Re: List of Quantrill's Men, Was Great Grandfather there?
Ben, Great Grandfather Abner was listed in the 'Roster of Guerrillas' in "Quantrill and His Civil War Guerrillas" by Carl W. Breihan, Promontory Press, N.Y. (1959). Also - 'Known members of Quantrills, Andersons, and Todd's Guerrillas' - an appendix in "Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy Guerilla Warfare in the West 1861-65" by Richard S. Brownlee, Louisana State University Press 1958. I also have 3 different published stories that include him as part of Quantrill's band. I'll post them on my tree - tomorrow if I get a chance.
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Re: List of Quantrill's Men, Was Great Grandfather there?
Ben, Great Grandfather Abner was listed in the 'Roster of Guerrillas' in "Quantrill and His Civil War Guerrillas" by Carl W. Breihan, Promontory Press, N.Y. (1959). Also - 'Known members of Quantrills, Andersons, and Todd's Guerrillas' - an appendix in "Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy Guerilla Warfare in the West 1861-65" by Richard S. Brownlee, Louisana State University Press 1958. I also have 3 different published stories that include him as part of Quantrill's band. I'll post them on my tree - tomorrow if I get a chance.
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Re: List of Quantrill's Men, Was Great Grandfather there?
Thank you, Nancy. My grandpa Walker, and my mother, spoke of your family often. My grandfather went to Canada and stayed with William for a while, but he didn't like the winters, lol. I am going to the museum in Lone Jack, MO this year. I have been told they have placed a tombstone in their cemetery for Abner Cunningham, even though he is not there. They also say there is a picture and a story of and about him. One other thing, I am going to Pleasant Hill and libraries to see if I can find out who Matilda's parents are. Again, thank you, Nancy. Ben
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Re: List of Quantrill's Men, Was Great Grandfather there?
I have been looking for 30 years for the real name of my great grandfather George Baker who rode w/ Frank and Jesse James and Quantill's raiders. He changed his name to George Baker after he left the gang life and married Margaret Bell Effort, who was either full blood or 1/2 blood Cherokee Indian. They were married in Hempstead, Arkansas and afterwards moved to Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. It is said by family members that Frank James continued communicating with George by writing many letters to him and even visited him several times after he left the gang. I have been in search of these letters but I have been unable to connect with them. I was hoping to find some clue in the letters as to what George's real name was. The letters were passed on to my cousin's sons, Tom, Steve and Harley Cox, after her death. Tom, Steve and Harley are living in the mid-west (Oklahoma, Missouri).
George was born in about 1845 in New York, his parents were born in Ireland. Have you come across any info that might be familiar to what you have found in your research? Marti
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Re: List of Quantrill's Men, Was Great Grandfather there?
These is a little out of my field. I only post if I run across something interesting on the gang. You need to find some one who deals with these gangs full time more or less. But to answer your question I have not run across anything you asked about.
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Re: List of Quantrill's Men, Was Great Grandfather there?
Tom, Steve, and Harley Cox (Jr.) are my cousins. Their mother Mary Catherine Bowling was my Aunt. I am somewhat familiar with the stories of George Baker, but it was said that he was very secretive of his past. My Great Grandmother Henryetta Baker was his daughter born in 1892 in Indian Territory. I have never heard of any letters that they may have. Have you been able to find out anything else about George Baker since this post?
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Re: List of Quantrill's Men, Was Great Grandfather there?
I realize this post was from year's ago, but I have some information on William Runnels aka William Reynolds aka William Randel. Please contact me if interested.
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