The Kin of Rock and Roll - Ancestors-Page 2

"All my life I wanted to be an actor, though I never was in any school plays or recited a line other than the Gettysburg Address for my sixth-grade homeroom class." ~ Elvis Presley

Presley Family History
Elvis Presley is now a part of American History. We hope that his memory will help to lead future generations to regard history and heritage, and to help preserve both as Elvis would have strived to do.

Elvis occasionally visited the battlefield at Shiloh, not far from his home. He sometimes took friends and/or family to see the monuments and to teach them what he had learned about the battle. Elvis was very much aware that his roots were set during the War Between States, 1861 ~ 1865. His gggrandfather, Dunning (Dunnan) Presley, served for the Confederacy in Co. E of Ham's Regiment, MS cavalry as did many ancestral cousins.

History and Ancestral Links

• The History • Genealogy • Connected Families • Carolina Cousins • Presleys at Gettysburg • Darling Presley • Cousin John • Revolutionary War • Other Wars • Presley Patriotism • Elvis in the Army • Sam Davis Presley • Harold Ray Presley

The Kin of Rock and Roll has graciously accepted from the Point Lookout Prisoner of War Descendants Organization two certificates naming Elvis Presley as a post-humous member on behalf of two cousins, Darling Presley and Horton Presley, both of whom died at the prison located in MD. in 1864. Both men died after the Christmas prisoner exchange and kin would like to know why they were not part of that exchange. PLPOW is seeking those very answers. For more information, please contact elviscousin@comcast.net or read more about i

S. John Warren and Sarah Robinson Warren, 5thggrandparents of Elvis Presley.Sam Warren's mill in Fulton, MS, was destroyed by fire by Union Cavalry. Sam Warren was 89 years old at the time he was harrassed and beaten, and he went home and there died. Many of Elvis'Warren family members were captured and/or harrassed by Union cavalry coming through Fulton.{photo submitted by Melanie Shelton, 4th Cousin of Elvis, Warren/Hood line}

Stay tuned for articles to come on Elvis and the Civil War, Native American lineage, Elvis and Spirituality, and Elvis and History:

›Elvis, A Student of Civil War History

›Was Elvis Tuscarora?

›Elvis, His Spiritual Side

›Elvis, American Patriot
Elvis and the USS Arizona Memorial
Elvis in the US Army

› Dunning Presley ~ Myths and Misconceptions

Rosella Elizabeth Pressley

Rosella (Rose)
Elizabeth Pressley,
daughter of Dunning Pressley and great-
grandmother of Elvis. Rosella as she looked shortly before her death in 1925.
READ THE STORY
OF ROSELLA'S FAMILY HERE>>

copyright: 2007 Julian C. Riley and
Rachel Ann Harden

The Roots of Elvis Presley details the family lines of Elvis' direct and more recent connections while The Kin of Rock and Roll connects Elvis and his direct family lines to the ancestors and gives more insight to the ancestral lines as well as exists as a tribute to our cousin, Elvis. READ MORE ABOUT IT>>

Father and son

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"...I believe in America an' what she stands for. I believe in defending our rights an' standing up for liberty and freedom for all..." ~Elvis Presley

Elvis and History

Elvis had with him a Civil War musket that was given to him as a gift from members of Humes High School after he had fitted the color guard with new outfits. On being asked that since his family had been here {in America} a long time, were any of his ancestors in the Civil War or the War of the Revolution, Elvis replied: "Ah, let me see. On which side, let's see?" and then he laughed. Elvis knew the history. He was facinated by the history of the War Between the States. Elvis was proud of his heritage.

North Carolina in the Revolution

A link to interesting reading. An online book about the American Revolution with the above link outlining the chapter concerning our ancestors terrain with excerpts on the Mecklenburg Committee.

More on the Ancestors

General Hood at Gettysburg
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The John Bell Hood Family

General Hood to Elvis Lineage!
{prepared and submitted by Sam Gambrell}

Tunis Hood is Remembered. More>> (submitted by Rustee Lane)

Pvt. William Scott Hood
Pvt. John R. Hood | 2
{soldier stories submitted by
Sam Gambrell}
Extended Family Military Service Lists
{American Revolution and War Between States} {under construction}
Elvis Visited the Shiloh Battlefield

Presley Civil War Trivia

MEMPHIS HISTORY AMAZES SOME

It is no surprise that the city of Memphis, TN was founded by kinfolk.
The name of Winchester is very familiar to the people of Memphis, and we are sure Elvis recalled it, too. But we are also sure that Elvis did not know of his connection to a family that had played such important roles in our nation's history, the Winchesters.

Drawn from various sources researched in various historical societes and in the Universities of Memphis and North Carolina, following is historicl information regarding the founding of Memphis, Tennessee: The city of Memphis, Tennessee was named for Memphis, Egypt. The city by the river was founded on May 22, 1819 by General (later President) Andrew Jackson, General James Winchester and Judge John Overton. Because of its strategic position at the head of the Delta of the Mississippi River, the city was named for the ancient capital of Egypt which was located at the head of the Nile River Delta.

Kin founder, Barbara Lee Rowe, is also a Winchester, (via her paternal grand-mother) and she is currently working on the Winchester family lines for the kin website. Winchesters did, indeed, marry into the Presley and other allied families.

On May 22, 1819, it was General James Winchester, of the MD Winchesters and son of William Winchester, along with Andrew Jackson (the future president) who was born in Monroe, NC, outside of Charlotte, in the area where many of our original ancestors lived. After Jackson had moved on and settled in TN, his father remained at the home in Monroe, and many of his friends were lifelong neighbors, the Winchesters!

Barbara Lee, founder of The Kin of Rock and Roll

The Kin of Rock and Roll founder giving
a speech at an historical ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Scott Barron Presley displaying the family pride for our heritage.

Scott Barron Presley with cousins, Karen
Sue Pritchett (R) and Melissa Pritchett, daughter of Gerry Pritchett, granddaughter
of Nashval Presley and Earl Pritchett.

The new Tennessee monument dedicated
in 2005 at the Shiloh National Military Park.

Elvis' favorite Palomino, Rising Sun

Hornet's Nest at Shiloh

Confederate Memorial Monument,
Shiloh, Tennessee

Monument to Tennessee Soldiers, Shiloh

Confederate Soldiers were quite often buried in mass graves such as at Shiloh and Gettysburg.

Two of our Presley cousins were buried in a mass grave at Point Lookout Prison, MD. This is an unjust legacy to these American veterans who fought nobly and who bled red as their union counterparts.

Photo is of the sunken road, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee

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Elvis was a "Smoky Mountain Boy." (song is from the film, "Kissin' Cousins") He loved the area on the North Carolina/Tennessee border so much that he bought a hideaway there, never realizing that his ancestors were born and raised in those very hills.