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member of the infamous Quantrill's Raiders and Bloody Bill Anderson's Confederate guerrillas in MO during the Civil War. Killed in action in Oct. 1864. His family home in Johnson Co., MO, was burnt down in the spring of 1862 along with several others, reportedly by the local Federal militia. The house was said to be a meeting place for "bushwhackers," and Capt. Houts had been heard by a number of persons threatening to set fire to the place.
Timeline
Birth- 1826
TN
Marriage- 1) 15 Mar. 1849 2) 6 Oct. 1859
1) Musey Carney 2) Margaret Martha Carney
Johnson Co., MO (both)
Death- 26/10/1864-Age: 39 years
Orrick, Ray Co., MO
Other Facts
Mother
Nancy Thomason
Father
John Oliphant
Occupation
Farmer
Gender
Male
