Walter Middleton b 1795 Chadwell's Station, Lee Co VA d about Jun 1863 Yocum Creek, Harlan Co KY; buried Middleton Addition, Evarts, KY; s/o Walter Middleton and Mary Chadwell. Military service, of Walter Middleton; War of 1812; Walter was an officer in the War of 1812. He fought in the battle where Tecumseh, famous Indian Chief, was killed. Story has it that Walter often bragged about firing at the famous chief; m. about 1817 to Sarah Turner b about 1800 Clover Fork, Harlan Co KY d about Jun 1870 Harlan Co KY; d/o William E Turner and Susannah Bailey. Children of Walter Middleton and Sarah Turner;

 Susan Middleton b about 1818 m. William Miniard b 1816 Harlan Co KY; s/o Israel Miniard and Mary Turner. Children of William Miniard and Susan Middleton;

I. Jonah Miniard b 1842

II. Israel "Bud" Miniard b 1845 KY m. 21 Mar 1867 Harlan Co KY (in the home of AC Turner by GB Burkhart, JPHC; witnessed by David Turner and James Napier) to Mary Johnson b 1849 KY. Children of Israel "Bud" Miniard and Mary Johnson;

1. William Miniard b 1868

2. Benjamin Miniard b 1870

3. George Miniard b 1873 m. Sarah Shepherd b 1873; d/o William C Shepherd and Sarah Couch. Children of George Miniard and Sarah Shepherd;

i. Allison Miniard b about 1899

ii. Ophia Miniard b about 1899

III. Walter Miniard b 1847 m. 21 Mar 1867 Harlan Co KY (at the home of AC Turner; by GB Burkhart, JPHC; witnessed by David Turner and James Napier; Emily was listed as Emily Johnson on the marriage Index) to Emily Jane Johns (aka Johnson) b 1852; d/o Hugh Johns and Hannah Pace. Children of Walter Miniard and Emily Johns (aka Johnson);

1. Hannah Elizabeth Miniard b Mar 1868 in KY

2. Mary Miniard b 1870

3. Charity Miniard b 25 May 1876

4. Carty Miniard b 18 Sep 1878

IV. William Doug Miniard b Mar 1847 KY m. 1870 Harlan Co KY to July Ann Callahan b Jan 1854; d/o Isaac Callahan and Mary Nolan. Children of William Doug Miniard and July Ann Callahan;

1. Mary Jane Miniard b Oct 1871 KY d May 1958 m. John M Huff b Apr 1873 Harlan Co KY d 28 Jul 1927 Harlan Co KY; s/o Eli Huff and Mary Ann Shell. Children of John M Huff and Mary Jane Miniard;

i. Carmon "Carr" Huff (male) b 24 Sep 1900 Harlan Co KY d Jan 1971 Greene Co OH; m. Lucy Snodgrass b about 1900.

ii. Rebecca Mae Huff b 1905 d 1989; occupation, Postmistress, Big Laurel, Harlan Co KY; education, Pine Mt Settlement School, Harlan Co KY; m. Male Sexton

iii. Mallie Huff (female) b 1897 d 1989

iv. Alafair Huff b 1895 d 1981

v. Almon Huff (male) b 1904 d Jan 1918 in a fire at Pine Mt Settlement School.

2. Chad Miniard b 16 Jun 1878

V. Sarah Miniard b 1849

VI. Mary Miniard b 1852 KY

 Mary Middleton b 1819 m. Nathan Carr Bailey b about 1819

 Joanna Middleton b about 1820 m. 1843 Harlan Co KY to Wright Wynn b 1819 Lee Co VA d 5 Aug 1885 Harlan Co KY; s/o Acles Wynn and Lucy Turner. Children of Wright Wynn and Joanna Middleton;

