Maryville Stories...
	Presented here are stories and articles found in East Tennessee publications of the late 1800's and early 1900's about members of the Lewis Kidd family. Many are found in the local Maryville Times, but some are also found in nearby newspapers, such as the Knoxville Sentinel. Included also are stories from family lore and tradition, as well as stories from other states where Tennessee Kidds moved to.
FAMILY REUNIONS are a longtime KIDD family tradition! Here's a newspaper story in the Maryville Times of June 3, 1927 about one such reunion. Here's a story about the Joys and Sorrows of Edmond Emerson's Tennessee KIDDs that moved to Texas! After the death in Texas of her Tennessee born husband, Marshall Burnside Kidd, Josie Kidd and Her Boys moved to California!	Edmond Emerson Kidd (1828-1904), son of Randolph, grandson of Lewis, apparently had lung and liver issues in the Fall of 1887. Click here for article... This article mentions the marriage of Laura A. (Alice?) Kidd (1867-1891), daughter of Perry Harrison Kidd (1841-1922). Randolph Kidd (1796-1852) was her grandfather. Lewis Kidd (1774-1850) was her great-grandfather. Article is from the Maryville Times, June 5, 1889. Click here for article... Here is a story from the Maryville Times, January 7, 1891, about Mr & Mrs L.M. Kidd. This is obviously a reference to Lewis Milton Kidd, son of Randolph Kidd, grandson of Lewis Kidd. Click here for story... Obituary of Lewis Milton Kidd (1835-1897) Lewis Milton was a Civil War soldier, born the son of Randolph Kidd, and he of Lewis Kidd. Did you know there was a Kidd Band in Maryville? This story from the Maryville Times, July 30, 1898, describes a social event where a string band played. Two of the band members were brothers, both sons of Henry Clay Kidd (1848-1918), son of Lewis (1820-1886); Gilbert the younger at 16 years of age played guitar, and older brother Mark (Marcus) at age 21 played banjo. Click here for story... Genuine Mad Dog Scare... Peaceful small town life in Maryville was shaken up in 1899 by an outbreak of rabies. Click here for story... A tragic story of accidental death near Maryville for Benjamin Harrison Kidd (1889-1928), son of Elbert Sevier Kidd (1851-1917), grandson of Edmond Emerson, great-grandson of Randolph, and he of Lewis. Ben was running an errand into town when his car was struck by a train. Click here for story 1... and here for story 2... Kinfolks visit Josie Kidd (1867-1952), wife of Marshall Burnside Kidd (1864 - 1911) both natives of Blount County, TN. Click here for article... Ned Napolean Kidd (1902-1965), youngest son of Elbert Sevier Kidd, in 1938 had opportunity to work in the then new Alaskan oilfields. Click here for story... In 1938, another son of Elbert Sevier Kidd was lost to untimely death due to accident. Nick Russell Kidd (1896-1938) born in Blount County TN, was a pipeline worker in CA. Click here for story... Born in Denton County TX , Mrs Ola Tant Kidd passed away, February 1943. Ola, wife of TN native Wiley Edmund Kidd, son of James Randolph, Sr, and he of Edmond Emerson Kidd, had been ill with cancer. Click here for story 1... and here for story 2. Born and raised in Blount County, Tennessee, Wiley Edmund Kidd, firstborn of James Randolph, Sr and Rachel Susan Kidd, passed away in March, 1948 in California. Click here for obituary MORE STORIES... Speaking of Elbert Sevier Kidd, this story arises from records and family lore... Elbert Sevier was the first born son of Edmond Emerson Kidd and lived his entire life in Blount County, TN. 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. (See "East Tennessee Convention-1861" to read more) 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!
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