Phelan and son Beverly Clinton Tidwell
My great grandfather Phelan Tidwell (sometimes spelled Phelon) was born September 27, 1847 in Blountsville, Blount, Alabama. He was the second of seven children born to Rowan Tidwell and Cynthia "Cincianna" Cornelius Tidwell. Just after turning 16 he ran away from home and joined the Confederate Army as a private in Co. B., 19th Alabama Regiment, later attached to Hood's Battalion. He was discharged in April, 1865.
He married Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" McCullough September 13, 1881.
My grandfather, Beverly Clinton Tidwell was born October 8, 1888 in Perryville, Perry, Alabama. He was the fifth of nine children.
Since I am named after Beverly, I often wondered why he was given a girl's name. Evidently he wasn't very proud of it, as he was known as B.C. or Clint. It wasn't until I started genealogy research that I discovered he was named after his great grandfather, Beverly Cornelius. That Beverly was born in 1794. I turns out Beverly was used as a man's name back then, but somehow over time it became a woman's name.
I love the photo. Thank you for sharing. Phelan's Uncle Benton (aka B. B. & Benton Beverly) Cornelius also served with the 19th. Did you ever discover where Rowan and Cynthia were buried? Did I ever tell you I have the hand fan that belonged to Cynthia's oldest sister, Cincinnati Cornelius? - Robert
ReplyDeleteHi Robert, thanks for stopping by. I've never been able to find Rowan and Cynthia's graves. They are probably lost to time, but you never know. You told me about the fan. I would love to see a picture.
DeleteThis is cool. I love to see old photos and hear the story behind them. Talking about Beverly being a man's name I remember hearing about this man: George Beverly "Bev" Shea (born February 1, 1909) is a Canadian-born American gospel singer and hymn composer. Shea has often been described as "America's beloved Gospel singer"[1] and is considered "the first international singing 'star' of the gospel world," as a consequence of his solos at Billy Graham Crusades and his exposure on radio, records, and television.[2][3] According to the Guinness Book of Records Shea holds the world record for singing in person to the most people ever, with an estimated cumulative live audience of 220 million people.[4] Chris Dickey
ReplyDeleteHi Chris. Thanks for reading. Interesting to know about another Beverly. Thanks!
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