David Luther was the 2nd child of Rowland Samuel Thurston (1824-1858) and Mary Polly Killian. He married Frances Ann Drisskill in 1867 and they had five children: Mary Ann Italy, Luther Leander, William Coke, and twins Tollie and Collie.
Excerpts from biographical sketches written by Sudie Roland Cornell:
I remember my maternal grandfather. He was a gentle, self disciplined, deeply religious, at times stubborn, a man in tune with the land.
He told of joining the Arkansas volunteers, a part of the Confederate Army. He believed in State Rights, never conceding that the federal government should take precedence over the local government. He joined the Army just before his 16th birthday. In this way he avoided the men "coming to get him." Perhaps it was the glory extended to his brother's death that stirred him to join the army. He never shared his brother's charisma, being stolid and quiet in the manner of the Dutch.
Because he had volunteered, and was very young, he never participated in a battle but did his part by foraging for food. He learned to prepare dried beef, and all his life he spoke of the "sweetness" of dried beef.
After the war he returned to Arkansas and married his childhood sweetheart, Frances Ann Drisskill, whom he called "Fanny." Together they started a life that lasted for over 70 more years.
Bio published for public use by Louis Cornell.
Excerpts from biographical sketches written by Sudie Roland Cornell:
I remember my maternal grandfather. He was a gentle, self disciplined, deeply religious, at times stubborn, a man in tune with the land.
He told of joining the Arkansas volunteers, a part of the Confederate Army. He believed in State Rights, never conceding that the federal government should take precedence over the local government. He joined the Army just before his 16th birthday. In this way he avoided the men "coming to get him." Perhaps it was the glory extended to his brother's death that stirred him to join the army. He never shared his brother's charisma, being stolid and quiet in the manner of the Dutch.
Because he had volunteered, and was very young, he never participated in a battle but did his part by foraging for food. He learned to prepare dried beef, and all his life he spoke of the "sweetness" of dried beef.
After the war he returned to Arkansas and married his childhood sweetheart, Frances Ann Drisskill, whom he called "Fanny." Together they started a life that lasted for over 70 more years.
Bio published for public use by Louis Cornell.
David Luther was the 2nd child of Rowland Samuel Thurston (1824-1858) and Mary Polly Killian. He married Frances Ann Drisskill in 1867 and they had five children: Mary Ann Italy, Luther Leander, William Coke, and twins Tollie and Collie.
Excerpts from biographical sketches written by Sudie Roland Cornell:
I remember my maternal grandfather. He was a gentle, self disciplined, deeply religious, at times stubborn, a man in tune with the land.
He told of joining the Arkansas volunteers, a part of the Confederate Army. He believed in State Rights, never conceding that the federal government should take precedence over the local government. He joined the Army just before his 16th birthday. In this way he avoided the men "coming to get him." Perhaps it was the glory extended to his brother's death that stirred him to join the army. He never shared his brother's charisma, being stolid and quiet in the manner of the Dutch.
Because he had volunteered, and was very young, he never participated in a battle but did his part by foraging for food. He learned to prepare dried beef, and all his life he spoke of the "sweetness" of dried beef.
After the war he returned to Arkansas and married his childhood sweetheart, Frances Ann Drisskill, whom he called "Fanny." Together they started a life that lasted for over 70 more years.
Bio published for public use by Louis Cornell.
Excerpts from biographical sketches written by Sudie Roland Cornell:
I remember my maternal grandfather. He was a gentle, self disciplined, deeply religious, at times stubborn, a man in tune with the land.
He told of joining the Arkansas volunteers, a part of the Confederate Army. He believed in State Rights, never conceding that the federal government should take precedence over the local government. He joined the Army just before his 16th birthday. In this way he avoided the men "coming to get him." Perhaps it was the glory extended to his brother's death that stirred him to join the army. He never shared his brother's charisma, being stolid and quiet in the manner of the Dutch.
Because he had volunteered, and was very young, he never participated in a battle but did his part by foraging for food. He learned to prepare dried beef, and all his life he spoke of the "sweetness" of dried beef.
After the war he returned to Arkansas and married his childhood sweetheart, Frances Ann Drisskill, whom he called "Fanny." Together they started a life that lasted for over 70 more years.
Bio published for public use by Louis Cornell.
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