Henry Kitchen Family Tree

1. Kitchens, Henry,  Abt 1831 - 10 July 1862 , b. Warren Co., GA  d.Richmond, VA
 (See Note 1 at bottom of page).

   m. Raley, Elizabeth ,  b. Abt 1841 - (daughter of Eli and Martha Raley) See Note 2.

   2. Kitchens, William Henry,   Dec 1856 - Feb 1942 , b. Glascock Co. GA.  m. 1876

      m. Johnson, Mary Ann , 1/30/1856 - 6/13/1915 , b. Hancock Co. Ga See Note 3.



      Note: Census Records indicate that Mary Ann Johnson may be the daughter of Henry W. Johnson and

            Roberta Worthy (who iw possibly the daughter of Ellison Worthy and Mary Worthy).  William Henry's name

            on his grave stone is  William L., yet it is shown as William Henry in the 1860 Warren County

            Census.  The 1900 Soundex, vol.  32, shows the letter "L" as the middle initial.



      3. Kitchens, Ellen, b. c1878 

          m. Moats, Bill, , 1878-1942 

          4. Viola Moats, b. c1899

          4. Edison Moats b. c1902

          4. Sylvester E Moats b. c1910



      3. Kitchens, Henry, 1878 - 1942,  m. Downs, Marinda (Dorinda),  18 March 1900 Glascock County.  

          Dorinda wa 16 years of age when married.  Lived with William L. Kitchens family in 1900 Census 

          on a rented farm. 

          4. Kitchens, Marrie Morris William Kitchens 29 Oct 1901-6 Aug 1955 Buried

           Mitchell Methodist Church married Essie Johnson 28 Feb 1905-

          4. Kitchens, Alvie c1904

          4. Kitchens, Mary Lou 18 Sept 1905-15 May 1971, married Fred A Albert

              5. Mrs Norman E Whitaker

          4. Kitchens, Horice Horace Bunion Kitchens 9 Oct 1908-1978 married 28 June 

             1931 Wilma Buffington 1911-2 Sept 1986 McDuffie County 

            (note: Information on this assumed family member may be in error)

             5. Margaret (Totsy) Kitchens 

                 6. Wallace, Cyntha

                 6. Wallace, Shirely

          4. Kitchens, Florrence c1911 married 28 Aug 1926 Glascock County Horace Downs 25 July

             1906-17 Nov 1965 Buried Mt Zion Church

             5. Thomas Downs married _____ Redfern

                 6. Alecia Downs married Don Hilson

                 6. Melissa Kay Downs married Alex William Gray

             5. Betty Downs 1928-1 June 1956 married Joseph Taylor Logue 1922-1960

                 6. Brinson Logue

                 6  ????? Logue

                 6. Charles Logue

          4. Kitchens, Mabel 28 May 1913-29 Mar 1994 married Johnnie Lee McDaniel 28 Dec 

             1908-12 June 1991 Buried Mitchell Methodist Cemetery

             5. Elizabeth McDaniel Hughes

             5. Myrtice McDaniel McCrary

          4. Cecil Henry Kitchens 13 Feb 1917-26 May 1986  m. Corinne Davis 29 Apr 1921

       3.  Kitchens, Angie, 4/30/1881 - 10/27/1955, married 24 Dec 1899 Glascock County to

            Downs, Sammie, 11/29/1877-11/27/1950 (Gravestone says Sammie Tildon)

           (Buried at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Glascock County, GA)

          4. Downs, Henry Lee, 22 April 1901-1964 m. Raley, Mattie Raley 1890-1963 Buried

              Allen Raley Cemetery, 

              m. Raley, Matt

              5. Downs, Gibson

                  m. Sheppard, Albery?Audrey

                  6. Downs, Wanda

                     m. Usry, Jerry

                     7. 2 children

                 6. Downs, Vernon

                     m. Wife, unknown

                     7. 2 children

              5. Downs, Bertice

                  m. Story, Sammy

                  6. Children (unknown)

              5. Downs, Calvin T.

                  m. Swint, Huron?

