Thomas Mack Kidd (1833 - abt. 1868)

Born 1833 in McNairy, Tennessee, USA

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Thomas was born in 1833. He is the son of Asual Kidd and Matilda Rankin.

• 1850: Thomas Kidd, age 17, McNairy, Tennessee, living with his parents, 5 siblings, and paternal grandfather.

Thomas M Kidd marries Sarah A Green They are seen in Tyler, Smith County, Texas in the 1860 US Census with 4 month old daughter Frances.

1860 US Census: Name: T M Kidd
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1833
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Tyler, Smith, Texas
Post Office: Tyler
Dwelling Number: 1438
Family Number: 1438
Real Estate Value: 1400
Personal Estate Value: 400
Inferred Spouse:
Sarah Kidd
Inferred Child:
Frances Kidd
Household Members (Name) Age
T M Kidd 27
Sarah Kidd 19
Frances Kidd 4/12
Jas Howard 21
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Roll: M653_1305; Page: 100; Family History Library Film: 805305
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Some time between 1860 to 1870 Thomas M. Kidd dies, likely in Texas in 1868 or early 1869 as his 1 year old son Fletcher is shown on the 1870 US Census.

His widow Sara A Green Kidd moves back to Tennessee with her children, Marietta Kidd and Fletcher Kidd. Daughter Frances is not on the Census - an illness may have taken both Thomas and daughter Frances.

Sarah A Green Kidd then marries Benjamin F Ammons as seen in the 1870 US Census.

1870 US Census: Name: Sarah A Ammons
Age in 1870: 29
Birth Date: abt 1841
Birthplace: Tennessee
Dwelling Number: 73
Home in 1870: District 13, Hardeman, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Bolivar
Cannot Read: Yes
Cannot Write: Yes
Inferred Spouse:
B F Ammons
Household Members (Name) Age
B F Ammons 40
Sarah A Ammons 29
Marietta Kidd 8
Fletcher D Kidd 1
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 13, Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1533; Page: 275A
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Thomas M Kidd's wife Sarah A Green, his daughter Marietta Kidd, his granddaughter Alleine Hudson, and his great granddaughter Frances H Eubanks are shown together in the 1906 photo to the right of this page.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-X8V : 12 April 2016), Thomas Kidd in household of Asil Kidd, McNairy county, part of, McNairy, Tennessee, United States; citing family 126, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).