Dr.
James Stanhope KYLE was an older
brother to my Robert E KYLE who
settled in the Old Center area in 1839. When Robert's
family came to Texas, James was
attempting to establish a medical practice in
Tippah County, MS. He graduated from Ohio College
of Medicine in 08 Mar 1837 (his diploma was
written on sheepskin in latin .. in 1950, Wm
P KYLE (1884-1969), of Teneha, had the
original) and returned to Mississippi. He married
Amanda Malvira JOHNSON of Salem,
MS on May 4, 1841. Dr. KYLE's
diploma was written, in Latin, on sheepskin. In
1950, It was in the possession of Wm Penn KYLE (1884-1969), of Teneha, Shelby Co,
TX, son of Robert E KYLE, Jr.
had possession of the original. Wm Penn KYLE was
the grandson of Robert E KYLE, Sr
and grand-nephew to Dr. James S. KYLE.
Leaving
immediately for East Texas to be near his brother
Robert, they traveled by
two-horse wagon. One horse died on the way. They
finally landed at the McFadden Creek home of his
brother with one horse and $500.
Dr.
KYLE began his medical practice at once,
traveling by horseback, from Old Center to
Western Louisiana and much of East Texas. He
built a large house of hewn pine logs, held
together with wooden pegs, located on a hill side
bank of McFadden Creek. It was still standing in
the 1980's and may still be.
That
log house, thought to be the oldest one left in
this county, was sold to Mr & Mrs Travis
WILLIAMSON who planned to restore it to its
original condition as a "heritage
house".
Dr. KYLE and Amanda
did not have any children; but his nephew Paris
PACE, lived in his home. Paris
was born with a cleft pallet & had a speech
impediment. Paris was the son of
Dr. KYLE's sister Susan
KYLE PACE. He inherited part of Dr.
KYLE's' land and sold 720 acres to James
Russell GRACE. Paris died 6
years after his uncle and was buried near Dr.
KYLE on the bank of McFadden Creek near
his home. Paris 1st married 1858
to Mary Eliza UPTON 1842 NC, dau of Thomas E
UPTON & Nancy A Unknown. He 2nd married Eliza
Unknown (widowed) who married 1889 Mr MOORE.
Dr.
KYLE had planned to make a doctor of the
oldest son of Robert's, James
Stanhope KYLE (his namesake and whom my
grandfather James Stanhope Bryan
was named after), but Dr. KYLE
died August 22, 1857, while James
was too young to go away to school.
It is said that Robert E KYLE
& his brother, Dr. James S KYLE,
had an agreement that the one who died first was
to manifest his spirit to the other if there was
such thing as "spirit life". One night Robert
E was riding by Dr KYLE's
cemetery (which was on the banks of McFadden
Creek & the homeplace of his still living
sister-in-law, Amanda KYLE. He
saw a strange light in the cemetery and it looked
like the image of his brother, Dr. KYLE.
Robert's horse shyed away from
the apparition. Robert called
out to the ghost "Jim,
is that you?". The ghost made no reply,
just vanished.
Dr.
KYLE's widow, Amanda,
died in 1890 and was buried beside her husband Dr.
KYLE. She was crippled from rheumatism
and had to be buried in a sitting position.
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Robert
E KYLE was appointed administrator
of his brother's estate which consisted of some
$50,000. The widow Amanda M JOHNSON KYLE
made application to be appointed administratrix
of her husband's estate but her application was
ignored by the Court and Robert was appointed.
After
several years of court proceedings, the Estate
was finally settled, peacefully. A public sale
was held and Amanda bought 2 old Negro slaves
(Jim & Milly), paying $150. each. The 2
slaves were later buried at the old Dr.
KYLE Cemetery.
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Afer
the death of Dr KYLE, Amanda KYLE
remarried in 1868, to James MORRIS and lived for years at
the old home. Then reportedly through the
interferrance of others - she divorced and deeded
the home to her niece, Mrs. Mary E MIMS,
with the consideration that she would care for,
and supply, all necessities of life, food,
medicine, etc.
NOTE:
James MORRIS was 1st married to Minerva
McGEE & they had daughter Sarah
who was about 8 at the time her father married Amanda.
