Descendants of Thomas Amis Sr. 

 

 First Generation  

 

       1.  Thomas (Sr.)¹ Amis was born in:  Of Radnor, Cheshire, England 1610. 

       He married an unknown person.       

         Thomas (Sr.) Amis had the following child:  

    +      2      i. Thomas (Jr.)² Amis was born 1645.  

 

 Second Generation  

 

       2.  Thomas (Jr.)² Amis (Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in France 1645.  Thomas died 1697 in Manakin, Goochland County, Virginia, at 52 years of age.   

       He married an unknown person.  The AMIS  family were French Huguenots who fled from France to England after the massacre of the Hugenots in Paris on the night of St. Bartholomew's Day, August 24, 1572.  Later members of the family came to America.  A Thomas AMIS was in Upper Norfolk County, Virginia in 1638.  In 1678, a Thomas AMIS owned land in Gloucester County, Virginia.  Louis AMIS born 1670 was probably the son of the latter Thomas AMIS.  

       Thomas (Jr.) Amis had the following child:  

    +      3      i. Louis³ Amis was born 1670. 

 

 Third Generation  

 

       3.  Louis³ Amis (Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Manakin Towne, Virginia 1670.  Louis died 1750 at 80 years of age.   

       He married an unknown person in Manakin, Virginia, before 1700.  Louis AMIS was one of the Founders of Manakintown, Virginia in 1699. It is not known who nor when married (THE HUGUENOT, No. 4, pp. 34, 35).  He and his wife had at least two children. Came to America in 1689 as a Huguenot.  

       Louis Amis had the following children:  

    +      4      i. Anne⁴ Amis was born before 1726, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

    +      5     ii. Thomas (III) Amis was born 1694.   

 

 Fourth Generation  

 

       4.  Anne⁴ Amis (Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born before 1726, the first event for which there is a recorded date.  Anne died 1753 in Essex County, Virginia.   

       She married twice.  She married Col. Samuel Smith.  Col. died 1736 in Essex County, Virginia.  She married an unknown person 1726.

        Anne Amis and Col. Samuel Smith had the following child:  

            6      i. Col. Samuel (Jr.)⁵ Smith was born in Essex County, Virginia December 3, 1729.  Col. died October 6, 1800 in Granville County, North Carolina, at 70 years of age.  He married Mary Webb in Essex County, Virginia, May 1761.  Mary was born October 18, 1740.  Mary died November 27, 1827 in Granville County, North Carolina, at 87 years of age.   

       5.  Thomas (III)⁴ Amis (Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Middlesex, Virginia 1694.  Thomas died 1764 in North Carolina, at 70 years of age.   

       He married Rachel Daniel in Middlesex County, Virginia, November 14, 1722.  Rachel was born in Middlesex County, Virginia October 14, 1704.  Rachel was the daughter of James Daniel and Margaret Vivion.  Rachel died 1784 in Middlesex, Virginia, at 79 years of age.  

       Thomas (III) Amis and Rachel Daniel had the following children:  

    +      7      i. John⁵ Amis was born August 20, 1724.

            8     ii. Thomas (Jr) Amis was born in England 1726.  Thomas died November 20, 1797 in Halifax County, North Carolina, at 71 years of age.  He married Miss Bennehan.   Information from  "Memories and Records of Eastern North Carolina,"  p. 139 by Mary Meeks Lambeth. No records of any descendants from this union.

            9    iii. Frances Amis was born in England 1728.  She married Thomas Wilburne.  Thomas was born in England 1724.  No additional records located on this family.

          10    iv. Mary Amis was born in North Carolina 1730.

          11     v. Thomas Amis was born in North Carolina 1732.  Thomas died November 20, 1797 in Northampton, North Carolina, at 65 years of age.  His body was interred November 20, 1797 in Halifax, North Carolina.

 

 Fifth Generation  

 

       7.  John⁵ Amis (Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Middlesex County, Virginia August 20, 1724.  John died February 18, 1764 in Northampton County, North Carolina, at 39 years of age.  His body was interred 1764 in Northampton County, North Carolina.   

       He married Mary Dillard in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1743.  Mary was born in Middlesex County, Virginia September 28, 1726.  Mary was the daughter of Edward Dillard and Martha Alding.  Mary died after 1764 in North Carolina.   

       He was baptized in Middlesex County, Virginia, August 20, 1724. Religion: religion unknown.  John was baptized at Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia on August 20, 1724 ( Parish Register, p. 115): John Amis and his family removed to Northampton County, North Carolina where he died.  His will in Northampton County, dated August 1764 in The Huguenot, No. 5, p. 68: In the name of God, Amen, I John AMIS of Northhampton County being sick and weak of body, but of perfect sense and memory, praise be to Almighty God for the same, do make, constitute and ordain this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form following: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Amis two negroes, vizt.: Nan and Joseph, which is all the estate I intend for him. I give and bequeath to my son William Amis, my land and plantation at the death of my wife or marriage, to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary, one negro girl named Phebe, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my daughter Frances, one negro girl named Sue to her and her heirs forever.  I give to my daughter Rachel, one negro girl, named Bet, to her and her heirs forever. I  give to my daughter Margaret, one negro girl, named Rachel, to her and her heirs forever. I give  to my daughter Rebecca, one negro girl, named Jane and ten pounds, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my daughter Nancy, one negro girl named Esther to her and her heirs forever. I give to my son William, one negro boy named John, to him and his heirs forever. My will and desire is that if either of my children die before they come of age or marry, viz.:  Mary, Frances, William, Rachel, Margaret, Rebecca and Nancy, that part of my estate to be equally divided between the survivor or survivors of them. I lend to my loving wife Mary, the remainder of my estate during her life or widowhood to pay off my just debts and to support and educate my six youngest children. My will is at the death of my wife for the remainder of my estate to be equally divided among my seven youngest children, vizt.: Mary, Frances, William, Rachel, Margaret, Rebecca and Nancy. I appoint my loving wife Mary my executor to this my last will and testament. Witness I have affixed my hand an seal this eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-four. John Amis and a seal In presence of us: Thomas Wilburne Thomas Amis Edmund Griffin Northampton County August Court 1764 The within written will of John Amis, deceased, was exhibited in Court and proved by oath of Thomas Wlburne and Edmund Griffin, two of the subscribing witnesses, At the same time Mary Amis qualified Executrix thereof, which on motion was ordered to be certified and recorded.

       John Amis and Mary Dillard had the following children:  

          12      i. Annie⁶ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

    +    13     ii. Thomas IV Amis was born January 1, 1743/1744.

          14    iii. Mary Amis was born 1746.

          15    iv. Frances Amis was born 1748.  She married Leonard Goodman.

          16     v. William Amis was born 1750.  He married Susannah Welborn.  Susannah is the daughter of Mr. Welborn and Susan Welborn.

          17    vi. Rachel Amis was born 1752.  She married John Field.

          18   vii. Margaret Amis was born 1754.

          19 viii. Rebecca Amis was born 1756.  She married George Webb.

          20    ix. Nancy Amis was born 1758.  She married Daniel Shipman.  

 

 Sixth Generation  

 

       13.  Thomas IV⁶ Amis (John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Isle of Wright, Virginia January 1, 1743/1744.  Thomas died December 4, 1797 in Ebbing Springs Community, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 53 years of age.   

       He married twice.  He married Alice Gale in Isle of Wright, Virginia,  January 27, 1763.  Alice was born in Isle of Wright, Virginia December 23, 1744.  Alice was the daughter of Thomas Whitney Gale and Mary Marshall Griffith.  Alice died November 22, 1784 in Ebbing Springs Community, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 39 years of age.  He married Lucy Haynes May 26, 1787.  Lucy was born in Halifax, North Carolina April 28, 1761.  Lucy was the daughter of Francis Bythell Haynes and Ann Smith.  Lucy died December 17, 1818 at 57 years of age.   

I photographed this burial location in May 1999. It is at only one of two - Ebbing and Flowing - springs in the world. /Vernon Drewa/  

The Thomas Amis home, built in 1781 in Rogersville, Tennessee is still standing.  I photographed it in May 1999. /s/ Vernon Drewa. 

 The home; which  also served as an Inn, tavern, store, school, distillery, post office and fort. It is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Thomas and Alice came to what is now Hawkins County, Tennessee in 1781, then Sullivan County, North Carolina, after the Revolutionary War.  At the mouth of Big Creek River, he built a stone house on a thousand acres granted him by the government.  A store, blacksmith shop, distillery, saw and gristmill, and a palisade to guard against Cherokee assaults were constructed.  A post office, school and church to be added later.   

Amis opened and Inn and operated a tavern which became public stage stop-over for many notables such as Andres Jackson, Governor John Sevier, the elder Michaux, and Bishop Francis Asbury.  The good Bishop noted in his journal that he spent the night at Amis Tavern was well entertained for his money, but that he rebuked Amis for bragging about how much money he made off of his brew.  Evidently the two engaged in some heated debates, for Asbury commented that "it was out of necessity and not choice that he was there."  

According to the writings of Dr. George E. Mellon of the University of Tennessee, "In his day, Thomas Amis was a man both of substance and official distinction." During the Revolutionary War, on December 22, 1776, he was commissioned Commissary for the Third Regiment, North Carolina Continental Troops, under Colonel Jethro Sumners, and given the rank of Captain.   

In Volume 2, page 586, North Carolina Colonial Records, by Saunders, Amis wrote to his Excellency, "I have been the only acting commissioner and have supplied all the troops since the departure of our Army northward.  Have already mortgaged my own property for the loan of a few hundred pounds."  

Amis requested Bladen County, North Carolina in the Provincial Congress in 1776, and in 1788-89, represented Hawkins County, North Carolina/Tennessee where his votes were in favor of separation.  In 1786, while trading in the west (Natchez, Mississippi.) his boat was confiscated on the river by the Spanish Commandant, and despite a letter of strong opposition from Amis, evidently never returned to it's rightful owner.  In 1787 Thomas married, second, Lucy Haynes, daughter of Frances and Anna Haynes.  Thomas Amis Will was the first one ever recorded in Hawkins County, Tennessee.  He and both wives are buried in Amis Cemetery near the stone house in which they resided, three miles above Rogersville, Tennessee. ( In May 1999, Vernon Drewa, a descendant of Thomas, photographed the old rock home, which was added onto in 1840. It is approximately 1.5 miles south of Rogersville, sitting on a hill on the east side of the road.) Will of William Amis: Page 3, dated December 30, 1809.  Mediating on the uncertainties of life, I make this my last Will and Testament. I bequeath my soul to the mercy of my maker Almighty God and bequeath my worldly estate in the manner following;  I bequeath to my beloved brother James Amis my negro boy Frank, also what is now coming to me in the State of Kentucky, I bequeath to my dear beloved sister Nancy, my negro girl Milly, and I wish my brother Haynes Amis, Exec., to settle my affairs and do bequeath Daph and Joe to him for his trouble, my brother Haynes Amis and should the debts due me not discharge what I justly owe, I wish the negroe’s to be hired out until there is money collected to discharge same.  Given under my hand and seal this Thirtieth day of December, 1809.  Wm. Amis (seal). 

In the presence of;  Peter Burum (/), Jurat Jas Cox, Jno. T. Rogers, Jurat. Thomas and Mary Gale were mentioned as witnesses in a number of Isle of Wright County, Virginia Deeds.  

Thomas Gale's will, naming his children and Alice as the youngest (Isle of Wright County, Virginia, Will Book, 6, page 530) was dated January 1, 1760: recorded February 7, 1760.  John Marshall's will in Isle of Wright County., Virginia ( Will Book 7, Page 433, dated April 11, 1760: recorded October 2, 1766), named the children of Thomas Gale as his grandchildren. Thomas Amis represented Bladen County, North Carolina in the Provincial Congress, April 4, 1776. which met at Halifax ( COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, by Saunders, Vol. 10, pp. 499, 500.) He was commissioned commissary (with rank of Captain), December 23, 1776, for the Third Regiment, North Carolina Troops, Jethro Sumners, Colonel, and mortgaged his own property to purchase supplies for the army.. He and his family were driven from their home by the enemy.  He was Superintendent of Commissary for the Wilmington District, also. He was a charter member of the Society of Cincinnati in North Carolina. Though he inherited little from his father, the following account from "Hawkins County, Tennessee Miscellaneous Records," pp. 1, 2, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, shows that he became a man of property and position in the community.  In 1781, Thomas Amis and his family removed to the present Hawkins County, Tennessee ( then Sullivan County, North County.) where he built a stone house at the mouth of Big Creek River, about four miles west of Rogersville. He operated a tavern, distillery, church, school, forge, post office and a store.  He was a delegate to the Franklin Congress 1784-88,  but nonetheless ran for the North Carolina Senate in 1787. He was defeated that year, but was elected as a member from Hawkins County, North Carolina in 1788 and in 1789.  In 1786, he was trading in the far west (Natchez, Miss.);  his boat was seized by the Spanish Commandant at Natchez in June 1786 and confiscated.  Alice Gale Amis died in Hawkins County, Tennessee.  

The following is an English translation of Thomas Amis passport.  I have a copy of the original, which is in Spanish. /Vernon Drewa/  

"Dr. Charles de Grand Pre. Lieut. Colonel of his Majesty Army’s Capt. of the First Company of Grenadiers, of the Louisiana Regiment of Infantry, Commander Civil and Military of Fort Natches and its district. Permit Mr. Thomas Amis, his son John Amis and two Negroes belonging to them, and the named William Fletcher to pass into North Carolina to there familys.  I desire and charge they may be permitted to pass Unmolested as the said Mr. Amis, has while his stay here, Behaved himself as a Gentleman and a man of the Strickist honor.  Given under my hand this 29th of Augt. 1786. /Signed/ Charles deGrand Pre.

I certify this to be a true translation taken from the Spanish on the other side by me. /Signed/  Stephen Minor 29 Augt 1786.  

The aforementioned document has been transcribed exactly the way it was written..  /s/ Vernon Drewa

 

WILL OF  "THOMAS AMIS" HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE

 

 In the name of God, I, Thomas Amis of the State of Tennessee ad County of Hawkins, known that it is ordained for all men to die, and being sick and weak, but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following (viz.): First, I bequeath my soul to Almighty God, fully believing in His almighty, wise providence and mercy to all His children, after this life to rest in peace, and as to worldly goods and chattels that He has been pleased to put in my care in this life, I dispose of in manner and form following: Item:   I give and bequeath unto my wife Lucy, all my case in hand at my decease with all my stock of every kind and species, also, all my plantation tools and utentsials including wagons etc.  and all my household and kitchen furniture of every kind, and all the present crop of all sorts whatever to her and her heirs forever.  I also lend to my said wife all my land on Big Creek containing three hundred and fifty acres in three tracts, including the place whereon I now live: also, the tract of land whereon Patty Brooks now lives,  containing two hundred acres adjoining the land my son Willis lives on, with my tools and utentsials there unto belonging, and my smith's tools, all of which said loan I lend her during the time she remains my widow, and at her death or marriage, I give to my son Haynes Amis, and his heirs forever. I give to my son John Amis, what may be recovered from the cargo seized from me by the Spanish Commandant at Fort Natchez in June 1786. I also give him the tract of land he now lives on adjoining the town of Rogersville and lying the east side of the main road, also the lower part of my six hundred and forty acre tract of land to be laid off by a line to run square with the upper end of the above tract he now lives on, to him and his heirs forever, I give unto my son Willis Amis, the upper part of my six hundred and forty acre tract of land, it being the balance of that I gave my son John, in the same tract. I give unto my son Lincoln Amis, the five lots in the town of Rogersville which I purchased of Daniel Hamlin.  I also give him all my land lying on the west side of the main road and adjoining the town of Rorgersville. I give upon my son Thomas Gale Amis, all the certificates by me funded in the Continental Loan Office in North Carolina the 22nd. of August 1791, number 106, amounting to twenty-one hundred and sixty-two dollars and forty cents, to him and his heirs forever. My will is that the rest of my estate consisting of slaves, bonds, notes, judgements, book accounts etc., shall be equally divided between my wife Lucy, and all my children except Thomas Gale Amis and Haynes Amis, as I consider their legacies to be equal other ways with the rest of my children.  Also the following deductions to be made: It is my will and desire that my friends, John Rhea, Col.  James Armstrong, William Armstrong Esq., Joseph McMinn Esq., and William Howard ( surveyor), or a majority of them do make the division of the above mentioned slaves, bonds, notes, judgements, book accounts etc., such divisions when made to be made in Court which shall stand good in law, and, if any of my children shall die without leaving lawful heirs, then I will their legacy to be equally divided amongst those of my children who have a share in the last mentioned legacy of slaves, bonds, notes book accounty etc., or their lawful representatives. It is also my will and desire that my library of all my books be kept together for the use of my school, and lastly, I do appoint my wife Lucy, my executrix, to this my last will and testament, revoking all other will or wills by me made.  In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven. Signed and sealed in presence of THOMAS AMIS Milton Ford Isaac Lambert James Herbert Irwin Spencer Ball Hawkins County Tennessee Register of Wills, Vol. I. 1797-1886.

 

                                         THE AMIS STONE HOUSE By Dr. George E. Mellon Of The University of Tennessee.

 

Some three miles above Rogersville, on the old stage road is one of the ancient stone house of East Tennessee.  Its antiquity dates back almost 134 years. In fine state of preservation, it has remained for four generations in the family that founded it, being now occupied by Mr. William Amis a septuagenarian.  Before Spencer County was established by the State of Franklin, and later became Hawkins County of the State of North Carolina, this land mark had an existence.  Thomas AMIS, the projector and builder, not only made it a home surrounded by board acres, but fashioned about him all the requirements needful for a secure and prosperous frontier settlement. Blacksmith shop, store, distillery, saw and grist mill, and a palisade of guard against Cherokee assaults--------what more could be necessary for comfortable living! It because, of course, a public stop when immigration surged southward and westward.   Andre Michaux, eminent French traveler and naturalist, speaks in his diary of having stopped there in 1793.  A school and a church were useful community additions. The name AMIS betrays a French origin and in Ramsey's Annals is spelled according to pronunciation, AMY.  This Phelan's "Tennessee" follows.  In his day, Thomas was a man of both substance and official distinction.  Twice married and the father of fourteen ( fifteen ) children,  he deserved further consideration as a patriot.  In 1789, he was the representative of Hawkins in the North Carolina state legislature. He was both courageous and humorous, as the following incidents recorded by Ramsey show: With the fall of the State of Franklin, North Carolina passed an act of oblivion and pardon for the benefit of all participants except its Governor, John Sevier.  Not withstanding, Greene County sent Sevier to the legislature as her Senator.  In the debate on the resolution introduced to remove the disabilities of the arch insurgent, Amis espoused warly the cause of Sevier and pushed it to a successful conclusion. The opponent of Sevier was his relentless enemy,  Col. John Tipton of Washington County.  In presenting amnesty, Amis gave offense to Tipton, whose resentment brought about a near difficulty. It required the good part of an evening to reconcile the disputants. In the midst of negotiations,  James Roddy, a Greene representative, took occasion to rebuke his Hawkins colleague.  He urged that more mildness of language should have been used, and that instead of irritating the gentleman from Washington, soothe his feelings.  The next day when debate was continued, for the sake of peace and dignity, Roddy took the place of Amis in discussion.  He got scarcely under headway before Tipton showed greater grievance than on the ay preceding.  In his fury, he sprang at Roddy and gripped him by the throat, thereupon, Amis shouted to Roddy, "Soothe him Colonel. Soothe him " !.  The separation of the combatants was followed by a challenge to a deadly conflict, which was narrowly averted by friendly interposition.  The end of all was that Sevier's disqualitins were removed and soon afterwards he became the first congressman from the then west. The stone house is now owned by William Amis who father before him was owner and occupant, as likewise his grandfather, Haynes Amis, son of the original owner.  The present occupant has no dates earlier than 1783.  An old ledger supplies these, giving bills of lumber sold for successive years.  The house was evidently built as a place of defense.  It is forty-six feet in length by sixteen in breadth, with walls a thickness of eighteen inches.  The stone shows no mark of chisel, yet the walls are smooth.  The cellar is as nice as the outside walls, and eight or ten feet to the ceiling.  It has approaches from within and without.  Door and window facings, very heavy, are of solid oak.  The doors are notable for their strength, being double hinged in the middle and long hinges above and below...Heavy bolts at the top of the doors give evidence of having been made in the blacksmith shop.  The house was only one story and a half, when William Amis's father in 1846 framed a full upper story. From the progenitor the AMIS blood is interwoven in the warp and woof of Hawkins County History.  A son-in-law was Joseph Rogers, a native of Ireland. Settling upon lands secured through his marriage to Mary Amis, he gave his name to the county seat and was a merchant within the village.   A long time partner of Rogers was James Hagan, a fellow Irishman who married another Amis heiress, Rachell.  A daughter of Joseph and Mary Roger, Alice became the wife of Stockley Donelson Mitchell, a name long associated with Hawkins. Graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1815, he was for many years a county and state official, bank president and periodical publisher. He is credited with having published not only the "Calvinistic Magazine", but the "Railroad Advocate", the first publication exclusively devoted to the fostering of railroad construction. A worthy living descendant among others is Dr. Joseph Walker of Rogersville, who has attained his 86 years with mental facilities acute.  As another precious heirloom the Amis stone house remains from out of the distant past. (From  "The Knoxville Tennessee Journal and Tribune" about 1917/18; reprinted in The HUGUENOT, 1929, No. 4, pp. 32, 33.)  

Martha Amis Coakley, daughter of John Carl Amis Jr., inherited the house, but now lives in Florida. The compiler visited the property several years ago, but was not invited inside the house, was told just to look over the grounds as much as she desired. Thomas Amis and both of his wives were buried in the family Cemetery near the Stone House. The dates on Alice Gale Amis stone are incorrect.  

       Thomas IV Amis and Alice Gale had the following children:  

    +    21      i. Tabitha⁷ Amis was born October 12, 1764.

    +    22     ii. Francis Amis was born April 15, 1766.

    +    23    iii. Mary Amis was born August 22, 1768.

          24    iv. Elizabeth Amis was born in Bladen County, North Carolina October 5, 1770.  Elizabeth died November 17, 1776 at 6 years of age.  She married William Armstrong.  William was born 1766.

    +    25     v. John Amis was born April 5, 1773.

          26    vi. Rachel Amis was born in Bladen County, North Carolina December 8, 1774.  Rachel died August 12, 1820 at 45 years of age.  She married James Hagen.  James was born 1770.

          27   vii. William (Willis) Amis was born in Bladen, North Carolina January 20, 1777.  William died after 1818.  He married Elizabeth Besty Bolling.  Elizabeth was born in Bladen, North Carolina 1781.  William remained unmarried.  His will was dated December 30, 1809.

          28 viii. Lincoln Amis was born in Bladen County, North Carolina November 3, 1778.  Lincoln died 1868 at 89 years of age.  He married Ann Nicholson June 2, 1810.  Ann was born 1778.

    +    29    ix. Alice Gale Amis was born February 24, 1780.

          30      x. Thomas Gale Amis was born July 10, 1782.  Thomas died 1818 in Enroute to Cuba, at 35 years of age.  Thomas Gale Amis: According to the will of his stepmother, he left heirs.  A document, dated 1803, stated, "Thomas G. Amis of Hawkins Co., Tennessee... present resident in the town of Basseterre and Island of Guadeloupe, Devisee of Thomas Amis Senior, deceased, of the county and state aforesaid..."29 July 1803, appoints William Amis of Northampton County, North Carolina, attorney to receive any dividends, shares of interest ... which may be due said Thomas G. Amis, as devisee. " (From Stack file.  C. R. 071.928.7 Misc. category Northampton County, Manuscript Section, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, N.C. )

          31    xi. Penelope Amis was born in Hawkins, Tennessee October 10, 1784.  Penelope died March 28, 1785 in Hawkins, Tennessee, at less than one year of age.    

       Thomas IV Amis and Lucy Haynes had the following children:  

          32   xii. Haynes Amis was born February 17, 1788.  Haynes died 1848 at 60 years of age.  He married Mary Howell.

    +    33 xiii. James Amis was born November 6, 1790.

          34 xiv. Nancy Amis was born October 29, 1793.  Nancy died August 29, 1834 in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, at 40 years of age.  She married English Jesse Howell in Hawkins County, Tennessee, October 29, 1813.  Information on Nancy Amis Howell contributed by Mrs. Laura G. Bailey who stated that they had several children, but did not identify them.  

 

 Seventh Generation  

 

       21.  Tabitha⁷ Amis (Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Bladen County, North Carolina October 12, 1764.  Tabitha died February 13, 1832 at 67 years of age.   

       She married Capt. John Ned Cox in Sullivan County, North Carolina, later Hawkins County, Tenn., July 20, 1784.  Capt. was born in Baltimore, Maryland March 28, 1758.  Capt. was the son of John (Sr.) Cox.  Capt. died November 5, 1798 at 40 years of age.  Capt. John lived on a farm on the south side of the Holston River, near Rogersville, Tennessee. Although he died at 40 years of age, he had accumulated a responsible fortune in land and slaves.  (records on this family from Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Treasure Island, Florida, published in "Bulletin of Watauga Association of Genealogists", Vol. 11, pp. 47 - 51.): John and Tabitha had eight children.  

       Tabitha Amis and Capt. John Ned Cox had the following children:  

    +    35      i. Edward⁸ Cox was born September 25, 1785.

    +    36     ii. James Cox was born December 10, 1786.

    +    37    iii. Gale Cox was born March 18, 1788.

          38    iv. Thomas Cox was born 1791.  Thomas died August 21, 1826 at 35 years of age.  Thomas was unmarried - information is from his tombstone in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

    +    39     v. Alice Cox was born 1792.

    +    40    vi. John Cox was born March 11, 1794.

    +    41   vii. Frances Cox was born May 18, 1796.

    +    42 viii. Elizabeth Cox was born June 5, 1798.   

       22.  Francis⁷ Amis (Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Bladen County, North Carolina April 15, 1766.  Francis died April 27, 1857 in Grainger County, Tennessee, at 91 years of age.  Her body was interred 1857 in Grainger County, Tennessee.   

       She married Richard Grantham April 4, 1785.  Richard was born in Dobbs County, North Carolina March 16, 1754.  Richard was the son of John Grantham and Ann Not known.  Richard died June 22, 1846 in Grainger County, Tennessee, at 92 years of age.  Richard Grantham served in the American Revolution ( "Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Tennessee", page 164) He was allowed a pension for his service, 21 August 1832.   His widow was allowed a pension 14 October, 1846 in Grainger County, Tennessee. Fances Amis Grantham, her daughter Penelope and son James were listed in the 1850 Grainger County, Census, page 19. Richard and Frances ( Amis ) Grantham had thirteen children ( Their bible record, contributed by Millard Miles, Santa Rosa, California.)

       Francis Amis and Richard Grantham had the following children:  

          43      i. Penelope⁸ Grantham was born June 10, 1786.  Penelope died June 29, 1872 at 86 years of age.  Penelope never married.

    +    44     ii. Mary Grantham was born February 8, 1788.

          45    iii. Ann Grantham was born September 29, 1789.  Ann died October 12, 1814 at 25 years of age.  She married Hezekiah Robertson in Grainger County, Tennessee, January 1807.  Hezekiah was born 1785.

    +    46    iv. Amis Grantham was born September 1, 1791.

          47     v. Tabitha Grantham was born May 27, 1793.  She married twice.  She married Hezekiah Robertson in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee.  She married an unknown person in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, December 15, 1815.

          48    vi. Rachel Grantham was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee March 1795.  She married James Dobson in Grainger County< Tennessee, July 29, 1817.  James was born 1791.

          49   vii. Ronda Grantham was born November 9, 1796.  She married James Moore in Grainger County, Tennessee, December 17, 1817.  James was born 1792.

          50 viii. Lincoln Grantham was born August 13, 1798.  Could not locate additional records on Lincoln.

          51    ix. John Thomas Grantham was born January 9, 1800.  He married Margaret Littleton December 4, 1824.  Margaret was born 1804.  No record of any descendants.

          52      x. James Grantham was born October 8, 1801.  He married an unknown person in Graingers County, Tennessee, December 11, 1875.

    +    53    xi. Alice Gale Grantham was born May 7, 1803.

          54   xii. Richard (Jr.) Grantham was born February 23, 1805.

    +    55 xiii. Willis Grantham was born November 17, 1806.

  

       23.  Mary⁷ Amis (Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Bladen County, North Carolina August 22, 1768.  Mary died November 30, 1833 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, at 65 years of age.  Her body was interred December 1833 in Rogers Cem., Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee.   

       She married Joseph Rogers in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, October 24, 1786.  Joseph was born in Cook's Town, Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom August 21, 1764.  Joseph was the son of James Rogers and Elizabeth Brown.  Joseph died November 6, 1838 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, at 74 years of age.  His body was interred November 1838 in Rogers Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee.  Joseph Rogers came to America in the 1780's and settled in the present Hawkins County, Tennessee by 1785.  He was employed as a clerk by Thomas Amis.  He and Amis daughter Mary fell in love, but for some reason, Amis did not consider Rogers a suitable husband for his daughter.  However, when Amis was away attending a meeting of the legislature, Joseph and Mary eloped.  When Amis returned home and learned this, he was furious. So he set out to bring them back and upon finding them, ordered their return.  when Joseph refused, Amis canned him ( for his employment as his clerk ).   Evidently they became on better terms and Amis gave Rogers some land  which became Rogersville.  Mary and Joseph lived here all of their lives and were buried in the small family cemetery located in the historic area of the town. The compiler visited this cemetery July 13, 1976 and copied the inscriptions on the tombstones there. (Joseph and Mary Rogers' Bible Record in the "Huguenot", No. 7, 1933-34, p.-179) Note:  The above was provided by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Owings of Clinton,  Mississippi.  