I. Mary Wynn b Oct 1843 Harlan Co KY m. 21 May 1872 Harlan Co KY to David McGeorge Jones b 2 Mar 1849 Harlan Co KY d 2 Nov 1917 Harlan Co KY; Burial: Rainbow Cemetery, Jones Creek, Harlan Co KY; s/o Edward Jones and Frances Blevins. Children of David McGeorge Jones and Mary Wynn;

i. John Morgan Jones b Jun 1873 Harlan Co KY

ii. Susan Jones b 1874 in Harlan Co KY

iii. Wright Jones b 1875 Harlan Co KY

iv. Mary Elizabeth Jones b Mar 1876 Harlan Co KY

v. Ransom Jones b 1877 Harlan Co KY

II. Susan Wynn b 1846 d 10 OCT 1916; m. 11 May 1869 Harlan Co KY (Married by William Turner, Jr, JP; in the home of George Stewart; Witnessed by Jane Stewart and Acles Wynn) to Ransom Blevins b: Dec 1845 Harlan Co KY; d 1924 Harlan Co KY; Burial: Dizney Church of God Cemetery, Dizney, Harlan Co KY; Military Service: Pvt Co H, 64 VA Inf, Co K 13th KY Cavalry; s/o James T Blevins and Susan Sergent. Children of Ransom Blevins and Susan Wynn;

i. David Blevins b: 1873 Harlan Co KY

ii. William Blevins b: 6 Aug 1877 Harlan Co KY

iii. Mary Blevins b: 16 Jan 1879 Harlan Co KY

III. Lucy Wynn b Oct 1848 KY

IV. William Wynn b Jul 1849 Harlan Co KY m. 5 Apr 1869 Harlan Co KY to Emily Stewart b 1852 KY; d/o George W Stewart and Nancy Jane Hensley. Children of William Wynn and Emily Stewart;

1. Mary J Wynn b: Jan 1870

2. Wright Wynn b: aft. 1870

3. Susan Wynn b: 8 May 1876

4. Chad Wynn b: 5 Dec 1886

V. Acles Wynn b 11 Mar 1852 Yocums Creek, Harlan Co KY m. 1874 to Louisa Hensley b about 1855. Children of Acles Wynn and Louisa Hensley;

1. Nancy Wynn b: 8 May 1876

2. Juda Wynn b: 4 Apr 1880 Harlan Co KY

3. Susan Wynn b: Dec 1881

4. Wright Wynn b: Nov 1884.

Acles Wynn m. 1899 to Connie Madden b Apr 1877. Child;

1. Brady Wynn

VI. Walter Wynn b 1 May 1854 Harlan Co KY

VII. Sarah L Wynn b 1 Mar 1857 Harlan Co KY

VIII. Benjamin Franklin Wynn b 16 Mar 1858 Harlan Co KY m. about 1874 Harlan Co KY to Emily Jane Blevins b about 1858 Harlan Co KY. Children;

1. Jane Wynn b 5 Nov 1876 Harlan Co KY

2. David Wynn b 10 Jul 1878

3. Dewey G Wynn b Apr 1899 Yokum, Harlan Co KY

IX. Juda Wynn b 10 May 1862 Harlan Co KY d 28 Apr 1911 Dizney, Harlan Co KY; buried Bills Creek Cemetery, Dizney, Harlan Co KY; m. 21 Nov 1876 Claiborne Co TN to Benjamin Franklin Cloud b 20 Sept 1855 Claiborne Co TN d 1 May 1945 Dizney, Harlan Co KY; buried Bills Creek Cemetery, Dizney, Harlan Co KY; s/o Benjamin Franklin Cloud and Nancy Jane Middleton. His brother was found shot to death, floating in a creek. Benjamin was accused of the murder and spent 10 years in prison until the murderer confessed on his death bed. He and his first wife, Judith Wynn, divorced after he was released from prison and he remarried Martha Shoemaker.

X. John Morgan Wynn b Mar 1864 Harlan Co KY

XI. Wright Wynn b Oct 1867 Harlan Co KY

 Barthena Middleton b about 1822 m. about 1845 to Hugh Eldridge b about 1820 TN killed during the Civil War. Children of Hugh Eldridge and Barthena Middleton;

I. Carr Eldridge b: 1845

II. James Eldridge b: abt. 1848

III. Sarah Eldridge b: Mar 1850

IV. Nancy Eldridge b: abt. 1851

V. Joanna Eldridge b: 13 Aug 1852 Yocums Creek, Harlan Co KY

VI. David Eldridge b: 28 Aug 1853 Yocums Creek, Harlan Co KY m. 1874 Harlan Co KY to Elizabeth Ann Middleton b 1856 Harlan Co KY; d/o William Thomas Middleton and Narcissus Howard.

