Descendants of Thomas Mercer, Sr.
First Generation
1. Thomas1 Mercer was born in Pennsylvania January 3, 1793. Thomas died July 28, 1865 in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee, at 72 years of age.
He married Elizabeth McIrving. Elizabeth was born in Virginia May 28, 1800. Elizabeth died November 9, 1860 in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee, at 60 years of age. Elizabeth is buried at the Long's Bend Cemetery.
According to Hawkins County, Tennessee 1850 Census, Elizabeth McIrving was 50 years of age.
The following was located on page 110 of "Long's Bend and Its People," by the Hawkins County Historical Society.
Thomas Mercer was born January 3, 1793 in Pennsylvania; died July 18, 1865 at the end of the Civil War. He was a farmer. His wife Elizabeth McIrving was born in Virginia according to the 1850 Census, at which time, she was fifty years old.
The 1830 census records her birth as between 1800 and 1810. The cemetery book for Long's Bend Cemetery has Elizabeth born May 1, 1828; died November 9, 1890. There is a discrepancy between the tombstone dates and the census record as to the dates of their births. (Note from Vernon Drewa, who is Elizabeth's GGGGrandson. According to the Hawkins County 1850, District 16 Census, Esther her daughter was 22 years of age. This would put the birth of Ester in the year 1828. Land transfer documents in book 44, pages 81 and 82 in Hawkins County, Tennessee Courthouse, identify Ester as being the daughter of Thomas Mercer. And of course, Thomas wife was Elizabeth. The write up as to Maggie's transfer of land is under her maiden name of Margaret Mercer, whose mother was Ester, whose mother was Elizabeth.).
Their children were listed as:
Joseph, born in 1832, TN;
Thomas, born 18 Sept. 1835, TN; died 30 Apr 1912; buried Long's Bend;
Jane born in 1838, TN; and Bettie, born after 1838.
1. Joseph Mercer was born as per tombstone records, 11 June 1832; d. 06 Mch 1903; buried Long's Bend. He was a 3-Cpl during the Civil War in the 3rd Mounted Inf., B Co., USA. Joseph married Emaline Fry who was born 25 December 1835; died at Kincheloe, 19 Mch 1909, at age 75, and was buried at Long's Bend. She was the daughter of Sarah & Jacob Frye. Jacob Frye was a gravestone maker according to the census of 1850. He probably made some of the tombstones at Long's Bend.
Hawkins County 1840 Census:
Thomas Mercer, between 50-60
1 Male Child under 5
1 Male Chile between 5-10
1 Female under 5
1 Female between 5-10
2 Female between 10-15
1 Female between 15-20
1 Female between 30-40
Hawkins County 1840 Census:
Ephraim Mercer, between 20-30
1 Female between 20-30
Hawkins County 1860 Census:
Joseph 28,
Emeline 25,
Martha J., 6,
Bettie E., 4,
Rachel M. 4 -- 4th District. Their children: ( Some of these children buried in the Mowell Cemetery)
1. Martha J. B. 1854 M. Wm., K. Bailey, as his 1st wife.
2. Betty B. 1856 M. Jackson Mowl
3. Rachel (Matt) B. 1858 M. Joseph Britton
4. Thomas
5. Louise (Lou) B.1861 M. Zollie Phipps
6. Elizabeth S. (Toad) B. 19 May 1862; D. 13 June 1941; buried Long's Bend; M. Jesse Bailey, as his 2nd wife, his 1st wife was Jane Arnold, D. 1862: Jesse was the son of Martha & Wm. Bailey.
7. Sarah (Sis) Married 1st James K. P. Golder 2nd Clinton Bailey, as his 2nd wife.
8. Julia Married John Sanders
9. Hazel Married Tennie Dykes
10. Vina Married George Sanders
11. Pigeon Married Thomas (Little Tom) Manis 2. Thomas Mercer B. 18 Sept 1835 D. 30 April 1912; buried Long's Bend. 3. Ester Mercer 1850 Census notes Thomas Mercer as being in the 16th District, Page 445, House hold 141. His age was 65.
Hawkins County 1850 Census, District 16. Dwellings visited 141. Families visited in order of Visitation: 141 Names:
Thomas Mercer, age 65, Male, Farmer, Value of real estate; 150 , Born: Penn.
Elizabeth, age 50, Female, Cannot read or write Born: Virginia.
Joseph, Age 16, Male, Laborer, Born: Tenn.
Thomas, Age 14, Male, Born: Tenn.
Jame, Age 12, Female, Born: Tenn.
(The Thomas Mercer family lived adjacent to their daughter Ester, who is listed under them as Dwelling visited, number 142 in the same District. Her husband was James Tucker.) The Rogersville, Tennessee Death Records also record a Thomas Mercer in Washington County, Tennessee death in 1812. The Rogersville, Tennessee Death Records also record a William Mercer in Washington County, Tennessee death in 1909. Thomas Mercer document from Microfilm @ the Stamps Library, Rogersville, Tennessee on Death Record Reel.
Located at the US National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers Sailors Archives System:
Thomas Mercer and Elizabeth McIrving had the following children:
+ 2 i. Esther2 Mercer was born 1828.
+ 3 ii. Joseph Mercer was born June 11, 1832.
+ 4 iii. Thomas (Jr.) Mercer was born September 18, 1835.
5 iv. Jane Mercer was born in Rogersville, Long's Bend Community, Hawkins County, Tennessee 1838.
Hawkins County, Tennessee 1850 Census, 16th District. Enumerated on the 22nd day of October, 1850.
Thomas Mercer family:
House number in the order of visitation: 141 Families numbered in the order of visitation: 141
Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1850, was in this family:
Thomas Mercer, Age. 65; Sex, Male; Occupation, Farmer; Value of Real Estate Owned, 150; Place of Birth, Penn.
Elizabeth, Age 50; Sex, Female; Place of birth, Virginia.
Persons over 20 years of age who can not read or write:
Joseph, Age 16; Sex, Male; Occupation, Laborer; Place of Birth, Tennessee.
Thomas, Age 11; Sex, Male; Place of Birth, Tennessee.
Jane, Age 12; Sex, Female; Place of Birth, Tennessee
(Vernon's note: Thomas Mercer and family reside adjacent to his daughter Esther, and her husband, James Tucker. In the same census, James and Esther house in order of visitation is 142. These would have all been in the Mercer Community of Long's Bend, Hawkins County, Tennessee. James Tucker was 36 at this census and Esther was 22. This area of visitation is but two from the Branch Tucker family who are listed in order of visitation as number 139.) Jane and Bettie could be the same person. Jane's name is listed in the 1850 census and the name Bettie is identified in Long's Bend and It's People (Hawkins County, Tennessee) book.
6 v. Bettie Mercer was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee after 1838.
Second Generation
2. Esther2 Mercer (Thomas1) was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1828. Esther died 1853 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 25 years of age.
She married James Tucker in Hawkins County, Tennessee, about 1850. James was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1814. James was the son of Archibald Tucker and Patsy (Dorothy) Galaspy or Gillespie. He married Elizabeth Patterson.
