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Robert Taylor Parrott^1,2,3

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Robert Taylor Parrott was born on 11 March 1897 in Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee.^2,3
• Marriage: He married Delma Adams in August 1923.¹

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S350] Herald-Citizen Cookeville TN, Parrott, Robert - 50th Anniversary Article (Friday, August 31, 1973.)
2. [S375] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1920 (ancestry.com), District 14, p. 162 A.
3. [S467] draft board, World War I Draft Registration Card (ancestry.com), 41-3-33 B No. 62.

Oscar Richardson Parrott^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Oscar Richardson Parrott was born in January 1895 in Putnam County, Tennessee.^3,4
• Note: He middle name might be Richard or Richardson.
• Marriage: He married Minnie Alma Westbrook on 13 April 1920 in Linden, Tennessee.⁵
• Burial: He was buried in Sand Springs Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee.⁶

• Last Edited: 12 May 2014

Citations

1. [S114] Doris Williford, E-mail from Doris Williford (PARROTT) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S375] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1920 (ancestry.com), 14th District, p. 162.
3. [S375] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1920, District 14, p. 162 A.
4. [S373] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1900 (ancestry.com), 14th Civil District, ED 67, Sheet 3 B.
5. [S465] Doris Williford, Williford, Doris Parrott - Information (unpublished.)
6. [S52] Doris Wiliford, ggranddaughter of James F. Parrott, Cemetery Research by Doris Parrott Williford (Doris Williford, September 1999.)

Thomas Bowman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Thomas Bowman was born circa 1801 in Randolph Co., North Carolina.^2,3,1
• Birth: He was born circa 1803.
• Marriage: He married Martha Moredock, daughter of Tobias Moredock and Nancy Ann Nevans, circa 1824.²
• Residence: Thomas Bowman lived in 1840 in Overton County, Tennessee.⁴
• Note: Persons listed include boy age 5-10 (Robert), boy age 10-15 (John), man age 30-40; girl under 5, girl 5-10 (Mahala), girl 10-15, girl 15-20, woman 30-40 - total of 8, 7 employed in agriculture, 2 adults who can read and write.⁴
• Occupation: He was a farmer with $2500 in real estate in 1850.²
• Residence: He and Martha Moredock lived in 1860 in District 10, Overton County, Tennessee.⁵

• Last Edited: 10 August 2024

Citations

1. [S329] Vickie O'Bannon, O'Bannon Family Tree (unknown publisher.)
2. [S338] National Archives, Overton Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1850 (Washington D.C.), 9th District, p. 54B, #739/740.
3. [S6] Nancy Almond, Almond, Nancy - Book on BOWMAN Family (unpublished.)
4. [S865] NARA, Overton Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1840 (Ancestry.com), "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT1-H6Q : Thu Mar 07 14:33:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Bowman, 1840.
5. [S578] National Archives, Overton Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 10, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1267; Page: 257; Family History Library Film: 805267.

Martha Moredock¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Martha Moredock was born circa 1803 in Tennessee.^2,1
• Name-Var: Martha Moredock was also known as Patsy Moredock.
• Marriage: She married Thomas Bowman, son of Josiah Bowman and Elisabeth Allred, circa 1824.²
• Name-Marr: As of circa 1824,her married name was Martha Bowman.
• Residence: Martha Moredock and Thomas Bowman lived in 1860 in District 10, Overton County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 10 August 2024

Citations

1. [S6] Nancy Almond, Almond, Nancy - Book on BOWMAN Family (unpublished.)
2. [S338] National Archives, Overton Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1850 (Washington D.C.), 9th District, p. 54B, #739/740.
3. [S578] National Archives, Overton Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 10, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1267; Page: 257; Family History Library Film: 805267.

Isaac E. Craig^1,2

Parents

Craig, Isaac E. - grave

Biography

• Birth: Isaac E. Craig was born on 11 May 1832 in Tennessee.³
• Note: Research Notes:
  Early life: from Pauline Hughes' book- in 1852 went to East Texas to visit Uncle William Craig, and brother William Craig. He then returned to his home in Alabama. In 1854 he left Alabama for Nebraska, accompanied by an uncle on his mother's side.
  
