Wallingford/Jarlov Family Trees

A Compilation of Oral History about THOMAS GINN WALLINGFORD (1828-1909)

This document was written by Arthur Moore, Jr. for a family reunion in May, 1994. Arthur is the the grandson of Eliza Wallingford Moore.

The following is my recollection of stories told by my father, Arthur T. Moore, Sr., about his grandfather, Thomas Ginn Wallingford. As did my father, I will refer to Thomas Ginn Wallingford as 'Grandpa' or 'Grandpa Wallingford.'

I believe that this first incident happened before the Civil War in the Courtney community of Southern Grimes County. Grandpa Wallingford had falling out with Dr. Lee who was prominent in the community. Grandpa was working at either a cotton gin or sawmill. After the falling out, Grandpa decided to walk to work by a different route than the way he usually went. That morning, Dr. Lee and his brother waited to ambush Grandpa on his usual route. After they realized he must have taken a different route, they got on their horses and caught up with him as he neared his place of work. The two of them on horseback rode at Grandpa, shooting at him. Grandpa shot back, hitting Dr. Lee and knocking him off his horse. Dr. Lee's brother begged Grandpa to let him pick up Dr. Lee. Grandpa allowed him to do so. Grandpa was shot in the leg and almost bled to death. Dr. Lee died from his wounds. Before he died, he sent word for Grandpa and his family not to worry, we won't mess with you anymore.

Grandpa Wallingford was a Confederate soldier with General Lee's army in Virginia during the Civil War, serving in Hood's Texas Brigade. He enjoyed telling of his experiences. He was present when the Texans turned back General Lee as he rode to the front to personally lead a charge during the battle of the Wilderness. He was present and heard the famous quarrel between General Bragg and General Longstreet after the battle of Chickamauga. he recalled the siege of Petersburg. He was present at Appomatox, and received one of a very few copies of General Lee's farewell to his troops, signed personally by General Lee. He kept this document in his desk at his home and often showed it to visitors. My Dad recalled seeing it on several occasions and noting how the handwriting of General Lee's signature was different from the rest of the document, which had been copied by an aide. Some years after Grandpa's death, Dad inquired of other family members about the document, but no one know what had become of it. In his later years, Grandpa regularly attended reunions of Hood's Texas Brigade.

Grandpa Wallingford's son-in-law, Reuben Boulware, got in a shoot-out at Field's Store with two men. They had him cornered when someone ran and told Grandpa Wallingford. Grandpa quickly arrived at the scene, calmly walked up close to the two men shooting at his son-in-law, steadied his pistol on a fence post, and shot an killed both of them.

Grandpa Wallingford's son-in-law, Reuben Boulware, was on trial in Austin County for murder. I don't know whether or not this had something to do with the incident discussed above. Grandpa Wallingford was called as a character witness by the defense. On cross examination, the prosecutor attempted to discredit Grandpa by asking, 'Mr. Wallingford, isn't it true that you killed two men just last year?' Grandpa answered firmly, 'I killed two horse thieves.' This brought laughter from the jury and was considered to be a factor in their acquittal of Uncle Reuben Boulware.

Grandpa Wallingford may not have been intimidated by men, but he was quite taken back by Elizabeth Ney, the eccentric sculptress who lived at Liendo. In some official capacity, it became necessary for Grandpa to serve some papers on her. She saw him as he entered her place, and rode to meet him on horseback. Grandpa was quite disturbed at being confronted by this woman with short hair, wearing pants and riding astride the horse.

Grandpa Wallingford enjoyed children. He would tease them as they talked with him by pretending to be hard of hearing. He would respond as if he had completely misunderstood them with out of context exclamations such as 'Back of whose field?' or 'Newt Sheffield's pig?'

The public road from Field's Store to Hempstead ran diagonally through Mr. Sorsby's land. Mr. Sorsby petitioned the Commissioners Court to reroute the road around his property. Many people, including Grandpa Wallingford, opposed this action because it would make the road longer. My Dad's brother, Melvin Moore, Jr., went with Grandpa to a hearing in Hempstead regarding this matter. As was his custom, Grandpa carried his pistol with him in a child's school book satchel. Uncle Melvin reported that every time the argument became heated, Grandpa would put his hand in the book satchel, then remove it when things quieted down. Due to the strong opposition, Mr. Sorsby proposed a compromise. If the Commissioners Court would reroute the public road around his land, he would put gaps in his fence and allow anyone who wished to use the old road across his property. This was done and accepted by most people, but not by Grandpa. Thereafter, whenever anyone went with him into Hempstead, they reported that he would insist on using the old road through 'old man Sorsby's' place so he could leave his gaps down. And he would do just that.