VII. Frances Eldridge b: abt. 1856 Harlan Co KY

VIII. Tabitha Eldridge b: 1860

IX. Mary Eldridge b: Mar 1865 Harlan Co KY m. about 1879 Harlan Co KY to Robert L Farmer b 5 Apr 1858 Harlan Co KY; s/o James F Farmer and Nancy Ledford. Children of Robert L Farmer and Mary Eldridge;

1. Paris F Farmer b: Jul 1880

2. William L Farmer b: Jan 1882

3. Tip Farmer b: 4 Jun 1883 in Harlan Co., KY

4. Joan Farmer b: Mar 1886 in Harlan Co., KY

5. Nancy Farmer b: May 1888

6. Olivia Farmer b: Apr 1890

7. Hyman Farmer b: Apr 1892 in Harlan Co., KY

8. John S Farmer b: Jun 1894 in Harlan Co., KY

9. Emily Farmer b: Jun 1899

10. Arthur Farmer b: abt. 1903 in Harlan Co., KY

X. Susan Eldridge b: Nov 1859 Harlan Co KY m about 1876 Harlan Co KY to Portman Skidmore b Jun 1853 Harlan Co KY; s/o Ira Skidmore and Sarah Ledford. Children of Portman Skidmore and Susan Eldridge;

1. Minnie Skidmore b: abt. 1877

2. Joanna Skidmore b: 15 Sep 1880

3. Vina Skidmore b: Dec 1883

4. Ira Skidmore b: Nov 1886

5. Sarah Skidmore b: Mar 1892

6. Louann Skidmore b: Apr 1895

7. Albert Skidmore b: Jul 1896

8. John Skidmore b: Jul 1896

9. Mary Lena Skidmore b: Jul 1897

10. McKinley Skidmore b: 10 Apr 1900

11. Green Skidmore b: 6 Aug 1904 in Harlan Co., KY

Portman Skidmore m. 1 Jul 1872 to Jane Dockery b about 1853. Portman Skidmore m. about 1875 Harlan Co KY to Carolyn McQuire b about 1849. Child of Portman Skidmore and Carolyn McQuire;

1. James W Skidmore b about 1875

 James Middleton b about 1825 d about 1865 at the end of the Civil War; m. Abigail Blevins. (10 children born before 1865). At the end of the war, James Middleton was returning home when he was captured by a band of men who tortured, dismantled and killed him, hiding his body in a hollow log where it was found several years later in the Devil's Den section of Stone Mountain. There is no certain connection but it is not improbable that the band of men were Devil Jim's (James "Devil Jim" Turner) own gang, and that Devil's Den was their hideout. Like his brother-in-law Hugh Eldridge, James left a large family behind, ten children ages four to nineteen. Children of James H Middleton and Abigail Blevins;

I. William T Middleton b 1845 KY

II. Walter Middleton b 1847 Harlan Co KY m. 1865 to Susan Ball b about 1847. Walter Middleton m. 9 Nov 1873 Harlan Co KY (by James Blevins in the home of John Crider; witnessed by John and Nancy Crider) to Susan Pope b 1858. Child of Walter Middleton and Susan Pope;

1. Charles Middleton b 15 May 1876.

III. Moses M Middleton b Sep 1849 Harlan Co KY m. 1875 to Margaret Daniel b 19 Jul 1856 Harlan Co KY d/o Stephen Daniel and Mary Ann Hensley. Children of Moses M Middleton and Margaret Daniel;