                  6. 2 children

              5. Downs, Beulah

                  m. Poole, James

                  6. Poole, Martha

                      m. Mauldin, Ralph

                  6. Poole, June

              5. Downs, Alvin b. 28 Oct 1902 (Likely an error, should probably be 1920)

                  m. Downs, Nell

                  6. Downs, John

                  6. Downs, Arthur

              5. Downs, Ira b. ca1909 (Likely an error, should probably be 1919)

                  m. Griffin, Nancy

                  6. Downs, Billy

                      m. Dye, Jeanette

                  6. Downs, Ann

                      m. McCoy, Royland

                      7. Mccoy, Rosian???

                      7. McCoy, Phillis

                      7. Mccoy, Phillis

                      7. McCoy, Sam

                      7. McCoy, Danny

                  6. Downs, Ira Jr.

                      m. Vernon, Debbie

                  6. Downs, Sam

                      m. Unknown, Betty Joe

                      7. 3 children

                  6. Downs, bobby

                      m. Pambe???, Sharon

                  6. Downs, David

                  6. Downs, Thomas (Tommy)

                      m. Unknown, Joan

                  6. Downs, Timothy

                      m. Unknown, Vicky

                      7. Downs, Jennifer

                      7. Downs, Corey

      3. Kitchens, Levi, 1883 - 1958 

          m. Downs, Lillie (Lillian Estelle Downs), 1886-1956

          4. Kitchens, Clyde

          4. Kitchens, Bessie

             m. Merritt, Horace

             5. Merritt, Grace

             5. Merritt Billy

             5. Merritt Jean 

             5. Merritt, Allice

             5. Merritt, Bobby

          4. Kitchens W. Feltz 12/6/1917-1/23/1993

             m. Sammonds, Sue, b. 7/22/1919

             5. Kitchens, Don

             5. Kitchens, Carol

          4. Kitchens, Myrtice

             m. D??????, Walter

          4. Kitchens, Richards V., 8/23/1911-3/29/1976 (buried at Friendship Baptist Church, Glascock Co.)

             m. Unknown, Clara d 7/25/1910-5/23/1977

      3. Kitchens, Addie, 3/11/1886 - 2/9/1971, 

          m. Jordan, Tommy (Thomas Ivy) d. 2/7/1964, 

          4. Jordan, Mary

             m. Falizer??, Pheles??

          4. Jordan, Iveleyn

             m. English, Thomas

          4. Jordan, Fred

          4. Jordan, Dorsey

          4. Jordan, Hardrich ??????? possibly should be deleted.

      3. Kitchens, Alfred Thomas, b. 14 Oct 1891 

         m. Raley, Martha, , 

          4. Kitchens, Wayne

          4. Kitchens, Ray

          4. Kitchens Luelwean??

          4. Kitchens, Ruth

          4. Kitchens, Lawrence

      Note: Much of the information below on decendents of Willie Rebecca Kitchens submitted by John R. Raley 

          at jrr2cjc@bellsouth.net (November 2003), as told to him told to him by his Grandmother, Thelma Irene Dye Franks

       3. Kitchens, Willie Rebecca, 1888 - 1964, 

          m. Dye, Martin Silas (4/20/1884 - 10/23/1947) on 10/9/1907

          4. Dye, Willie Pearl (5/18/1908 - 12/1973) on 12/1923

              m. Jones. John

              5. 8 children

          4. Dye, Matin Otis  2/28/10 - 1982

              m. Reese, Laura on 12/16/28

          4. Dye, Thelma Irene (10/26/191 - 7/20/1998)

              m. Franks, bobby Lee on 4/02/1933

              5. Dye,Leonia

              5. Dye,Douglas

          4. Dye, Clea (dates unknown) died at age two

          4.  Dye,  Forris Allen 9/19/1918 - 1991

              m.  Walden, Gladys in 1935

              5. Dye, Melvin

              5. Dye, Raymond

                  m. 1.st Paula ???

