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On February 25, 1851, Lois Almedia Randal (age 19) married William Thomas Hughes, Sr. in San Augustine, TX. They had 3 known children: | On February 25, 1851, Lois Almedia Randal (age 19) married William Thomas Hughes, Sr. in San Augustine, TX. They had 3 known children: |
* Horace R. Hughes - b. 25 Nov. 1852 in (Blossom Hill Plantation?) Caddo Parish, LA. Married 1st wife (unknown name). The 1870 U.S. Census indicated that he lived in Brazos, TX at that time. On Oct. 15, 1874 he married his 2nd wife, Kitty O'Mera in Goliad, TX | - Horace R. Hughes - b. 25 Nov. 1852 in (Blossom Hill Plantation?) Caddo Parish, LA. Married 1st wife (unknown name). The 1870 U.S. Census indicated that he lived in Brazos, TX at that time. On Oct. 15, 1874 he married his 2nd wife, Kitty O'Mera in Goliad, TX |
| - Sarah Elizabeth (Hughes) Fugate. Born January 14, 1854 in Dallas, TX. Died June 10, 1940 in Ennis, TX. |
| - William Thomas Hughes, Jr. Born about 1857 in Dallas, TX. Died 1927 in Kenton, OK. |
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| After William Thomas Hughes died (about 1857), Lois Almedia (age 26) married her 2nd husband, 22 year-old Thomas Logan Ledbetter (born on May 30, 1836 in Overton County, Tennessee), on December 2, 1858 in Dallas County, Texas. They had two children: |
| - [[Arthur Leonard Ledbetter|Arthur Leonard "Lon" Ledbetter]]. Born Nov. 9, 1859 in Dallas County, Texas. Died January 14, 1922 in Dallas County, Texas.((https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11176109/arthur-lenord-ledbetter)) |
| - Lois Davis Ledbetter. Born Aug. 21, 1861 in Dallas County, Texas. Died September 17, 1938 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.((https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11176102/lois-davis-ledbetter)) |
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After William Thomas Hughes died (about 1857), Lois Almedia married her 2nd husband, Thomas Logan Ledbetter, on December 2, 1858 in Dallas County, Texas. | Lois Almedia died August 23, 1861, in Dallas County, TX., two days after giving birth to Lois Davis, and is buried in "Five Mile Cemetery", Dallas, Texas.((https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11176133/lois-almeda-ledbetter)) Thomas Logan Ledbetter, only 24 years old, was now a widower with five young children to care for. His step-mother, Elizabeth Ogle Ledbetter, who also had five young children of her own, tried to help out, but it was just too much for her. However, when Dr. Randal, Thomas Logan's father-in-law, learned of his daughter's death and the likelihood that his five grandchildren would not be adequately cared for, he came to Dallas and took them to his home in Smith County to live with him. |
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| During the War of Northern Aggression, Thomas Logan Ledbetter served in the Confederate Army, Co. K, 19th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. |
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Lois Almedia died August 23, 1861, in Dallas County, TX., two days after giving birth to Lois Davis, and is buried in Five Mile Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. Thomas Logan Ledbetter, only 24 years old, was now a widower with five young children to care for. His step-mother, Elizabeth Ogle Ledbetter, who also had five young children of her own, tried to help out, but it was just too much for her. However, when Dr. Randal, Thomas Logan's father-in-law, learned of his daughter's death and the likelihood that his five grandchildren would not be adequately cared for, he came to Dallas and took them to his home in Smith County to live with him. | <WRAP center round box 70%> |
| **U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865** \\ |
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| Name: Thomas Logan Ledbetter \\ |
| Battle Unit Name: 19th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Burford's) \\ |
| Side: Confederate \\ |
| Company: K \\ |
| Soldier's Rank In: Private \\ |
| Soldier's Rank Out: Private \\ |
| Film Number: M227 ROLL 21 \\ |
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| Source Citation: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online (https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=2C1590B2-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A), acquired 2018.</WRAP> |
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| Thomas Logan Ledbetter died on March 1, 1876 (aged 39) in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He was buried in "Five Mile Cemetery", Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.((https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11176134/thomas-logan-ledbetter)) |