Sarah married in 1879 to Robert
E KYLE (1858-1929) who was a nephew to Dr
KYLE.
Julia
Bryan DeSteigur, sister-in-law to my
great-grandmother, Nancy E Kyle,
dau of Robert Edmunson &
wife of John Henry BRYAN,
recounted her families move from Alabama to Texas
and some of what life was like for the early settlers of Panola
County.
In that she stated "[The] War between
the States had deprived the neighborhood of
doctors. There was one woman, a
doctor's widow, who had nursed
and studied medicine. She was always called in to
attend the sick. People for miles around would
summon this good woman to come to their aid when
illness struck down someone in the family." Amanda
("Aunt Mandy") was the woman
she referred to.
Amanda
died in 1890 and was buried beside her husband Dr.
KYLE. She was crippled from rheumatism
and had to be buried in a sitting position.
It
is said that Robert E KYLE &
his brother, Dr. James S KYLE,
had an agreement that the one who died first was
to manifest his spirit to the other if there was
such thing as "spirit life". One night Robert
E was riding by Dr KYLE's
cemetery (which was on the banks of McFadden
Creek & the homeplace of his still living
sister-in-law, Amanda KYLE. He
saw a strange light in the cemetery and it looked
like the image of his brother, Dr. KYLE.
Robert's horse shyed away from
the apparition. Robert called
out to the ghost "Jim,
is that you?". The ghost made no reply,
just vanished.
My
grandfather, James Stanhope BRYAN
was named after his great-uncle.
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Panola County Texas
Land Records 1845-1857
| Grantor |
Grantee |
Date |
| Sheriff
of Harrison County |
Robert
KYLE |
10 Jan
1847 |
| Jane
McFADDIN, Extr |
James
S KYLE |
12 May
1847 |
| James
McFADDIN |
Robert
E KYLE |
06 Apr
1850 |
| Samuel
McFADDIN |
Robert
E KYLE |
16 Apr
1850 |
| Robert
E KYLE |
David
WHITE |
26 Jun
1851 |
| Samuel
McFADDIN, Jr |
Robert
C (E) KYLE |
24 Jan
1853 |
| Robert
E KYLE |
J.D.
FREELAND |
16 Jun
1855 |
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Deed Tippah Co MS
D-93 28 Nov 1839 -- James
S. Kyle to H. S. Daniel $200.00
in Salem, 33 ft. of east 1/2 Lot 11 block
7. Signed: James S. Kyle
before S. B. Harwell JP. Rec. 14 Jan 1841
D-110 1 June 1840 -- James
S. Kyle to John G. McDonald,
$200.00 N1/2block 1 in Salem. Signed: James
S. Kyle. Wit: Joseph McDonald,
B. H. Henry. Recorded 12 Feb 1841
D-122 - 23 Feb 1841 - James
S. Kyle to Caleb Brock, Lewis
Garrett, Jas. T. Bledsoe, Jno A. Moorman,
D. B. Wright, Wm. J. Ford and Thomas
Jones, trustees, $100.00 for Methodist
Episcopal Church in Salem on lots 23
& 6. Signed: James S. Kyle
before Sam'l B. Harwell, JP. Recorded 24
Feb 1841, H. Bowers, Clk.
D-382 - 29 Oct 1841 - James
S. Kyle and Amanda his wife to
James T. Bledsoe, $500.00, NW1/4S8T3R1
"where Salem now stands".
Signed: Jas. S. Kyle, A. M. Kyle.
Recorded 24 Dec 1841. HB
D-415 - 7 Apr 1840 - Caleb
Brock and Mary F. to James S.
Kyle, $90.00 lot 17 Salem -
Signed: Caleb Brock, Mary F. Brock before
Samuel B. Harwell. JP. Recorded 31 Jan
1842. HB.
D-427 - 7 Apr 1840 - Caleb
Brock and Mary F. his wife, to James
S. Kyle, $94.00 lot 20 Salem.
Signed: Caleb Brock, Mary F. Brock. Sam'l
B. Harwell JP. Recorded 15 Feb 1842, HB
D-440 - 26 Oct 1841 - James
S. Kyle and wife, A. M.
Kyle to Benjamin F. Young,
$150.00 lot 20 & lot 17 in Salem.