       The following text and photographs were taken by visits of Vernon Drewa, Keller, Texas from 1965 to 1999, and by visiting with a cousin, Martha Amis Coakley, who as of June 1999, resides in the original home. Joseph Rogers, an Irishman from Crook's Town, Ireland, was a clerk for Thomas Amis about 1885.  He eloped with Mary Amis, daughter of Thomas, in 1786.  They settled on Crockett's Creek ( which were the grandparents of Davy Crockett and with whom Mary Amis parents had settled in this part of what is now Tennessee..).  They eloped while Thomas Amis was serving the in the North Carolina Legislature. Joseph gave the land for which  Rogersville, Tennessee was established. . In 1813, he also gave land of the McMinn Academy to be built.  

       Mary Amis and Joseph Rogers had the following children:  

          56      i. James⁸ Rogers was born January 20, 1788.  James died August 12, 1789 at 1 year of age.

    +    57     ii. John Alexander Rogers was born July 15, 1789.

          58    iii. Eliza M. Rogers was born October 26, 1790.  Eliza died April 23, 1809 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 18 years of age.

    +    59    iv. Thomas A. Rogers was born March 18, 1792.

    +    60     v. Rachel Rogers was born May 16, 1793.

    +    61    vi. Frances (Fannie) Grantham Rogers was born January 21, 1795.

          62   vii. Margaret E. Rogers was born October 9, 1796.  She married William E. Cocke in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, October 12, 1815.  William was born 1792.

          63 viii. Lucy Rogers was born August 20, 1798.  She married Clinton Armstrong in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, August 19, 1816.  Clinton was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee August 19, 1816.

          64    ix. Alice Gale Rogers was born November 4, 1800.  Alice died July 22, 1873 at 72 years of age.  She married Stockley Donelson Mitchell in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Texas, December 11, 1823.  Stockley was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Texas March 25, 1795.  Stockley was the son of Richard Mitchell and Elizabeth Saunders.  Stockley died June 19, 1861 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Texas, at 66 years of age.

          65      x. Robert Rogers was born September 1, 1802.  Robert died August 11, 1803 at less than one year of age.

          66    xi. Louisiana  N. Rogers was born April 10, 1804.  Louisiana died May 10, 1864 at 60 years of age.  She married Richard Henderson Mitchell August 7, 1825.  Richard was born February 20, 1802.  Richard was the son of Elizabeth.  Richard died February 22, 1861 at 59 years of age.

          67   xii. Dr. Joseph (Jr.) Rogers was born January 21, 1807.  Dr. died June 1, 1833 at 26 years of age.  Joseph was the twin of Malinda Rogers.  He died very young. He was a Physician who was just beginning his practice.

          68 xiii. Malinda Rogers was born January 21, 1807.  Malinda died January 21, 1807 at less than one year of age.  Twin of Joseph Rogers, Jr.

    +    69 xiv. Nancy F. Rogers was born January 6, 1809.   

       25.  John⁷ Amis (Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Bladen County, North Carolina April 5, 1773.  John died 1807 in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, at 34 years of age.  His body was interred December 1818 in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky.   

       He married Catherine "Katy" Bowling in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, about 1850.  Catherine was born in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas May 20, 1777.  Catherine was the daughter of James (Bolling) Bowling and Sarah Sally Blevens.  

       John Amis and Catherine "Katy" Bowling had the following children:  

          70      i. Lincoln⁸ Amis was born 1798.

          71     ii. Alice Gale Amis was born 1800.  She married Mr. Thomas.

          72    iii. Wilburn Amis was born 1802.  He married Frances Ann Davis.

          73    iv. William Amis was born 1803.

    +    74     v. Lucinda Amis was born January 19, 1805.

    +    75    vi. Letha Amis was born 1806.

    +    76   vii. Thomas Boling Amis was born 1808.

  

       29.  Alice Gale⁷ Amis (Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Bladen, Bladen County, North Carolina February 24, 1780.  Alice died August 1864 in Gordonville, Smith County, Tennessee, at 84 years of age.   

       She married John (Jack) (III) Gordon in Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1797.  John was born in Halifax County, North Carolina August 29, 1775.  John was the son of John (Jr.) Gordon and Anna Nancy Haynes.  John died January 24, 1860 in Gordonville, Smith County, Tennessee, at 84 years of age.  His body was interred 1860 in Gordon Family Cemetery, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee.  John Gordon III, born in Halifax County, North Carolina, moved to Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee with his parents John and Francis Blythell Haynes Gordon about 1755. John Gordon married Alice Amis in 1797.  Alice was born 24 February 1780 and was the daughter of Thomas and Alice Gale Amis.  John III and Alice Gordon moved to Smith County, Tennessee in April 1801, and settled in an area to be known as Gordonsville, which was named after John Gordon III. The family were planters and lived there until John died 24 January 1840.  Alice also died there in August 1864.  

Information from "History of Smith County",  by Steven Denny. John Gordon III was Justice of the Peace for Smith County. A Commissioner to establish the town of Livingston, Smith County, Tennessee.  Superintendent to election  to establish the location of the county seat of Smith County.  He was a member of both branches of the General Assembly and the first Post Master at Gordonsville.  John III founded the first school in Smith County in the upper room of their log house, even though he had only one year of formal schooling under Judge Archibald Roane, the third Governor of Tennessee. John Gordon III was also trustee of the Geneva Academy.  He kept the first store at Gordonsville, a tavern, alternating as sheriff and deputy sheriff of Smith County with George Matlock for fourteen years. May 23, Vernon Drewa (Descendant of John Gordon,) photographed the Gordon Family Cemetery.  This Cemetery is located on the North Side of the main street through Gordonville, the first house east of the Bass Funeral Home.  The original home has been destroyed by fire. However, one of the springs, which was behind their home, is still flowing.

 May 25, 2001:  

Post Office, and Post Master's with dates and locations; Smith County, TN  

GORDONSVILLE  

       John Gordon                  Aug 9, 1823

       John W. Bowen              Dec 28, 1858

       Fannie L. Bowen           Oct 4, 1865

       Thomas A. Gold            Aug 23, 1872

       John W. Bowen              Oct 23, 1873

       Joel J. Askew                  Jan 31, 1876

       Bartlett A. James            Nov 13, 1876

       Mattie Turner                Feb 17, 1890

       Thomas A. Hogan         Sep 6, 1894

       Joseph B. Whitley         June 21, 1897

       John Hugh Turner        Apr 1, 1898

       Mame C. Turner           Feb 10, 1903

       James F. Gwaltney        June 21, 1907

       Walter H. James            Apr 21, 1914

       William J. Presley         Mar 24, 1930

       Elsie Gwaltney              May 29, 1930

       James Clyde Bass          Aug 20, 1944

        Martha Bass                  Jan 5, 1945

 

       Alice was the daughter of Thomas Amis and Alice Gale.  She was born in Bladen, Bladen County, North Carolina, February 24, 1780.  Alice died August 1864 in Gordonville, Smith County, Tennessee at the age of 84 years. Her children started arriving when she was but 18 years of age. The first of her children of James G. Gordon, born in 1780.  

Research note: You will notice, as is the case with most early families, children arrived about every two years.  This was because the mother's nursed the children, and they were weaned about two years of age. /s/Vernon H. Drewa 

       Alice Gale Amis and John (Jack) (III) Gordon had the following children:  

    +    77      i. James Gaines⁸ Gordon was born 1798.

    +    78     ii. Nancy Gordon was born 1799.

    +    79    iii. William M. Gordon was born 1800.

          80    iv. George W. Gordon was born in North Carolina 1801.  George died before 1854.  He married Minerva Gordon.  George M. (W) is present for the first time in the Smith County, Tennessee Census in 1860. ( Dixon Springs District).  His parentage is unknown, but it would seem logical to believe that he was he son of James.  John Harrison Gordon had a son named George, but he would have been ten years too young to have been this man.  This George married Minerva ,  who was born in 1826.  George M. is a very common name in the Gordon family.  Also, George is not listed in John Gordon's will, and since he was the son of practically disowned son, James, he probably would not have been named. This couple had at least four children, as well as an Ann Williams age 15, living with them at the time of the 1860 census.  Neither George nor any of his clan appear to have been in Smith County at the time of the 1870 Census.  This George M. (W) Gordon may not be a member of the family, but a George W. Gordon Witnessed the will of Elizabeth Harper Gordon on 28 June 1857, along with John W. Bowen and Stockard W. Coffee, which could have been this George, but probably was Harrison's son. This couple had at least four children, as well as an Ann Williams, Age 15, living with them at the time of the 1860 census.

    +    81     v. John Harrison Gordon was born August 29, 1806.

    +    82    vi. Dr. Francis Haynes Gordon was born 1808.

    +    83   vii. Mary Rogers Gordon was born 1810.

    +    84 viii. Wylie Blount Gordon was born 1810.

          85    ix. Willis B. Gordon was born in South Carolina 1812.

          86      x. Elizabeth Gordon was born 1813.  Elizabeth died 1836 at 23 years of age.

          87    xi. Frank Haynes Gordon was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee 1818.

    +    88   xii. Frances L. Gordon was born August 18, 1819.

  

       33.  James⁷ Amis (Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Big Creek, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee November 6, 1790.  James died October 14, 1871 in New Providence, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 80 years of age.   

       He married Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Armstrong in Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1814.  Mary was the daughter of William (III) Armstrong and Elizabeth Galbraith.  After Mary's marriage to James, they  continued to live in Carter's Valley and Polly died there on February 19, 1868.  Polly and James are buried in New Providence Cemetery, Stony Point, Tennessee.  

       James Amis and Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Armstrong had the following children:  

          89      i. William Armstrong⁸ Amis was born 1815.

          90     ii. Louisiana A. Amis was born 1816.  She married twice.  She married Audley Galbraith April 10, 1843.  She married Pleasant Henderson October 1, 1848.

          91    iii. Almyra Amis was born 1819.

    +    92    iv. Julia F. Amis was born 1820.

          93     v. James Leander Amis was born June 30, 1823.  James died September 12, 1855 at 32 years of age.

          94    vi. Stanwix Hord Amis was born April 14, 1825.  Stanwix died December 6, 1876 at 51 years of age.  He married Amanda Taylor.

          95   vii. Mary Amis was born September 24, 1826.  Mary died March 8, 1869 at 42 years of age.

          96 viii. Thomas Haynes Amis was born September 12, 1828.  Thomas died May 31, 1867 at 38 years of age.

          97    ix. Sarah Elizabeth Amis was born 1832.

          98      x. Lucy Haynes Amis was born December 27, 1833.  Lucy died April 13, 1877 at 43 years of age.  She married Jourdan Henderson.

          99    xi. Henry Bradford Amis was born 1836.  He married Mary Fances Spears March 18, 1863.

        100   xii. Matilda M. Amis was born November 19, 1837.  Matilda died January 13, 1867 at 29 years of age.  She married James J. Johnson.

        101 xiii. Annie P. Amis was born before 1861.  She married James A. Rogan.  James was born 1861.  1861 is the first date any recorded information is available for Annie.

 

 Eighth Generation  

 

       35.  Edward⁸ Cox (Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 25, 1785.   

       He married twice.  He married an unknown person.  He married Rhoda Lee February 22, 1810.  Rhoda was born May 22, 1793.  Edward and Rhoda were living in Marshall County, Alabama at the 1850 census, p. 201, and had one son.  

       Edward Cox and Rhoda Lee had the following child:  

    + 102      i. Thomas Gale Amis⁹ Cox was born March 5, 1812.   

       36.  James⁸ Cox (Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 10, 1786.  James died November 14, 1876 at 89 years of age.   

       He married Sarah Collins December 17, 1806.  Sarah was born 1786.  Sarah died February 2, 1856 at 69 years of age.  James and Sarah lived in McMinn County, Tennessee ( 1850 Census, page 339; 1860 census had seven children.)  

       James Cox and Sarah Collins had the following children:  

    + 103      i. Mary Light⁹ Cox was born November 20, 1807.

    + 104     ii. Gale Cox was born September 20, 1809.

        105    iii. John Roger Cox was born December 2, 1811.  He married Elizabeth Pettit.  John went to Texas where he maried Elizabeth. No record located of any descendants.

        106    iv. Jane E. (Jinney) Cox was born March 1, 1813.  She married Aquilla Leatherwood in McMinn County, Tennessee, April 2, 1834.  They had several children, whom we have not identified.  Could not be located in Tennessee Census records.

    + 107     v. James Wilkerson Cox was born July 2, 1816.

    + 108    vi. Thomas Edward Cox was born January 9, 1818.

        109   vii. Abraham V Cox was born April 16, 1821.   

       37.  Gale⁸ Cox (Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 18, 1788.  Gale died February 25, 1827 in Natchez, Mississippi, at 38 years of age.   

       He married Jane Cox August 21, 1814.  Jane was born October 23, 1796.  Jane was the daughter of Edward Cox and Sarah Meredith.  She married John McAllester.  Gale Cox married his first cousin, Jane Cox, daughter of Edward Cox and Sarah Meredith. Following Gale Cox's death, Jane married John McAllester and they removed to Kentucky.  

       Gale Cox and Jane Cox had the following children:  

        110      i. Elizabeth Vincent⁹ Cox was born October 26, 1815.

        111     ii. Thomas Heninger Cox was born February 15, 1819.

        112    iii. Edward Amis Cox was born March 22, 1823.

  

       39.  Alice⁸ Cox (Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1792.   

       She married Thomas Hale.  Thomas and Alice removed to Marshall County, Alabama after 1835 and were living there in 1850 (1850 census, p. 183)  

       Alice Cox and Thomas Hale had the following children:  

        113      i. Thomas⁹ Hale was born 1832.

        114     ii. Alice Hale was born 1834.

        115    iii. Frances E. Hale was born April 25, 1900.

        116    iv. Tabitha Hale was born June 27, 1900.

        117     v. Levinia Hale was born August 29, 1900.

        118    vi. Rachel Hale was born September 30, 1900.

  

       40.  John⁸ Cox (Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 11, 1794.  John died November 22, 1856 in DeKalb County, Alabama, at 62 years of age.   

       He married Elizabeth Hartsfield.  Elizabeth was born 1812.  They were living in DeKalb County, Alabama in 1850 Census, page 370.  

       John Cox and Elizabeth Hartsfield had the following children:  

        119      i. Thomas⁹ Cox was born 1837.

        120     ii. Frances Cox was born 1839.

        121    iii. Mary A. T. Cox was born 1840.

        122    iv. Josephine Cox was born 1844.

  

       41.  Frances⁸ Cox (Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 18, 1796.  Frances died August 29, 1868 in Grainger County, Tennessee, at 72 years of age.   

       She married Hughes Owens Taylor June 23, 1818.  Hughes was born February 1796.  Hughes died September 1852 at 56 years of age.  Hughes and Frances lived in Grainger County, Tennessee ( 1850 Census, page 18) and were buried in Livingston Cemetery.  They had six children listed in the 1850 Census.  they probably had had older children who had already married or left home.  

       Frances Cox and Hughes Owens Taylor had the following children:  

        123      i. William⁹ Taylor was born 1827.

        124     ii. Nancy Taylor was born 1830.

        125    iii. Narcissa Taylor was born 1831.

        126    iv. Thomas D. Taylor was born 1833.

        127     v. Robert L. Taylor was born 1834.

        128    vi. Mary C. Taylor was born 1838.   

       42.  Elizabeth⁸ Cox (Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born June 5, 1798.   

       She married twice.  She married Rollin Mattison Henderson 1821.  She married William Roberts 1833.  William was born 1801.  This information from the Bible Record of Tabitha Amis Cox was published in "The Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists", Vol. 11, 1982, No. 1, pp. 47-51.  

       Elizabeth Cox and Rollin  Mattison Henderson had the following child:  

    + 129      i. James Rollin⁹ Henderson was born June 28, 1822.    

       Elizabeth Cox and William Roberts had the following children:  

    + 130     ii. Tabitha Jane Roberts was born April 12, 1834.

        131    iii. Thomas Cox Roberts was born November 3, 1837.  Thomas died August 15, 1838 at less than one year of age.

        132    iv. John Hughland Roberts was born June 2, 1840.  John died March 4, 1862 at 21 years of age.

 

       44.  Mary⁸ Grantham (Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 8, 1788.  Mary died October 17, 1826 at 38 years of age.   

       She married George Nathan Saunders April 7, 1805.  George was born April 20, 1788.  George died 1887 in Clay County, Mississippi, at 99 years of age.  In 1826, they removed from Grainger County, Tennessee to Mississippi and settled near Cotton Gin Port (near the present Amory), Monroe County, Mississippi.  They had ten children.  

       Mary Grantham and George Nathan Saunders had the following children:  

        133      i. John⁹ Saunders was born November 27, 1806.  John died October 13, 1817 at 10 years of age.

    + 134     ii. Frances Saunders was born March 18, 1809.

        135    iii. Richard Gale Saunders was born March 11, 1811.  He married Ann Manasco.

        136    iv. Elizabeth Saunders was born February 20, 1812.

        137     v. Tabitha Saunders was born October 29, 1813.  She married John McKinley.  After marriage, Tabitha and John moved to Texas.

        138    vi. William Ragsdale Saunders was born October 11, 1816.  He married Katherine Lawhord.

        139   vii. Lucinda Saunders was born February 15, 1819.  She married Perry Brand after 1850.

        140 viii. Louisa Saunders was born 1820.  Louisa died 1830 at 10 years of age.

        141    ix. Stephen Matthew Saunders was born 1822.  He married Tabitha Hightower.  After this marriage, Tabitha and Stephen moved to Texas.

        142      x. James Albert Saunders was born 1824.  James died October 10, 1826 at 2 years of age.

  

       46.  Amis⁸ Grantham (Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 1, 1791.  Amis died April 24, 1873 in San Gabriel, Texas, at 81 years of age.   

       He married Margaret Wiliiams in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, August 10, 1815.  Margaret was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee May 31, 1799.  Margaret died December 27, 1866 at 67 years of age.  Amis and Martha were buried in the Old Grantham Cemetery, but their graves were moved on April 3, 1980 to Felton Cemetery by Millard Miles and Wm. Hope Camp, ( Grantham Family Bible;  "The Huguenot" #30, page 178,; 1850 census of Lee County, Virginia.  

       Amis Grantham and Margaret Wiliiams had the following children:

         143      i. Elizabeth⁹ Grantham was born on (birth date unknown).  She married Mr. Dotson.

        144     ii. Frances Amelia Grantham was born 1816.  Frances died July 1839 at 23 years of age.  She married Phillip Babb.

    + 145    iii. Harriet Grantham was born August 30, 1823.

        146    iv. John Grantham was born November 11, 1827.  John died in San Gabriel, Texas.  He married Marinda Bryant.  Miranda and John are interred at the Felton Cemetery, San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Texas.

        147     v. Josephine Grantham was born about 1835.  She married Mr. Sanders.

        148    vi. Penelope Grantham was born June 10, 1836.  She married Mr. Baldrige.

        149   vii. Richard Grantham was born about 1837.

    + 150 viii. Catherine Grantham was born about 1838.

  

       53.  Alice Gale⁸ Grantham (Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Grainger County, Tennessee May 7, 1803.  Alice died June 5, 1888 at 85 years of age.   

       She married Hughes W. Taylor in Grainger County, Tennessee, February 2, 1823.  

       Alice Gale Grantham and Hughes W. Taylor had the following children:  

        151      i. Frances Rowena⁹ Taylor was born January 14, 1824.  She married Clisby Riggs in Grainger County, Tennessee, December 3, 1840.  Clisby was born in Grainger County, Tennessee.

        152     ii. Emeline Penelope Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee January 25, 1825.  Emeline died May 3, 1842 at 17 years of age.  She married Felps Riggs February 4, 1841.

        153    iii. Mary Ann Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee April 26, 1826.  Mary died June 22, 1844 at 18 years of age.  She married Caleb Smith.

        154    iv. Nancy Cornelia Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee May 8, 1828.  Nancy died June 14, 1899 at 71 years of age.  She married James Gray.

        155     v. Eliza Jane Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee July 21, 1831.  Eliza died March 1877 at 45 years of age.  She married Thomas H. Evans.

        156    vi. Nathan Gray Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee December 5, 1833.  Nathan died June 4, 1909 at 75 years of age.  He married Mary Evans.

        157   vii. Richard Elika Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee March 7, 1844.  Richard died April 14, 1865 at 21 years of age.  Served with CSA during Civil War.

  

       55.  Willis⁸ Grantham (Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Grainger County, Tennessee November 17, 1806.  Willis died March 16, 1885 at 78 years of age.  His body was interred March 1885 in Grantham Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.   

       He married Keziah Stubblefield in Grainger County, Tennessee, August 7, 1827.  Keziah was born about 1810.  Keziah died September 13, 1868 at 58 years of age.  Her body was interred September 1868 in Grantham Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

       Willis Grantham and Keziah Stubblefield had the following children:  

        158      i. Joanna Grantha⁹ Grantham was born on (birth date unknown).

        159     ii. Elbert S. Grantham was born on (birth date unknown).

        160    iii. Nancy Grantham was born about 1828.

    + 161    iv. Rebecca Grantham was born March 21, 1833.

        162     v. Virginia Grantham was born about 1835.

        163    vi. Elizabeth Grantham was born about 1837.

        164   vii. Joseph Grantham was born about 1839.

        165 viii. Benjamin Franklin Grantham was born about 1841.   

       57.  John Alexander⁸ Rogers (Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born July 15, 1789.  John died 1873 in Texas, at 83 years of age.   

       He married three times.  He married Margaret Forgey January 28, 1812.  Margaret was born February 4, 1794.  Margaret was the daughter of James Forgey and Margaret Not known.  Margaret died June 3, 1817 at 23 years of age.  Margaret and Ellen were sisters. They are buried in the New Providence Presbyterian Church yard, Rogersville, Tennessee.  

       He married Ellen Forgey December 25, 1817.  Ellen was born June 17, 1798.  Ellen was the daughter of James Forgey and Margaret Colwell.  Ellen died August 20, 1837 at 39 years of age.  Ellen and Margaret were sisters.  The were the daughters of James and Margaret (Colwell) Forgy. They were buried in the New Providence Presbyterian Church yard.  

       He married Lucretia Ann Coates in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1843.  Lucretia was born 1793.  John and Lucretia Ann removed to Texas before 1850, and lived the remainder of their lives there. After marrying his third wife, John and Lucretia removed to Texas before 1850 and lived the remainder of their lives there.  One record stated that he and the first two wives had eleven children, but this compiler has identified only six. This information provided by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Owings of Clinton, Mississippi.  

       John Alexander Rogers and Margaret Forgey had the following children:  

        166      i. James Forgey⁹ Rogers was born on (birth date unknown).  He was named in a deed which stated that he lived in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1837.  Nothing further has been found about him, whether he married, to who, nor when. Information provided by Mrs. Elizabeth Owings, Clinton, Mississippi.

    + 167     ii. Eliza Rogers was born about 1816.

    + 168    iii. John Alexander (Jr.) Rogers was born May 14, 1817.    

       John Alexander Rogers and Ellen Forgey had the following children:  

        169    iv. Matilda Rogers was born on (birth date unknown).  Named in her Mother's will.

        170     v. Malvina Rogers was born before 1837, the first event for which there is a recorded date.  She married Mr. Conner 1837.  She was named in her Grandfather Forgey's will in 1837 as Malvina Rogers and in the will of her Grandmother Forgey's will in 1843 as Malvina Conner. The aforementioned information provided by Mrs. Elizabeth Owings, Clinton, Mississippi.

        171    vi. Gabriel McGraw Rogers was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee August 24, 1823.  Gabriel died November 26, 1850 at 27 years of age.  He married Elizabeth L. Smith October 17, 1849.  This note was written in Mary Amis Rogers' Bible: " no record of any descendants"   

 

       59.  Thomas A.⁸ Rogers (Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 18, 1792.  Thomas died September 22, 1821 in Shelby, Alabama, at 29 years of age.   

       He married Matilda Nall in Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, March 26, 1816.  Matilda was born in Ashe, North Carolina March 20, 1799.  Matilda was the daughter of Robert Nall and Mary Franklin.  Matilda died November 22, 1867 at 68 years of age.  After the death of her husband, Matilda returned to Hawkins County and lived the remainder of her life there.  She was listed in the 1850 Hawkins County, Census in District 12 (Fam. 6) and in the 1860 Census at Mossburg (p. 149). Matilda Rogers will in Hawkins County, Tennessee, dated April 5, 1867, named their two sons:  Joseph P. Rogers and Thomas Amis Rogers, Jr. Thomas A. studied law in Knoxville under Judge Hugh Lawson White. After completing his studies, he went to Alabama and located at Fort Stephens. he returned to Rogersville for a short visit and married while there.  Soon afterwards, he returned to Alabama with his bride and settled at Shelbyville.  He became interested in politics and was chosen as a delegate to represent his county in the Constitutional convention.  He was a Secretary of State ( Historical Sketches of Hawkins County, P. 24 by James W. Rogan.).  

       Thomas A. Rogers and Matilda Nall had the following children:  

        172      i. Mungo⁹ Rogers was born 1817.

        173     ii. Mary Wilds Rogers was born 1818.

    + 174    iii. Joseph Personby Rogers was born April 6, 1820.

    + 175    iv. Thomas Amis (Jr.) Rogers was born February 22, 1822.

  

       60.  Rachel⁸ Rogers (Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 16, 1793.  Rachel died November 26, 1863 at 70 years of age.   

       She married Arthur Galbraith Armstrong April 13, 1815.  Arthur was born November 11, 1788.  Arthur was the son of William Armstrong and Elizabeth Galbraith.  Rachel and her husband Arthur are interred in New Providence Presbyterian Church yard.  Five children are named in their grandfather Armstrong's will, dated January 13, 1835.  

       Rachel Rogers and Arthur Galbraith Armstrong had the following children:  

        176      i. Elizabeth Mary⁹ Armstrong was born February 1816.  Elizabeth died January 28, 1879 at 62 years of age.  She married Samuel Pettibone.  Samuel was born March 24, 1897.  Samuel died June 30, 1990 at 93 years of age.  They were interred in the Rogersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

    + 177     ii. Joseph Rogers Armstrong was born August 7, 1817.

        178    iii. Alice Armstrong was born about 1819.  She married twice.  She married James Fulkerson.  James was born December 16, 1816.  James died February 6, 1849 at 32 years of age.  She married Major F. S. Heiskell.

    + 179    iv. Louisiana D. Armstrong was born November 13, 1822.

  

       61.  Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers (Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 21, 1795.  Frances died February 7, 1883 at 88 years of age.   

       She married twice.  She married James Taylor Gaines in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, May 16, 1816.  James was born in Culpepper County, Virginia 1775.  James died 1821 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 46 years of age.  James Taylor and Frances ( Rogers) Gaines had two daughters, who were named in his will, dated December 29, 1820 ( Hawkins County, Tennessee Will book I, P. 211 and proven February 26, 1821.  

       She married Dr. Hugh Kelso Walker in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, November 18, 1830.  Dr. was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia May 8, 1802.  Dr. was the son of John Walker and Margaret Hudson.  Dr. died September 17, 1866 at 64 years of age.  Frances and Dr. Hugh, her second husband lived in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee. ( 1850 Census, P. 30:  1860 Census, P. 41.).  Both are interred in the Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee. In her will, Frances Rogers Gaines Walker named her late husband, Dr. Hugh Walker; their children, Ella L. Walker, Joseph R. Walker, Frances K. Walker and grandson Thomas H. Walker, son of their deceased son Thomas H. Walker, which was dated September 2, 1875 and proved April 3, 1883 ( Hawkins County, Tennessee Will Book. 1, P. 546).  

       Frances (Fannie) Grantham Rogers and James Taylor Gaines had the following children:

 

    + 181      i. Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines was born March 29, 1817.

    + 182     ii. Frances Gaines was born January 4, 1819.    

       Frances (Fannie) Grantham Rogers and Dr. Hugh Kelso Walker had the following children:  

        183    iii. Dr. Joseph Rogers Walker was born August 21, 1831.  Dr. died December 18, 1931 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 100 years of age.  He married twice.  He married Mary Ann Lynn October 30, 1855.  Mary was born November 24, 1835.  Mary was the daughter of John Lynn and Nancy Rhea.  Mary died December 8, 1871 in Rogersville, Tennessee, at 36 years of age.  He married Agnes Mitchell Lucky in Rogersville, Tennessee, April 8, 1875.  Agnes was born July 13, 1845.  Agnes was the daughter of Judge Seth Lucky and Sarah Rhea.  Agnes died in Rogersville, Tennessee.  Graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1854.  Was ordained Deacon of First Presbyterian Church, Rogersville, 1853 and Ruling Elder in 1867.  The entire town of Rogersville celebrated his one hundredth birthday with special services at the First Presbyterian Church. Mary and Agnes were cousins.  Dr. Walker, "the beloved physician" of Rogersville and his family lived there ( 1870 Census, Fam. 35, 1860 Census E. D. 87, p. 35, 1900 Census).  He and both of his wives were buried in the Old Presbyterian Churchyard, Rogersville, Tennessee.

