Clardy Bibles & Misc.

James and Fanny Stewart Clardy Family Bible

Sterling Price Clardy Family Bible
Benjamin Clardy/Agnes Keese Family Bible
James Calhoun Clardy Jr. Family Bible
Letter from Elizabeth Cayce Clardy to son John D. Clardy, 1879
Letter from Elizabeth Cayce Clardy to her children, 1881
Letter to Rev. James Hine Kilpatrick from Andrew Robert Kilpatrick, 1881
Letter from Joseph Bertrand, Jr., to his son, 1847
N. J. Clardy, the Oldest grave in Wanette Cemetery by Nita Clardy Freer
Notice of depostion re: William Clardy & Jane Blackwell Clardy, 1836
William Patterson, Benj. Clardy et al, VS. John Debow, 1831

James Clardy & Fanny Stewart
Family Bible

Click here to see a photo of this bible.

This CLARDY bible was provided by Tavia Chiles. We own here a big THANK YOU. There are so many decendants of this family, I'm sure all of them will be forever greatful.
Note from Tavia below:
" I recently had a family Bible passed down to me. This is the family Bible of James Clardy b. 15 Oct 1798 d.1866 m. 12 Jan 1832 to Frances "Fanny" M. Stewart b. 20 May 1813 d. 06 Oct. 1862. James & Fanny's daughter, Louiza Ann "Annie" Clardy b. 03 Feb 1850 married Henry Chiles. Henry and Annie are my gr-gr-grandparents. The Bible passed to Henry's son, Harvey Logan Chiles, who married Lulu Estella VanCamp. The bible then went to Harvey Logan Chiles, Jr., my grandfather, who passed away 2 weeks (ago July 2005). The paper cover was put on the Bible in 1813, but I don't know how old the book itself is." "Here is the info in the Bible [blue background are my notes, not in Bible]"

Marriages

James Clardy to Fanny Stewart January 12, 1832
Margaret Frances Clardy to Elija Friend
George W. Clardy to Marinda Mitchel - 2nd Martha Dameron
Mary Jane Clardy to Samuel Potts
Benjamin F. Clardy to Susan Mitchell - 2nd Mary Beard
Martha Ellen Clardy to Andrew Zumalt or Zumwalt [Andrew Jacob Zumalt, married in Boone Co. in 1863 and had 7 children. Martha d. Dec. 17, 1876 in Boone Co. TN]
Loisa [Louiza] Ann Clardy to Henry Chiles
Annie [Louiza Ann] Clardy was married on the 25th day of October 1866 to Henry Chiles
George Washington [Chiles] was married July 25, 1901 to Hattie Moreland
BF Clardy to Lula E October 8, 1903 - wife 17 years old
Harvey Logan [Chiles, Sr.] was married November 3, 1904 to Lula [Lulu Estella "Lou"] VanCamp
Margaret Chiles, daughter of Harvey L [Chiles] was born September 30, 1905 and died February 7, 1906

Births

Robert Emmett Clardy was born the 25th of November 1832
Margaret Frances Clardy was born the 30th day of August 1834 [another notation says "From Nashville, TN]
George W. Clardy was born the 28th day of August, 1836
Mary Jane Clardy was born the 15th day of January 1832
Frances M. Clardy was born the 3rd day of December 1861 [I have a photo of him in Civil War uniform with a brother, don't know which one]
Benjamin F. Clardy was born July 13th 1844 [I have 2 photos of him, one with his 5 sons, I have a photo of his wife, Mary]
Martha Ellen Clardy was born December 13, 1846
Loiza Ann Clardy was born February 3, 1850 [Nashville, TN]
James Clardy was born the 15th of October 1798
Fanny M. Stewart was born 20th May 1813
James Anderson Clardy was born March 11 1855
Margaret Frances Clardy was born the 30th day of August 1834

Deaths

Robert E. Clardy died the 3rd day of December 1833
Fanny M. Clardy died the 6th day of October 1862
James Andrew Clardy died in St. Joseph, Missouri, buried in Mt. Mora, St. Joseph Missouri [James Andrew Clardy was born 14 March 1855]
Louiza Ann Clardy Chiles died May 27, 1913 at Anderson Missouri, Buried Mt. Mora, St. Joseph, Missouri

The rest of the information is on the Chiles line--children of Harvey Logan, Sr. and Lou VanCamp.

