Re: Rose Hill, Johnson County, Missouri Sept. 9, 1
Wow! Bruce really knows this stuff! I have SO MUCH MORE info. than I did before! I just wish that I had been old enough when my grandfather's generation was alive to "ask questions". I know that many atrocious acts were committed--by both sides--during the Border War as well as during the Civil War itself. My suspicions are that such is the case here. If you have followed the thread, I am sure you catch my drift! My great-grandfather MAY have been the result of one of those atrocities, but we will probably never be certain at this late date! Guess it is good enough to know that his mother raised him, and he became a good man, despite being a "woods colt".
Thanks for your input.
Maggie Gilbert