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Second Journal of Davy K. Capps, written 1874-1885
Contributor Comments: This is from a second journal of Davy K.
CAPPS, also sent to me by Luanne HENTHORNE of Durham N.C. and transcribed as written by
me, Clara M. HUBBARD FOSTER of Salem, Oregon. The CAPPS family were early settlers
in the Lincoln co. area of Mo. They eventually moved to Adair, Schyler, Cedar, and Pike
co. Ill. among other places.
Editor's Comment: Surnames on this page have been changed by the editor to upper-case letters to conform to the convention on this web site.
By David K. CAPPS
1814 Tenn 1898 Kansas
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A Sketch or memorandom of old Mr. thomas CAPPS the first CAPPS ever
none [known] in america So fare back as my Knowlage extends old thomas CAPPS had 8
children 4 Boys & 4 gerles Jenny the oldist I think maried henry CLARK Polly maried
Joshuay WOMBLES Pheby married jacob QUICK Anny married Samuel PERCIFIELD I forgot Mimey
she maried Charley HUBARD
William the olds Boy married Rachal SMITH Jacob maried Sarah SANDERS
Sam Samson my father married Esther SMITH Willes marrried Elizabeth YADEN Wwilliam [sic]
had 8 children 5 boys & 3 girls Syer [Silas or Josiah ? ] the oldest I cant remember
hwo [sic] he married he moved from east tennesse in early days to Kentucky and Died in
Kentucky
Joab and David
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Bouth moved from tennessee to Schuler county missouri and in time of
the rebbelion waar thay went to councel bluff and Died Kinny John as he was jeneraly
called he remained near the old homested and died thar in union co. tenn hiram the
youngest Son lived with his father & mother and I think all three Died on the old home
Sted on Black fox creek. Rachel the oldest daughter she married Jacob YADON thay lived in
the hickry vally one mile of whare the writer was born one mile west of CAPPS ford on
clinch river Jan 29, 1814 Esther married nathan MCDOWEL he was highley educated master of
the english languag he Died A war prisner in caps morten indiana report Say thay fed
[feds] Starved him to death because he wouldent take the Devels iron clad oath rebeca She
married John MCDOWEL
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A brother to Nathan MCDOWEL thay married Sisters John moved to mo Jackson co. I suppese
thay are bouth Dead Liza nathan and Johns mother was A Sister to Johns and nathan wifes
She married James MCDOWEL Nathans father thay Died in tennesee those includs uncle
williams family
Now comes uncle Jacobs family he had eleven children 6 boys and 5 girls
Biddy the oldest Biddy maried Tom PATERSON Liddy married John RICE A colinet {?} Leah
married henry BULLARD Mary married Bob STUBLEFIELD rachal married malin SPIRES he and She
Died in west prary in Lincoln Co. Mo. Next the boys BenJaman {sic} married Zelphia HAINS
thay moved to Springfield mo and died John married betcy COOK thay are bouth dead John
dide in alabama Betsy Died in Illinoys pike co. Bill married peggy YADEN Bill Died on
ningua river camdon co. has wife maried MCCAUY [could be MC CANYON] move off mo.
