Thomas Abney Killingsworth

1822 - 1889  (66 years)

• Name	Thomas Abney Killingsworth  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32]
  Birth	11 Oct 1822	Bibb, Alabama, USA   [11]
  Birth	10 Nov 1822	Bibb, Alabama, USA   [3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 23, 27, 30, 31]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	E C River, Bibb, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Possessions	2 Feb 1852	Bibb County, Alabama, USA
  	Patent purchased on 79.92 acres in Bibb County. A little northwest of his father, John Sweet Killingsworth. BLM General Land Office Records, doocument #40795; per act of congress 24 Apr 1820, sale of public lands
  Residence	1857	Upshur County, Texas, USA
  	Tax list show owning no land between 1857-62. No records after 1862.
  Residence	1860	Western District, Upshur, Texas   [7, 21]
  _MILT	2 Jan 1862	Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA   [18, 30]
  _MILT	4 Jun 1862	Texas, United States of America   [22]
  	discharged; page 2- Compiled Service records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in organizations from the state of Texas. Discharged from duty because of disability; diseased lungs
  Residence	10 Jan 1865	Beat No 5, Upshur County, Texas, USA
  	Per Confederate Indigent Familes Lists of Texas 1863-1865, transcribed by Linda Mearse, p. 394.
  Residence	22 Jul 1867	Hopkins, Texas   [19]
  Residence	1 Jun 1877	Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
  	Per death cert of Sally Lou Killingsworth; They put Mineola in Upshur Co.
  Residence	1880	Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Marital status: Widower; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Possessions	23 Aug 1886	Gregg County, Texas, USA
  	Sale of land inherited from John Sweet Killingsworth to Leon Smith, Thomas' nephew
  Residence	16 Sep 1886	Beckville, Panola, Texas, USA
  	Per Elias Newton Killingsworth WWI draft registration card. He was born in Beckville, TX
  _MILT	Texas   [17]
  Death	1889	Gregg county Texas, USA   [11, 26]
  	From James Killingsworth Bible; either Jan or Jun 16, 1889: Place possible Upshur County
  Person ID	I30666	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John Sweet Killingsworth,   b. 1 May 1796, Edgefield district, South Carolina, USA d. 21 Oct 1884, Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emmeline Abney,   b. 1 Jun 1801, Edgefield district, South Carolina, USA d. 19 Nov 1881, Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Jun 1820	, Cahawba County, Alabama, USA   [33, 34, 35, 36, 37]
  Family ID	F10114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Laura Alwilda Moore,   b. 29 Apr 1857, Harrison County, Texas d. 25 Jun 1932, Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1885	Gregg County, Texas, USA
  Children	1. Elias Newton Killingsworth,   b. 16 Sep 1886, Beckville, Panola, Texas, USA d. 22 Nov 1960, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Letitia Mary Bussey,   b. 1840, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA d. Aft 1866, , , Texas, USA (Age > 27 years)
  Marriage	1857	Texas   [14]
  Children	1. James Killingsworth,   b. 30 May 1858, Upshur, Texas d. 13 Jan 1928, Freeport, Brazoria, Texas (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lee Roy Killingsworth,   b. 17 Oct 1862, Upshur, Texas d. 28 Feb 1946, Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mattie Killingsworth,   b. 18 Sep 1866, Longview, Upshur, Texas, USA d. 27 Oct 1943, Tyler, Smith Co., Texas (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Antionett Killingsworth,   b. 4 Feb 1865, Longview, Upshur County, Texas, USA d. 23 Oct 1950, Duncan, Stephens Co., Oklahoma (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Killingsworth,   b. Abt 1864, TX d. Bef Aug 1874, TX (Age < 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Jane Garner,   b. 1834, Bibb, Alabama, United States d. 1857, , , Alabama, USA (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1850	Bibb, Alabama   [8, 24]
  Children	1. J. William Killingsworth,   b. 26 Jan 1857, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 6 Mar 1912, Smith County, Texas, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Emmaline M Killingsworth,   b. May 1855, Bibb County, Alabama d. 27 Oct 1945, Webster Parish, Louisiana (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Louiza   d. Bef 1880, Texas
  Marriage	15 Feb 1874	Upshur, Texas, USA   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Sally Lou Killingsworth,   b. 1 Jun 1877, Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA d. 24 Feb 1936, Freeport, Brazoria, Texas, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Need to verify place of death. Gregg County was created from part of Upshur County.

  
  

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