Biographical Sketch of Charles H Killgore
The subject of the following sketch was born in Weakley County, Tennessee, March, 1838, on the farm where he met his awful death. His parents were exemplary members of the Methodist Church; his father (Charles m. Killgore) has been class-leader for more than thirty years. No parents ever had more anxiety for the moral training of their children than his, and perhaps none had better success with any child than did his parents with the subject of our sketch (C.H. Killgore) and his next younger brother, G.W.C Killgore, they being the younger of the parents' ten children. More civil, industrious, and obedient boys perhaps were never reared by any parents than they. They were the objects of praise by everyone who knew them. They were familiarly called, by their extensive circle of acquaintance, Charley and Casey.
Charley, until he was eight or ten years old, was full of amusing prattle, and was the subject of his family's pride, and one of his father's especial pets. After this age, by some strangeness, he became almost silent, was ever still and sedate. His opportunities for an education were limited to only a few winter months; but such was his application at study as well as business, he turned his limited time to a good advantage. His industry and attention were such that his father gave him the entire control of the farm before he was nineteen years old. This he turned to the best advantage; so much so, that other young men of the vicinity were astonished at the amount he made for himself. His expertness in business was illustrated by the following incident:
Early in the fall of 1856 there were strong indications of frost, quite early for this climate, and the greater portion of his tobacco crop was yet standing in the field. He saw that this year's labor would be foiled if his tobacco were not saved that day; so with knife in hand he went spitting and cutting down the plant preparatory to hanging it the barn, and by four o'clock in the afternoon he had cut eight thousand plants, while four thousand were ever considered a full day's work. The crop sold well and brought him enough money to pay off a considerable store account, and leave enough currency, when converted into gold, to make him net one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
With this small amount he went, with his two older brothers, to Goliad, Texas, where they purchased a lot of mustang ponies, which he turned to good account. He was gone this trip four months. He suffered extremely with sea-sickness while coasting the Gulf of Mexico. As soon as he recovered from this, his appetite became ungovernable. They camped out almost every night to guard their stock, lived on fried bacon-sides and batter-cakes fried in gravy. The first few weeks he ate very heartily of this, but finally his appetite failed and he became dyspeptic.
So severely was he afflicted, he never recovered, though he was able to attend to his business most of the time. His health after this trip was such that he did not labor much on the farm; instead of which he employed his time trading—sometimes in horses and mules, sometimes in poultry—to New Orleans, and sometimes in tobacco, cotton, cotton yarns, dry goods, groceries, etc. Remarkable though it may be, he always turned his trades to good account, with but few slight exceptions. He never failed to make money. His fairness in dealing and faithfulness to his promises attracted around him many customers and admirers, and thus he became a benefactor in the circle of his acquaintance.
This is an excerpt from a short book entitled "The Spirit of Secession and its Bitter Truths" partially written and edited by his brother James Wilson Killgore. It is collection of family letters and the story of Charles Jr's death; a wealth of family and genealogical information. Digital copies available upon request.
Charles H Killgore was murdered on the Killgore family farm by members of the Edmonds and Cabe gang because of his support of the Union.
The subject of the following sketch was born in Weakley County, Tennessee, March, 1838, on the farm where he met his awful death. His parents were exemplary members of the Methodist Church; his father (Charles m. Killgore) has been class-leader for more than thirty years. No parents ever had more anxiety for the moral training of their children than his, and perhaps none had better success with any child than did his parents with the subject of our sketch (C.H. Killgore) and his next younger brother, G.W.C Killgore, they being the younger of the parents' ten children. More civil, industrious, and obedient boys perhaps were never reared by any parents than they. They were the objects of praise by everyone who knew them. They were familiarly called, by their extensive circle of acquaintance, Charley and Casey.
