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James Benjamin Lloyd Shows (b. August 31, 1846, d. August 31, 1936)

James Benjamin Lloyd Shows (son of Joseph Daniel Shows, Sr. and Pheriba Caudle) was born August 31, 1846 in Bibb County, Alabama, and died August 31, 1936 in Tulia, Swisher County, Texas. He married (1) Mary Frances Peters on August 31, 1867 in Tuscaloosa Co, AL, daughter of Thomas Peters and Sarah Steele. He married (2) Bertha McCune on June 26, 1901 in Swisher County, Texas.

Notes for James Benjamin Lloyd Shows:

CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
1st Regiment, Alabama Reserves (62nd Regiment Infantry) Lockhart's Cadets
The enlisted men of this Company, Battalion and regiment were made up of youths 17 and younger (some as young as 14). The officers were mainly veterans of other regiments who had been wounded (as was Ward) or discharged for illness. Davidson had been a Captain in the 11th Ala Inf.
1st Reserve Regiment [also called 62nd Regiment] was formed at Mobile, Alabama, during the summer of 1864 by adding two companies to Lockhart's Alabama Battalion (Exempts). Most of the enlisted men were between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, and were recruited in the counties of Greene, Calhoun, Perry, Dallas, St. Clair, Randolph, Talladega, and Bibb. The regiment was assigned to General B.M. Thomas' Brigade, and served at Mobile and the bay forts. Part of four companies were captured in October and a large part when Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely fell. It was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonel Daniel E. Huger, Lieutenant Colonel James L. Davidson, Major B.F. Yniestra.
Date(s): March 27-April 8, 1865

Spanish Fort
Location: Baldwin County
Campaign: Mobile Campaign (1865)
Date(s): March 27-April 8, 1865
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby [US]; Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson [CS]
Forces Engaged: XVI and XIII Corps [US]; Spanish Fort Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 1,401 (US 657; CS 744)
Description: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby’s XIII and XVI corps moved along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay forcing the Confederates back into their defenses. Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. On March 27, 1865, Canby’s forces rendezvoused at Danley’s Ferry and immediately undertook a siege of Spanish Fort. The Union had enveloped the fort by April 1, and on April 8 captured it. Most of the Confederate forces, under the command of Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson, escaped and fled to Mobile, but Spanish Fort was no longer a threat.
Result(s): Union victory
Location: Baldwin County
Campaign: Mobile Campaign (1865)
Date(s): April 2-9, 1865
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby [US]; Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell [CS]
Forces Engaged: XIII and XVI Corps [US]; Fort Blakely Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: Total 4,475. April 9 only 3,529 (US 629; CS 2,900)

Description: E.R.S. Canby’s forces, the XVI and XIII corps, moved along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, forcing the Confederates back into their defenses. Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. By April 1, Union forces had enveloped Spanish Fort, thereby releasing more troops to focus on Fort Blakely. Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell, with about 4,000 men, held out against the much larger Union force until Spanish Fort fell on April 8, allowing Canby to concentrate 16,000 men for the attack on April 9. Sheer numbers breached the Confederate earthworks compelling the Confederates to capitulate. The siege and capture of Fort Blakely was basically the last combined-force battle of the war. African-American forces played a major role in the successful Union assault.
Result(s): Union victory (Fort Blakely surrendered.)

James B. Shows (First_Last)
Regiment Name 62 Alabama Infantry
Side Confederate
Company A D
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
Film Number M374 roll 40

Enumerated 1850 US census Bibb Co, AL Sept 7, 1850 pg 6b 40 yo farmer 200 real property born in GA with Phiriba 34 born in SC, Nancy 15, Mary C. 13, Henry W. 12, John C. 10, Joseph B. 8, Geo. W. 7, Martha E. 6, James BL 5, Phiriba E. 3, Frances E. 1 all born in AL, Mary Caudle 73 born in SC
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LIVING IN RICHMOND PIERSON HOUSEHOLD
Enumerated 1860 US census Bibb Co, AL as 30 yo farmer with 700 reall property and 500 personal property with Nancy M. 25, John M. 5, William L. 3, James S. 2, Anderson M. 1 Martha Shows 16, Benjamin Shows 14 all born in AL.
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Enumerated 1870 US census Tuskalosa Co, AL pg 455 August 1870 as 23 yo Farmer with Mary F. 17, William H. 1

per Widow's application for Confederate Pension James lived in Six Mile, AL at time of enlistment

