The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowdery & Co., importers of china, foreign glassware and fancy goods. Kate Light Barlow, who seems to be their sister, was a friend of Henry and Virginia A. Gillum., The Starling family lived in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and included siblings Lewis, George, and Fielding. Fielding died in 1863, and George was a Confederate soldier at Ft. Hudson, Louisiana in 1862. Mary Starling Payne was Virginia's sister-in-law., and Virginia Anne Duffield (often referred to as Jennie) inherited property from George Anthony Nixon, who accumulated a substantial amount of land while acting as land commissioner for the Joseph Vehlein, Lorenzo de Zavala, and David G. Burnet empresario grants in Texas. Virginia's first husband, Lewis Starling, worked as a merchant in Pensacola, Florida during the Civil War, and died of consumption in 1862. They had two children: Kate, who died in 1862, and Willie, who attended the Virginia Military Academy and died while still a young man. Virginia's second husband was Col. Henry Gillum, who researched Nixon's estate in Texas on behalf of his wife.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject (Name):
Cowdery family, Gillum family, and Starling family
Autograph letter, signed, March 4, 1847, by Zachary Taylor to Edward George Washington Butler that describes events leading to and including the Battle of Buena Vista against Mexican forces commanded by Antonio López de Santa Anna. The letter also discusses critics of William Orlando Butler and interactions with Winfield Scott, as well as dismissing his own candidacy for president of the United States.
Description:
Parish area. He died in St. Louis, Missouri.
Subject (Name):
Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888, Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880, Ford, Allyn Kellogg, 1878-1964--Ownership, Minnesota Historical Society Ownership, Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876, and Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Subject (Topic):
Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847--Personal narratives, American, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives, American