Charley, until he was eight or ten years old, was full of amusing prattle, and was the subject of his family's pride, and one of his father's especial pets. After this age, by some strangeness, he became almost silent, was ever still and sedate. His opportunities for an education were limited to only a few winter months; but such was his application at study as well as business, he turned his limited time to a good advantage. His industry and attention were such that his father gave him the entire control of the farm before he was nineteen years old. This he turned to the best advantage; so much so, that other young men of the vicinity were astonished at the amount he made for himself. His expertness in business was illustrated by the following incident:
Early in the fall of 1856 there were strong indications of frost, quite early for this climate, and the greater portion of his tobacco crop was yet standing in the field. He saw that this year's labor would be foiled if his tobacco were not saved that day; so with knife in hand he went spitting and cutting down the plant preparatory to hanging it the barn, and by four o'clock in the afternoon he had cut eight thousand plants, while four thousand were ever considered a full day's work. The crop sold well and brought him enough money to pay off a considerable store account, and leave enough currency, when converted into gold, to make him net one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
With this small amount he went, with his two older brothers, to Goliad, Texas, where they purchased a lot of mustang ponies, which he turned to good account. He was gone this trip four months. He suffered extremely with sea-sickness while coasting the Gulf of Mexico. As soon as he recovered from this, his appetite became ungovernable. They camped out almost every night to guard their stock, lived on fried bacon-sides and batter-cakes fried in gravy. The first few weeks he ate very heartily of this, but finally his appetite failed and he became dyspeptic.
So severely was he afflicted, he never recovered, though he was able to attend to his business most of the time. His health after this trip was such that he did not labor much on the farm; instead of which he employed his time trading—sometimes in horses and mules, sometimes in poultry—to New Orleans, and sometimes in tobacco, cotton, cotton yarns, dry goods, groceries, etc. Remarkable though it may be, he always turned his trades to good account, with but few slight exceptions. He never failed to make money. His fairness in dealing and faithfulness to his promises attracted around him many customers and admirers, and thus he became a benefactor in the circle of his acquaintance.
This is an excerpt from a short book entitled "The Spirit of Secession and its Bitter Truths" partially written and edited by his brother James Wilson Killgore. It is collection of family letters and the story of Charles Jr's death; a wealth of family and genealogical information. Digital copies available upon request.
Charles H Killgore was murdered on the Killgore family farm by members of the Edmonds and Cabe gang because of his support of the Union.
Biographical Sketch of Charles H Killgore
The subject of the following sketch was born in Weakley County, Tennessee, March, 1838, on the farm where he met his awful death. His parents were exemplary members of the Methodist Church; his father (Charles m. Killgore) has been class-leader for more than thirty years. No parents ever had more anxiety for the moral training of their children than his, and perhaps none had better success with any child than did his parents with the subject of our sketch (C.H. Killgore) and his next younger brother, G.W.C Killgore, they being the younger of the parents' ten children. More civil, industrious, and obedient boys perhaps were never reared by any parents than they. They were the objects of praise by everyone who knew them. They were familiarly called, by their extensive circle of acquaintance, Charley and Casey.
Charley, until he was eight or ten years old, was full of amusing prattle, and was the subject of his family's pride, and one of his father's especial pets. After this age, by some strangeness, he became almost silent, was ever still and sedate. His opportunities for an education were limited to only a few winter months; but such was his application at study as well as business, he turned his limited time to a good advantage. His industry and attention were such that his father gave him the entire control of the farm before he was nineteen years old. This he turned to the best advantage; so much so, that other young men of the vicinity were astonished at the amount he made for himself. His expertness in business was illustrated by the following incident:
Early in the fall of 1856 there were strong indications of frost, quite early for this climate, and the greater portion of his tobacco crop was yet standing in the field. He saw that this year's labor would be foiled if his tobacco were not saved that day; so with knife in hand he went spitting and cutting down the plant preparatory to hanging it the barn, and by four o'clock in the afternoon he had cut eight thousand plants, while four thousand were ever considered a full day's work. The crop sold well and brought him enough money to pay off a considerable store account, and leave enough currency, when converted into gold, to make him net one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
With this small amount he went, with his two older brothers, to Goliad, Texas, where they purchased a lot of mustang ponies, which he turned to good account. He was gone this trip four months. He suffered extremely with sea-sickness while coasting the Gulf of Mexico. As soon as he recovered from this, his appetite became ungovernable. They camped out almost every night to guard their stock, lived on fried bacon-sides and batter-cakes fried in gravy. The first few weeks he ate very heartily of this, but finally his appetite failed and he became dyspeptic.