Sterling Price & Harriet Hall CLARDY
FAMILY BIBLE

Northwest Missouri, pg 28 vol 3 #1 (periodocial) April 1983

Husband- Sterling Price Clardy b. 31 Jan 1863
son of Michael and Sarah Clardy
Wife- Harriett Permelia *(Hall) Clardy b. 10 Feb 1871
daughter of David Irwin Hall & Lucy Ann Hall

Marriage
Sterling Price Clardy & Harriett P. Hall married 9 Feb 1896
Irwin Michael Clardy & Martha Pauline Vonkaenel married 15 Dec 1920
Lawrence Price Clardy & Esther Louise Leiser married 20 Dec 1922
Gilbert Hall Clardy & Louise Celeste Robbins married 11 Sept 1938

Births
Irwin Michael Clardy b. 19 Dec 1896
Lawrence Price Clardy b. 21 Dec 1899
Gilbert Hall Clardy b. 2 Feb 1909

Deaths
Sterling Price Clardy d. 19 June 1931
Harriett Permelia *(Hall) Clardy d. 7- - 1954
Irwin M. Clardy d. 2 Feb 1957
Louise Celeste Clardy d. 7 Dec 1973

Benjamin Clardy Family Bible

Tracks & Traces Vol. 14, #14, May 1992

Children of Benjamin Clardy and Agnes Keesee Clardy

Maryan Clardy was born March 6, 1839
Elizabeth Clardy was born March 9, 1824
Saryan Clardy was born August 11, 1825
Jane Clardy was born September 15, 1827
James Clardy was born September 23, 1829
William Clardy was born September 20, 1831
Elias Clardy was born January 8, 1835
Smith Clardy was born November 6, 1837
Calhoun Clardy was born January 1, 1841
Robert Clardy was born September 5, 1843

Children of Benjamin and Ann Dennis House Clardy
Richard Clardy was born October 31, 1860 **
Lorrina Clardy was born April 19, 1863

Deaths
Elias Clardy died October 8, 1836
Jane Clardy died July 26, 1843
Richard Clardy died October 31, 1860 **
Robert Clardy died January 27, 1862

Slaves Births
Susan was born August 26, 1839
Sary was born September 5, 1841
John was born May 5, 1844
Armisted was born May 31, 1850
Mary Francis was born June 23, 1851, died August 26, 1852
Lucy was born September 1, 1852
Sam Broomfield was born December 21, 1853
Edy Clardy was born January 11, 1854
Greene was born April 28, 1854

** Is this date an error or typo? Chester Clardy says his father is Richard b 1860, son of Benj. and Ann House. Is the Richard listed under "Deaths" a different Richard-dying on the day the other Richard was born? I have not seen the orginial bible, have you? A good mystery to unravel!

The Family Bible of James Calhoun Clardy, Jr.

Annals of Northwest Alabama, Vol. 2, compiled by Carl Elliot, 1959, p680-681

Births
James Clardy, the owner of this book, was born the 23rd day of March 1796
Emily R. Clardy was born November 22nd 1820
Polly Clardy was born October 4th, 1823
James B. Clardy was born June 2nd, 1827
Martha Jane Clardy was born August 4th, 1829
Wm. H. Clardy was born 21st of January 1832
Sarah Ann Clardy was born 28th February 1834
Elizer Etter was born 5th December 1838
Elizabeth was born 22nd March 1843
Rhoda Frances was born 9th May 1848
Luanna Bascom was born 14th July 1850
Belinda Kellester was born the 14th February 1852

Marriages
James Clardy and Mariah Gaines were married the 20th day of February 1820
James Clardy and Elizabeth Clore were married the ____day of November 1837
James Clardy and Mariah Powell Wait were married in the _____1844

Deaths
Mariah Clardy departed this life 15 day of April 1836
Elizabeth Clardy departed this life the 29th of April 1843
James Clardy departed this life June 29, 1889

Woodlawn, KY Dec 29th 1879

Dr. J. D. Clardy,

My dear son I feel I must begin with the words of the psalmist, Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name; Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities who healeth all thy disseses[sic]. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who warmeth the[thee] with loving kindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things so my gr__th[?sic] is renewed, I should say my strength is renewed, I am stronger and in better health than for years past, with a greatful heart to my heavenly father from all his blessings to me in May the seventy sixth 76 year of my age, to comply with your request, some time past in giving you some account of the genealogy of our family. As I have only memory to guide me it may be in broken fragments. This this [sic] may be better than not to know who were your grand parents;

