Becoming Logan and Gard

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Chapter 7: The Civil War

1821 – 1892

Daniel H Logan, Fannie Serena Hudgens and Elizabeth A Jackson

Daniel in MO

Daniel Logan was born on the 6^th of January 1821, possibly in or near Logan’s station. His parents were William Logan and Patsy Hudgens. It appears that he moved with his family to Missouri by 1830.[i] On the 21^st of March 1847, he married Fannie Serena Hudgens (she went by Serena) in Savannah Missouri.[ii] Serena’s origins remain a mystery. It appears that she was born in Kentucky in 1827, it is not known who her parents were.

Once married it did not take Daniel and Serena long to start a family. On 14 January 1848, Serena gave birth to Fannie Elizabeth Logan. They proceeded to have 8 children, John Taylor, William Peters, Tabatha J, James Preston “Jas” Martha Susan, Mary Catherine, and Lucy. Unfortunately, a few died very young. John Taylor at the age of 5 months, William at the age of 11 months, and Martha at the age of 4.[iii]  It is also possible that within their house was a single slave who in 1850 was a 9-year-old “mulatto” girl.[iv]

By 1860, Daniel’s farm was valued at $2400, which was about average for Andrew County at this time. His property included 11 acres of improved land and an additional 69 unimproved acres. He had 4 horses, 1 “ass or mule,” 1 milk cow, and 13 pigs. His annual production was 250 bushels of “Indian Corn” and 20 “Irish Potatoes”, 50lbs of butter and $30 worth of slaughtered livestock.[v] While living on this farm, Serena, Daniel, and their family, entered the most divisive period in this nation’s history.

The Civil War

Already becoming a divided nation in 1857 the Supreme Court moved the United States to the verge of civil war with a decision that is widely considered their worst in history.[vi] It all started in 1846 when Dred Scott, an enslaved Black man and his wife, Harriet, sued for their freedom. This began an 11-year legal battle that made its way to our nation’s highest court. On 6 March 1857, Chief Justice Robert B. Taney read the majority opinion which stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and therefore could not expect any protection from the Federal Government or the Courts. In addition, they stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from federal territory, voiding the Missouri Compromise.[vii]

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln (with the help of David Logan’s great grandson, Stephen Trigg Logan) was elected as the 13^th President of the United States. On the 20^th of December, South Carolina declared their secession from the nation, with Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas following (in that order).[viii]

Missouri, however, was a divided state within a divided nation. On the 16ht of January 1861, the Missouri General Assembly passed a bill allowing its citizens to elect delegates to a State Convention to determine its status in the union. Despite Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson’s attempt to tip the state to the confederacy the elected delegates voted 98-1 against seceding from the Union.[ix]

Things remained tense in Missouri when, in May 1861, Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, of the Union, responded to hostilities from Gov. Jackson. This led to the “Camp Jackson Affair,” which was a major defeat for Governor Jackson who fled to Texas.  The “State Convention” ruled that the offices of Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, and the general Assembly were vacant declaring a new election in November. Jackson responded by declaring Missouri a free republic and setting up a “rebel Legislature” in Marshall Texas. Despite this, Missouri remained in the Union.[x]

On the 15^th of February 1862, Daniel and Serena had a daughter, Lucy. Seven days later, Serena passed away. In an interesting twist of fate, just a few days after Serena’s death, Daniel’s first cousin, James Jackson,[1] a Confederate Soldier, was killed during a battle at Cove Creek, Arkansas.[xi] This left James’ wife, Elizabeth Jackson, alone with her 3. Desiring to marry her, Daniel signed a contract that ensured that the marriage “shall not affect the right of the said Elizabeth A Jackson to any property,” she and her children inherited from James Jackson. This contract secured the existing property for Elizabeth and James Jackson’s three children, Lafayette (Fee), Josaphine and Elisa. On March 14^th, Elizabeth Jackson married Daniel Logan in Camden, Missouri.[xii]

On the 1st of September 1863, the Morning Herald reported: “we learned that the residences of Daniel Logan and Wash Bradley, who reside about six miles north of Savannah, were burned to the ground.  Loss about $5,000.  The fire was undoubtedly the work of incendiaries.  We believe Logan and Bradley are both rebel sympathizers.”[xiii]

By 1864 the war in Missouri effectively came to an end when General Sterling Price tried to pry the state of Missouri from Union control. This offensive did not last much past the first battle when the Union Army thwarted his attempt to take Fort Davidson. This battle so weakened his army that by 23 October it was in full retreat.[xiv] It is not known if Daniel ever served in the war.

