NAVARRO COUNTY, TX - MILITARY - Civil War Widows' Pension Excerpts Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Richard Lawson ___________________________________________________________________ 7/11/1899: CHEATHAM, Lewis Robertson b abt 1828, served as 1st Lt. in Co E (&F?, see prev post & John J W WARDEN below) of 48th TN (Infantry) Regiment for 3 1/2 years, to Navarro Co, TX 1874/5, witnesses: Navarro Co. 1899 were John J WARDEN & [T L Riley? name too difficult to read], d 3/16/1907 McLennan Co, TX. His widow, Mary E (???), filed in 1907: b 9/2/1835, md 11/12/1850 Maury Co, TN, witnesses: McLennan Co. 1907 were N T CHEATHAM & Mrs Jane D Giles of Waco, no record of her daeth in her file. 7/11/1899: WARDEN, John James b abt 1838, served (as private) in Co E of 48th TN (Inf) Reg't. for 2 1/2 years & balance (1 yr) in 48th TN (Inf) Reg't. Reorganized (Co F?, see prev post), to Navarro Co, TX 1876/7, witnesses: Navarro Co. 1899 were Lewis R CHEATHAM & [T L Riley? name diff to read with 100% certainty], d 11/17/1913 Navarro Co, TX. His widow, Mattie J (???) from a later marriage, filed in 1929: b 2/24/1852 in Lawrence Co, AL, to TX 1880, md 10/27/1901 Navarro Co, TX, witnesses: Navarro Co. 1929 were C M Newton & J F Smith, d 12/12/1931 Dawson, Navarro, TX in home of her dau, Mrs J F FREELAND. 8/14/1899: MURPHY, Edmond Thomas b abt 1839, served (as priv?) in Co C of 48th TN Inf (for abt 1 yr, see prev post) , to TX (prob Navarro Co.?) 1875 to Hill Co. 1876 (in Navarro Co. census of 1880, Hill Co. census of 1900), witnesses: Hill Co. 1899 John C(alvin) MURPHY & J E DENTON, d 8/1/1900 Hill Co, TX. His widow, S(allie) E (Hill), filed in 1915: b abt 1851 in Panola Co, MS, says to TX 1876 & to Hill Co. 1880/81, md 9/21/1869 in Maury Co, TN, witnesses: Hill Co. 1915 were H C Bishop & G W Kinnard, d 12/26/1933 near Goldwaite, Mills Co, TX in automobile of son-in-law, O H PRIBBLE, son G R MURPHY signed application for mortuary warrant. (Sallie E HILL was dau of Robert C. HILL & Harriet E LOWRANCE, who were md 11/18/1848 in Maury Co, TN. Robt C HILL was prob son of (???) HILL & Mariah/Maria (DICKSON/DIXON?). 1850 FC of MUTN: p603, 818, Dist 5 (Culleoka area); HILL, Maria (DICKSON/DIXON) 52 GA, Harry 17 TN & James 14 TN; p604, 819; HILL, Robert (C) 24 TN, Harriet (E LOWRANCE) 20 TN & Sarah (Sallie E) 6/12 TN. 1860 FC of MUTN: p338, 541/541, Dist 6, Culleoka; HILL, R(obert) C. 34 TN, Harriet E (LOWRANCE) 30 TN, Sarah(Sallie) E 9 TN, Ruth A 8 TN, Wm J 7 TN, John R 5 TN, James C 3 TN & J S M (m) 1 TN, and HILL, Mariah (DICKSON/DIXON) 62 GA.) 7/18/1914: MURPHY, Mrs John Calvin filed in 1914 Hill Co. (she did not give her name/initials), witnesses: Hill Co. 1914 were T B Wharton & G W Kinnard, she was b abt 1847 Maury Co, TN, md 2/27/1868 in Maury Co, TN, to TX 1875 to Hill Co. 1906, husb d 2/28/1907 Hill Co, TX, he had served as priv in Co F 1st TN Calvary, with James M FREELAND & A M CRAIG [who served in diff Co of same regm't] both of whom signed an affidavit. She died 1/9/1924 in Hubbard, Hill, TX (Mrs John Calvin MURPHY was Nancy "Nannie" Almeda CASKEY, dau of Robert CASKEY & Jane HILL who were md 7/3/1823 in Maury Co, TN. 1850 FC of MUTN: p601, 798, Dist 5 (Culleoka area); MURPHY, W(illiam) B 49 NC, Mary (???) 