William was the husband of Catherine (Anderson) Giddings 1847-1928
He was the son of William Braxton Giddings and Mary Hill (Buckner) Giddings
Bio:
Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Tulip). Mr. William B. Giddings, Jr., was born in Monroe county April 28, 1842, and was educated in the schools of Paris. He was 19 years of age when the war broke out, and, like his brother-in-law, Mr. E. S. Anderson, he promptly enlisted in the Confederate service. For over four years he followed the flag of the South, and only returned after it had gone down in defeat to rise no more after a struggle which made it an emblem of the highest heroism and patriotic devotion the world has ever seen. He first enlisted in the State Guard, becoming a member of Co. A, Second Missouri Cavalry, Brace's regiment, under Gen. Harris. After the expiration of that term of service, he enlisted in Co. G, Second regiment, First Missouri Brigade, Confederate service. Among the other battles in which he took part during the war are remembered those of Lexington, Mo.; Pea Ridge, Ark.; Corinth and Luka, Miss., and nearly all the engagements in which Gens. Johnston and Hood were engaged, whilst he was in their respective commands. He was paroled at Jackson, Miss., in 1865, and at once returned home and engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which he had been brought up. In August, 1867, he was married to Miss Kate Anderson, a daughter of A.A. and Catherine (McDowell) Anderson. She was born in Boyle county, Ky., in 1847, and was educated at Lexington, in that State. They have three children: Joseph, James and Fannie. Mrs. Giddings is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Giddings' home tract of land contains nearly 300 acres, all of which is under fence and otherwise improved. He makes something of a specialty of raising short-horn cattle. Mr. Giddings has a two-foot vein of coal on his place, but has never begun to work it for the markets.
William B Giddings
age 20
1862
Second Infantry, G-HO
(Missouri Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch.org, Microfilm M322 roll 107)
1880 Fed Census, Union, Monroe Co., Missouri
W. B. Giddings age 38 born Missouri
Joseph A. Giddings age 11 born Missouri (son)
Jas B. Giddings age 9 born Missouri (son)
Fannie B. Giddings age 5 born Missouri (Dau)
Catherine Giddings age 33 born Kentucky (wife)
1900 Fed census, Union Twp., Monroe co., Missouri
Katherine Giddings age 53 born Kentucky widowed
Joe Giddings age 31 born Missouri (son)
Lucy Giddings age 29 born Missouri (Dau-in-law)
Fannie Giddings age 25 born Missouri (Dau)
Susie Giddings age 15 born Missouri (Dau)
(Above bio contributed by Joan of VA)
WM. B. GIDDINGS.
There is hardly a neighborhood in Monroe County in which the news of the death of Wm. B. Giddings will not fill some bearst [sic] with sadness. He died very suddenly of heart disease at his home near Tulip on Tuesday morning. He was complaining slightly while at Tulip on Monday but seemed in his usual good health when his wife last saw him alive after midnight that night. When she arose at 4 o'clock in the morning she was horrified to find him cold in death. Mr. Giddings was one of the most gallant member of the First Missouri, a brigade which immortalized itself by deeds of valor during the civil war. Dozens of his old comrades still live in Monroe County and they mourn his death as though he were a brother. As a husband, father, neighbor and citizen he was the peer of any man in the county. The widespread sorrow caused by his death is the highest tribute that could be paid to his standing and worth. The APPEAL extends sympathy.
The Paris Appeal, Paris, Missouri, March 30, 1900
(Contributed by Shelby County (MO) Historical Society and Pam Witherow)
He was the son of William Braxton Giddings and Mary Hill (Buckner) Giddings
Bio:
Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Tulip). Mr. William B. Giddings, Jr., was born in Monroe county April 28, 1842, and was educated in the schools of Paris. He was 19 years of age when the war broke out, and, like his brother-in-law, Mr. E. S. Anderson, he promptly enlisted in the Confederate service. For over four years he followed the flag of the South, and only returned after it had gone down in defeat to rise no more after a struggle which made it an emblem of the highest heroism and patriotic devotion the world has ever seen. He first enlisted in the State Guard, becoming a member of Co. A, Second Missouri Cavalry, Brace's regiment, under Gen. Harris. After the expiration of that term of service, he enlisted in Co. G, Second regiment, First Missouri Brigade, Confederate service. Among the other battles in which he took part during the war are remembered those of Lexington, Mo.; Pea Ridge, Ark.; Corinth and Luka, Miss., and nearly all the engagements in which Gens. Johnston and Hood were engaged, whilst he was in their respective commands. He was paroled at Jackson, Miss., in 1865, and at once returned home and engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which he had been brought up. In August, 1867, he was married to Miss Kate Anderson, a daughter of A.A. and Catherine (McDowell) Anderson. She was born in Boyle county, Ky., in 1847, and was educated at Lexington, in that State. They have three children: Joseph, James and Fannie. Mrs. Giddings is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Giddings' home tract of land contains nearly 300 acres, all of which is under fence and otherwise improved. He makes something of a specialty of raising short-horn cattle. Mr. Giddings has a two-foot vein of coal on his place, but has never begun to work it for the markets.