Post Civil War America

On the 10^th of January 1864, Elizabeth gave birth to my ancestor, Thomas Jackson Logan and did not have another child until their son Caleb was born in 1867. After Caleb they had Gabbie Adeline, then 3 years later Ella and then finally Carrie in 1874.[xv]

One year after Thomas was born, Missouri abolished slavery. This was three weeks prior to the congress proposing the 13^th amendment.[xvi] Five months later General Robert E Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, ending the Civil war. The 13^th amendment went into effect on 18 December 1865, ending slavery in this nation.  

By 1880, Daniel was either maimed, crippled or bedridden.[xvii] Adeline, Ella and Carrie are still living at home and attending school. However, Thomas has moved in with his half siblings, Lafayette (Fee), Josephine and Elizabeth. He is listed as a laborer, likely on Fee’s farm, which possibly was the subject of Elizabeth and Daniel’s marriage agreement.[xviii] Caleb’s location is a mystery. Family legend states that he was a bit eccentric, spending much of his life homeless.  

On the 11^th of March 1882, Daniel passed at the age of 61. There seems to be no record of a will or where he was buried. In 1888, Elizabeth also lost her daughter, Carrie Logan, who passed “after a very brief illness” at the age of 16. She was living at Elizabeth’s father’s house, Caleb Jackson. Elizabeth died in 1892 and predeceased both of her parents. It appears she was buried in “Todds Chapel Cemetery” which was the same location where her parents were buried.

In the next chapter, we will explore Elizabeth’s ancestors,

Open Questions

• Who were Serena Hudgen’s parents and is she related to Daniel’s mother Patsy?
• Did Daniel have a slave in 1850 and if so who was she?
• Why did all of Serena’s children move out of the house after she died?  Is it because Daniel was in the army?
• Was Daniel a private in the 9^th Sharpshooter Battalion in Missouri? 
• Where was Daniel Buried?

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[1] son of Susannah Hudgens who was Patsy Hudgens’ sister, Daniel’s aunt.

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[i] “1830 United States Federal Census”, database and image at Ancestry.com,Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry Record 8058 #2040652 : Accessed 30 Apr 2026), Census for William Logan, free white male 40-49, Place: Ray, Missouri.

[ii] Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1766-1983 – repository – Ancestry.com

[iii] Daniel H Logan’s family bible, see image.

[iv] ” 1850 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules ”, database and image at Ancestry.com, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (Ancestry Record 8055 #91250937 : Accessed 3 May 2026), Daniel H. Logan, 1 slave, age 9, female, 1850, Savannah, Andrew, Missouri.

[v] Sos.mo.gov, “Schedule 4. Production of Agriculture,” Pg 3, image #21, available online at: Ag_1860_Andrew.pdf (mo.gov), Daniel Logan, Nodaway Township, Andrew in the Post office of Savannah.

[vi] National Archive, Dred Scott V. Sandford (1857)   Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) | National Archives

[vii] IBID

[viii] National Park Services – War Declared: States Secede from the Union! – Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

[ix] Missouri State Archives:  Timeline of Historic Missouri: 1861-1869 (mo.gov)

[x] Missouri State Archives:  Timeline of Historic Missouri: 1861-1869 (mo.gov)

[xi] “Missouri, U.S., Confederate Death Records, 1861-1865 ”, database at Ancestry.com, (Ancestry Record 3697 #132423471540 : Accessed 30 Apr 2026), James M. Jackson, pvt, 30 Feb 1862, Cove Creek, Arkansas.

[xii]  “Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 ”, database and image at Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm, (Ancestry Record 1171 #509855771 : Accessed 30 Apr 2026), Daniel H. Logan & Elizabeth Jackson, 14 Mar 1863, Place: Ray, Missouri.

[xiii] “The St. Joseph Herald,” St. Joseph, Missouri, Tuesday 1 Sep, 1863, pg 3, accessed 25 Dec, 2022.”Fires in Andrews”, Available online at: (The St. Joseph Herald).

[xiv] Missouri State Archives:  Timeline of Historic Missouri: 1861-1869 (mo.gov)

[xv] Daniel H Logan’s family bible, see image.

[xvi] Missouri State Archives:  Timeline of Historic Missouri: 1861-1869 (mo.gov)

[xvii] “1880 United States Federal Census”, database and image at Ancestry.com, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry Record 6742 #48635347 : Accessed 23 May 2026), Census for Daniel H Logan and family, Place: Richmond, Ray, Missouri.

[xviii] “1880 United States Federal Census”, database and image at Ancestry.com, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry Record 6742 #48636223 : Accessed 3 May 2026), Census for L Jackson, his siblings, Josephine and Eliza, his stepbrother Thomas, 1880, Place: Camden, Ray, Missouri.