Obviously this veteran was a resident of Elliott Co in 1890, but I find no record of him
anywhere else except in the 1890 Elliott Co Tax Assessments.  At that time, his name was
spelled Lettergge?  There is no indication that he owned land, and not even a nearest neighbor
was named.  This particular record shows that there was one child between the ages of 6 and 20
years in the household.
There was a William J. Lefterage living in the Moccasin Precinct, and it would be
reasonable to assume that he was related to Henry P. Leftradge, but I have seen nothing that
proves it.

Matthias Lewis: Pvt., Co., M., 14th Ky., Cav.  Apparently a Union soldier, he indicated
that his military service began on Nov 15, 1863 and ended on Mar 15, 1865, for a period of one year and four months.  He was found living in the Devil?s Fork Precinct, But state that his post office was Redwine.
Other than the 1890 Elliott Co Tax Assessments, I can find no record that mentions
Matthias Lewis.  It indicates that he was a resident of the Devil?s Fork Precinct, owning 168 acres of land.  He indicated that his nearest neighbor was T. Jennings.
It is my belief that the early Jennings lived near the Rowan Co line, therefore, I a
assuming that this particular Matthias Lewis also lived in the extreme western part of Elliott Co, maybe near Lewis Branch, which forms a part of the boundary line between Morgan and Elliott counties.
Obviously, this veteran was in the general census for 1890, but I can find no mention of
him in the 1880, 1900 or 1910 Elliott Co reports.

Follow-up: In an earlier article I made mention of Harvey M. Bowling, a Civil War
veteran, and indicated that I did not know where he is buried.  A letter recently received from Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Bowling informs me that Harvey is buried in Greenup Co, having died Feb 12, 1926.  His wife, Missouri E. Davis Bowling, is also buried there.  It is indicated that she died June 9, 1919.
Mrs. Bowling points out that Harvey?s brother, William Patton, moved to Greenup and
that may have encouraged Harvey to settle there, too.
The Bowlings also informed me that two other sons of Jarrett and Nancy Taylor Vansant
Bowling served in the Civil War: Isaac W., was a Sgt., in the 45th Ky Vol. Mtd. Inf.  After the War, he settled in Lancaster Co, Nebraska.
David Bowling, another brother of Harvey?s, was in the Civil War and was killed during
his service, but details of his service and death are not available at this time.
I deeply appreciate the Bowlings taking the time to write and pass aling this information.
Rudolph and Marcia are residents of Dayton, OH, but Rudolph grew up in Elliott Co and has many relatives still residing in Elliott.
I would also like to mention the Emery Horton Called and passed along some interesting
comments regarding Charles S. Adams, the first veteran about whom I wrote.  Emery mentioned that Charley Adams was a very dear friend to the Horton family, so close in fact, that when a son was born to Richard and Lillie Greenwood Horton on Feb 26, 1878, he was named Charlie Adams Horton.
Charlie Horton married Laura Mabry.  They are Emory?s parents.
Also, thanks go out to Mitchell Sturgill and his aunt, Betty Sturgill Ison.  Mitch provided
some additional information about his ancestor, George W. Adkins; and Betty sent a
considerable amount of information that traced her ancestral line back to George.

Mitch and Betty are both former students of mine and it really is a thrill to see them
involved in family history research, which I tried hard to promote during my many years as a teacher a Elliott County High School.
     








Hiram King: Co., A, 2nd Ky., Regt? 1861 to a date not revealed.  This
veteran indicated that he was in the Confederate Army for a period of 2
years and 11 months, but he did not know when his service-time ended.  He
stated that his post office was Isonville.
        It is obvious that there was a Hiram King residing in Elliott Co in 1890,
but I find no mention of him in any manner of him in any of my other
records except the 1890 Elliott Co Tax Assessments.  Even that record
reveals very little information.  If he owned land, no acreage is given;
not even a nearest neighbor is listed.  He apparently owned little property
as indicated by a total value of just $12.  Other information from the tax
record revealed that there was 1 male over the age of 21; 1 legal voter; 1
member of the family enrolled in the militia; and 1 child age 6 to 20 years
in the King household.
        Hiram King is not named in the 1900 or 1910 census reports for Elliott Co,
and it may well be that he came here during the decade of the 80's,
remained only a short time, then moved on to another state.