3-1-1999:
Received information this evening from a 4th cousin, Mr. J. B. Arnold.. He provided me with much background on my great grandmother, Margaret "Maggie" Branch Tucker Shropshire's family. His great grandfather was Abijah Tucker, who was the brother of James Tucker.
J. B. and I had chatted on the computer a number of times. Since I plan to visit Rogersville, Tennessee, in the Spring, it will be very nice meet he and his wife. This is one bit of humor that I didn't know existed in the Census. J. B. located this in the Hawkins County 1870 Census, it has a caption opposite James Tucker’s name. James Tucker was "alone, and a man of leisure." You don't see entries such as that very often.
It does make you wonder where his 19 year old daughter Margaret, and 17 year old son Branch were living!
In the Hawkins County 1840 Census: James Tucker would have been 26 years of age., and in the Alexander Tucker household, there were two males between the ages 20-30. No James Tucker is identified in this year’s census. Could he have been at his brother's when the Census was taken?
In the Hawkins County 1850 Census: District No. 16, HW County, Tennessee Dwelling Number: 142 Families numbered in the order of Visitation: 142 Names:
James Tucker, age 36, Laborer, Born: Tenn.
Ester Tucker, Age 22, Born: Tenn. Note: Ester is residing near her parents, who are listed as dwelling number 141. Please refer to Thomas Mercer's Text.
In the Hawkins County 1860 Census: Line 1067:
Tucker, James 46 Male
Margaret 9 Female
Branch 7 Male
It is most likely Esther, James wife died when Branch was born or very young, because both were farmed out by 1870. Or Maggie was farmed out and Branch was deceased. No records located as to his death, or burial location. For that matter, none has been located for James Tucker. Since Margaret carried the "Maggie" with her through out her life, it must be assumed this was a family name. It is predominate throughout the Tucker family.
Maggie Death Certificate identifies her as, Maggie Branch Shropshire. She is interred in Dallas, Texas. Please see her record for documentation.
James was with Esther in the 1850 Census of Hawkins County, Tennessee. His age listed as 36 and she as 22.
4-22-99:
Received the following from J. B. Arnold.
Located a voters list yesterday of Hawkins County for 1874. James Tucker was listed, so was living at that period. Esther was most likely the 2nd wife of James, and Elizabeth Patterson the 1st wife. In 1870 census, he is alone and says he is living an easy life.
7-2-2000:
Located on the Hawkins County, Tennessee web site:
A James Tucker is on the 1811 Tax Rolls. ( Vernon's note: Don't know where this James fit's into the big picture.) Located in the Hawkins County Marriage listings for 1824 - 1846:
Tucker, James Hicks, Emaline 18-Dec 19 Dec 1841.
February 20, 2000:
From Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1850, District 16 census; Esther Mercer and her husband James Tucker are identified as husband and wife. Both were born in Tennessee.
From Hawkins County, Tennessee 1850 Census: District No. 16 Dwelling Visited 142 Families Visited 142 Names:
James Tucker, Age 36, Male, Laborer, Born: Tennessee
Esther , Age 22, Female, Born: Tennessee (Note: Ester was apparently residing near her parents. Thomas and Elizabeth Mercer are listed as household 141, with 3 children residing with them. Refer to Thomas Mercer text.) Ester's son, Branch was born in 1853. Margaret was born in 1851. No burial location for Ester has been located. No addition data has been located as to any mention of Ester after the birth of her son Branch. It is most possible, that whoever has the Thomas Mercer family bible will have the recordings of Ester and Branch's deaths.
Esther Mercer and James Tucker had the following children:
+ 7 i. Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker was born November 11, 1851.
8 ii. Branch Tucker was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1853. In HW County, Tennessee census of 1860, Branch is 7 years of age and his Mother is not mentioned. Only his father, James and sister, Margaret. They were residing in District 5 during this census.
3. Joseph2 Mercer (Thomas1) was born in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee June 11, 1832. Joseph died March 6, 1903 in Hawkins County, Kincheloe, Tennessee, at 70 years of age.
He married Emaline "Sally" Frye. Emaline was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee December 25, 1835. Emaline was the daughter of Jacob Fry and Sarah Fry. Emaline died March 18, 1909 in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee, at 73 years of age. Vital Death Records show she died March 18, 1909, age 75, daughter of Sarah and Jacob Fry. Joseph was buried at Long's Bend Cemetery.
The community in which he died was Kincheloe, Tennessee, and was but a short distance from the old "Mercer" community. Kincheloe had the nearest Post Office. He was a 3-Cpl. during the Civil War in the 3rd Mounted Inf., B. Co., USA. Though this information was obtained from the Long's Bend Cemetery book, birth dates show that Joseph's mother, Elizabeth was but 4 years of age when he was born.
Joseph Mercer and Emaline "Sally" Frye had the following children:
9 i. Thomas3 Mercer.
+ 10 ii. Martha J. "Mattie" Mercer was born 1854.
11 iii. Betty Mercer was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1856. She married Jackson Mowl.
+ 12 iv. Sarah Lucinda (Sis) Mercer was born 1856.
13 v. Rachel (Matt) Mercer was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1858. She married J. L. Britton in Hawkins County, Tennessee, January 13, 1880. Rachel M. and J.L. were married by E. F. Kincheloe, and the Bondsman was her grandfather; Thomas Mercer.
14 vi. Louise (Lou) Mercer was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1861. She married Zollie Phipps.
+ 15 vii. Elizabeth S. ( Toad) Mercer was born May 19, 1862.
4. Thomas (Jr.)2 Mercer (Thomas1) was born in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee September 18, 1835.
He married twice. He married Melinda Crawford in Hawkins County, Tennessee, January 31, 1867. He married an unknown person in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee, April 30, 1912. Mercer, Thomas Crawford, Malinda 29 Jan 1867 31 Jan 1867 Long's Bend Cemetery Book from which this information was taken, have Thomas mother, Elizabeth as being born on May 1, 1828. As with all of Thomas Sr., and Elizabeth's children, it is believed that Long's Bend records noting DOB for Elizabeth are incorrect.
Rogersville, Tennessee Death Records also record Thomas Mercer, Jr., as having been born in 1837 and died in 1912. These death records also note that Emalie Mercer died in 1909. Hawkins County, Tennessee 1900 Census has " Joseph Merecer, M, Age 67, residing in District 4, page 56-A." His last name is actually Mercer. It also notes a "Mercer, ___, no sex, no age and residing in District 4, census page 56-A." It also notes a "Mercer, ___ , no sex, no age and residing in District 18, page 246-B." It also notes a "Mercer, ___ , no sex, no age, and residing in District 16, page 48-B." It also notes a "Mercer, Thomas, M, age 64, and residing in District 4, page 56-A". Joseph and Thomas Jr. were brothers.
Located at the US National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers Sailors Archives System:
Thomas Mercer served with the Confederacy in the 39th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Which was designated; "Infantry" Regiment.
History of the 39th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry.
