here's how
it would work. Submit the name,
address (and email if available), age,
and grade level (if still in school) of the
children -- or adults -- or grandchildren
in your family who might be interested
in corresponding with another family
member. If the child or adult has a
preference to correspond with a boy
or a girl, let me know that as well.
I'll make the initial pairings so that
everyone will be matched up for the
first exchange. If there is sufficient
interest in the program, I'll create
some projects on our family website
that those interested can do. You could
post news of their results for them on the
website and encourage them to view the
site with you to see what other participants
have reported -- and plant a see of interest
in their family history at the same time.
Though it would be preferable for the
pen pals to actually WRITE to one another
so that they could have the chance to
experience the fun of getting a letter from
someone out of their own area, given the
interest in computers among the younger
set and us senior citizens, email
correspondence would be possible
if they prefer. Please poll the children
and grandchildren in your family, and
other young at heart family members,
no matter how young or old, and find
out if they'd like to participate. If so,
submit their names to me by email or
post it on the website in response to
my NEWS message entitled "Pen Pal
Station?" and we'll see if this is a useful
idea. Thanks for all your support to our
family history project. For the not so
young participants who just might enjoy
the opportunity to make a new friend
through their letters, it could prove just
as enjoyable. Please contact me if you
have someone who would like to participate.
Thanks, and have a wonderful weekend.
Janice Fleenor Smith Ocala, FL Janice
Subject: book/COUTTS/and Miss Rittie
From: Mary Barton First item/COUTTS:
I found the book about Lady Aberdeen
and the COUTTS Bank history. The
book title is A BONNIE FECHTER, by
Marjorie Pentland, pub.by B. T.
BATSFORD LTD., 4 Fitzhardinge St.,
Portman Square, London, W.1 in 1958.
The author is the daughter of Ishbel
Marjoribanks and DUDLEY COUTTS
MARJORIBANKS (pronounced
"Marchbanks). Ishbel's grandfather,
Edward Marjoribanks was cousin,
and godson of the COUTTS BANK
owner, THOMAS COUTTS, who with
a brother had transferred the bank
from Edinburgh to London. Her
grandfather, Edward Marjoribanks ,
became the senior partner of the firm.
She, Ishbel, was born 14 March 1857
at 29 Upper Brook Street in London.
At that time her father, Dudley Coutts
Marjoribanks was a Liberal M.P. for
Berwick-on Tweed, Scotland. Ishbel
married The Earl of Aberdeen on 7
November 1877 at St. George's,
Hanover Square, London. She was
a Christian leader who helped many
poor people of Ireland when her
husband was Governor. This she
had done also in Scotland and in
Canada where the Earl was Governor
there, later. This is a lovely book that
I wish I could share with some emailers
who have wondered about the Scot
COUTTS family. Next item: I am trying
to find your ref to the graves in the
COUTS Cemetery in Robertson County,
TN. I KNOW(!) that I had noticed a
burial that seemed to fit Miss Rittie
Barnett of Warren Co., KY. Memory
serves that the name may have been
Henrietta Couts on that list. Could you
email that to me? And has anyone
found her on the 1850 census in
Warren Co., KY? Thanks, Mary Ruth
Barton mbarton@san.rr.com
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The Y-Chromosome of
Couts/Kouts/Kautz/Koutz/ and
other spellings are passed to his
son to his son to his son,
Couts/Kouts/Kautz/Koutz/
and other spellings to Couts to
Couts. Y-Chromosome is what
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is the only Chromosome passed
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and 0% from his mother. No female
has a Y-Chromosome. No female
inherits the Y-Chromosome from
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Couts/Kouts/Kautz/Koutz/ and
other spellings (no females have
a Y-Chromosome) and therefore
there is no Y-Chromosome from
Couts/Kouts/Kautz/Koutz/and other
spellings passed from the daughter
to any of her sons. When the female
Couts/Kouts/Kautz/Koutz/ and other
spellings marry, her husband such
as Couts, then gives his Y-Chromosome
to any sons. The best alternative is to
find a Male Couts/Kouts/Kautz/Koutz/
and other spellings surnamed
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all there is to it. If you have any
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I will try to answer them. Any results
you receive, can be listed on our web
page for comparisons….Most of the
Indiana and Tennessee Couts know
from which branch they came, we do
not know however, how we fit into the
Kautz, Koontz, Koutz, etc…
Barb Couts Evans
GUESTBOOK
Name: Jody Rodriguez E-Mail:
DDOTARK@webtv.net Referred By:
Just Surfed In Location: suburb'
of Chicago Comments: Hello to
all Kautz's. My family is from the
Chicago branch via Baden Germany.
