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From: <aquarius@glowbugs.com>
To: "GENE SLOVER"
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: Address
Thank you so much for all of the wonderful pictures. My sister Erika
has some pictures that I am going to scan this weekend. Included
are pictures of Olive Eldora Leech, one of the Leech Sisters. She is
buried right here in Shreveport. I have also located the graves of
L.W and two of his daughters in West Monroe, and some of the
Thompson and Dozier members of the family.
Actually I have amassed quite a bit of information on the Leech
Family and the Carter side of the family too. Don't be surprised
when you hear from several other of Levi's descendants when they
find your postings on Genealogy.com
I have yet to find the graves of Levi's mother and father. It is said
they are buried in the "Old Beckville Cemetary". I have only located
one old cemetary near Beckville and most of the graves are
unmarked. It could be that they are NOT there and are instead
buried in Carthage Texas where Levi spent the majority of his life
after the war.
I have done an awful lot of research on the 10th Texas Cavalry. They
were dismounted and fought the entire war as infantry. They were
in EVERY major battle of the war, that was fought by the Army of
Tennessee, with the exception of the Battle of Ft. Donelson and
the battle of Shiloh. They were in the process of crossing the
Mississippi River with the Army commanded by Earl Van Dorn
while the Battle of Shiloh was taking place. In fact they were on
the way there to re-inforce Albert Sidney Johnsons army, but
arrived too late to take part in that bloody affair. The best I can
tell from confederate records ( hit or miss to be sure ) Levi was
wounded 4 times. Once at Chickamauga(serious, through the leg),
again at Franklin ( not serious), again at Nashville ( again, not
serious) and then the spent ball at Spanish Fort Alabama at the
close of the war.
I have in my posession a copy of a receipt, where Levi sold 504
bales of Cotton to a U.S. Government Agent in the summer of
1865, at a place called "Hookers Ferry, Texas". I have yet to find
out where Hookers Ferry was, but it had to be in East Texas. And
someone in the family had a hell of a lot of land if they had 504
bales of cotton!!!!!
I also have information fromt he Census of 1850 that they were
actually living in Desoto Parish Louisiana ( 30 miles south of
Shreveport) before moving on to Texas.
you will see all of this when I get the information down to you.
btw, Buck's full name was Hardy Christopher... I think..
R
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