39th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 31st (W.M. Bradford's) Regiment, was organized in March, 1862, and in April contained 363 effectives. Its members were from the counties of Sevier, Bount, Jefferson, Hawkins, McMinn, Green, and Monroe. For a time the unit served the Department of East Tennessee, then was attached to A. W. Reynold's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. A Detachment of the 39th captured the Federal gun boats "Queen of the West" and "Indianola," and later the regiment spent forty-seven days in the trenches of Vicksburg where it was captured on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged and reorganized as mounted infantry, it was assigned to General Vaughn's Brigade. The Unit contained 272 effectives April, 1864, moved to the Valley of Virginia, and lost forty-one percent of the 118 engaged at Piedmont. Later it participated in various engagements and surrendered at Asheville, North Carolina, on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel William M. Bradford, Lieutenant Colonel James W. Humes, and Major Robert McFarland.
Thomas (Jr.) Mercer and Melinda Crawford had the following child:
+ 16 i. Robert3 Mercer.
Third Generation
7. Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker (Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee November 11, 1851. Margaret died December 31, 1929 at 78 years of age. Her body was interred January 1, 1930 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.
She married John Garfield Shropshire May 28, 1874. John was born in Honeycutt, Hawkins County, Tennessee 1835. He married Vonnie (Nancy) Sexton in Honeycutt, Hawkins County, Tennessee, March 7, 1855. John died about 1900. Last documents identifying him by name are contained in a 1903 edition of the Greenville, Texas phonebook..
John Shropshire
John was born in 1835 in the Honeycutt Community (Verified from his Marriage License) and married his first wife, Nancy Sexton in Hawkins County March 7, 1855. They had a son; Wiley Shropshire. Wiley married Anne Price. John then married Margaret (Maggie) Branch Tucker on May 28, 1874 by W. J. Phillips, M. G. (Minister of the Gospel). Maggie is interred in Dallas, Texas along with the four sons she and Sam produced. John's marriage to Margaret Tucker is recorded on page #20 in Microfilm reel, MF 033, Ref., 929.3, Marriages June 1865 - Dec. 1880. It is believed that John's burial location is in or near Greenville, Texas.
Nancy Sexton (first wife) was 19 at time of Marriage to John Shropshire. They had one son, named Wiley or Willy, which would have been a half brother to Sam Shropshire. John is not identified in the 1900 census. Only Maggie Shropshire, along with the 4 boys. No mention is made of John G.
May 29, 1997:
On a visit to Greenville, Texas, located their first published telephone book (1903). In the alphabetical listing side, the listing is as follows: Mrs. Maggie Shropshrie, 303 W. Lee C. B. Shropshire, Shoemaker, 303 W. Lee S. G. Shropshire, Shoemaker, 303 W. Lee J. G. Shropshire, Shoemaker, 303 W. Lee
George and James Frank were not listed as being employed because of their age. James Frank (B: 1892) would have been 11 years old. George E. (B: 1885) would have been 17 years old. In the Street Section of the Directory, the listing was as follows: Shropshire, Mrs. 303 Lee St. Phone # 202 Mr. Note: John Garfield must have worked at his trade in Greenville in 1903, otherwise there would be no need to list him in the telephone book. However in one of my correspondences with Mrs. Katherine Cullen King, Shropshire Society Genealogy group at 8502 West Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, Va. 22308, she states that states that Maggie is listed as a widow in the 1900 census. So as to why Maggie is a widow in 1900 and in 1903 telephone book identifies John G. as a shoemaker is strange. I have requested information from the local genealogy group. Perhaps they can come up with something.
Since Charlie was born in Hawkins County in 1892, John and his family had a short window in which to get as far as Greenville, Hunt Count, Texas. The next date of a telephone directory in the library was 1911, with no Shropshire’s listed. Was unable to locate a J.G. or John Shropshire in any of the Cemeteries in Hunt County. Nor for that matter was a Death Certificate identified in the State records from 1903-1940. Thus the whereabouts at death of J. G. Shropshire still remains a mystery. Please refer to Maggie Shropshire text. August 21, 1997 Entry from audio tape made in Rogersville, Tennessee, Recorded from Tennessee newspapers Abstracts from 1803-1812.
This entry is dated April 13, 1810, Volume 3, NO. CXVI.
We give notes to James Smith of Bedford County for lottery tickets. The lottery was not drawn and we will not pay. Asey Street, James Nickles, Jane Daniel. On the 28th of Nov. last, Alex and A. Porter put a package of notes (Halves), which have been stolen. The first halves were sent to Samuel Caswell of Philadelphia. The following is a list of letters remaining in the Post Office in Columbia per L. B. Este, 8. P. M.; Winkfield Shropshire.
Links to the family tree. Many request come to this department for links to Revolutionary Soldiers who settled in Tennessee. For benefit of persons searching for some Patriotic deeds of their ancestors. A list is printed for some of those men who received pensions from the Federal Government for their services. In 1818 an act was passed by Congress granting pensions to soldiers of the revolution. This act was very rigid and comparatively few persons could qualify for benefit under its provisions. In 1828, a second pension act was passed by Congress which was some thought broader, but which was still not inclusive enough to help some of the soldiers who helped win the War of 1776. By 1832, which was 49 years after the close of the Revolution, public interest had so crystallized for the veterans who won independence, that congress included even Militiamen who had had three months service in the struggle for freedom from British rule. In the next year or two, many of the Veterans who had survived to this date qualified before their County Courts to obtain such pensions and in 1835, a list of such men by states was published by Congress. A supplemental list was published. After publication of the Pension roles of 1835 Veterans continued to qualify for Revolutionary Pensions and a supplemental list of these men was published in the proceedings of the Second Session of the 25th Congress, House document 444. This list is hard to obtain and the section pertaining to Tennessee is printed for the benefit of our readers; "Section 3 (contains) names of pensioners who have been added to the rolls of each agent since August come May 1834; to which.the last report of pensioners names was made to Congress. Section 4 contains names of all who have died or who have been dropped off by the commission of pensions since Aug 1834. /s/ J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions.
"To Honorable H. J. R. Poinsett, Secty. of War." Section 4, which is deaths of pensioners since last report. Nashville Agency invalid. Act of 1818; amongst other names listed is William Shropshire.
The following is from Tennessee Cousins, a History of Tennessee People. Published by the Genealogy Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland 1980.