So severely was he afflicted, he never recovered, though he was able to attend to his business most of the time. His health after this trip was such that he did not labor much on the farm; instead of which he employed his time trading—sometimes in horses and mules, sometimes in poultry—to New Orleans, and sometimes in tobacco, cotton, cotton yarns, dry goods, groceries, etc. Remarkable though it may be, he always turned his trades to good account, with but few slight exceptions. He never failed to make money. His fairness in dealing and faithfulness to his promises attracted around him many customers and admirers, and thus he became a benefactor in the circle of his acquaintance.
This is an excerpt from a short book entitled "The Spirit of Secession and its Bitter Truths" partially written and edited by his brother James Wilson Killgore. It is collection of family letters and the story of Charles Jr's death; a wealth of family and genealogical information. Digital copies available upon request.
Charles H Killgore was murdered on the Killgore family farm by members of the Edmonds and Cabe gang because of his support of the Union.
The subject of the following sketch was born in Weakley County, Tennessee, March, 1838, on the farm where he met his awful death. His parents were exemplary members of the Methodist Church; his father (Charles m. Killgore) has been class-leader for more than thirty years. No parents ever had more anxiety for the moral training of their children than his, and perhaps none had better success with any child than did his parents with the subject of our sketch (C.H. Killgore) and his next younger brother, G.W.C Killgore, they being the younger of the parents' ten children. More civil, industrious, and obedient boys perhaps were never reared by any parents than they. They were the objects of praise by everyone who knew them. They were familiarly called, by their extensive circle of acquaintance, Charley and Casey.
Charley, until he was eight or ten years old, was full of amusing prattle, and was the subject of his family's pride, and one of his father's especial pets. After this age, by some strangeness, he became almost silent, was ever still and sedate. His opportunities for an education were limited to only a few winter months; but such was his application at study as well as business, he turned his limited time to a good advantage. His industry and attention were such that his father gave him the entire control of the farm before he was nineteen years old. This he turned to the best advantage; so much so, that other young men of the vicinity were astonished at the amount he made for himself. His expertness in business was illustrated by the following incident:
Early in the fall of 1856 there were strong indications of frost, quite early for this climate, and the greater portion of his tobacco crop was yet standing in the field. He saw that this year's labor would be foiled if his tobacco were not saved that day; so with knife in hand he went spitting and cutting down the plant preparatory to hanging it the barn, and by four o'clock in the afternoon he had cut eight thousand plants, while four thousand were ever considered a full day's work. The crop sold well and brought him enough money to pay off a considerable store account, and leave enough currency, when converted into gold, to make him net one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
With this small amount he went, with his two older brothers, to Goliad, Texas, where they purchased a lot of mustang ponies, which he turned to good account. He was gone this trip four months. He suffered extremely with sea-sickness while coasting the Gulf of Mexico. As soon as he recovered from this, his appetite became ungovernable. They camped out almost every night to guard their stock, lived on fried bacon-sides and batter-cakes fried in gravy. The first few weeks he ate very heartily of this, but finally his appetite failed and he became dyspeptic.
So severely was he afflicted, he never recovered, though he was able to attend to his business most of the time. His health after this trip was such that he did not labor much on the farm; instead of which he employed his time trading—sometimes in horses and mules, sometimes in poultry—to New Orleans, and sometimes in tobacco, cotton, cotton yarns, dry goods, groceries, etc. Remarkable though it may be, he always turned his trades to good account, with but few slight exceptions. He never failed to make money. His fairness in dealing and faithfulness to his promises attracted around him many customers and admirers, and thus he became a benefactor in the circle of his acquaintance.
This is an excerpt from a short book entitled "The Spirit of Secession and its Bitter Truths" partially written and edited by his brother James Wilson Killgore. It is collection of family letters and the story of Charles Jr's death; a wealth of family and genealogical information. Digital copies available upon request.
Charles H Killgore was murdered on the Killgore family farm by members of the Edmonds and Cabe gang because of his support of the Union.
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