  Kansas Territorial Census - Doniphan Co. Leah Village, Wolf Run Twp. Oct. 1, 1855 p. 581
  William CRAIG same information
  Kansas Territorial Census - District 14, Wolf Creek Twp. March 30, 1855 p. 490
  Kansas Territorial Census Doniphan Co. Iowa Twp. 1859 p. 004
  Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860 - Iowa Pt. Twp. Israiel E. Craig, 28, Mary E. Craig, 19 (sister? wife?)
  
  Source: Historical Atlas of Newton Co. Missouri by John P. Edwards - 1882 (p. 11):
  
  Isaac E. Craig - Town 27, North Range 32, W. of the 5th P.M.
  Post Office - Joplin
  Section 23
  Farmer and Justice of the Peace, b. Tennessee
  came to Newton Co. in 1869
  
  In 1870, there were large land grants to the Atlantic and Pacific Rail Road Co. (about 160,000 acres). Those lands could not be sold until the railroad was completed to the county line, which happened in 1871; then this land was offered for sale...
  
  
  performed marriages in Newton Co. between 1879 and 1881 (see notes book 2 p. 13)
  performed marriage in Washington Co. Arkansas see Marriage Book I p. 260
  
  transcription of the deed found in Vol. L p. 317:
  Know all ....that we Silas Conrow and Sarah Jane Conrow his wife of the Co. of Newton....State of Missouri in consideration of the....paid by Isaac E. Craig.....quarter of the SW quarter of Section 23? 25? and N? of the SE quarter of the SW quarter of Section 35 Twp 27 (continued on p. 318) Craig his heirs and assigns that they are lawfully seized? of the premises of....(the rest is unreadable)
  signatures of Silas Conrow and Sarah Jane Conrow; revenue stamp belonging to this or next entry
  
  Property, according to Assessment List of 1878: p. 15, entry #500
  Isaac E. Craig 4 horses, $115 9 cattle, $65 19 hogs, $25 $80 total: $285
  
  Flashback, Vol. 5, April 1955 p. 27 ff. "History of Spring Valley Baptist Church 1848-1922"
  1886 - December - Isaac Craig was elected church clerk
  
  Index of Deeds - Newton Co. Missouri - 1875-1882(?) - some land changes hands in April and May of 1883, perhaps this is when he moves to Arkansas - does he sell land to his son John? John S. Craig listed in 1883 and 1887. Also found record of Isaac paying taxes in Arkansas in 1883.
• Residence: He lived in 1855 in Wolf Creek Pct, Doniphan County, Kansas Territory. He voted here 30 Mar 1855.⁴
• Marriage: He married Mary E. Poteat, daughter of Samuel Poteat and Cynthia Ann Willis, circa 1859.⁵
• Real Estate: Isaac E. Craig was selling property on 12 March 1859 in Doniphan County, Kansas Territory, He, along with wife Mary E. Craig, sold 60 acres to William H. Forbes, and Mary "relenquished her dower" (relinquished any claim to the land if her husband pre-deceased her).^6,5
• Residence: He lived in 1860 in Doniphan Co., Kansas Territory.⁷
• Residence: He lived in 1869 in Newton Co., Missouri.⁸
• Land: He was a landowner on 12 August 1869 in Newton Co., Missouri.⁹
• Marriage: He married Nancy Jane Tillman, daughter of Benjamin F. Tillman and Margaret Jane Ballinger, circa 1875.
• Property: Isaac E. Craig was a property owner in 1878 in Newton County, Missouri.¹⁰
• Occupation: He was a farmer and J.P. in 1880 in Newton County, Missouri.^1,11
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1880 in Marion Twp., Newton Co., Missouri.¹
• Elected: He was Elected in 1888 as a Justice of the Peace in Washington Co. Arkansas.¹²
• Religion: He was Baptist.¹³
• Death: He died on 14 December 1893 in Washington Co., Arkansas, at age 61 of stomach trouble.^14,13
• Burial: He was buried on 17 December 1893 in Spring Valley Cemetery, Washington Co., Arkansas.¹⁵