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Daniel maried nancy WAGONER she Died in Lincoln co. mo he married AGain
he married A miss BUTLER thay Started to origon [Oregon] he died on the rout Isaac married
mimey HUBBORD A daughter of preacher David HUBORD thay went to Californa Supose bouth Dead
Jacob the preacher married A miss COOK Sister to John wife his brother Jake moved in
Miller co. Mo on the osage river Close tuscumley and Died not long after the war
now comes in Samson family Samson he maried Esther SMITH hime and
Billey married sisters rachel and Esther SMITH Samson my father had 10 children 5 boys 5
girles Sarah the oldest married William lay thay raised a larg family and bouth Died in
union co. Tenn peggy She married Prock YADEN in tennesee thay moved to Schiler [Schyler]
co. mo thay raised a larg family of chldren and bouth Died Schuyler mistake
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In Adarh [Adair] co. in sted of Schiuyler co. Peggys and my mother died at the Same place
and was burried at the Same grave yard Jane She first married Vance EVENES had 2 chldren
he died in tenn union co. Jane then married hue VANCE and thay moved with her and my
father to Lincoln co.mo. whare myne [mine] and her father Died he was buried at Jerry
BEEKS family grave yard I have A son burried by his side both named Samson hugh
VANCE and Jane moved to wisconsin and a bouth the commencement of the late war thay moved
near burlington Iowa hugh take sick and thay started to move to mo hugh got so bad thay
had to stop at ft madison and he Died and was burried at ft madison Jane came back to
missouri Settled on niangua river Camdon co. Mo. And died thare Eidieth she married
gilbert PERCIFIELD thay moved to Brown co. indania [Indiana] and dide thar rebecca maried
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(Syeer morre) in tennesee thay moved to houred [Howard] co. mo. And Died in houerd or linn
next the boys william the oldist he married anny CABAGE in tennessee moved first to
Lincoln co. mo. From mo to keokuk co. iowa he raised a larg family mostly girles his wife
Died close the commeseing of the war and he Died soon after the close of the rebelion thay
Died and was burried close to Virune Ioka? Keokuk co. Iowa Hiram married elizabeth SWEETE
in tennesee moved to Lincoln co Mo he moved Lincoln co to adrh [Adair} co Mo then moved to
grant co. wisconsin then back to Mo and the to arcansaw [Arkansas] near Vanburen and was
living thare in time of the war the rebbles at the time was A little the Strongest hiram
was the only fed of our family him and his son was on the Dodg came in out of the brush
for A little grub while thay ware taken thar Snack A Scout of rebls
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Run in on them and commensed Shooting them Shot 2 or 3 balls in hiram and 16 in his Son
killed him on the spot wounded hiram badly he finely Died from the wounds near Vanburen
Ark Jacob married Betsey BELL in lincoln co. mo thay moved to Schuyler co. mo thay raised
6 girles and one boy Jacob died A bouth the close of the war Betsey Died close the
beginning of the war thay Died and was burried in Schuyler co. mo Samson Anderson Jr
married Susen EVENS in Lincoln co. mo he moved to cearh [Cedar?] co Mo and was thar in
time of the war Old Jahawker Jim LAIN camed at his place and Stole his cattle and corn
burned up his fence and made Anderson Board several his thieves till Jeneral PRICE made
the old theif get on double quick he brok Anderson up so he came back to Mo
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In time of the war Anderson and his wife Died a few year after the war closed Anderson and
wife bouth was buried at the Squire JONES graveyard in west pararie near farevewe
[Fairview] church Lincoln co Mo Anderson was taken Sick January the 9 1873 Died the 13 [I
think could be 19] 1873 Sick 10 days I stood over him till he breths his last Now comes in
my Self the youngest of the of fathers familey and the onley one living out of the foure
brothers famileys I am in my 81th year of age my Name is David Kenney CAPPS I was Born in
Easte tennessee Granger co. now union co. Carpet bag chang cince the war one mile W. of
CAPPS ford on clinch river I came to missouri with my father when I was 14 yeares old we
settled in Lincoln co. on quire rive at what was then called the hackbury botom father
died thar about 1832
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Willis CAPPS the youngist of fathers Brothers brothers he married
Betesy YADEN in tennessee he moved to missouri with my father he went back twice to
tennessee the people raise a joke on uncle Sed he could borrow meal on the road promas to
pay on return uncle willis finely moved out on niangua river in Camdon co Mo. I sould him
my place I came back to Lincoln co. Mo Uncle willis Die thare him and his wife and was
burried at the moulder grave yard or the cave pump grave yard the trave yarde was close
the cabe pump post offic Moulders keept the post offis he used the cave for a milk house
thare wa it noble Spring run through the cave it was a vary larg cave Sister Jane was
buried at that Grave yard and Sevrel of the CAPPS and conections was buried thare I have
give a skecch of the four brothers familys May 19 1891 I am 80 years old
Contributor's Note:
I have put some translations in [ ] in order assist the reader. In some
cases he used several different spellings of a word, I have tried
to leave all the spellings as they were in the original---also leave out all the
punctuation as he did
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