Elliott County’s Union 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 a continuation from Feb 21, 1997 and first appearing in said paper on Mar 14, 1997. Transcribed with permission from the author by Samone Ratcliff. on Dec 3, 1999. Hiram King: Co., A, 2nd Ky., Regt? 1861 to a date not revealed. This veteran indicated that he was in the Confederate Army for a period of 2 years and 11 months, but he did not know when his service-time ended. He stated that his post office was Isonville. It is obvious that there was a Hiram King residing in Elliott Co in 1890, but I find no mention of him in any manner of him in any of my other records except the 1890 Elliott Co Tax Assessments. Even that record reveals very little information. If he owned land, no acreage is given; not even a nearest neighbor is listed. He apparently owned little property as indicated by a total value of just $12. Other information from the tax record revealed that there was 1 male over the age of 21; 1 legal voter; 1 member of the family enrolled in the militia; and 1 child age 6 to 20 years in the King household. Hiram King is not named in the 1900 or 1910 census reports for Elliott Co, and it may well be that he came here during the decade of the 80's, remained only a short time, then moved on to another state. Sam H. King: Col., 1st., Mo., ART?, CSA. This veteran did not indicate the company in which he served, but he did say that he entered the army on June 4, 1861 and that his service was terminated on Jan 4, 1865. He mentioned no war related injuries or current illnesses, but did say that his post office was Newfoundland. Records seem to indicate that this veteran was most often called Houston, his middle name. Houston King, was a son of Elias and Isabel Horton King. Elias was born June 9, 1806 in VA, and died in Sept 1867 in Carter Co, KY. Isabel was born Feb 19, 1809 in VA and died July 18, 1858 in Carter Co, KY. Both Elias and Isabel are buried in the Whitt Cemetery on the Gertrude Mobley farm near Ibex in Elliott Co. Houston King must have been a man of some prominence, as indicated by the fact that he was chosen to be the first Circuit Court Clerk of the newly-formed Elliott Co. Around 1858, Houston King married Elizabeth Mobley, a daughter of Samuel and Talitha Thompson Mobley. When the 1870 census was taken in Elliott Co, Houston King stated that he was 33 years of age and a farmer, Elizabeth was 33, and, like her husband, stated that she was born in TN, which seems to be in question. Some records indicate that VA was the state of their birth. Their children named in the 1870 census were; Belle, age 11; Sarah, 9; Julia, 3; and Eliza, 1; this census indicates that all of the children were born in TN which also seems questionable. I might mention that there is an interesting story about Houston King in the book, Cox and Kin of Southwestern Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, by Bruce K. Cox of Michigan. When the 1880 census was taken, S.H. King was a resident of the Newfoundland Precinct, and stated that he was a teacher, 43 years of age, Elizabeth, his wife, was 46, which differed from the age as compared with 33 she gave in 1870. She stated that she was born in KY, which was also different to the place of birth given in 1870. Children named in the 1880 report were: Talitha, a teacher, age 21; Sarah, a teacher, 19; Julia Lee, 13; Eliza D., 11; Sam H., 9; Lula, 6; and Eugene W., 3. Unlike the 1870 report, this report indicates that all the children were born in KY. The 1890 Tax Assessments of the Nefoundland (Cracker’s Neck) area lists him as owner of 60 acres of land. His nearest neighbor was W.W. Green. Inn 1900, the Samuel H. King family was again enumerated in the Cracker’s Neck Precinct. He stated that he was born in May 1837, in TN, ans was 63 years of age in 1900. Elizabeth was 66, having been born in Nov of 1833. They stated that they had been married 42 years and had 7 children, 1 of which was deceased. Children listed in the 1900 census were: Talitha, 41, born Nov 1858; Eliza, 31, Sept 1868; Lula, 28, Feb 1872; Gracie, a granddaughter, 16, and Algy, a grandson, 7. Vital Statistics for Elliott Co gives Feb 22, 1874 for a King daughter named Lulu. I did not find Houston King in the 1910 census report. Neither do I have a date of death for him, or a place of burial. Elizabeth died in 1902 and is buried in East Carter County Memory Gardens. William H. Knipp: Pvt. Co., D. 5th., Ky., Inf. Oct 1861 to Feb 1862. “Confed”. Information on this veteran was given by Mary Scaggs, the former widow of William H. Knipp. She stated that he “died of measles” and that her post office in 1890 was Ibex. The information did not indicate that the soldier died during or after the war, but it is my belief that he