Elliott County’s Civil War Veterans in 1890 By John A. Stegall < johnstegall@hotmail.com One installment in a series of articles Mr. John A. Stegall prepares and publishes in The Elliott County News, this article first appearing in the Aug 8, 1997 edition of said paper and a continuation from July 18, 1997. Transcribed with permission from the author by Samone Ratcliff. on Nov 16, 1999. James A. Miller: This veteran was deceased by 1890 and information regarding his military service was given by his widow, Ellen Miller. She stated that he was a Pvt., in Co., C, 59th Ky., Cav., from Sept 23, 1863 to Sept 15, 1865. Her post office was Stephens. The 1860 Lawrence Co, KY census names a James A. Miller as a resident of that county, and his wife’s name was Ellen. James A. Miller was 40 years of age, which would have made him a bit old to serve in the Civil War, but perhaps not. Ellen was 37 years of age. Children listed as living in the Miller household were: Missouri A., 12, Naridone, 11; Leander C., 7; Line L., 5; Louisa V., 3; and Morgan H., 1 year. Another child, Martha Thompson, age 11 years, was also living in the Miller home. James A. Miller is not named the 1870 Elliott Co census and may have been still residing in Lawrence Co. On Apr 23, 1878. Munerd Miller was born in Elliott Co to James A. Miller and Della Gillum. If this is the veteran James Miller, it would appear that an error was made in recording the name of the mother, not an uncommon error for that time. It was recorded that the father was born in NC; the mother in Carter Co, KY. A James A. Miller, age 14, and a step-son of John H. Elliott, is named in the 1880 Elliott Co census. Obviously, this could not be the veteran. In 1900, Millard Miller, who was undoubtedly the child recorded as Munerd in the 1880 census, was 22 years of age and a resident of the Little Fork Precinct. His widowed mother, Delilah, age 54,was living in his home. It is my belief that this was the window and son of James A. Miller, but I have no concrete proof. In the 1910 Elliott Co census, a Manard Miller, age 29, was residing in the Little Fork Precinct. If this is the same Munerd or Millard Miller, the age does not appear consistent. In both the 1900 and 1910 reports, the wife’s name was Syntha. I find no additional information on James A Miller in my records. Corneleus Moore: Sgt., Co., B, 14th Ky., Inf. This veteran indicated that his military service began on Oct 10, 18 61 and ended on Jan 31, 1865. His post office was Fielden, and he indicated that was “Shot in the left thigh.” It is recorded in the 1860 Lawrence Co Ky census that a Cornelius Moore, age 28, was a resident of that county. Since the age certainly would put him in the proper range, I assume that this is the Civil War veteran named above. Also, a Lawrence Co residency in 1860 would have put him in close proximity to the Stephens area o n Little Fork of present day Elliott Co. Laura, the wife of Cornelius Moore in 1860, was 24 years of age. Their children were as follows: Calista J., 6; Julia A., 3; and Louisa, 1 year. I don not find Cornelius Moore in either the 1870 or 1880 census reports for Elliott Co; however, he was, obviously, in Elliott Co when the 1890 census was taken. He is also named in the 1890 tax records for Elliott Co, which show him to have been the owner of 100 acres of land in the Little Fork Precinct. He indicated that he had only one child between the ages of 6 and 20 years in his home. I find no further record of Corneius Moore, which leads me to believe that he might have moved from Elliott Co after 1890. Addison Murray: Pvt., Co., 5th., Ky., Mtd., Inf., C.S.A. A resident of the Cracker’s Neck Precinct in 1890, he indicated that his military service extended form 1861 into 1862. The Reece Murray family is enumerated in the 1850 Morgan Co, KY census with the indication that Reece and his wife, Lucinda, were both born in VA. Their oldest child was born in TN, and the next five children were born in VA. Their first-born son was Anderson, who was 19 years of age in 1850. Reece Murray is again named in the 1860 Morgan Co census, along with Addison W. Murray, 29 years of age and born in VA. I believe this was the son referred to as Anderson in 1850. Morgan Co marriage records