        184    iv. Margaret Kelso Walker was born August 18, 1833.  She married Frank M. Walker.

        185     v. Ella L. Walker was born June 5, 1835.  Ella died August 27, 1918 at 83 years of age.  Ella never married.  She is interred in the Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

    + 186    vi. Thomas Hugh Walker was born May 28, 1838.   

       69.  Nancy F.⁸ Rogers (Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 6, 1809.  Nancy died in Burlington, Iowa.   

       She married John A. Cameron March 30, 1827.  John was born 1805.  Nancy and John removed from Rogersville to Virginia about 1835, and later to Franklin Twsp., Des Moines County, Iowa ( 1850 Census, P. 378)  

       Nancy F. Rogers and John A. Cameron had the following children:  

        187      i. Lucy⁹ Cameron was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee about 1834.

        188     ii. John Cameron was born in England about 1836.

        189    iii. West Cameron was born in England about 1838.

        190    iv. Charles Cameron was born in England about 1840.

        191     v. Margaret Cameron was born in Iowa about 1844.

  

       74.  Lucinda⁸ Amis (John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Redbird, Knox County, Kentucky January 19, 1805.  Lucinda died March 20, 1876 in Owsley County, Kentucky, at 71 years of age.   

       She married twice.  She married John Hammons "Mucker Jack" Baker in Estill, Kentucky, August 31, 1820.  John was born in Madison, Madison County, Kentucky October 12, 1793.  John was the son of Robert Julius Bob Baker and Elizabeth  "Liddie" Hammond.  John died December 14, 1869 in Clay, Owsley County, Kentucky, at 76 years of age.  She married an unknown person about 1824.  

       Lucinda Amis and John Hammons "Mucker Jack" Baker had the following children:  

        192      i. Mary Polly⁹ Baker was born in Buffalor Creek, Owsley, Kentucky January 2, 1826.

        193     ii. Andrew Jackson (Jack) Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley,  Kentucky April 3, 1827.  He married Margaret Riley.

        194    iii. Almirah Chaney Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky September 8, 1828.  She married Willis Abner.  Willis was born 1825.

        195    iv. Susan Baker was born in Cortland, Clay County, Kentucky June 2, 1830.  Susan died April 17, 1867 in Long's Creek, Brthtt, Kentucky, at 36 years of age.  She married Robert Burton.

        196     v. Wiley Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky 1832.  Wiley died 1864 in Civil War, at 32 years of age.

        197    vi. Robert Black (Bob) Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky 1833.  He married Mary Polly Gabbard.  Mary was born 1845.

        198   vii. Catherine Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky March 20, 1835.

        199 viii. James (Big Jim) Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky 1838.  He married Charlotte Bowling Lottie.  Charlotte was born 1842.

        200    ix. Ester Baker was born in Buffalo Creeek, Clay, Kentucky 1839.  She married John Cooney Riley.

        201      x. Granville Mucker Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky 1841.  He married Rebecca J. Woods.  Rebecca was born 1856.

        202    xi. Isaac Shelby Baker was born March 11, 1842.  He married Margaret Peters.

        203   xii. Mary Ann Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley, Kentucky 1843.

        204 xiii. Sarah Jane Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley, Kentucky December 19, 1845.  She married William Bowling.  William was born 1828.

        205 xiv. Jacient Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley, Kentucky January 1, 1848.

    + 206   xv. Maxeline "Massie" Baker was born January 1, 1850.

  

       75.  Letha⁸ Amis (John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1806.  Letha died 1855 at 49 years of age.   

       She married James Oliver.  James was born 1808.  

       Letha Amis and James Oliver had the following children:  

        207      i. Elizabeth⁹ Oliver was born 1828.  She married Lewis Morris.

        208     ii. Thomas Oliver was born 1829.

        209    iii. John Oliver was born 1833.

        210    iv. Wiley Oliver was born 1835.  Wiley died 1913 at 78 years of age.  He married Amilda Napler.

        211     v. Sally Oliver was born 1840.

        212    vi. Polly Oliver was born 1842.

        213   vii. James Oliver was born 1844.

        214 viii. Alfred Oliver was born 1848.

        215    ix. Joshua Oliver was born 1853.

  

       76.  Thomas Boling⁸ Amis (John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1808.  Thomas died 1833 at 25 years of age.   

       He married Mary Asher.  Mary was born 1808.  Mary died 1882 at 74 years of age.  

       Thomas Boling Amis and Mary Asher had the following children:  

        216      i. John⁹ Amis was born 1827.

    + 217     ii. Wilkerson Amis was born 1839.   

       77.  James Gaines⁸ Gordon (Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1798.  James died 1854 at 56 years of age.   

       He married Harriet Moores.  Harriet died 1855.  As the eldest son, James became deeply involved with the affairs of the plantation at an early age.   Undoubtedly, he traveled several times to New Orleans with the crops, ensuring that the family would receive a good profit. He was a horse and slave trader, developing a reputation for the possession of keen business acrumen.  The fist time James is seen engaging in business is in February 18?9, when he purchased a negro woman from the estate of Thomas Gregory. He married Harriet Moores around 1826, established a new residence in Louisiana. In partnership with his father he purchased two cotton plantations on Lake St. Joseph in the Parish of Concordia.  Other lands were purchased at "diver times" and "also a number of negroes, horses, cattle and other stock of all kinds." By 1832, his base of operations has transferred to Naches, Mississippi.  Her he operated a large slave auction house selling slaves purchased in partnership with his father and his brother, Harrison.  The slaves were kept on some sort of boat used by the firm to transport slaves to the most profitable markets on the gulf. Jack Gordon visited James in Mississippi for a time in the winter of 1833.  No doubt to investigate the business.  James had gained quite a reputation and had angered several individuals whom he had bettered in slave trades.  It could have been that the elder Gordon had begun to wonder whether he was realizing all the proceeds she should have from the business.  An 1836 agreement registered in the Smith County deed book shows that Jack had required that James account for the affairs of the firm since the opening of the plantations in Louisiana.  Both are listed as "of Smith County";  therefore, James may have moved back home at least for time. Certain evidence indicates that the younger Gordon was leading a lifestyle of which Jack did not approve and that the elder Gordon was determined to make his son repay any money, which may have been due their business.   James and his father were estranged when John wrote his will in 1849.  The language of the document would seem to indicate that it was written directly because of the situation between the two. John stated in his will written on 1 November 1849, "my son James G. Gordon shall be allowed for his share the amount as charged against him on my books and no more, as the balance on my books with facilities he has already received will be equal to any of the shares of my other leasee's. Apparently, James had pressed the generosity of his father past its limits, but it would seem that John was prevailed upon later during the day to re-think his decision concerning James.  That afternoon he wrote a codicil to his will, witnessed by the same men who witnessed the signing of his will, which is very enlightening. "I executed my note to James G. Gordon for a sum somewhere about fifteen thousand dollars due the first of January next.  And on a more mature consideration and examination, I am convinced said note was given without a valid consideration.  Therefore instruct and direct my executor not to pay said note, until a full and fair statement be made of all the monies he has expended for his use and benefit out of money which should have been applied to the payment of debts.  How much for furnishing his house with rich furniture?  How much in traveling with wife and servants as far as Philadelphia and New York in the year 1835 .  How much going to Kentucky and returning home every year with family and servants?  How many servants has been kept about the house that should have been in the farm, and what their value would have been in the farm?  How much his wife has given annually to her relations? How much was paid for Grand Gulf Bank Stock?  How much was taken in his wife's name? How much has been expended annually for the support and fine dressing of his family and house servants, and for refurbishing his house?  How much he paid B. R. Owen out of the firm for an individual debt of his OWN?  If all the above expenditures had been paid to the Debts of the firm, what a amount of interest might have been saved? It is not known whether the two ever reconciled their differences, but the partnership was definitely dissolved in 1852 when John Gordon sold the Louisiana plantations in 1852 for the sum of $50,000.00 dollars. The livestock was also sold for an additional $12,000.00 dollars. Fifty-five slaves were transported to Smith County, where the elder Gordon gave some to his children and added the remainder to his estate. James G. Gordon died in 1854.  James children have not been identified; however, the following are possibilities and are placed here in the Gordon family history for the lack of a better place. There is absolutely no direct evidence to connect any of these particular Gordon children with James.  It does seem likely that he had some children as his family is referred to on several occasions. Possible children: John Gordon, DOB, 1839.  

       James Gaines Gordon and Harriet Moores had the following child:  

    + 218      i. John⁹ Gordon was born 1839.

  

       78.  Nancy⁸ Gordon (Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1799.  Nancy died 1864 in Fairfield, Texas, at 65 years of age.   

       She married Dr. William Brown Moores.  

       Nancy Gordon and Dr. William Brown Moores had the following children:  

        219      i. Alice⁹ Moores was born on (birth date unknown).  She married Robert Adams.

        220     ii. William W. Moores was born on (birth date unknown).  He married Julia Adams.   

       79.  William M.⁸ Gordon (Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1800.  William died 1850 in Leake County, Mississippi, at 50 years of age.  His body was interred 1850 in Mississippi.   

       He married Elizabeth Harper in Smith County, Tennessee, 1833.  Elizabeth was born in Smith County, Tennessee 1804.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Matthew  Jr. Harper and Sarah Boon.  Elizabeth died 1857 in Smith County, Tennessee, at 53 years of age.  Her body was interred 1857 in Smith County, Tennessee.  Will of William M. Gordon, of Logan County, Kentucky. William  M. Gordon Equity Box 96, Case #2489. In a case by John W. Allen vs. Henry Givens et. al. Heirs are listed as Elizabeth Gordon, Widow and William Ellen, daughter. Henry Givens was guardian of William Ellen Gordon and he had left the state (Filed 23 November 1866). Died intestate. William was the second child of John and Alice Gordon and was born in 1800, not long before his parents began their migration from Hawkins County to Smith County.  William began trading horses and slaves at an early age, and in 1830 and 1831, he made trips to Mississippi and Louisiana selling horses purchased in partnership with his brother, John H. Gordon. Undoubtedly, it was during these business trips to the "Lower Country" that William decided to move his family South.  There he could make a fresh start on his own in addition to being one of the Southern agents for the Gordon Financial concern which now spanned five states; Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. By 1833, William had moved with his small family to the Pearl River Valley of Leake County, Mississippi. His brother, John Harrison Gordon, and brothers-in-law, Henry, Logan, Grogan and William Harper and Soloman Taylor Williams had joined him in Leake County.  One interesting note is a deed recorded on June 15, 1840, in Smith County, Tennessee, when William M. Garden purchased a tract of land from Grogan Harper.   Neither is listed as a resident of another state as was the practice at the time. But, if the two had returned to Smith County, it was only for a brief time. William died in 1850 in Leake County, Mississippi, where he is buried. After his death, his widow, Elizabeth, moved back to Smith County, probably taking residence either with John Gordon or in another house on the same plantation.   She died in 1857, leaving several minor children who had to be cared for by members of the family.  Most of the children were taken in by daughter, Elizabeth, and her husband, Henry Givens, who moved the children to Logan County, Kentucky.  It was after Bowling Green, Kentucky fell in 1862, the givens and their wards returned to Mississippi. Following the war, they returned to Kentucky. Several questions have been raised as to the parentage of some of their children.  John H. Gordon has generally been listed by some researchers as a child of Harrison and Matilda Harper Gordon. This is incorrect as shown by Harrison's Bible.   And the list of William's children in John Gordon's estate papers.  The Supreme Court trial also shows that he had another daughter, Sarah, who had not been listed previously.  Margaret Campbell Pilcher writing in the early 1900's lists another daughter, supposedly the eldest, whose name was Julia and married a Mr. Sargent and moved to Washington, D. C. She is not listed as an heir in the Gordon estate papers and probably should be considered a daughter of James G., if indeed she did exist.  

       William M. Gordon and Elizabeth Harper had the following children:  

        221      i. Melessa⁹ Gordon was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 222     ii. Sarah A. Gordon was born 1830.

    + 223    iii. John Harrison Gordon was born 1832.

        224    iv. Mary Jackson Gordon was born in Smith County, Tennessee 1834.  Mary Jackson Gordon was born in 1834 in Mississippi and was blind and still living with her mother in 1857.  Elizabeth left Mary a negro girl "because of the affliction" of my daughter Mary Jackson, that she may have some one to wait on her and take care of her during her life. She did not expect her to marry or to have children so she also provided that upon Mary's death the slave to be sold and the profits be divided equally among the remainder of her children.  Mary moved to Logan County, Kentucky, apparently to live with her brother-in-law, Hendry D. Givens and his family, or to be near relations who could care for her.  Henry acted as her attorney until all of her legacy arrived.

    + 225     v. Harriet Elizabeth Gordon was born 1837.

        226    vi. Frances Amis Gordon was born in Leake County, Mississippi 1839.  Frances died 1857 at 18 years of age.  She married Archibald Givens.  Archibald was born 1839.

    + 227   vii. Bythella H. Gordon was born July 7, 1842.

    + 228 viii. Jane Hall Gordon was born 1844.

    + 229    ix. William Ellen (Dovey) Gordon was born September 23, 1849.

  

       81.  John Harrison⁸ Gordon (Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Smith County, Tennessee August 29, 1806.  John died October 11, 1838 in Smith County, Tennessee, at 32 years of age.  His body was interred October 1838 in Smith County, Tennessee.   

       He married Matilda Harper in Smith County, Tennessee, December 13, 1827.  Matilda was born in Smith County, Tennessee October 8, 1808.  Matilda was the daughter of Matthew Harper and Sarah Boon.  She married David Prowell in Smith County, Tennessee, 1839.  Matilda died November 20, 1848 in Leake County, Mississippi, at 40 years of age.  Matilda married David Prowell after John Harrison Gordon's death.  They had three children, Matilda, John and Henry.  Matilda and John are identified as Matilda and John H. Gordon's children. But they are in reality both David Prowell and Matilda's. Henry is a third child of Matilda and David. Sept:2001 The following provided by Frank Gibbs of Carthage, Tennessee.  

John was a merchant at Stonewall, Smith County, Tennessee  

       John Harrison Gordon and Matilda Harper had the following children:  

    + 230      i. Matthew Alexander Logan⁹ Gordon was born December 6, 1828.

        231     ii. John H. Gordon was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee 1830.  John died August 18, 1863 in Cobbs Creek, Leake County, Mississippi, at 33 years of age.  His body was interred August 1863 in Mississippi.

    + 232    iii. James G. Gordon was born October 30, 1831.

        233    iv. Lemuel P. Gordon was born in Smith County, Tennessee April 19, 1834.  Lemuel died January 22, 1835 in Smith County, Tennessee, at less than one year of age.  His body was interred January 1835 in Smith County, Tennessee.

        234     v. George W. Gordon was born in Smith County, Tennessee July 13, 1836.

    + 235    vi. Matilda Harper Gordon was born September 17, 1838.

  

       82.  Dr. Francis Haynes⁸ Gordon (Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1808.  Dr. died 1874 at 66 years of age.   

       He married twice.  He married Rhoda Moores.  He married Catherine C. Moore February 15, 1838.  Catherine was born 1801.  

       Dr. Francis Haynes Gordon and Rhoda Moores had the following child:  

        236      i. Ronda M.⁹ Gordon was born 1835.  Ronda died 1864 at 29 years of age.  She married B. F. C. Smith.    

       Dr. Francis Haynes Gordon and Catherine C. Moore had the following children:  

        237     ii. Tabitha Gordon was born 1839.

        238    iii. John Randall Gordon was born 1847.

        239    iv. Mary Gordon was born 1853.

  

       83.  Mary Rogers⁸ Gordon (Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1810.  Mary died 1839 at 29 years of age.   

       She married Rev. James Wallace.  

       Mary Rogers Gordon and Rev. James Wallace had the following children:  

        240      i. Philus Wallace⁹ Wallace was born on (birth date unknown).

        241     ii. Lemuel H. Wallace was born on (birth date unknown).

        242    iii. Leonidas W. Wallace was born on (birth date unknown).

        243    iv. Marie Antionette Wallace was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       84.  Wylie Blount⁸ Gordon (Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1810.  Wylie died 1849 at 39 years of age.   

       He married Virginia Russwarm.  

       Wylie Blount Gordon and Virginia Russwarm had the following children:  

        244      i. Alice⁹ Gordon was born on (birth date unknown).

        245     ii. Virginia Russwarm Gordon was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       88.  Frances L.⁸ Gordon (Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee August 18, 1819.  Frances died July 14, 1895 in Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, at 75 years of age.   

       She married Dr. John Wesley Bowen.  Dr. was born January 9, 1811.  Dr. died August 16, 1892 in Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, at 81 years of age.  

       Frances L. Gordon and Dr. John Wesley Bowen had the following children:  

        246      i. Mary E.⁹ Bowen was born in Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee,  July 10, 1845.  She married William H. Aust in Gordonsville, Smith County, Texas, December 18, 1866.  William was born in Smith County, Tennessee May 9, 1838.  William died August 25, 1898 in Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, at 60 years of age.

    + 247     ii. Mildren Louella Bowen was born 1853.

        248    iii. John Randall Bowen was born 1862.

  

       92.  Julia F.⁸ Amis (James⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1820.   

       She married David Lyons.  

       Julia F. Amis and David Lyons had the following children:  

        249      i. Ana⁹ Lyons was born 1844.

        250     ii. James Lyons was born 1846.

        251    iii. Mary Lyons was born 1847.

        252    iv. Matelda Lyons was born 1849.  

 

 Ninth Generation  

 

       102.  Thomas Gale Amis⁹ Cox (Edward⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 5, 1812.   

       He married Mary Notknown.  Mary was born 1818.  In 1859 Census, Thomas was living in Dekalb County, Alabama with his wife Mary___ , b. circa 1818 and they had three children.  

       Thomas Gale Amis Cox and Mary Notknown had the following children:  

        253      i. Edard¹⁰ Cox was born 1841.

        254     ii. Samuel Cox was born 1844.

        255    iii. Elizabeth Cox was born 1847.

  

       103.  Mary Light⁹ Cox (James⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born November 20, 1807.  Mary died before 1860.   

       She married Peyton North 1837.  Peyton was born 1800.  According to the 1850 census, page 80 and 1860 census, page 230, this family lived in Monroe County, Tennessee  

       Mary Light Cox and Peyton North had the following children:  

        256      i. A Daughter¹⁰ North was born on (birth date unknown).

        257     ii. John North was born 1838.

        258    iii. Sarah North was born 1840.

        259    iv. James North was born 1844.

        260     v. Ada North was born 1845.

        261    vi. Caroline North was born 1847.

  

       104.  Gale⁹ Cox (James⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 20, 1809.   

       He married Jane Woodson Knight in Rome, Georgia, 1840.  Jane was born 1818.  Both Jane and Gale were living in 1880 according to the census. They lived in Bradley County, Tennessee according to the 1850 Census, page 185: 1860 Census, page 260. And resided in Polk County, Tennessee according to the 1870 Census, page 21. In 1880 Census, they had five children.  

       Gale Cox and Jane Woodson Knight had the following children:  

        262      i. Thomas Gale¹⁰ Cox was born 1841.

        263     ii. Sarah Elizabeth Cox was born 1842.

        264    iii. James W. Cox was born 1845.

        265    iv. Tabitha Jane Cox was born 1854.

        266     v. Lauret Caroline Cox was born 1856.

  

       107.  James Wilkerson⁹ Cox (James⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born July 2, 1816.   

       He married Caroline Hood 1845.  Caroline was born 1825.  They lived in McMinn County, Tennessee.  Both were living in 1850 Census, page  339 in Bradley County, Tennessee.  In 1860 Census page 212, removing to Fannin County, Texas before 1870.,  In Fannin County 1870 Census, page 39.  

       James Wilkerson Cox and Caroline Hood had the following children:  

        267      i. Ann¹⁰ Cox was born 1846.

        268     ii. James Cox was born 1847.

        269    iii. Mary Cox was born 1849.

        270    iv. Robert Cox was born 1850.

        271     v. Sarah P. Cox was born 1852.

        272    vi. Rufus G, Cox was born 1857.

        273   vii. Emmons P. Cox was born 1859.

  

       108.  Thomas Edward⁹ Cox (James⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 9, 1818.  Thomas died May 11, 1885 in Fannin County, Texas, at 67 years of age.   

       He married Lauret M. Kight in Walker County, Georgia, July 24, 1845.  Lauret was born July 29, 1825.  Lauret was the daughter of Noah Kight and Elizabeth Jackson.  Lauret died August 17, 1902 at 77 years of age.  Thomas E. Cox may have married first before 1841, as a child, Eliza Jane Cox, eight years of age, was listed in the 1850 census in their household. He and his family lived in McMinn County, Tennessee until they removed to Fannin County, Texas by 1870.  

       Thomas Edward Cox and Lauret M. Kight had the following children:  

        274      i. Mary Frances¹⁰ Cox was born June 2, 1846.  Mary died October 15, 1875 at 29 years of age.  Mary was never married.

    + 275     ii. Abraham Cox was born February 15, 1848.

        276    iii. John Henry Cox was born May 17, 1850.  John died June 4, 1851 at 1 year of age.

    + 277    iv. William Melville Cox was born May 14, 1852.

        278     v. James Noah Cox was born August 19, 1854.  He married Susan Lipscomb.

        279    vi. Sarah Elizabeth Cox was born November 2, 1856.  She married William Crittenden.

        280   vii. Thomas Edward Cox was born October 19, 1859.  He married Colberta Ward in Williamson County, Texas, January 8, 1893.

        281 viii. Rev. Jackson Berry Cox was born June 24, 1862.  Rev. died 1938 in Austin, Texas, at 76 years of age.  He married Julia Barkuds in Near Waco, Texas, October 24, 1895.  Julia is the daughter of Rev. Edward Barkuds and Mary Frances Smith.  Jackson was a Methodist Minister and a missionary to Mexico from 1895 to 1930.  He spent the remaining years of his life trying to trace his family tree.  He and his wife had four children, but he did not identify them or give any dates.

        282    ix. Martha Magnelia Lee Cox was born January 15, 1865.  Martha died 1935 at 70 years of age.  She married Rufus F. Dennis in Fannin County, Texas, November 3, 1881.

        283      x. Caroll Brinhard Cox was born March 1, 1868.  Caroll died January 5, 1954 at 85 years of age.

  

       129.  James Rollin⁹ Henderson (Elizabeth⁸ Cox, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born June 28, 1822.  James died March 31, 1891 at 68 years of age.   

       He married twice.  He married Zilpha Gulley May 1, 1841.  Zilpha was born 1821.  He married Elizabeth Bowman August 2, 1869.  Elizabeth was born 1832.  Elizabeth and James lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee (1850 Census, page 381: 1860 Census, page, 70). James R. and Zilpha had eight children.  

       James Rollin Henderson and Zilpha Gulley had the following children:  

        284      i. Nancy¹⁰ Henderson was born 1842.

        285     ii. Elizabeth Henderson was born 1844.

        286    iii. Oriena Henderson was born April 7, 1845.  Oriena died April 7, 1889 at 44 years of age.  She married Hugh Long.  Hugh was born 1842.  Hugh died 1921 at 79 years of age.

    + 287    iv. Thomas Henderson was born 1848.

        288     v. James H. Henderson was born 1849.

        289    vi. Isaac R. Henderson was born February 16, 1851.

        290   vii. Mary H. Henderson was born 1854.

        291 viii. Sarah H. Henderson was born 1858.    

       James Rollin Henderson and Elizabeth Bowman had the following children:  

        292    ix. William M. Henderson was born June 17, 1870.

        293      x. Faithy Freedona Henderson was born November 7, 1871.

        294    xi. Margaret Emeline Henderson was born June 1, 1873.

        295   xii. Larey Isabelle Henderson was born June 12, 1875.

  

       130.  Tabitha Jane⁹ Roberts (Elizabeth⁸ Cox, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 12, 1834.  Tabitha died May 3, 1866 at 32 years of age.   

       She married William Smith November 21, 1855.  William died October 8, 1864.  

       Tabitha Jane Roberts and William Smith had the following children:  

        296      i. Gale Kyle¹⁰ Smith was born August 7, 1856.

        297     ii. Susan Paralee Smith was born 1858.  Susan died August 20, 1862 at 4 years of age.

    + 298    iii. John J. Smith was born May 14, 1862.

        299    iv. Nancy Smith was born May 11, 1863.

  

       134.  Frances⁹ Saunders (Mary⁸ Grantham, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 18, 1809.  Frances died April 20, 1883 at 74 years of age.   

       She married Eldridge W. Henley in Monroe County, Mississippi, 1825.  Eldridge was born in Franklin County, Georgia May 11, 1805.  Eldridge died February 23, 1885 in Clay County, Mississippi, at 79 years of age.  In 1850, they were living in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. (1850 Census record, page 325).  They had twelve children ( From their Bible Record, contributed by Millard Miles).  

       Frances Saunders and Eldridge W. Henley had the following children:  

        300      i. Mary Jane¹⁰ Henley was born in Monroe County, Mississippi 1828.

        301     ii. Hepsibeth Adelaice Henley was born August 13, 1830.

        302    iii. Leonidas Henley was born about 1832.

        303    iv. Darby Henley was born about 1833.  Darby died 1850 at 17 years of age.

        304     v. Eveline Henley was born August 22, 1834.

        305    vi. Salina Henley was born about 1836.

        306   vii. Louise Henley was born about 1837.

        307 viii. Stephen Griffin Henley was born February 17, 1838.  Stephen died March 6, 1924 at 86 years of age.

        308    ix. John Saunders Henley was born August 8, 1840.  John died March 2, 1897 at 56 years of age.

    + 309      x. Frances Elizabeth Huldah Henley was born June 16, 1848.

        310    xi. James Richard Henley was born March 11, 1851.  James died June 12, 192 at less than one year of age.

  

       145.  Harriet⁹ Grantham (Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born August 30, 1823.  Harriet died November 16, 1899 in San Gabriel, Texas, at 76 years of age.   

       She married Benjamin Davis Miles in Claiborne County, Tennessee, September 29, 1841.  Benjamin was born in Lee County, Virginia January 27, 1820.  Benjamin was the son of James Miles and Nancy Summers.  Benjamin died March 12, 1869 in San Gabriel, Texas, at 49 years of age.  

       Harriet Grantham and Benjamin Davis Miles had the following children:  

    + 311      i. Martha Ann¹⁰ Miles was born April 1, 1845.

    + 312     ii. William Columbus Miles was born November 4, 1847.

    + 313    iii. John W. Miles was born November 22, 1852.

        314    iv. J. M. Miles was born in Fort, Texas July 2, 1859.  Died in early childhood.

  

       150.  Catherine⁹ Grantham (Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born about 1838.   

       She married Perry Campbell.  

       Catherine Grantham and Perry Campbell had the following child:  

    + 315      i. Sally¹⁰ Campbell was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       161.  Rebecca⁹ Grantham (Willis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Hancock County, Tennessee March 21, 1833.  Rebecca died in Hancock County, Tennessee.   

       She married John Thomas Montgomery in Hancock County, Tennessee, about 1850.  John was born June 8, 1831.  John died December 2, 1896 at 65 years of age.  

       Rebecca Grantham and John Thomas Montgomery had the following child:  

    + 316      i. Hattie¹⁰ Montgomery was born January 8, 1870.   

       167.  Eliza⁹ Rogers (John Alexander⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee about 1816.  Eliza died before 1870.   

       She married Frederick Bird Smith Cocke 1833.  Frederick was born 1812.  Frederick died 1906 in Texas, at 94 years of age.  Eliza and Frederick lived in Grainger County, Tennessee in 1850 (1850 Census, p. 28).  They removed to Texas in 1854 and were living in Bandera County, Texas in 1860 and 1870.  He served in the ninth and sixteenth Legislatures in Austin, Texas.  He was buried in the Cocke Cemetery in Buda, Texas.  

       Eliza Rogers and Frederick Bird Smith Cocke had the following children:  

        317      i. Ella¹⁰ Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).  She married Mr. Tedford.

    + 318     ii. John A. "Jack" Cocke was born 1834.

    + 319    iii. Thomas Foster Cocke was born April 17, 1835.

    + 320    iv. James Rogers Cocke was born March 1838.

    + 321     v. Frederick Bird Smith (Jr.) Cocke was born November 17, 1839.

    + 322    vi. Sara Amelia Cocke was born 1845.

        323   vii. Maggie Cocke was born 1847.  She married Mart Vaughn.

        324 viii. Emma Cocke was born June 1850.  She married E. R. Creach.

        325    ix. Turley Maclin Cocke was born 1852.  He married Zenode Tedford.

        326      x. Mary Eliza Cocke was born 1854.  She married Lawson Watkins.

    + 327    xi. Pauline Cocke was born 1856.

  

       168.  John Alexander (Jr.)⁹ Rogers (John Alexander⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 14, 1817.  John died January 23, 1886 in Gillespie County, Texas, at 68 years of age.   

