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Re: Lee-Peacock Feud, Reenactment of

My g-gfather, Jesse Knighten DuBose (1822-66)served as 1st Sgt, Co. K, Bourland's Regiment. "Patty" has provided some information on his service. He, two brothers (Willis V. and Dr. Amasa H.) along with his widowed mother (Leah) took land claims along a branch of the Sabine River in southern Hunt Co.--probably in the general area of today's Loneoak--in the 1850s.

According to family "legend(s)" Jesse was killed "..from ambush.." in 1866. Two versions of the story are (1) that it was the husband of one of his nieces (Willis V's daughter) because he had publicly "horse whipped" the scoundral for mistreating his niece, or (2) that it was a family member of someone who was lynched as a "Yankee sympathizer" during the turbelent days (the "Gainsville hangings??") preceeding and after Ft. Sumter. While I can find no direct connection with the "Lee-Peacock Feud" ..other than the post-war violence common to both in that era, and area, I am wondering if anyone has stumbled across any information that might shed further light on Jesse's "killin'?"

At the time of his death he was married to Elizabeth (Wheeler) and there were four young sons and a baby daughter. Other than my grandfather [Jesse K. Jr. 1863-1920] and the baby sister I've found no additional information. Hunt Co. records show that his widow, Elizabeth, married a J.J. Pound in 1868 and there is some information that Jesse Jr. and his mother were summoned for an inquest in the case reopened by Hunt Co. authorities, into Jesse's murder in the 1880s from their then residence in Harrison County.

Would appreciate anyone who is doing research on that era's violence and activities who might stumble across anything on Jesse and/or other family members, would provide me a copy... Thanks....Jack

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