In the early 1900's we were in
Humboldt Park. Louis Kautz
b. 1845.Germ. Louise Kautz Lavin
b. 1871 Clara & Louis Kautz built
3 homes in Humb. PK, Louise Kautz Lavin
ran the corner store. Many related
families on the block. Friedrich &
Louise Kautz, Clara & Louis Kautz,
Louise Kautz Lavin & Bernard Lavin.,
Louis Lavin all.b. at Waldheim cemetery.
Many others from the Chicago Clan.
Looking for all Kin-Kautz of Chicago
branch. Kautz Hochenauer Schiller
Schweim Landendorf Bennett
McAuley Remer and any folks from
Francisco st. Good luck in your search Jody R
CEMETERIES IN MORGAN COUNTY, MO
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/
~pattiejo/morgancem/morgan_buffalo.html
Below you will find the
cemetery is in Buffalo Township,
Morgan County and the Surnames
of persons buried there. Buffalo Township
Couts Cemetery
Also known as the Adkins Cemetery - Couts
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COUTS/KOUTS/KAUTZ IN THE CIVIL WAR
Submitted By Jack Childers, AKA INJack
InJack1@aol.com Thanks, Jack! Great Job…
more installments to follow…
Jack Childers is a dear friend, who researches
in our other family line, the Childers Family.
His specialty is Civil War re-enactment,
research, history, and his missing Childers.
Very innocently, I asked if there were any
Couts/Kouts/Kautz who fought in the
Civil War. Well, Jack gave us enough
information for several newsletters!
This article is the second installment.
#1 A.S. Couts
Regiment Name 28 Mississippi Cavalry
Company F Private Film Number
M232 roll 9 * *national archives
#2 Couts, Aaron Co K 10th
Regiment, Missouri Cavalry pvt.
Film Number M390 roll 10*
*national archives
3rd Regiment State Militia Cavalry
(New) Reorganized from 10th Regiment
State Militia Cavalry February 2, 1863.
Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo.,
Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. District
of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri,
to July, 1863. District of St. Louis, Mo.,
Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Moved from Pilot Knob to
Patterson, Mo., March 16, 1863. Operations
against Marmaduke April 20-May 1, 1863.
Patterson April 20. Fredericktown April 22.
Castor River, near Bloomfield, April 29.
Bloomfield April 29-30. Chalk Bluff,
St. Francis River, April 30-May 1. Near
Doniphan June 1 (Detachment). Expedition
from Cape Girardeau and Pilot Knob to
Pocahontas, Ark., August 17-26. Oregon
County October 23. Scout from Cape
Girardeau to Doniphan and Pocahontas,
Ark., October 26-November 12 (Detachment).
Scout from Pilot Knob to Doniphan, Ark.,
October 29-November 5 (Detachment).
Reeve's attack on Centreville December 23.
Pursuit of Reeves December 23-25. Puliam's
December 25. Bolinger County January 14, 1864.
Scout from Patterson to Cherokee Bay. Ark.,
January 20-27 (Detachment). Poplar
Bluff February 27. Scout from Pilot Knob
to Arkansas line, and skirmishes
March 16-25 (Detachment). Oregon
County March 19. Wayne County April 26.
Scout from Patterson May 6-11 (Co. "A").
Randolph County May 8. Cherokee Bay, Ark.,
May 8 (Co. "A"). Near St. James June 10.
Scout from Patterson to Buffalo July 8-12
(Detachment). Operations in Southeast
Missouri and Northeast Arkansas
July 18-August 6. Scatterville. Ark.,
July 28 (Detachment). Osceola
August 2. Elkchute August 4. Near
Rocheport September 3 (Detachment).
Caledonia September 12 (Detachment).
Scout in Randolph, Howard and
Boone Counties September 15-19
(Detachment). Columbia
September 16 (Detachment).
Doniphan September 19. Ponder's Mill,
Little Black River, September 20.
Near Rocheport September 23
(Detachment). Ironton September 26.
Shutin Gap and Arcadia Valley
September 26. Fort Davidson,
Pilot Knob, September 26-27.
Arcadia Valley September 27 (Detachment).
Caledonia September 28 (Co. "C").
Leesburg October 1. Ponder's Mills
October 3. Moreau Bottom,
Jefferson City, October 7. Independence
October 22 and 26. Pilot Knob
October 26. Leesburg October 28.