Hawkins County was established by the Legislature of North Carolina in 1786 from Sullivan County, at the time the state "of Franklin" was existence, which had given it Spencer County. Under the territorial government by Blount, beginning 1790, the name of Hawkins County continued in use until statehood, and then afterwards. My check of the records shows that territory was thereafter appropriated from Hawkins County, as follows; part of Claiborne County, 1801; part of Grainger County in 1796; part of Hamblem County in 1880; part of Hancock County in 1844; part of Jefferson County in 1792; and part of Knox County in 1792. Sullivan County, at least the upper parts of it were believed to be part of Virginia, until the line was surveyed , but of course no one ever thought that Knox or Jefferson Counties were in Virginia. The following is the History of Rogersville, Tennessee. The town of Rogersville was built on land belonging to Joseph Rogers, the son in law of Thomas Amis, the early Pioneer of the Hawkins County settlement. Godspeed says that he settled on the lands in 1786, and that in 1787 the commissions appointed for locating the County seat made a report in which they said they had selected a site on the lands of Joseph Rogers on Crocketts Creek. The creek then called by that name runs through the town now, and is suppose to have gotten its name from the Crockett family. The following tombstone inscriptions of the Rogers family show that Joseph settled there in 1786; Joseph Rogers, born in the County of Tyrone, Ireland August 21, 1764 came to the United States in 1784 and settled here and founded the Village of Rogersville, 1786, where he lived until his death November 1838. Mary Rogers, daughter of Thomas Amis, and consort of Joseph Rogers born in the County of Duplin (the spelling is how it was listed in the publication I was reading for later dictation), North Carolina August 22, 1770, died November 30, 1833. Elizabeth Mae Rogers, daughter of Joseph and Mary Rogers born October 26, 1790 and died April 23, 1809. The above inscriptions were copied from page 191, Acklen's Tennessee Tombstone inscriptions, children of Joseph Rogers and wife Mary Amis Rogers, were;
No. 1, Thomas Rogers,
No.2, Mary Elizabeth Rogers, born 1790,
No. 3, Francis Rogers born 1795. Married James Taylor Gaines, and No. 2. Dr. Hugh Walker.
No. 4, Margaret Rogers married Dr. William E. Cocke.
No. 5, Alice Rogers married Stockley Mitchell,
*No. 6. James Rogers,
*No. 7. Joseph Rogers.
* note: These sons may be doubtful in that records for proof for these two have not been located.
No. 1: This Thomas Rogers was the Reverend Thomas, R. T. P. Rogers.
Unconfirmed Shropshires:
Page 19. 1860 10th District, Hawkins County, TN Rogersville, Tennessee Post office James Shropshire, Age 55 M. Occupation. Day Laborer
Nancy Shropshire, Age 56 F
John Gordon " Age 2 M ******* All Born in Tennessee. Cannot read/write. *******
My John Garfield was born in 1835. /s/ Vernon Drewa
It is unlikely that James and Nancy had this 2 M old baby. It might be a grandchild, but I know nothing about them.
William Shropshire Age 14 M Born Tn. ( Living with farmer named Asbury Gillinwatz.) James Shropshire 30 years of age **
Clara " 27 years of age
Margaret " 10 years of age
Andrew " 7 years of age
James " 5 years of age
William " 2 years of age
**Farmer - could not read/write. Born in NC. All other family members born in TN.
John Shropshire Age 25 M Occupation: Shoemaker Born: TN
Nancy " Age 19 F Born: NC
John W. “ Age 3 M Born: TN
Wills A. “ Age 8 M Born: TN (Note: This is my John Shropshire. His age would be correct. But his wife Nancy Sexton Shropshire was born in 1836, so she would be 24……., which could be a mistake in the census, as Wills A. is Age 8 and doubt that she had a child at age 11. Nancy and John's son was named Wiley, and was born in 1959.)
Rezia Shripshire Age 58 Born: NC
John " Age 7
Louise " Age 4
Sally Hamilton lived them.
Rezia is listed as a spinster, but all children born in TN. Also located: Shropshire, John 60th Mtd. Inf., Co. H. Shropshire, John (CP of Instr.) Co. B. Also: Located in 1812 Civil District Census, Hawkins County, TN James Schropsher (sic) William Shropshire Hawkins County, Tenn. 1840 Census
Abraham Shropshire
1 male under 5 years
2 males 5-10 years
2 males 10-15 years
1 female under 5 years
1 female 5-10 years
1 female 30-40 years
From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Roll No. 32., Book 86, Page 1006 & 1115-1117, Type of Record: Prison Records 1831-1922.
No. 1005, Name: John Shropshire,
When Received: Sept 11, 1848 Crime: Petit Larceny, From County: Grainger, Age: 23, Occupation: Farmer, Sentence: 1 year, Born: Tennessee, Discharged: Sept. 7, 1849, Authority: Good Conduct No. 1006,
Name: Joel Shropshire,
When Received: Sept. 11, 1848, Crime: Grand Larceny, From County: Grainger, Age: 37, Occupation: Farmer, Sentence: 5 years, Born: Tennessee, Discharged: May 16, 1853, Authority: Pardoned under the Act of 1836. No. 1115,
Name: James Shropshire,
When Received: Feb. 14, 1850, Crime: Grand Larceny, From County: Hawkins, Age: 40, Occupation: Farmer, Sentence: 7 years, Born: Tennessee, Discharged: September 7, 1856, Authority: Pardoned under the Act of 1836. No. 1116,
Name: John Shropshire, convict,
When received: Feb. 14, 1850, Crime: Grand Larceny, From County: Hawkins, Age 25, Sentence: 6 years, Occupation: Farmer, Born: Tennessee, Discharged: September 21, 1855, Authority: Pardoned under the Act of 1836.
No. 1117, Name: Francis (Alias Vica - note: don't know if this is correct, but unable to discern) Shropshire,
When received: Feb. 14 1850, Crime: Petit Larceny, From County: Hawkins, Age: 32, Sentence: 1 year, Occupation: Farmer, Born: Tennessee, Discharged: September, 21, 1855, Discharged: Conveyed to Lunatic Asylum.
Note: The Prison material is for information. An attempt was made to include any/all data re Shropshires residing in Hawkins County, Tennessee during the 1800's. /s/ Vernon Drewa
July 2000:
Located in the Hawkins County Historical Society Cemetery Book, Volume I, the following SHROPSHIRE listings:
Joe Price Cemetery; Hawkins County, Tennessee:
Annie Price Shropshire, 18 Sep 1865 - 15 May 1949, wife of Wiley A.
Wiley A. Shropshire. 23 Sep 1859 - 7 Aug 1916
Ella S., 14 Feb 1896 - 29 Oct 1899
Henry Clay, 31 Mar 1891 - 19 Mar 1893
Linnie Sue, 20 May 1889 - 7 July 1890 (Next to Linne Sue is this listing: Tucker___ 1823 - 1882 (No first name listed.).
Big Hill Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee: Joseph S. 25 Jun 1861 - 11 Apr 1929 William W. 7 Nov 1869 - 9 Feb 1945
January 2001:
The following was located sometime ago in the Hawkins County 1812 Civil District Census. /s/ Vernon Drewa
Civil District 11:
Apologies for this incomplete description. My copy is chopped off at the left hand corner so I will list its landmarks. Begins at Crocketts Creek, down the river to the mouth of Andrew Galbreath's branch.. Shorts Mountain..ridge that connects Stone and Shorts mountains...head of Clouds Creek...mouth of McAllister's branch of Poor Valley creek.. Top of Clinch mountain.. boundary of District 10...Powells saltworks...Pine mtn at saltworks gap to little poor valley and up creek to Sulphur Springs to the top of Stone mtn then along to Orville Rices and Robert D. Youngs and with said road to the Flag Pond...Jacob Wax's plantation on Stock Creek where Henry Blevins formerly lived then with the house where Orville formerly lived to the road crossing Caney Creek to the land that divides the land of Thomas and Daniel Lip...across Caney knobs to line between James McClure and Lawson to Crockett's creek. Election to be held at Christy Shank's.