Once, a group of men got into an argument about the color of General Lee's horse, Traveler. One man stated that Mr. Wallingford had said such and such about Traveler. Another man then said that he bet 'old man Wallingford' had never even seen Traveler. This enraged Grandpa Wallingford when it was reported to him. Grandpa threatened to kill the man over this, but apparently nothing further came of it.

Some years after Grandpa Wallingford's death and after my Dad had moved to Hempstead, he heard stories about Grandpa from businessmen in Hempstead. One man, a grocer and butcher, purchased livestock. He employed a very capable black man whom he entrusted with this part of his business. One day, Grandpa Wallingford stopped in his store and told the grocer that he had a cow he wanted to sell. The grocer said that he would send the black man out to look at the cow. Black people were not exactly welcome at Field's Store then. They were allowed into the community only on business. Anyway, the black man went to Grandpa Wallingford's house at Field's Store, then walked out in the pasture with Grandpa to look at the cow. He bought the cow and brought her back to Hempstead. When he reported the purchase to the grocer, the grocer told the black man, 'I am surprised at you. You paid too much for that cow.' The black man replied, 'Yes, sir, I know I paid too much for that cow. But after I saw the cow, I asked Mr. Wallingford how much he wanted and he told me. I knew that was too much, but then I realized that I was a black man out in a pasture in the Field's Store community with Mr. Wallingford, and I just decided I ought to buy that cow.'

Another Hempstead businessman told this story to my Dad. There was an old man in Hempstead known to be very tough. It seems the old scoundrel contracted to cut some timber in the Field's Store area on a tract of land adjoining some land owned by Grandpa Wallingford. He didn't stop at the fence, however, but crossed over and cut some timber on Grandpa's land. When Grandpa discovered what the man had done, he went into Hempstead and stormed into each business, pistol in hand, asking for the man. He did not find him, however, and went home to Field's Store. Both Grandpa and the other man died soon after of natural causes. But the businessman said he dreaded to think of the shooting that would have occurred if those two old men had met.

And finally, a story of my own. One Saturday in the early 1970's, my Dad and I drove out to Field's Store for lunch at the little cafe there. Mr. Gerald Sheffield came in, sat down and had lunch with us. He and my Dad talked about the old timers they remembered. Mr. Sheffield recalled Grandpa Wallingford, said he knew a lot of people didn't like him because he was so fractious. However, Mr. Sheffield said that Mr. Wallingford was a good man, wouldn't bother anyone unless they first did something wrong to his.

I hope no one is offended by all the violence. However, these are the stories I heard as a boy about Grandpa Wallingford as best that I can recall them.

from The Hempstead News, Waller County, Texas, Friday August 23, 1907 - No 45.

Says What He Thinks

Editor Hempstead News:

I have never troubled you but once with a correspondence, and I take the opportunity of once again writing to the News.

I have just returned home from Brazos county, visiting in Millican and at Sulphur Springs eight miles from Millican. I stopped with my genial friend, R. B. Dawson and family. I learned that corn crops are good in both Grimes and Brazos county, and cotton is nearly a complete failure.

I see in the News that John Ogg is trying to get a Confederate pension, well I suppose he will succeed. He was in Elmore's "Featherbed Regiment" at Galveston. Well I want every Ex-Confederate to draw a pension if he was in a Featherbed Regiment and done no service, only had one little fight, but if a man can take the oath with a clear conscience, it is all O.K. with me. I have been helping Ex-Confeds get their pensions and I find very few can take the oath. I lost four years in the prime of my life and surrendered under the noble Lee at Appomattox court house, Va., in '65. I have one horse, one mule and one cow, is the amount of my personal property, have seventy acres of poor land only about ___ it will ____ near support myself, wife and daughter, this Mr. Editor may not interest you or any of the readers of the News, but it is of some interest to myself and family. The strict letter of the pension law says a man has to be in indigent circumstances, in other words, in actual want and not able to do manual labor. Mr Campbell promised if elected Governor he would do all he could to remove our disabilities, but alas we have not had a word from the Governor nor never will. I see our last legislature stopped all home guards from drawing a pension, but let all Ex-Confeds that come here since 1870 draw, no difference what state they are from. It makes it very hard on Texas for a large majority are from other states and come since 1870. All the notary work I have done for Ex-Confeds, except two, has been for men from other states.

I will close for fear I have been too windy, but Sir, these are facts as I have seen them. I learned at Navasota that I am the oldest man living that belonged to Hoods Texas Brigade.

Yours truly

T. G. WALLINGFORD

Conversation with Frances Williamson and Madelyn Hegar, Summer 1989, from Joan Wallingford Mickler:

Thomas Ginn Wallingford was a census taker. His name appears on some of the census rolls. He fought in the Civil War in Hood's Brigade.

