1. Information on John's marriages to Blevins and Bennett came from an article published on the Colericks called Prairie Pioneers of Box Butte County by Mae Manion.
1. Mr. Shreve was an electrician.
1. Catherine & Mr. Shreve lived at Goble, Oregon.
1. Philip Goode was 5' 10" tall, weighed 216#, and was a Methodist.
2. Phillip was the only married brother when the Samuel Goode family moved to Warren County, Ohio.
3. He opposed slavery as a great national and social evil, and saw its demoralizing influences, and was unwilling to raise his family in a slave state...thus the move to Ohio.
4. His dying expression was "My house is ready".
1. Rebeckah Goode had 15 slaves as her marriage protion.
2. Alternate date of marriage: 11 Feb 1793
3. Rebeckah & Philip removed to Warren County, Ohio in 1805.
4. Rebeckah was a Methodist over 70 years.
1. Patrick was Member of Congress from Ohio, 1836-1842.
1. Rev. William Henry Goode D.D. was of Indiana.
1. Occupation: For 2-years she was a teacher in the POR William Academy, Carrol County, Kentucky.
1. Hazel & Mr. Belse lived in Portland, Oregon, and were farmers.
1. James Kuykendall offers alternate place of birth as Rutherford County, Tennessee...another source (LDK) reports that he was born in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee.
2. Marshall E. Kuykendall reports that he received info from an old friend Thomas Lindley showing a Land Certificate whereby Maria D. Kuykendall swore in Bell County, Texas that her husband, Abner, had served in the Texas Army in 1835 & 1836 and that he died on 7 Oct 1867. The certificate was signed in Bell County, Texas.
1. The State of Texas}
County of Bell}
Before me W. M. Minyard County Judge of the county aforsaid personall appeared Mrs. Maris Kuykendall to me well known who being duly sworn says:
1st, that she is the widow of Abner Kuykendall who died on or about the 7th day of October 1867.
2nd, that affiant and said Abner Kuykendall were living together as husband and wife at the time of his death.
3rd, that affiant is unmarried and has always been unmarried since the death of her siad husband.
4th, that said Abner Kuykendall was a soldier and actually rendered military service in the Texas Army before the declaration of Texas Independence and prior to January 1st 1837-
5th, that said Abner Kuykendall intered such service on or about the first day of September 1835 and was honorably discharged on or about the 1st day of December 1835.
6th, that during said term said Ab ner Kuykendall served in the following Companies and Regiments in Captain Birds Company. Name of Regiment not remembered. (space) that said Abner Kuykendall affiants husband is the same identical Abner Kuykendall who served in such companies and regiments that affiant is now a resident citizen of Bell County Texas. Also at the same time before me personally came L. P. Moore and Daniel McKay, credible persons and to me well known who being duly sworn depose and say that they know Maria Kuykendall that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that the facts stated by her are true.Widow} Maria Kuykendall
(her hand)
Witness} L. P. Moore
Witness} David Mc Kay (the Judge wrote "Daniel" and the man signed "David")
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of February, 1882 and I hereby certify that it is my opinion and belief that Maria Kuykendall is the widow of Abner Kuykendall and that he was a bona fide Texas Veteran and that her Claim for a Verteran donation certificate is a valid one.(Signed) W. M. Minyard (?)
County Judge Bell Co. Texas
TEST W. W. Upshaw Clerk County Court Bell Co. Texa
(separate page)I certify that Abner Kuykendall of my Company entered the Federal Army of Texas on the 1st Day of October 1835 he has in all respects, discharged his duty with honor to Texas and credit to himself he has ten days to reach home.
signed John York
December 13th 1835 Capt. of Brazos guardsComptrollers Office
May 4th 1882I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in this office.
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Comptroller
End of statement.
Marshall E. Kuykendall
27 Feb. 2002
Driftwood, Texas
1. James Kuykendall reported that Absolum went to Spanish Texas in the 1830's.
2. AFN:1G2D-BK
3. Betty Kuykendall Price et al refers to Absolum as "Absolene", and further states, "it has been stated that Absolene became a Mormon and had other wives, names unknown. I have not confirmed this. There were 15 children".....
4. The spelling of the name could be Absolom, Absolam, Absolum, etc. [Take your pick]
5, Note: White Plains, Jackson, Tennessee is now Cookville, Putnam, Tennessee.
6. Alternate place of death: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
1. AFN:1G2D-BK
2. Alternate year of birth: 1825.
1. Alternate State of birth: Kentucky.
2. James was a farmer.
3. James Kuykendall reports that James went to Spanish Texas in the 1840's.
1. GRK was in Co. "K" 1st (Yagers) Texas Cavalry as a 2nd Lieutenant, and later in the 8th Taylors Battalion of the Texas Cavalry.