Among the large number of names listed here, these are the names most likely connected to the Shropshire Family.
Wm. Shropshire, James Tucker and many Price's. Since there were two Tucker families in HW County at this time, this particular James Tucker could be from the family that lived north of the Holston River. ( Note: The aforementioned information provided for research purposes. /s/ Vernon Drewa)
Maggie Branch Tucker
Maggie must have been a very industrious person. She purchased burial plots for herself and sons by selling wood, and washing clothes. She even purchased land near Tomball, Texas, which was eventually bought out after her death by her son, Charles. Maggie is interred in Oak Grove Cemetery in Dallas, Texas along with her sons, James Frank, George E., Charles, Samuel Garfield. Block 28, lots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Kenneth Shropshire (Maggie's grandson) provided the following information: Maggie's last known address was Lattimore and Gush St., in Dallas, Texas. As of 9-20-92 still trying to locate her husband's (John Garfield Shropshire) interment location.
May 1997:
Went to Greenville, Texas library to research Shropshire family. The following is from the 1900 census. Age of Charley Branch do not match the marriage date of Maggie. Writing for Maggie's death certificate to resolve this. "Maggie Shropshire, Age 49, Born: Hawkins County, Tenn.. is listed in 1900 census. Vol. 62. E. D. 121 Line 20, Sheet 17. She resided on West Bourland St., with John and son's; Charley Branch, May 1875, Age 25, Born: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn., Samuel Garfield, Jan. 1882, Age 18, Born: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn.. George E. Nov. 1885, Age 14, Born: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn.. James Frank, Jul. 1893, Age 6, Born: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn." (Records at Oak Grove Cemetery in Dallas denote age birth and death dates of James as:7/13/1892 - 6/11/70. It is strange that her husband, John, is not identified in the 1900 census. I was able to view and take notes , but not copy, the Greenville, Texas. 1903 telephone book. Population was 9239 this year. Listing shows Mr. and Mrs. Shropshire at 303 W. Lee St. However the major phone listing was under Mrs. Maggie Shropshire. Others listed under Maggie Shropshire: C. B. Shropshire, Shoemaker, 303 W. Lee St. S. J. Shropshire, Shoemaker, 303 W. Lee St. J. G. Shropshire, Shoemaker, 303 W. Lee St. (This is husband of Maggie.) Perhaps George and Frank were to young to get into a trade. Also identified in phone book: Lee St. runs East and West through the city, forming north side of square, the line of reckoning for all streets running East and West. Nothing about the Shropshire family in the 1911 Telephone directory, which was the next the library had from 1903. Also researched the Hunt County Cemetery Inscription records and could not locate a Shropshire. Nothing in the county death records for that period. The 1903 Telephone Book was the first published for Greenville, Texas. They were married by W. J. Phillips, M. G. (Minister of the Gospel). Samuel Garfield Shropshire of Garland Ave, Dallas is identified as the informant for her death. She was residing at 723 Crockett in Dallas at the time of her death. Her death certificate, number E620345 notes that she died en-route to Parkland Hospital. (Vernon H. Drewa, Jr. was born17 days after her death. He would have been her first great grandson. )
4-22-99:
Advised this date by cousin J. B. Arnold, that he located a voters list yesterday of Hawkins County for 1874 and James Tucker was listed. It was not previously known that he had lived this long. This was Maggie's father.
4-8-2000
By accident, while entering data on the Mercer and Tucker families, I happened to find that Margaret and Branch Tucker were living with Rebecca Tucker. Rebecca was the daughter of Williamson Tucker, who was a brother of James Tucker ( Margaret and Branch Tucker's father.)
Rebecca Tucker was the niece of James Tucker. Rebecca was married to George Maxwell Long ( born February 10, 1818 and died after 1882). Georges father was John Long, and whose second wife, Sarah Ball was his mother. This information was obtained from the book, Long's Bend and Its People, written and compiled by Kay Caldwell and Sheila Johnston in 1997. It is not known where they obtained this information.
Following is from Hawkins County Marriage Book 1874-1879: John Shropshire to Margaret Tucker, May 28, 1874. "I solemnize the rites of matrimony between this above named parties on this 28th day of May A. D. 1874. /s/ W. J. Phillips, M. G.
Margaret "Maggie" Branch Tucker and John Garfield Shropshire had the following children:
+ 17 i. Charles Branch4 Shropshire was born May 9, 1876.
+ 18 ii. Samuel Garfield Shropshire was born January 16, 1882.
19 iii. George E. Shropshire was born in Honeycutt, Hawkins County, Tennessee November 4, 1887. George died April 18, 1915 in Dallas, Texas, at 27 years of age. His body was interred April 19, 1915 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. George's occupation: Not known.
20 iv. James Frank Shropshire was born in Honeycutt, Hawkins County, Tennessee July 13, 1892. James died June 11, 1970 at 77 years of age. He married Julia Ryer in Dallas, Texas. Julia was born in Unknown. Julia died November 9, 1963 in Los Angeles, California. Her body was interred November 13, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.. Julia Ryer Shropshire Julia was the wife of James Frank Shropshire.
James's occupation: Barber.
10. Martha J. "Mattie"3 Mercer (Joseph2, Thomas1) was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1854.
She married William K. Bailey in Hawkins County, Tennessee, December 1871. William was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee June 9, 1854. William was the son of Daniel Bailey and Nancy Henard. He married Cora Harris. William K. married first to Martha Mercer and 2nd to Cora Harris.
Martha J. "Mattie" Mercer and William K. Bailey had the following children:
21 i. Joseph4 Bailey. He married Maggie Patterson.
22 ii. Araminta Bailey. She married John Hutson Britton.
23 iii. Jesse Daniel Bailey. He married Elsie Hagood. Elsie is the daughter of Wiley Hagood and Mary Seavers.
24 iv. Nannie Bailey. She married James Bates.
25 v. John Bailey.
26 vi. Beadie Bailey. She married Dr. Whittaker.
27 vii. Robert Hutson Bailey.
12. Sarah Lucinda (Sis)3 Mercer (Joseph2, Thomas1) was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1856. Sarah died 1944 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 88 years of age.
She married twice. She married Clinton C. Bailey. He married Charlotte Arnold. Clinton and his first wife had Luther Bailey, b. 6 Oct 1893; d. 31 Dec 1928; buried Long's Bend. Luther married first Pearl Dykes, and they had Harry Lee Bailey. after Pearl died in December of 1920, Luther left to go to work in Virginia. He left their child with its grandfather Clinton and step-grandmother Sarah. Luther met and married Lizzie Kilgore, between 1921-1927. They did not have any children. Luther died in December 1928, and was buried at Long's Bend. His wife Lizzie then married a cousin of Luther's, William J. Bailey, son of Nancy E. (Burchfield) and Wm. Henry Bailey.