Records from the National Archives Civil War records, Washington, D.C.:

He was in the Civil War in Company G, 4th Texas Infantry (known as Hood's Brigade). He entered as a Private and finished as a Private.

He enlisted 15 March 1862 for the duration at Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. He was sworn in by R.H. Bassett. He reported for duty 1 May 1862. He was in the battle of Gaines Mill on 27 June 1862.

He was furloughed for 60 days in January and February 1863.

On 12 October 1864 he was injured slightly in his shoulder. He was listed as a prisoner of war and paroled at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on 9 April 1865.

Thomas and Evaline were living in Retreat, Texas, when Robert Thomas was born in September 1862.

They were very probably still there when Evaline died in early 1870.

On 1 January 1870 T.G. entered into a partnership with John Pinckney to farm Lawrence Farm on Wallace Creek.

At some point after that, and before he wrote to transfer to the Pleasant Hill Lodge in March 1877 he moved to Field's Store, probably close to that later date.

He wrote to transfer lodges on 17 March 1877. Pleasant Hill lodge will have written to the Retreat lodge at Courtney before 23 June 1877. The Retreat lodge responded on 18 August 1877, saying it was now done, and T.G. had been transferred to Pleasant Hill.

Another indication that he moved to Fields Store in about 1875 is in his application for a Confederate Pension. In January 1908 he stated he had been at the same postal address for 53 years.

Letter From Thomas G Wallingford to his wife Evaline

Mrs. Evaline Wallingford
Hempstead
Texas
Ritchmond May 19th 1862

My Dear Wife

I have not recd a word From you since I left hom and am fearful That I never will unless times change we are cut off from Texas & nearly all the South I send this by a man that is discharged and coming home to Polk County Texas. I am well Except a could we have had a hard time since we got with the army which was at York Town we left there the next day for Richmond about 85 miles of as bad muddy road as I ever saw raining on us nearly all the time while we were marching no tents and part of the time nothing to eat. the Enemy after us all the way untill we got whitin a few miles of this place. I do not no where there are now we had two fights with them one at Williamsburg and one at West Point I was in the last engagemiatent and killed one Yankey. We do not no how long we will stay here nor what we will do next. I find May. Jo Gibbon and Bennit Cathey here they were vary glad to see me this is the fifth letter I have written to you. I sent you an order by Eaf Cabun for you to draw the money and send it to Abe Wommack for the use of his house you get Rainey to attend to it and send the money to Wommack if he will not have the money it is yours. you must continue writing I may get some of them. it is raining and I am writing under a blanket on my knee. I will write again in a few days if I get a chance. there is a good many of our recruits sick. Spencer got badly wonded in the fight we had at West Point a ball passed through his thigh breaking his thigh Bone but he is getting will and will come home as soon as he gets well. Bombshells and grape shot fell all a round us at West Point. May was shot in the neck xx Just cut through the skinn no one hurt in our company except Spencer Tell Sapfe and others that I have no chance to write to them we are marching nearly all the time I will write to them when I can do the best you can and trust in God for the fureture. I find Chatham a first rate clever fellow. I mess with him I will close give my respects to all enquiring fr
children forget me. I do hope it will not be long untill I meet you and them at our humble little Home if not we must meet in the better world above so good bye I remain your affectionate Husband until death

T. G. Wallingford

?? Tell Polly to write to me give my love to her and tell and tell her to conduct her self in a maner that I may be pround of her and not ashaimed. Tell Mrs Worthington she must write to Worthington that I am well and been in one fight. write to me where he is at all the news. tell Sapfe not to let any thieves get my calves and attend to my cattle the best he can tell Farquhar the same. I wrote to Hairany on the way I think he will get the letter sent it by hand. T. G. Wallingford