• Last Edited: 21 July 2024

Citations

1. [S322] National Archives, Newton Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (Washington, D.C.)
2. [S65] John Craig will (1839), Craig, John - Will, 1839: pp. 5-7, Read at Family History Center, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as John Craig Will.
3. [S44] NW AR Genealogical Society, Cemeteries of Washington Co. Arkansas Vol. I (Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Rogers, Arkansas), Vol III p. 24.
4. [S621] Mordecai Oliver, compiler, Kansas Affairs (House Committee to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas) (Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1856), p. 490. Hereinafter cited as Kansas Affairs.
5. [S624] Doniphan Co. KS Deed Book A: Vol. E p. 17, unknown publisher, unknown publisher address. Hereinafter cited as Doniphan Co. Deeds.
6. [S198] Hill, Anita K. Tally - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (unpublished), This document (copy) in the possession of Anita Tally.
7. [S251] Clara Hamlett Robertson (compiler), Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860 (Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore Maryland, 1976), p. 13.
8. [S84] Newton County Recorder, Direct Abstract and Index of Deeds, Newton Co. I, K, L (Family History Library), p. 21.
9. [S81] Newton Co. Recorder, Deed Record Vol. L Newton Co. Missouri (unpublished), p. 317.
10. [S16] Newton County Records, compiler, Assessment List of Personal Property of Newton Co. Missouri (unknown publisher address: unpublished), p. 15. Hereinafter cited as Newton County Personal Property.
11. [S324] Newton Co. Missouri County Clerk, Newton Co. Missouri Marriages 1879-1903 (Index) (unknown publisher.)
12. [S447] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Register of Commissions (unknown publisher), p. 9.
13. [S443] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Obituaries 1893-1902, Obituary for Isaac E. Craig (unknown publisher.)
14. [S44] NW AR Genealogical Society, Cemeteries of Washington Co. Arkansas Vol. I, Vol. III p. 24.
15. [S44] NW AR Genealogical Society, Cemeteries of Washington Co. Arkansas Vol. I, Vol. III p. 24.

Nancy Jane Tillman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Nancy Jane Tillman was born in February 1848 in Tennessee.²
• Marriage: She married John S. Carter, son of Daniel G. Carter and Cynthia Auxier, on 5 January 1865 in Hamilton Co., Illinois.³
• Name-Marr: As of 5 January 1865,her married name was Nancy Jane Carter.
• Residence: Nancy Jane Tillman lived in 1870 in Jefferson Co., Illinois, with daughter Julia Carter in home of Nancy's parents.⁴
• Marriage: She married Isaac E. Craig, son of John Craig and Caroline, circa 1875.
• Name-Marr: As of circa 1875,her married name was Nancy Jane Craig.
• Note: Nancy Jane Tillman was a widow living with all her children (by Isaac) in Washington Co. Arkansas in 1900.
  In the 1910 Census, she was living with Nora and Wiley Graham (daughter and son-in-law) in Springdale Twp. Washington Co. Arkansas
  Middle name Jane confirmed on Albert's WWI Draft Registration Card.
• Residence: She lived in 1900 in Brush Creek Twp., Washington Co., Arkansas.²
• Residence: She lived in 1918 in Izard Co., Arkansas+.
• Residence: She lived in 1920 in Bernice, Delaware Co., Oklahoma, at home of her daughter Lillie Essex.⁵
• Death: She died on 7 April 1928 in Bernice, Delaware Co., Oklahoma, of paralysis at age 80.^6,6
• Burial: She was buried in Olympus Cemetery, Delaware Co., Oklahoma.

• Last Edited: 12 August 2024

Citations

1. [S322] National Archives, Newton Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (Washington, D.C.)
2. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (Family History Center.)
3. [S172] Harrelson, Ralph S., Hamilton Co. Illinois Marriages (published by the Genealogical Society of Southern Illinois), p. 139.
4. [S238] National Archives, Jefferson Co. Illinois Census Records - 1870 (Washington, D.C.), p. 607.
5. [S83] Federal census, Delaware Co. Oklahoma Census Records for 1920 (transcribed), p. 143A.
6. [S170] author unknown, Grove Sun (Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma), April 12, 1928, p. 1 c. 6.

