Descendants of William Siree Kidd

Generation No. 1

      1.  William Siree¹ Kidd was born October 09, 1827 in AL, and died September 22, 1901 in Llano Co., TX.  He married Malinda Jane Stone January 27, 1864 in W. Wrights Creek, Llano Co., TX, daughter of Reuben Stone and Celia Scott.  She was born December 12, 1847 in Pulaski County, Missouri, and died February 06, 1929 in Llano Co., TX.

More About William Siree Kidd:

-- FACT #1 -: Kidd and Stone families built cabins two miles east of Loyal Valley, in Mason County, on Cold Spring Creek around 1869.

-- FACT #1b -: In 1871, Indian pressure kept increasing and forced them to settle in the townskte of Loyal Valley on Lot #10, for whish Reuben Stone obtained a deed. ...then building a new home of native rock one-half-mile east of Loyal Valley.

-- FACT #1c -: William Kidd started buying land at 50 cents an acre, eventually accumulated sizable ranches in Mason and McCullogh Counties.

-- FACT #2 -: Family tradition relates that three Kidd brothers in Dublin, Ireland, emigrated to America. These three brothers had just enough money to pay the steerage passage fare for two of them. The third brother became a successful stowaway.  This enable all three of them to travel together to the Virginia colony.

Burial: J. Berley Ranch, Mason Co., TX

Children of William Kidd and Malinda Stone are:

        2            i.   Mary Emma² Kidd, born 1866 in TX; died 1961.  She married John Teague.

        3           ii.   John Benton Kidd, born 1867; died 1928.  He married Ollie Ann Baze.

        4           iii.   William Siree (Bill) Kidd, born June 15, 1869 in TX; died March 25, 1949 in Llano Co., TX.  He married Mollie Ann Bushmire; born February 12, 1873; died April 09, 1957 in Llano Co., TX.

More About William Siree (Bill) Kidd:

-- FACT #1 -: 1900 Llano Co TX: KIDD, William S., June1869, 31, TX TN TN TX; Mollie, wife, Feb1873, 27, m9yr, 2ch 2liv, TX Ger Ger; Mittie, dau, Jan1896, 4; Ella, dau, Jan1898, 2.

-- FACT #1b - 1: 1930 Llano Co TX Pct 5: KIDD, Will S., 60, m@22, TX; Mollie A., wife, 56, m@18, TX.

-- FACT #1b - 2: 1910 Llano Co TX: KIDD, William, 44, m1x 18yr, TX TN AL, fmr; Molllie, wife, 37, 2ch 2liv, TX Ger Ger; Mittie, dau, 15, TX; Ella Mae, dau, 12, TX.

-- FACT #2 -: BILL (WILLIAM SIREE) KIDD and his brother, BEN, were raised in Benton, Arkansas. From there Bill moved to Memphis, Tennessee and then later he migrated to Texas.

Burial: Llano Cemetery, Llano County, Texas

        5          iv.   Robert Henry (Bob) Kidd, born 1871.

        6           v.   George Thomas Kidd, born January 26, 1873 in Loyal Valley, Mason Co., TX; died April 23, 1953.  He married (1) Ida Alice Jones October 01, 1895 in Mason Co., TX.  He married (2) Anna Louise Davenport April 30, 1911 in Mason Co., TX; died March 22, 1964 in Mason, Mason Co., TX.

More About George Thomas Kidd:

-- FACT #1 -: 1900 Llano Co TX: KIDD, George T., Jan1873, 27, m4yrs, TX TN TX, stock raiser; Alice, wife, Jan1877, 23, 3ch 1liv, TX MS MS; Amos, son, Jan1898, 2, TX.

Burial: Katemcy, Mason Co., TX

        7          vi.   James Stanley (Jim) Kidd, born 1874; died 1951.  He married Clara ----; born 1896 in TX.

        8          vii.   Joseph Green (Joe) Kidd, born 1877; died 1959.  He married Loula ----; born 1888 in TX.

        9         viii.   Ida Annie Kidd, born 1878; died 1931.  She married Bryant Porch; born September 1873 in AL.

        10        ix.   Frank Garner Kidd, born 1881.

        11         x.   Bennie Pinckney (Ben) Kidd, born 1883; died 1963.  He married Marie HAM.

        12        xi.   Jacob Shufford (Jake) Kidd, born May 29, 1885; died February 05, 1905 in Llano Co., TX.  He married Eulah Nichols; born April 01, 1883; died February 10, 1926.

More About Jacob Shufford (Jake) Kidd:

Burial: J. Berley Ranch, Llano County, Texas

More About Eulah Nichols:

Burial: J. Berley ranch, Llano Co., TX

        13        xii.   Rosina June (Rosa) Kidd, born October 10, 1887 in Mason Co., TX; died January 14, 1925 in Mason Co., TX.  She married Milford Wilson (Mitt) Nichols Abt. 1915; born March 06, 1876 in Blanco Co., TX; died February 03, 1963 in Mason Co., TX.

More About Rosina June (Rosa) Kidd:

Burial: Gooch Cemetery, Mason, Mason Co., TX

More About Milford Wilson (Mitt) Nichols:

-- FACT #1 -: 1918, Sept. 12: Loyal Valley, Mason Co. TX: Milford Wilson Nichols, 42, b.March 6, 1876; stock farming ranch 2mi. north of Loyal Valley Mason TX; wife Rosa J. Nichols; blue eyes; light brown hair.

-- FACT #1b -: In 1932 at the time of the death of his Mother, he was living at Tahoka, Lynn Co., TX.

-- FACT #1c -: In 1942 he signed a delayed birth certificate for daughter, Edna Hellen Nichols, giving his address as Box 13, Glen Rose, TX.

-- FACT #2 -: The spouse and daughter are taken from a birth record in Mason Co., TX.  Mitt Nichols's birth date matches this record.

-- FACT #3 -: 1920 Mason Co TX census:  NICHOLS, Milford W., 42, TX TX TX, farmer; Rosa J., wife, 32, TX TN MO; Eva E., dau, 2 2/12, TX; Milford W. Jun., son, 11/12, TX.

Burial: Gooch Cemetery, Mason, Mason Co., TX

        14       xiii.   Reuben Pinckney Kidd, born 1890 in TX.  He married Eulah Nichols; born 1893 in TX.