Letter from TG Wallingford to his daughter Eliza Moore, 1891

Fields Store Oct 18th 1891
Mrs. Eliza Moore
My Dear Daughter I recd your kind and welcome letter of 4th inst (mailed the 6th) in due time indeed I was glad to here from you, but sorry to learn that you was not enjoying good health but hope the pain in your side has left you and that you are now in good health, we cannot be happy without health, this has been a vary healthy year here no sickness of any kind since you left my children are vary healthy and grow vary fast, Minnie has been walking for several Months and learning to talk some, Alvin is by me and says tell Sister Lide to come back he wants to see you all, he came near getting killed a few days ago his little mare run away with Uncle Jimmys buggy he was the only one in it, she ran from my yard gate to the corner of my pasture, the right fore) wheel struck the post, & smashed it into pieces tore the harness all from her & left the Buggy at the post in the road Alvin still in it, and only slitely hurt, it was a terable fright to us, his mother was dressing to take him and the rest of the children with her to the Grange Store, I had hitched the mare to the fence, Tid Denham came running two horses with gears on them Annie saw the mare was frightened told Tid to stop but he paid no attention to her run his horses up close to mine & she broke the lines and darted off full speed, Annie had just told the Boys to get out and John obeyed her had just got out a moment before she started, I beat the brains of Waller County at his game having me arrested, I appeared three times and demanded a trial and smart Jim Brown would not try me nor dismiss the case I told him and the little rooster John Mahan that I would not appear any more and Mahan came out next Court day and dismissed the case so none of them made any thing out of me, Tommy, & old dog Denham has compromised Tommy gave him $20 and Denham pays all costs, They have three of the lads in Jail at Conro, Rheuben, Van, Tops, Chisen, & Vol, Attaway for steeling Swifts horses and some hopes of getting little pretty Callie, Md we have the gang in hot water they are vary uneasy I do hope we will yet be able to send the most or all of them to the Penitentiary, we had a shower last night but a Norther has blowed up and it will do but little good grass is dried up and cattle getting thin some are already poor we drive all our dry cattle to the creek near Jo, Woods and the water will soon all be gone there, if it keeps dry much longer we will have to drive our cattle lower down on spring creek I hope we will never witness another drought like this, I think you had better come back & live here or at the place you left one more year and Melvin run for some County office I am almost certain he can be Elected County Clerk I have talked to several prominent men and they want Mel to come back and run for office John, Pinckney Larry, Mannax and others will do all in their power for him, John told me that he will raise $100 for me to pay Jo w if so I will get along some way and not be sold out, Tommy is going to moove to the Fisher place in Harris County, Thad & his Mother are well, he has little over a bale of cotton, he nor I have gined yet I made 1300 and got 970 lbs rent from Mathews Annie joines me in love to you & the children, tell them that Grand Pa wants to see them all write at once & tell me all you can your father.
T. G. WallingfordPS If Melvin will send his accts to me, I will try to collect them I made Charley, Yance pay me I am offered one dollar for you and you must take it I will sell the other things if I can but there is no moneyT. G. W.

Letter from Lewis B Wallingford (the drinking brother according to family legend) to TG Wallingford

Orangeburg Mason Co oct. 3. 1889

Dear Brother and Sister I write a few lines

To inform you that your kind letter came To hand I had despaird of getting an Answer I was truly glad that you have not Forgotten me it hard for me to write my Wright fingers is drawed so bad I can t use A pen to write a good hand I am sorry your Health is bad for good health is a greatest Blessing on earth Sorry of failure of your crop
Our crops of all kinds are good Brother Mr. Hull (or Hall?) is dead Jos Wallingford is living and Stout and sprightly he is 82 years old the Oldest Wallingford living and I the next I met Jeff Tucker and Pat Conner driving
Stock Jeff was glad to hear from you he said ___ he could not come to Texas soon he told Me he would see Abner and tell him to write Abner is near Maysville Jaime(?) Applegate and wife sends their Love to you Lucy and Mary Arnald
speaks(?) of Anny Mary is maried to Mr Craycraft(?) she is living on farrows creek Ned Davis place where Mr Tucker built P__ Tolle has hes second wife she is a good step Mother The children likes her they Live agreeable Pres (?) is selling goods he is Making a living but laying up no money there Is true stories(?) in this place the store on the Corner was robbed last night of 75$ of goods the boared the lock of and got in And clue to the robbers Brother Sixter? (or Sixer or maybe Sister?) Hannah is in on a visit I see her at E Jones She is looking tolerable well of her age she asked about you she says John did not Intend to insult you and John did not Know that I had just(?) drink that I was a Drunkerd he told you the people was Opposed to persons visiting Saloons it was A disgrace Reeders health is bad a times He can't pass his water has to use and instrument Passe blood and co___tion no more but

R____ your Brother ____ L B Wallingford

THOMAS GINN WALLINGFORD CHRONOLOGY

Age Date Event

0 3/27/1828 born in Mason County, Kentucky, 8th child of Nicholas Wallingford (age 58) and Mary Ginn (age 39) Nicholas was high sheriff and judge at Warlington, KY as early as 1792. family Bible - Joan Mickler has original - Dr. C. C.'s records

1 9/4/1829 father Nicholas died at age 60 of cholera - he had 10 children with first wife, Alice Hayes, and 8 children with Mary Ginn, and left Mary pregnant with 9th child family Bible - Joan Mickler has original - Dr. C. C.'s records

1 9/27/1829 wife Evaline Debell was born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

2 3/19/1830 sister Martha A. E. was born (9th child of Nicholas and Mary Ginn) family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

3 8/7/1831 brother Alexander drowned in the KY river (age 13) family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

6 1/5/1834 oldest brother Hiram married Hannah Morris family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

7 3/18/1835 sister Julina married Albert Warder family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

