KGC Activity in Richmond, Texas

[tompkt]

I am moving to Richmond soon and have found some interesting facts. There is a Confederate Civil War museum there as well as a cemetery that has a few Confederate soldiers. The cemetery was run by the local Masonic Lodge from 1897 to 1943. The Brazos River is near the city also. It was one of the original 19 cities of the Republic of Texas.

Does anyone have any ideas where to start to look for any KGC connections.... I know it may be a long shot but you never know.

 

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[Rebel - KGC]

Texas was LOADED with KGC; Texas Jay would be "da Man"! KGC had ex-CSA, Out-Laws, Confederados (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederados), etc! Good Luck & HH! Coffee?

 

[lastleg]

"da Man" ? ? ? TJ don't like JiveTalk.

 

[goverton]

Ck out Hillsboro, Texas....there is a cool Confederate Museum there. I remember seeing a Conf. Flag with a Glove sewed in the middle and the hand(glove) was a fist with first finger pointing.

Also "Hillsboro"......could mean "Hills to gold"

In Dallas, Tx there is a Confederate Cemetery in the heart of Dallas, Tx..........

http://www.texansinthecivilwar.com/Cemeteries/confederate_cemetery.html

-A-

-Allen, John W.
Co. L, 15th Alabama Infantry / Pike County

-Allison, Thomas R.
Born: 1847, Gurnett Co, 16th Georgia Cavalry
Died: 1920
Enlisted as a volunteer Feb. 10th
Became 2nd Sgt
10.26.1864 was captured at battle of Morristown, TN
Released from Camp Douglas, Chicago Illinois under oath
of allegience.
Moved to Tx in 1876
Became a broom maker.

-Apple, G. W.
Co. A, 28th Tennessee Infantry

-Atkins, J.A.
D-4.9.1924

-B-

-Baugh, R.D.
B-2.22.1839
D-10.24.1924

-C-

-Connelly, Pat
D-2.24.1913
Co. E, 1st Louisiana Infantry

-D-

-Davidson, G.W.

-Dawson, J. W.

-Deen, J.J.
Co. B, 17th Alabama Infantry
D-3.24.1906

-E-

-Elkins, J.W.
Corporal/Lt - Caddo rifles, Ark Co. C

-Evans, John W.
Sgt Co. G, 61st Georgia Infantry

-Evans, Walter
D-2.26.1928

-F-

-Fogle, J.W.
D-3.3.1906
Hardemans Cavalry

-Freeman, W.W.
Co. F, 1st Mississippi Cavalry
Darden Rangers / Noxubee Troopers
D-12.25.1912

-G-

-Greer, John
B-1.9.1829
D-3.2.1914

-H-

-Harrell, William Harmon
Born: 1847 in Warner Co., Georgia
Died: 3.3.1930
Moved to Texas in 1858
Enlisted 1.16.1862 as a Private
Served in Co. F, 14th Texas Infantry, age 15
Discharged in May, 1865 in Hempstead, Tx
Some time after recieved parole from "some Federal Officer
who was located at Marshall, Tx"

-Harris, E. S.
Clarks Battalion
Died Oct 1 1906
aged 77 years
-Harris, Guy T.
1868 - 1946
A loyal Confederate son

-Harris, Lizzie
B-1877

-Higdon, J. G.

-Higdon, Thomas
1845-1915

-Hill, Joshua L.
B-11.7.1832
D-5.12.1914

-Hill, Roland
3rd Virginia Cavalry (Mumford), W.H. Fitzhugh Lee, Cavalry

-Hughes, H.C., 1st Sgt.
Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry

-I-

-Ingram, Joseph T.
Co. D, 1st Mississippi Infantry
Desoto Greys (raised in DeSoto County, MS)
July/August 1864 left sick at Meridian, MS guarding baggage.
Absent without leave 12.25.1864. NFI. Captured 7.9.1863 at
Port Hudson, Louisiana and paroled. Captured at Ft.
Donelson, Tennessee on 2.16.1862 and exchanged. Also listed
as Ingraham.

-J-

-James, K.P.

-K-

-Klutts, G.B.
Tom Green's Brigade
D-11.12.1906

-L-

-Lee, J.C.
b-9.9.1835
d-5.24.1911

-Lee, Jerry w
Born: 3.20.1841
Died: not listed
Moved to Texas in 1859
2.7.1862 Enlisted as a Private
with a horse worth $70 and arms valued at $20
in the 36th Texas Cavalry, Co.K
in San Antonio by S. M. Holmes and Lt. Machlin
Commanded by Col. Peter Cavanaugh Woods.
In 1862 Lee detached as horse guard in 12.1862.
In 2.1864 he is listed as detached in pursuit
of deserters.
" After marching and countermarching the Texas coast for
several months in response to invasion of arms, 157 of
Colonel Woods' troopers deserte o nthe night of February
1, 1864. Granted thirty days leave, Woods followed his
deserters, such as Daniel Roberts, to their homes and
returned with them to his camp."
After the war Lee lived in Driftwood, Texas where he
became a farmer and applied for a Confederate Pension, #14265.