1880 United States Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James L. B. SHONS Self M Male W 32 AL Farmer AL AL
Francis SHONS Wife M Female W 29 AL Keeping House AL AL
Harrison SHONS Son S Male W 12 AL Farm Laborer AL AL
Amazon SHONS Dau S Female W 10 AL AL AL
Auston SHONS Son S Male W 7 AL AL AL
Amanda SHONS Dau S Female W 3 AL AL AL
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Source Information:
Census Place Township 24, Scottsville, Bibb, Alabama
Family History Library Film 1254001
NA Film Number T9-0001
Page Number 247D

enumerated 1900 US census Swisher Co, TX ed 11 pg 9 June 20, 1900 as 52 yo widow born Aug 1847 in AL with sons Jon 26 born Apr 1874, Jesse L. 18 born Dec 1881, dau Bertha 16 born Mar 1884, son William H. 31 born Jan 1869 all in AL with wife of 6 yrs Bertha 23 born July 1876 in TN with 3 of 3 children living John E. 5 born Aug 1894, Nettie L. 3 born Jan 1897, Ruth 10/12 born July 1899 all in TX. Number 135, Family Number 136. SHOWS, James B., head of household, white male,widower,Stock farmer,can read,
can write, can speak English, home owned, farm, farm schedule #118

enumerated 1910 US census Swisher Co, TX ed 211 pg 13a house 234 as 62 yo merchant born in AL with wife of 7 years Bertha 29 with 2 of 2 children living, James M. 8, Stella M. 1 11/12 born in TX

Enumerated 1920 Census, Swisher County, Texas Microfilm number T625, Roll #1847,
Tulia, page range 24-36, HH Count 365, SD18, ED232, Date Jan. 21 - Apr. 17,
Shows, James B, 73, Male, White, AL, TULIA

Sources:
Title: Completed Family Sheet
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Page: Betty Louise Hughes Dalke

Title: Haysop, A Church, A Community, A People of Haysop Creek, Bibb Co, AL
Author: Charles E Boyd
Publication: 1979
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book

Title: Pension Records
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Official Document
Page: Confederate-Widow's Application
Text: Swisher Co, TX

Title: Completed Family Sheet
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Page: Denis Ragland

Title: Windmilling 101 Years of Swisher Co, TX 1876-1977
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Page: 531-532
Note: "The Steeles of Bibb, A Pioneer Family", by Miriam and Parker Steele, 1974

Title: Completed Family Sheet
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Page: Barbara Swindle

Title: Broderbund Family Tree Project
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Family Archive CD
Page: vol 21 tree 1594
Text: Date of Import: Dec 21, 1998

Title: The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
Author: Janet B. Hewett
Publication: 1996
Repository:
Note: Grapevine Library
Call Number:
Media: Book

More About James Benjamin Lloyd Shows:
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Swisher County, Texas.
Census 1: 1870, Tuskalosa Co, AL.
Census 2: 1850, Bibb Co, Alabama.
Census 3: 1860, Bibb Co, Alabama.
Census 4: 1880, Township 24, Scottsville, Bibb, Alabama .
Census 5: 1900, Swisher Co, TX.
Census 6: 1910, Swisher Co, TX.
Census 7: 1920, Swisher County, Texas.

More About James Benjamin Lloyd Shows and Mary Frances Peters:
Marriage: August 31, 1867, Tuscaloosa Co, AL.

More About James Benjamin Lloyd Shows and Bertha McCune:
Marriage: June 26, 1901, Swisher County, Texas.

Marriage Notes for James Benjamin Lloyd Shows and Bertha McCune:
Sources:
1. MARRIAGE RECORDS Swisher County, Texas Volume 1, NUMBER 47, 16 August 1890 - 24 August 1920, Tule Creek Genealogical Society

Children of James Benjamin Lloyd Shows and Mary Frances Peters are:

William Harrison Shows, b. January 10, 1869, Alabama.
John Foster Shows, b. April 02, 1872, Alabama, d. July 22, 1901, Hale City, Texas.
+Marian Hermina Shows, b. October 12, 1873, Alabama, d., Swisher County, Texas.
Lela LaCosta Shows, b. September 25, 1877, Alabama, d. April 29, 1947, Swisher County, Texas.
+Jesse Lloyd Shows, b. December 22, 1881, Centerville, Bibb County, AL, d. February 05, 1968, Mountain Home, AR.
Bertha Byrd Shows, b. March 02, 1884, Bibb Co, Alabama.