William B Giddings
age 20
1862
Second Infantry, G-HO
(Missouri Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch.org, Microfilm M322 roll 107)
1880 Fed Census, Union, Monroe Co., Missouri
W. B. Giddings age 38 born Missouri
Joseph A. Giddings age 11 born Missouri (son)
Jas B. Giddings age 9 born Missouri (son)
Fannie B. Giddings age 5 born Missouri (Dau)
Catherine Giddings age 33 born Kentucky (wife)
1900 Fed census, Union Twp., Monroe co., Missouri
Katherine Giddings age 53 born Kentucky widowed
Joe Giddings age 31 born Missouri (son)
Lucy Giddings age 29 born Missouri (Dau-in-law)
Fannie Giddings age 25 born Missouri (Dau)
Susie Giddings age 15 born Missouri (Dau)
(Above bio contributed by Joan of VA)
WM. B. GIDDINGS.
There is hardly a neighborhood in Monroe County in which the news of the death of Wm. B. Giddings will not fill some bearst [sic] with sadness. He died very suddenly of heart disease at his home near Tulip on Tuesday morning. He was complaining slightly while at Tulip on Monday but seemed in his usual good health when his wife last saw him alive after midnight that night. When she arose at 4 o'clock in the morning she was horrified to find him cold in death. Mr. Giddings was one of the most gallant member of the First Missouri, a brigade which immortalized itself by deeds of valor during the civil war. Dozens of his old comrades still live in Monroe County and they mourn his death as though he were a brother. As a husband, father, neighbor and citizen he was the peer of any man in the county. The widespread sorrow caused by his death is the highest tribute that could be paid to his standing and worth. The APPEAL extends sympathy.
The Paris Appeal, Paris, Missouri, March 30, 1900
(Contributed by Shelby County (MO) Historical Society and Pam Witherow)
William was the husband of Catherine (Anderson) Giddings 1847-1928
He was the son of William Braxton Giddings and Mary Hill (Buckner) Giddings
Bio:
Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Tulip). Mr. William B. Giddings, Jr., was born in Monroe county April 28, 1842, and was educated in the schools of Paris. He was 19 years of age when the war broke out, and, like his brother-in-law, Mr. E. S. Anderson, he promptly enlisted in the Confederate service. For over four years he followed the flag of the South, and only returned after it had gone down in defeat to rise no more after a struggle which made it an emblem of the highest heroism and patriotic devotion the world has ever seen. He first enlisted in the State Guard, becoming a member of Co. A, Second Missouri Cavalry, Brace's regiment, under Gen. Harris. After the expiration of that term of service, he enlisted in Co. G, Second regiment, First Missouri Brigade, Confederate service. Among the other battles in which he took part during the war are remembered those of Lexington, Mo.; Pea Ridge, Ark.; Corinth and Luka, Miss., and nearly all the engagements in which Gens. Johnston and Hood were engaged, whilst he was in their respective commands. He was paroled at Jackson, Miss., in 1865, and at once returned home and engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which he had been brought up. In August, 1867, he was married to Miss Kate Anderson, a daughter of A.A. and Catherine (McDowell) Anderson. She was born in Boyle county, Ky., in 1847, and was educated at Lexington, in that State. They have three children: Joseph, James and Fannie. Mrs. Giddings is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Giddings' home tract of land contains nearly 300 acres, all of which is under fence and otherwise improved. He makes something of a specialty of raising short-horn cattle. Mr. Giddings has a two-foot vein of coal on his place, but has never begun to work it for the markets.
William B Giddings
age 20
1862
Second Infantry, G-HO
(Missouri Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch.org, Microfilm M322 roll 107)
1880 Fed Census, Union, Monroe Co., Missouri
W. B. Giddings age 38 born Missouri
Joseph A. Giddings age 11 born Missouri (son)
Jas B. Giddings age 9 born Missouri (son)
Fannie B. Giddings age 5 born Missouri (Dau)
Catherine Giddings age 33 born Kentucky (wife)
1900 Fed census, Union Twp., Monroe co., Missouri
Katherine Giddings age 53 born Kentucky widowed
Joe Giddings age 31 born Missouri (son)
Lucy Giddings age 29 born Missouri (Dau-in-law)
Fannie Giddings age 25 born Missouri (Dau)
Susie Giddings age 15 born Missouri (Dau)
(Above bio contributed by Joan of VA)
WM. B. GIDDINGS.