Duty at Weston, St. Joe, Liberty,
Parksville, Pleasant Hill and
Lone Jack, operating against guerrillas
January to July, 1865. Mustered
out July 13, 1865.
Regiment lost during service
4 Officers
and 57 Enlisted men killed
and mortally wounded and 1
Officer and 102 Enlisted men
by disease. Total 164.
further ref=== USAMHI
Ref Branch laf & ca Aug 95
10th Missouri Cavalry
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium
of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2.
Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979.
Ref. See pp. 1309-10 (2 photocopied
pages) for a concise summary of the
regiment's service. Missouri. AGO.
Annual Report...for 1864. Jefferson
City, MO: W.A. Curry, 1865. UA43M82.1864.
See pp. 180-82 (2 photocopied pages) for
a roster of officers. . Annual Report...
for 1865. Jefferson City, MO:
Emory S. Foster, 1866. UA43M82.1865.
See pp. 362-70 (5 photocopied pages)
for a brief regimental history and roster
of officers. Our Photo Archive includes
images of individuals of this unit.
Subject: Re: try this From: I
NJACK1@aol.com I can't say for sure
but it appears Jacob Couts from Ohio
might have been a bounty jumper.
Meaning=== During the Civil War
the federal gov, and state gov., sometimes
local too would give cash bonuses to
any man that enlisted, some men would
then enlist cash in and desert at the
first chance they got. This is
just a guess on my part given the over
all number of Couts, just seems to be
too many Jacobs Couts in Ohio.
A LEGACY OF MYSTERY
George W. Osborne alias
George Andrew Cloud
Subject: Re: The murder of William
Mc Alister Submitted by Chuck Cloud
Osborne and Bookout Families
From: ccloudjr Chuck also sent us
enough information for several
newsletters! Thanks, Chuck.
This article is the continuing story of the Osborne's.
Descendants of James Osborne
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES1 OSBORNE was born 1671 in
Warwick Co., England. He married
MARY ANN JANE CARTER Bef. 1697 in England.
Children of JAMES OSBORNE and MARY CARTER are:
2. i. JONATHAN2 OSBORNE,
b. March 27, 1697, Warwickshire, England.
ii. FRANCES OSBORNE, b. Abt. 1694.
iii. WILLIAM OSBORNE, b. Abt. 1695.
iv. EPHRIAM OSBORNE, b. Abt. 1696.
Generation No. 2
2. JONATHAN2 OSBORNE (JAMES1)
was born March 27, 1697 in
Warwickshire, England.
He married GRETTA HOLLMAN.
Children of JONATHAN OSBORNE and
GRETTA HOLLMAN are:
3. i. EPHRAIM3 OSBORNE, SR,
b. August 21, 1723, Williamsburg,
James City, VA; d. 1796, Grayson Co. VA.
ii. CALEB OSBORNE, m. HANNAH.
Generation No. 3
3. EPHRAIM3 OSBORNE, SR
(JONATHAN2, JAMES1) was
born August 21, 1723 in Williamsburg,
James City, VA, and died 1796 in
Grayson Co. VA. He married
ELIZABETH WELLS HOWARD.
Notes for EPHRAIM OSBORNE, SR:
Ephriam Osborne was a fur trader
in the Yadkin Valley. The Yadkin
Valley is located in the beautiful
Piedmont section of North Carolina,
just east on the Blue Ridge Mountains,
and just south of the Saurtown
Mountains. Settlers, including
Daniel Boone, settled in that area
that was then a part of Anson County,
North Carolina, about 1748. Soon,
Rowan County, was formed, and
about 1770 Surry Count, then
Yadkin in 1850.
More About EPHRAIM OSBORNE, SR:
Occupation: Fur Trader in Yadkin Valley
Religion: Baptist or Quaker
Children of EPHRAIM OSBORNE and
ELIZABETH HOWARD are:
4. i. EPHRAIM4 OSBORNE, JR.,
b. September 14, 1754, VA;
d. October 10, 1866, Harlan Co.,
North Carolina.
5. ii. ROBERT OSBORNE,
b. Abt. 1744, Grayson Co. VA.
iii. ENOCH OSBORNE,
b. 1745.
iv. STEPHEN OSBORNE,
b. Abt. 1746.
v. ELLEDER/ELEANOR
OSBORNE, b. 1751.
vi. JONATHAN OSBORN
E, b. February 13, 1753.
vii. NANCY OSBORNE.
viii. JEREMIAH OSBORNE.
ix. SOLOMON OSBORNE,
b. Abt. 1760.
x. JOHN OSBORNE,
b. Abt. 1761.
xi. CORNELIUS OSBORNE,
b. Abt. 1765.
xii. CHLOE OSBORNE,
b. Abt. 1765.