7 10/15/1835 brother Lewis married Celia Toll family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

12 6/25/1840 sister Sophronia married Nolney Bragg family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

20 6/22/1848 mother Mary Wallingford married Jonathan Ruggles family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

21 10/18/1849 married Evaline Debell family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

21 10/20/1849 Martha Palmyra Clark born to sister Martha (Mattie) Clark - I think this is Polly mentioned in the civil war letter - she is 8th niece or nephew for T.G. from his full brothers and sisters family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

22 10/17/1850 daughter Mary Catharine born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

23 9/26/1851 daughter Mary Catharine died (age 1) note: my father thought this was Mary Ginn Wallingford's death, sent it to Dr. C.C.W. and it was widely distributed. This is not her death date. family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

24 7/14/1852 son Henry M. born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

26 2/24/1854 daughter Maria or Mariah Bell born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

26 4/16/1854 Jonathan Ruggles died (identified in Bible as consort of Mary Wallingford) - He was stepfather to T. G. family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

26 12/9/1854 joined Sons of Temperance in Mt. Carmel, KY Joan Mickler has original certificate

27 11/2/1855 mother Mary Ruggles died family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

27 12/1/1855 T. G. with Evaline and two small children moved toTexas ** date is approximate

28 4/13/1856 daughter Martha Clark (Mattie) born in Texas - obviously named after sister Martha who married a Clark and went to Texas about the same time as T. G. and Evaline family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

30 3/25/1858 son James Monroe born in Texas family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

30 8/1/1858 son Henry M. died (age 6) family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

31 10/18/1859 wife Annie born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

32 9/30/1860 daughter Eliza Owens born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

33 9/20/1861 daughter Maria(h) died (age 7) family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

34 3/15/1862 enlisted at Anderson, Texas to fight in Civil War (children are 1, 4, 6, and Evaline is pregnant - 3 children have died before age 7) National Archives Civil War Records and family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

34 5/1/1862 reported for duty as a private with Company G of 4th Texas Infantry - Hoods Brigade National Archives Civil War Records

34 5/19/1862 wrote letter to Evaline from “Ritchmond” Arthur Moore has original

34 6/27/1862 fought in battle at Gaines Mill National Archives Civil War Records

34 9/2/1862 son Robert Thomas (Tom) born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

36 10/12/1864 slightly injured in shoulder National Archives Civil War Records

37 4/9/1865 paroled at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia (was listed as a P.O.W.) National Archives Civil War Records

37 10/24/1865 took amnesty oath - discharge papers are hanging in Tx room of Confederate Museum in Richmond, Virginia Joan Mickler has original oath, John Roland Wallingford saw discharge papers

39 2/15/1867 daughter Annie Debell born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

39 5/11/1867 son James Monroe died (age 9) of yellow fever. Tom and Eliza also had the fever during this epidemic, but survived, maybe because of being put in tubs of cold water. family Bible and History of Waller County article by A. T. Moore

41 10/12/1869 daughter Evaline born paper given to Linda Wallingford by ?

42 1/1/1870 entered partnership with John Pinckney to farm Joan Mickler has original partnership papers

42 1/15/1870 wife Evaline died (children are 3 mon, 2, 7, 9, 12, 13) family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

45 9/9/1873 daughter Evaline died (age 4) family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

45 12/2/1873 letter from J. Wallingford, a nephew in Greensburg, Ind. Joan Mickler has original letter

47 1/1/1875 tintype photo of T. G. with son Tom and daughter Eliza (Lide) - unknown why other 2 children not in picture Arthur Moore has original ** date is approximate

48 3/19/1876 daughter Mattie married R. F. Day family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

49 3/17/1877 petitioned to join Pleasant Hill Lodge, Fields Store, recommended by J.J. McConnell and J. J. Wilson (previously member of Retreat Lodge) Joan Mickler has original petition

49 3/17/1877 occupation listed as const (I think it was constable) on the petition above

50 12/1/1878 daughter Eliza married Lewis Melvin Moore family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

53 4/11/1881 divorced from Fannie M. (uncontested as Fannie was not present - family story is that she left with a sewing machine salesman Joan Mickler has original divorce papers

53 10/3/1881 letter from brother Hiram, living in Greensburg, Ind. followed by four others in the next 5 years Joan Mickler has original letters

54 3/1/1882 daughter Eliza and husband sold cattle and branding iron to T. G. Joan Mickler has original sales contract

56 2/2/1884 pd. $6.70 taxes to Waller County on 100 acres (abst.# 106 W. Berrymore), 25 acres (abst.# 242 Jno Reese), and 38 acres (abst.#108 G.W.Clary) Joan Mickler has original receipt

