William T. Middleton

William T. MIDDLETON was born about 1830(1) probably on Cloverfork in Harlan County, Kentucky. He was the son of Walter and Sarah TURNER MIDDLETON. William T. was killed 3 December 1872 by his first cousin, Devil Jim Turner. He was buried on Sals' Branch. About 1847, he married Narcissa HOWARD, born about Feb 1829, daughter of Samuel HOWARD and Elizabeth (BARRETT?). They lived on Cloverfork, not far from Mt Pleasant (the present day City of Harlan) and were next door to his parents in the 1850 census. In 1900, Narcissa is living with her son John Morgan MIDDLETON. William T MIDDLETON served in the 25th Virginia Cavalry, a Confederate unit, in the Civil War. On 9 January 1867, he petitioned the Governor of Kentucky for a pardon which he was granted 22 January 1867 (see Following the Footsteps column #69). She received a Confederate widow's pension. Children of William T. and Narcissa HOWARD MIDDLETON: Samuel H MIDDLETON born 14 Jul 1848 and died 12 Jul 1928(12); married 1869(3) Emily THOMAS, born about 1850, daughter of William & Mary CLAY THOMAS James H MIDDLETON born ca 1850/51, married first in 1872(4) Elizabeth WYNN, married second in 1894(5) Josephine LEWIS William Thomas "Tom" MIDDLETON born 31 Oct 1852(2) on Cloverfork; married 1874(6) Mary "Polly" MADDEN George MIDDLETON b 12 Oct 1854(2) md 1876(7) Rhoda STEWART Elizabeth Ann MIDDLETON b ca 1856 md 1874(8) David ELDRIDGE Benjamin David (aka Daniel?) MIDDLETON b 10 Feb 1858(2) married 1877(9) Mary J BALL Sarah MIDDLETON born ca 1859/60 married 9 Sep 1875(2) William B KELLY Louisa MIDDLETON born ca 1862 married Moses SMITH Chadwell MIDDLETON born ca 1863/64 married 4 Jan 1881 Mary L STEWART, daughter of George STEWART Robert L MIDDLETON born ca 1865/66 married 1893(11) Eliza BROWNING John Morgan MIDDLETON born Dec 1867 married first Joanna CAWOOD (who had md#1 Ben FIELDS); married #2 in 1896(10) Mary J BAILEY Harlan County Deed Book 20/269 dated 18 Jun 1909 N B Smith & wife Nancy (Cawood) James H Middleton & wife Josephine Chadwell Middleton & wife Polly Louisa Smith, widow (Moses Smith) George Middleton & wife Rhoda David Eldrigde & wife Elizabeth W B Kelly & wife Sarah Benjamin Middleton & wife Mary J           to Samuel Middleton William (Tom) Middleton Morgan Middleton R.L. Middleton [All listed are children of William T & Narcissa Middleton except N. B. & Nancy Smith] 1850 HH30; 1860 HH9; 1870 HH62; 1880 Dist2 HH446 (Narcissa as widow)

footnotes (1) Two birthdates are given for William T.: 1 May 1829 and 30 May 1831 (2) Harlan Vital Returns & Harlan Marriage Book A page 122 (3) Harlan Marriages Book A page 106 (4) Harlan Marriages Book A page 112 (5) Harlan Marriages Book A page 132 (6) Harlan Marriages Book A page 128 (7) Harlan Marriages Book A page 120 (8) Harlan Marriages Book 2 page 407 (9) Harlan Marriages Book A page 118 (10) Harlan Marriages Book A page 142 & Book 1 page 158 (11) Harlan Marriages Book 8 page 232 (12) Gravestone Reds Creek Cemetery on Yocums Creek [Emily is also buried there but the dates on her stone are unreadable]