EDMOND EMERSON KIDD

DESCENDANTS OF EDMOND EMERSON & MARGARET FRENCH KIDD

The US Census of 1860 lists Edmond’s personal value at $350.00. Real Estate - $2,500.00. He was a farmer and a horse trader in his later years, doing business from his front porch. His second wife, Narcissa, was known as ‘Cissy’. Edmond lived all his life around Blount County, TN. He was the father of twelve children, two died in infancy.
*Note: Most of E.E.& Margaret F.'s children were living in Texas by the late 1800's.

ELBERT SEVIER KIDD , first born son, lived his entire life in Blount County, TN, had twelve children and raised a large successful family, many of whom also raised large successful families. Elbert's father, Edmond, was said to raise and trade Tennessee walker horses and when Elbert ('Eb' as he was called) was about 10 years old he had a horse of his own, as a pet, his father had given him. Family lore tells us that 10 year old 'Eb' was absolutely heartbroken when his prize horse was confiscated by a group of soldiers in 1861, presumably to support the civil war effort. It's not known if the horse was taken by Union or Confederate soldiers, but it is known that shortly thereafter Tennessee joined the Confederacy and the governor sent rebel troops to occupy eastern Tennessee to insure its loyalty. But in spite of that, as eastern Tennessee leaned Union at the time including Blount County, many young men from that area joined the Union army. *See - Kidds in the Civil War
But none of that mattered to poor Eb. All he knew was his beloved horse was gone. Nevertheless, young Eb grew into an upstanding citizen and loyal family man, and family lore tells us that he was never heard by anyone to utter a curse or foul word at man or beast, even when plowing!
JAMES RANDOLPH KIDD, Sr., second child of Edmond Emerson, moved to Texas in 1886. The U.S. Census of 1880 lists James R. and wife Rachel, living with her mother Elizabeth (Betsy) Taylor. It is presumed that her husband Wiley (Taylor) was dead at this time. When Betsy married Wiley, he was a widower with a daughter, Frances, and two sons who were killed in the Civil War. Rachel was often heard to say she "was born in Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One, the year the cruel war begun."
By 1886 J.R. had brought his family to Elam Thicket in Dallas county, (called Elam Springs now) in Texas in a wagon pulled by a team of horses. They bought forty acres there and cleared the land to plant crops. A small house was built with a picket fence around it to keep the animals out. Before they could dig a well they got water from 'mudholes' that probably were local naturally occurring ponds.
By 1900, J.R., Sr. and family had apparently moved for a time to Kaufman TX, precinct #8, as the 1900 Census reports them as living there. Shortly thereafter the J.R. Kidd, Sr family moved south of Ft Worth between Everman and Burleson and purchased farm land there. It was there each of the sons were given a small black-land farm by James R. and Rachel when they reached adulthood.
MICHAEL A. (Mike) KIDD , fourth child of Edmond Emerson, rode to Texas on horseback with his older brother James R.,Sr. seeking a better way of making a living. The rich black land of Ellis County looked so promising that they decided to move to Texas and make it their home. Michael married Zyrilda (Rildy) Davis, sister of his brother Riley’s wife, Theodocia. The census lists Zyrilda born in Alabama. The 1900 census lists them living in Ellis County (Waxahachie, county seat), Texas. They were the parents of eight children. Three died in infancy. Michael was a farmer. After his death, Rildy lived a time with James R. Sr.’s wife Rachel, in Fort Worth.
RILEY JACOB KIDD, fifth child of Edmond Emerson, attended college in Maryville, Tennessee until the age of 20 years at which time he left Tennessee and also came to Texas. He did not return to Tennessee or talk about his Blount county relatives. Upon his death his Grandson Laroy, contacted Nannie Lou Simmerly in Maryville, TN and found out about his Grandfather’s family. Riley helped to raise Laroy after the infant’s mother died in the influenza outbreak of 1918. Riley lived in Richardson, Texas.