Generation No. 4
4. EPHRAIM4 OSBORNE, JR.
(EPHRAIM3, JONATHAN2, JAMES1)
was born September 14, 1754 in VA,
and died October 10, 1866 in Harlan
Co., North Carolina. He married
MARY "POLLY" BROCK.
Notes for EPHRAIM OSBORNE, JR.:
Fought in the Revolutionary War
under Captain Enoch Osborne.
Revolutionary War Pension record
R 7822 Virginia. Was on the Harlan
County, Kentucky Census Records
1820 & 1830. Occupation: farmer.
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5 Wars Experienced By Harlan Pioneer
Living to Be 112
Perhaps one of the oldest
Harlan County citizens living
through five wars was Ephriam Ozborn Jr.,
who died at the age of 112. He was
born in Virginia 14 September 1754
and died in Harlan County
10 October 1866. He is buried
in a Layman Cemetery on the hill.
When Ozborn entered the
Revolutionary War, he was a
young man living in Virginia.
The five conflicts, which
terminated in the end of his life,
were the French and Indian,
Revolutionary War, War of 1812,
Mexican War, and the Civil War.
During the Revolutionary War he
volunteered at "Ozborn Fort" and
served six months in Captain
Enoch Ozborn's company in the
expedition against the
Cherokee Indians.
Many times he was sent on
"scouting parties after the
Tories." The many months he
spent serving under Captain
Abram Bletcher, Colonel Christy,
and Captain Frederick Edwards,
should have been sufficient to
allow pension benefits.
When he was 80 years of age,
he felt that he was due a few
benefits. On 8 September 1834
he applied but the records in
Montgomery County, Virginia,
were not available and therefore
he was turned down for
compensation. His life history as a
Revolutionary War soldier has
been preserved through records
and accounts by members of his
family and handed down from
one to another.
During the war and oath of
allegiance was made by Captain
Ozborn's company. The "muster
roll" which was signed by
James McCorkle, 5 December 1777,
has also been preserved. The
allegiance in part reads: " We
whose names are hereunto subscribe
do swear or affirm that we renounce
and refuse all allegiance to
George Third King of Great Britain,
his heirs and successors, and I will
be faithful and bear true allegiance
to the commonwealth of Virginia as
a free and independent state and
I will not at ant time do our cause
to be done any matter or thing that
will be prejudicial or injurious to
the freedom and independence
thereof and also that I will discover
and make known to some one Justice
of the Peace for the said all treasons
which I now or hereafter know to be
formed against this or any of the
United States of America."
A list of persons who have sworn
allegiance to the State 1777 in
Captain Ozborn's company were
Ezekjial Young, Frances Stegil,
Jeremiah Ozborn, William Landreeth,
Robert Baker, John Medly, Isaac Weaver,
William Hash, Stephen Ozborn Jr., Joshus
Pennington, James Ward, Ephriam Ozborn Jr.,
Timothy Roark, George Ewing Jr.,
Henry Long, Josiah Ramsey, and
Samuel Newberry.
A few names from Coxe's Company
refused to sign. Next to one of the
refusers name was written "an old
inoffensive ignorant man". Could be
that our expression of "Coxe's Army"
could have originated here.
A LEGACY OF MYSTERY
George W. Osborne alias
George Andrew Cloud
The first 25-30 years of his life,
he was George W. OSBORNE,
son of Hiram and Nancy Osborne,
born in Greenville, Green County,
Tennessee, 22 June l839-42, living
in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
For the last 64 years of his life, he
was George ANDREW CLOUD,
Pope County farmer, Methodist
preacher, husband and father of
ten or possibly eleven children.
His many descendants are left
with a legacy of admiration, respect
and a MYSTERY. Why did he change
his name and at times the year of his
birth? He received mail under both
names, his alias was no secret and
both names are on his death certificate.
The mystery remains, WHY?
The following information was
obtained from letters to George from
his brother Thomas, his sister Mary,
a friend, military records, federal
census, county and personal records
George's parents were Hiram
Osborne, b. 5 Jan. 1805 in Virginia,
d. 29 Oct 1877 Holly Springs Mississippi.