Nora Pauline Craig¹

Parents

Nora Craig Death Certificate

Biography

• Birth: Nora Pauline Craig was born on 21 March 1875 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri.^2,3,4
• Residence: She lived in 1883 in Arkansas.⁵
• Marriage: She married James Wiley Graham, son of James Ship Graham and Rebecca Jane Patton, on 3 April 1904 in Washington Co., Arkansas.⁶
• Name-Marr: As of 3 April 1904,her married name was Nora Pauline Graham.
• Religion: Nora Pauline Craig was a member of Southern Grove Baptist Church.⁵
• Death: She died on 4 February 1955 in Springdale, Arkansas, at age 79.^7,5,4
• Burial: She was buried in Wilson Cemetery, Benton Co., Arkansas.⁸

• Last Edited: 23 October 2022

Citations

1. [S322] National Archives, Newton Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (Washington, D.C.)
2. [S45] NW AR Genealogical Society, Cemeteries of Washington Co. Arkansas Vol. II (Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Socity, Rogers, Arkansas.)
3. [S651] Nora Craig Graham, death certificate 2072 (25 Feb 1955), Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Nora Graham Death Certificate.
4. [S655] Nora Craig Graham, death certificate 2072 (11 Mar 1955), Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Craig, Nora Graham - Death Certificate.
5. [S159] (Graham Death), NW Arkansas Times, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 5 Feb 1955, page 9, column 3. Hereinafter cited as NW Arkansas Times.
6. [S440] Miller, Lois, Washington Co. Arkansas Marriages 1901-1911 (unknown publisher), Book M p. 524.
7. [S63] unknown article title, Pryor Jeffersonian, Pryor, Oklahoma, 1950. Hereinafter cited as Pryor Jeffersonian.
8. [S45] NW AR Genealogical Society, Cemeteries of Washington Co. Arkansas Vol. II, Vol. II.

John Samuel Craig¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Samuel Craig was born on 9 September 1861 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.²
• Marriage: He married Aresta E. Richards, daughter of Henry C. Richards and Mary C. Unknown, in 1886 in Newton County, Missouri.³
• Note: John Samuel Craig daughter Balmie died in 1888. He and his wife Arista separated, and he married Hattie (age 14) three years later. Arista moved to Nebraska. in 1888.⁴
• Marriage: He married Hattie May Larkins, daughter of William Larkins and Louisa, on 23 September 1891 in Jasper Co., Missouri.⁵
• Occupation: John Samuel Craig was the operator of a livery stable in Webb City, Missouri - later a coal and feed store.²
• Note: A John Craig is living in Newton Co. Missouri in Marion Twp. in 1900 (is this Isaac's son, on Isaac's land?) page 115A
  I believe that John was named after his grandfathers John CRAIG and Samuel POTEAT.
  
  John's family went to Kansas, near Emporia, about 1912-1915. By 1916 they had returned to Missouri.
  (Stella died in 1916, and is buried in Jasper Co. Missouri, granddaughter Imogene was born in 1916 in Kansas, and graddaughter Dorothy was born in 1918 in Missouri.)
  
  In 1923 he was living in Seneca, when his son Kenneth died of pneumonia.
• Residence: He lived in 1915 in Lyon County, Kansas.^6,7,8
• Residence: He lived in 1920 in St. Clair Co., Missouri.⁹
• Residence: He lived in 1940 in 2024 Nashville, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.^10,11
• Death: He died on 5 January 1945 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri, at age 83.²
• Note: His funeral service was conducted by Rev. Thurman Kelley.²
• Burial: He was buried in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri.²