1. Polly Middleton b Mar 1877

2. Walter Middleton b Feb 1884

3. Minerva Middleton b Feb 1886

4. Jonah Middleton b Mar 1888

5. John Middleton b Nov 1890

6. Hiram Middleton b Nov 1892

7. Abigail Middleton b Jul 1896 in Harlan Co KY

8. Robert Middleton b about 1885

IV. James T Middleton b 1850 Harlan Co KY d 1890 Harlan Co KY; murdered by Enos Hensley, Wm McGraw, James Howard
Note: August 8,-Murdered last Monday evening as James T. Middleton, better known as "Rocky Mountain Jim," Harlan County, was coming to Harlan Court House from the election in company with James Giles preparatory to coming to London as a witness in the Jennings case and when he had reached a point about four or five miles from the town on Catrons Creek, he was fired on from behind trees in the woods by unknown parties and instantly killed. He was shot through and through five or six times with 44 Winchester balls, judging from the wounds. Mr. Giles escaped without injury, the parties probably not having any feeling against him and making the dash to get away as soon as the firing began. Enos Hensley, William McGraw and James Howard were arrested, charged with the murder, but it is the general impression that they were not guilty. They were arrested in consequence of some ill feeling which was engendered between the men at the election, while others we learn suspect friends of Wils Howard as doing it, Mr. Middleton was one of the best known men of Harlan county, and known to be a brave and daring fellow; m. 6 Nov 1871 Harlan Co KY (by Abner Fee, JP in the home of Henderson Fee; Witnessed by Henderson Fee and George Fee) to Manerva Fee b Dec 1849 Harlan Co KY d 5 Jun 1936 Harlan Co KY; d/o John Gregg Fee and Jane Lee. Child of James T Middleton and Manerva Fee;

1. Abigail Middleton b 2 Mar 1874 KY d 4 Jul 1950 Bell Co KY; m. William S Pope b 7 Aug 1872 d 29 May 1950 Bell Co KY; s/o Nathaniel K Pope and Sally Ball. Child of William S Pope and Abigail Middleton;

i. James C Pope b Jan 1894 KY d 28 Nov 1922 Harlan Co KY.

Manerva Fee m. 1890 to Longstreet McCloud b about 1850.

James T Middleton m. (1) to Sarah J Harris b 1865 d/o Preston Harris and Mary Elizabeth Farmer.

V. David Middleton b 20 Feb 1852 Clover Fork, Harlan Co KY m. 21 May 1875 Harlan Co KY to Lucy Howard b 1861 Harlan Co KY d 8 Nov 1936; d/o James T Howard and Minerva Lee. Children of David Middleton and Lucy Howard;

i. Lincoln Middleton b 20 Apr 1876 Harlan Co KY

ii. James Middleton b 1878

iii. Galvan Middleton b 1883

iv. Nancy Middleton b 1885

v. Manerva Middleton b 1887

vi. David Middleton b 1889 d 1975; buried Saylor Cemetery, Pathfork, Harlan Co KY; m. Lavinda Vina Daniel b May 1895 Harlan Co KY d/o Stephen James Daniel and Malinda Elizabeth Saylor; (I just got some more information from my cousin who is a Daniel descendant. David Middleton, Jr killed Pearson Daniel the herb doctor. Later on Mountain Stephen Daniel killed David Middleton and carried his ears around in his saddlebags for years. Later David's bones were found and his family buried him in the William T. Middleton Cemetery in Evarts, Harlan County, Kentucky along with his brothers who served in the Civil War. Barb Turner)

vii. Robert Middleton b 1891

viii. Morgan Middleton b 1895

ix. Sarah J Middleton b 1898

VI. George H Middleton b 20 NOV 1853 Clover Fork, Harlan Co KY

VII. Lincoln Middleton b 1857 Harlan Co KY m. Margaret Hensley b 1864 d/o William Burton Hensley and Lavina Earnest. Children of Lincoln Middleton and Margaret Hensley;

i. Clark Middleton

ii. Berry Middleton

iii. Mint Middleton

iv. Manerva Middleton

v. Nancy Middleton.

VIII. Galvin Middleton b 15 Mar 1859 KY m. Nancy Ann Crouse b 1872 Lee Co VA. Children of Galvin Middleton and Nancy Ann Crouse;

i. Joseph b 1894

ii. Ella b 1897

iv. Chad b Oct 1898