       He married twice.  He married Claudia McNutt 1853.  He married Mary D. (Williams) Harlan 1870.  Mary D. was the widow of Thomas P. Harlan II. No children identified from first marriage.  Seven children from the second marriage. The records of John Jr. and his family were taken from a Family Group sheet in the Rogers file at the Stamps Library, Rogersville, Tennessee.  

       John Alexander (Jr.) Rogers and Mary D. (Williams) Harlan had the following children:  

        328      i. James William¹⁰ Rogers was born January 14, 1871.  James died 1891 at 20 years of age.  Never married.

        329     ii. Claudia Harriet Rogers was born June 30, 1873.  Claudia died August 1960 at 87 years of age.  She married Charles John Whitewood.

        330    iii. John Hagen Rogers was born September 15, 1875.  John died April 11, 1945 at 69 years of age.  He married Viola Bierschwale.

        331    iv. Mary Margaret Rogers was born June 5, 1877.  Mary died July 19, 1957 at 80 years of age.  She married William Whitworth.

        332     v. Lawson Cook Rogers was born January 25, 1879.  Lawson died January 15, 1919 at 39 years of age.  He married Emma Spence.

        333    vi. Eliza Matilda Rogers was born January 1881.  Eliza died January 9, 1909 at 27 years of age.  She married Albert Silvester Parker.

        334   vii. Joseph Johnson Rogers was born October 24, 1882.  Joseph died November 5, 1956 at 74 years of age.  He married Lucy Henrietta Patton.

  

       174.  Joseph Personby⁹ Rogers (Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 6, 1820.  Joseph died November 9, 1891 at 71 years of age.   

       He married Mary Johnson about 1859.  Mary was born November 3, 1833.  Mary died June 6, 1903 at 69 years of age.  Joseph and Mary lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee (1860 Census, P. 147: 1870 Census: 1880 Census E. D. 86, P. 27: 1900 Census E. D. 88, PP. 1, 2). They were buried in the Rogers Cemetery which is off of Highway 11W about 14 miles west of Rogersville.  In the 1900 Census, Mary Johnson Rogers stated that she had had 16 children. However according to the census records in which they were listed, only 13 were located.  

       Joseph Personby Rogers and Mary Johnson had the following children:  

        335      i. Thomas Amis (III)¹⁰ Rogers was born March 1860.  Thomas died September 28, 1872 at 12 years of age.

    + 336     ii. John C. Rogers was born February 17, 1861.

        337    iii. Henry F. Rogers was born June 9, 1862.  Henry died February 28, 1925 at 62 years of age.  Henry is interred in the Rogers Cemetery off Highway 11W about 15 miles west of Rogersville.

        338    iv. Joseph Rogers was born July 20, 1864.  Joseph died February 7, 1927 at 62 years of age.  He married Maggie Lindsay in Hawkins County, Tennessee, after 1900.  Maggie was born May 10, 1867.  Maggie died February 22, 1968 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 100 years of age.  Joseph and Mary are interred in the Rogers Cemetery, west of Rogersville on Highway 11W.

    + 339     v. Matilda Caroline Rogers was born September 11, 1865.

        340    vi. Robert M. Rogers was born 1867.  Note:  No date, but he died very young.

        341   vii. Charlie T. Rogers was born January 1, 1868.  Charlie died May 12, 1935 at 67 years of age.  He married Rachel Kyle.  Rachel was born February 3, 1901.

        342 viii. Mary Ella Rogers was born March 3, 1869.  Mary died October 16, 1949 at 80 years of age.  She married Charles T. Crockett 1901.  Charles was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee May 12, 1849.  Charles died April 7, 1912 at 62 years of age.  Mary and Charles are interred in the Rogers Cemetery, west of Rogersville, Tennessee, off Highway 11W.

    + 343    ix. Rufus Rogers was born December 29, 1874.

        344      x. Anna Rogers was born 1876.  Anna was four years of age in the 1880 Census.

  

       175.  Thomas Amis (Jr.)⁹ Rogers (Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 22, 1822.  Thomas died March 6, 1900 at 78 years of age.   

       He married twice.  He married Matilda Wells January 2, 1868.  Matilda was born August 20, 1832.  He married Mary Leftwich 1869.  Mary was born October 9, 1839.  Mary died March 21, 1925 in Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 85 years of age.  Thomas Jr. and Mary lived at Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee (1870 Census, P. 12: 1880 Census E. D. 85, P. 27: 1900 Census.)  

       Thomas Amis (Jr.) Rogers and Mary Leftwich had the following children:  

        345      i. Minerva "Minnie"¹⁰ Rogers was born 1870.

    + 346     ii. James Leftwich Rogers was born December 7, 1872.

        347    iii. Thomas Amis (III) Rogers was born March 7, 1875.  Thomas died December 1, 1965 at 90 years of age.  He married Sue Galbreath October 26, 1900.  Sue was born November 22, 1875.  Sue died October 23, 1962 at 86 years of age.  Thomas III and Sue are interred in Quarryville Cemetery, off Highway 11W, about 9 miles west of Rogersville, Tennessee.

    + 348    iv. Matilda Rogers was born 1877.

        349     v. Mamie Rogers was born June 1882.

  

       177.  Joseph Rogers⁹ Armstrong (Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born August 7, 1817.  Joseph died October 16, 1887 at 70 years of age.   

       He married three times.  He married Margaret Woods Netherland September 22, 1840.  Margaret was born February 15, 1822.  Margaret was the daughter of Samuel Woods Netherland and Anna Wassam.  Margaret died December 30, 1850 at 28 years of age.  He married Caroline A. Lackey September 22, 1851.  He married Christina McMullen about 1864.  Christina was born March 17, 1842.  Christina died February 6, 1936 at 93 years of age.  Joseph R. was County Court Clerks of Hawkins County, Tennessee, where he and his family lived ( 1850 Census, P.384; 1860 Census, P. 14: 1870 Census, P. 15:  1880 Census, E. D. 87, P. 49.). Christina Armstrong was listed in the 1900 Census ( E. D. 85, P. 6.).  Joseph Rogers Armstrong and his first and third wives were buried in the Rogersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  Joseph and Margaret ( Netherland) Armstrong had one daughter.  

       Joseph Rogers Armstrong and Margaret Woods Netherland had the following child:  

    + 350      i. Ann¹⁰ Armstrong was born December 29, 1842.    

       Joseph Rogers Armstrong and Christina McMullen had the following children:  

    + 351     ii. Gale Armstrong was born May 26, 1865.

        352    iii. Katherine "Kate" Armstrong was born March 28, 1867.  Katherine died October 3, 1956 at 89 years of age.  Katherine was never married.

        353    iv. Rhee Armstrong was born October 7, 1869.  Rhee died November 8, 1922 at 53 years of age.

        354     v. Joseph Rogers Armstrong was born January 11, 1872.  Joseph died September 6, 1949 at 77 years of age.  He married Mary Pierce.  Mary was born August 4, 1877.  Mary died May 14, 1955 at 77 years of age.  Joseph and his wife Mary are interred in the Rogersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery..

    + 355    vi. Daniel McMullen Armstrong was born January 4, 1874.

        356   vii. George R. Armstrong was born April 1876.

        357 viii. Lula Bell Armstrong was born July 25, 1878.  Lula died June 25, 1899 at 20 years of age.

        358    ix. Annie Armstrong was born March 1883.  Annie died 1972 at 89 years of age.  She married Henry C. Armstrong.  Henry was born 1883.  Henry died 1954 at 71 years of age.  Annie and Henry were interred in the Rogersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

  

       179.  Louisiana D.⁹ Armstrong (Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born November 13, 1822.  Louisiana died July 27, 1899 at 76 years of age.   

       She married William D. Kenner November 18, 1841.  William was born December 25, 1807.  William died October 13, 1873 at 65 years of age.  Louisiana and her husband William lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee, as listed in Census records. They are interred in Rogersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  

       Louisiana D. Armstrong and William D. Kenner had the following children:  

        359      i. Elizabeth¹⁰ Kenner was born 1842.

        360     ii. Rachel Kenner was born 1843.

        361    iii. Joseph Kenner was born 1847.

        362    iv. Mary Kenner was born 1853.

        363     v. Sallie Kenner was born 1858.

    + 364    vi. William Davis Kenner was born 1863.

  

       180.  William Pitt⁹ Armstrong (Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born October 28, 1824.  William died November 19, 1909 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, at 85 years of age.   

       He married Harriet Jane King March 2, 1842.  Harriet was born April 23, 1827.  Harriet died March 25, 1911 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 83 years of age.  William and Harriet lived in Rogersville, Tennessee, where he was Postmaster in 1850 (1850 Census, P. 386: 1860 Census, P. 18: 1870 Census, PP. 12 , 13.: 1880 Census E. D. 87, P. 49: 1900 Census E. D. 85, P. 5).  They were interred in the Rogersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  

       William Pitt Armstrong and Harriet Jane King had the following children:  

        365      i. Charles¹⁰ Armstrong was born June 22, 1850.  Charles died June 8, 1936 at 85 years of age.  He married Eleanor Higdon.  Eleanor was born January 28, 1850.  Charles and Eleanor are interred in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee.

        366     ii. Robert Armstrong was born January 4, 1852.  Robert died April 28, 1903 at 51 years of age.  Robert is interred in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee.

        367    iii. Margaret Armstrong was born January 31, 1854.  Margaret died June 18, 1905 at 51 years of age.  Margaret never married and is interred in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee.

        368    iv. Arthur Armstrong was born 1855.

        369     v. Catherine Armstrong was born 1858.

        370    vi. Mary Armstrong was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee April 18, 1860.  Mary died September 3, 1935 at 75 years of age.  Mary never married and is interred in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee.

        371   vii. Samuel Armstrong was born 1863.

    + 372 viii. William K. Armstrong was born March 17, 1866.

        373    ix. Harriet "Hattie" Armstrong was born June 10, 1869.  Harriet died April 30, 1884 at 14 years of age.  Harriet never married and is interred in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee.   

       181.  Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines (Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 29, 1817.  Elizabeth died August 8, 1890 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 73 years of age.   

       She married Charles James McKinney in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, 1840.  Charles was born July 3, 1813.  Charles died December 31, 1880 in Rogersville, Tennessee, at 67 years of age.  Charles and Elizabeth lived in Rogersville.  They are interred in the McKinney Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee.  

       Elizabeth Mary Gaines and Charles James McKinney had the following children:  

        374      i. Frances "Fannie"¹⁰ McKinney was born July 3, 1852.  Frances died October 23, 1900 at 48 years of age.  She married Joseph Meek Logan.  Joseph was born September 15, 1836.  Joseph died December 31, 1880 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, at 44 years of age.

    + 375     ii. Elizabeth McKinney was born July 3, 1852.

    + 376    iii. Mary McKinney was born April 1, 1854.

    + 377    iv. Susan McKinney was born April 9, 1856.

    + 378     v. Charles James McKinney was born January 11, 1862.

  

       182.  Frances⁹ Gaines (Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 4, 1819.  Frances died May 1, 1865 at 46 years of age.   

       She married Charles Lynn February 7, 1837.  Charles was born July 14, 1815.  Charles was the son of John Lynn and Martha Flemming.  Charles died July 27, 1871 at 56 years of age.  Frances and Charles Lynn and their family lived in Kingsport, Tennessee.  He was ordained an elder of the Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church, February 25, 1855. ( Register of Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church, P. 2.).  He and his wife were buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery, Kingsport, Tennessee. ( Sullivan County Tennessee Tombstone Records, 1938.)  

       Frances Gaines and Charles Lynn had the following children:  

    + 379      i. Fannie Rogers¹⁰ Lynn was born November 7, 1837.

    + 380     ii. John Bell Lynn was born January 26, 1840.

    + 381    iii. Martha Flemming Lynn was born December 4, 1841.

        382    iv. James Gaines Lynn was born June 16, 1844.  James died July 1861 at 17 years of age.  Interred in the Old Methodist Cemetery, Kingsport, Tennessee.

        383     v. Hugh Walker Lynn was born October 17, 1846.  Hugh died November 18, 1854 at 8 years of age.  Hugh died of Yellow Fever. Interred in Old Methodist Cemetery, Kingsport, Tennessee.

        384    vi. Charles McKinney Lynn was born January 9, 1849.  Charles died November 5, 1854 at 5 years of age.  Charles also died of Yellow Fever and is interred in the Old Methodist Cemetery, Kingsport, Tennessee.

        385   vii. Joseph Henry Lynn was born June 15, 1852.  Joseph died November 11, 1854 at 2 years of age.  Joseph also died of Yellow Fever and is interred in the Old Methodist Cemetery, Kingsport, Tennessee.

    + 386 viii. Catherine Jane Lynn was born February 18, 1854.

    + 387    ix. Mary Elvira Lynn was born May 5, 1857.

    + 388      x. Eliza Ellen "Lyda" Lynn was born September 12, 1863.

  

       186.  Thomas Hugh⁹ Walker (Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 28, 1838.  Thomas died 1862 in Shiloh during Civil War, at 24 years of age.   

       He married Annie Kennedy October 1860.  Thomas served in the CSA during the Civil War and died at Shiloh, in 1862.  

       Thomas Hugh Walker and Annie Kennedy had the following child:  

        389      i. Thomas Hugh (Jr.)¹⁰ Walker was born on (birth date unknown).  Thomas Jr., his mother and father had died by 1880 and were interred in the Old Citizens Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee

  

       206.  Maxeline "Massie"⁹ Baker (Lucinda⁸ Amis, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley, Kentucky January 1, 1850.  Maxeline died December 15, 1916 in Crockettsville, Breathitt, Kentucky, at 66 years of age.   

       She married Elihu Riley.  Elihu was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky September 28, 1845.  Elihu died March 30, 1892 in Breathitt County, Kentucky, at 46 years of age.  

       Maxeline "Massie" Baker and Elihu Riley had the following child:  

    + 390      i. Orville Baker¹⁰ Riley was born December 1875.   

       217.  Wilkerson⁹ Amis (Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1839.  Wilkerson died 1899 at 60 years of age.   

       He married Mary Jane Hooper.  

       Wilkerson Amis and Mary Jane Hooper had the following children:  

    + 391      i. Thomas¹⁰ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 392     ii. John C. Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 393    iii. James Westerfield (Sr.) Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 394    iv. William Franklin Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 395     v. George Sydney Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 396    vi. Nancy Catherine Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 397   vii. Andrew Jackson Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        398 viii. Mollie Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 399    ix. Robert Stephen Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        400      x. Oliver Herndon Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        401    xi. Barbara Hannah Amis was born 1875.  She married George Matthew Asher.

    + 402   xii. Sarah Elizabeth Amis was born 1924.   

       218.  John⁹ Gordon (James Gaines⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1839.  John died 1870 at 31 years of age.   

       He married Inez Routh Ellis.  Inez was born 1834.  Inez died 1906 at 72 years of age.  

       John Gordon and Inez Routh Ellis had the following child:  

    + 403      i. John Thomas¹⁰ Gordon was born 1861.

  

       222.  Sarah A.⁹ Gordon (William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1830.   

       She married John Bilbo.  Sarah visited  Tennessee during the Civil War in an attempt to obtain her portion of her grandfather's estate, but died before the eventual settlement.  For some reason, during the war, one of her husband's relatives and her brother, John, had some kind of difficulty which resulted in the death of Gordon.  

       Sarah A. Gordon and John Bilbo had the following children:  

        404      i. Nannie J.¹⁰ Bilbo was born on (birth date unknown).  She married J. S. McAuly.

        405     ii. Josephine T. Bilbo was born on (birth date unknown).  She married A. J. Scott.

  

       223.  John Harrison⁹ Gordon (William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1832.  John died August 18, 1863 at 31 years of age.   

       He married Ellen E. Scott.  Ellen was born 1839.  John Harrison Gordon was the eldest son of William Gordon.  He was apparently born in Tennessee in 1832 and was killed by his brother - in - law, A. Bilbo, at Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, on August 18, 1863. He was married to Ellen.

        John Harrison Gordon and Ellen E. Scott had the following children:  

    + 406      i. Mary E.¹⁰ Gordon was born 1857.

        407     ii. Eliza J. Gordon was born 1860.  She married John L. Hutchins.   

       225.  Harriet Elizabeth⁹ Gordon (William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1837.  Harriet died 1862 at 25 years of age.   

       She married Henry D. Givens. 

May 25, 2001.  

Present at Harriets death in 1862 was Nancy Belcher, age 71, and Sarah Orange, age 64, and was a resident of Berryslick at the time the affidavit was given in 1894.  She was about 32 years of age at the time of Harriets death.  

       Harriet Elizabeth Gordon and Henry D. Givens had the following children:  

        408      i. Mary¹⁰ Givens was born 1856.

        409     ii. Henry S. Givens was born 1862.

  

       227.  Bythella H.⁹ Gordon (William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Leake County, Mississippi July 7, 1842.  Bythella died July 2, 1891 in Crowley, Acadia Parrish, Louisiana, at 48 years of age.   

       She married John Anderson Orange in Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky, September 1860.  John was born in Amite County, Mississippi 1835.  John was the son of Byrd Orange and Rebecca Moss.  John died 1898 in Dexter, Cooke County, Texas, at 63 years of age.   

 John Anderson Orange

 

        Have a photo copy of the Gravesite of John Anderson Orange at Dexter, Texas. As of 1 Jan 1992, the Township of Dexter was almost non-existent.  Structures standing as of 1994; 2 Houses, a community church, which was originally constructed as the Dexter Methodist Church in 1879.  It originally served the community as a combination school, church, and meeting hall. At one time Dexter boasted thirty-five business buildings, including seven saloons, seven drug stores, two blacksmith shops, and a general store and bank combined. Dexter at one time rivaled Gainesville, Texas in population and business activity. Reference material provided by Melvin Crum on 24 February 1995. John A. Orange was living wit his brother, George at the time of his marriage.  His father Bird had passed away and his mother was living with her son  Bird.  John was a great love of nature.  He enjoyed a stroll through the woodland and across the meadows were he could listen to the songs of birds and to the chatter of squirrels and view the with admiration the beautiful flowers that grew along the banks of the rippling brooks. He liked all kinds of innocent sport and was very found of a chase.  The yelp of hounds was music to his ears.  He was a find marksman and it was woe unto the wild turkey that came within range of his old trusty rifle.  He took a great interest in livestock, especially the horse, and at different times owned some very fine animals. He was well educated and enjoyed the companionship of children and liked to entertain them with comic song and slight of hand tricks. He kept well posted on the political issues of the day.  He was a splendid Bible scholar and was ever ready to defend the doctrine of his Church.  John died at Dexter, Cook County, Texas.  The marker on his head stone, J. A. Orange.  No dates given.   

       John Anderson Orange, son of Bird and Rebecca Moss Orange was born in Mississippi about 1834-1835.  They moved to Butler county Kentucky by the time John was fifteen years old. After his father died, John  lived with his brother George H. Orange. He married Bythella H. Gordon about 1860.  John Orange was a farmer. The value of his real Estate in 1870 was $577.00 Dollars and the value of his personal property was $211.00 dollars. John and his family moved to Louisiana in the 1880's .  Bythella died at Crowley, Louisiana of Typhoid fever. While visiting in Dexter, Texas in the 1890's, John died and is buried in the North Cemetery at Dexter, Texas in Cooke, County.

                           

                                                                                                         Bythella H. Gordon

 

        She had an amicable disposition; was modes and refined.  She had a good education and was a great speller.  She could sing from memory most all the old time hymns and seems that I can almost hear her now as she softly sang, (while doing the chores about the house). Those were the words of Mother Rush (Elizabeth Franklin Orange), when she spoke of Bythella. John Anderson Orange, born in Amite County, Mississippi married Bythella H. Gordon who was born in Mississippi.  They married in Logan County, Kentucky, September 1860. John was living with his brother George at the time.  His father Bird had passed away and his mother was living with son, Bird. John was a great lover of nature.  He enjoyed a stroll through the woodland and across the meadow where he could listen to the song of the birds and to the chatter of the squirrels and view with admiration the beautiful flowers that grew along the banks of the rippling brooks.  He liked all kinds of innocent sports and was very found of a chase.  The yelp of hounds was music to his ears. He was a fine marksman and it was woe unto the wild turkey that came within range of his old trusty rifle. He took great interest in livestock, especially the horse, and at different times owned some very find animals.  He was well educated and enjoyed the companionship of children and liked to entertain them with comic song and slight of hand tricks.  He kept well posted on the political issues of the day. He was a splendid Bible scholar and was ever ready to defend the doctrine of his Church.  John died at Dexter, Cooke County, Texas. The marker on his head stone, J. A. Orange.  No dates.   John Anderson Orange, son of Bird and Rebecca Moss Orange was born in Mississippi about 1834 or 1835.  They moved to Butler County, Kentucky by the time John was fifteen years old.  After his father died, John lived with his brother, George H. Orange. He married Bythella H. Gordon about 1860.  Their children were:

 

        William Bird,

        Bate Anderson,

        Elizabeth Franklin,

        James N.,

        Ethie Garfield, 

        Mildred Ellen.

 

         John Orange was a farmer.  The value of his Real Estate in 1870 was $211.00 Dollars.  John and his family moved to Louisiana in the 1880's. Bythella died at Crowley, Louisiana of Typhoid fever. While visiting in Dexter, Texas in the 1890-'s, John died and is buried at the North Cemetery in Dexter, Cooke County, Texas.  

       Bythella H. Gordon and John Anderson Orange had the following children:  

    + 410      i. Millie¹⁰ Orange was born before September 26, 1786, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

        411     ii. Ethie Garfield Orange was born on (birth date unknown).

        412    iii. James N. Orange was born on (birth date unknown).  He married Lela Orange.

        413    iv. William Bird Orange was born in Kentucky July 31, 1861.  William died 1925 in Bloomington, Victoria County, Texas, at 63 years of age.  He married Lula Orange. 

                              William's occupation: Not known. 

                         3-1-1999: 

                         Additional information on William Bird Orange: 1900 Census, Indian Territory, Choctaw Nation. Vol. 14, E.D. 181, Sheet 19, Line 38. Orange, William B. July 1861/38/KY Lula Wife/Aug 1870/29/KY.  Died in Victoria County, Texas while visiting at home of his sister, Elizabeth Franklin Orange.  Buried in Cresent Valley Cemetery, between Bloomington & Victoria, Texas.  Married Lula. Had one child, a daughter, who died as a small child.

    + 414     v. Elizabeth Franklin Orange was born August 19, 1863.

    + 415    vi. Bailey Anderson Orange was born May 29, 1869.

        416   vii. Bettie H. Orange was born 1869.

        417 viii. Fred D. Orange was born 1872.

    + 418    ix. Mildred Ellen Orange was born May 4, 1878.

        419      x. Eth Garfield Orange was born in Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky December 23, 1880.

  

       228.  Jane Hall⁹ Gordon (William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Leake County, Mississippi 1844.   

       She married James C. Belcher.  James was born 1838.  James died 1920 at 82 years of age.  

       Jane Hall Gordon and James C. Belcher had the following children:  

    + 420      i. Laura¹⁰ Belcher was born 1865.

    + 421     ii. Budd Oceola Belcher was born 1870.

    + 422    iii. Claud Belcher was born 1877.

  

       229.  William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon (William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi September 23, 1849.  William died March 9, 1901 in Searcy County Arkansas, at 51 years of age.   

       She married John Bell Belcher in Butler County, Kentucky, May 31, 1865.  John was born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee  June 17, 1840.  John died 1901 at 61 years of age.  John Barnett, son of Cora Haynes Barnett, and grandson to John Bell, wrote:  that his mother told him, her father, John Bell Belcher had received back military pay from service wit the Union Forces during the Civil War and ha d bought a home in Butler County, Kentucky in the small community of "Caney Fork." John Bell, William Ellen and their children John Ody, Fannie and Maude settled in the area of St. Joe, Arkansas, probably in the Richland area along the Buffalo Rivet. William Ellen was 15 yeas of age when she married John Bell. He was 24. Between the years of 1895 and 1037, the Belchers lived in the area of St. Joe, Arkansas and traveled into the Indian Territory of Oklahoma, planning to join the land rush of the Indian Territory.  For some unknown reason John Barnett wrote, the family left the land rush line and traveled into Dexter, Texas, located along the Red River in North, Texas.  John Barnett related stores told to him by members of the family and most of all by his Uncle Ody.  How they were bothered by Indians and cowboys out to harm or molest families traveling.  John told of one incident when a group of liquored up cowboys rode into the Belcher camp one evening and started getting out of line.  Uncle Ody just pulled his six-shooter out and that was it.  The cowboys got on their horses and rode off. The Belchers continued their journey from Dexter, Texas to Louisiana where they spent a short time working and then returning to Arkansas. The Belchers, and children, John Ody, his wife, Nora and Maude returned to St. Joe, Arkansas.  The census shows,   that in 1900 John Bell, William Ellen and Maude were living in the Richland Township along the Buffalo River. On March 9, 1901, William Ellen Belcher died. Her exact burial site is not known, but undoubtedly she is buried near where the family lived in 1901.   Clyde Turner reported that during a visit to his Uncle Ody Belcher in early 1940, he and his Uncle Ody went to what he called the old home place and tried to find William Ellens grave.  Too much brush prevented them from locating it. After William Ellens death, John Bell and his daughter Maude left the Richland area and traveled to China, Texas where they lived with his daughter Fannie Turner.  While living with his daughter, John Bell Belcher died on December 26, 1901.  He is buried at the China Cemetery, China, Texas.   Maude Belcher remained in Texas and Louisiana, marrying Eugene Upton in Gueyman, Louisiana. John Barnett wrote that his mother, Cora Haynes, had told him, that her mother, William Ellen, as a child had lived on a large plantation along the Pearl River. John Barnett tells the story his mother told him as a youngster.  About his mother always reminding her father, John Bell, that if he hadn't fought to free the slaves she wouldn't have to work so hard. Cora Haynes Barnett also told of her mother as a young child playing with children of slaves.  From these stories it would appear that at one time William Ellen lived a comfortable life when she was a child. Birth  places and dates were provided by John Barnett, Ruby Upton Pierce, daughter of Maude Belcher Upton and Thelma Turner Maxwell. Thelma Maxwell explained the unusual name of William Ellen that her grandmother had.  Thelma said that her mother Fannie had told her that William Ellen had given herself the name of William, and the name "Dove" or "Dovey" was given to her by her family.  The name William cold also have come from her father William, who died after her birth. Information about the Belchers and Gordons in minimal because the children of the Belchers were told little about their grandparents.  

       William Ellen (Dovey) Gordon and John Bell Belcher had the following children:  

    + 423      i. Cora Haynes¹⁰ Belcher was born 1867.

    + 424     ii. John Ody Belcher was born 1869.

    + 425    iii. Fannie Belcher was born September 8, 1879.

    + 426    iv. Maude Belcher was born November 22, 1884.

  

       230.  Matthew Alexander Logan⁹ Gordon (John Harrison⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Smith County, Tennessee December 6, 1828.  Matthew died 1876 in Stonewall, Smith County, Tennessee, at 47 years of age.   

       He married Lucy Lee Ward.  Lucy was born 1830.  Lucy died November 1880 in Smith County, Tennessee, at 50 years of age. 

May 24, 2001:  

Vernon located in Tennessee Mortality Schedules, 1850, 1860 and 1880 by Sistler the following on Lucy:  

Gordon, Lucy L., 49, W, TN, keeping house, Nov, cause illegible, SM-80.  

       Matthew Alexander Logan Gordon and Lucy Lee Ward had the following children:  

    + 427      i. Frances Elizabeth¹⁰ Gordon was born 1850.

    + 428     ii. John Harrison Gordon was born 1852.

        429    iii. Callie Matilda Gordon was born 1854.  She married Alfred Gibbs.  Alfred was born 1854.

        430    iv. Mary Annie Gordon was born 1857.  Mary died 1942 at 85 years of age.

        431     v. William Avan Gordon was born 1860.

        432    vi. Eliza Gordon was born 1861.  She married Robert Johnson.  Robert was born 1861.

        433   vii. Meanerva Gordon was born 1864.  Though recorded information spells her name as Meanerva.  Believed to be incorrect and spelling should be; Minerva.

        434 viii. Thomas  Gwaltney Gordon was born 1866.

        435    ix. James Alexander Gordon was born 1869.  He married Lucetta Lee Ward.

        436      x. Lemuel Robinson Gordon was born 1872.

  

       232.  James G.⁹ Gordon (John Harrison⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee October 30, 1831.  James died December 14, 1868 at 37 years of age.   

       He married Victoria E. Hughes in Mississippi, 1858.  Victoria was born in Mississippi 1840.  

       James G. Gordon and Victoria E. Hughes had the following children:  

        437      i. David H.¹⁰ Gordon was born in Mississippi 1859.  David died 1945 at 86 years of age.  He married Roxie Ann Huges.  Roxie was born 1862.  Roxie died 1885 at 23 years of age.

        438     ii. Matilda Ann Gordon was born in Mississippi June 26, 1861.  Matilda died February 11, 1906 in Marydell, Leake County, Mississippi, at 44 years of age.  Her body was interred February 1906 in Salem Church, Marydell, Leake County Mississippi.  She married John W. Porter Johnson.  John was born 1846.

        439    iii. Catherine Gordon was born in Mississippi 1863.

        440    iv. James H. Gordon was born in Mississippi 1869.

