This has been a hard blog post to write, but one that I feel like needs to be posted. My second great-grandfather was Edmond Leonidas Tidwell, or Lonnie for short. He was born on March 18, 1860 in Dickson County, Tennessee to Amanda Tate and Edmond Mansel Tidwell. A day before Lonnie's third birthday, his …
Edmond Mansel Tidwell, my third great-grandfather, lost his life during the Civil War in 1863. He died in Cheatham's Field Hospital, which was likely near Shelbyville, Tennessee at the time. Cause is unknown, as well as his burial location. Edmond was born July 26, 1832 to Malachi Tidwell and Margaret "Peggy" Meek in Dickson County, …
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