Civil War Ancestors

April 12, 2011 is the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. In recognition of this anniversary, I would like to pay tribute to my ancestors who fought in that war.

JOHN MARTIN BLANTON
My great great grandfather
Company E, 23rd Texas Cavalry, Gould’s Regiment
Born 26 Nov 1827, Alabama
Died 8 Dec 1873, Cass County, Texas
Buried: Unknown

THOMAS L. DAVIS
My great great grandfather
Company I, 31st Louisiana Infantry, Sparrow Cadets
Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi
Born 15 Oct 1830, Fayette County, Georgia
Died 21 Jul 1863, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Buried: Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi

JONATHAN J. MILLS
My great great great grandfather
Johnson Cavalry, Rock Creek Guards, Johnson County, Texas
Born 10 May 1803, North Carolina
Died 10 Oct 1878, Johnson County, Texas
Buried: Prairie Springs Cemetery, Johnson County, Texas

MARTIN VAN BUREN MILLS
My great great grandfather
Company C, 21st Texas Infantry, Griffin’s Regiment &
13th Regiment Texas Cavalry
Born 2 Jun 1837, Illinois
Died 8 Nov 1926, Johnson County, Texas
Buried: Prairie Springs Cemetery, Johnson County, Texas

RUFUS K. PRESTIDGE
My great great grandfather
Company K, 37th Texas Cavalry, Terrell’s Regiment
Born 24 Mar 1842, Mississippi
Died 4 Aug 1918, Van Zandt County, Texas
Buried: Prairie Springs Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Texas

WILLIAM H. ROSE
My great great grandfather
Company D & Company I, 6th Missouri Infantry &
Company D, 8th Missouri Infantry
Born 7 Aug 1840, Lawrence County, Ohio
Died 18 Feb 1900, Montague County, Texas
Buried: Smyrna Cemetery, Montague County, Texas

Tombstone Tuesday

Prairie Springs Cemetery
Van Zandt County, Texas

Henry H. Slaughter
9 Mar 1852
24 Feb 1892
[Son of William A. & Sarah Jane (Wise) Slaughter]

Zilphia Slaughter
16 June 1854
4 Sept 1935
[Daughter of Levi Benjamin & Savannah (Sloan) Faulk]

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Tombstone Tuesday

Prairie Springs Cemetery
Van Zandt County, Texas

William A. Slaughter
1813 – 1896

Sarah Jane (Wise) Slaughter
1824-1890

Parents of Sarah Frances Slaughter

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Tombstone Tuesday

Prairie Springs Cemetery
Van Zandt County, Texas

Udora Josephine Prestidge Harris
1 Dec 1870
30 Mar 1962
Daughter of  Rufus K. &
Sarah F. (Slaughter) Prestidge

Alford N. Harris
28 Oct 1861
8 Oct 1946
Husband of Udora Josephine Prestidge
Married 25 July 1888
Van Zandt County, Texas

Spelling of Udora’s name was taken from her death certificate.

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Tombstone Tuesday

Prairie Springs Cemetery

Van Zandt County, Texas 

Raymond Prestidge

1 June 1911

20 October 1976

Son of Obediah Dee &

Lula Grace (Goolsby) Prestidge

 Sally E. Prestridge

1888 - 1889

 

John M. Prestridge

1890 - 1893

Son & Daughter of William A. &

Susan L. (Wright) Prestridge

Susie L. (Wright) Prestridge
1867 - 1895
1st Wife of William A. Prestridge

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Tombstone Tuesday

Prairie Springs Cemetery
Van Zandt County, Texas

 

Obediah Dee Prestidge
8 Feb 1875
9 July 1932

Lula Grace (Goolsby) Prestidge
10 Jan 1895
15 Aug 1972

Jerry Goolsby
1865 – 1931
Father of Lula Grace Goolsby

 

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Tombstone Tuesday

Prairie Springs Cemetery
Van Zandt County, Texas

John T. Prestidge
Born
Dec 1, 1862
Died
Mar 15, 1886

S. C. Prestidge
Born March 20, 1878
Died Jan 1, 1897
My Darling Boy Is
Gone But Not Forgotten
(Scott C. Prestidge)

Larkin C. Son of
R. K. & S. F. Prestidge
Born
Mar 13, 1883
Died
Oct 4, 1899

All three of the above were sons of Rufus & Sarah (Slaughter) Prestidge. Although John’s birth date on his tombstone is 1 Dec 1862, I believe he was actually born in 1860. His sister, Mary Jane, is always shown as being two years younger than John in every census in which they appeared together, and in the Hood County, Texas school records. According to census records and her tombstone, Mary Jane was born in Dec 1862.

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Tombstone Tuesday

Prairie Springs Cemetery
Van Zandt County, Texas

Jessie
Dau. of
R. K. & S. F.
Prestidge
Born
Nov 1 1888
Died
Nov 21 1888

Nancy A.
Dau. of
R. K. & S. F.
Prestidge
Born
Aug 4 1890
Died
Jan 12 1903

Sentha
Dau of
R. K. & S. F.
Prestidge
Born
4 Aug 1890
Died
8 Sep 1890

Tombstone is now missing.
Information taken from an old
Van Zandt Cemetery book.

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Tombstone Tuesday

Rufus K. & Sarah F. (Slaughter) Prestridge
share a tombstone in Prairie Springs Cemetery,
Van Zandt County, Texas.

Rufe K. Prestridge
Born
Mar 24 1842
Died
Aug 4 1918




Sarah F. Prestridge
Born
Dec 24 1844
Died
Dec 31 1915

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Tombstone Tuesday

Prairie Springs Cemetery
Van Zandt County, Texas

Prairie Springs Cemetery is located on Highway 64 just a few miles southeast of Canton, Texas. According to the historical marker in the cemetery, it dates back to 1866.

I have 29 family members buried in this cemetery, mostly from my Prestridge and Slaughter lines. Most of their tombstones can be found in two rows in the northeast corner of the cemetery.

When I lived in east Texas, I was only about an hour away from the cemetery and I visited it often. It is one of my favorite cemeteries and I stopped by there on a recent trip to Longview. I don’t know why I keep being drawn back there, but maybe one day it will lead to a discovery.

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