indicate that Addison W. Murray and Rachel Lewis were married Sept 16, 1855 in that county, and indeed, in the 1860 Morgan Co census Addison W. Murray’s wife was listed as Rachel, 27 years of age and born KY. They had 3 children: Ellen, 3; Reece, 2; and Eliza J., 1 year. A child, Elizabeth McMelon, age 7 years, was also in their household. When the first census was taken in the newly-formed Elliott Co in 1870, Addison Murray was listed as a resident of Precinct #1, Martinsburg; however, if one goes according to those listed nearest to his name in the census report, he most likely lived nearer the Newfoundland community that to present day Sandy Hook. In 1870, Addison Murray stated that he was 39 years of age and was born in VA, statistics that were consistent with those he gave in 1860. His wife, Rachel, was 35, which was also consistent with the 1860 record. Their children named in this census report were: Ellen, 13; Reese B., 12; Eliza Jane, 11; William, 9; Logan, 7; Willis, 5; Lucinda, 3; and Augustus, 2. In 1880, Addison Murray was listed as A.W. Murray, age 49. Rachel was 46, and the following children were still at home with them: Reece B., 22; Jane, 20; William, 19; James T., 18; John W., 16; Lucinda, 14; Augustus W., 12; Martin, 10; Sarah, 8; Mary B., 6; Edward F., 6; and Charles, 4. (Ellen, the oldest child married by 1880. A birth record form the vital statistics of Elliott Co indicate that on June 2, 1878, a daughter, Molly, was born to Abijah Lewis and Ellen Murray Lewis.) Obviously, Addison Murray was a resident of Elliott Co in the 1890 census, and the Elliott Co tax records for that year indicate that he was a resident of the Cracker’s Neck Precinct and the owner of 75 acres of land. In 1900, Addison Murray stated that he was born in Nov of 1830, and was 69 years of age; Rachel was 67. They indicated that they had been married 44 years and were the parents of 13 children. On child, Hattie T., age 13 (born Nov 1886), was at home with them. Rachel Lewis Murray was born in June 1833. Addison Murray is not in the 1910 Elliott Co census, therefore, I assume that he was deceased. At first, I thought he was buried in the King Cemetery at Newfoundland but if that is his burial place, his grave is apparently no identified. Shelby Nickel: Pvt., Co., A, 10th, KY., Cav. Fall of 1862 to ____, for a period of one year and six months. Nickel was a Confederate soldier, and indicated that in 1890 that he had been “Shot through the breast and left arm.” He also stated that he was a prisoner at Camp Douglas for six months. His post office was Gimlet. I do not find Shelby Nickel named in the 1870 Elliott Co census; however, he is listed in the 1880 Elliott Co census as Shelvey Nicles. In the later census he was 46 years of age and born in KY. His wife, Margaret, was born in VA. They had 3 children in their home: Shelvey, 17; Mary, 12; and Robert L., 8. Also in the Nickles home was Shelby’s widowed mother, Ale A. Harris, age 68 years, and born in VA. (The 1870 Elliot Co census lists a William Harris, age 75 years, and born in VA. His wife was Ann, age 57 years, and also born in VA. I believe Ann was the Ale A. Harris named in the 1880 census as the mother of Shelby Nickles.) The military census of 1890 offers proof that Shelby Nickells was a resident of Elliot Co in the year; but the tax records for that year also reveal that he was a resident of Elliott Co. He owned 100 acres of land in the Moccasin Precinct, and named F.C. Rose as his nearest neighbor. When the 1900 Elliott Co census was taken, Shelby Nickels indicated that he was born in May of 1832, being 68 years of age in 1900; Margaret was born in Jan of 1832 and was also 68 years of age. She again stated that she was born in VA. They had been married 50 years and had seven children, one of which was deceased. At least one son, Bob Nickels, age 28 years of age (born in Apr 1872), was living next door to his parents. In 1910, Shelby Nichols was living in the home of his son, Robert. Peggy H. (Margaret) was 71. They indicated that they had been married 60 years and had 9 children, 2 of them deceased. Perhaps I should point out that Peggy was a commonly used nickname for a woman named Margaret. 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