75. Barbara SHULTZ
Timothy was the son of Timothy and Elizabeth (Trigg) Reagan. All these children were born in Sevier County, grew up and married in Missouri. Timothy and family moved to Missouri in 1834, Barbara died very shortly afterward. Timothy later married Martha Moore and had more children.
290. John H. REAGAN
His death date also appears as 1826. H'e believed to be buried in the Pittman Center Cemetery.
In 1845 an Act of the State Legislature appointed him to a Commission to 'view' (oversee) a turnpike road in Cocke County. In the same year he was also named, by an Act of the Legislature, to the Commission formed to select a new County Seat. He served as the first Postmaster at Hackletooth (one of the early names for Cosby) in 1858.
Some of the headstone inscriptions at Holders Grove Cemetery are VERY hard to read and not everyone sees them the same . The dates given here are MY best observations in 1992 [jrs].
300. Adelaide SHULTZ
died young.
302. Sarah Jane SHULTZ
Different sources have her first husband as "Edgar". She lived in Wilhite Community, Jones Cove.
77. Elizabeth SHULTZ
Elizabeth's first husband, the HUFF, is unknown. Willis Leatherwood was brought by his parents to Cocke Co, TN about 1811, when he was two years old. The following is quoted from the book "History of North and West Texas":
"Following his marriage Willis Leatherwood began farming in which he continued successfully until the Civil War. His sympathies were with the Confederacy and while not able to do active field service he did duty with the state militia and used his influence to advance the Southern cause. Through the ravages of war his estate was largely reduced in value and in order to make a new start he came to Texas in 1866, taking up a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres on a branch of Clear Creek on Montague County. Here he built a cabin and began farming. The county at that time was sparsely settled and little farming was done, but he was soon raising crops sufficient to support his family. Game of all kinds was plentiful and there were many wild beasts. Hardships and trials were to be borne in the reclamation of this district for the purposes of civilization. Mr. Leatherwood had to do his milling and trading at Gainesville and Sherman. The Indians were hostile, frequently raiding the country, murdering the inhabitants and stealing the stock. Although they made raids into the neighborhood where the Leatherwood family lived they were never molested at the house. Two of the sons, John and Daniel, were on the range hunting stock when a large band of Kiowas overtook them when they were unarmed and helpless. The Indians, however, had good firearms and shot John Leatherwood, killing him instantly, then scalping him and taking his horse. As Daniel Leatherwood had a better horse he managed to make his escape and lives to tell the tale of the horrible atrocities committed by the red men. The alarm was spread among the settlers, who followed the Indians and a fight ensued. It is thought that a number of the red men were killed, but how many could not be ascertained, as they carried their dead away with them. During this raid ten white people were killed including Nathan Long, Mr. Manasko, A. Parkhill, T. Fitzpatrick, his wife and one child, and three children of the Shegog family. This occured in January 1868. There were many raids after that time and fighting frequently occured. Much stock was stolen and the settlers lost heavily by reason of the Indian depredations, which were kept up until 1872.
Soon after the big raid and the murder of his son John, Mr. Leatherwood removed his family to Grayson County where he remained until 1870, when he returned to the old homestead and again resumed farming here. He made a good start in his work and in stock-raising and was thus identified with agricultural pursuits in this county until his death, which occured in 1881, when he was seventy-two years of age. He was a Baptist preacher for many years and one of the pioneer ministers of Montague County who assisted in organizing the churches, spreading the gospel, and promoting the moral development of the frontier district. He underwent all the hardships and privitations of frontier life in order to make possible the introduction of civilization that others might follow and find a habitable region. His wife survived him and died in 1887. They were the parents of four children: Thomas, Daniel, Marion, who was killed in the siege of Petersburg in the Civil war while serving in the Confederate Army; and John, whose death is mentioned above."
Willis and Elizabeth apparently lived in Cooke Co, TX in 1870 (they were counted there in the census) instead of Grayson County as mentioned above, and were back in Montague County in the 1880 census.
The first three children are generally listed as LEATHERWOODs but I think they belong to the first husband. All three were born before Elizabeth married Willis and William's name even appears in the census records once as "William HUFF Leatherwood". I'm leaving them listed as Willis's children here but I don't think they are. (jrs).