                  6. Dye, Victoria

                  6. Dye, Rhonda

                  6. Dye, Marjorie

                  6. Dye, Ronnie

                  m. 2nd Johnson, Audrey Lee

                  6. Dye, Raymond Jr. 

                      m. Daugherty, Melanie

                      7. Dye, Krystina (Krista) Lillian

                      7. Dye, Raymond Dakota 

                  6. Dye, Ann Margie

                      m. 1st Cadwell, Clay

                      7. Clay, Morgan

                      m. 2nd Scroggs, Kevin

                      7. Scroggs, Madilyn

                      7. Scroggs, Kolton

                  6. Dye, Robert Edward

              5. Dye, Jewell

              5. Dye, Paul

              5. Dye, Terrell

              5. Dye, Dotise (short for Dorthy)

              5. Dye, Beryl

              5. Dye, Marcia

          4. Dye, Stella Catherin b. 4/15/22 d. 1989,

              m.  Cooper, Branson in 1938

          4. Dye, Henry Sterling b. 11/03/24 d. 1982

              m. Guy, Margret

          4. Dye, Iris Virginia, still living

          4. Two boys were also born between Thelma and Forrest but died at birth; no dates known.



3. Kitchens, Robert W, 11/20/1894 - 8/25/1954 Mitchell, GA, Glascock Co. 

         m. Johnson, Molly Will, 1892 - 1977,  Warthen, Washington CO, GA, 

         married at Mt. Zion Church, Glascock Co.

         4. Kitchens, Beulah, 5/8/1917 Mitchell, Ga - 6/17/2003 Contoe, TX, buried National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX

             m. Burgamy, Edison E. , , m. 12/23/1935, Warthens, Ga.

             5. Burgamy, Charles E., 

                  m. 1st Margaret Hobbs 

                  m. 2st Sharon Weaver

                  6. Eddie Burgamy (by 1st)

                  6. Michael  Burgamy (by 1st)

                  6. Rusty  Burgamy (by 1st)

                  6. Vicki  Burgamy (by 1st)

             m. 2nd House, James, died 12/15/1999, buried National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX.

             5. House, James (Jimmie)

                 m. Jude Hollar

                  6. David House

                      m. Kristen Cozart

                  6. Jamie House

                      m. Korey Freels

                      7.  Tyler Freels

                      7.  Hannah Freels

         4. Kitchens, Mary Lena, July 30, 1918 - Dec 20, 1997, Glascock Co., GA, buried Greenwood Cemetery, 

                 Montgomery, AL

            m. 1st. Story, Louie, 1915 - 1990, 

            m. 2nd  David Roy Dorough on 8/29/1942 (b. 5/28/1915 d. 8/12/1992)

                  b. Glascock Co., GA

            5.  Dorough, Wayne G.

                m. Patricia Ann Bojanski in Omaha, NE 1960

                6. Dorough, Tammy J.

                    m. Hiemstra, Douglas

                    7. Himestra, Danielle

                        m. Miller, Ronald J.

                        8. Miller, Ronald J. Jr.

                        8. Miller, Corbyn

                    7. Hiemstra, Thomas M.



             5. Story, Robert G., living

                 m. 1st Burgin, Frances Aileen 

                 6. Story, Bobby Louis 

                    m. Brinson, Kathryn Lynn 

                    7. Story, Hope Krystine 

                    7. Story, Joshua David

                    7. Story, Faith Nicole 

                 6. Story, Beverly

                    m. 1990 Greg Stone

                 6. Story, Patricia Elizabeth

                    m  1st. Dale Fontenot  

                    m. 2nd. Charles Parker Jr

                    7. Damie Fontenot

                    7. Charles Parker, Jr

                    7. Trey Parker

                 m. 2nd Hughs, Nancy Jean

                 6. Story, Bronson Glynn 

                    m. Sherman, Holley Elizabeth 

                    7. Story, Brennon Glynn 

                    7. Story, Corbin Gibson 

                 6. Taylor, Brandilyn Jo Hart (Note: Mother: Nancy Hughes, Father:

                     Ronnie Hart) Nancy Hughs later married Patrick Taylor. 

                     They had one son: Jonah Patrick Taylor)

                 m. 3rd Deborah Sue Langois 

                 6. Jason Calvin McKenzie (Father: Calvin McKenzie)

                 6. Terry Glynn Story 

                     m. Danielle Amos

                     7. Morgan Story 

             5. Donald D. Dorough, lives in Pensacola, FL

                 m. 1st Pamela Epps

                 7. Angela Dorough

                    m. Michael Fuller

                    8. Jacob Michael Fuller

                7. Malissa Dorough

                    m. Jeff Ham

                    8. Oriana Satine Ham

               m. 2nd Debra (Walker) Dorough

               m. 3rd Debby ????