Off [sic] my fathers family I know but little; his father was of French, and his mother of scotch origin. My father was a man of good common sense great ingenuity and energy. I have heard him say he made his first step to a fortune in making guns for the old revolution, that he worked 18 hours of the twenty four, not leaving his shop to take his meals, he married a Mis[sic] Fowler who was his first wife, she died leaving three children, two survived him which was sister England and Fleming Cayce, the oldest daughter died soon after he married my mother; he had at this time accumulated a large estate and was one of the best macanicks[sic], and the wealthyest[sic] man in Cumberland County near the court house, where rests his remains; but misfortune came and tho[sic] a good man he yielded to the temption [sic]; strong drink; he died in the 64 year of his age, loved and lamented and pitied by all who knew him.

Of my mothers family I know more My grand father Samuel Atkinson, was an Englishman, and a high church man lived in Maryland and there married my gradmother[sic] Mary Ann Taylor; I suppose they were considered the best family as generations have since proved, as two Presidents of these unighted[sic] states and many other good and great men are the desendants[sic] of that noble family; my grandmother was sister to Zac Taylor father; to Creed, and Samuel Taylor of Richmond Virginia, and sister to General Harrison, another who was Elizabeth Taylor My grandfather Atkinson moved to Cumberland County before the old revolution, lived six or eight miles from Carterville which is on James river, where he raised a large family having at one time four sons in the old revolution army, well do I remember the look of the old mansion and the pleasant face of my aged grandma, who tho[sic] greatly afflicted lived to the age of 84 years, I remember too the old church Turky Coc[sic], it was called, that my grandfather and some of the Covingtons had built they were all high church Episcopalian and so strong was his prejudice he banished from his house one of his sons for being a Baptist, my grandmother was baptised after his death in the 73 (seventy third year of her age) tho[sic] this may seem out of place I want you to know that like Timothy you may inherit some of the faith that was in your pious great grand mother the same blood and the same family of Taylors are George Taylor of Rome? and his father James Taylor of Richmond

My mother who was Elizabeth Atkinson was a noble women she raised four daughters Susan who married Brice Martin. Sallie married William Cayce, Mary Ann married Blunt Sessom, trouble broke the constitution of my proud spirited mother and suffering with severe affliction after the death of my father which occurred in 1818 Feb 11. She thought best to break up and move to Tenn, where she had some relatives and knowing my father had a brother living not far from Nashville and that it might be better for her dependant years to be with some of their relatives, as the land and homesead[sic] belonged to my brother at her death she had to make a great sacrifice as her death was almost daily expected, she died suddenly of Apoplexy about two years after.

Of your fathers family you know almost as much as I do. The old stock of Clardy's are of French origin they claim to be some of the desendants of the Mayflower of the old Huguenots and it would seem to be true from the carictristics[sic] of firmness and truthfulness and particularly there religion, your grandfather was a strict old blue stocking Presbeterian[sic] until about the time I married your Pa, when he saw his error and was baptised; he was a man of great firmness and decision[sic] of caractor[sic] had his own ways and pecularitey[sic] truth and honestly were his motto from which I don't think he ever knowingly swerved, tho[sic] the world might call him a rough man it would be better if there more[sic] such

My grandmother was Elizabeth Collins a good and pious Christian they had in all eight children four sons and four daughters all died young except two your Pa and his brother William. And now what shall I say of my old self, I married your Pa John C. Clardy Jan 3d 1822 we toiled through the rough sense[sic] of life until 1853 when he was called to rest from his labor where there is nothing to tempt the just to sin but joy and peace through all eternity. O how I have missed him, how little I knew of the business world. I was just turned my seventeenth year when I married, he was a good manager and a thrifty farmer endowed with good practical sense and sound judgment with great firmness and system about all his business matters, he was benevolent in his charities considering the times and the way he was raised, he left me in comfortable circumstances for which I cherish a fond rememberance more and more as I near the time when we shall meet to part no more, must be near, As I look back to the thirty two years we spent together it seems short, to the twenty six weary years I have lived without him, but now I will cheer up with the hope of the sweet by and by, for still I have many blessings which fills my heart with love and gratitude to to[sic] God who has been my strength and refuge and now I trust will be with me to the end, so does my days pass joyfully on, cheered with the bright hope byond[sic], near to the[sic] my God, nearer to thee, O may all my children and grandchildren so live that like me they may be waiting and watching to hear the joyful sound, child your father calls come home,