She married James Knox Polk Golden in Hawkins County, Tennessee, about 1884. James was born 1843. He married Julia Long in Hawkins County, Tennessee, August 8, 1869. James died 1890 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 47 years of age. James died between 1890 and 1902, then Sarah married 2nd. ( as his 2nd wife), Clinton C. Bailey. Information taken from Long's Bend Book. Sarah is buried at Long's Bend Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Sarah and James Golden had their license issued on July 14, 1884, but no marriage date identified in records. They were married by; C. W. Slate, JP and the Bondsman was W. K. Bailey. James K. P. Golden and Sarah Lucinda Mercer, who was his second wife had the following children. ( Taken from the Long's Bend Cemetery book, Hawkins County, Tennessee.)
1. Rachael Emeline (Emma) Golden B. 5 Jul 1885 M. Byrd Hunley
2. George Abe Golden, Sr. B. 24 Nov 1886; D: 6 Apr 1954; buried: Long's Bend Cemetery. M. 1st Sarah Mellissa Burchfield, B. 1 July 1884; D. 24 May 1926; buried Long's Bend.
1. Georgia "Emma Lee" , B. 17 Feb 1910; 4 June 1982; buried: Long's Bend Cemetery.
2. Mabel Ada Golden, B. 5 Apr. 1913. M. Eckel Harrison Gray 3. Molly Beatrice Golden, B. 10 Apr. 1916, D. 1954; buried: Long's Bend. M. Arnie "Rex" Cavin.
1. Jackie Dean Cavin, B. 8 Feb 1938; D. 8 Feb 1938; buried Long's Bend.
2. Patsy Jane Cavin, B. 19 Feb 1940 3.
3. Paul Dale Cavin, B. 13 Apr 1943
4. Paul Vance Golden, Sr. B. 18 Dec 1918, M. Leona Goodman, B. 13 Sept 1926; D. 27 July 1984; buried Long's Bend.
5. Wm. Eugene Golden, B. 8 Aug 1921, M. George Abe Golden, Sr. 2nd. Emma Lee "Rosa" Goodman.
6. George Abe Golden, Jr. B. 16 Dec 1929. 7. Ruth Alberta Golden, B. 23 Nov 1931. 8. Attie "Dane" Golden, B. 9 Feb 1939.
Sarah Lucinda (Sis) Mercer and James Knox Polk Golden had the following children:
28 i. Rachael Emeline4 Golden was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1885.
29 ii. George Abe (Sr.) Golden was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1886.
30 iii. Mary Golden was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1888.
31 iv. Martha Golden was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1888.
32 v. James Melvin Golden was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 1890.
Sarah Lucinda (Sis) Mercer and Clinton C. Bailey had the following children:
33 vi. Nora Lee Bailey was born February 19, 1904. She married Roger Kinkead in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Roger was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee April 25, 1900.
34 vii. Ida Florence Bailey was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee February 20, 1908. She married Worley Kinkead in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Worley was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
35 viii. Jesse Clarence Bailey was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee February 20, 1908. Jesse died February 20, 1908 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at less than one year of age. Jesse is buried at Long's Bend Cemetery.
15. Elizabeth S. ( Toad)3 Mercer (Joseph2, Thomas1) was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee May 19, 1862. Elizabeth died June 13, 1941 in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee, at 79 years of age.
She married Jesse Bailey in Hawkins County, Tennessee, June 5, 1892. Jesse was born in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee December 21, 1844. Jesse was the son of William Bailey and Martha Britton. Jesse died April 19, 1915 in Hawkins County, Long's Bend, Tennessee, at 70 years of age. Jesse enlisted in 1863 in the 29th TN Confederate Inf., K Co. He was injured and sent to a hospital Sept. 2, 1863. He married first: Jane Arnold October 7, 1862, daughter of Dr. and Susanna Arnold. He married second: Eliza S. "Toad" Mercer, daughter of Joseph and Emaline Frye Mercer. Elizabeth and Jesse were married by Branch Tucker, JP and the Bondsman was William Birchfield. Elizabeth was the second wife of Jesse Bailey. She is listed in the Long's Bend Cemetery book at times as Tobe Mercer.
Elizabeth S. ( Toad) Mercer and Jesse Bailey had the following children:
36 i. Homer4 Bailey. He married Sally Greer Cavin.
37 ii. Nan Bailey. She married Enos McLain.
38 iii. Joy Bailey. She married Charlie Wagner.
39 iv. Grover Bailey. He married Ellie McLain.
40 v. Pearl Bailey. He married Ellie McLain. The Long's Bend Cemetery book has listed under Grover and Pearl Bailey that they both married Ellie McLain.
41 vi. Jessie Lou Bailey was born in Long's Bend, Hawkins County, Tennessee August 23, 1907. Jessie died May 20, 1986 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 78 years of age. She married twice. She married an unknown person. She married Clifford Cradic.
16. Robert3 Mercer (Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas1) birth date unknown.
He married Virginia Williams.
Robert Mercer and Virginia Williams had the following child:
42 i. Cecil4 Mercer. She married Cecil Phipps.
Fourth Generation
17. Charles Branch4 Shropshire (Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born May 9, 1876. Charles died January 30, 1948 at 71 years of age. His body was interred February 2, 1948 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.
He married Blanch Not Known.
7-12-97
Blanch (last name not known) and Uncle Charlie Shropshire had a daughter named Dolly. Deceased date for Blanch not know. Whereabouts of Dolly are not known.
Charles's occupation: Beautician Supply Salesman.
Charles Branch Shropshire and Blanch Not Known had the following child:
43 i. Dolly5 Shropshire.
18. Samuel Garfield4 Shropshire (Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Rogersville, Tennessee January 16, 1882. Samuel died December 26, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, at 59 years of age. His body was interred January 1, 1942.
He married Audrey Stella Rush in Gainsville, Texas, September 3, 1905. Audrey was born in Trammell, Kentucky March 28, 1887. Audrey was the daughter of Dr. John William Rush and Elizabeth Franklin Orange. Audrey died May 13, 1954 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, at 67 years of age. Her body was interred May 15, 1954 in Forrest Park, Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas.
Samuel's occupation: Tanner, Shoemaker.
Samuel Garfield Shropshire and Audrey Stella Rush had the following children:
+ 44 i. Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire was born June 13, 1906.
45 ii. Kathleen Gayle Shropshire was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma March 10, 1908. She married Arthur Leonard Mathiason in Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, November 28, 1942. Arthur was born in Thompson, North Dakota March 29, 1910. Arthur was the son of Otto Mathiason and Ida B. Otterson. Arthur died December 12, 1969 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 59 years of age. His body was interred December 15, 1969 in Forrest Park, Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas.
Kathleen's occupation: Retired South West Bell Telephone Company, Houston, Texas.
+ 46 iii. Marjorie Wiletta Shropshire was born October 12, 1912.
+ 47 iv. Flake Avanelle Shropshire was born February 10, 1915.
48 v. Loxley Gretchen Shropshire was born in Longview, Gregg Co., Texas July 7, 1916. Loxley died November 2, 1962 at 46 years of age.
+ 49 vi. Samuel George Shropshire was born April 10, 1918.
+ 50 vii. Kenneth Rush Shropshire was born December 30, 1919.