• Last Edited: 22 October 2022

Citations

1. [S322] National Archives, Newton Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (Washington, D.C.)
2. [S67] (Craig Death), Joplin Globe, Joplin, Missouri, 6 Jan 1945, page 4, column 4. Hereinafter cited as Joplin Globe.
3. [S572] Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002, online www.ancestry.com, There are two marriage records for these two people, dated 15 Aug 1886 and 16 March 1886. Hereinafter cited as Missouri Marriage Records.
4. [S679] Nebraska Homestead Records, Homestead Record for Arista Craig (ancestry.com), Section 22, Town 24 N, Range 48W patented 27 Feb 1895.
5. [S237] Jasper County Recorder, Jasper Co. Missouri Marriages (unknown publisher), Book M p. 240.
6. [S162] Williams, David, Grandma Essie's Covered Wagon (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1993.)
7. [S225] Interview with Billie Ruth Turner (Joplin, Missouri), by Anita Tally, 28 Aug 2000. at the home of Jim Williams (unknown repository address.)
8. [S677] J.S. Craig household, 1915 state census, Jackson Twp Lyon County Kansas, "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2W-K27W : 13 October 2019), Essie Craig in household of J S Craig; citing Jackson Township, Lyon, Kan, familysearch.org Salt Lake City, Utah.
9. [S400] National Archives, St. Clair Co. Missouri Census Records - 1920 (ancestry.com), Center Twp. District 136, p. 5 A.
10. [S528] National Archives, Jasper Co. Missouri Census Records - 1940 (ancestry.com.)
11. [S250] City of Joplin Missouri, Joplin City Directory (unknown publisher), 1940.

Lillie May Craig¹

Parents

Essex

Biography

• Birth: Lillie May Craig was born on 20 April 1878 in Missouri.^2,3
• Birth: She was born in April 1879 in Missouri.⁴
• Residence: She lived with sister Nora's family in Washington Co. Arkansas in 1910.⁵
• Note: She was badly burned trying to save the life of her niece Opal.⁶
• Residence: She lived in 1913 in Bernice, Oklahoma.²
• Marriage: She married Isaac A. Essex.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Lillie May Essex.
• Religion: She was a member of Lake Center Baptist Church.²
• Note: She SSN 443-50-4846 issued in Oklahoma in 1965.⁷
• Death: She died on 15 March 1971 in Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma, at age 92.⁷
• Death: She died on 20 March 1971 in Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma, at age 92.²
• Burial: She was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Oklahoma.⁸

• Last Edited: 23 October 2022

Citations

1. [S322] National Archives, Newton Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (Washington, D.C.)
2. [S70] (Essex Death), Afton American, Afton, Oklahoma, 24 Mar 1971, page 1, column 6. Hereinafter cited as Afton American.
3. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (Family History Center), This source indicates she was born in 1879.
4. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900.
5. [S435] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1910 (familysearch.org.)
6. [S446] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Obituaries Vol. III (unknown publisher), p. 167.
7. [S397] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com.)
8. [S43] Delaware County Cemetery Readers, Cemeteries and Burial Places of Delaware Co. Oklahoma (Delaware County Genealogy), Vol. II p. 25.

Andrew G. Nugent

Biography

• Birth: Andrew G. Nugent was born in 1858 in Indiana.¹
• Marriage: He married Emma Craig on 9 March 1884 in Newton Co., Missouri.²
• Residence: He lived in 1900 in 12th & Sergeant, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri.¹
• Occupation: He was a grocer in 1900 in Joplin, Missouri.¹
• Residence: He lived in 1913 in 707 Central, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri.
• Death: He died on 10 February 1923 in Joplin, Missouri, at age ~65.
• Burial: He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri.

• Last Edited: 21 November 2022

Citations

1. [S235] National Archives, Jasper Co. Missouri Census Records - 1900 (Washington, D.C.)
2. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, # 42531776. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Lettie Nugent

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lettie Nugent was born circa 1885.

• Last Edited: 15 November 2022

George Nugent

Parents

Biography

• Birth: George Nugent was born circa 1890.