E. Clardy

*Note, on bottom of the handwritten letter it states in different handwriting: Copy of Mrs. Elizabeth Cayce Clardy letter in possession of her great-great grandson John Wm. Johnson, Chattanooga Tn.~~~~~~Mrs Clardy died Feb 19 1898 at her home "Woodlawn" in Christian Co., Ky-

Transcribers note: This letter was supplied to me by Mr. Cecil Robert Taylor, Mbr. A.P.G, Co-Founder & Director of Fore-Raney-Taylor Genealogical Society and Founder, Publisher & Editor of Taylor Talk and Fore Front, Charlotte Court House, VA. to which we owe him a big thank you! The xerox copy is in the handwriting of Elizabeth Cayce Clardy. I had a great time transcribing it and you will notice it is very similar to the 1881 letter below.. Enjoy!

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Elizabeth Cayce Clardy Letter, 1881

Fulton-Hickman Genealogical Journal, 1989, Vol. V, #1

Woodlawn, Kentucky April 3, 1881

My Dear Children - All Beloved -

I feel I must begin with the words of the Psalmist Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits, who forgave all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases, who redeemeth thy life from destruction, who crowneth thee with tender mercies and loving kindness; who satisfyeth thy mouth with good things, so that my strength is renewed. O praise the Lord and let us all exalt his name.

My health is good but my memory is failing, and I know not when I may be taken from your midst and I want you to know something of the genealogy of our family. As I have only my memory to guide me it may be in broken fragments though this may be better than not to have known who were your grandparents.

Of my fathers family I know but little. His father I think was of French, and his mother of Scotch origin. The place they lived on and where my father was born and raised and where his remains still rest, is in Cumberland County, Va. near the Court-House. He was a man of good practical common sense, of energy and ingenuity, he could not be surpassed in his day. His manner was kind and affable. I have heard him say he made his first step to a fortune in making guns for the old Revolution, that he worked 18 hours in 24 not leaving his shop even to take his meals.

He married a Mrs. Fowler who was his first wife, she died leaving three children two of whom survived him, Fleming Cayce, and Sister England a dear good woman who some of you remember. The eldest daughter died soon after he married my mother. He had at this time accumulated a large estate and was one of the best machanics and wealthiest men in Cumberland County. But misfortune came, and though a good man he sometimes yielded to the tempter Rum which was the beverage of that age. He died in 1818, February eleventh in the 64th year of his age, loved and lamented by all who knew him.

Well do I remember the look of the grand old mansion and the old Turkey Cock Church which was built by my grand-father and some of the Carringtons, [Covingtons?] who were all high church Episcopalians, and so strong was my grand-fathers prejudice he banished one of his sons from his house for being a Baptist, cutting him off with six shillings from a large estate and never seeing him again. My old uncle was an old Baptist preacher, lived near Franklin, Tenn. , lived to be over eighty, leaving many children and grand-children to work in the Lords vineyard. I remember the pleasant face of my aged grand-mother who though greatly afflicted lived to the age of eighty four years, and was baptized after the death of my grand-father in the seventy third year of her age by Leland, a great man of his day. My mother and aunt were baptized the same day, which to the best of my recollection from incidents was eighty years ago last December. Now may I hope like Timothy that some of the same blood and Spirit that was in your pious great grand-mother may be in you, and that after I am no more you may be ranked with some of your noble ancestors in spreading the gospel and doing good in the service of God.

My mother who was a noble woman, was Elizabeth Atkinson. After the death of my father which occurred in 1818, she thought best to move to Tennessee where she had relatives, and my father had a brother living near Franklin, and that it might be best for her dependent girls. She had to make a great sacrifice of property, as at her death the homestead would be my brothers. She left Virginia the 15th of April 1821, arrived in Smith County, Tenn., May 30th and settled near Dixon Springs, after a toilsome journey by land of six weeks. Trouble and affliction broke the constitution of my noble and proud spirited mother and she died suddenly of apoplexy September 21st, 1823. She fell asleep in Jesus. Soon, soon (sic) I hope by Gods grace to meet her, where we will praise God through eternity for all his mercies to us and especially to me who is the only living one of my family.

My sisters were, Susan, who married Brice Martin. Sallie, who married William Cayce. Mary Ann, who married Blunt Sessums. How sad I feel as their faces rise in memory before me. God help me to wait patiently for the meeting.

