John B. Kidd

I am still having problems with understanding the new blogger since google has taken it over, but I am trying to do the most I can with my genealogy posts. Don't be surprised if you see a double post.
I guess you could say in some cases two is better than one!! :-)  This is the story of my great, great, grandfather who fought for the Confederates during the Civil War.  My great grandmother's father fought on the Union side so when the war was over this created many problems. I would love to hear all the stories that happened when they both came home to the same town after the war!!

John B. Kidd b. Jun 30 1866 Talladega Cty, AL d. Jul 27 1942 Tishomingo Cty, MS m. Mann, John

About Kidd, John B Information from Chris Gentle's Web Page John B Kidd was my ggg-grandfather. John lived from Oct 1819 until 19 05. Very little is known about John B. Kidd and no one has discovere d who his parents were. One story that as related to me hinted that J ohn B may have had a disagreement with his family and separated from t hem, apparently leaving no trace of who he came from. While this may or may not be True, discovering his roots is proving to be very diffic ult. There are a few things we do know about John. According to John's Civ il War muster, he had gray eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, and stoo d 5'10' tall. He was born in York County, SC and it is believed that he was in Oglethorpe County, GA for a time Census records tell us tha t John was living in Talladega County, Ala. in the 1850 and 1860 censu es. By 1870 the area of Talladega County where he resided had been tu rned into Clay County, Al. John B was in Winston County, Al in the 18 80 and 1900 censuses. There is a John B. Kidd serving as postmaster i n Winston County, Al, town of Biler, from May 15, 1888 thru December 2 4, 1896. On April 15,1864, John Kidd enlisted in the Civil War as a Private in Company 'C', 3rd Alabama (confederate) . From July 20 to September l, 1864 he was activ ely engaged in the War. He then took a leave of absence with his fam ily. On Sept 29 1864, John rejoined the Confederate forces, being ass igned to Company 'A', Hardie's Battalion Confederate Cavalry Reserves which was formed in Talladega County. John was injured during a engag ement at Oxford in December of 1864, sustaining a leg injury. As a res ult of his injury his right leg had to be amputated four inches below the knee. The injury resulted in his capture by the Union forces. O n May 22, 1865 he was released as a prisoner of war. He served a tot al of 13 months. By 1880 John had moved his family to Winston County , Al, between the towns or Double Springs and Haleyville. The 1880 ce nsus lists a grandson, Thomas Washington Kidd ('Little Tom' son of Asb ury) living in the household of John Kidd. The 1900 census shows the m still living in Winston (the 1900 census shows John B. and Elizabet h living with Thomas and Ladie Kidd in Winston County, Ala) but by 19 01 John And Elizabeth were living with Little Tom in Lawrence County, Al. Elizabeth died on 7 24 1901 John died a few years later in 1905. They are both buried at the Old Liberty Congregational Church cemeter y in Hatton, Lawrence County, Al. Following is written on his company muster roll: Record of Events- 'My Company was organized on the 15 day of April last, and entered int o service the 20 day of July following. I was first ordered into camp -at-Talladega thencely ordered to Selma, thence to Mobile, thence nea r Blakely in Baldwin Co. Back to camp Cummings Mobile. The men absen t without leave were ordered in first camps and have been ordered to t here command sence reaching this place. They are now at there homes.' 1850 census Talladega County, Ala 11-8-1850 ancestry.com 870-891 John B. Kidd 31 SC Elizabeth 26 GA Sarah 3 Ala Margaret 1 Ala Talladega Alabama 1860 census ancestry.com 1222-1 J. Kid 36 M Farmer 150/150 SC E. Kid 36 F GA S. A. Kid 13 F AL M. Kid 11 F AL A. Kid 9 F AL A. Kid 7 M AL J. Kid 3 F AL 1870 census 6-28-1870 Flatrock Beat Township 18 Range 8 Clay County, Al 23-23 J. B. Kidd 50 WM Farmer SC E. A. 46 WF Keeps house GA S. T. 21 WF AL M. M. 20 WF AL A. A. 18 WM AL D. M. 15 WM works on farm AL E. E. 12 WF AL J. A. 10 WF AL T. W. 7 WM AL Sparks, P. 81 WF SC Source: 1870 census, ancestry.com 1880 Census Winston County, Alabama 9th or 10th of JUne 1880 Township 10 Range 9 West 46-48 John B. Kidd WM 59 Farmer Elizabeth WF 55 Wife Keep house Thomas W. (Thomas White) WM 16 Son Farm Labor Thomas W. (Thomas Washington) WM 8 Grandson AL AL Ga Source Census 1880 ancestry. com Son and family (David Milton Kidd) lived next door 1900 census, Winston County, Ala shows John B. and Elizabeth living i n the household of Thomas and Ladie Kidd. Due to the age of Thomas I b elieve this to be Thomas Washington Kidd. Winston County web site- List of Winston County Postmasters Town of Biler: John B. Kidd May 15, 1888-December 24, 1896 ******************************Land records Accession/Serial #: AL4110__.316 BLM Serial #: AL NO S/N Names Patentee: JOHN B KIDD Survey State: ALABAMA Acres: 80.27 Metes/Bounds: No Title Transfer Issue Date: 5/17/1890 Land Office: Huntsville Cancelled: No U.S. Reservations: No Mineral Reservations: No Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392) Document Numbers Document Nr.: 5022 Misc. Doc. Nr.: 10584 Accession/Serial Nr.: AL4110__.316 BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N Aliquot Parts Sec./ Block Township Range Fract. Section Meridian State Counties Survey Nr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W½NW 17/ 10-S 9-W No Huntsville AL Winston *************** Accession/Serial #: AL4150__.368 BLM Serial #: AL NO S/N Names Patentee: JOHN B KIDD Survey State: ALABAMA Acres: 80.25 Metes/Bounds: No Title Transfer Issue Date: 11/2/1891 Land Office: Huntsville Cancelled: No U.S. Reservations: No Mineral Reservations: No Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392) Document Numbers Document Nr.: 6634 Misc. Doc. Nr.: 19360 Accession/Serial Nr.: AL4150__.368 BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N Aliquot Parts Sec./ Block Township Range Fract. Section Meridian State Counties Survey Nr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NWSW 17/ 10-S 9-W No Huntsville AL Winston NESE 18/ 10-S 9-W No Huntsville AL Winston

In the picture above you can see he was injured in the war and lost his leg. I am sure that this caused many problems in the family