• Last Edited: 15 November 2022

James Lafayette Cardwell

Parents

Row 1 (seated): James, Lela, Arizona; Row 2: Lena, May, Pearl, Grace, and Harlen

Biography

• Birth: James Lafayette Cardwell was born on 12 December 1862 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas.¹
• Marriage: He married Arizona Tabitha Henry, daughter of James Henry and Mary Jane Beal, on 4 December 1879 in Washington Co., Arkansas.²
• Residence: James Lafayette Cardwell lived in 1880 along with his wife Arizona, with his mother Delaney Cardwell in Prairie Twp.³
• Residence: He lived in 1897 in Springdale, Arkansas.⁴
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1900 in Springdale Twp., Washington Co., Arkansas.¹
• Occupation: He was a carpenter.⁵
• Death: He died on 7 June 1933 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, at age 70.⁵
• Burial: He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, Fannin County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 28 December 2022

Citations

1. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (Family History Center), "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3XX-ZLV : accessed 25 Feb 2014), Pearle Cardwell in household of James L Cardwell, Springdale Township Springdale town, Washington, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet , family 436, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240079.
2. [S437] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Marriages (unknown publisher), from Book F #265.
3. [S154] Washington County Genealogical Society, Flashback, Volume 5 page 27 (Apr 1955): Vol. 35 May 1985.
4. [S442] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Obituaries 1893-1902 (obit. for Delaney Cardwell) (unknown publisher.)
5. [S657] James L. Cardwell, The Whitewright Sun, Whitewright, Texas, 8 Jun 1933, page 1. Hereinafter cited as The Whitewright Sun.
6. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 60534059. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Arizona Tabitha Henry¹

Parents

Row 1 (seated): James, Lela, Arizona; Row 2: Lena, May, Pearl, Grace, and Harlen

Biography

• Birth: Arizona Tabitha Henry was born on 15 February 1862 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas.^1,2
• Baptism: She was baptized in August 1876.³
• Marriage: She married James Lafayette Cardwell, son of William Harper Cardwell and Delaney Gregg, on 4 December 1879 in Washington Co., Arkansas.⁴
• Name-Marr: As of 4 December 1879,her married name was Arizona Tabitha Cardwell.
• Note: Arizona Tabitha Henry was institutionalized. in 1911 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.⁵
• Residence: She lived in 1920 in Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.⁶
• Death: She died on 27 June 1928 in Little Rock, Arkansas, at age 66 at the State Hospital.⁷
• Burial: She was buried in 1928 in Bluff Cemetery, Springdale, Washington Co., Arkansas.⁸
• Religion: Some members of Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church are buried at Bluff Cemetery.⁹

• Last Edited: 24 July 2024

Citations

1. [S327] Interview with Doyle Hill (Tulsa, Oklahoma), by Anita Tally, 1999. Tally, Anita - Personal Files (715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114.)
2. [S434] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (Family History Center), p. 322A.
3. [S154] Washington County Genealogical Society, Flashback, Volume 5 page 27 (Apr 1955): Vol. 6 March 1956 p. 24.
4. [S437] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Marriages (unknown publisher), from Book F #265.
5. [S667] item from unidentified newspaper, ""Her Mind Affected"," , 1911, “Her Mind Affected,” undated clipping from unidentified newspaper, in family papers of Lena (Cardwell) Webster of Whitewright, Texas; inherited by her son Edward Browder Webster of Denison, Texas; owned in 2002 by Mr. Webster’s granddaughter, Debra A. Hoffman (310 High Street, New Windsor, MD 21776). This source is hereinafter cited as “Arizona Cardwell Hospitalization.” Based on her father being referred to as “late,” it implies that the obituary was published in an Arkansas newspaper after 1910. Hereinafter cited as "Her Mind Affected."
6. [S663] Arkansas State Mental Hospital, 1920 federal census, at www.ancestry.com, Little Rock Ward 8, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: T625_79; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 144, Ancestry.com Census Records.
7. [S10] Arkansas Vital Records, Arkansas Death Index 1914-1950 (Arkansas Vital Records), (1924-1933) - C 57.
8. [S154] "unknown short article title", Vol. 3 May 1953 p. 25.
9. [S154] "unknown short article title", Vol. 3, May 1953, p. 25.