Fifth Generation
44. Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire (Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Gainsville, Cooke Co., Texas June 13, 1906. Juanita died October 8, 1994 in Bedford, Tarrant County, Texas, at 88 years of age. Her body was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Ft. Worth, Texas.
She married Vernon Henry Drewa in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, April 5, 1927. Vernon was born in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas September 16, 1906. Vernon was the son of Edward Frederick Drewa and Sophie Marie Adolphine Steffens. Vernon died September 1, 1988 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 81 years of age. His body was interred October 5, 1988 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.
Juanita Maxine Shropshire and Vernon Henry Drewa had the following children:
+ 51 i. Vernon Henry6 Drewa, Jr. was born January 17, 1930.
+ 52 ii. Robert Wayne Drewa was born April 28, 1932.
46. Marjorie Wiletta5 Shropshire (Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma October 12, 1912. Marjorie died July 27, 1974 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 61 years of age. Her body was interred in Richmond, Indiana..
She married Glenn Robinson Swindell in Unknown, March 23, 1935. Glenn was born in Somerville, Morgen, Alabama January 3, 1912. Glenn was the son of Samuel A. Swindell and Hettie P. Robinson. Glenn died 1994 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 82 years of age.
Marjorie Wiletta Shropshire and Glenn Robinson Swindell had the following children:
53 i. Carol Jean6 Swindell was born March 11, 1937.
+ 54 ii. Glenn Robinson Swindell, Jr. was born July 16, 1942.
47. Flake Avanelle5 Shropshire (Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Longview, Gregg County, Texas, February 10, 1915. Flake died December 27, 2000 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at 85 years of age. Her body was interred December 30, 2000. Her body is interred at Forest Park-Lawndale, Houston, Texas.
She married Homer Hill Jenkins in Unknown. Homer was born in Austin, Texas October 21, 1914. Homer died January 15, 1954 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 39 years of age. His body was interred at Forest Park-Lawndale, Houston, Texas December 27, 2000.
Flake Avanelle Shropshire and Homer Hill Jenkins had the following children:
+ 55 i. Joyce Flake6 Jenkins was born September 16, 1948.
56 ii. Janell Sue Jenkins was born in Houston, Harris, Texas. September 1, 1951. .
49. Samuel George5 Shropshire (Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma April 10, 1918. Samuel died December 30, 2000 in Temple, Texas, at 82 years of age.
He married twice. He married Orvia Marie Proctor in Richland Springs, Texas, December 25, 1941. Orvia was born in Miles, Texas April 30, 1921. Orvia is the daughter of Jason (N) Proctor and Fannie May Balkum.
He married Emma Lou Proctor in Belton, Texas, December 11, 1978. Emma was born in Miles, Texas July 10, 1932. Emma is the daughter of Jason (N) Proctor and Fannie May Balkum.
Samuel's occupation: Retired: Minister-Teacher. Samuel was divorced from Orvia Marie Proctor in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Samuel George Shropshire and Orvia Marie Proctor had the following children:
57 i. Ruby Kathleen6 Shropshire was born in Brownwood, Texas January 1, 1943. She married David Selden Beach in Vienna, Virginia, February 14, 1984. David was born in Pittsburg, Pa. April 1, 1955. David is the son of George Albright Beach and Jane Adel Selden.
+ 58 ii. Kenneth David Shropshire was born August 17, 1944.
50. Kenneth Rush5 Shropshire (Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma December 30, 1919. Kenneth died May 20, 1998 in Belton, Bell County, Texas, at 78 years of age.
He married Annie Maud Cass in Georgetown, Texas, August 29, 1947. Annie was born in Belton, Texas March 19, 1925. Annie is the daughter of Robert Neal Cass and Maude Lee Lusk.
Kenneth's occupation: Retired: South West Bell Telephone Company, Temple, Texas..
Kenneth Rush Shropshire and Annie Maud Cass had the following children:
+ 59 i. Karen Ann6 Shropshire was born November 1, 1948.
60 ii. James Ernest Shropshire was born in Belton, Texas November 25, 1953. r..
61 iii. Alan Rush Shropshire was born in Belton, Texas March 4, 1955.
Sixth Generation
51. Vernon Henry6 Drewa, Jr. (Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas January 17, 1930.
He married Beverly Gail Wren in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, June 9, 1954. Beverly was born in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas February 2, 1936. Beverly is the daughter of Gerald Craig Wren and Edith Wilson Turner.
Vernon's occupation: Retired: Naval Intelligence Officer, USN & Federal Aviation Administration Manager.. He resides in Keller, Tarrant Co., Texas 76248.
Vernon Henry Drewa, Jr. and Beverly Gail Wren had the following children:
+ 62 i. Karen Lynn7 Drewa was born January 10, 1956.
+ 63 ii. Danna Beverly Drewa was born September 13, 1957.
+ 64 iii. Kristi Loraine Drewa was born May 17, 1960.
52. Robert Wayne6 Drewa (Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas April 28, 1932.
He married Betty Laverne Conwell in Granbury, Texas., August 14, 1951. Betty was born in Munday, Knox Co., Tx. November 27, 1933. Betty is the daughter of Floyd and Pearl C. Conwell.
Robert Wayne Drewa and Betty Laverne Conwell had the following children:
+ 65 i. Robert Wayne7 Drewa, Jr. was born July 17, 1952.
+ 66 ii. Scherie Darlene Drewa was born January 1, 1955.
+ 67 iii. Debra Kay Drewa was born July 26, 1956.
54. Glenn Robinson6 Swindell, Jr. (Marjorie Wiletta5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Nashville, Tennessee July 16, 1942.
He married Susan Lee Straith-Miller in Indianapolis, Indiana, June 21, 1969. Susan was born in Unknown August 5, 1944. Susan Lee Straith-Miller Swindell Susan graduated Indiana University School of Medicine in 1969 and is an emergency room Physician.
Glenn's occupation: Dentist. Glenn was divorced from Susan Lee Straith-Miller in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1993. Glenn Jr., graduated from Texas A & M. . He also graduated from the Indiana school of Dentistry in 1969.
Glenn Robinson Swindell, Jr. and Susan Lee Straith-Miller had the following children:
68 i. Jennifer Lee7 Swindell was born August 7, 1975.
69 ii. Christy Ann Swindell was born August 17, 1976.
55. Joyce Flake6 Jenkins (Flake Avanelle5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born September 16, 1948.
She married twice. She married Charles Thomas Miller in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Charles was born in Unknown. She married Thomas Vernon Tubbs January 30, 1973. Thomas was born in Houston, Harris, Texas.
Joyce was divorced from Charles Thomas Miller in , 1972. Joyce Flake Jenkins Tubbs Joyce was married to Charles Thomas Miller August 6, 1967. Joyce married Thomas Vernon Tubbs, Jan 30, 1973. Jason Douglas Tubbs was born Sept 9, 1973 in Houston, Harris Co. Texas.
Joyce Flake Jenkins and Charles Thomas Miller had the following child:
+ 70 i. Jocelyn Michele7 Miller was born May 30, 1968.
