Notes for James Killough

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Notes for James Killough

(twin of the Isaac Killough whose family died in the Killough Massacre in Texas in 1838). He probably went to Georgia in 1782 with his father and brothers. He went to Tennessee, then to Jefferson Co., Ala., around 1820. In 1831, the family
established what is known as the Killough Place. The original structure, which had been an old time manor of slavery days, was expanded from time to time until it was a two-storied house of at least eight rooms. The site was near Five Mile Road
between the present Killough Circle and Killough Drive. The home stood for almost a hundred years until it was destroyed by the builders of Killough Springs subdivision in the mid-twenties. They had fifteen children (1798 to 1822). He is described
as having dark hair and eyes and being tall in stature. She was light complexioned and had a delicate physique. His will was dated 1833 with Samuel F. Holmes and Isaac Killough being witnesses. She died intestate and her son William was
administrator of the estate. When she died, her sons Isaac and Newton and her sister-in-law Nancy (Allen's wife) were listed as being "beyond the limits of this state (Ala.)" on 03 AUG 1837. The sons had gone to Texas before their uncle Isaac did in
1837. They received land grants elsewhere in Texas. It is possible that Allen (James' younger brother) was deceased by then.

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