kermieluvr
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Hi. I'm looking for information on John M. Bivins from the 27th Texas Calvary Regiment (also known as Whitfield's Legion and 1st Texas Legion). He was Captain of Co. H. This is what I've managed to find so far:
"Red River County Texas In The Civil War" by Joe & Carolyn Ericson, page 16-17. Born: 1823, North Carolina Died: 20 June 1862, near Okelona, Mississippi Spouse: Casey C. Service: Company H., 27th Texas Calvary; 10 March 1862, Clarksville, Red River County.
I would like to know how he died (if he was killed in war or if he died of sickness, etc...) and where he was buried. What I've gathered from news articles is that Mr. Bivins was at one time the sheriff in Red River County and was the County Clerk for several years until he enlisted. There is however, no mention of his death in these papers until the notice that his wife posted for claims on his estate when she probated his will in December 1862. I can't imagine that if he was a known person of the community, why there isn't something about his death in the paper. I'm assuming that if he was killed in battle, that he most likely is buried in Mississippi, but my family owns a farm that contains a cemetery where his wife and children are buried. Its been called the John M. Bivins Cemetery on death certificates, so we'd like to know if it's possible for him to have been brought back and buried there as well. We do know for fact that there is at least one unmarked grave and even though we think we know who it belongs to, it's absolutely possible there is more than one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
"Red River County Texas In The Civil War" by Joe & Carolyn Ericson, page 16-17. Born: 1823, North Carolina Died: 20 June 1862, near Okelona, Mississippi Spouse: Casey C. Service: Company H., 27th Texas Calvary; 10 March 1862, Clarksville, Red River County.
I would like to know how he died (if he was killed in war or if he died of sickness, etc...) and where he was buried. What I've gathered from news articles is that Mr. Bivins was at one time the sheriff in Red River County and was the County Clerk for several years until he enlisted. There is however, no mention of his death in these papers until the notice that his wife posted for claims on his estate when she probated his will in December 1862. I can't imagine that if he was a known person of the community, why there isn't something about his death in the paper. I'm assuming that if he was killed in battle, that he most likely is buried in Mississippi, but my family owns a farm that contains a cemetery where his wife and children are buried. Its been called the John M. Bivins Cemetery on death certificates, so we'd like to know if it's possible for him to have been brought back and buried there as well. We do know for fact that there is at least one unmarked grave and even though we think we know who it belongs to, it's absolutely possible there is more than one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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