Sympathy Saturday - Charles Durant Percival

Charles Percival was a son of Delos Percival & Elizabeth Barney. 

STRICKEN ON STREET

Charles D. Percival Died Shortly Afterwards in General Hospital.

Charles D. Percival of 463 Whitesboro street fell exhausted to the sidewalk yesterday morning at 8:10 o'clock at the corner of Columbia and Cornelia streets and half an hour later he died in the General Hospital. Mr. Percival was born in Annsville, 62 years ago and had been a resident of Utica for 31 years. He leaves his wife, who was Eva Welch; two sons, David of this city and Norris of the Philippines; five daughters, Mrs. Henry Larkwood, Miss Olive, Miss Ruth, Mrs. Florence Kenney and Mrs. Alma Greenia of Utica, and a brother, Eugene Percival of Canastota.

Copyright 2011, ACK for Gene Notes

My Mind is on Other Things

After I fruitlessly chased some information the other day on a branch of the Chinn family (the Clays of Missouri) I sort of threw in the towel and started concentrating on the impending visit of my younger daughter. She arrived yesterday after a eventful trip from Michigan to Tennessee for a couple of interviews in Nashville today. Older daughter had an interview, which turned out to be a pre-interview and we are keeping our fingers (and toes) crossed for a second interview and new jobs for both of them.

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Thriller Thursday - Surviving a Civil War Battle

Many of my relatives fought in the Civil War. In fact, my grandmother stated that 8 uncles (probably granduncles) fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy.

One of my ancestors, John Parker Bowman, of Lexington, Missouri was a Lieutenant Colonel, having joined the Missouri State Guards in 1861, raising Bowman's Regiment,  and fought in the battles of Carthage, Wilson's Creek, Lexington and others. The last battle he fought in was that of Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge). He died of exposure on retreat from that battle. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Van Buren, Arkansas.


Copyright 2011, ACK for Gene Notes