Author: Raeone Christensen SteuartPublisher:
ISBN: 9780944931400
Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Kentucky 1870 Census Index: Gl-O
Author: Raeone Christensen SteuartPublisher:
ISBN: 9780944931400
Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Kentucky 1870 Census Index: P-Z
Author: Raeone Christensen SteuartPublisher:
ISBN: 9780944931400
Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Murder in Montague
Author: Glen Sample ElyPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806167750
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
On a sweltering August night in 1876, Methodist minister William England, his wife, Selena, and two of her children were brutally slaughtered in their North Texas home. Acting on Selena’s deathbed testimony, a neighbor, his brother-in-law, and a friend were arrested and tried for the murders. Murder in Montague tells the story of this gruesome crime and its murky aftermath. In this engrossing blend of true crime reporting, social drama, and legal history, author Glen Sample Ely presents a vivid snapshot of frontier justice and retribution in Texas following the Civil War. The sheer brutality of the Montague murders terrified settlers already traumatized by decades of chaos, violence, and fear—from the deadly raids of Comanche and Kiowa Indians to the terrors of vigilantes, lynchings, and Reconstruction lawlessness. But the crime's aftermath—involving five Texas governors, five trials at Montague and Gainesville, five appeals to the Texas Court of Appeals, and three life sentences at hard labor in the state's abominable and inhumane prison system—offered little in the way of reassurance or resolution. Viewed from any perspective, the 1876 England family murders were both a human tragedy and a miscarriage of justice. Combining the long view of history and the intimate detail of true crime reporting, Murder in Montague deftly captures this moment of reckoning in the story of Texas, as vigilante justice grudgingly gave way to an established system of law and order.
General E.A. Paine in Western Kentucky
Author: Dieter C. UllrichPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476671435
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
When General E. A. Paine assumed command of the U.S. Army's District of Western Kentucky at Paducah in the summer of 1864, he faced a defiant populace, a thriving black market and undisciplined troops plagued by low morale. Guerrillas pillaged towns and murdered the vocal few that supported the Union. Paine's task was to enforce discipline and mollify the secessionist majority in a 2,300-square-mile district. In less than two months, he succeeded where others had failed. For secessionists, his tenure was a "reign of terror"--for the Unionist minority, a "happy and jubilant" time. An abolitionist, Paine encouraged the enlistment of black troops and fair wages for former slaves. Yet his principled views led to his downfall. Critics and enemies falsified reports, leading to his removal from command and a court-martial. He was exonerated on all but one minor charge yet historians have perpetuated the Paine-the-monster myth. This book tells the complete story.
Family Tree Factbook
Author: Diane HaddadPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440354693
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Discover your roots! The answers to all your genealogy questions in one place! This convenient, timesaving collection of genealogy hacks gathers the best resources, tips, lists, and need-to-know facts from the experts at Family Tree Magazine. Inside, you'll find fast facts about a variety of family history topics, such as important dates in US history, the different kinds of DNA tests, and how to use the best genealogy websites. Inside, you'll find: • Key genealogy lists and statistics: common genealogy abbreviations and acronyms, a glossary of genetic genealogy terms, genealogy pitfalls to avoid, and more • Strategies for tracking your ancestors in important documents (including census records, passenger lists, and military records) and performing important genealogical tasks (such as searching Ancestry.com) • A size perfect for carrying with you wherever your research may lead
Our American Adventure
Author: James Weeks TillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
This book, a family history of Albert Carroll Tiller, is an effort to both reconnect and remind those specially and historically removed from their ancestral home and cultural roots, just who they are and where they came from. The emphasis is not on genealogy, but on the story of seven generations of a family, set in the historical and cultural context of their times.
Kentucky 1870 Census Index
Author: Raeone Christensen SteuartPublisher:
ISBN: 9780944931400
Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Genealogical Periodical Annual Index
Author: Ancestry's Red Book
Author: Alice EichholzPublisher: Ancestry.com
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
"Whether you are looking for your ancestors in the northeastern states, the South, the West, or somewhere in the middle, Red Book has information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps. In short, the Red Book is simply the book that no genealogist can afford not to have."--Description from Amazon.com.
Forest Farmsteads
Author: Ann M. EarlyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description