Private Henderson Pearson Kidd
F Company
Born on the 30 March 1830 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of James Kidd and Frances ‘Frankie’ Childress.
He enlisted in the Regiment on the 28 May 1861.
Was discharged at Bath Alum Springs, Virginia, 1861.
Married Charlotte Ratliff/Ratcher on the 16 December 1849 in Coffee County, TN.
They had five children - John Robert, Martha, Leonard, Elsbury and Thomas James.
Charlotte died in 1865 and he married Mary Catherine Boyer on the 16 December 1869 with whom he had ten children -Laura Lee, George B., Lucy Cecilia, Charles Henderson, Susan Alice, Anne Elizabeth, Sarah Leora, Mary Catherine, Jack and Lawson.
He became a justice of the peace in Missouri.
He had the nickname of ‘Horsepower’ given to him by his family from his initials and that he was so full of energy and always on the go.
He died 15 December 1924 at Mineral Point, Washington, MO, aged 94. His second wife died on the 14 February 1930.