contracted measles while in the army, and most likely died very soon thereafter. William H. Knipp married Mary Wilson, most likely in Carter Co, KY, but i have seen no date of marriage for them. Using census records, I calculate that their marriage was in 1859 or 1860. When the 1870 Elliott Co census was taken, Mary Wilson Knipp was married to Annanias Skaggs (Aug 24, 1868). She was the second wife of Annanias, and stated that she was 30 years of age and born in KY. Children named in the 1870 census were: Sena, 15; Harva, a son, 12; Louisa, 10; Susan, 9; Martha, 8; Joseph, 7; Silvina, 5; and William, 1. The child listed as Sena was actually Delcena, a daughter by Annanias’ first wife. Harva was, of course, Harvey, and was also child by Annanias’ first wife. We can get the following information from the 1880 Elliott Co Census: Annias Skaggs, age 48, and Mary, age 40, which does correspond with her age as given in 1870. Children of Annanias and Mary: Louisa Knipp, age 20, and Rachel S. Knipp, 19. Nine children were listed as Skaggs and were, undoubtedly, the children whose mother was also Mary Wilson Knipp Skaggs. As I previously stated, I do not know the date of William H. Knipp’s death, neither do I know where he is buried. Eli Lambert: “Sol. (Conf.) This was the only information given in the 1890 Military Census. He was a resident of the Moccasin Precinct at the time. A Lambert descendent stated recently the Eli was “a major in the Drum and Fife Corps during the Civil War”. The source quoted above also indicates that Eli Lambert was born Sept 16, 1836, possibly in Wythe Co, VA. He was a son of Henry and Emaline Leedy Lambert. (Henry traces to Johann Heinrich Lambert and his wife, Mary Magdalene Daude, natives of Otterburg, Germany). Around 1860, Eli Lambert and Elvina Catron were married in VA. Before they moved from VA, they had the following children: Ephrain (1860), William (1861), James (1863), Frances Ann (1867) and Sarah ( 1870). It is said that the Lambert family left VA in early 1870, traveled by wagon down the Big Sandy Valley, and eventually settled in Elliott Co. When the Elliott Co census was taken in June of 1870, the Eli Lambert family was already established in the Moccasin area. Eli stated that he was 33 years of age and born in VA. Elvina was 28, and likewise, born in VA. Their children named in this census report were: William, 9; James, 7; Ephraim, 5; Frances, 2; and Sarah, 2 months. It was indicated that all of these children were born in VA. Some of the Lambert descendants say the date of Elvina’s death is unknown. Since she is not named in the 1880 census, she apparently died during the 1870s. When the 1880 Elliott Co census was taken, Eli Lambert was still a resident of the Moccasin area. He indicated that he was 43 years of age; Manervey, his wife, was 37. The Lambert children named in this report were: Stuart, 14, and must have been the son recorded as Ephraim in the 1870 census; Francis, 12; Elizabeth, 10, and most likely the infant, Sarah, in 1870; John, 17; Margaret, 11; and Toby, 1 month. Step-children listed were: Sylvester Brown, 13; Frances Brown, 11; and Roda Brown, 6. Minerva Lambert was a daughter of Tobias and Frances “Fannie” Steagall Cocke (Cox), natives of VA. Information given on her tombstone show that she was born Aug 19, 1840, I believe in VA. Minerva had first married Thomas Brown, a son of Stephen and Mary Dehart Brown, and they are found named in the 1870 Elliott Co census. I am not sure of the date when Thomas Brown died, but if Rhoda, the youngest Brown child named in 1880, was 6 years of age, we may conclude that Thomas’ death probably not before 1874. Typhoid fever struck this particular Brown family in the 1870s, killing many of them, with Thomas being, perhaps, one of the victims. I have not see a marriage date for Eli Lambert and Manerva Cocke Brown Lambert. With their son, Toby, being only 1 month old when the 1880 census was taken, it may be that their marriage was about 1879. In 1900, Eli Lambert stated that he was born in Sept 1836, and was, at that time, 63 years of age. Minerva, his wife, was 58, indicating that she was born in Aug 1842. They stated that they had been married 21 years and had 8 children, 1 of which was deceased. Children named in the 1900 census were: Tobias, age 20, born Apr 1879; Lydia J., 18, Oct 1881; and Doctor D., 15, May 1885. Eli and Minerva Lambert are buried, along with several of their descendants, in the Crix Cemetery in Rowan Co. According to their gravestone, which I have seen, Eli died Mar 20, 1926, and Minerva died Jan 30, 1937. I have heard the late Ida Brown Adkins speak often of her “Aunt Nerv Lambert”. Ida’s parents were Steve and Liz Cox Brown. Finished USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access.