Of your fathers family you know as much as I do. The old stock of Clardys are of French origin. They claim to be the decendents of the old Huguenots who came over from France, first to Florida and South Carolina and thence to North Carolina and Virginia, and it would seem to be true from the characteristics of the family, particularly their religion.

Your grand-father was an old blue-stocking Presbyterian until a short time before I married your father when he was convinced of his error and joined the Baptist. He was a man of great firmness and decision of character, and had his own ways and peculiarities. Truth and honesty was his motto from which I don't think he ever knowingly swerved. The world called him a rough man - It would be better if there were more such. Your grandmother was Elizabeth Collins, a good and pious christian. They had in all four sons and four daughters. All died young except your father and his brother William.

And now what shall I say of my old self? I was born in Cumberland County, Va., Sept. 3, 1804, moved with my mother to Smith County, Tenn. on May 30th, 1821, married John C. Clardy, January 3, 1822. Sought the Lord and found him a God of mercy and love and by Faith was willing to accept his promises and to walk in obedience to his commands by complying with the ordnance of the gospel the 14th of Nov. 1826, was received into the fellowship of the Dixon Creek Baptist Church Dec. 10th, and was baptized by John Wiseman, the same who united us in marriage. We toiled through the rough scenes of life until 1853, when he was called to rest from his labors where there is nothing to tempt the just to sin; but joy and peace through all eternity. Oh how I have missed him, how little I knew of the business world. He was a good manager and a thrifty farmer, endowed with good practical common sense and sound judgement, with firmness and system about all his business transactions. He was benevolent and systematic in his charities. He left me in comfortable circumstances for which I cherish a fond rememberance more and more as I near the time when we shall meet to part no more; which must be near. As I look back to the thirty two years we spent together it seems short to the twenty eight I have lived without him; but now I will cheer up with the hope of the sweet bye and bye; for still I have many blessings which fills my heart with love and gratitude to God who has been my refuge and strength and I trust will be with me to the end. So do my days pass joyfully on, cheered with the bright hope beyond, "Nearer to thee my God, nearer to thee".

Oh may all my dear children and grandchildren so live that like me they may be waiting and watching to hear the joyful news "Child your Father calls, come home".

*Elizabeth Cayce married John Collins Clardy, a son of Benjamin Clardy and Elizabeth Collins.

