from a sketch about LEAMONS, M.P. HARDY
By Maxine Roebuck Johnson
...Isaac's grandmother Leamons was Susan Elizabeth Flanigan of Georgia whose first marriage was to a Mr. Brown who had become a Captain in the service of the Confederacy. They had one little girl, Molly. Captain Brown sent word that he had been wounded during the Battle of Atlanta and was not expected to live. Susan had Grandmother Smith keep little Molly, and she set out from her home travelling at night and hiding out in the daytime to avoid the Union soldiers. She was indeed a courageous woman - a true heroine - her height was 4'11"! She hid her horse in a cave as she approached Atlanta from the North. Horses were scarce, and once an attempt was made to steal her horse but she shot the man. She did not know whether she killed him or not. She asked an elderly black man to help her get to the Confederate hospital which he did, which was on the other side of the city. She reached her husband's side before he expired and was determined to carry his body home. An elderly relative who lived in the area helped her to get a conveyance and she carried him to his home for burial.
Grandmother Smith died, leaving a household that included two old maid aunts and two uncles. One of the uncles left, and one aunt got sick. Grandma decided to taker her little girl Molly, and go to Texas. Georgia, as we all know from the history books, was so devastated that many people made the decision to move west - and of course straight west to Texas. Some members of the wagon train that was organized were distant relatives, so Susan decided to join the wagon train, and felt she could take her little girl and start a new life. The wagon train had not been too long in progress when Grandpa Leamons became impressed with Susan's spunk, and in one early-on conversation said, "I'll protect you!" By the time they reached Louisiana, he said, "I'd like to talk to you. Marry me, and I will be good to your little girl."… which they did, and which he was. In Louisiana, the wagon train divided - some people went northwest to central and north Texas, some went to east Texas, and others stayed in Louisiana where they had secured sawmill work. The Leamons were among the latter, and their son Isaac was born in Louisiana. Later they went to Iola, Grimes County, where they did sawmill work...
By Maxine Roebuck Johnson
...Isaac's grandmother Leamons was Susan Elizabeth Flanigan of Georgia whose first marriage was to a Mr. Brown who had become a Captain in the service of the Confederacy. They had one little girl, Molly. Captain Brown sent word that he had been wounded during the Battle of Atlanta and was not expected to live. Susan had Grandmother Smith keep little Molly, and she set out from her home travelling at night and hiding out in the daytime to avoid the Union soldiers. She was indeed a courageous woman - a true heroine - her height was 4'11"! She hid her horse in a cave as she approached Atlanta from the North. Horses were scarce, and once an attempt was made to steal her horse but she shot the man. She did not know whether she killed him or not. She asked an elderly black man to help her get to the Confederate hospital which he did, which was on the other side of the city. She reached her husband's side before he expired and was determined to carry his body home. An elderly relative who lived in the area helped her to get a conveyance and she carried him to his home for burial.
Grandmother Smith died, leaving a household that included two old maid aunts and two uncles. One of the uncles left, and one aunt got sick. Grandma decided to taker her little girl Molly, and go to Texas. Georgia, as we all know from the history books, was so devastated that many people made the decision to move west - and of course straight west to Texas. Some members of the wagon train that was organized were distant relatives, so Susan decided to join the wagon train, and felt she could take her little girl and start a new life. The wagon train had not been too long in progress when Grandpa Leamons became impressed with Susan's spunk, and in one early-on conversation said, "I'll protect you!" By the time they reached Louisiana, he said, "I'd like to talk to you. Marry me, and I will be good to your little girl."… which they did, and which he was. In Louisiana, the wagon train divided - some people went northwest to central and north Texas, some went to east Texas, and others stayed in Louisiana where they had secured sawmill work. The Leamons were among the latter, and their son Isaac was born in Louisiana. Later they went to Iola, Grimes County, where they did sawmill work...
from a sketch about LEAMONS, M.P. HARDY
By Maxine Roebuck Johnson
...Isaac's grandmother Leamons was Susan Elizabeth Flanigan of Georgia whose first marriage was to a Mr. Brown who had become a Captain in the service of the Confederacy. They had one little girl, Molly. Captain Brown sent word that he had been wounded during the Battle of Atlanta and was not expected to live. Susan had Grandmother Smith keep little Molly, and she set out from her home travelling at night and hiding out in the daytime to avoid the Union soldiers. She was indeed a courageous woman - a true heroine - her height was 4'11"! She hid her horse in a cave as she approached Atlanta from the North. Horses were scarce, and once an attempt was made to steal her horse but she shot the man. She did not know whether she killed him or not. She asked an elderly black man to help her get to the Confederate hospital which he did, which was on the other side of the city. She reached her husband's side before he expired and was determined to carry his body home. An elderly relative who lived in the area helped her to get a conveyance and she carried him to his home for burial.
Grandmother Smith died, leaving a household that included two old maid aunts and two uncles. One of the uncles left, and one aunt got sick. Grandma decided to taker her little girl Molly, and go to Texas. Georgia, as we all know from the history books, was so devastated that many people made the decision to move west - and of course straight west to Texas. Some members of the wagon train that was organized were distant relatives, so Susan decided to join the wagon train, and felt she could take her little girl and start a new life. The wagon train had not been too long in progress when Grandpa Leamons became impressed with Susan's spunk, and in one early-on conversation said, "I'll protect you!" By the time they reached Louisiana, he said, "I'd like to talk to you. Marry me, and I will be good to your little girl."… which they did, and which he was. In Louisiana, the wagon train divided - some people went northwest to central and north Texas, some went to east Texas, and others stayed in Louisiana where they had secured sawmill work. The Leamons were among the latter, and their son Isaac was born in Louisiana. Later they went to Iola, Grimes County, where they did sawmill work...
By Maxine Roebuck Johnson
...Isaac's grandmother Leamons was Susan Elizabeth Flanigan of Georgia whose first marriage was to a Mr. Brown who had become a Captain in the service of the Confederacy. They had one little girl, Molly. Captain Brown sent word that he had been wounded during the Battle of Atlanta and was not expected to live. Susan had Grandmother Smith keep little Molly, and she set out from her home travelling at night and hiding out in the daytime to avoid the Union soldiers. She was indeed a courageous woman - a true heroine - her height was 4'11"! She hid her horse in a cave as she approached Atlanta from the North. Horses were scarce, and once an attempt was made to steal her horse but she shot the man. She did not know whether she killed him or not. She asked an elderly black man to help her get to the Confederate hospital which he did, which was on the other side of the city. She reached her husband's side before he expired and was determined to carry his body home. An elderly relative who lived in the area helped her to get a conveyance and she carried him to his home for burial.
Grandmother Smith died, leaving a household that included two old maid aunts and two uncles. One of the uncles left, and one aunt got sick. Grandma decided to taker her little girl Molly, and go to Texas. Georgia, as we all know from the history books, was so devastated that many people made the decision to move west - and of course straight west to Texas. Some members of the wagon train that was organized were distant relatives, so Susan decided to join the wagon train, and felt she could take her little girl and start a new life. The wagon train had not been too long in progress when Grandpa Leamons became impressed with Susan's spunk, and in one early-on conversation said, "I'll protect you!" By the time they reached Louisiana, he said, "I'd like to talk to you. Marry me, and I will be good to your little girl."… which they did, and which he was. In Louisiana, the wagon train divided - some people went northwest to central and north Texas, some went to east Texas, and others stayed in Louisiana where they had secured sawmill work. The Leamons were among the latter, and their son Isaac was born in Louisiana. Later they went to Iola, Grimes County, where they did sawmill work...