MARSHALL BURNSIDE KIDD, sixth child of Edmond Emerson, left Tennessee and settled near Richardson, Texas. After his death his widow (Jospehine 'Josie' Wilkinson Kidd) took the four sons and moved to California. One son, Clarence, became a Methodist minister and attended seminary at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas.
EMERSON N. (U.?) KIDD, seventh child of Edmond Emerson, lived in Kaufman, Texas in 1900. In 1908 he was reported leaving New Mexico after homesteading land there which he had bought for $1.25 an acre. He wrote that the land was too dry and he was going to Altus, Oklahoma to farm.
GEORGE FRENCH KIDD, eighth child of Edmond Emerson, was also persuaded to move to Texas, but only stayed two years as his wife, Annie Love, was so unhappy. Also by then, the cotton boom in Texas had gone bust. He moved back to Tennessee in the fall of 1909 where took care of his aging father and inherited the Kidd family farm.

For Photo of EE Kidd Family, CLICK HERE (Photo circa 1895) Edmond Emerson Kidd (center), farmer and a horse trader in his later years, with 2nd wife Narcissa 'Cissy" Finley Kidd (right), and daughter Margaret 'Maggie' Kidd.
	Edmond Emerson KIDD 1828 - 1904
	DOB: ca 1828 per 1850 & 1860 Blount Co., TN Census, 5/24/1828 per family Records. Listed in the household with Edmund in the 1860 Census was Riley KIDD, age 23. Listed in the 1870 Blount Co. TN Census, Clover Hill Post Office. Died: 2/20/1904, Maryville Co., Blount TN. Buried: Mt. Moriah Cem. Near Maryville, TN. 1st Marriage: Margaret A. French DOB: ca 1828 per 1860 & 1870 Blount Co., TN Census. 4/20/1828, Blount Co., TN per David KIDD. DOM: 12/30/1850. Died: 3/9/1876, Maryville (Blount County), TN Buried: Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Blount Co., TN 2nd Marriage: Narcissa E. Finley DOB: ca 1839. DOM: 1/18/1877, Blount Co., TN, J. C. Runyan, M.G. Child 1: Margaret (Maggie) KIDD DOB: ca 1878 per 1880 Blount Co., TN Census. The following information and narrative on Edmond Emerson Kidd and his children was compiled by Rosa 'Rose' E. Kidd Austin of Ft Worth TX, and provided by Jerry D. Kidd of Stillwater, OK. Items in parentheses provided by David M. Kidd, Los Angeles, CA. Additional document revision, text formatting, narrative editing, and webpage development provided by Kenneth D. Kidd, Sr., Waco, TX, nephew of Rosa Kidd Austin.		Narcissa 'Cissy" Finley Kidd, 2nd Wife 1803-1889
Edmond Emerson Kidd, 1828-1904 Mt Moriah Cemetery, Blount County, TN (Maryville)	DESCENDANTS OF EDMOND EMERSON & MARGARET FRENCH KIDD The US Census of 1860 lists Edmond’s personal value at $350.00. Real Estate - $2,500.00. He was a farmer and a horse trader in his later years, doing business from his front porch. His second wife, Narcissa, was known as ‘Cissy’. Edmond lived all his life around Blount County, TN. He was the father of twelve children, two died in infancy. Note: Most of E.E.& Margaret F.'s children were living in Texas by the late 1800's. ELBERT SEVIER KIDD , first born son, lived his entire life in Blount County, TN, had twelve children and raised a large successful family, many of whom also raised large successful families. Elbert's father, Edmond, was said to raise and trade Tennessee walker horses and when Elbert ('Eb' as he was called) was about 10 years old he had a horse of his own, as a pet, his father had given him. Family lore tells us that 10 year old 'Eb' was absolutely heartbroken when his prize horse was confiscated by a group of soldiers in 1861, presumably to support the civil war effort. It's not known if the horse was taken by Union or Confederate soldiers, but it is known