  

       235.  Matilda Harper⁹ Gordon (John Harrison⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Smith County, Tennessee September 17, 1838.  Matilda died January 22, 1910 in Smith County, Tennessee, at 71 years of age.  Her body was interred January 1910 in Smith County, Tennessee.   

       She married twice.  She married William Sidney Minton in Smith County, Tennessee, June 14, 1855.  William was born in Smith County, Tennessee August 12, 1836.  William was the son of Thomas Henry Minton and Eliza Delila Winfey.  William died 1863 at 26 years of age.  She married John A. Vanderpool in Smith County, Tennessee, April 7, 1867.  John was born in Smith County, Tennessee February 14, 1833.  John was the son of Joseph Vanderpool and Easter Bates.  He married new spouse.  John died December 19, 1912 in Smith County, Tennessee, at 79 years of age.  

       Matilda Harper Gordon and William Sidney Minton had the following children:  

        441      i. Unknown¹⁰ Minton was born on (birth date unknown).

        442     ii. Mary Victoria Minton was born in Smith County, Tennessee 1858.  Mary died 1892 in Crawford, Arkansas, at 34 years of age.  She married Joseph Henry Smith.  Joseph was born 1854.

    + 443    iii. Mary Ellen ( Ella) Minton was born 1859.    

       Matilda Harper Gordon and John A. Vanderpool had the following children:  

        444    iv. Etta Vanderpool was born 1869.

        445     v. Magie Vanderpool was born 1871.

        446    vi. James Vanderpool was born 1873.

        447   vii. Dorah Vanderpool was born 1879.

        448 viii. Samuel E. Vanderpool was born 1882.

        449    ix. Mathew Ford Vanderpool was born 1887.

  

       247.  Mildren Louella⁹ Bowen (Frances L.⁸ Gordon, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1853.  Mildren died 1900 at 47 years of age.   

       She married John Ephraim Gold.  John was born 1841.  John died 1939 at 98 years of age.  

       Mildren Louella Bowen and John Ephraim Gold had the following child:  

    + 450      i. Frances Gordon¹⁰ Gold was born 1878.

 

 Tenth Generation

 

       275.  Abraham¹⁰ Cox (Thomas Edward⁹, James⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 15, 1848.  Abraham died March 10, 1895 in Fannin County, Texas, at 47 years of age.   

       He married Susan Elizabeth Mountcastle in McMinn County, Tennessee, September 13, 1874.  Susan was born September 30, 1852.  Susan was the daughter of Christian Mountcastle and Sarah Laughmiller.  Susan died February 1, 1942 at 89 years of age.  Abraham and his family removed from McMinn County, Tennessee to Fannin County, Texas in 1880.  

       Abraham Cox and Susan Elizabeth Mountcastle had the following children:  

        451      i. Myrtle¹¹ Cox was born February 11, 1876.  She married Hinchey Barker in Fannin County, September 18, 1899.

        452     ii. Thomas Mountcastle Cox was born May 18, 1877.  Thomas died September 25, 1973 at 96 years of age.  He married Ellie Kincaide in Fannin County, Texas, May 15, 1899.

        453    iii. Lowell Mason Cox was born March 1, 1878.  Lowell died June 20, 1933 in Fannin County, Texas, at 55 years of age.

    + 454    iv. Avie Lee Cox was born September 30, 1880.

        455     v. James Bruner Cox was born in Fannin County, Texas April 29, 1883.  James died December 1, 1886 in Fannin County, Texas, at 3 years of age.

        456    vi. Asa Tinsley Cox was born January 18, 1885.  He married Myrtle Clayborn August 27, 1911.

        457   vii. Lula Era (Dolly) Cox was born April 21, 1888.  Lula died September 16, 1916 at 28 years of age.  She married Jess Beaty in Fannin County, Texas, July 26, 1908.  Lula died after being struck by lightening.

        458 viii. Wyley Cox was born February 24, 1893.  Wyley died December 3, 1972 in Durant, Oklahoma, at 79 years of age.  He married Ruby Cooper June 18, 1923.

   

       277.  William Melville¹⁰ Cox (Thomas Edward⁹, James⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 14, 1852.  William died February 18, 1902 at 49 years of age.   

       He married Mary F. Burgamy in Fannin County, Texas, November 1875.  Mary was born August 1856.  In 1900 they were living in Collin County, Texas ( 1900 Census E. D., page 12,) and had seven children.  

       William Melville Cox and Mary F. Burgamy had the following children:  

        459      i. Lonnie¹¹ Cox was born March 1881.

        460     ii. Dora Cox was born November 1882.

        461    iii. Laura Cox was born February 1885.

        462    iv. Jennie Cox was born November 1887.

        463     v. Ernie Cox was born February 1890.

        464    vi. Ollie Cox was born September 1891.

        465   vii. Agnes Cox was born December 1893.

  

       287.  Thomas¹⁰ Henderson (James Rollin⁹, Elizabeth⁸ Cox, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1848.   

       He married twice.  He married Sarah Notknown.  Sarah was born 1854.  Sarah and Thomas lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee ( 1880 Census E. D. 75) and had 3 children.  

       He married Elizabeth Notknown before 1870.  Elizabeth was born 1845.  Elizabeth and Thomas lived in Whitesburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee ( 1870 Census, page, 5).

       Thomas Henderson and Sarah Notknown had the following children:

        466      i. William¹¹ Henderson was born 1875.

        467     ii. Zilpha Henderson was born August 1876.

        468    iii. Martha Henderson was born 1878.

  

       298.  John J.¹⁰ Smith (Tabitha Jane⁹ Roberts, Elizabeth⁸ Cox, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 14, 1862. 

       He married an unknown person.  John J. marriage, death date, or wife's name not known.  They had two sons. These records of John J. and his sons were from the records of the late Prentiss Price of Rogersville, Tennessee.

       John J. Smith had the following children:

        469      i. Frank H¹¹ Smith was born July 17, 1887.  Frank died July 28, 1907 at 20 years of age.  His body was interred in St. Clair Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

        470     ii. Gale Kyle Smith was born February 6, 1889.  Gale died August 15, 1909 at 20 years of age.  His body was interred in St. Clair Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

  

       309.  Frances Elizabeth Huldah¹⁰ Henley (Frances⁹ Saunders, Mary⁸ Grantham, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born June 16, 1848.  Frances died May 31, 1938 at 89 years of age. 

       She married Alfred Alonzo Lawson in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, January 26, 1871.  Alfred was born October 21, 1849.  Alfred died December 1, 1938 in Bolivar County, Mississippi, at 89 years of age.

       Frances Elizabeth Huldah Henley and Alfred Alonzo Lawson had the following child:

    + 471      i. James Allen¹¹ Lawson was born June 14, 1872.

  

       311.  Martha Ann¹⁰ Miles (Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Lee County, Virginia April 1, 1845.  Martha died August 10, 1884 in San Gabriel, Texas, at 39 years of age.   

       She married Thomas Wesley Felton in San Gabriel, Texas, December 16, 1869.  Thomas was born in Smith County, Tennessee January 1833.  Thomas died May 16, 1922 in San Gabriel, Texas, at 89 years of age.  Martha and Thomas lived in San Gabriel, Texas and were buried in the Felton Cemetery, San Gabriel, Texas.  

       Martha Ann Miles and Thomas Wesley Felton had the following children:  

        472      i. Thomas Frederick¹¹ Felton was born January 9, 1871.

        473     ii. Henry Elbert Felton was born August 24, 1872.

        474    iii. Charles Wilburn Felton was born April 12, 1874.

    + 475    iv. Lenora Ann Felton was born January 1, 1878.

        476     v. Laura Miles Felton was born November 3, 1879.

    + 477    vi. Walter Scott Felton was born February 2, 1882.

  

       312.  William Columbus¹⁰ Miles (Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Lee County, Virginia November 4, 1847.  William died October 27, 1927 in Falls County, Texas, at 79 years of age.   

       He married Narcissus Elizabeth Jones in Milam County, Texas, April 6, 1867.  Narcissus was born July 10, 1850.  Narcissus was the daughter of Josephus Jones and Amanda Foster.  William Columbus served in the CSA with the 21st Texas Calvary and wounded. He was a cowhand and a wrangler.  

       William Columbus Miles and Narcissus Elizabeth Jones had the following children:  

    + 478      i. Edgar Eugene¹¹ Miles was born February 2, 1868.

    + 479     ii. Joseph Benjamin Miles was born November 12, 1870.

        480    iii. Frank Miles was born January 23, 1873.  He married Sallie Blocker.

        481    iv. Mary Miles was born May 17, 1876.  Mary died December 20, 1891 in San Gabriel, Texas, at 15 years of age.  Her body was interred in Felton Cemetery, San Gabriel, Texas.

    + 482     v. Vesta Harriet Miles was born September 15, 1879.

    + 483    vi. John Oliver Miles was born November 3, 1881.

    + 484   vii. Martha "Mattie" Miles was born October 12, 1884.

    + 485 viii. William Horton Miles was born January 15, 1890.

  

       313.  John W.¹⁰ Miles (Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Lee County, Virginia November 22, 1852.   

       He married Eva Dunlap about 1881.  Records for the John W. Miles family are taken from the Bell County, Texas 1900 Census.  

       John W. Miles and Eva Dunlap had the following children:  

        486      i. Homer B.¹¹ Miles was born in Texas September 1882.

        487     ii. Roy E. Miles was born July 1884.

        488    iii. John W. (Jr.) Miles was born August 1886.

        489    iv. Albert F. B. Miles was born November 1888.

        490     v. Julia D. Miles was born May 1890.

        491    vi. Anna W. Miles was born April 1896.

        492   vii. Eva Miles was born October 1898.

  

       315.  Sally¹⁰ Campbell (Catherine⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown).   

       She married Mr. Baird.  

       Sally Campbell and Mr. Baird had the following child:  

        493      i. Blanche¹¹ Baird was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       316.  Hattie¹⁰ Montgomery (Rebecca⁹ Grantham, Willis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Hancock County, Tennessee January 8, 1870.  Hattie died December 12, 1919 in Hancock County, Tennessee, at 49 years of age.

       She married Hugh Chance Edds.  Hugh was born September 6, 1869.  Hugh died November 1, 1942 at 73 years of age.

        Hattie Montgomery and Hugh Chance Edds had the following children:  

    + 494      i. Della Nora¹¹ Edds was born April 11, 1889.

    + 495     ii. Hattie Cornelia Edds was born May 4, 1900.

  

       318.  John A. "Jack"¹⁰ Cocke (Eliza⁹ Rogers, John Alexander⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1834.  John died about 1873.   

       He married Adda Notknown in Bexar County, Texas.  John was a lawyer in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.  

       John A. "Jack" Cocke and Adda Notknown had the following children:  

        496      i. Eugenia¹¹ Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        497     ii. Laura Lee Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        498    iii. Jack Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       319.  Thomas Foster¹⁰ Cocke (Eliza⁹ Rogers, John Alexander⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 17, 1835.  Thomas died July 4, 1910 in Texas, at 75 years of age.   

       He married Elizabeth Young Starkey in Kerrville, Texas, February 25, 1866.  Elizabeth is the daughter of Judge M. J. Starkey.  

       Thomas Foster Cocke and Elizabeth Young Starkey had the following children:  

        499      i. Oliver¹¹ Cocke was born November 16, 1866.  Oliver died January 1, 1867 at less than one year of age.  Oliver was a twin brother of Walter.

        500     ii. Walter Cocke was born November 16, 1866.  Walter died 1959 at 92 years of age.  Walter was a twin brother of Oliver.

        501    iii. Elizabeth Cocke was born June 6, 1868.  Elizabeth died 1940 at 72 years of age.

        502    iv. Marvin Cocke was born February 18, 1870.  Marvin died August 17, 1964 at 94 years of age.

        503     v. Chester Cocke was born July 26, 1871.  Chester died August 27, 1964 at 93 years of age.

        504    vi. Louis Burton Cocke was born August 8, 1873.  Louis died May 2, 1938 at 64 years of age.

        505   vii. Rosa Lea Cocke was born March 28, 1875.  Rosa died October 11, 1900 at 25 years of age.

        506 viii. Ethel Cocke was born April 6, 1877.  Ethel died October 15, 1880 at 3 years of age.

        507    ix. Thomas Oscar Cocke was born January 5, 1879.  Thomas died November 1954 at 75 years of age.

        508      x. Thomas Foster Cocke was born October 23, 1880.  Thomas died 1883 at 2 years of age.

        509    xi. James Frederick Cocke was born March 9, 1883.

        510   xii. Jesse Starkey Cocke was born November 30, 1885.

  

       320.  James Rogers¹⁰ Cocke (Eliza⁹ Rogers, John Alexander⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 1838.  James died January 27, 1919 at 80 years of age.   

       He married Gracie Elizabeth Bartlett January 25, 1866.  Gracie is the daughter of William Bartlett.  

       James Rogers Cocke and Gracie Elizabeth Bartlett had the following children:  

        511      i. William¹¹ Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).  Died at age 4 years.  No date of birth.

        512     ii. Eleanor Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        513    iii. Charles M. Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        514    iv. Maggie Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        515     v. Ida Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        516    vi. Lawson Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        517   vii. James Rogers Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        518 viii. Albert Tarlton Cocke was born May 5, 1869.

        519    ix. Emmett Bartlett Cocke was born January 15, 1871.

        520      x. Arthur Alvin Cocke was born December 2, 1872.

  

       321.  Frederick Bird Smith (Jr.)¹⁰ Cocke (Eliza⁹ Rogers, John Alexander⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee November 17, 1839.  Frederick died in Texas.   

       He married Katie Carpenter.  Frederick Jr. was an Attorney in San Antonio, Texas. The records of the Frederick family were taken from the Census and "Cockes and Cousins" book.  

       Frederick Bird Smith (Jr.) Cocke and Katie Carpenter had the following children:  

        521      i. Frederick¹¹ Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        522     ii. Shelby Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        523    iii. Edwin Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        524    iv. Kate Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        525     v. Effie Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

        526    vi. Maude Cocke was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       322.  Sara Amelia¹⁰ Cocke (Eliza⁹ Rogers, John Alexander⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1845.   

       She married Green Cone.  

       Sara Amelia Cocke and Green Cone had the following children:  

        527      i. Gilbert¹¹ Cone was born on (birth date unknown).

        528     ii. Naomi Green Cone was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       327.  Pauline¹⁰ Cocke (Eliza⁹ Rogers, John Alexander⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1856.   

       She married Milton C. West after 1870.  

       Pauline Cocke and Milton C. West had the following children:  

        529      i. Milton¹¹ West was born on (birth date unknown).

        530     ii. Paul West was born on (birth date unknown).

        531    iii. Carl West was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       336.  John C.¹⁰ Rogers (Joseph Personby⁹, Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 17, 1861.  John died June 7, 1921 at 60 years of age.   

       He married Mary Frances Johnson January 11, 1893.  Mary was born March 7, 1868.  Thomas and Mary lived in District 12, Hawkins County, Tennessee., (1900 Census E. D. 88, P. 1) and were buried in the Rogers Cemetery.  

       John C. Rogers and Mary Frances Johnson had the following children:  

        532      i. John Ernest¹¹ Rogers was born December 1893.  John died 1960 at 66 years of age.

        533     ii. Jennie M. Rogers was born February 1895.

        534    iii. Agnes B. Rogers was born June 1898.

        535    iv. Alma M. Rogers was born November 1898.

  

       339.  Matilda Caroline¹⁰ Rogers (Joseph Personby⁹, Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 11, 1865.  Matilda died 1933 at 67 years of age.   

       She married Lafayette Kirkpatrick 1885.  Lafayette was born January 15, 1852.  Lafayette died August 24, 1932 at 80 years of age.  Matilda and her family lived in District 12, Hawkins County, Tennessee ( 1900 Census, E. D. 87., P. 5)  and were buried in the Rogers Cemetery, west of Rogersville on Highway 11W.  

       Matilda Caroline Rogers and Lafayette Kirkpatrick had the following children:  

        536      i. Rogers¹¹ Kirkpatrick was born November 1886.

        537     ii. Nellie Kirkpatrick was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee November 1888.

        538    iii. Mary Kirkpatrick was born January 1891.

        539    iv. Lucy Kirkpatrick was born March 11, 1896.  Lucy died March 18, 1950 at 54 years of age.  She married Mr. Parker.  Lucy never married.  She is interred in the Rogers Cemetery, west of Rogersville, Tennessee about 15 miles off Highway 11W.

        540     v. Helen Maine Kirkpatrick was born March 11, 1896.  Helen died March 18, 1950 at 54 years of age.  Helen never married and is interred in the Rogers Cemetery, west of Rogersville, Tennessee about 15 miles off Highway 11W.

    + 541    vi. Robert Lee Kirkpatrick was born May 5, 1899.

  

       343.  Rufus¹⁰ Rogers (Joseph Personby⁹, Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 29, 1874.  Rufus died December 29, 1954 at 80 years of age.   

       He married Mary Reed after 1900.  Mary was born October 2, 1881.  Mary died 1965 at 83 years of age.  Rufus and Mary are interred in the Rogers Cemetery, located about 15 miles West of Rogersville, Tennessee off Highway 11W.  

       Rufus Rogers and Mary Reed had the following child:  

        542      i. Joseph Frank¹¹ Rogers was born November 6, 1904.  Joseph died November 12, 1904 at less than one year of age.  Interred at the Rogers Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee.   

       346.  James Leftwich¹⁰ Rogers (Thomas Amis (Jr.)⁹, Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 7, 1872.  James died February 24, 1962 at 89 years of age.   

       He married Ada Williams.  Ada was born July 10, 1883.  James was a Dentist.  He graduated from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.  He and his wife Ada lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee and were interred in the Rogers Cemetery.  

       James Leftwich Rogers and Ada Williams had the following child:  

    + 543      i. James Leftwich (Jr.)¹¹ Rogers was born August 10, 1919.

  

       348.  Matilda¹⁰ Rogers (Thomas Amis (Jr.)⁹, Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1877.   

       She married Roswell H. Spears.  

       Matilda Rogers and Roswell H. Spears had the following child:  

        544      i. Mary Leftwich¹¹ Spears was born May 5, 1908.  Mary died December 18, 1913 at 5 years of age.

  

       350.  Ann¹⁰ Armstrong (Joseph Rogers⁹, Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 29, 1842.  Ann died March 20, 1883 at 40 years of age.   

       She married Nicholas Fain Powell in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, 1862.  Nicholas is the son of Samuel Powell and Eliza Ruth Fain.  Ann and Nicholas lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee ( 1870 Census, PP. 4 and 5:  1880 Census E. D. 87, P. 43.)  Ann was buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee.  

       Ann Armstrong and Nicholas Fain Powell had the following children:  

        545      i. Margaret Netherland¹¹ Powell was born 1863.  She married William Ashworth Jones.

        546     ii. Lila Ruth Powell was born 1866.  She married James Littleton Wheeler.

        547    iii. Alice Rutledge Powell was born April 1867.

    + 548    iv. Frances Walker Powell was born February 1869.

        549     v. Joseph Rogers Powell was born January 1874.  He married Bessie Richards.

        550    vi. Nicholas Fain (Jr.) Powell was born August 1878.  He married Bernice McFerran.

  

       351.  Gale¹⁰ Armstrong (Joseph Rogers⁹, Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 26, 1865.  Gale died July 9, 1929 at 64 years of age.   

       He married three times.  He married an unknown person.  He married Nettie Powel.  Nettie was born May 26, 1865.  Nettie died March 10, 1950 at 84 years of age.  He married Nettie Powel.  Nettie was born May 26, 1865.  Nettie died March 10, 1950 at 84 years of age.  Gale and his wife Nettie are interred in the Rogersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  

       Gale Armstrong and Nettie Powel had the following child:  

        551      i. Mary¹¹ Armstrong was born August 28, 1881.  Mary died August 28, 1881 at less than one year of age.

       Gale Armstrong had the following child:  

        552     ii. Nettie B. Armstrong was born October 1889.

  

       355.  Daniel McMullen¹⁰ Armstrong (Joseph Rogers⁹, Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 4, 1874.  Daniel died August 1941 at 67 years of age.   

       He married Eva Hasson.  Eva was born December 2, 1874.  Eva died November 13, 1926 at 51 years of age.  

       Daniel McMullen Armstrong and Eva Hasson had the following child:  

        553      i. Daniel McMullen (Jr.)¹¹ Armstrong was born on (birth date unknown).  He married Martha Asburn Simmons.  Martha was born September 24, 1911.  Martha died July 16, 1977 at 65 years of age.

  

       364.  William Davis¹⁰ Kenner (Louisiana D.⁹ Armstrong, Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1863.  William died 1950 at 87 years of age.   

       He married Mary Clay August 2, 1887.  Mary was born 1867.  Mary died 1957 at 90 years of age.  Marriage records from Tennessee Church Records. They resided in Hawkins County, Tennessee ( 1910 Census) and were interred in New Providence Presbyterian Church yard.  

       William Davis Kenner and Mary Clay had the following children:  

        554      i. Henry Clay¹¹ Kenner was born 1888.  Henry died 1891 at 3 years of age.

        555     ii. Nancy Bradley Kenner was born 1890.  Nancy died 1891 at 1 year of age.

    + 556    iii. Kenneth B. Kenner was born 1893.

        557    iv. Elsie Kenner was born October 19, 1895.  Elsie died December 23, 1986 at 91 years of age.  She married John Cary Price.

  

       372.  William K.¹⁰ Armstrong (William Pitt⁹, Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 17, 1866.  William died May 14, 1952 at 86 years of age.   

       He married Virginia "Jennie" Not known about 1893.  Virginia was born December 3, 1875.  Virginia died April 11, 1958 at 82 years of age.  William and Virginia lived in Rogersville, where he was Cashier of the bank. ( 1900 Census E. D. 85, P. 7.)  

       William K. Armstrong and Virginia "Jennie" Not known had the following children:  

        558      i. Marian¹¹ Armstrong was born October 1894.

        559     ii. Virginia Armstrong was born February 1896.

        560    iii. William P. Armstrong was born April 1900.

  

       375.  Elizabeth¹⁰ McKinney (Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born July 3, 1852.  Elizabeth died November 15, 1923 at 71 years of age.   

       She married Robert Spurrier Howard-Smith June 1, 1882.  Robert was born April 1, 1851.  Robert was the son of Rev. John Howard-Smith and Eleanor S. Rand.  Elizabeth and Robert lived in Philadelphia, Pa.  

       Elizabeth McKinney and Robert Spurrier Howard-Smith had the following children:  

    + 561      i. Logan¹¹ Howard-Smith was born November 18, 1883.

        562     ii. Robert Howard-Smith was born October 30, 1886.  Robert died June 5, 1888 at 1 year of age.

        563    iii. Elise Howard-Smith was born July 16, 1893.  Elise was a member of the DAR, CDA, USD 1812.

  

       376.  Mary¹⁰ McKinney (Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee April 1, 1854.  Mary died 1920 at 66 years of age.   

       She married William Joshua McKinney Phipps June 4, 1873.  William was born February 25, 1853.  William was the son of Joshua Phipps and Ann Peoples Bachman.  William died 1929 at 76 years of age.  

       Mary McKinney and William Joshua McKinney Phipps had the following children:  

    + 564      i. Annie¹¹ Phipps was born April 1, 1874.

        565     ii. Twins Phipps was born March 18, 1876.  Names not known for these twins.  Both died in infancy.

    + 566    iii. Charles Mckinney Phipps was born October 2, 1877.

        567    iv. Kenneth Logan Phipps was born October 24, 1879.  Kenneth died 1901 at 21 years of age.  Kenneth was never married.  Interred in the Phipps Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

    + 568     v. James Gaines Phipps was born December 23, 1881.

        569    vi. Mary McKinney Phipps was born April 15, 1884.  Mary died January 2, 1886 at 1 year of age.

    + 570   vii. Frances "Fan" Logan Phipps was born December 15, 1884.

        571 viii. J. McKinney (Jr.) Phipps was born June 16, 1887.  J. McKinney Jr. never married.

        572    ix. Elise Phipps was born February 9, 1892.  Elise died April 5, 1974 at 82 years of age.  She married Felix George Phillips December 8, 1910.  Felix was from Bluefield, West Virginia. Elise is interred in the Phipps Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee All the records on the family of Mary McKinney and her husband William Joshua McKinney Phipps are from the "Phips Bible Record" bulletin of Watauga Association of Genealogist, Vol. 2, No. 2, PP. 37 and 39.

  

       377.  Susan¹⁰ McKinney (Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 9, 1856.  Susan died June 12, 1935 at 79 years of age.   

       She married William George Nice June 12, 1878.  William was born September 13, 1853.  William died August 6, 1942 at 88 years of age.  Susan and William are interred in the McKinney Cemetery.  The had lived in Rogersville, Tennessee.  

       Susan McKinney and William George Nice had the following children:  

    + 573      i. Mary Elizabeth¹¹ Nice was born June 22, 1885.

        574     ii. Willie G. (Jr.) Nice was born April 24, 1886.  Willie died August 6, 1888 at 2 years of age.

    + 575    iii. Frances Logan Nice was born May 1, 1888.

        576    iv. Susan McKinney Nice was born August 22, 1891.  Susan died 1985 at 93 years of age.  She married Dr. Jacob Schultz.  Dr. was born July 23, 1879.  Dr. died October 3, 1940 at 61 years of age.  Susan and Jacob lived in Middlesboro, Kentucky, but returned to Rogersville and were interred in the McKinney Cemetery.

    + 577     v. Dr. Charles Mckinney Nice was born September 1892.

  

       378.  Charles James¹⁰ McKinney (Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 11, 1862.   

       He married Lady Percy.  Lady Percry was from Greenville, Mississippi. She and her husband lived in Knoxville, Tenn.  

       Charles James McKinney and Lady Percy had the following children:  

        578      i. William Percy¹¹ McKinney was born October 22, 1891.  Was a Lieutenant in U. S. Army in World War I.

        579     ii. Mary McKinney was born March 26, 1893.  She married Floyd Peck Goodson.  Floyd was from Morristown, Tennessee.

        580    iii. Charles James McKinney was born March 27, 1907.  Charles was a graduate of the University of Tennessee.

  

       379.  Fannie Rogers¹⁰ Lynn (Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born November 7, 1837.  Fannie died April 2, 1912 at 74 years of age.   

       She married Thomas Graham Houston in Sullivan County, Tennessee, January 16, 1865.  Thomas was born February 23, 1837.  Thomas died 1914 at 77 years of age.  Thomas and Fannie were buried in Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, Missouri.  

       Fannie Rogers Lynn and Thomas Graham Houston had the following children:  

        581      i. Charles Lynn¹¹ Houston was born March 3, 1866.  Charles died August 1, 1866 at less than one year of age.

    + 582     ii. Mary Russell Houston was born January 10, 1874.

        583    iii. Robert Gaines Houston was born April 6, 1877.  Robert died 1953 at 76 years of age.  He married Emma Cartwright.  Emma was born 1879.  Emma died 1953 at 74 years of age.  Robert and Emma never had children.

  

       380.  John Bell¹⁰ Lynn (Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 26, 1840.  John died February 14, 1915 in Kansas, at 75 years of age.   

       He married twice.  He married Laura Isabel French in Springfield, Missouri, December 17, 1870.  Laura was born 1850.  Laura died December 30, 1886 at 36 years of age.  He married Mary Stryker in Jerseyville, Illinois, September 11, 1891.  Mary was born 1849.  Mary died 1896 at 47 years of age.  He removed from Sullivan County, Tennessee to Missouri where he married first and second. John was a successful merchant of Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas (1900 Census  E. D. 76, P4), where he and his family lived.  

       John Bell Lynn and Laura Isabel French had the following children:  

        584      i. William (twin)¹¹ Lynn was born October 15, 1871.  William died October 20, 1871 at less than one year of age.

        585     ii. Charles (twin) Lynn was born October 15, 1871.  Charles died October 20, 1871 at less than one year of age.

    + 586    iii. Ward Gaines Lynn was born June 23, 1874.

        587    iv. Effie O. Lynn was born September 12, 1875.  Effie died 1929 at 53 years of age.  Effie never married.

        588     v. Gertrude Lynn was born October 12, 1877.  Gertrude died September 6, 1926 at 48 years of age.  Gertrude never married.

    + 589    vi. Charles F. Lynn was born June 7, 1880.

    + 590   vii. Frances E. Lynn was born May 12, 1882.

    + 591 viii. Jessie B. Lynn was born April 10, 1884.

  

       381.  Martha Flemming¹⁰ Lynn (Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 4, 1841.  Martha died December 2, 1890 at 48 years of age.   

       She married Samuel Netherland Cloud October 20, 1861.  Samuel was born March 12, 1839.  Samuel was the son of Benjamin Cloud and Nancy Netherland.  Samuel died May 14, 1899 at 60 years of age.  Samuel N. served  as a private and as a Sergeant in Company "G" 8th Tennessee Cavalry, U. S. Army in the Civil War. ( Card # 405, Civil War Records, Cossitt Librar, Memphis, Tennessee).  He and his family lived at Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee. ( 1870 Census P. 5: 1880 Census, Fam. 5.)  He was ordained as a deacon of the Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church, May 12, 1878. (Register of Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church, P. 1.)  He and Martha were interred in the Cloud's Bend Cemetery, which is in the present Ridgefields area, Kingsport, Tennessee.  

       Martha Flemming Lynn and Samuel Netherland Cloud had the following children:  

    + 592      i. Hugh Walker¹¹ Cloud was born September 22, 1862.