William Harper Cardwell¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William Harper Cardwell was born on 19 August 1819 in Bedford Co., Tennessee.¹
• Marriage: He married Delaney Gregg, daughter of Henry C. Gregg and Mary Murrell, circa 1841 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas.
• Residence: William Harper Cardwell lived in 1860 in Prairie Township, Washington Co., Arkansas.
• Death: He died on 20 August 1872 at age 53.¹
• Death: He died on 20 October 1872 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas, at age 53.²
• Burial: He was buried in Gehring's Chapel aka Stearns Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas.
• Will: He left a will which might be in Wash. Co. Will Book A-B p. 122 back (date 1878?)

• Last Edited: 20 October 2022

Citations

1. [S128] Lou Nelson, E-mail from Lou Nelson (CARDWELL) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial #33636327. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Delaney Gregg¹

Parents

Delaney Cardwell

Biography

• Birth: Delaney Gregg was born on 16 February 1822 in Lawrence Co., Alabama. Some sources say she was born in Tennessee in 1821.¹
• Marriage: She married William Harper Cardwell, son of Rev. Richard Wilson Cardwell and Margaret F. Loyd, circa 1841 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas.
• Name-Marr: As of circa 1841,her married name was Delaney Cardwell.
• Death: Delaney Gregg died on 24 June 1897 in Benton Co., Arkansas, at age 75 at the home of son-in-law Isaac Fox, husband of Martha Cardwell Fox.²
• Burial: She was buried in Gehring's Chapel aka Stearns Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas.²

• Last Edited: 2 June 2024

Citations

1. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 1055.
2. [S442] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Obituaries 1893-1902 (obit. for Delaney Cardwell) (unknown publisher.)

Henry C. Gregg¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Henry C. Gregg was born in 1792 in Tennessee.^2,3
• Birth: He was born on 25 May 1792 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^4,5
• Birth: He was born circa 1796 in Lawrence Co., Alabama.
• Marriage: He married Mary Murrell, daughter of William L. Murrell, on 23 May 1815 in Madison Co., Alabama. Some sources give an alternate marriage date of 1822.^6,3
• Residence: Henry C. Gregg lived in 1830 in Lawrence Co., Alabama.⁷
• Residence: He lived in 1835 in Washington Co., Arkansas.³
• Note: He In the 1840 census in Washington Co. Arkansas he has an old man living with him, age 80-90. This probably is Samuel Ole Gregg.
• Note: He on 1 August 1844 in Washington County, Arkansas.⁸
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1860. Washington Co. Arkansas has Henry and Mary Gregg living in Prairie Twp. both born in Tennessee, ages 68 and 65.
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in in home of son Lafayette, Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas.⁹
• Death: He died on 28 April 1877 in Washington Co., Arkansas, at age 84. Gregg Letter gives date of 2 Apr.^2,4,5
• Death: He died.²
• Burial: He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Washington Co., Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 3 June 2024

Citations

1. [S9] Bobbie Jones McLane and Desmond Walls Allen, Arkansas 1850 Census Every-name Index (Arkansas Research), p. 139.
2. [S444] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Obituaries Vol. I (unknown publisher), p. 102, Henry Gregg.
3. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 1055.
4. [S387] unidentified author, Rootsweb WorldConnect - Jones Family Tree (Rootsweb.)
5. [S823] Virginia Mitchell, Gregg Letter (unpublished), Gregg Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 17.
6. [S298] Jordan Dodd, Marriages-Alabama to 1825 (ancestry.com.)
7. [S3] National Archives, Arkansas Federal Census 1830 - Index (Washington D.C.: unknown publisher). Hereinafter cited as Arkansas Census Index1830.
8. [S843] General Land Office, Gregg Land Patent (Ancestry.com), purchase of 80 acres.
9. [S432] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1870 (ancestry.com), Fayetteville, p. 229 A.

