Obed was one of the earliest settliers in Kaufman Co, Texas. He was born three days before the death of his mother. in Carroll, TN. This family came from Rowan County, NC. where their ancestors were first settlers there. He moved to Cole County, Missouri and then moved to Texas.He is listed in the 1850 census living with the Charlton Howard family. He became the constable for Precinct 3 in Aug. 1852 and was a justice of the peace. He organized a cavalry troop for the Confederate Army when the War of the Rebellion broke out. It was known as the Trinity guards. It is believed that he Trinity Guards later became the Kaufman Guards. Obed mustered in with the 12th Cavalry of Texas in the Confederate Army led by Capt. Kyser near Hemsted,TX. He was later a 1st Lt. and served until the war ended. No one knows where he and his 3 daughters are buried.
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Obed was 21 when he decided to leave the family and make his future in Texas. He appears in the census of 1850 in Kaufman County. He was a very successful farmer as is shown by his purchase and sale of considerable land. Mary Elizabeth Gray became his wife on March 24, 1853. They had 12 children in all.The Civil War began when Obed was 36 years and he enlisted in the Confederacy as a Lieutenant. Obed's health was changed by his involvment in the war and he never fully recovered. He died three days after the birth of his last child Obie(Obed Jr.). Six years later Mary married a man named Alex A. Anderson. At this time Obed transferred his property rights to his father David Vanpool. Source was LMJ Research posted by Bonnie Morris Conrad
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Obed was 21 when he decided to leave the family and make his future in Texas. He appears in the census of 1850 in Kaufman County. He was a very successful farmer as is shown by his purchase and sale of considerable land. Mary Elizabeth Gray became his wife on March 24, 1853. They had 12 children in all.The Civil War began when Obed was 36 years and he enlisted in the Confederacy as a Lieutenant. Obed's health was changed by his involvment in the war and he never fully recovered. He died three days after the birth of his last child Obie(Obed Jr.). Six years later Mary married a man named Alex A. Anderson. At this time Obed transferred his property rights to his father David Vanpool. Source was LMJ Research posted by Bonnie Morris Conrad
Obed was one of the earliest settliers in Kaufman Co, Texas. He was born three days before the death of his mother. in Carroll, TN. This family came from Rowan County, NC. where their ancestors were first settlers there. He moved to Cole County, Missouri and then moved to Texas.He is listed in the 1850 census living with the Charlton Howard family. He became the constable for Precinct 3 in Aug. 1852 and was a justice of the peace. He organized a cavalry troop for the Confederate Army when the War of the Rebellion broke out. It was known as the Trinity guards. It is believed that he Trinity Guards later became the Kaufman Guards. Obed mustered in with the 12th Cavalry of Texas in the Confederate Army led by Capt. Kyser near Hemsted,TX. He was later a 1st Lt. and served until the war ended. No one knows where he and his 3 daughters are buried.
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Obed was 21 when he decided to leave the family and make his future in Texas. He appears in the census of 1850 in Kaufman County. He was a very successful farmer as is shown by his purchase and sale of considerable land. Mary Elizabeth Gray became his wife on March 24, 1853. They had 12 children in all.The Civil War began when Obed was 36 years and he enlisted in the Confederacy as a Lieutenant. Obed's health was changed by his involvment in the war and he never fully recovered. He died three days after the birth of his last child Obie(Obed Jr.). Six years later Mary married a man named Alex A. Anderson. At this time Obed transferred his property rights to his father David Vanpool. Source was LMJ Research posted by Bonnie Morris Conrad
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Obed was 21 when he decided to leave the family and make his future in Texas. He appears in the census of 1850 in Kaufman County. He was a very successful farmer as is shown by his purchase and sale of considerable land. Mary Elizabeth Gray became his wife on March 24, 1853. They had 12 children in all.The Civil War began when Obed was 36 years and he enlisted in the Confederacy as a Lieutenant. Obed's health was changed by his involvment in the war and he never fully recovered. He died three days after the birth of his last child Obie(Obed Jr.). Six years later Mary married a man named Alex A. Anderson. At this time Obed transferred his property rights to his father David Vanpool. Source was LMJ Research posted by Bonnie Morris Conrad
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