        593     ii. Daughter Cloud was born 1865.  This child was still born.

        594    iii. Charles Lynn Cloud was born May 12, 1868.  Charles died October 14, 1938 at 70 years of age.  Charles never married.  He served in the U. S. Army in the Spanish American War.

    + 595    iv. Nancy Ann Cloud was born May 27, 1871.

        596     v. Effie Eliza Cloud was born November 29, 1874.  Effie died July 22, 1933 at 58 years of age.  Effie never married.  She is interred in the Cloud Bend Cemetery, Kingsport, Tennessee.  When she was a little girl, she broke her arm. Her uncles William and Richard Cloud gave her a beautiful "Lady" doll. Her niece Elizabeth Steadman inherited this doll and has given it to her grand daughter Susan Smith Fletcher.

    + 597    vi. Benjamin Richard Cloud was born November 10, 1877.

        598   vii. James Cloud was born April 3, 1880.

        599 viii. Francis Logan Cloud was born March 8, 1884.  Francis died January 12, 1946 at 61 years of age.  He married Daisy Lee Hullett October 24, 1909.  Daisy was born August 1890.  Daisy died 1975 at 84 years of age.  Francis died of Cancer. Francis L. was City Manager of Kingsport, Tennessee for more than 20 years; President of International City Managers Association 1941-42; ruling elder for a number of years at the First Presbyterian Church, Kingsport, Tennessee . He and his wife had two daughters, who died in infancy.

  

       386.  Catherine Jane¹⁰ Lynn (Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 18, 1854.  Catherine died June 8, 1925 in Nevada, Missouri, at 71 years of age.   

       She married Fred A. Cushman in Fort Scott, Kansas, December 24, 1877.  Fred was born in Maine December 1847.  Catherine and Fred lived in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri (1900 Census E. D. 61, P. 11).  

       Catherine Jane Lynn and Fred A. Cushman had the following children:  

        600      i. Claude L.¹¹ Cushman was born on (birth date unknown).  Claude died in early childhood.

        601     ii. Mabel Cushman was born February 1879.

        602    iii. Irene Cushman was born October 2, 1884.  She married Mr. Clark.  Mr. Clark was from Concordia, Kansas.

        603    iv. Frances Cushman was born January 28, 1888.

  

       387.  Mary Elvira¹⁰ Lynn (Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 5, 1857.  Mary died June 8, 1925 at 68 years of age.   

       She married George E. Logan in Joplin, Missouri, December 23, 1878.  George was born April 29, 1854.  George died 1944 at 90 years of age.  Mary and George lived in Nevada, Missouri, where was in the lumber business. Records on the land their family are from;  "The Lynn Genealogy", by S. E. Lynn:  Census records and "Missouri Cemetery Records". Recent records were contributed by Mrs. Jane Stewart.  

       Mary Elvira Lynn and George E. Logan had the following children:  

        604      i. Boyd¹¹ Logan was born on (birth date unknown).  Died in infancy.

    + 605     ii. Loren George Logan was born September 10, 1881.

    + 606    iii. Lynn Harlan Logan was born February 1883.

    + 607    iv. Charles Addison Logan was born March 9, 1885.

    + 608     v. Mary Mildred Logan was born June 8, 1897.

  

       388.  Eliza Ellen "Lyda"¹⁰ Lynn (Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 12, 1863.   

       She married Willie McLaughlin.  She married Willie of Wellington, Kansas, where they lived.  

       Eliza Ellen "Lyda" Lynn and Willie McLaughlin had the following children:  

        609      i. Lynn¹¹ McLaughlin was born August 20, 1866.  Lynn was married and had two daughters.  No records located for these three individuals.

        610     ii. Fred McLaughlin was born January 13, 1888.

        611    iii. Robert McLaughlin was born November 24, 1890.  Robert was killed in World War I.  He was never married.

  

       390.  Orville Baker¹⁰ Riley (Maxeline "Massie"⁹ Baker, Lucinda⁸ Amis, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky December 1875.  Orville died December 20, 1949 in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, at 74 years of age.   

       He married Isabell Gross Sandlin.  Isabell was born in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky July 19, 1878.  Isabell died December 27, 1947 in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, at 69 years of age.  

       Orville Baker Riley and Isabell Gross Sandlin had the following child:  

        612      i. Elizabeth¹¹ Riley was born in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky June 9, 1903.  Elizabeth died December 14, 1983 in Scottsburg, Scott County, Indiana, at 80 years of age.

  

       391.  Thomas¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown).   

       He married an unknown person.  

       Thomas Amis had the following child:  

        613      i. James¹¹ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       392.  John C.¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown).   

       He married Elizabeth Moss.  

       John C. Amis and Elizabeth Moss had the following children:  

        614      i. Anna¹¹ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        615     ii. Cora Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        616    iii. Moss Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        617    iv. John C. Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        618     v. James Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        619    vi. Robert Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        620   vii. William Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       393.  James Westerfield (Sr.)¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown).   

       He married Lina Shields.  

       James Westerfield (Sr.) Amis and Lina Shields had the following children:  

        621      i. Harold Wilkerson¹¹ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        622     ii. Cecil Shield Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        623    iii. Robert Milton Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        624    iv. John C. Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        625     v. James Westerfield (Jr.) Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       394.  William Franklin¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown).   

       He married Samantha Foley.  

       William Franklin Amis and Samantha Foley had the following children:  

        626      i. Myra¹¹ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        627     ii. William Lee Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       395.  George Sydney¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown).   

       He married Ethel Hughes.  

       George Sydney Amis and Ethel Hughes had the following children:  

        628      i. Mary¹¹ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        629     ii. John Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        630    iii. Elizabeth Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        631    iv. James Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       396.  Nancy Catherine¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown).   

       She married James Pogue (Sr.) Renfro.  

       Nancy Catherine Amis and James Pogue (Sr.) Renfro had the following children:  

        632      i. Unknown¹¹ Renfro was born on (birth date unknown).

        633     ii. Wilkerson Renfro was born on (birth date unknown).

        634    iii. James Pogue (Jr.) Renfro was born on (birth date unknown).

        635    iv. Joe Renfro was born on (birth date unknown).

        636     v. George Renfro was born on (birth date unknown).

        637    vi. Matthew Renfro was born on (birth date unknown).

        638   vii. Mary Elizabeth Renfro was born on (birth date unknown).

        639 viii. John A. Renfro was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       397.  Andrew Jackson¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown). 

       He married Artie Southard.  

       Andrew Jackson Amis and Artie Southard had the following children:  

        640      i. William¹¹ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        641     ii. Otis Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        642    iii. Edward Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        643    iv. Nora Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        644     v. Paul Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        645    vi. Cora Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       399.  Robert Stephen¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown).   

       He married Clara Hibbard.  

       Robert Stephen Amis and Clara Hibbard had the following children:  

        646      i. James Oliver¹¹ Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        647     ii. Thelma Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        648    iii. Albert Sydney Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        649    iv. Mary Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        650     v. Agnes Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

        651    vi. Unknown Amis was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       402.  Sarah Elizabeth¹⁰ Amis (Wilkerson⁹, Thomas Boling⁸, John⁷, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1924.   

       She married William Richard (Sr.) Ballinger.  Sarah Married twice. Cannot identify the name of her first husband.  

       Sarah Elizabeth Amis and William Richard (Sr.) Ballinger had the following children:  

        652      i. Mary¹¹ Ballinger was born on (birth date unknown).

        653     ii. Margaret Ballinger was born on (birth date unknown).

        654    iii. Amelia Ballinger was born on (birth date unknown).

        655    iv. Lucy Ballinger was born on (birth date unknown).

        656     v. Anna Ballinger was born on (birth date unknown).

        657    vi. Stephen Ballinger was born on (birth date unknown).

        658   vii. William Richard (Jr.) Ballinger was born on (birth date unknown).

        659 viii. Unknown Ballinger was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       403.  John Thomas¹⁰ Gordon (John⁹, James Gaines⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1861.  John died 1924 at 63 years of age.   

       He married Alice Routh Percy.  Alice was born 1867.  

       John Thomas Gordon and Alice Routh Percy had the following child:  

    + 660      i. Robert Percy¹¹ Gordon was born 1897.

  

       406.  Mary E.¹⁰ Gordon (John Harrison⁹, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1857.   

       She married Robert Thigpen.  Robert was born 1857.  

       Mary E. Gordon and Robert Thigpen had the following children:  

        661      i. Claude¹¹ Thigpen was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 662     ii. Maude Thigpen was born 1880.

        663    iii. Robert Bruce Thigpen was born 1883.  Robert died 1958 at 75 years of age.

  

       410.  Millie¹⁰ Orange (Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas before September 26, 1786, the first event for which there is a recorded date.   

       She married William Orange in Virginia, September 26, 1786.  William was born in Virginia January 26, 1759.  William was the son of Lewis (II) Orange and Kezia Unknown.  He married Elizabeth Melton in Cumberland Co., Virginia, September 26, 1785.  William died May 4, 1815 in Smith County, Tennessee, at 56 years of age.  William Orange August 20, 1997. 

The following was provided by Melvin Crum,  Cousin, One time removed, of Vernon Drewa:

 

The House of Orange

 

       The House of Orange is the Royal family of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.  The dynasty originated in the medieval principality of Orange, in southern France.   William the Silent, Count of Nassau, who held estates in the Netherlands, became William I, Prince of Orange, in 1544 as heir of Rene of Chalon, and he carried this title as leader of the Dutch Revolt against Spain that created the Dutch Republic. His heirs and successors, Maurice of Nassau,  Frederick Henry, William II,  Prince of Orange, and William III ( see William III, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland), led the republic as stadholders of the principal provinces. There was no stadholder between 1650 and 1672, or between 1702 and 1747.  In 1797, William, stadholder of Friesland, a descendant of a daughter of Frederick Henry, was elected stadholder in the other provinces as William IV (1711-51).  Although the principality of Orange had been ceded to France by the Peace of Utrecht (1713), d. Apr. 9, 1806, who governed from 1766 to 1795, continued to carry the title of Prince of Orange.    

       Their branch of the family is known formally as the House of Orange-Nassau, and their descendants are the present Royal family. William V was forced into exile by the French conquest of 1795. His son, however, was created King of the Netherlands, as William I, and Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1815.  He was succeeded by Kings William II and William III.  In 1890, when Queen Wilhelmina succeeded in the Netherlands, Luxembourg passed to a collateral line of the family.  Wilhelmina abdicated in 1948. Her successor, Juliana, did the same in 1980, the throne passing to her eldest daughter, Beatrice. (William I, Prince of Orange (William the Silent) William I, b. April 25, 1533, d. July 10, 1584, Prince of Orange, led the revolt of the Low Countries against Philip II of Spain, founding in the process a separate Dutch nation in the northern Netherlands (see Dutch revolt).  He was born in Germany, at the ancestral Castle of Dillenburg, the eldest son of Count William the Rich of Nassau.  In 1544 he inherited the vast possessions of his cousin, Rene of Chalon, in the Low Countries and the principality of Orange.   He thereafter lived in the Netherlands and became a favorite of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Charles abdicated in 1555, and although Philip II,  his successor in the Low Countries and Spain, named (1559) William Stadholder (Governor) of Holland, Zealand, and Utrecht, William became the leader of the high nobility's resistance to Philip's efforts t introduce monarchical absolutism and to repress Protestantism.  It was at this time that Cardinal Granville, William's principal opponent, called him "The Silent" because, although he spoke eloquently, he did not reveal his inner thoughts. An armed revolt broke out in the Netherlands in 1566.  Although William did not join the rebels, he withdrew to Germany when the Dubuque de Alba entered the Netherlands with a powerful Spanish army the next year.  William unsuccessfully attempted counteroffensives from Germany in 1568 and 1572.  After a rebel naval  force, the Sea Beggars, captured the little Dutch Port of Braille on April 1, 1572, however, a "free" States of Holland confirmed William as Stadholder, and he went to Holland to continue the resistance. Between 1576 and 1579 he was able to hold together a broad union of all the Low Countries in resistance to Spain, based on the principle of religious peace and tolerance. Raised first as a Lutheran and then (from 1544) as a Catholic, William had become (1573) a Calvinist but had not abandoned his commitment to toleration among creeds.   His all Netherlands policy collapsed in 1579 with the establishment of a separate union of the southern provinces,   which favored reconciliation with Philip. Meanwhile the rebellion continued in the Northern Provinces.  In 1580,  William was outlawed by Philip and a price was put on his head, and the States-General renounced allegiance to Philip in 1581.  The Prince was assassinated at Delft in 1584, but the rebellion continued under the leadership of his son,  Maurice of Nassau, and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, who consolidated the independence of the Dutch Republic. (William II, Prince of Orange) William II, b. May 27, 1626, d. Nov. 6, 1650, Prince of Orange and stadholder of six provinces of the Dutch Republic, sought to break the dominance of Holland over the other provinces by a coup d.letat in 1650. The only son of Frederick Henry, William, who had married the daughter of the English King Charles I in 1641, succeeded his father in 1647.  He planned an ambitious foreign policy designed to enhance his dynasty's power Failing to prevent a separate Dutch peace with Spain in 1648, William tried to crush the peace party in Holland in 1650.  He took advantage of the other Dutch province's jealousy of Holland by arresting its leaders and by a siege of Amsterdam, which was unsuccessful.  A compromise was reached, but before William could effect his foreign schemes, he died of smallpox. He was succeeded by his posthumous son, who later became William III of England, Scotland, and Ireland. (Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange) Maurice of Nassau, b. Nov. 13, 1567, d. Apr. 23, 1625, was a Dutch soldier and statesman.  As leader of the armies of the emergent Dutch Republic, he won a series of victories (1590-1604) over the Spanish rulers of the Netherlands that consolidated the territory of the seven United Provinces. Born at the ancestral Castle of Dillenburg (now in West Germany), he was the second son of William I, Prince of Orange. Maurice was Count of Nassau and did not officially become Prince of Orange until the death (1618) of his elder brother, Philip William.  Maurice was named stadholder (Governor) in Holland and Zealand after his father's assassination in 1584.   Under the political guidance or the Land's Advocate of Holland Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, he became (1589) stadholder in all the other provinces except Friesland. As Commander of the Dutch Armies, Maurice instituted reforms that enabled him to drive the Spanish from the territory of the United Provinces, "closing the garden" of the Republic in 1597.  During negotiations leading to the Twelve Year's Truce (1609) with Spain, he turned against Oldenbarnevelt, Chief author of the truce. Maurice later had Oldenbarnevelt executed (1619). After renewal of the war with Spain in 1621, Maurice's campaigns met with little success.  His brother Frederick Henry succeeded him. (Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange) Frederick Henry, b. Jan. 29, 1584, d. Mar. 14, 1647, Prince of Orange and Count of Nassau, established by his military victories the general territorial limits of United Provinces of the Netherlands.  The youngest son of William I (William the Silent), founder of the Dutch republic, he followed his half brother Maurice of Nassau as stadholder (governor) of the five principal provinces in 1625 and also the Groningen in 1640.  As Captain and Admiral-General, Frederick Henry halted the renewed Spanish offensives against the Republic and captured numerous cities from Spain between 1627 and 1645.  During his reign the golden age of Dutch art flourished. 3-1-1999:  Additional Information on William Orange: William's father was Lewis Orange.  His mother Kezia.  William owned 135 acres along Stamping Branch, a fork of Little Guinea Creek in Virginia.  On this land was a family Cemetery. William moved his family to Smith County, Tennessee where he died May 4, 1815, at the age of 56. 

 Heads Of Families At The First Census Of The United States Taken In The Year 1790 Records Of The State. Enumerations: 1782 to 1785.  

 Virginia Heads of Families---Virginia, 1782 Cumberland County. Orange, William 4 2 1.  Pierce's Register, Volume X, page 275, No; 2056. To whom granted and rank:  The heirs of William Orange, Pt., No. acres 640.  Service in Month:  84. Location and to whom deeded and date of warrant.   Within the limits of the lands allotted the officers and soldiers of the Continental Line, by Law, 1783, October 14, August 26.  Capt.  McNeese. January 1998: William's father was Lewis Orange.  His mother was Kezia.  William owned 135 acres along Stamping Branch, a fork of Little Guinea Creek in Virginia. On this land was a family cemetery. William moved his family to Smith County, Tennessee where he died May 4, 1815, at the age of 56.  Children of William were:  Polly, John, Byrd, Zephaniah, Chizziah, Yearby, Eliza, Nancy, and Elizabeth. Polly and John are the children of William's marriage to Elizabeth Melton.  

       Millie's occupation: Homemaker.  

       Millie Orange and William Orange had the following child:  

        664      i. John¹¹ Orange was born in Cumberland Co., Virginia May 7, 1787.  3-1-1999:  Notes on John Orange. On page 33 of Virginia Vital Records # 1 is a Cumberland County, Virginia, Poll List, (contributed by W. S. Morton).  It states that a election was held in Cumberland County, November 9, 1804, for the election of Electors of a president and Vice-President of the United States. The names of the persons nominated for the position of electors is listed. After that the Voter's names are listed.  One of the Voter's names is John Orange.

  

       414.  Elizabeth Franklin¹⁰ Orange (Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Simpson Co. Ky. August 19, 1863.  Elizabeth died March 12, 1943 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 79 years of age.  Her body was interred in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Bloomington, Texas.   

       She married Dr. John William Rush in Kentucky, December 28, 1878.  Dr. was born in Kentucky June 18, 1859.  Dr. was the son of Alfred Jackson Rush and Susan Mary Jane Morgan.  Dr. died July 18, 1933 in Bloomington, Victoria Co., Texas, at 74 years of age.  His body was interred in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Victoria, Texas.  John William Rush 1992:  According to notes written by my mother, Juanita Maxine Shropshire Drewa, Dr. John Rush was graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1884. /s/ Vernon H. Drewa Dr. Rush is interred at the Crescent Valley Cemetery, which is north of Bloomington, Texas.  He was a Mason and his wife belonged to the Eastern Star.  He was 75 at the time of his death.   

The following article is from " The Bloomington Newsletter, dated August 18, 1979.

 

 DR. RUSH--A BLOOMINGTON PIONEER

 

       In today's world and in Bloomington, the community avails itself of the most modern medical facilities in our county seat of Victoria with ambulances equipped with the latest, including trained Paramedics, air conditioning, two radius, and within minutes of the most advanced medical facilities. All communities began and prospered because of the unending drive and devotion of many persons in America. Dr. John William Rush is one of these persons who were the "Backbone of America" in the first part of the twentieth century.  Dr. Rush was the  first hometown doctor in Bloomington when he arrived in 1913 only two years after Bloomington had its beginning. Dr. Rush, a Medical Doctor, graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with a degree in internal medicine in 1884.  He practiced medicine in Gainesville, Cook County, Texas (near the Oklahoma border) before coming to Bloomington.  He practiced in Bloomington until he died in his office on July 18, 1933 and is buried in the Crescent Valley Cemetery north of Bloomington. In the early 1900's Dr. Rush was the only doctor around for miles and miles --the horse and buggy days.  His patients were scattered from Palacios, Texas to Marianna (McFadden), from Green Lake to near Victoria.  And if there were no buggy trails, he rode his horse (he had three horses) through the wild brush to reach a patient in need. He bought a Model-T Ford ($400.00) when the first ones came out--but it would not go through the prairie and brush country--so the horse continued to be used for many years. When he drove his Model-T, it meant going through mud one foot deep--it was all flat land!  His trips came home late at night through cold and rain--sometimes he stayed overnight where ever he visited the patients.  and yes he treated everybody regardless of color, race, creed or financial means. He was the official doctor for the railroad at that time, and railroad officials would send a motorcar from Marianna to pick up Dr. Rush to treat a patient and then bring the doctor back to Bloomington. Dr. Rush's office was located in Bloomington at the corner of Shapley and First Street (across the street from Marie Boedekers home to the east). And if you needed the services of the good doctor--the outlying ranches and farms had to send a messenger into town to the doctor's office. No, Victoria did not have a hospital at that time. If a patient had to have major surgery, he would have be transported to the hospital in Cuero, Texas where Dr. Rush would perform the surgery. Before the Model-T, patients were transported by the best buggy team available--all the way from Bloomington to Cuero! When Bloomington had few dirt streets with no drainage--the Victoria road was a dirt road (Old Victoria Road), very few buggy trails, and no communication systems,--Dr. Rush was the type of person needed in the beginning--his traits helped him endure the hardships of helping his fellow man---with endurance, dedication, courage, charity and compassion. Many of the old timers in Bloomington, Palacios, De Costa, Green Lake and McFadden remember we'll the person of Dr. Rush. And there are many grandpas and grandmas around right now that were told that when they came into this world, Dr. Rush was present for the occasion! Yes, all babies were born at home in those days. Dr. Rush had seven children and his only living child is Mr. V. V. Rush of Bloomington, residing on Indiana Street in the home where Dr. Rush lived while he practiced medicine in Bloomington.  Mr. V.V. Rush, at 86 years old, remembers quite well of his father's work in Bloomington and the surrounding area.  Dr. Rush's Model-T had chains on the back wheels which never came off during the winter months--only when there was a flat or the tire wore out. Dr. Rush had a farm, the old Rush Place located near the Victoria Barge Canal on Black Bayou Road #2, and also operated a drug store and a variety store on 2nd Street in Bloomington. Ten dollars was the usual fee for delivering babies in 1913--and some friends kidded the doctor that he ought to charge double if they were twins!! Dr. Rush took time out to enjoy music, and he was a great baseball fan--(no Monday night TV Baseball).  Dr. Rush helped to organize the first Bloomington Baseball Club in the early 1910's. Dr. Rush as he was known to the surrounding area (and also "Papa Rush") died at the age of 75 and his wife died in 1943.  The people living in the Bloomington area from 1913 were grateful of Dr. Rush, a real pioneer in our area.  If you happen to visit the Crescent Valley Cemetery, take a minute to visit the grave marker where Dr. John William Rush, a famous Bloomingtonian, is buried.  

        Dr. Rush had a sister.  Lucy Bell Rush, born April 11, 1857 (some info shows 1854). Other information--source unknown: A Jess Hunt's mother was Dr. Rush's cousin.  Jess wife name was Fanny.  Jess Hunts father was T. D. Hunt. (A Harmon married Jess Hunts adopted daughter "Delores".).  His wife's name was Etta.  When she passed away, he married Mary, Etta's mother. Mrs. Harmon and Dave Hunt were brother and sister. This cousin connection was through Susan Morgan, Dr. Rush's mother, Mary Susan Morgan. Dr. Rush first wife was Rannie Hooker.

 

                                                                                 Elizabeth  Franklin Orange Rush

 

        Mama Rush passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. on March 12, 1943.  

Obituary Friday, April 2, 1943

 

MOTHER OF MRS. SCOTT DIES IN SAN ANTONIO

 

Mrs. Elizabeth Rush, 79, passed away at 9:30 a.m. March 15, at the Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio; after suffering a heart attack of two hours duration. She was the wife of the late Dr. Rush, Bloomington physician; and had been a resident of Victoria  County since 1913.  She was visiting in the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. F. T. DeLong and her grandson, J. W. Rush whom she had reared, before the latter was inducted into the army, when her illness and death occurred. Mrs. Rush was a frequent visitor in Luling, and was a member of the Christian Church.  She had many friends in this area who were saddened at the news of her passing.  She was laid to rest in the Cresent Valley Cemetery in Bloomington, with the Methodist and Christian pastors officiating. Her grandsons, Sgt. Ferrell DeLong, Jack DeLong, Sgt. Merrlyn Daughtry, C. J. Crum, Henry Stubblefield and Jessie Lee, served as pallbearers. Surviving are two sons, C. J. Rush of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, V. V. Rush of Bloomington, daughters, Mesdames S. G. Shropshire of Houston, C. V. Ganaway of Oklahoma City, S. L. Crum, Victoria, and G. L. Scott, Luling; sister, Mrs. M. E. Linebarger, Beaumont; brothers, J. M. Orange, California, E. G. Orange of El Paso. In addition to the above 26 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren survive.  

       Elizabeth Franklin Orange and Dr. John William Rush had the following children:  

    + 665      i. Susan Bythella¹¹ Rush was born November 17, 1881.

    + 666     ii. Nona Mae Rush was born May 5, 1883.

        667    iii. Charlie Jackson Rush was born in Butler Co., Ky. January 16, 1885.  Charlie died July 24, 1970 at 85 years of age.  He married Alpha Lee Unknown in Logan County, Ky..  Alpha was born in Georgia.  Alpha died in Georgia.  Obituary: ( with Location or date ) RUSH - C. J. 85, 19 West Sixtgh Street, long time Sand Springs resident, passed away Friday.  Observed 61st weddng anniversary June 15th with wife, Alpha who survives.  Also surviving:  daughter, Mrs. Donald C. Unwin, 3678 East 49th Street, Tulsa; sister, Mrs. C. V. Gannaway, Oklahoma City; brother V. V. Rush, Bloomington, Texas; two grandchildren, Services 2 p.m. Monday, Mobley-Dodson-Lakeside Chapel. Interment Woodland, Mobley-Dodson- Lakeside, 245-6644

    + 668    iv. Audrey Stella Rush was born March 28, 1887.

    + 669     v. Vernice Vernon Rush was born September 6, 1893.

    + 670    vi. Gladys H. Rush was born February 9, 1895.

        671   vii. Otis Rush was born in Dexter, Cook County, Texas February 9, 1895.  Otis died February 9, 1895 in Dexter, Cook County, Texas, at less than one year of age.  Otis was a twin of Gladys.

    + 672 viii. Lois Lucille Rush was born August 7, 1897.

  

       415.  Bailey Anderson¹⁰ Orange (Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas May 29, 1869.  Bailey died 1934 in Covington, Louisiana, at 65 years of age.   

       He married twice.  He married new spouse.  He married Annie Doores.  Annie was born in Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky March 4, 1879.  She married an unknown person.  Annie died October 31, 1954 at 75 years of age.   

       Bailey's occupation: Not known.  

       Bailey Anderson Orange and Annie Doores had the following child:  

    + 673      i. Lela Bythella¹¹ Orange was born March 10, 1906.

  

       418.  Mildred Ellen¹⁰ Orange (Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky May 4, 1878.   

       She married Charles Linebarger.  

       Mildred Ellen Orange and Charles Linebarger had the following children:  

    + 674      i. Cecil J.¹¹ Linebarger was born on (birth date unknown).

        675     ii. Vernon David Linebarger was born 1898.  He married Mary Linebarger.

  

       420.  Laura¹⁰ Belcher (Jane Hall⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1865.   

       She married Richard W. Wallace.  Richard was born 1858.  

       Laura Belcher and Richard W. Wallace had the following children:  

        676      i. James¹¹ Wallace was born 1886.

        677     ii. John Wallace was born 1890.

        678    iii. Ruth Wallace was born 1893.

        679    iv. Christine Wallace was born 1895.

        680     v. Lelia Wallace was born 1898.

        681    vi. Dorothy Wallace was born 1900.

        682   vii. Orvel Wallace was born 1903.

        683 viii. Ladena Wallace was born 1907.

  

       421.  Budd Oceola¹⁰ Belcher (Jane Hall⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1870.  Budd died 1953 at 83 years of age.   

       He married Annie Marie.  Annie died 1976.  

       Budd Oceola Belcher and Annie Marie had the following child:  

    + 684      i. Thelma Lee (Peaches)¹¹ Belcher was born 1911.

  

       422.  Claud¹⁰ Belcher (Jane Hall⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1877.  Claud died 1931 at 54 years of age.   

       He married Dora B. Not known.  Dora was born 1889.

       Claud Belcher and Dora B. Not known had the following children:

        685      i. Joe Finis¹¹ Belcher was born before 1909, the first event for which there is a recorded date.  Joe died 1909.

        686     ii. Elvin Belcher was born 1908.

  

       423.  Cora Haynes¹⁰ Belcher (William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1867.  Cora died 1926 at 59 years of age. 

       She married Eugene Calvert Barnett in Butler County, Kentucky, 1883.  Eugene was born 1861.  Eugene died 1917 at 56 years of age.  Cora Haynes was the first child to marry.  Cora and her husband, Eugene Barnett lived in Butler County until moving to the small community of Esterwood Louisiana in 1890-91.  John Barnett also wrote that his mother's family followed them to Louisiana about a year or two later only staying for a short time.  John Barnett wrote that his grandfather, John Bell and grandmother, William Ellen and the remaining children moved from Louisiana to St. Joe, Arkansas the year that he was born, in 1894.

       Cora Haynes Belcher and Eugene Calvert Barnett had the following children:

        687      i. Jesse Lee¹¹ Barnett was born 1884.  Jesse died 1963 at 79 years of age.

        688     ii. Franklin Arthur Barnett was born 1886.  Franklin died 1929 at 43 years of age.

        689    iii. George Wardell Barnett was born 1887.  George died 1954 at 67 years of age.

        690    iv. Ella Gertrude Barnett was born 1889.  Ella died 1916 at 27 years of age.

    + 691     v. John William Barnett was born 1894.

        692    vi. Millie Barnett was born 1896.  Millie died 1896 at less than one year of age.

        693   vii. Matie Barnett was born 1896.  Matie died 1943 at 47 years of age.

        694 viii. Ernest Virgil Barnett was born 1898.

        695    ix. Fannie May Barnett was born 1900.  Fannie died 1905 at 5 years of age.

