Re: Hortmans of Crawford Co. & Talbot Co., GA
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Re: Hortmans of Crawford Co. & Talbot Co., GA
glenn parker 8/19/03
1864Henry Hortman "drops dead" while fighting a fire at the Camp Ground, Hayes Cemetery,in Taylor County. This info is courtesy of Ms. Wainwright who, when she wrote me, could look out her back window and see the area. Exie Perkins tells me that there is a little house built in the cemetery where Polley Hortman is buried, and it is believed that this "little house" is the site of Henry's grave.Remember, Henry’s son, John, was discharged from army service due to hypertrophy of the heart—poor Henry.He has raised his family alone, was a good man (Baptist Preacher) and tragedy has struck three of his boys and his son-in-law..
This same year (was it before Henry died?) John G. Clark (Henry's son-in-law) and Henry's son, John, are both murdered at Cooper's Mill, Taylor Co., GA -- at that time, it was known as Nelson's Mill. Guess Abe missed out on this one (he died last December).There must have been a terrible ongoing feud between the Clarks and the Hortman boys.
186425 August. Elias Hortman, son of Henry Hortman,is killed, or dies, while serving in the Confederate Army at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia.
I believe it was around 1858/59 when Abraham pulled up stakes in Taylor Co. and moved to Butler Co., Ala where his father, Henry E. Parker was living. (so we know he did not die as a result of the "feud"--he was only 37 years old and had seven boys
I will look for document supporting the name "James" Ervin--
I, too, have a fading picture postcard of Mahala.On yours, is she sitting down with her hands folded across the front of her and she is wearing a "pinafore" type dress??Mine is one she sent to her son, George Hortman.If you will e-mail me your mailing address, I will send you a scanned copy of my picture of Mahala. More later re Henry's children.