        4. Kitchens, Martha E.,  b. 3/6/1921 - 11/1970, b. Glascock Co., GA

           m. 1st. Amerson, Woodrow W., ,  on 5/3/1941

           5.  Woodrow (Woody) Amerson, b. 8/27/1942 d. 9/22/1960 (Navy Plane Crash off Okinawa)

           m. 2nd Sparks, Dan, , 

           5.  Sparks, Connie Marie

                m 1st Gary Thomason

                6. Greg Thomason

                    m. Katy

                    7. Russ Thomason

                m. John Dunfield

            m. 3rd Morrison, Glen, , 

        4. Kitchens, Robert A,  8/20/1924 - deceased Se[t 1981, Glascock Co., GA (discharged from Navy 1/7/1946)

           m. Usry, Clara Belle, ,  Glascock Co., GA, 10/11/1947

             5. Kitchens, Linda

                 m. 1st Jerry Owens

                 6. Hope Owens

                 6. Haver Owens

                 6. Heath Owens

                 m. Jimmy __________

                 m. 3rd Ben Ezanglista

             5. Kitchens, Gail

                 m. Alan Underwood

                 6. April

                 6. Janie

             5. Kitchens, Gearld Steven

                 m. Laura Elizabeth Hall d. April 18, 2015, Leesburg, GA

                 6. Clifton Andrew Kitchens

                 6. Emily Kathyrn Kitchens 

                 6. Lisa Marie Kitchens

             5. Kitchens, Joan B.

                 m. Dave Roderick

        4. Kitchens, Lillie , , Glascock Co., GA

           m. Raley, Hugh Jr, , Glascock Co., GA, m 7/10/1948

           m. 2nd Plemon Ansley

            5. Raley, Robert (Bobby) 1946 - 1/25/2016

                 m. Parnell, Sue

                 6. April Raley 

                     m. T. J. Stone

                     7. Lane Stone

                     7. Courtney Stone

                     7. Infant (died at 3 months)

                 6. Tammy Parnell

                     m. Mike Coulter

                 6. Edward Parnell

                    m. Lori _____

                    7. Joshie Parnell

                    7. Tayler Parnell

            5. Raley, Sterling

                 m. Blackwood, Teressa

                 6. Kristina

                    m. Taylor Teal

                    7. Kinsley Joy

                    7. Jason Thomas

                 6.  Cristopher

        4. Kitchens, Billie, , Glascock Co., GA

           m. Stephenson, William (Bill) Jr, on 7/25/1948

           5. Stephenson. Matha Lynn

                 m. 1st

                 6. Stephenie

                 6. Shelby

                 m. 2nd Tony __________

           5. Stephenson, Cynthia Kay

           5.  Stephenson, Elaine

               m. Jeff Farmer,

                6. Kaylin Farmer

                6. Ryan Farmer 

     3. Kitchens, Eugene Cason , 17 May 1897 Glascock Co, GA d 4 Dec 1968 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida 

        m. Griggers, Essie Leamon, b. 28 Sep 1897 Sylvester, Worth, GA, d. 23 May 1947 Dalton, Whitfield, Ga,

            on 20 Jun 1915 Syvester, Worth, GA,  daughter of George  Jackson Griggers (1865-1942) and Martha

            Lonie Glowers ( born 26 Oct 1809 - died Sept 1899, christened in 1869).  Note: corrections to Eugene

            Cason Kitchens submitted on 2/25/2001 by Helen R. Morrow at Email: HelenISALady@aol.com on behalf of Talmadge Kitchens.

