Squire Hyde of Arkansas
Hello All,
I have been trying for over 30 years to find the parents of my great grandmother Sarhah Hyde Franklin Lewter.As of last night I found a promising lead.Sarah Hyde was born in Arkansas as she stated on all census records she was on and on her Civil War Widow's Pension application.The only other records I have of her is her wedding certificate to my great grandfather Robert B. Lewter. And then her death certificate.None of these documents gave any indication of who her parents may have been.I looked at all Hyde families in Arkansas that could have been hers in the 1850's and 1860's for good measure.She said in one document I have she had lived in Texas since age 5.I never found her on any census though other than the 1880.
Last night I looked at some Hydes who married in Union County Ark. in 1842.Why I do not know, just a hunch of sorts.It was Squire Hyde who married Eliza Ann Milloy inUnion County Ark. on December 25 1842.I decided to check marriages in Texas from the 1840'sup to 1900 or so and lo and behold I find a Mrs. Eliza Hyde marrying Pleasant Miller in Tyler Texas on Jul 21, 1854.This is significant for a couple of reasons, one being that my great grandmother spent most of her life in Tyler, Texas and that is also where she died and is buried,that and Tyler, Texas is only about 3 counties distance from Union COunty.Arkansas so we have close proximty, An Eliza Hyde remarrying, if the same one middle name Anne and My grandmother named one of my great aunts Anne.My great grandmother Sarah Hydes middle initial was E.I never have found what it stood for but it could be Eliza.I think that was a nickname for Elizabeth back then.
But so far I have not been able to find either a Pleasnt Miller or Eliza Miller or Sarah E Miller on any Smith County, Tyler Texas census records.I have not found any record of this Squire Hyde of Union county other than his marriage to Eliza Ann Milloy.I am both encouraged by thses being possibly my family, and stumped as to how to finally prove it and then figure out where this Squire Hyde came from and is he connected to the other Hydes of East Texas like Anthony Grey Hyde who also had a daughter named Sarah who was the same age as my Sarah and lived not that far fro her in Nachodooches County.
Anyone know anything about Squire Hyde who married Eliza Milloy?LIved in Union County Ark for at least long enough to get married in 1842.Where did he come from?Who were his people.Arrrrrgggggh.....enquiring minds want to know!!!!!But seriously can anyone help?
Barb