that shortly thereafter Tennessee joined the Confederacy and the governor sent rebel troops to occupy eastern Tennessee to insure its loyalty. But in spite of that, as eastern Tennessee leaned Union at the time including Blount County, many young men from that area joined the Union army. See - Kidds in the Civil War But none of that mattered to poor Eb. All he knew was his beloved horse was gone. Nevertheless, young Eb grew into an upstanding citizen and loyal family man, and family lore tells us that he was never heard by anyone to utter a curse or foul word at man or beast, even when plowing! JAMES RANDOLPH KIDD, Sr., second child of Edmond Emerson, moved to Texas in 1886. The U.S. Census of 1880 lists James R. and wife Rachel, living with her mother Elizabeth (Betsy) Taylor. It is presumed that her husband Wiley (Taylor) was dead at this time. When Betsy married Wiley, he was a widower with a daughter, Frances, and two sons who were killed in the Civil War. Rachel was often heard to say she "was born in Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One, the year the cruel war begun." By 1886 J.R. had brought his family to Elam Thicket in Dallas county, (called Elam Springs now) in Texas in a wagon pulled by a team of horses. They bought forty acres there and cleared the land to plant crops. A small house was built with a picket fence around it to keep the animals out. Before they could dig a well they got water from 'mudholes' that probably were local naturally occurring ponds. By 1900, J.R., Sr. and family had apparently moved for a time to Kaufman TX, precinct #8, as the 1900 Census reports them as living there. Shortly thereafter the J.R. Kidd, Sr family moved south of Ft Worth between Everman and Burleson and purchased farm land there. It was there each of the sons were given a small black-land farm by James R. and Rachel when they reached adulthood. MICHAEL A. (Mike) KIDD , fourth child of Edmond Emerson, rode to Texas on horseback with his older brother James R.,Sr. seeking a better way of making a living. The rich black land of Ellis County looked so promising that they decided to move to Texas and make it their home. Michael married Zyrilda (Rildy) Davis, sister of his brother Riley’s wife, Theodocia. The census lists Zyrilda born in Alabama. The 1900 census lists them living in Ellis County (Waxahachie, county seat), Texas. They were the parents of eight children. Three died in infancy. Michael was a farmer. After his death, Rildy lived a time with James R. Sr.’s wife Rachel, in Fort Worth. RILEY JACOB KIDD, fifth child of Edmond Emerson, attended college in Maryville, Tennessee until the age of 20 years at which time he left Tennessee and also came to Texas. He did not return to Tennessee or talk about his Blount county relatives. Upon his death his Grandson Laroy, contacted Nannie Lou Simmerly in Maryville, TN and found out about his Grandfather’s family. Riley helped to raise Laroy after the infant’s mother died in the influenza outbreak of 1918. Riley lived in Richardson, Texas. MARSHALL BURNSIDE KIDD, sixth child of Edmond Emerson, left Tennessee and settled near Richardson, Texas. After his death his widow (Jospehine 'Josie' Wilkinson Kidd) took the four sons and moved to California. One son, Clarence, became a Methodist minister and attended seminary at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas. EMERSON N. (U.?) KIDD, seventh child of Edmond Emerson, lived in Kaufman, Texas in 1900. In 1908 he was reported leaving New Mexico after homesteading land there which he had bought for $1.25 an acre. He wrote that the land was too dry and he was going