Re: John Washington Thacker
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Re: John Washington Thacker
Gail Erickson 8/09/98
Gail, do you have any additional information on John Washington THACKER or his family? Perhaps, my birth date of 11 May 1864 is wrong since mother's name was Malinda. This is the information that I have: Milinday (Malinda) MILAM b. 3 Oct 1832 TN; d. 30 May 1864 near Fayetteville in Seary County, AR. On 25 Feb 1856, she m. William James THACKER b. 8 May 1836 at Jilles, TN; d. 25 Aug 1896 at Pigeon Twnshp in Baxter County, AR. To date, William THACKER's parents unknown. A brother, Levi THACKER, b. abt 1838 TN (he was age 42 in the 1880 Census, Baxter County, AR and he was living in his brother's household with a son, Andrew J. THACKER, age 4). According to information that I received from Col. Charles M. MILAM of North Little Rock, AR (e-mail: [email protected]), Malinda b. abt 1835 Coffee County, TN; dau of John Milam (b. 1795 Laurens Co., 96 Dist, SC; d. abt 1855 Giles Co., TN) and Mary Unk. (b. abt 1798 NC; d. abt 1858 Giles County, TN). Siblings were: (1) Jefferson MILAM b. 1819 or 1820, Franklin County, TN, d. 25 Jun 1862 in hospital at Tupelo, Lee County, MS, as member of Company C., 32nd MS Infantry (CSA). (2) Sally MILAM b. abt 1832 Coffee County, TN. Mary MILAM b. abt 1837 Coffee County, TN; Saminda MILAM b. abt 1837 Coffee County, TN; and Margaret S. MILAM b. abt 1840 Coffee County, TN. The story is confusing since William James THACKER was listed as killed in action at Richland Creek in Dec 1863 with Co. H., First Union Calvary; but actually, he had been a prisoner of war and wasfound recovering from wounds at Berry Hospital, Springfield, MO. William James THACKER m. (2) Eliza Jane FARIS (b. 11 Sep 1827 York County, SC; d. 24 Nov 1897 Pigeon Twnship, Baxter County, AR; dau of Robert Miller FARIS & Mary FALLS) on 9 Sep 1866 at Searcy County, AR. Eliza was Cherokee Indian descent. Both are buried at Thacker Cemetery located near Clarksridge, AR.Please contact me at [email protected]. Thanks!