56 9/1/1884 married Annie E. Tucker in Flemming County, KY (she was 25) family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

57 1/1/1885 photo of T. G. alone - back is printed with the name F. B. Bailey, Photographer, Navasota, Texas Arthur Moore has original ** date is approximate

57 1/11/1885 letter from E. L. Jones, a nephew in Flemingsburg, KY

57 10/28/1885 son Alvin Monroe born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

59 10/22/1887 son John Pinckney born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

60 4/16/1888 letter from brother Lewis Wallingford, living in Burtonville, KY (oral history - Lewis was the drunkard brother who visited each relative in turn as long as he was welcome) followed by 2 others in next few yrs Joan Mickler has original letters

60 8/29/1888 son Tom marries Virginia DeWeese paper in reunion book

62 6/4/1890 daughter Minnie Devoe born family Bible - Joan Mickler has original

63 10/18/1891 letter to Eliza after she and her family moved to West Texas seeking a better climate for her health Arthur Moore has the original letter and supplied the typed version

64 11/10/1892 son Tom and son-in-law Ruben Boulware involved in shooting according to article in The Houston Daily Post what looks like a transcription of a Houston Daily Post article supplied by

67 1/1/1895 photo of T. G., Annie, Alvin, John, and Minnie in front of home Arthur Moore has original ** date is approximate

70 1/1/1898 photo of T. G. with grandchildren (top: Lillian Moore, Edna Day, Lee Day, Sallie Moore, Florence Moore, bottom: Arthur Moore Sr., Melvin Moore Jr., Cassie W, Edna Moore (on knee) of T. G., Bob W at right: Tom W with baby T. G. in lap *Arthur Moore has original ** date is approximate

72 4/3/1900 sold cattle to wife Annie Joan Mickler has original receipt

72 4/19/1900 letter from nephew, J. H. Power, Attorney at Law, Flemingsburg, KY about successfully collecting the DeBell inheritance for Lee and Edna Day (preceeded by 4 other letters about the progress) Joan Mickler has original letters

73 11/4/1901 wrote will leaving everything to Annie and children Joan Mickler has original receipt

74 6/27/1902 attended Hoods Brigade reunion at Bryan Joan Mickler has souvenir ribbon

74 9/4/1902 Tribute to Old Confederate published in Hempstead News Arthur Moore has original article

78 6/27/1906 attended Hoods Brigade reunion at Somerville Joan Mickler has original article from newspaper

79 2/22/1907 T. G. was a mail carrier Fields Store to Hockley according to Hempstead News gossip column article in Hempstead News

79 6/27/1907 attended Hoods Brigade reunion at Navasota Joan Mickler has souvenir ribbon

79 8/23/1907 letter to editor of Hempstead New about John Ogg and other “featherbeders” getting a pension Joan Mickler has original article

80 5/12/1908 applied to the state of Texas for a Confederate Pension (denied - reason unreadable- Annie Eliza Wallingford did receive a widow's pension on 5/7/1925 Joan Mickler has copy of handwritten application with affidavits (from the Texas State Archives)

81 1/2/1909 paid $7.07 taxes (state, school, and county) to Waller County on 117 acres, abst. no. 242 (orig. grantee-Jno Reese) - valued at $805 Joan Mickler has original receipt

81 3/11/1909 letter from John W. Devoss, married to Susan Bragg daughter of T. G.'s sister, Sophronia, in Portsmouth, Ohio, who fought for the Union - Minnie was named for his daughter, Minnie Belle Devoss according to a postcard he sent Joan Mickler has original letter and card

81 5/6/1909 T. G. died at Field's Store of dropsy and senility (age 81 yrs, 1 mo, 9 days (Hempstead/ Waller County death records) Hempstead/ Waller County death records

5/24/1909 will filed Joan Mickler has original will

6/27/1909 son John P. marries Minna Edna Hegar

6/27/1912 daughter Annie dies (age 35)

3/5/1916 son Alvin marries Susie Heflin

daughter Minnie married Harry K. Noe

from The Hempstead News, Waller County, Texas, Friday August 23, 1907 - No 45.

Says What He Thinks

Editor Hempstead News:

I have never troubled you but once with a correspondence, and I take the opportunity of once again writing to the News.

I have just returned home from Brazos county, visiting in Millican and at Sulphur Springs eight miles from Millican. I stopped with my genial friend, R. B. Dawson and family. I learned that corn crops are good in both Grimes and Brazos county, and cotton is nearly a complete failure.