• My Dear Brother.
  Last Monday, 29th, Aug. I received from sister Eliza, a very interesting letter about old folks and old scences in Burke and Buckhead, and the dead and their graves, monuments etc. The letter was dated on my Grandmother Tanner's (born Providence Robert) birthday 24th August (1774) and reached me on the anniversity of my Mary's death, last year. I answered it fully. Today, yours on 30th August came to hand, and it enquires about father's birthday. Is this ominous of some impending occurrence? Whatever may result, it affords very great pleasure & heartfelt satisfaction to receive and read letters from you both, as it proves that though many long miles separate us, yet we often think of each other, and that there is a community of feeling between US. We are all well. I am busy with practice & just got home at 10am after 30 hours absence attending a very troublesome & dangerous case of midwifery. All came out right & safe-so far. Jim is especially busy at practice, 20-miles above here-is doing really well. One of my wife's nieces from Opelouses (or Bayou Bouef) La. came over to see us lately. She was partly raised in my house now married no child-bad health & hopes change may help her. She is now up at Lizzie Baster's-they are nearly the same age. Molly was born on her Aunt Mary's birthday, 3d April 1856, while Lizzie was born on her Aunt Sarah's birthday 26th April 1857 - Sarah Tucker Glaze is Mollies mother. Tanner is up, near Tyler, in Smith Co., Texas, doing work for a railroad contractor, gets nearly or quite $3. a day. His oldest son is in Calveit - while the other 4 children are here -- Mrs. Graves, their grandmother. Having said this much about births and birthdays, it is a pretty opening for the question you propounded in your letter. When was Father born? - In 1847 I was at the house of Uncle Joshua K's widow, near Cotton Gin Port Miss. or I believe it was the residence of Dr. Bryan, and Aunt Sally was living with them. Uncle Joshua died in Oct. 1839 - I saw the slab for his grave in a warehouse as it had not yet been put over the grave. While there, Aunt Sally told me a great deal, which I forgot, about the different members of the [our] family. Cousin Sue got, or perhaps it was cousin Sophrina who was then an old maid, the family register for me & I read it & copied most of it, but I had been told by Uncle Andrew, that his birthday was in 1793, so in filling out my copy of that register, I adhered to Uncle Andrew's date & rejected Uncle Joshua's. I will copy from that copy of the register for you, although I feel assured your already have it. "Andrew Kilpatrick and Jane Nichols were married by James Hall, D. D. about 1772; their children are Euphemia, born 12 Ot 1773- married her cousin James Kilpatrick" {They moved to Ala. and died there, leaving several children} "Mary was born Sept. 1775 - married Arthur McClure, and lived near Rutherford Co., NC" {I was at her house Feb 1832} "Pamela was born Sept 1777, and married John McClure, and lived near Winchester, Tenn., died of dropsy, leaving 3 children. "Joseph Nichols was born Dec. 21st 1779, and first married Sarah Gordon, next Rebecca McCrary. He first lived in N.C., after his 2nd marriage he moved to KY and thence moved to Texas where he and his wife both soon died. He was a fine-looking man and an eminent Methodist minister." One of his sons a redheaded young man of ordinary sense and appearance came to my house early in 1841, shortly after my first marriage. He was on his way to N.C. or back to father's old house & out of money - Uncle A. & I furnished him what he needed and he disappeared & we heard no more of him. "Joshua Wilkinson was born April 7th. 1782 - married Sally Hobson, in Cumberland Co., VA Jan 12th 1809. Lived 2 years in N.C., one year in Va., moved thence to Maury Co., Tenn. 1812, moved thence Jan 1835 to La Grange, Franklin Co., Ala. 3 years; thence moved Dec. 1838 to Cotton Gin, Monroe Co., Miss., where he died 14th Oct 1839, leaving a widow and 5 children. For 34 years he was a Methodist Min.. William was born May 1784 - married Jane Worry in Rutherford Co., N.C. Dec. 1808 - lived there till when he moved to Haywood Co., N.C. He had no son." {I think afterwards moved to Burke Co., N.C.} " Jane Nichol born Jan. 5th 1786. She was a beautiful girl and died at the age of 16 years. There was a twin daughter with her, but she died at birth.
  James Hall and Andrew Conger must have been born in 1788, as you say. If we could fix the date of Grandma K's death, that would be conclusive, because she died in childbed 5 days after the twin boys were born. Another thing which satisfies me as to 1788, is the fact that after rupture between Dr. Hall & father {and he must have been about of age then, because his criticisms of Dr. Hall's "English Grammar" insulted the Dr.} and furthermore, father attended Dr. Mose Waddill's School a year or two before he came out West - he spent some time about Natchez, Miss. & I think it was there he got letter informing him of Grandpa K's death, which took place 27th Mar. 1813, on the same day of the battle of Tohopeka, or Horse Shoe Bend in Ala. Then he came out on Red river and over to Nacogdoches, and Augustine, Texas, and taught school afterwards for Judge Bossier, all before he volunteered at Natchitoches, La. & went to battle N. O. I have frequently thought it over & calculated what his age must have been when he left Dr. Waddell's. If he was born 1793, he was only 20 years old when his father died -and he could not have been more than 16 or 17 when Dr. Hall discarded him, neither of which seem probable. We might find out when Grandpa married the widow Barr, and also the birthday of their son Alex. McCorkle Kilpatrick. Uncle A. seemed, or was, so confident that 1793 was the date that I never had any doubts till in the last year or two, not even when aunt Sally & Cousins S & S. contradicted it in 1847. On further reading in my "copy" I find that A. Mc. K. was born March 1796. It is more likely grandpa would wait 7 years than 2, before marrying a widow - & also that she would be more apt to wait longer for the children, especially the twins, to grow out of the way. Mrs. Barr had 4 children viz - Hannah, Elizabeth, Wm. & Alex. & her own maiden name was Elizabeth McCorkle. If you ever go near Statesville, N.C. just call in & perhaps you can find out definitely & certainly - though I feel now fully satisfied with 1788. Uncle Joshua adopted "Wilkinson" as a fancy name after he was grown.
  Our State is excited on the subject of locating the University; election Tuesday 6th Sep. Waco, Austin, Lampasas, Caddo Grove, Thorpe Springs are candidates for all, or any how the Library Dept., while Houston & Galveston are for the Med. Dept. alone. I favor Waco & Houston. I sent you Galveston News which you will get today or Monday. Yes, Pickett is here, & from S.C. some years ago. I'll see him. All join in love to you & family.