Joyce Flake Jenkins and Thomas Vernon Tubbs had the following child:
71 ii. Jason Douglas Tubbs was born September 9, 1973. .
58. Kenneth David6 Shropshire (Samuel George5, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Houston, Harris, Texas August 17, 1944.
He married Patsy Lee Frazier in Unknown, September 4, 1965. Patsy was born in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas December 18, 1945. Patsy is the daughter of Milton Patterson Frazier and Betty Lee Mills
Kenneth's occupation: Retired USAF Major and currently, a Computer System Analyst..
Kenneth David Shropshire and Patsy Lee Frazier had the following children:
72 i. Susan Diane7 Shropshire was born in Havre, Montana November 10, 1971.
73 ii. Jason David Shropshire was born in Aurora, Arapaho, Colorado September 25, 1977.
74 iii. Amy Christine Shropshire was born in Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland August 19, 1980. .
59. Karen Ann6 Shropshire (Kenneth Rush5, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Belton, Texas November 1, 1948.
She married twice. She married Tim Holt in Hawkins County, Tennessee, January 23, 1969. Tim was born in Hardtner, Kansas September 16, 1948. Karen and Tim were divorced: date not known. She married Steven Durbin in Belton, Texas, March 12, 1988. .
Karen Ann Shropshire and Tim Holt had the following children:
75 i. Kristan Kay7 Holt was born September 24, 1973. She married William Scott Patterson in San Antonio, Texas., June 3, 1995. William was born November 1, 1970.
+ 76 ii. Brenna Kelli Holt was born May 30, 1975.
Seventh Generation
62. Karen Lynn7 Drewa (Vernon Henry6, Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Bainbridge, Cecil Co., (Elkton), Md. January 10, 1956.
She married twice. She married James Randall James in Hurst, Tarrant County. Texas, January 4, 1975. Randy was born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. Randy James was the first husband of Karen Lynn Drewa Skrasek.
She married John Joseph Skrasek III. in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, May 15, 1982. John was born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas September 14, 1945. John is the son of John Skrasek Jr. and Helena Angela Polinski. He married Delores Long in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, August 1967.
Karen Lynn Drewa and John Joseph Skrasek III. had the following children:
77 i. Jason Craig8 Skrasek was born November 16, 1977. .
78 ii. Joey Lynn Skrasek was born August 23, 1979.
63. Danna Beverly7 Drewa (Vernon Henry6, Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas September 13, 1957.
She married John David Elliott in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, August 27, 1981. John was born in Vandalia, Illinois December 7, 1939. John is the son of Bernard V. Elliott and Bessie Oner Skinner.
Danna was divorced from John David Elliott in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, March 27, 1996.
Danna Beverly Drewa and John David Elliott had the following children:
79 i. Brittney Gail8 Elliott was born September 22, 1985.
80 ii. Brooke Danielle Elliott was born February 19, 1990.
64. Kristi Loraine7 Drewa (Vernon Henry6, Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Bellville, Austin, Texas May 17, 1960.
She married twice. She married Dale Childers 1984. Dale was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Dale Childers Dale was the first husband of Kristi L. Drewa.
She married Randall Wade Lucas in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, October 20, 1988. Randall was born in Luling, Caldwell County, Texas December 26, 1955.
Kristi was divorced from Dale Childers in Tarrant County, Texas, 1987.
Kristi Loraine Drewa and Randall Wade Lucas had the following children:
81 i. Natalie Rachael8 Lucas was born December 31, 1991.
82 ii. Sarah Marie Lucas was born April 23, 1996.
83 iii. Josuha Randall Lucas was born April 23, 1996.
84 iv. Amanda Dawn Lucas was born April 23, 1996.
85 v. Mark Everett Lucas was born February 3, 1998.
65. Robert Wayne7 Drewa, Jr. (Robert Wayne6, Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born July 17, 1952.
He married twice. He married Charlotte Louise Russell in Irving, Dallas County, Texas. Charlotte was born in Not Known. Charlotte Louise Russell Drewa Charlotte was Robert Wayne Drewa Jr's. first wife.
He married Sherry Kay Mcferrin 1987. Sherry was born in Sherman, Texas July 23, 1954. She married an unknown person.
Robert was divorced from Charlotte Louise Russell in Irving, Dallas County, Texas.
Robert Wayne Drewa, Jr. and Charlotte Louise Russell had the following child:
+ 86 i. Chad Russell8 Drewa was born September 11, 1973.
66. Scherie Darlene7 Drewa (Robert Wayne6, Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born January 1, 1955.
She married twice. She married Mark Oesch in 1973. Mark was the first husband of Scherie Drewa.
She married Michael Poteet in February 18,1995.
Scherie Darlene Drewa and Mark Oesch had the following child:
87 i. Brian Christopher8 Oesch was born in August 23, 1973. He married Amy Thorp in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 24, 1999.
67. Debra Kay7 Drewa (Robert Wayne6, Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in July 26, 1956.
She married James Walter Lobb in Irving, Dallas County, Texas, August 24, 1978. James was born in Irving, Dallas County, Texas September 24, 1950.
Debra Kay Drewa and James Walter Lobb had the following children:
+ 88 i. Tiffany Lynn8 Lobb was born May 17, 1974.
89 ii. Brandy Dawn Lobb was born August 7, 1979.
90 iii. Kristin Michelle Lobb was born July 11, 1984.
70. Jocelyn Michele7 Miller (Joyce Flake6 Jenkins, Flake Avanelle5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in. May 30, 1968.
She married James William Malone in Houston, Texas, April 10, 1987.
Jocelyn was divorced from James William Malone in Houston, Texas, 1992.
Jocelyn Michele Miller and James William Malone had the following children:
91 i. James William8 Malone III was born in November 6, 1989.
92 ii. Jacqueline Nicole Malone was born in September 30, 1991.
76. Brenna Kelli7 Holt (Karen Ann6 Shropshire, Kenneth Rush5, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in May 30, 1975.
She married Unknown Michael.
Brenna Kelli Holt and Unknown Michael had the following child:
93 i. Peighton8 Michael was born in November 10, 1997.
Eighth Generation
86. Chad Russell8 Drewa (Robert Wayne7, Robert Wayne6, Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born in Irving, Dallas County, Texas September 11, 1973. Chad died September 27, 2000 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas, at 27 years of age. His body was interred September 29, 2000 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas.
He married Vanessa Wallace in Irving, Dallas County, Texas, December 21, 1996.
Chad Russell Drewa and Vanessa Wallace had the following children:
94 i. Megham Elaine9 Drewa was born in December 2, 1997.
95 ii. Ryan Jared Russell Drewa was born in December 2, 1999.
88. Tiffany Lynn8 Lobb (Debra Kay7 Drewa, Robert Wayne6, Juanita Maxine5 Shropshire, Samuel Garfield4, Margaret "Maggie" Branch3 Tucker, Esther2 Mercer, Thomas1) was born May 17, 1974.
She married Kyle N. Wallace in Southfork Ranch, Dallas, Texas, January 25, 1997.
Tiffany Lynn Lobb and Kyle N. Wallace had the following child:
96 i. Jayden9 Wallace was born January 25, 2000.