I see in the News that John Ogg is trying to get a Confederate pension, well I suppose he will succeed. He was in Elmore's "Featherbed Regiment" at Galveston. Well I want every Ex-Confederate to draw a pension if he was in a Featherbed Regiment and done no service, only had one little fight, but if a man can take the oath with a clear conscience, it is all O.K. with me. I have been helping Ex-Confeds get their pensions and I find very few can take the oath. I lost four years in the prime of my life and surrendered under the noble Lee at Appomattox court house, Va., in '65. I have one horse, one mule and one cow, is the amount of my personal property, have seventy acres of poor land only about ___ it will ____ near support myself, wife and daughter, this Mr. Editor may not interest you or any of the readers of the News, but it is of some interest to myself and family. The strict letter of the pension law says a man has to be in indigent circumstances, in other words, in actual want and not able to do manual labor. Mr Campbell promised if elected Governor he would do all he could to remove our disabilities, but alas we have not had a word from the Governor nor never will. I see our last legislature stopped all home guards from drawing a pension, but let all Ex-Confeds that come here since 1870 draw, no difference what state they are from. It makes it very hard on Texas for a large majority are from other states and come since 1870. All the notary work I have done for Ex-Confeds, except two, has been for men from other states.

I will close for fear I have been too windy, but Sir, these are facts as I have seen them. I learned at Navasota that I am the oldest man living that belonged to Hoods Texas Brigade.

Yours truly

T. G. WALLINGFORD

From: Rmomba@aol.com

The following is an extract from an article by Val G Giles of Austin Texas, published in the Galveston News- Sunday Aug 10, 1902- The writer was inspired by a visit to Bryan, during the reunion of Hoods Brigade-June 27, 1902.

I crossed the Brazos River and was sidetracked at Lewis, on the Great Northern, a lonely little station. Here I was forced to remain for ten long hours in the middle of a 3000 acre plantation. I finally reached Bryan, and had a glorious time with my old comrades. In a land overflowing with Southern hospitality, and I am sorry to learn that it has allso overflowed with water.

Forty years is a big slice of a mans three score and ten- two thirds of the way. A majority of my old comrades that I met at Bryan on the 27 and 28th of last June have passed the 60th mile post. A few of us are straggeling a little in the rear, but the mile post marked 60 is in sight. As I sat in the opera house in Bryan and looked over the gray assembly of old men it was hard for me to realize the fact that they were companions of my youth, the gray rollicking boys I marched with back in the sixties. There were no spring chickens in that aggrigation of gray beards and bald heads and there is no flint left in the old brigade. The dandy of 1860, with his high heeled pumped soled boots and broadcloth dress suit, in many instances was the soldier from 1861 to 65, but Old Time had knocked the starch out of youth, and the vanity of the young manhood out of him, and years have whitened his locks and marred his once happy face.

I had not seen Thomas G. Wallingford for many years until I met him at Bryan. I knew him the moment I glanced at him. Then I remembered the Chickahominy swamps and a remark he had made to me more than 40 years ago. "You Co B fellow down there, why the devil don't you climb a tree? No orders against that." But I will speak of that incident later on.

As I stood in the gloomy solitude of the Chickahominy swamps that night I spied the biggest ghost I had ever seen before. I saw it rise up out of the sluggish marsh, not larger than a two months calf, but the thing gradualy grew larger, broader, taller and whiter until it looked as big as a box car and as high as a telephone pole. It was an expansion ghost, simular I suppose the one recently found in the Phillippine Islands. It lit up the dismal surroundings by a soft pale light, it grew brighter for a few seconds, then rose slowly from the ground and disapeared in the thick foliage of the trees. It was a very decent sort of a ghost. It never said a word, just flared up, waved a little than vanished.

It was not long before I saw more of these haunts, floating around in the woods, and I felt relieved when it dawned on me that it was only a phosphorescent light ariseing from the noxious effluva of the swamp. And while there was a profound stilness, a destressing silance, and with these fantastic shadows whizzing all around me, I stood perfectly still until I got so tired, that I began to grapple around for a log or a stump to sit on.

I was makeing some noice wadeing around in the dark when I heard a voice down there of my next post commander call out and say"You Company B fellow down there-why the devil don't you climb a tree-no orders against that. I soon found a bent over pine and anchored on it, my feet dangling in the water. It afforded me a place to rest, and I was thankful for that. The advice to climb a tree came from Tom G. Wallingford, a member of Company G, of my Regiment, and a man whom I did not know at the time. Climb a tree, was our introduction. Later we were often thrown together and I learned to admire the man. In those days he was a strong vigerous man of about 30 yrs, and never missed a battle or shirked a duty.

It has been many years since I last saw him, but when I looked at his benevolent old whiz, at Bryan, I recalled scenes of long ago. Wallingford had been a remarkable man, and those who see him today in the walks of civil life will never dream of the thrilling scenes through which the private soldier passed.