George's mother was Nancy Gipson
b. 10 April 1810 in Tennessee and
d. 19 May 1891. She is buried in
Osborne Cemetery, Littleton, Alabama.
They were married in Green County,
Tennessee on 26 January 1830.
The 1840 census of Green County
Tennessee lists Hiram and a female
and four boys under ten years old.
In l650 Hiram and Nancy were living
in Walker County, Georgia. Their
children were James 19, Alexander
16, John 14, William T. 9, GEORGE
W. 7, Thomas D. 6, Mary E. 4, and
Nancy Jane 3 1/2 months old. In
1860 Hiram and Nancy were living
in Franklin County, Alabama. The
four older boys were no longer living
with their parents. Baby Nancy Jane
is not listed and is presumed dead.
The family now includes Samuel age
6 born in Georgia.
When the Civil War began George
was a healthy farmer, 5ft. 9in. tall,
light complexion, hazel eyes and
brown hair. Following his convictions,
he chose to fight in the Union Army
and enlisted in Company G, 3rd Regiment,
Michigan Cavalry on the 20 of January
1862 at Tuscumbia, Alabama. He was
discharged at Baton Rouge,
Louisiana on 2 June 1865.
Very little is known about his life
during the next few years. He stated
on his Declaration for Pension that
his places of residence after leaving
the service were Memphis 1866-67,
Marshal Texas 1868, Jonesboro, Arkansas
till 1871, Pope County, Arkansas 1871
and thereafter.
He worked for the Western Union
Telegraph Company and received a
letter dated 4 May 1868 addressed
to George
OSBORNE, Tuscumbia, Alabama,
informing him that the Arcadia office
would be closed and they were
compelled to break the repairing
arrangement with him. Evidently
he was still using the Osborne name
at this time, but when he came to
Pope County in 1871 he had changed
his name to George Andrew Cloud. WHY??
One of his nieces, Easter Mayfield,
daughter of his oldest brother James,
said that he got into some trouble,
but the nature of the trouble is
unknown. A letter from an old
friend, John P. Teas, dated 15 April 1927,
seems to imply that the "trouble" was
in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Mr. Teas
wrote, "I am sure there is no one
living in Tuscumbia that was there
at the time you left here. Say, why
not come out here and pay us a visit?".
Sarah Frances McAlister first met
George Cloud one day when she
and her sister were walking on a
road, north of Dover, Arkansas,
between the Booger Hollow Cemetery
and HWY 7. George and his brother
Thomas D. Osborne were clearing
brush on an adjacent field, probably
on John Henry Howard's place. After
a short conversation the girls went on
their way and Sarah confided to her
sister "I sure hope he comes 'a callin'
on me!" and evidently he did…….
they were married on July 14, 1872.
Sarah was 15 years old and
George was 30.
On 26 January 1874 Sarah's father
William McAlister, was murdered and
her mother, Mary, was shot in the arm,
by James McCoy, Ben Bookout and
Samuel Osborne. Samuel was George's
brother. See Pope County Historical
Quarterlies, year 2000 for details.
George and Sarah's children were.
Gilbert P. b. 12 May 1874-d. 20 March 1876;
Nancy Jane b. 15 February1876-d.
20 December 1963; Mary B. (Mollie)
b. 12 Jan 1878-d. 1982; Delida
Delanie (Lannie) b. 28 December
1879-d. 7 October 1901; Little Boy
b. 5 October 1881-d. 7 October 1881;
Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) b. 8 September 1882-d.
Dan J. b. 18 January 1885-d. 6 March 1960;
George M. b. 19 May 1890-d. 19 August 1926;
Alva Thomas b. 20 October 1893-d. 5
George's parents were Hiram Osborne,
b. 5 Jan. 1805 in Virginia, d. 29 Oct 1877
Holly Springs Mississippi. George's mother
was Nancy Gipson b. 10 April 1810 in
Tennessee and d. 19 May 1891. She is
buried in Osborne Cemetery, Littleton,
Alabama. They were married in Green
County, Tennessee on 26 January 1830.
The 1840 census of Green County
Tennessee lists Hiram and a female
and four boys under ten years old.
In l650 Hiram and Nancy were living
in Walker County, Georgia. Their
children were James 19, Alexander 16,
John 14, William T. 9, GEORGE W. 7,
Thomas D. 6, Mary E. 4, and Nancy
Jane 3 1/2 months old. In 1860 Hiram
and Nancy were living in Franklin
County, Alabama. The four older
boys were no longer living with their
parents. Baby Nancy Jane is not
listed and is presumed dead. The
family now includes Samuel age 6
born in Georgia.