39 TN, James (C) 19, John C(alvin) 17, Isaiah 15, Joseph (Hill) 13, Edmond (Thomas) 11, Wm 9, Sarah 5 & Jasper 1 (ch b TN); 799; KANNON (CANNON), B(url, Burrell, Burwell) 75 NC, Olivia ("Liddie" HILL) 60 NC (md 1/23/1830 MUTN), Wm 19 TN & Nancy 18 TN, and Burner, ____ 19 TN (teacher); 800; KASKEY (CASKEY), Robert 60 SC, Jane (HILL) 46 GA, (girls) Margaret 22, Elizabeth 18, Mary 15, Harriet 13, Nancy ("Nannie" Almeda) 5, (boys) John 20, Wm 16, Robert 12, George 8 & Burwell 7 (ch b TN); 1860 FC of MUTN: p326 , Dist 5 Culleoka; MURPHY, W(illiam) B 59 NC, Joseph H 22, E(dmond) T 21, Wm 19, Sarah L 15, Susan A 6 & N M (m) 4 (ch b TN); p329 401/401, Dist 5 Culleoka: CASKEY, Robert 67 SC, Margaret 32, Martha J 32, Elizabeth 29, Harriet 27, Wm S 26, Robert H 21 George M 18 (Burwell) Henderson 16 & Nancy ("Nannie" Almeda) 14 (ch b TN); 402/402; KANNON (CANNON), Ollivia ("Lydia" HILL) 70 NC, W(illiam) B(urrell?) 30 TN, F(rances) J (Hughes) 29 TN (md 12/11/1851 MUTN, 12/17/1851 Giles Co, TN), W W (m) 7, M O (f) 6, S W (f) 4 & T A (m) 1 (ch b TN), and MITCHELL, W(illiam?) T (H?) 23 TN (overseer).) 2/15/1915: MURPHY, Mrs Joseph Hill filed in 1915 Hill Co. as Mrs M(ollie) A MURPHY, witnesses: Hill Co. 1915 were H C Bishop & G W Kinard, she was b abt 1848 in Maury Co, TN, md 5/14/1868 in Maury Co, TN, to TX 1875 to Hill Co. 1876, husb d 3/11/1889 Hill Co, TX, he served (as priv?) in Co F 1st TN Calvary, with James M FREELAND who signed an affidavit, and with Robert H CASKEY & Wm H MITCHELL who signed ex-partes 1915 in MUTN. She died 9/23/1932 in Hubbard, Hill, TX & her son-in-law, W H Suddeth of Hubbard signed application for mortuary warrant. (Mrs Joseph Hill MURPHY was Mary "Mollie" A CREWS, dau of Wesley E CREWS & Nancy W COLLIER who were md 1/23/1840 in Maury Co, TN. 1850 FC of MUTN: p 608, 849, Dist 5 (Culleoka area); CREWS, Wesley (E) 27 NC, Nancy W COLLIER) 26 NC, James 9, Sarah 6, Joseph 4, Mary ("Mollie" A) 2 & Archie 7/12 (ch b TN); 1860 FC of MUTN: p328, Dist 5 Culleoka; CREWS, W(esley) E 37 NC, Nancy (COLLIER) 37 NC, Wm J 18, Sarah E 16, Joseph 14, Mary ("Mollie" A) 12, Archie 10, Albert 7, Fletcher 5 & Louan 2 (ch b TN).) 2/15/1915: FREELAND, James Monroe b abt 1844 in Maury Co, TN, served as private in Co F 1st TN Calvary , with Robert H CASKEY & Wm H MITCHELL who signed ex-partes 1915 in MUTN, to TX 1882/3 to Hill Co. 1888/9, witnesses: Hill Co. 1915 were J A Ferguson & J Y McDaniel, d 2/28/1923 Hubbard, Hill, TX. His widow, Mrs James Monroe FREELAND filed in 1923 Hill Co. (she did not give her name/initials), witnesses: Hill Co. 1923 were Quill Pierce & her son, J W FREELAND, she was b abt 1853 in Maury Co, TN, md 10/1/1868 in Maury Co, TN, she d 1/18/1928 near Hillsboro at home of her dau, Mrs Ben SPEAR, her son, J W FREELAND, signed application for mortuary warrant. The surnames typed in bold letters are surnames known to have come from Maury Co, TN (MUTN). Hope this helps members of these families of CSA Veterans who moved to Dawson, Navarro, & Hubbard, Hill (part of Hill Co. that wasoriginally part of Navarro Co.), TX.