-M-

-Malone, C.F.

-McCulley, William Calvin
(Fayette County Tenn. Confed Pension applications # W1234
b-Oct. 16, 1846
d-Jen 25, 1926
-Served with Gen. Forrest's Cavalry
William was elected commander of the Sterling Price Camp
13 months before his death. He served as lieutenant
commander for a number of years before his election to
commander. Members of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy condunted a special song service. Sons of
Confederate Veterans were active pallbearers and
Confederate veterans as honorary pallbearers.
Spouse:
-McCulley, Mary Elizabeth
b-Jul. 27, 1851
d-Feb 1, 1933
Mrs. McCulley was a resident of Dallas for 27 years before
her death. In 1933 she was the oldest Gold Star mother to
visit France as a guest of the United States government.
She visited the grave of her adopted son, George T. McCulley,
killed in action in World War 1 with the 117th Supply Train,
Rainbow Division. She was survivied by her son, Duke McCulley.

-McDully, Don
-Means, B. H., 2nd Lt
B-about 1834
D-not listed
Means moved to Dallas in 1888. He enlisted in CO. K, 12th
Louisiana Infantry, afterwads in the 12th Louisiana Cavalry
and served until the end of the war. His pension was signed
by T.E. Crow and G.D. Brantly as witnesses that he served
in the Confederate Army.

-McNully, W.A.

-Mims, J.D.

-Moore, S.A.
D-12.30.1924

-Morris, F.M.
25th Mississippi Cavalry

-P-

-Plum, Cy
3rd Richmond Howitzers
D-7.20.1910

-Poindexter, S
Co. C, 2nd Virginia Cav

-Pulliam, T.N.
b-2.24.1839
d-3.25.1913

-R-

-Rains, Thomas Roe
Born: 1846, in Greenville, Tx
Died: 2.4.1939
He enlisted in 1862 abd served until the close of the war,
serviing in Co. A Heavy Artillery, B.F. Neil Capt, Hobby's Battalion
Rains was a carpenter by trade and his pension application was
signed by George Stephenson and W.S. McGregor.

-Reedy, J.H.
B-1.20.1841
D-11.12-1912
Co. F, 4th Alabama Cavalry

-Rice, J.A.
Born 1846 Jefferson Co, Tenn
Died 6.2.1931
Served as a private in Co. I,
31st Tennessee Infantry
and the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry
Paroled from Ft. Delaware

-Rickerson, William J.
2nd Co. C 1st Georgia Infantry
(Mercer-Olmstead's)
This regiment was organized 5.31.1861
A total o f1700 men were enrolled. It
spent most of the war in the Charleston
area. It was called out in the winter of
1864 in advance of Sherman's Carolina
campaign and surrendered at Goldsboro, NC.

-Rogers, Rev N.A.
Terrells Reg
D-4.20.1905

-Royal, J.B.
Co. E, 3rd Georgia Infantry

-S-

-Sims, William E
b-1843, Chesterfield county, Va.
d-June 7th, 1927
He enlisted February 26, 1864 as a private
25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Co. F. He was captured
at Farmville April 5, 1865, sent to Lookout, MD,
and released at that place on Oath of Allegiance,
June 20, 1865. William moved to Dallas, Texas in
1866 and became a newsdealer. He resided at
2400 1/2 Elm St.

-W-

-Winslett, T.M.
D-8.13.1928

-Wood, Drew B.

-Wood, E.P.

-Work, William A.
Co. A, 16th Tennessee Battery

-Wynn, Joseph B.
Private, Co A, 14th Mississippi Infantry

-Wrickerson, W. J.
Co. ?
1st Georgia Infantry

There is a monument inside the grounds of the cemetery with many more
names of Confederate soldiers.

 

[Texas Jay]

I'll make a few suggestions that we've used successfully to track the KGC's members and activities in some small Texas towns that may help you.
1) Learn as much as you can about the local Masonic Lodges and it's members from about 1860-1916. Write down all the names of local Masons from that time period as you can find. (Also check other fraternal organizations like the Knights Pythias and the International Order of Odd Fellows)
2) Research all the prominent businessmen from your town during this same period and write down their names too.
3) Run every potential name, from your lists, through the following search engine. First, run each name under "Confederate" since most (not all) Knights were ex-Confederates or from families of former Confederate soldiers or other Southerners who were either too young or too old to be in the military but supported the South.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm
4) When you find men who turn up in all 3 of the above categories, then you are ready to start working in earnest and finding out all you can about these individuals. Find out where they lived, worked and are buried. If your research enables you to reasonably conclude that the KGC had a castle in your town or county or a nearby town or county, then the fun begins. It's then time to get out in the field and find whatever prospective treasure signs you can. Question old-timers who've lived in the area for a very long time about what they know about the men on your lists and about any unusual signs or carvings that they may be familiar with.
~Texas Jay

 

[tompkt]

Thanks for all the sound advice. Will be in touch.