Mary Murrell¹

Parents

Biography

• Name-Var: Mary Murrell was also known as Polly Murrell.
• Birth: She was born in 1791 in Virginia.^2,3
• Birthdate: She was Birthdate on 22 December 1795 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁴
• Note: She grew up in East Tennessee.³
• Marriage: She married Henry C. Gregg, son of Samuel Ole Gregg and Jane Anne Black, on 23 May 1815 in Madison Co., Alabama. Some sources give an alternate marriage date of 1822.^5,1
• Name-Marr: As of 23 May 1815,her married name was Mary Gregg.
• Death: Mary Murrell died on 11 January 1864 at age ~73.^6,4
• Burial: She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.⁴

• Last Edited: 25 October 2022

Citations

1. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 1055.
2. [S431] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), Prairie Twp. p. 664.
3. [S613] Death of Judge Gregg, Fayetteville Democrat, Vol. 24, No.18, 5 Nov 1891. Hereinafter cited as Fayetteville Democrat.
4. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, #64379679. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
5. [S298] Jordan Dodd, Marriages-Alabama to 1825 (ancestry.com.)
6. [S432] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1870 (ancestry.com), Fayetteville, p. 229 A.

Rev. Richard Wilson Cardwell¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Rev. Richard Wilson Cardwell was born on 27 September 1785 in Virginia.²
• Marriage: He married Margaret F. Loyd on 2 December 1806 in Granville Co., North Carolina.¹
• Note: "On this day the Clerk presented the bond of Hosea G. Cardwell as the Executor of Richard W. Cardwell, deceased, in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars with Robert Greathouse and William M. Bogarth as his securities which bond and Securities are approved in all things and his appointment confirmed by this Court."
  
  may have been a charter member of Zion Methodist Church in Washington Co. Arkansas (organized about 1850).³
• Residence: He lived in 1850 in Prairie Township, Washington Co., Arkansas.²
• Will: He left a will in 1872 in Washington Co., Arkansas.⁴
• Death: He died on 13 May 1872 at age 86.
• Death: He died on 19 May 1872 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas, at age 86.
• Burial: He was buried in Gehring's Chapel aka Stearns Cemetery.⁵
• Probate: His estate was probated on 31 October 1872.⁶

• Last Edited: 20 October 2022

Citations

1. [S326] Dodd, Jordan, North Carolina Marriages to 1825 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S15] Waldenmaier, Inez Ramey, Arkansas Travelers (FHL 928191 Item 4.)
3. [S692] Richard Wilson Cardwell, Washington Co. Arkansas Probate Books unknown file number, Fayetteville Public Library - Genealogy Room, Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas, Book F (1872) page 219. Hereinafter cited as Washington Co. Arkansas Probate Books.
4. [S449] County Probate Records, Washington Co. Index to Wills and Probate Records (Washington Co. Arkansas.)
5. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, #33636333. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
6. [S42] Washington County Archives, Cardwell, Richard W. Probate Record (unpublished), Book F, p. 219.

Margaret F. Loyd

Biography

• Birth: Margaret F. Loyd was born circa 1790 in North Carolina.
• Name-Var: Margaret F. Loyd was also known as Peggy Loyd.
• Marriage: She married Rev. Richard Wilson Cardwell, son of Thomas Cardwell and Mary Unknown, on 2 December 1806 in Granville Co., North Carolina.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 2 December 1806,her married name was Margaret F. Cardwell.
• Death: Margaret F. Loyd died in January 1880 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas, at age ~90.²
• Burial: She was buried in Gehring's Chapel aka Stearns Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 19 October 2022

Citations

1. [S326] Dodd, Jordan, North Carolina Marriages to 1825 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S444] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Obituaries Vol. I (unknown publisher), p. 123.
3. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, # 34014405. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Albert Gallatin Gregg¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Albert Gallatin Gregg was born on 27 February 1817 in Alabama.²
• Marriage: He married Sultana J. Barr.
• Marriage: He married Elizabeth McRoy on 28 September 1854 in Washington Co., Arkansas.³
• Note: History of Washington Co. Arkansas says that Albert died in 1852. But he married his second wife in 1854.

• Last Edited: 15 November 2022

Citations

1. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 1055.
2. [S9] Bobbie Jones McLane and Desmond Walls Allen, Arkansas 1850 Census Every-name Index (Arkansas Research), p. 139.
3. [S294] Lois N. Miller (compiler), Marriage Books ABC, 1845-1871, Washington Co. Fayetteville, Arkansas (unknown publisher), Book A, #372.