Elizabeth's first husband, the HUFF, is unknown. Willis Leatherwood was brought by his parents to Cocke Co, TN about 1811, when he was two years old. The following is quoted from the book "History of North and West Texas":
"Following his marriage Willis Leatherwood began farming in which he continued successfully until the Civil War. His sympathies were with the Confederacy and while not able to do active field service he did duty with the state militia and used his influence to advance the Southern cause. Through the ravages of war his estate was largely reduced in value and in order to make a new start he came to Texas in 1866, taking up a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres on a branch of Clear Creek on Montague County. Here he built a cabin and began farming. The county at that time was sparsely settled and little farming was done, but he was soon raising crops sufficient to support his family. Game of all kinds was plentiful and there were many wild beasts. Hardships and trials were to be borne in the reclamation of this district for the purposes of civilization. Mr. Leatherwood had to do his milling and trading at Gainesville and Sherman. The Indians were hostile, frequently raiding the country, murdering the inhabitants and stealing the stock. Although they made raids into the neighborhood where the Leatherwood family lived they were never molested at the house. Two of the sons, John and Daniel, were on the range hunting stock when a large band of Kiowas overtook them when they were unarmed and helpless. The Indians, however, had good firearms and shot John Leatherwood, killing him instantly, then scalping him and taking his horse. As Daniel Leatherwood had a better horse he managed to make his escape and lives to tell the tale of the horrible atrocities committed by the red men. The alarm was spread among the settlers, who followed the Indians and a fight ensued. It is thought that a number of the red men were killed, but how many could not be ascertained, as they carried their dead away with them. During this raid ten white people were killed including Nathan Long, Mr. Manasko, A. Parkhill, T. Fitzpatrick, his wife and one child, and three children of the Shegog family. This occured in January 1868. There were many raids after that time and fighting frequently occured. Much stock was stolen and the settlers lost heavily by reason of the Indian depredations, which were kept up until 1872.
Soon after the big raid and the murder of his son John, Mr. Leatherwood removed his family to Grayson County where he remained until 1870, when he returned to the old homestead and again resumed farming here. He made a good start in his work and in stock-raising and was thus identified with agricultural pursuits in this county until his death, which occured in 1881, when he was seventy-two years of age. He was a Baptist preacher for many years and one of the pioneer ministers of Montague County who assisted in organizing the churches, spreading the gospel, and promoting the moral development of the frontier district. He underwent all the hardships and privitations of frontier life in order to make possible the introduction of civilization that others might follow and find a habitable region. His wife survived him and died in 1887. They were the parents of four children: Thomas, Daniel, Marion, who was killed in the siege of Petersburg in the Civil war while serving in the Confederate Army; and John, whose death is mentioned above."
Willis and Elizabeth apparently lived in Cooke Co, TX in 1870 (they were counted there in the census) instead of Grayson County as mentioned above, and were back in Montague County in the 1880 census.
The first three children are generally listed by everyone as LEATHERWOODs. I think they HAVE TO BE HUFFs! They were born before Elizabeth married Willis, in the one census record William's name is even listed as William HUFF Leatherwood. I'm leaving them here as Willis's but I think they belong to the HUFF. (jrs).
310. Willis Marion LEATHERWOOD
Never wed. He was killed in the Civil War at Petersburg, VA.
311. John L. LEATHERWOOD
Never married, killed by Indians in Texas.
Don Reagan, in his "Smoky Mountain Clans" and in his "Early History of Dr. Martin Shultz" called Mary's husband "HENRY Romines". There is a Henry Romines, head-of-household, in the 1830 and 1840 Sevier County census, the ages of the husband and wife match the Henry and Mary shown here. That Henry Romines and family are gone from Sevier County before 1850.
In the 1850 Bradley census there IS a 45-year old Henry Romines, but his wife is Rachel, age 33. (Some researchers have her as Rachel JAMES, born Kentucky, married to Henry Romines in Sevier Co, TN!). Both indicated birth in Tennessee in the 1850 Bradley census. Children were Martin 21; Henry, 19; and Riley, 13. It's POSSIBLE that Henry's first wife, Mary Shults, died and Rachel was a second wife. The children listed in the 1850 Bradley census are a close match to the children listed with Henry in the 1830 and 1840 Sevier censuses. The 19-year old son Martin Romines COULD HAVE BEEN named for Mary's father, Martin Shults.
Henry and Rachel appear in the 1860 Bradley Co census, he was 60, she was 48. They also appear in Bradley in 1870. They don't appear in the 1880 Bradley census.
312. Martin ROMINES
Appeared with his father and step-mother in the 1850 Bradley Co, TN census, then disappears. No further record.
313. Henry ROMINES
Appears in the 1850 Bradley Co, TN census with his parents. Birth and death dates shown are from the book "Historical Records of Bradley County, Tennessee", by Ernest Lafayette Ross.
79. Martin M. SHULTZ
Martin owned a large tract of land in upper Jones Cove. He died from over exertion, while lifting a large rock. Sally was a sister of Mary who married Eli Shults. Sarah had a lter marriage to William Jones/Jeames/James.
He was a Union veteran of the Civil War, a Private in Co I, 2nd Tenn Cav. He took part in battles at Wild Cat, KY, Mufreesboro, TN, and Fishing Creek, KY. In the summer of 1862 he was detailed on special duty at Gauley Bridge, VA. He was captured near Kingston, TN (probably during the siege of Knoxville), and was held as a prisoner-of-war at Belle Island, then Richmond,VA, and for more than a year in the infamous Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, Georgia. He was discharged in April 1865, later drew a pension for his services. He was later a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) fraternal organization of Union veterans, and was a farmer in Emerts Cove, Sevier Co, TN.