        4. Kitchens, Horace Arch Emory, b 12 Aug 1916 of Glascock Co, GA. 

            m. 1st Mc Donald, Reba 11 Jul 1937    

            m. 2nd Russell, Bobby Lee, , 

        4. Alton Cason Kitchens, b 13 Mar 1918 Glascock Co, GA, d 27 Apr 2000

           md Robbie Lee Russell 25 Nov 1939

        4. Kitchens, Eunice Eleanor, 8 July 1920 Washington, Wilkes, GA, d. 10 July 1984

           m. William, Emmett, , 

        4. Kitchens, Jackson Warren ,   2 Dec 1921 - 22 Nov 1979 

           m. Kissinger, Norma, , 

        4. Jackson Warren Kitchens, b 21 Dec 1921 Washington, Wilkes, GA, d 22 Nov 1979 

           m. Norma Kissinger 11 Jul `1945

        4. Kitchens, Carrie Agnes  b 23 Sep 1924 

           m.  Lewallen, Roy, , 

        4. Kitchens, Herman Lee, b 12 Nov 1926

            m. Perkins, Doris on 11 June 1948, 

        4. Kitchens, Talmadge Leon, b 30 Jan 1932 Washington, Wilkes, GA

           m. Pryor, Mary Carolyn 30 Jul 1949 Rossville, Dade, GA, , daughter of William Luther Pryor (1915-1971)

                and Irene Sledge

           5.  Kitchens, Talmadge Leon Jr b. Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

           5.  Kitchens, Debra Lorraine b. Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia 

           5.  Kitchens, David  Michael b. Washington, DC 

           5.  Kitchens, Brenda Lee b Washington DC 

                m. Moore, John Harvey, Jr.

           5.  Kitchens, Lloyd Ray b 2 Jun 1960Washington DC 

           5.  Kitchens, Robert Vincent b.  Washington DC 

           5.  Kitchens, Rebecca Lynn  b. Manassas, Prince William, Virginia        

           5.  Kitchens, Daniel Paul b. Manassas, Prince William, Virginia 

       4. Kitchens, Paul Nelson ,  b 12 Mar 1934

           m. Mc Devitt, Marie, , 

       4. Kitchens, Louise Marie, b 28 Aug 1936 

           m. 1st. Cabe, William P. on 16 Feb 1954

           m. 2nd, Allen, Richard on 18 April 1961

  2. Thomas Kitchens, b. 1857 -

  2. Charles F. Kitchens, b. 15 Oct 1859, d. 18 April 1926 in Lyons Georgia. 

      Buried at Mineral Springs in Washington County.  Source is Karen Mouton 

      at email: mouton@usunwired.net, combined with conversations she 

      had with Mr. Roy Amerson of Louisville, GA.

     m. Eliza Ann Cooper  d/o Thomas M Cooper/Elizabeth Rachels

     3. Ada Kitchens June 1884-July 1964  Buried near Warthen  

        m. Alfred Burgamy

        4. Reba Burgamy (Augusta)  married   ______ Jackson

        4. Sallie Ruth Burgamy (Louisville)  married  _______Pendry

        4. Harmon Burgamy

        4. Edison Burgamy

        4. Herbert Burgamy

     3. Henry Addison Kitchens 5 Nov 1886-27 Nov 1962  Buried at MT Zion

        m. 2 Dec 1907 Glascock County Kate Raley  25 March 1888-27 Nov 1952 

            Had no Children

     3. Lillie Kitchens Feb 1887 married Marion Burgamy

        4. Several children - none lived

        4. Eve Burgamy married a Hodges has two boys

     3. Carrie M   Kitchens Sept 1892   married 1st a  Mays, m. 2nd a Phillips

        4. Harvil Mays has 2 boys and 3 girls

        4. Lucille Phillips married a Heggs   has 2 boys

     3. John H Kitchens March 1896  married 1st. Dot

        4. Daughter died at age 8 Buried in Toombs County

     3. Bethia E Kitchens married Robert Julian Amerson

        4. Agnes Rachel Amerson (Davisboro)  Oct 31, 1914 She is 84 years old 

            m. W. Rogers  Johnson  3 girls 3 boys.  Source for this and other 

            recent information on the Amerson and Johnson familes is 

            Willa Cooper at email:willa@brinet.com.

        4. Ruby Mae Amerson 26 Oct 1916  married Frank Fleming Johnson

            5. Bobby Johnson Buried in Memphis, Tennessee. Served and retired from the Marines

                m. Toni ?????