        696      x. Fay Barnett was born 1904.  Fay died 1905 at 1 year of age.

        697    xi. Carl Barnett was born 1906.  Carl died 1992 at 86 years of age.

        698   xii. James Calvert Barnett was born 1909.

  

       424.  John Ody¹⁰ Belcher (William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1869.  John died 1967 at 98 years of age. 

       He married Elnora (Nora) Jameson in Woolem, Searcy County, Arkansas, 1895.  Elnora was born in Searcy County, Arkansas September 22, 1877.  Elnora died 1908 at 30 years of age.  John Ody, the second oldest child, while living in the area of St. Joe, Arkansas, married Nora Jameson, daughter of John and Mary Ann Jameson in 1895, in the small community of Woolem, Search County, Arkansas.

       John Ody Belcher and Elnora (Nora) Jameson had the following children:

    + 699      i. Maggie Marie¹¹ Belcher was born 1901.

    + 700     ii. John Stevens Belcher was born 1904.

    + 701    iii. Elnora Belcher was born 1908.

    + 702    iv. Fowler Kidder Belcher was born 1910.

  

       425.  Fannie¹⁰ Belcher (William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 8, 1879.  Fannie died 1971 at 91 years of age. 

       She married William Gaston Turner in Pine Island, Texas, December 21, 1899.  William was born 1876.  William died 1952 at 76 years of age.  Fannie, the third eldest child married William Gaston Turner at Pine Island, Texas and made their home in Chirla, Texas.

       Fannie Belcher and William Gaston Turner had the following children:

        703      i. Floyd Mitchel¹¹ Turner was born 1900.  Floyd died 1958 at 58 years of age.  He married Edith Louise Munson.

        704     ii. Roy Rudolph Turner was born 1902.  Roy died 1904 at 2 years of age.

        705    iii. Thelma Uva Turner was born 1906.  She married Robert D. Maxwell.

        706    iv. William  Clyde Turner was born 1907.

        707     v. Norma Louise Turner was born 1909.  She married Harry L. Allums.

        708    vi. Ody Gordon Turner was born 1912.  Ody died 1968 at 56 years of age.  He married Juanita Porter.

        709   vii. Ethel Wilda Turner was born 1915.  She married twice.  She married Charles Alva Nicholas.  She married J. C. Parks.

        710 viii. Ida Lois Turner was born 1917.  She married twice.  She married L. M. Coy.  She married Eugene F. Lefler.

  

       426.  Maude¹⁰ Belcher (William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Kentucky November 22, 1884. 

       She married Eugene McMillan Upton in Gueyman, Louisiana, December 23, 1904.  Eugene was born 1881.  Eugene died 1942 at 61 years of age.

       Maude Belcher and Eugene McMillan Upton had the following children:

        711      i. Laura Beulah¹¹ Upton was born 1905.  Laura died 1906 at 1 year of age.

    + 712     ii. Lesile Eugene Upton was born 1907.

    + 713    iii. Clarence Gordon Upton was born 1908.

    + 714    iv. David Berwick Upton was born 1910.

        715     v. Joseph Ody Upton was born 1911.  Joseph died 1919 at 8 years of age.

    + 716    vi. Robert William Upton was born 1914.

    + 717   vii. Clyde Bennett Upton was born 1917.

        718 viii. Ruby Nora Upton was born 1919.  Ruby died 1996 at 77 years of age.  She married James Pierce.

    + 719    ix. Pearl Alice Upton was born 1922.

    + 720      x. Lloyd Rothel Upton was born 1925.

  

       427.  Frances Elizabeth¹⁰ Gordon (Matthew Alexander Logan⁹, John Harrison⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1850.  Frances died 1876 at 26 years of age. 

       She married Felix Grundy Perkins.  Felix was born 1847.

       Frances Elizabeth Gordon and Felix Grundy Perkins had the following children:

        721      i. Alice M.¹¹ Perkins was born 1870.  She married twice.  She married Mr. Young.  She married Mr. Crook.

        722     ii. Lucy Lee Perkins was born 1872.  She married three times.  She married James William Barnes.  James was born 1866.  She married William Bolton.  William was born 1872.  She married Jack Stringfellow.  Jack was born 1872.

        723    iii. Anna G. Perkins was born 1873.  She married Charles E. Stevens.  Charles was born 1873.

        724    iv. Bettie E. Perkins was born 1875.  She married Crockett W. Smith.  Crockett was born 1875.

  

       428.  John Harrison¹⁰ Gordon (Matthew Alexander Logan⁹, John Harrison⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Stonewall, Smith County, Tennessee 1852.  John died 1909 at 57 years of age. 

       He married Julia Hatton in Smith County, Tennessee, 1880.  Julia was born in Stonewall, Smith County, Tennessee 1862.  Julia was the daughter of Squire Henry Hatton and Aramita Perkins.  From the Smith County, Tennessee Historical Society.

       John Harrison Gordon, a prominent merchant of Stonewall, was born in 1852, one mile north of Gordonsville, in Smith County.  He is one of six living children of the family of ten born to Matthew A. L. and Lucy Lee (Ward) Gordon.  Both parents were natives of Smith County.  The father was of Scotch-Irish descent, born in 1828.  He was a prosperous farmer.  The principal portion of his life was spent tilling the soil.

       In 1853 Matthew took his family to Mississippi, where he had purchased a farm in Leake County.  He remained there until the close of the war, when he returned to Tennessee and bought a tract of land, a portion of his grandfather's estate, where he died in 1876.  The mother was born in 1830, and departed this life in 1879.  The subject of our sketch received his education in the common schools of his native country, remaining with his parents until his majority, when he went to California.  For two and a half years he engaged in farming and trading in the San Joaquin Valley. At the expiration of that time he returned to his father's place and carried on the same business.

       In 1878 he and his uncle, F. M. Ward, bought the mercantile stock of Perkins, Durham & Co.  The firm of Ward & Gordon continued about three years, when J. A. Ward, a son, bought Mr. Gordon's interest in the concern.   During the following year he traded extensively, and made a prospecting tour to Arkansas.  After his return he purchased some stock and F. M. Ward's farm, which included the ferry and blacksmith shop.  He also handles a great deal of tobacco, and with more success than the majority of traders.  He is an enterprising, genial and well respected young business man, who by shrewdness and judicious management has accumulated considerable means, all since his return from California and by his own efforts.  He is a member of the Methodist Church and a Democrat; gave his first presidential vote for Samuel J. Tilden in 1876.

       In 1880 he wedded Julia Hatten, daughter of Squire Henry and Araminta Perkins.  Mrs Gordon was born about one mile north of Stonewall in 1852. Four children born to this union, two of whom are living:  Elzie Lee and Herschel P.  Henry A., the second child, was born April 3 1882; died May 2, same year.  An infant, now deceased, was the last  born.  Mrs. Gordon is an estimable lady and consistent member of the Missionary Baptist Church.

       John Harrison Gordon and Julia Hatton had the following children:

        725      i. Elise Lee¹¹ Gordon was born on (birth date unknown).

        726     ii. Herschel P. Gordon was born on (birth date unknown).

        727    iii. Henry A. Gordon was born in Smith County, Tennessee April 3, 1882.  Henry died May 2, 1882 in Smith County, Tennessee, at less than one year of age.

  

       443.  Mary Ellen ( Ella)¹⁰ Minton (Matilda Harper⁹ Gordon, John Harrison⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Smith County, Tennessee 1859.  Mary died circa 1891-1892 in Smith County, Tennessee.  Her body was interred circa 1891-1892 in Gibbs (Cedar Pt.), Smith County, Tennessee. 

       She married John Alexander Gibbs.  John was born 1855.  Burial location is approximately midway between Carthage and Gordonsville, Tennessee, south of the highway.

       Mary Ellen ( Ella) Minton and John Alexander Gibbs had the following children:

        728      i. Ollie¹¹ Gibbs was born 1883.  Ollie died 1931 at 48 years of age.  She married Jordan N. Gann, Sr..

        729     ii. William Sydney Gibbs was born 1886.  William died 1923 at 37 years of age.  He married Cassie Clark in LaJunta, Colorado.  Cassie and William had no children per Frank Gibbs of Carthage, Tennessee.

    + 730    iii. Frank Stanford Gibbs was born December 25, 1889.

  

       450.  Frances Gordon¹⁰ Gold (Mildren Louella⁹ Bowen, Frances L.⁸ Gordon, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1878. 

       She married Austin Lemuel Prewett.  Austin was born 1862.  Austin died 1930 at 68 years of age.

       Frances Gordon Gold and Austin Lemuel Prewett had the following child:

        731      i. Mildred¹¹ Prewett was born 1904.

 

 Eleventh Generation  

 

       454.  Avie Lee¹¹ Cox (Abraham¹⁰, Thomas Edward⁹, James⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in McMinn County, Tennessee September 30, 1880.  Avie died February 7, 1968 in Amarillo, Texas, at 87 years of age. 

       She married Ira Hickenbottom in Fannin County, Texas, June 12, 1902.  Ira was born June 12, 1880.  Ira was the son of Mose Hickenbottom and Frances Creek.  Ira died September 9, 1943 in Amarillo, Texas, at 63 years of age.

       Avie Lee Cox and Ira Hickenbottom had the following children:

        732      i. Clarence Ray¹² Hickenbottom was born May 20, 1903.  Clarence died 1974 at 71 years of age.  He married Anna Lee Parker October 1929.

        733     ii. Gertie (Sis) Hickenbottom was born July 29, 1905.  She married Fago Redding.

        734    iii. Mamie Hickenbottom was born August 30, 1906.  Mamie died March 5, 1922 at 15 years of age.  Never Married.

        735    iv. Ruby Hickenbottom was born November 7, 1909.  She married Davie Moody in Durant, Oklahoma, August 1, 1925.

        736     v. Willie Hickenbottom was born April 16, 1913.  She married Horace Lester Riggs.  Horace was born April 16, 1913.

        737    vi. Roy Moses Hickenbottom was born July 19, 1916.  Roy died March 23, 1977 at 60 years of age.  He married Wanda Notknown.

    + 738   vii. Mary Lee Hickenbottom was born October 10, 1919.

        739 viii. Vivian Ruth Hickenbottom was born April 9, 1922.  She married R. L. Yoakam November 13, 1940.

  

       471.  James Allen¹¹ Lawson (Frances Elizabeth Huldah¹⁰ Henley, Frances⁹ Saunders, Mary⁸ Grantham, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Clay County, Mississippi June 14, 1872.  James died March 6, 1918 in Shaw, Mississippi, at 45 years of age. 

       He married twice.  He married an unknown person.  He married Mollie Brand in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, January 31, 1901.  Mollie was born December 28, 1876.  Mollie died April 1, 1917 in Monroe County, Mississippi, at 40 years of age.

       James Allen Lawson and Mollie Brand had the following child:

    + 740      i. James Brand¹² Lawson was born December 26, 1901.   

 

       475.  Lenora Ann¹¹ Felton (Martha Ann¹⁰ Miles, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 1, 1878.  Lenora died October 16, 1960 at 82 years of age. 

       She married William Hope Camp.  William was born May 27, 1877.  William was the son of Asbury Morrell and Molly Haygood.  William died December 1, 1957 at 80 years of age.  William and Lenora are interred at the Felton Cemetery, San Gabriel, Texas.

       Lenora Ann Felton and William Hope Camp had the following children:

    + 741      i. Annie Mae¹² Camp was born before July 19, 1889, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

    + 742     ii. Thomas Felton Camp was born April 17, 1898.

  

       477.  Walter Scott¹¹ Felton (Martha Ann¹⁰ Miles, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 2, 1882.  Walter died December 23, 1967 at 85 years of age. 

       He married Edna Mabel Perry December 2, 1906.  Edna was born December 19, 1885.  Edna died June 24, 1964 in San Gabriel, Texas, at 78 years of age.  Walter and Edna are interred in the Felton Cemetery, San Gabriel, Texas.

       Walter Scott Felton and Edna Mabel Perry had the following child:

        743      i. Mary Elizabeth¹² Felton was born July 10, 1920.  She married Owen W. Jackson in East Haddenfield, New Jersey, August 9, 1941.  Owen was born July 4, 1917.

  

       478.  Edgar Eugene¹¹ Miles (William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 2, 1868.  Edgar died January 25, 1901 in Bell County, Texas, at 32 years of age. 

       He married Louella Mae Blocker in Cameron, Texas, January 22, 1893.  Louella was born January 2, 1873.  Louella died November 10, 1938 at 65 years of age.

       Edgar Eugene Miles and Louella Mae Blocker had the following children:

    + 744      i. Wilburn Herbert¹² Miles was born April 10, 1894.

    + 745     ii. Edgar Eugene (Jr.) Miles was born May 2, 1896.

  

       479.  Joseph Benjamin¹¹ Miles (William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born November 12, 1870.  Joseph died February 6, 1931 at 60 years of age. 

       He married Emma Blocker Burns.

       Joseph Benjamin Miles and Emma Blocker Burns had the following children:

    + 746      i. Gladys¹² Miles was born before 1990, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

    + 747     ii. Mary Elizabeth Miles was born August 15, 1907.

    + 748    iii. William Columbus (II) Miles was born September 15, 1909.

    + 749    iv. Joseph Benjamin (Jr.) Miles was born February 17, 1912.

  

       482.  Vesta Harriet¹¹ Miles (William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 15, 1879.  Vesta died December 23, 1970 at 91 years of age. 

       She married George Lee Farmer in Milam County, Texas, February 9, 1903.  George was born June 29, 1872.  Mildred Miles spoke of Vesta as being a very stately and wonderful lady.

       Vesta Harriet Miles and George Lee Farmer had the following children:

    + 750      i. Ouida Bell¹² Farmer was born September 16, 1904.

    + 751     ii. G. L. Farmer was born November 18, 1905.

  

       483.  John Oliver¹¹ Miles (William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born November 3, 1881.  John died June 29, 1968 at 86 years of age. 

       He married Pearl Smith.  According to the short write up:  John was a farmer and delighted his nieces and nephews with his "tall stories."  His wife was said to be a fine person.

       John Oliver Miles and Pearl Smith had the following children:

    + 752      i. Twilla¹² Miles was born on (birth date unknown).

        753     ii. Anna Fay Miles was born on (birth date unknown).  She married Leonard Broughton.

  

       484.  Martha "Mattie"¹¹ Miles (William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born October 12, 1884. 

       She married George H. Goodman.  George and Mattie lived on and operated a farm near San Gabriel, Texas.

       Martha "Mattie" Miles and George H. Goodman had the following children:

        754      i. G. L.¹² Goodman was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 755     ii. Leta Goodman was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 756    iii. Doneita Goodman was born before May 1990, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

  

       485.  William Horton¹¹ Miles (William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born January 15, 1890.  William died February 17, 1961 at 71 years of age. 

       He married Frankie Relfe November 14, 1909.  Frankie is the daughter of James S. Relfe and Frances Purifoy.  William and his family resided in San Gabriel, Texas.

       William Horton Miles and Frankie Relfe had the following children:

    + 757      i. Laura Lee¹² Miles was born December 10, 1910.

        758     ii. Weldon Horton Miles was born September 14, 1914.  Weldon died May 1988 at 73 years of age.  He married Margaret Bridges.

    + 759    iii. Millard Wayne Miles was born August 20, 1917.

        760    iv. Billy J. Miles was born March 16, 1921.  Billy died December 13, 1990 at 69 years of age.  He married Carlene Sanders.

  

       494.  Della Nora¹¹ Edds (Hattie¹⁰ Montgomery, Rebecca⁹ Grantham, Willis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 11, 1889.  Della died January 9, 1972 in Napa, California, at 82 years of age. 

       She married John Clay Croxdale.  John was born in Pike County, Kentucky June 16, 1878.  John was the son of Leander Edward Croxdale and Lucy Jan Hatfield.  John died May 14, 1954 in Sioux City, Iowa, at 75 years of age.

       Della Nora Edds and John Clay Croxdale had the following children:

        761      i. Ralph Edds¹² Croxdale was born in Mapleton, Iowa December 23, 1925.  He married Inez Burgan.

    + 762     ii. Raymond Carroll Croxdale was born January 30, 1930.

  

       495.  Hattie Cornelia¹¹ Edds (Hattie¹⁰ Montgomery, Rebecca⁹ Grantham, Willis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 4, 1900.  Hattie died February 5, 1978 in Pennington Gap, Virginia, at 77 years of age. 

       She married William Wright Chambers in Hancock County, Tennessee, September 6, 1917.  William was born November 4, 1895.  William died November 8, 1953 in Knoxville, Tennessee, at 58 years of age.

       Hattie Cornelia Edds and William Wright Chambers had the following children:

    + 763      i. George Washington¹² Chambers was born March 16, 1920.

        764     ii. Ruth Chambers was born January 7, 1922.  She married Harold Alfred Little in Hancock County, Tennessee, April 30, 1944.  Harold was born February 20, 1922.

  

       541.  Robert Lee¹¹ Kirkpatrick (Matilda Caroline¹⁰ Rogers, Joseph Personby⁹, Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 5, 1899.  Robert died November 1, 1960 at 61 years of age. 

       He married Cynthia D. Notknown.  Cynthia was born July 3, 1898.  Cynthia died after 1930.

       Robert Lee Kirkpatrick and Cynthia D. Notknown had the following child:

        765      i. Bobby¹² Kirkpatrick was born October 10, 1930.  Bobby died April 4, 1976 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 45 years of age.  Bobby and his parents are interred in Highland Cemetery, on E. Main Street, Rogersville, Tennessee.

  

       543.  James Leftwich (Jr.)¹¹ Rogers (James Leftwich¹⁰, Thomas Amis (Jr.)⁹, Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born August 10, 1919. 

       He married Ruth King.  Ruth was born December 27, 1923.  Ruth died November 19, 1993 at 69 years of age.  Graduate of Queens College, Charlotte, N. C.: A teacher, member DAR (information from her obituary in Kingsport, Tennessee, "Times News".

       James Leftwich (Jr.) Rogers and Ruth King had the following children:

        766      i. Priscilla Anne¹² Rogers was born on (birth date unknown).  Resides in Frankfort, Kentucky.

    + 767     ii. Melissa Logan Rogers was born on (birth date unknown).

        768    iii. James Leftwich  IV Rogers was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       548.  Frances Walker¹¹ Powell (Ann¹⁰ Armstrong, Joseph Rogers⁹, Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 1869. 

       She married John R. Williamson about 1891.  Frances and John were living in Anderson County, Tennessee in 1900. (1900 Census E. D. 8, P. 6.)

       Frances Walker Powell and John R. Williamson had the following children:

        769      i. Paul¹² Williamson was born February 1892.

        770     ii. Alice Williamson was born February 1894.

        771    iii. Annie Williamson was born May 1896.

  

       556.  Kenneth B.¹¹ Kenner (William Davis¹⁰, Louisiana D.⁹ Armstrong, Rachel⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1893.  Kenneth died 1954 at 61 years of age. 

       He married twice.  He married Mary Nice.  He married Charlotte Lineback.  Charlotte was born 1909.  Charlotte died July 17, 1995 at 86 years of age.  The story was told that Kenneth and Mary had a disagreement about naming their infant daughter and his Mary divorced him.

       Kenneth B. Kenner and Charlotte Lineback had the following children:

        772      i. William Davis (II)¹² Kenner was born on (birth date unknown).  William was a Psychiatrist.

        773     ii. Kenneth B. (Jr.) Kenner was born before 1996, the first event for which there is a recorded date.  Kenneth died before 1996.

  

       561.  Logan¹¹ Howard-Smith (Elizabeth¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born November 18, 1883.  Logan died 1936 at 52 years of age. 

       He married Amelia Sparks Douglas April 21, 1917.  Amelia was born December 5, 1893.

       Logan Howard-Smith and Amelia Sparks Douglas had the following child:

        774      i. Douglas Sparks¹² Howard-Smith was born December 18, 1922.

  

       564.  Annie¹¹ Phipps (Mary¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 1, 1874.  Annie died March 21, 1966 at 91 years of age. 

       She married Samuel Lee King June 6, 1894.  Samuel was born June 20, 1863.  Samuel was the son of John Goodson King and Harriet S. W. Netherland.  Samuel died November 27, 1928 at 65 years of age.  Annie was married at "Rotherwood" in what was called the "wedding of the year." Mrs. Nancy Cloud, who is the mother of the author of "Amis and Related Families"  was a guest at this wedding. The Kinds lived in Bristol, Tennessee.

       Annie Phipps and Samuel Lee King had the following children:

        775      i. Samuel Lee (Jr.)¹² King was born April 20, 1895.  Samuel died January 23, 1950 at 54 years of age.  Samuel Jr. served as a Lieutenant, in the U. S. Army during World War II.  He never married.

        776     ii. Joshua Mckinney King was born May 15, 1899.  Joshua died September 20, 1902 at 3 years of age.

        777    iii. John Goodson King was born June 14, 1903.  John died December 3, 1973 at 70 years of age.  He married Grace D. Hudson December 10, 1931.  John and Grace never had children. John was an attorney in Knoxville, Tennessee.

        778    iv. Charles Logan King was born November 25, 1907.  Charles never married.

  

       566.  Charles Mckinney¹¹ Phipps (Mary¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born October 2, 1877.  Charles died April 19, 1955 at 77 years of age. 

       He married Annie Sevier Morrison June 14, 1905.  Annie was born August 3, 1885.  Annie was the daughter of Dr. Ranson Morison and Margaret Sevier.  Annie died August 26, 1973 at 88 years of age.  Annie and Charles moved their family to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was associated with the Southern Railroad.  He and his wife are interred in the Phipps Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

       Charles Mckinney Phipps and Annie Sevier Morrison had the following children:

    + 779      i. Mary Mckinney¹² Phipps was born May 13, 1909.

    + 780     ii. Margaret Sevier Phipps was born June 19, 1913.

  

       568.  James Gaines¹¹ Phipps (Mary¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 23, 1881.  James died 1930 at 48 years of age. 

       He married Mabel Ross Morison June 6, 1906.  Mabel was born November 23, 1883.  Mabel was the daughter of Dr. Ransom Morison and Margaret Sevier.  Mabel died 1967 at 83 years of age.  Mabel is a sister of Annie Morison Phipps, who married Charles Mckinney Phipps. She and James lived in Kingsport, Tennessee.

       James Gaines Phipps and Mabel Ross Morison had the following children:

        781      i. Kenneth Logan¹² Phipps was born March 20, 1907.  He married Dora Mary Summers.

        782     ii. James Taylor Gaines Phipps was born June 2, 1909.  He married Drusilla Rowland.

  

       570.  Frances "Fan" Logan¹¹ Phipps (Mary¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 15, 1884.  Frances died October 13, 1956 at 71 years of age. 

       She married Arthur Cosler March 3, 1909.  Arthur was from Detroit, Michigan. Frances is interred in the Phipps Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

       Frances "Fan" Logan Phipps and Arthur Cosler had the following children:

        783      i. Frances Jane¹² Cosler was born September 19, 1910.

        784     ii. Arthur S. (Jr.) Cosler was born October 5, 1913.

        785    iii. McKinney Phipps Cosler was born February 5, 1919.

  

       573.  Mary Elizabeth¹¹ Nice (Susan¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born June 22, 1885.  Mary died April 5, 1982 at 96 years of age. 

       She married twice.  She married Kenneth B. Kenner.  She married Charles Wise Bailey.  Charles was born February 19, 1885.  Charles died February 2, 1984 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, at 98 years of age.  Mary and Charles are interred in the McKinney Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee. Though not identified, Mary had two sons by Charles Wise Bailey.

       Mary Elizabeth Nice and Kenneth B. Kenner had the following child:

        786      i. Susan Nice¹² Kenner was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       575.  Frances Logan¹¹ Nice (Susan¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 1, 1888. 

       She married Robert Emmett Howe.  Robert was from Knoxville, Tennessee.

       Frances Logan Nice and Robert Emmett Howe had the following children:

        787      i. Robert Emmett (Jr.)¹² Howe was born on (birth date unknown).

        788     ii. William George Howe was born April 14, 1916.

  

       577.  Dr. Charles Mckinney¹¹ Nice (Susan¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 1892. 

       He married Helen Gilberta Adams.  Dr. Nice completed his medical education at the University of Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine in Birmingham, Alabama.

       Dr. Charles Mckinney Nice and Helen Gilberta Adams had the following children:

        789      i. Mary Willie¹² Nice was born January 24, 1909.

        790     ii. Helen Adams Nice was born August 16, 1912.

  

       582.  Mary Russell¹¹ Houston (Fannie Rogers¹⁰ Lynn, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Columbus, Kansas January 10, 1874.  Mary died 1956 at 82 years of age. 

       She married William Wilder Betts June 19, 1906.  William was born 1877.  William died March 21, 1909 at 31 years of age.

       Mary Russell Houston and William Wilder Betts had the following child:

        791      i. William Wilder Houston¹² Betts was born December 3, 1908.

  

       586.  Ward Gaines¹¹ Lynn (John Bell¹⁰, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born June 23, 1874. 

       He married Mabel Sumpler before 1900.  Mabel was born in Indiana December 1875.  Mabel and Ward lived in Cowley County, Kansas ( 1900 Census E. D. 65, P. 7)

       Ward Gaines Lynn and Mabel Sumpler had the following children:

        792      i. John¹² Lynn was born on (birth date unknown).

        793     ii. Ward Lynn was born on (birth date unknown).

    + 794    iii. Frances Lynn was born before 1990, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

  

       589.  Charles F.¹¹ Lynn (John Bell¹⁰, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born June 7, 1880.  Charles died 1976 at 96 years of age. 

       He married Lu Juenns.

       Charles F. Lynn and Lu Juenns had the following children:

        795      i. Charles¹² Lynn was born before 1994, the first event for which there is a recorded date.  Charles died before 1994.

    + 796     ii. Bettye Lu Lynn was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       590.  Frances E.¹¹ Lynn (John Bell¹⁰, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 12, 1882.  Frances died 1935 at 53 years of age. 

       She married George C. Gary.  George was born 1872.  George died 1953 at 81 years of age.

       Frances E. Lynn and George C. Gary had the following child:

        797      i. Mary Jane¹² Gary was born on (birth date unknown).  This child died in infancy.

  

       591.  Jessie B.¹¹ Lynn (John Bell¹⁰, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 10, 1884.  Jessie died February 12, 1962 at 77 years of age. 

       She married Geroge Jarvis October 23, 1907.  Geroge was born November 2, 1881.  Geroge died June 30, 1965 at 83 years of age.  Jessie and George resided in Winfield, Kansas.

       Jessie B. Lynn and Geroge Jarvis had the following children:

    + 798      i. John E.¹² Jarvis was born December 25, 1908.

        799     ii. Richard Jarvis was born December 16, 1914.  He married Jane Notknown 1934.  Richard and Jane reside in Winfield, Kansas

    + 800    iii. Nancy Ann Jarvis was born June 21, 1921.

  

       592.  Hugh Walker¹¹ Cloud (Martha Flemming¹⁰ Lynn, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 22, 1862.  Hugh died September 13, 1913 at 50 years of age. 

       He married Nannie Grey 1897.  Nannie was born May 1877.  Nannie survived Hugh by man years and remarried. They lived in Scott County, Virginia.

       Hugh Walker Cloud and Nannie Grey had the following children:

        801      i. Vennie¹² Cloud was born on (birth date unknown).

        802     ii. Frank Cloud was born on (birth date unknown).

        803    iii. Charles Cloud was born November 1897.

        804    iv. Zeb Cloud was born April 1900.

  

       595.  Nancy Ann¹¹ Cloud (Martha Flemming¹⁰ Lynn, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 27, 1871.  Nancy died February 21, 1957 at 85 years of age. 

       She married John Patton Steadman in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, November 12, 1909.  John was born May 2, 1879.  John was the son of George Steadman and Annie Elizabeth Boyer.  John died December 27, 1926 at 47 years of age.  John drowned in the Holston River opposite Old Kingsport. Following their marriage, Nancy and John lived in Louisiana and in Exeter, California.  The returned to Kingsport, Tennessee in May 1911. John P. Steadman was buried in Depew's Chapel Cemetery, Sullivan County.  Nancy Cloud died at the home of her daughter at Terry, Mississippi and was buried in the Terry Cemetery.

       Nancy Ann Cloud and John Patton Steadman had the following child:

    + 805      i. Elizabeth Lynn¹² Steadman was born November 19, 1910.

  

       597.  Benjamin Richard¹¹ Cloud (Martha Flemming¹⁰ Lynn, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born November 10, 1877.  Benjamin died March 20, 1969 at 91 years of age. 

       He married Nannie Rose Patton.  Nannie provided the information on the Benjamin and Nannie Rose family and by correspondence with Elizabeth S. Owings, who compiled the book, "Amis and Related Families." Benjamin served in the U.S. Army in the Spanish American War. They lived in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was a favorite aunt of Mrs. Addison ( Elizabeth S. Owings) D., of Clinton, Mississippi, who compiled the book from which some of this information is shared.

       Benjamin Richard Cloud and Nannie Rose Patton had the following children:

    + 806      i. Samuel Netherland¹² Cloud was born August 5, 1902.

        807     ii. Kathleen Robinson Cloud was born December 5, 1905.  Kathleen died May 10, 1911 at 5 years of age.  Kathleen died with spinal meningitis.