There is hardly a neighborhood in Monroe County in which the news of the death of Wm. B. Giddings will not fill some bearst [sic] with sadness. He died very suddenly of heart disease at his home near Tulip on Tuesday morning. He was complaining slightly while at Tulip on Monday but seemed in his usual good health when his wife last saw him alive after midnight that night. When she arose at 4 o'clock in the morning she was horrified to find him cold in death. Mr. Giddings was one of the most gallant member of the First Missouri, a brigade which immortalized itself by deeds of valor during the civil war. Dozens of his old comrades still live in Monroe County and they mourn his death as though he were a brother. As a husband, father, neighbor and citizen he was the peer of any man in the county. The widespread sorrow caused by his death is the highest tribute that could be paid to his standing and worth. The APPEAL extends sympathy.
The Paris Appeal, Paris, Missouri, March 30, 1900
(Contributed by Shelby County (MO) Historical Society and Pam Witherow)
He was the son of William Braxton Giddings and Mary Hill (Buckner) Giddings
Bio:
Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Tulip). Mr. William B. Giddings, Jr., was born in Monroe county April 28, 1842, and was educated in the schools of Paris. He was 19 years of age when the war broke out, and, like his brother-in-law, Mr. E. S. Anderson, he promptly enlisted in the Confederate service. For over four years he followed the flag of the South, and only returned after it had gone down in defeat to rise no more after a struggle which made it an emblem of the highest heroism and patriotic devotion the world has ever seen. He first enlisted in the State Guard, becoming a member of Co. A, Second Missouri Cavalry, Brace's regiment, under Gen. Harris. After the expiration of that term of service, he enlisted in Co. G, Second regiment, First Missouri Brigade, Confederate service. Among the other battles in which he took part during the war are remembered those of Lexington, Mo.; Pea Ridge, Ark.; Corinth and Luka, Miss., and nearly all the engagements in which Gens. Johnston and Hood were engaged, whilst he was in their respective commands. He was paroled at Jackson, Miss., in 1865, and at once returned home and engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which he had been brought up. In August, 1867, he was married to Miss Kate Anderson, a daughter of A.A. and Catherine (McDowell) Anderson. She was born in Boyle county, Ky., in 1847, and was educated at Lexington, in that State. They have three children: Joseph, James and Fannie. Mrs. Giddings is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Giddings' home tract of land contains nearly 300 acres, all of which is under fence and otherwise improved. He makes something of a specialty of raising short-horn cattle. Mr. Giddings has a two-foot vein of coal on his place, but has never begun to work it for the markets.
William B Giddings
age 20
1862
Second Infantry, G-HO
(Missouri Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch.org, Microfilm M322 roll 107)
1880 Fed Census, Union, Monroe Co., Missouri
W. B. Giddings age 38 born Missouri
Joseph A. Giddings age 11 born Missouri (son)
Jas B. Giddings age 9 born Missouri (son)
Fannie B. Giddings age 5 born Missouri (Dau)
Catherine Giddings age 33 born Kentucky (wife)
1900 Fed census, Union Twp., Monroe co., Missouri
Katherine Giddings age 53 born Kentucky widowed
Joe Giddings age 31 born Missouri (son)
Lucy Giddings age 29 born Missouri (Dau-in-law)
Fannie Giddings age 25 born Missouri (Dau)
Susie Giddings age 15 born Missouri (Dau)
(Above bio contributed by Joan of VA)
WM. B. GIDDINGS.
There is hardly a neighborhood in Monroe County in which the news of the death of Wm. B. Giddings will not fill some bearst [sic] with sadness. He died very suddenly of heart disease at his home near Tulip on Tuesday morning. He was complaining slightly while at Tulip on Monday but seemed in his usual good health when his wife last saw him alive after midnight that night. When she arose at 4 o'clock in the morning she was horrified to find him cold in death. Mr. Giddings was one of the most gallant member of the First Missouri, a brigade which immortalized itself by deeds of valor during the civil war. Dozens of his old comrades still live in Monroe County and they mourn his death as though he were a brother. As a husband, father, neighbor and citizen he was the peer of any man in the county. The widespread sorrow caused by his death is the highest tribute that could be paid to his standing and worth. The APPEAL extends sympathy.
The Paris Appeal, Paris, Missouri, March 30, 1900
(Contributed by Shelby County (MO) Historical Society and Pam Witherow)
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