Apparently wed very late, as she was still home, age 27, in the 1880 census.
He has two markers in the cemetery, one very old, one quite new, twenty feet apart! Sarah was a sister of Lydia Feezel who married her step-son, Daniel. Pleasant's middle name is thought by some to be, and may have been, 'Wesley'.
She MAY BE the daughter of John and Celia (Jenkins) Williams of Cosby [she named her first daughter 'Celia'!].
348. James A. SHULTS
These marriages are awfully close together but appear this way in the marriage records and are verified in the "Pittman Community Center" book. He was counted with Hannah in the 1870 census, and apparently never had children. Hannah's the daughter of Jermeiah M. and Nancy J. (Hollingsworth or Chambers) McCarter and is a sister of the Sarah who wed Martin H. Shults.
There were four LANGFORD families in Sevier County in the 1860 census. None of them had a "Nancy". This Nancy MAY be the 20-year old "Jane", who was the daughter of Jno. and Phebe Langford, from North Carolina, 10th District of Sevier County in 1860. By 1870 Jno. and Phebe were gone from Sevier and only one Langford family remained in the county.
352. Rhoda A. SHULTS
John moved to Texas after marrying again. He had at least five sons and a daughter, at least one child, Dan, remained in Sevier Co.
Even though he was forty years old and already had a family of seven children at the time of his enlistment Alexader was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War. He was a Sergeant in E Co, 2nd Tenn Cavalry, serving from 1862-1865. He returned to Emerts Cove after the war and remained there until after his mother's death. In 1876 he moved to Grainger County, to a farm on the Holston River, just below the present Cherokee Dam and lake. All his children moved with him except Joseph, who was already married and had a home of his own in Sevier County. His second marriage, to Jerusha, ended in divorce after a very short time.
Alexander was almost certainly named for Alexander Preston, an early setler (apparently as much as 15 years before Martin Shults) in the Sevier County area and a very prominent citizen. Mr. Alexander Preston was mentioned in Goodspeed's History. Mr. Preston was appointed by legislative acts of 1807 and 1809 as a Trustee of the old Nancy Academy, the first secondary school in Sevier County. When in 1813 financial difficulty forced a legislative act providing for a lottery to raise money Mr. Preston was one of a select group of men appointed to conduct it. Alexander Preston was a Lt. Col. in the militia and it was he who wrote the letter to the Governor of Tennessee affirming Philip Shults's election and appointment as Lieutenant of Militia. Alexander Preston last appeared in the 1830 Sevier County census, living alone. In 1822 Martin Shults named a son 'Alexander Preston Shults' and a later grandson of Martin's was named 'David Alexander Preston Shults'. The two names have continued in use in the Shults line up to the present time, with at least 9 Shults men having 'Alexander' as a first or middle name, and at least 8 men bearing the name 'Preston'.
Archible was the son of Daniel and Mary (McMahan) Duggan and a brother of the Anne Duggan who wed Pleasant Shults. There has been considerable confusion about his name; some list him as Archable, some as ARCHIBALD. Apparently his name was ARCHABLE and when he joined the Army they managed to change his name to ARCHIBALD. That's the name that appears on his military headstone and apparently the source of most of the confusion. His name on all his pension applications was ARCHABLE. He was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War, Co E, 2nd Tenn Cavalry. His records indicate that he enlisted 16 Sep 1862 at both Covington, KY and Sevierville, TN(?). He had had a prior period of Army service in 1846-1847. He was discharged 5 July 1865 in Nashville. In late December of 1863 his horse fell on him while in action near Mufreesboro and caused the injuries for which he later drew a pension. Anna inherited a large amount of land from her father, Martin, probably in Jones Cove, the 15th civil district of Sevier County. Archable and Anna remained in Jones Cove until about 1880. (It's interesting to note that in January 1874 when he filed his first pension application (filed in Sevier County) he was living in Marshall, Madison Co, NC! The witnesses on that first application were J.W. Shults and James
McMahan.) In 1881 they sold most of Anna's Sevier County holdings and bought a farm in Strawberry Plains (Sevier Co). Although his address is later listed as variously Sevier County or Jefferson County, Strawberry Plains or Kodak, they apparently remained there in the same place the rest of their lives and are buried there.
He was listed as "Theadore" in the 1870 census.
She was from Robertson Co, TX.
He was of Waco, TX.
375. Ephriam REAGAN
Married twice.
378. Julia Ann REAGAN
A twin of Sophia.
380. Daniel W.S. REAGAN
Married 4 times.
382. Mary REAGAN
Married twice.
Married twice.