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Re: Killis G. Nappier
Submitted by Steve Avent on 29/Oct/2008 in reply to Killis G. Nappier posted by Cathy Nappier Eley on 29/Oct/2008
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Hi Cathy,
From “World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918” we find:
Name: Killis Granvill Nappier
City: Not Stated
County: Jackson
State: Louisiana
Birthplace: Louisiana
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1896
Age: 21 (in 1918)
Residence: Hodge, LA
Born: 10/18/1896, Vienna, LA
Father’s birthplace: Vienna, LA
Nearest relative Alma Nappier, Hodge, LA
This gives us his date of birth, and since the wife’s name is ‘Alma’ we know we have the right guy.
From the 1900 US census, Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Police Jury Ward 5:
Nappier, Thomas, Jun, 1872, m. 6 yrs, b. LA, father b. GA, mother b. AL
Nancy, wife, Apr 1876, m. 6 yrs, b. LA, father b. AL, mother b. AL
Cora L., dau, Sept 1894
Killis G., son, Oct 1896
Clarra E., dau, Dec 1898
The “Oct 1896” DOB shows that we have the right guy again, and this lists his two sisters, Cora and Clara, as well as his parents.
The 1880 US census, Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, 5th Ward has:
Killis Nappier, age 45, farm Laborer born Alabama, both parents born AL
Lidia Nappier, wife, age 35, born AL, both parents born AL
Mary, age 11, at school, born Louisiana
James, age 9 born LA
Thomas, age 6 born LA
This gives us a year of birth of 1874 for Thomas, which is off by a couple of years from the 1900 census above, but that’s not unusual for census records. Considering that Thomas’ father is namaed Killis, and Thomas named his son Killis, and that Killis is a very unusual first name, I think it’s probably the right Thomas Nappier.
From U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 we have:
Name: Killis Napper
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Alabama
Regiment Name: Camp of Instruction, Talladega, Alabama
We can’t be positive, but I feel reasonably sure that this is the same Killis Nappier who is the father of Thomas. If I find anything else, I’ll let you know. Hope this helps –
Steve Avent
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