            5. Frankie Johnson, lives in Augusta

                m. Bobby Sims (2 daughters)

            5. Carolyn Lillian Johnson, lives in North Augusta, SC  

                m. Bruce Hett on 10 Oct 1964

                6. Donna Michele Hett

                    m. Joseph Wheeler 

                    7. Haylie Wheeler

                    7. Maci Wheeler 

            5. Betha Faye Johnson  lives in Candler, NC  

                m. Robert Bruce Blankenship on 3 aug 1963

                6. Robert Bruce Blankenship, Jr.

                    7. Jacob Paul Blankenship

                6. Kenneth Lee Blankenship                 

        4. Annie Ruth Amerson (Belvedere, SC)   8 Feb 1926 Glascock County 

            m. E A Wilder  Jr.

            5. Stan Wilder (Belvedere, SC)  has 2 boys 1 girl

            5. Boy   who has two daughters

        4. Alma Jean Amerson 1928 married a Whitaker Lives in Statesboro

            5. Ken Whitaker

            5. Robbie Whitaker

        4. Roy Sampson Amerson (Louisville) 10-17-1923 Washington County 

            m. 6 Sept 1942 Elizabeth Emma Hawkins 11 July 1924

            5. Wendell Roy Amerson married Carolyn Smith

                6. Tony Wendell Amerson

                6. Wendy Maxine Amerson 

                    m. Christopher L Kersey

                    7. Casey Lee Kersey 

            5. Linda Lou Amerson 

                m. 3 Feb 1973 Bartow, Ga John George Eckenroth

                6. Jennifer Suzanne Eckenroth 

                6. Alicia Eckenroth

            5. Rosalyn Bethia Amerson 

                m. Byron Ted Flanders on 27 May 1972

                6. Brian Samuel Flanders

                6. Melissa Flanders

            5. Elizabeth Ann Amerson "Libby" 

                m.1st. George Ratchford

                m.2nd  Charles Mathis

                6. George Ratchford

                6. Rachel Ratchford

                6. Christopher Mathis

                6. Derrick Mathis

Excerpts from Henry's Civil War records are as follows:

     " I certify that the within named Henry Kitchens a Corporal of Captain M.R. Hall's Company of the 48th Regiment of Georgia Volunterrs, born in Warren County in the State of Georgia, aged 31 years, 5 feet, 6 inches high, fair complexion, grey eyes, light hair, and by occupation a Farmer, was enlisted by Capt. M. R. Hall at Warrenton, Georgia , on the 4th day of March 1862, to serve three years, and died at Richmond, Virginia, on the 16th day of July 1862. The said Henry Kitchens has never received any pay, and has pay due from the 4th day of March 1862 to the 16th day of July 1862."

Henry Kitchen's wife, Elizabeth Kitchens acquired the services of a military attorney named R. H. Jones, from the 22nd Georgia Regiment in Warren County, Georgia, to gain access to any funds or personal effects left behind by her husband. The doccument read as follows:

      " Know all men by this ???? that I Elizabeth Kitchens of said State and County bring the ???? of Henry Kitchens deceased who died in the service of the Confederate States on the 16th day of August 1862 (note that the statement above said July 1862). I ..... make ....and .....Ordance Seargent of the 22 nd Georgia Regt. from Warren County, Georgia my one and lawful attorney in .... to receive and receipt for all moneys, goods, and items that may be due me as heir of my said husband Henry Kitchens deceased by virtue of his military or other service in the confederate States hereby ratifying and confirming all lawful ...my said attorney may do in the.... my hand and signed this 21st March 1863". signed: Elizabeth Kitchens

After several months and no response, Elizabeth's attorney wrote a letter requesting the status of Mr. Elizabeth Kitchens claim. It read as follows:

      "Some time in the later part of March last I left with you some claims in favor of Mrs Eli Raley & Mrs. Kitchens whose husbands were killed or died in the service of the Confederate State which claims were for services rendered by their husbands in the Army. You took my name and promised me to write to me as soon as their clims were properly audited and liquidated and at which time I could receive the money. I have written you once and ....(a fairly long sentence here was unreadable)...write me how their claims stand. I also got a certificate from the Captain approved by the co. of Commander of the 48th Ga. Regt. to which their husbands belonged as you requested. The names of their husbands are Eli Raley & Henry Kitchens."