to Altus, Oklahoma to farm. GEORGE FRENCH KIDD, eighth child of Edmond Emerson, was also persuaded to move to Texas, but only stayed two years as his wife, Annie Love, was so unhappy. Also by then, the cotton boom in Texas had gone bust. He moved back to Tennessee in the fall of 1909 where took care of his aging father and inherited the Kidd family farm. 1. ELBERT SEVIER KIDD DOB: ca 1852 per 1860 Blount Co., TN Census; DOB: 1851, Blount Co., TN per Gen Forum; 10/17/1851 per David KIDD. DOM: 5/13/1875 per Blount Co., TN marriage records -- P. B. McCarrell, MG. Died: 4/16/1917, Blount Co., TN per David KIDD Buried: Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Blount Co., TN Marriage: Florence Hester Ellis DOB: 1/21/1858, Blount Co., TN Father: N.B. Ellis Died: 12/18/1941 Blount Co., TN Buried: Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Blount Co., TN FOR DESCENDANTS, CLICK HERE. 2. JAMES RANDOLPH 'J.R.' KIDD SR. DOB: 8/1/1853. Died 6/23/1926. Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Ft. Worth TX. Married Rachel Susan Taylor, born in TN DOB 9/8/1861. Rachel died, 4/16/1947. Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Ft Worth TX. FOR DESCENDANTS, CLICK HERE. 3. MARY KIDD DOB: ca 1855 per 1860 Blount Co., TN Census. No further info available. 4. MICHEAL ASBURY KIDD DOB: 8/1/1857. Died 6/9/1912. Buried: Godley Cemetery, Godley TX. "Mike" married Zyrilda 'Rildy' Davis, sister of brother Riley’s wife, Theodocia. FOR DESCENDANTS, CLICK HERE. 5. RILEY JACOB KIDD DOB: ca 1859 per 1860 Blount Co., TN Census; DOB 12/7/1859, Blount Co., TN, per David KIDD. Died: 8/19/1949, Richardson, TX Buried: Restland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX (northern suburb of Dallas) Riley is buried next to his wife Theadocia (Davis) showing a birth date of 1866, and death in 1932. Riley is buried in a plot with daughter Della Kidd, daughter Eula Bradley, (born 7/15/1898, died 10/20/1975), son in law Silas, and grandson Pvt. Raymond G. Bradley, (born 4/11/1926, who died at Iwo Jima - 4th Marine Division, DOD: 3/3/1945). Another son, Hobart (born in 1896 and died in 1963), is buried in a separate plot with his wife Gola Ann (maiden surname unknown) born 1895, died 1967. FOR DESCENDANTS, CLICK HERE. 6. MARSHALL BURNSIDE KIDD DOB: ca 1864, TN per 1870 & 1880 Blount Co., TN Census 12/12/1863, Maryville (Blount Co.), TN, per David KIDD DOM: 2/14/1893, Blount Co., TN by J.C. Wright, MG. Died: 4/29/1911, in Garland (Ellis Co.), TX. Buried: Garland Memorial Cemetery, Garland, TX Married: Josephine "Josie" Wilkinson DOB: 11/15/1867, Maryville (Blount Co.), TN Josie Died: 1952. Buried: Modesto Cemetery, Modesto (Stanislaus Co.), CA FOR DESCENDANTS, CLICK HERE. 7. EMERSON N. (U?) KIDD DOB: ca 1868, TN per 1870 Blount Co., TN Census. Buried: Altus, OK. This could very well be the Emerson U. Kidd listed in Altus Cemetery, DOB per memorial stone, 1869; Died per memorial stone, 1938. 8. GEORGE FRENCH KIDD DOB: 1/3/1871, Blount Co. TN, per David KIDD. DOM: 11/30/1905, Blount Co., TN by C. F. Broady, J.P. Died: 6/14/1936, Blount Co., TN Buried: Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Blount Co., TN Marriage: Annie Love DOB: 9/23/1882 per Memorial Stone Died: 7/4/1960 Buried: Old Mt Tabor Cem., Blount Co., TN Note: George was also persuaded to move to Texas but only stayed two years as his wife was unhappy. He moved back to Tennessee in the fall of 1909. He took care of his father E.E. Kidd, and inherited the Kidd family farm. FOR DESCENDANTS, CLICK HERE. 9. ELBERT KIDD DOB: ca 1873, Blount Co., TN, per David KIDD
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