I doubt if there was another private soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia, who saw more of the Civil War than did he. He is marked present at every battle in which the Fort Texas Regiment was engaged from Eltmans Landing down to Attomatix. It was Wallingford's fortune or misfortune to be on hand when and where little things occured as well as big ones. He saw more and heard more than any man in the Regiment.

By accident he was present Sunday morning, Sept 21, 1863 and heard a part of the quarrel between General Bragg and General Longstreet at Chickamauga. He did not hear it all, but he caught, General Longstreets parting words as he rode off from General Bragg "Damed if you can casher me" I don't belong to your army"

At the battle of Wilderness, he was within a few feet of General Lee, when he rode up and proposed to lead the Texas Brigade. He heard General Lawrence cry out to General Lee, "Go back General Lee, go back, we have whipped them once before and dam em we can whip them again. As General Lee turned to ride back, Lawrence kicked poor Travler in the sides saying "Get out of the Wilderness with General Lee, you old looney.

Thomas G. Wallingford, lives now at Fields Store, Waller Co Texas, and carries his seventy odd years wonderfully well.

Note: Thomas G., died in May 1909

(This is a handtyped copy of the original article. I am sure the errors in spelling you see were from the typing not in the original article)

Jacque Wallingford
Rmomba@aol.com

Variation of same thing held by Joan Mickler Wallingford, with reference that her version was copied from Hempstead News, of Hempstead, Texas, dated September 4, 1902.

from The Houston Daily Post, November 10, 1892

A Fatal Election

Hempstead, Texas, November 9 - Fields' store (sic) is a voting precinct, known as beat No. 3, ten miles from here and in this county. A tragedy occurred there yesterday evening while the voting was going on, as a consequence of which Charles Quinn is a corpse and C. McConnell is dangerously and perhaps fatally wounded.

The scene of the tragedy being so far from town, and the reports brought in being very conflicting, it is almost impossible to form any correct opinion as to what started the trouble. Jospeph (sic) Wood, Ruben Boulware and Tom Wallingford, Jr. are charged with the shooting.

Some reports have it that an election bet started the trouble, while others assert that the trouble was only a continuance of a former quarrel.

The shooting lasted quite a while, and during the excitement the crown dispersed and the judge of the election, with the ballot box, left for the woods.

All parties are white and well known here, and the catastrophe has caused much regret.

Attempt at transcription of the reverse of T. G. Wallingford's parole that he received at Appomattox. It records details of his return to Texas.

82 Tchoupitoulas St
[This address is is downtown New Orleans - just near the railway line. It may well be where T.G. was told to report when he got to New Orleans. They are reported to have been put up in a cotton warehouse of some sort, and 'guarded' by a group of 'colored' soldiers of the northern army (the 74th Regiment?)]

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Officer Post G M
Houston July 3 '65
Transportation furnished
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Leunt & R G M 34th
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Officer Prov. Mar.
New Orleans
June 26. 1865.
Reported & Regtr
GW Mostin Jr
1 Lun't 74. USA.
Asst to P.M.

From http://www.archive.org/details/historyoflewisco00raga:

From 1851 to 1855 he was a Constable in Lewis County, Kentucky. In 1855 he was a Constable specifically for District Number 2.

In 1870 Thomas Ginn Wallingford was reported in the Grimes County Productions of Agriculture return as having 45 acres of improved land, and another 315 acres of woodland.

The farm was worth $500, with another $125 of implements and machinery.

He had 1 horse, 1 mule, 7 milk cows, 4 working cows, and 15 other cows. He had 9 swine. Altogether, the livestock was worth $300.

He grew 380 bushels of Indian corn.

Doris Wallingford Busalacchi's Story

Doris is the daughter of Robert Lee Wallingford who is the son of Robert Thomas Wallingford, the son of Thomas Ginn and Evaline Wallingford. Doris was told the following story by her father:

When T. G. Wallingford was acting in his official capacity as a law official, he shot a doctor and his brother. He was called to court. The judge said, "I understand that you killed Dr. __ and his brother." T. G. answered, "No sir, I killed two horse thieves." T. G. was cleared of all charges.

Incorrectly named in the Mamie Yeary book "Reminiscences of the boys in gray, 1861-1865" Volume 2 as:

JAMES G. WALLINGFORD, Hempstead, Texas - Born in 1828 in Marion County, Ky. Enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 at Anderson. Tex., as private in Company G, Fourth Texas Infantry. Hood's Brigade, Whiting's Division. Longstreet's Corps, Army of Virginia. My first Captain was Stephenson, and first Colonel was Hood. Was in all the battles in which the Fourth Texas Infantry was engaged.

The book was published in 1912, but seems that this was based on information from T.G. before his death.

In the 1850 census while still in Kentucky, T.G. and Evaline have a young boy named Baldwin Debell. It seems likely this would have been a nephew of Evaline, but I have not found the connection.