Signed: J. S. Kyle, A.M. Kyle.
Sam'l B. Harwell, JP. Recorded 17 Feb
1842, HB.
D-441 - 30 Oct 1841 - James
S. Kyle and A. M. Kyle
his wife to Benjamin F. Young, $300.00
lot 11 & 12 in block 2 Salem. Signed:
J. S. Kyle, A.M.
Kyle. Sam'l B. Harwell JP.
Recorded 17 Feb 1842 HB.
D-538 - 8 June 1840 - Jas.
S. Kyle to Nathan Nooner,
$25.00, E1/2 block 59 Salem. Signed: Jas.
S. Kyle. Samll B. Harwell, JP.
Recorded 19 July 1842, HB.
Vol.
10 #2 p. 48
D-289 - 10 May 1809
- James W. Kyle and Mary
R. his wife,
Itawamba Co. Ms. to Sam S. Watt and John
H. Pursell, $100.00, SW1/4S32T4R4 and
NW1/4S5T5R4. Signed: James W.
Kyle, Mary R. Kile
before J. A. McNeil,
Clk. Pontotoc Co. and William J. Wilburn
JP, Itawamba Co. Recorded 7 Oct 1841 HB.
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Notes on James KYLE
& Alley McNEIL
I
have found very little actual documentation on James
or Alley KYLE. Most of my
documentation on the two of them has been handed
down from other KYLE researchers that have also
"acquired" their information
as "handed down". This leads
way for mistakes, however, the documentation on James
& Alley's children
is research that I have done.
According
to what I have found and been supplied by other
KYLE researchers, there are contradictory
reports. I show James born in
both Scotland & North Carolina with years
ranging from 1753 to 1780. Since his eldest child
was born 1802, I am leaning (for now) to 1780.
Alley's
maiden name is reportedly "McNEIL".
Some reports have her born in Ireland and the dau
of Lord James Stanhope,
of Armagh Manor, of Ireland, who, as one
story goes, disinherited Alley
for marrying James. It was after their marriage
that James & Alley came to
America. However, some reports have them both
born in North Carolina, while others have them
born in Virginia.
The
KYLE's came from Scotland .. Some
say seven KYLE brothers married
seven EDMUNSON sisters somewhere
down the line, thus the name Robert
Edmunson KYLE.
Recorded
in an application for membership, filed with the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a descendant
of Robert KYLE's stated, "My
Great-Great Grandfather, Lord
Stanhope, disinherited my
Grandmother's Mother (Alley S
McNEAL) for marrying Dr.
KYLE. They came to America -
first to VA .. Dr KYLE
was killed by lightning. For several generations,
the sons have been named James
Stanhope KYLE for this ancestor
in Ireland."
According
to family history passed down from my ancestor, Robert
E KYLE, James (his
father) was killed by lightning in Tennessee
(McNairy Co?). He had taken shelter under some
trees during a thunderstorm - lightning struck
the trees - killing him.
At
least three of James & Alley's
children moved to East Texas. Sarah Kyle,
her husband, Dr. John Leonard Randal,
and children left McNairy Co, TN in 1838. They
arrived to Texas and settled in the San Augustine
area in 1838. Robert E Kyle and James
S Kyle moved from Tippah Co, MS and
settled in the "Old Center" area of
Panola Co, Texas, with Robert
arriving in 1839 and James in
1841.
Any
help on James & Alley would
be appreciated. I do show Alley
being in McNairy Co, TN 1830. This supports that James
died before 1830.
1830
McNairy Co, TN Census
(Page - 136, Line - 10) |
| Alley Kyle's
household consisted of: |
| 2
white males of 20 &
under 30 |
1800-1810 |
James S
(1803) |
Robert
E (1805) |
| 2
white females of 15
& under 20 |
1810-1815 |
Ellen |
Nancy
(abt 1815) |
| 1
white female of 50 &
under 60 |
1770-1780 |
Alley
(1780) |
|
| dau Susan married
1823 - dau Sarah married abt 1830 &
before the census |
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