     "I also left with you another claim in favor of Mrs. Emeline Edwards wife ......Edwards of the 12the Ga Regt which you promised to attend to. You said you would send and get a certificate from the Regt in the ammount due her....I am ancious to hear about these claims, et etc....I hope you will write me the exact standing of the claims. I have an opportunity to come down to Richmond and collect them if they are properly audited and ready for settlement. Let me know. Yours Truly, R. J. Jones, 22nd Ga. Regt"

The results of this effort lead to the following certificate:      "THE CONFEDERATE STATES, To: Mrs Elizabeth Kitchens widow of Henry Kitchens deceased late Corporal of Capt......Co. B, 48th Regiment Georgia Volunteers. ... For pay of said deceased from 30th of April 1862 the date of his last payment to 16th July 1862 the date of his death, being 2 months 16 days @ $13.00 $32.00 ... As per Certificate filed herewith and Rept. from 2 M.J's office...Payable to R. F. Jones, Atty for Claimants, Calhoun Vo., Ga...He has received hisbounty.... Whole amount of commutation for clothing drawn by the said Henry Kitchens from the day of his enlistment to the day of his death...TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Second Auditor's Office, March 23rd, 1863, M.B. Rosken, Clerk"

Speculation (without solid proof) is that Henry Kitchens is either the illigimate child of Lana (Laney) Kitchens (b. abt 1810 Twiggs Co., GA, d.ca 1849/51) married to Thomas McGough, or that he changed his name from Henry McGough to Henry Kitchens following his mother's death. Lana (Laney) and Thomas were married on 24 April 1832 in Jones County. Information from Debra Waldrop at bakerdeb@jps.net and Barbara Blaschke at barbarab@cox.rr.com has it that Thomas McGough was an alcoholic and, after Lana (Laney) died, left several of his younger children with relatives in Warren County, GA, before moving to Florida and eventually to Texas. The move of the McGough's to Warren County is supported by information that shows that Geogianna McGough b.c1849/50 Ga died in Waren County in c1850. Yet she is identified as being 1 year of age in the 1850 Jones County Census. So she may not have died until very late in 1850 or possibly in 1851. The 1850 Census identifies Thomas as being 49 and born in SC; Lana as 40, also born in SC; Henry as 18, thomas as 17; William as 14; James as 11; Eliza as 7; Lana as 4; and Georgiann as 1. The Family Group Record, ID 1144327, reveals that all but Eliza and Henry moved to Texas.

The early 1850's marks the point in time where all records on Henry McGough stropped and those on Henry Kitchens suddenly came into existence. No records exist that a Henry McGough served in the Confederacy, seemingly odd considering he would have been 28 at the start of the war, nor does a search of records reveal his existance anyplace, in any other states after 1850. The earlest records found thus far on Henry Kitchens, in addition to the military records above, are:

• Served as a witness in the probated will for James Kitchens, dated 28 July 1854 (Wiley Kitchens was the Executor and the witnesses included Henry Kitchens, Jeremia Killbrew, and Ezra MCCrary). Interestingly, Wiley Kitchens is James Kitchens's 1st cousin, about five to six years apart in age, but also the older brother to Laney (Kitchens) McGough, believed to be Henry Kitchens' mother.
• Warren County Propery Deed Records (Book 2501) dated 22 May 1858.
• Court-on disbursements 11 March 1863 list families of Warren Infantry drawing $150 support from the Court-on-disbursement. It identifies "Kitchens, Henry & wife and 4 children.
  Ref: Warren County, Georgia, 1793 - 1900, Genealogy II, Authored by Daniel Nathan Crumpton, dated 1993

Interestingly, Lana (Laney) and Thomas McGough's 2nd son (Thomas McGough, b.1833) is evidently named after his father, and their 3rd son, William McGough (b. 1837), likely was named after Lana's father, William Kitchens. With Henry being their 1st son, wouldn't it seem reasonable to think he would have been named either Thomas, the father, or William, the grandfather, considering the practice of naming first born sons after their fathers in those times. This adds support to the possibility that Henry may have been an illigimate child of Lana (Laney). It's also possible, on the other hand, that the reported rift between Henry and his father, may have led Henry to assume his mother's maiden name following her death. No adoption or guardianship records were found in Twiggs, Jones or Warren Counties to indicate an action of that nature, nor have any records been located to show a change in name.