When the Civil War began George
was a healthy farmer, 5ft. 9in. tall,
light complexion, hazel eyes and
brown hair. Following his convictions,
he chose to fight in the Union Army
and enlisted in Company G, 3rd
Regiment, Michigan Cavalry on the
20 of January 1862 at Tuscumbia,
Alabama. He was discharged at
Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 2 June
1865.
Very little is known about his life
during the next few years. He stated
on his Declaration for Pension that
his places of residence after leaving
the service were Memphis 1866-67,
Marshal Texas 1868, Jonesboro,
Arkansas till 1871, Pope County,
Arkansas 1871 and thereafter.
He worked for the Western Union
Telegraph Company and received
a letter dated 4 May 1868 addressed
to George OSBORNE, Tuscumbia,
Alabama, informing him that the
Arcadia office would be closed
and they were compelled to break
the repairing arrangement with
him. Evidently he was still using
the Osborne name at this time, but
when he came to Pope County in
1871 he had changed his name to
George Andrew Cloud. WHY??
One of his nieces, Easter Mayfield,
daughter of his oldest brother James,
said that he got into some trouble,
but the nature of the trouble is unknown.
A letter from an old friend, John P.
Teas, dated 15 April 1927, seems to
imply that the "trouble" was in
Tuscumbia, Alabama. Mr. Teas
wrote, "I am sure there is no one
living in Tuscumbia that was there
at the time you left here. Say, why
not come out here and pay us a visit?".
Sarah Frances McAlister first met
George Cloud one day when she and
her sister were walking on a road,
north of Dover, Arkansas, between the
Booger Hollow Cemetery and HWY 7.
George and his brother Thomas D.
Osborne were clearing brush on an
adjacent field, probably on John Henry
Howard's place. After a short conversation
the girls went on their way and Sarah
confided to her sister "I sure hope he
comes 'a callin' on me!" and evidently
he did…….they were married on
July 14, 1872. Sarah was 15 years
old and George was 30.
On 26 January 1874 Sarah's father
William McAlister, was murdered and
her mother, Mary, was shot in the arm,
by James McCoy, Ben Bookout and
Samuel Osborne. Samuel was George's
brother. See Pope County Historical
Quarterlies, year 2000 for details.
George and Sarah's children were.
Gilbert P. b. 12 May 1874-d. 20 March 1876;
Nancy Jane b. 15 February1876-d.
20 December 1963; Mary B. (Mollie)
b. 12 Jan 1878-d. 1982; Delida Delanie
(Lannie) b. 28 December 1879-
d. 7 October 1901; Little Boy
b. 5 October 1881-d. 7 October 1881;
Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) b. 8 September 1882-d.
Dan J. b. 18 January 1885-d. 6 March 1960;
George M. b. 19 May 1890-d. 19 August 1926;
Alva Thomas b. 20 Octo May 1955; Larla
b. 20 January 1901-d. 1901. Only four
of these children outlived George and Sarah.
In 1879 George professed religion and
in 1883, became a Methodist preacher on
the Bell Grove circuit. The saddle bags,
used during his years as a "circuit rider"
have survived and are treasured by
family members. In his later years he
was a member of the Pine Hill
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
On 15 January 1894 George A
Cloud, his wife and 7 children took up
residence on 157.09 ac in Sec
18 TWN 9N R 19W, Scottsville,
Arkansas, which consisted of a
dwelling house, smoke house, barn,
yard, orchard and 35 acres cleared
and fenced with a value of $300.00.
On 14 February 1894 he filed a
homestead claim on this property,
which was patented on 7 September 1900.
This land is still called Cloud Mountain.
The Courier Democrat, Russellville, AR,
in 1929, ran a story on George and Sarah,
captioned "Clouds and McAllister's Pope
County Pioneers" In which George s
said " I will say that my wife and I are
enjoying good health and that our
children are doing well. Our neighbors
are kind and respectful, Uncle Sam
brings mail to our door every day, we
have always been able to make an ample
living from our farm, and there is
abundance of firewood growing at
our door yard. Now, who are richer
than we?".
George died 8 December 1935,
his obituary states that he was a good
man and loved by all who new him.
Sarah died on 6 March 1938. She was
counted as one of the "best mid-wives
around these parts" and delivered
many, many children. Written by J
oyce Cloud Walters, g-granddaughter,
24 Aug 2000.
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