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There are records for two Confederate McAninch pensions, William “Harry” McAninch, in Missouri [Note Mo-2], and Erastus George McAninch’s widow, in Mississippi [Note Ms-11]; no other pension records have been found [Kentucky, Note Gn-8; Tennessee, Gn-9; Texas, Tx-11, Tx-12, Tx-13]. |
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William McAninch, Kentucky – Tennessee – Mississippi |
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William McAninch, b,1804-1805, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, went to Giles Co., Tennessee, with other members of the extended McAninch family (William’s younger brother Samuel; Daniel and his wife, and his sons John and (?) Henry). In Tennessee, William had three sons with his first wife – |
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1. William George McAninch, b. 12 Nov. 1825, Giles Co., Tenn., died in fall of 1854 [Note Ms-1] |
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2. Elias Brown McAninch, b.1828-1829, Giles Co., Tenn., went to Texas, ca. 1850 [Note Tx-1] |
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3. John F. McAninch, 28 May 1833, Shelby Co., Tenn., also went to Texas in early 1850’s [Tx-2] |
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William and his second wife, Maria Starr (prob. mar. 1834-1837, poss. Shelby Co., Tenn.), went south into DeSoto County, Mississippi, 1836-1837; William had four more sons in Mississippi – |
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4. Asbery B. McAninch, b.1838-1839, Elm Grove, DeSoto Co., d.23 April 1862, Grenada, Miss. |
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5. Alpheus McAninch, b.1839-1840, Elm Grove, DeSoto Co., died during the war [details unknown] |
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6. Erastus George McAninch, b.20 Oct. 1843, Elm Grove, DeSoto Co. (now Tate Co.), Mississippi |
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7. (Zachery) Taylor McAninch, b.ca.1846, DeSoto Co.; he survived the war (on 1868 road work list) |
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William McAninch settled on the Coldwater River, ran a ferry service first (ca. 1838-1839), and then built a bridge across the Coldwater, which divided early DeSoto County (southern DeSoto Co. was set off as Tate County, Miss, in 1873, with the Coldwater as part of the new boundary) [Note Ms-2]. William died early in 1854, and his wife Maria was appointed Administrator of his estate in March, 1854 [Ms-3]. It is believed that he was buried in the McAninch Family Cemetery, in DeSoto County. |
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Texas 5th Infantry (Elias B. McAninch) |
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At the age of 33, Elias B. McAninch was recruited by Lt. John Smith into J.C. Rogers’ Company G (the “Milam County Greys”) of the 5th Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized at Cameron in Milam County, Texas, July 15, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service “for the war” at Houston, Aug. 29, 1861 [Note Tx-3]. The 5th Texas Inf. was part of the distinguished Texas Hood’s Brigade, and was part of the Army of Northern Virginia. [Tx-1, Tx-3]. Elias served through the complete war, and was paroled at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on April 12, 1865 [Tx-3]. |
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Hood's Texas Brigade was organized on October 22, 1861, in Richmond, Virginia, composed of the First, Fourth, and Fifth Texas Infantry regiments, the only Texas troops to fight in the Eastern Theater [Note Tx-4]. On March 7, 1862, Col. John Bell Hood, commander of the Fourth Reg’t, was promoted to brigadier general and placed in command. Because of his daring leadership the brigade became known as Hood’s Texas Brigade; the brigade served throughout the war in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and in Longstreet's Second Corps. It was in at least twenty-four battles in 1862, |
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McAninch for the Confederacy, Eight Who Fought for Southern Independence Conf Sold .doc |
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McAninch Family History NL, IX -4 November 2001 Copyright Frank McAninch page 2001-28 |