        808    iii. George Edward Cloud was born September 25, 1908.  George died March 12, 1991 at 82 years of age.  He married Bobbie Gobble.  George and Bobbie resided in Kingsport, Tennessee.

        809    iv. Frances Lynn Cloud was born March 10, 1912.  Frances died November 5, 1931 at 19 years of age.

    + 810     v. Mary Logan Cloud was born January 27, 1916.

    + 811    vi. Margaret Cloud was born February 17, 1918.

        812   vii. Benjamin Cloud was born August 28, 1920.

    + 813 viii. Jane Cloud was born August 9, 1922.

  

       605.  Loren George¹¹ Logan (Mary Elvira¹⁰ Lynn, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 10, 1881.  Loren died August 17, 1928 at 46 years of age. 

       He married Bessie Thorpe August 23, 1906.  The dates regarding marriages, births, and deaths are not consistent in the Loren George Family.  It appears that the typist lost there place and put most dates from another source. The date between his birth and that of a child is 2 years. This material obtain from the book, " Amis and Related Families."

       Loren George Logan and Bessie Thorpe had the following children:

    + 814      i. Mary Elizabeth¹² Logan was born August 4, 1911.

    + 815     ii. Loren George ( Jr.) Logan was born October 10, 1916.

    + 816    iii. Jane Thorpe Logan was born September 10, 1919.

  

       606.  Lynn Harlan¹¹ Logan (Mary Elvira¹⁰ Lynn, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 1883.  Lynn died 1949 at 66 years of age. 

       He married Donna Morris August 7, 1904.  Donna was born 1882.  Donna died 1952 at 70 years of age.

       Lynn Harlan Logan and Donna Morris had the following children:

    + 817      i. George Morris¹² Logan was born May 20, 1907.

        818     ii. Sara Virginia Logan was born July 15, 1910.  Sara died December 1978 at 68 years of age.  She married Earnest Dodson.

        819    iii. Mary Helen Logan was born December 28, 1912.  She married Foy Real.  Foy was born August 1917.  Foy died April 14, 1981 at 63 years of age.

  

       607.  Charles Addison¹¹ Logan (Mary Elvira¹⁰ Lynn, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 9, 1885.  Charles died 1976 at 91 years of age. 

       He married Amy Harding September 19, 1910.  Amy was born 1887.  Amy died 1976 at 89 years of age.  They lived in Nevada, Missouri.

       Charles Addison Logan and Amy Harding had the following children:

    + 820      i. Catherine Virginia¹² Logan was born July 28, 1913.

    + 821     ii. Josephine Mildred Logan was born November 18, 1915.

  

       608.  Mary Mildred¹¹ Logan (Mary Elvira¹⁰ Lynn, Frances⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born June 8, 1897.  Mary died March 4, 1979 at 81 years of age. 

       She married Charles E. Lucas August 17, 1920.  Charles was born June 12, 1897.  Charles died May 31, 1978 at 80 years of age.  She was a graduate of the University of Missouri. They lived in El Dorado Springs, Missouri.

       Mary Mildred Logan and Charles E. Lucas had the following children:

    + 822      i. George Logan¹² Lucas was born August 17, 1921.

    + 823     ii. Charles Addison Lucas was born April 13, 1924.

        824    iii. Mary Lynn Lucas was born September 25, 1928.  She married twice.  She married William Winey.  William was born October 22, 1921.  William died 1989 at 67 years of age.  She married Harold E. Moos April 18, 1956.  Harold died 1972.  She lives in Alba, Missouri. Has one adopted son. No information provided on son.

    + 825    iv. Jane Lucas was born December 28, 1928.

  

       660.  Robert Percy¹¹ Gordon (John Thomas¹⁰, John⁹, James Gaines⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1897. 

       He married Winfred Tayler.  Winfred was born 1903.

       Robert Percy Gordon and Winfred Tayler had the following child:

        826      i. Laura Jean¹² Gordon was born 1924.  She married John Woodard Miles.  John was born 1915.

  

       662.  Maude¹¹ Thigpen (Mary E.¹⁰ Gordon, John Harrison⁹, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1880.  Maude died 1910 at 30 years of age. 

       She married Louie D. Williams.

       Maude Thigpen and Louie D. Williams had the following children:

        827      i. Unknown¹² Williams was born on (birth date unknown).

        828     ii. Dan C. Williams was born on (birth date unknown).

        829    iii. Ralph Williams was born on (birth date unknown).

        830    iv. Solie Williams was born on (birth date unknown).  She married Notknown Collier.

        831     v. Mary Adelaide Williams was born 1904.  Mary died 1974 at 70 years of age.  She married Unknown Brooks.

  

       665.  Susan Bythella¹¹ Rush (Elizabeth Franklin¹⁰ Orange, Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Kentucky November 17, 1881.  Susan died March 11, 1960 in Bloomington, Texas, at 78 years of age. 

       She married George L. Scott July 9, 1899.  George was born June 9, 1872.  George died August 27, 1957 at 85 years of age.  His body was interred in Victoria County, Texas.

       Susan Bythella Rush and George L. Scott had the following children:

    + 832      i. Mary Applewhite¹² Scott was born April 28, 1900.

        833     ii. Georgie Lena Scott was born in Dexter, Cook County, Texas December 17, 1902.  Georgie died January 6, 1923 at 20 years of age.

        834    iii. Vivian Lucille Scott was born in Dexter, Cook County, Texas May 6, 1906.  Vivian died June 24, 1906 in Dexter, Cook County, Texas, at less than one year of age.

  

       666.  Nona Mae¹¹ Rush (Elizabeth Franklin¹⁰ Orange, Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Belton, Kentucky May 5, 1883.  Nona died May 25, 1971 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 88 years of age. 

       She married Cornelius Vanderbilt Gannaway in Ardmore, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, December 27, 1906.  Interred at Sand Springs, Oklahoma.

       Nona Mae Rush and Cornelius Vanderbilt Gannaway had the following child:

        835      i. Kathleen¹² Gannaway was born on (birth date unknown).  Kathleen died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Kathleen's occupation: Homemaker.

  

       668.  Audrey Stella¹¹ Rush (Elizabeth Franklin¹⁰ Orange, Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Trammell, Kentucky March 28, 1887.  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. 

       She married Samuel Garfield Shropshire in Gainsville, Texas, September 3, 1905.  Samuel was born in Rogersville, Tennessee January 16, 1882.  Samuel was the son of John Garfield Shropshire and Margaret "Maggie" Branch Tucker.  Samuel died December 26, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, at 59 years of age.  His body was interred January 1, 1942.

       Audrey Stella Rush and Samuel Garfield Shropshire had the following children:

    + 836      i. Juanita Maxine¹² Shropshire was born June 13, 1906.

        837     ii. Kathleen Gayle Shropshire was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma March 10, 1908.  Kathleen died December 7, 2001 in Houston, Texas, at 93 years of age.  Her body was interred December 11, 2001 in Houston, Texas, Forest Park Lawndale.  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.  Arthur Leonard Mathiason Art passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas December 12, 1969.  He died of aspiration pneumonia due to lactic acidosis and intestinal obstruction.  Other condition was: Diabetic Mellitus and arteriosclerotic heart disease.                                      

                              Kathleen's occupation: Retired Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Houston, Texas.

    + 838    iii. Marjorie Wiletta Shropshire was born October 12, 1912.

    + 839    iv. Flake Avanelle Shropshire was born February 10, 1915.

        840     v. Loxley Gretchen Shropshire was born in Longview, Gregg Co., Texas July 7, 1916.  Loxley died November 2, 1962 at 46 years of age.  Her body was interred November 5, 1962.  Loxley's occupation: Registered Nurse.

    + 841    vi. Samuel George Shropshire was born April 10, 1918.

    + 842   vii. Kenneth Rush Shropshire was born December 30, 1919.

  

       669.  Vernice Vernon¹¹ Rush (Elizabeth Franklin¹⁰ Orange, Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Crowley, Lousiana September 6, 1893.  Vernice died March 3, 1981 at 87 years of age.  His body was interred in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Bloomington, Texas. 

       He married Willie Mae Paulk January 21, 1922.  Willie was born in Paris, Texas October 25, 1903.  Willie died November 12, 1999 in Bloomington, Victoria County, Texas, at 96 years of age. Willie Mae passed away on November 12, 1999.

       Vernice Vernon Rush and Willie Mae Paulk had the following children:

    + 843      i. John William¹² Rush was born December 31, 1922.

    + 844     ii. Doris Vermae Rush was born February 4, 1924.

    + 845    iii. Dorothy Nell Rush was born June 13, 1927.

    + 846    iv. Carl V. Rush was born May 19, 1929.

    + 847     v. Don Norman Rush was born September 4, 1934.

    + 848    vi. Aubrey Vernon Rush was born November 13, 1937.

  

       670.  Gladys H.¹¹ Rush (Elizabeth Franklin¹⁰ Orange, Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Dexter, Texas February 9, 1895.  Gladys died January 13, 1929 in Galveston, Texas, at 33 years of age.  Her body was interred in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Bloomington, Texas. 

       She married Aubrey Grady Phiefer.  Her twin brother was Otis, who died in infancy.

       Gladys H. Rush and Aubrey Grady Phiefer had the following children:

        849      i. Aubrey Grady¹² Phifer Jr. was born in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas on (birth date unknown).  Aubrey's occupation: Not Known.

        850     ii. Marie Phiefer was born in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas on (birth date unknown).

                                      

       672.  Lois Lucille¹¹ Rush (Elizabeth Franklin¹⁰ Orange, Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Dexter, Cooke Co., Texas August 7, 1897.  Lois died July 21, 1964 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas, at 66 years of age.  Her body was interred July 24, 1964 in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Victoria Co., Texas. 

       She married Samuel Lee Crum in Seadrift, Calhoun County, Texas, November 9, 1913.  Samuel was born in Cayce, Marshall County, Mississippi January 17, 1894.  Samuel was the son of Samuel Mears Crum and Ella Nora Lendermon.  He married Wilma Unknown in Seadrift, Texas.  Samuel died July 30, 1972 in Clute, Brazoria County, Texas, at 78 years of age.  His body was interred August 2, 1972 in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Victoria Co., Texas.  Lois Lucille Rush Bible records have Lois Rush birth as 1897.

       Lois Lucille Rush and Samuel Lee Crum had the following children:

    + 851      i. Morris Grey¹² Crum was born January 7, 1915.

        852     ii. Herman Terrel Crum was born in Bloomington, Texas November 6, 1916.  Herman died September 4, 1917 in Bloomington, Texas, at less than one year of age.  His body was interred in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Victoria. 

    + 853    iii. C. J. Crum was born September 12, 1918.

        854    iv. Wendell Crum was born in Bloomington, Texas August 8, 1921.  Wendell died August 8, 1921 in Bloomington, Texas, at less than one year of age.  His body was interred in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Victoria County, Texas.

        855     v. Willard Crum was born in Bloomington, Texas August 8, 1921.  Willard died August 8, 1921 in Bloomington, Texas, at less than one year of age.  His body was interred in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Victoria County, Texas.

    + 856    vi. Milton Lee Crum was born August 30, 1923.

    + 857   vii. Margarette Lucile Crum was born June 10, 1926.

    + 858 viii. Melvin Rush (Corky) Crum was born January 5, 1929.

    + 859    ix. Vivian Marie Crum was born March 19, 1931.

    + 860      x. Nora Elizabeth Crum was born February 23, 1933.

        861    xi. Billy Sam Crum was born in Bloomington, Texas August 18, 1936.  Billy died October 3, 1942 at 6 years of age.  His body was interred in Cresent Valley Cemetery, Victoria County, Texas.  Billy's occupation: Baby.

  

       673.  Lela Bythella¹¹ Orange (Bailey Anderson¹⁰, Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas March 10, 1906. 

       She married Emilee Laidlow Menetre.  Emilee was born September 29, 1900.  Emilee died April 19, 1965 at 64 years of age.

       Lela Bythella Orange and Emilee Laidlow Menetre had the following children:

        862      i. Emile Laidlow (Jr.)¹² Menetre was born 1930.

    + 863     ii. Wanda Lee Menetre was born 1932.

  

       674.  Cecil J.¹¹ Linebarger (Mildred Ellen¹⁰ Orange, Bythella H.⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown). 

       He married Natalie Linebarger.

       Cecil J. Linebarger and Natalie Linebarger had the following child:

    + 864      i. Billie Marie¹² Linebarger was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       684.  Thelma Lee (Peaches)¹¹ Belcher (Budd Oceola¹⁰, Jane Hall⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1911.  Thelma died 1954 at 43 years of age. 

       She married Jordon Ernest Thompson.  Jordon was born 1910.  Jordon died 1954 at 44 years of age.

       Thelma Lee (Peaches) Belcher and Jordon Ernest Thompson had the following child:

        865      i. Jordon Ernest (Tommy) (III)¹² Thompson was born 1945.  Jordon died 1954 at 9 years of age.

  

       691.  John William¹¹ Barnett (Cora Haynes¹⁰ Belcher, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1894.  John died 1984 at 90 years of age. 

       He married Leska Aduston Murphy.  Leska was born 1895.  Leska died 1985 at 90 years of age.

       John William Barnett and Leska Aduston Murphy had the following children:

        866      i. Florence Louise¹² Barnett was born 1917.  Florence died 1990 at 73 years of age.  She married Unknown Rathburn.

        867     ii. Freda Heloise Barnett was born 1917.  Freda died 1988 at 71 years of age.  She married D. B. Litteral.  D. died 1978.

        868    iii. Helen Belle Barnett was born 1919.  She married Lee Coker.  Lee died 1977.

        869    iv. June Elizabeth Barnett was born 1926.  She married J. M. Ford.  J. died 1976.

  

       699.  Maggie Marie¹¹ Belcher (John Ody¹⁰, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1901.  Maggie died 1975 at 74 years of age. 

       She married three times.  She married Arthur L. Roberson.  Arthur was born 1898.  Arthur died 1967 at 69 years of age.  She married an unknown person.  She married Charley Ross Ingersoll.  Charley was born 1902.  Charley died 1985 at 83 years of age.

       Maggie Marie Belcher and Arthur L. Roberson had the following child:

    + 870      i. Herbert Wesley¹² Roberson was born 1922.

  

       700.  John Stevens¹¹ Belcher (John Ody¹⁰, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1904.  John died 1986 at 82 years of age. 

       He married Gladys Hayes.  Gladys was born 1910.

       John Stevens Belcher and Gladys Hayes had the following children:

    + 871      i. Joanna Lee Belcher was born 1940.

        872     ii. John Ody Belcher was born 1950.

  

       701.  Elnora¹¹ Belcher (John Ody¹⁰, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1908.  Elnora died 1954 at 46 years of age. 

       She married Charley Ross Ingersoll.  Charley was born 1902.  Charley died 1985 at 83 years of age.

       Elnora Belcher and Charley Ross Ingersoll had the following children:

    + 873      i. Maggie Marie¹² Ingersoll was born 1925.

    + 874     ii. Roy Ingersoll was born 1929.

    + 875    iii. Craig LaVern Ingersoll was born 1936.

  

       702.  Fowler Kidder¹¹ Belcher (John Ody¹⁰, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1910.  Fowler died 1956 at 46 years of age. 

       He married Emma Lois Mays.

       Fowler Kidder Belcher and Emma Lois Mays had the following child:

        876      i. Mary Lillian¹² Belcher was born 1933.

  

       712.  Lesile Eugene¹¹ Upton (Maude¹⁰ Belcher, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1907.  Lesile died 1966 at 59 years of age. 

       He married an unknown person.

       Lesile Eugene Upton had the following children:

        877      i. Jake¹² Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

        878     ii. Adrian Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

        879    iii. Eddie Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       713.  Clarence Gordon¹¹ Upton (Maude¹⁰ Belcher, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1908.  Clarence died 1989 at 81 years of age. 

       He married Josephine Josie.

       Clarence Gordon Upton and Josephine Josie had the following children:

        880      i. Clarence (Jr.)¹² Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

        881     ii. Allice Marie Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

        882    iii. Franklin Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       714.  David Berwick¹¹ Upton (Maude¹⁰ Belcher, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1910. 

       He married an unknown person.

       David Berwick Upton had the following child:

        883      i. John¹² Upton was born on (birth date unknown).   

 

       716.  Robert William¹¹ Upton (Maude¹⁰ Belcher, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1914. 

       He married Bonnie Upton.

       Robert William Upton and Bonnie Upton had the following children:

        884      i. Eugene¹² Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

        885     ii. Daniel Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       717.  Clyde Bennett¹¹ Upton (Maude¹⁰ Belcher, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1917.  Clyde died 1969 at 52 years of age. 

       He married an unknown person.

       Clyde Bennett Upton had the following children:

        886      i. Judy¹² Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

        887     ii. Linda Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       719.  Pearl Alice¹¹ Upton (Maude¹⁰ Belcher, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1922. 

       She married Carl Franklin Collins.  Carl was born 1918.  Carl died 1990 at 72 years of age.

       Pearl Alice Upton and Carl Franklin Collins had the following children:

    + 888      i. Stephen Carl¹² Collins was born 1945.

    + 889     ii. Gregory Alan Collins was born 1952.

    + 890    iii. Douglas Andrew Collins was born 1958.

  

       720.  Lloyd Rothel¹¹ Upton (Maude¹⁰ Belcher, William Ellen (Dovey)⁹ Gordon, William M.⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born 1925. 

       He married an unknown person.

       Lloyd Rothel Upton had the following child:

        891      i. Brenda Kay¹² Upton was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       730.  Frank Stanford¹¹ Gibbs (Mary Ellen ( Ella)¹⁰ Minton, Matilda Harper⁹ Gordon, John Harrison⁸, Alice Gale⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 25, 1889.  Frank died March 4, 1953 at 63 years of age. 

       He married Rosa Hale Litchford December 25, 1918.  Rosa was born November 11, 1900.  Rosa was the daughter of Marcellus W. Litchford and Maggie Carter Litchford.  Her body was interred November 1993.

       Frank Stanford Gibbs and Rosa Hale Litchford had the following children:

        892      i. Carter Minton Gibbs¹² Gibbs was born September 20, 1924.  Carter died September 23, 1924 at less than one year of age.

        893     ii. Mary Evelyn Gibbs was born October 25, 1924.

        894    iii. Frank Stanford Jr., Gibbs was born February 22 1927.  Frank died July 27, 1929 at 2 years of age.

    + 895    iv. Morris Hale Gibbs was born August 4, 1929.

        896     v. Wilsye Edna Gibbs was born October 26, 1931.

 

 Twelfth Generation  

 

       738.  Mary Lee¹² Hickenbottom (Avie Lee¹¹ Cox, Abraham¹⁰, Thomas Edward⁹, James⁸, Tabitha⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born October 10, 1919. 

       She married O. L. Daley Pickerine in Clovis, New Mexico, August 15, 1936.  O. L. was born February 5, 1920.  O. L. is the son of Oscar Pickerine and Dora Hulen.

       Mary Lee Hickenbottom and O.L. Daley Pickerine had the following children:

        897      i. Lee Roy¹³ Pickerine was born January 31, 1938.  He married Doris Lacey April 17, 1954.  Doris and Lee Roy reside in Sterling, Oklahoma and have four children: David, Keri, Kelly and Steve Pickerine.

        898     ii. Jo Ellen Pickerine was born June 2, 1941.  She married Mr. Goldsby.

    + 899    iii. Mary Lee (Wendy) Pickerine was born October 11, 1944.

    + 900    iv. Eileen Pickerine was born November 30, 1949.

  

       740.  James Brand¹² Lawson (James Allen¹¹, Frances Elizabeth Huldah¹⁰ Henley, Frances⁹ Saunders, Mary⁸ Grantham, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 26, 1901.  James died August 17, 1979 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, at 77 years of age. 

 

       He married Sarah Catherine Smallwood August 25, 1926.  Sarah was born in Indian Territory, Coal County, Oklahoma February 26, 1902.  Sarah died October 21, 1981 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, at 79 years of age.

       James Brand Lawson and Sarah Catherine Smallwood had the following children:

    + 901      i. Sarah Mollie¹³ Lawson was born July 27, 1934.

    + 902     ii. James Smallwood (Sr.) Lawson was born December 1936.

  

       741.  Annie Mae¹² Camp (Lenora Ann¹¹ Felton, Martha Ann¹⁰ Miles, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born before July 19, 1889, the first event for which there is a recorded date.  Annie died February 1993. 

       She married William Franklin (Sr.) Griffith July 19, 1889.  William was the son of J. D. Griffith and Laura McLauren.  William died June 11, 1924 in San Gabriel, Texas.  Interred in the Felton Cemetery, San Gabriel, Texas.

       Annie Mae Camp and William Franklin (Sr.) Griffith had the following children:

    + 903      i. Betty Hope¹³ Griffith was born before November 29, 1952, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

    + 904     ii. William Franklin (Jr.) Griffith was born October 19, 1923.

  

       742.  Thomas Felton¹² Camp (Lenora Ann¹¹ Felton, Martha Ann¹⁰ Miles, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 17, 1898.  Thomas died June 4, 1967 at 69 years of age. 

       He married Opal Fox February 10, 1929.

       Thomas Felton Camp and Opal Fox had the following child:

        905      i. Dr. Thomas Felton (Jr.)¹³ Camp was born on (birth date unknown).  Dr. Camp is a Colonel with the Medical Corp, U. S. Army.

  

       744.  Wilburn Herbert¹² Miles (Edgar Eugene¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born April 10, 1894. 

       He married twice.  He married Mary Duzan.  He married Dallie Oree Dodd in Milam County, Texas, December 8, 1920.  Dallie was born March 26, 1903.  Dallie was the daughter of James Ashley Dodd and Estella Cotton.  She married an unknown person.  Dallie died March 1983 at 79 years of age.

       Wilburn Herbert Miles and Dallie Oree Dodd had the following children:

    + 906      i. Louie Joyce¹³ Miles was born March 30, 1922.

    + 907     ii. Evelyn Aretta Miles was born August 29, 1923.

    + 908    iii. Faye Genacelle Miles was born September 4, 1926.

    + 909    iv. Wilburn Herbert (Jr.) Miles was born March 13, 1928.

        910     v. Edgar James Miles was born April 1, 1930.  Edgar died July 4, 1967 at 37 years of age.  He married Wanda Lou Stump March 8, 1954.

    + 911    vi. Hallie Olee Miles was born May 16, 1932.

    + 912   vii. Dallie Oree Miles was born November 20, 1933.

    + 913 viii. Alvin Ted Miles was born January 14, 1937.

    + 914    ix. Kenneth Dean Miles was born August 10, 1938.

  

       745.  Edgar Eugene (Jr.)¹² Miles (Edgar Eugene¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 2, 1896.  Edgar died August 5, 1969 at 73 years of age. 

       He married twice.  He married Ida Mae Baker.  Ida was born May 28, 1904.  Ida is the daughter of Louis N. Baker and Hannah M. Marshall.  He married Mary Frances Victoria Russ 1916.  Mary was born 1899.

       Edgar Eugene (Jr.) Miles and Ida Mae Baker had the following children:

    + 915      i. Clara June¹³ Miles was born before April 30, 1941, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

        916     ii. Gerald Eugene Miles was born 1925.

    + 917    iii. Ida Jean Miles was born July 21, 1927.

    + 918    iv. Louis Edgar Miles was born December 20, 1934.    

       Edgar Eugene (Jr.) Miles and Mary Frances Victoria Russ had the following child:

        919     v. Herbert Lee Miles was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       746.  Gladys¹² Miles (Joseph Benjamin¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born before 1990, the first event for which there is a recorded date.  Gladys died 1990. 

       She married three times.  She married Aubrey Beardon.  She married Bradford Vernon Stowall Taylor.  She married Edgar Wright.

       Gladys Miles and Bradford Vernon Stowall Taylor had the following child:

    + 920      i. Louise LaVelle¹³ Taylor was born before May 1, 1947, the first event for which there is a recorded date.    

            Gladys Miles and Edgar Wright had the following child:

    + 921     ii. Barbara Wright was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       747.  Mary Elizabeth¹² Miles (Joseph Benjamin¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born August 15, 1907. 

       She married John Paul Armstrong.

       Mary Elizabeth Miles and John Paul Armstrong had the following child:

    + 922      i. Rita Jo¹³ Armstrong was born before February 2, 1958, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

  

       748.  William Columbus (II)¹² Miles (Joseph Benjamin¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 15, 1909. 

       He married Alma McGregor May 26, 1934.  Alma was born May 7, 1916.  Alma died 1964 at 48 years of age.

       William Columbus (II) Miles and Alma McGregor had the following child:

    + 923      i. Charlotte Ann¹³ Miles was born September 21, 1944.

  

       749.  Joseph Benjamin (Jr.)¹² Miles (Joseph Benjamin¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born February 17, 1912. 

       He married twice.  He married Mildred Ophelia Brock October 25, 1935.  Mildred was born May 27, 1918.  Mildred died December 9, 1966 at 48 years of age.  He married Billie Jo Perdue May 1, 1948.  Billie was born February 10, 1929.  Billie is the daughter of Roy L. Perdue and Lulu McAnally.

       Joseph Benjamin (Jr.) Miles and Mildred Ophelia Brock had the following children:

        924      i. Nanette¹³ Miles was born March 19, 1937.

    + 925     ii. Wanda Jo Miles was born 1938.

    + 926    iii. Marsha Kay Miles was born November 6, 1942.    

       Joseph Benjamin (Jr.) Miles and Billie Jo Perdue had the following children:

        927    iv. Lanetta Gay Miles was born October 16, 1949.

        928     v. Raina Lee Miles was born October 4, 1955.

  

       750.  Ouida Bell¹² Farmer (Vesta Harriet¹¹ Miles, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born September 16, 1904. 

       She married X. B. Reed November 23, 1922.  X. was born October 5, 1902.  Book identified the marriage date as 1907, which is impossible, since X. B. was not born until 1902 and his wife in 1904.  Using the approximate date of 1922.

       Ouida Bell Farmer and X. B. Reed had the following child:

    + 929      i. X. B. (Jr.)¹³ Reed was born before September 30, 1961, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

  

       751.  G. L.¹² Farmer (Vesta Harriet¹¹ Miles, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born November 18, 1905.  G. died October 5, 1970 at 64 years of age. 

       He married Bessie Irene Frazier April 26, 1926.  Bessie was born September 2, 1909.

       G. L. Farmer and Bessie Irene Frazier had the following children:

        930      i. Tonnie Lee¹³ Farmer was born February 24, 1928.  He married Mary Magdelane Nelson June 29, 1963.  Mary was born July 7, 1934.

        931     ii. Jayne Irene Farmer was born February 12, 1930.  She married A. L. (Jr.) Roming June 5, 1947.

        932    iii. Howard Smith Farmer was born March 19, 1939.  He married Bettie Jean Nehring September 16, 1983.  Bettie was born March 19, 1939.

        933    iv. Jack Farmer was born January 5, 1945.  He married Linda Gayle Guderian October 10, 1962.  Jack is the twin of Joe Farmer.

        934     v. Joe Farmer was born January 5, 1945.  He married Shirley Summerlin June 1, 1969.  Joe is the twin of Jack.

  

       752.  Twilla¹² Miles (John Oliver¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown). 

       She married Calvin Taylor.

       Twilla Miles and Calvin Taylor had the following child:

    + 935      i. Patsy¹³ Taylor was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       755.  Leta¹² Goodman (Martha "Mattie"¹¹ Miles, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown). 

       She married Mr. Johnson.

       Leta Goodman and Mr. Johnson had the following child:

        936      i. Jerry¹³ Johnson was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       756.  Doneita¹² Goodman (Martha "Mattie"¹¹ Miles, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born before May 1990, the first event for which there is a recorded date.  Doneita died May 1990. 

       She married Cicero Kirksey.

       Doneita Goodman and Cicero Kirksey had the following children:

        937      i. Buddy¹³ Kirksey was born on (birth date unknown).

        938     ii. John Kirksey was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       757.  Laura Lee¹² Miles (William Horton¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born December 10, 1910.  Laura died August 12, 1987 at 76 years of age. 

       She married James Lawrence (Sr.) Edenburn December 30, 1936.  James was born April 1, 1898.  James died October 1, 1964 at 66 years of age.

       Laura Lee Miles and James Lawrence (Sr.) Edenburn had the following children:

        939      i. James Lawrence (Jr.)¹³ Edenburn was born August 30, 1941.  He married Judy Ann Jolly May 30, 1980.  Judy was born October 31, 1946.  Judy is the daughter of Earl L. Jolly and Dorothy Campbell.

    + 940     ii. Jo Ellen Edenburn was born August 12, 1944.

  

       759.  Millard Wayne¹² Miles (William Horton¹¹, William Columbus¹⁰, Harriet⁹ Grantham, Amis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born August 20, 1917. 

       He married four times.  He married Augusta Frieda Terdin April 12, 1941.  Augusta was born April 1922.  Augusta is the daughter of Joseph Terdin and Antonia Marie Werbish.  He married Joann (Schubel) Witwiska February 28, 1971.  Joann was born April 16, 1929.  He married Lorena Frances (Faber) Aiken October 27, 1977.  Lorena was born October 16, 1936.  He married Regina Ethel (Loftus) Kramer June 24, 1983.  Regina was born December 29, 1932.  Millard was living in Santa Rosa, California in 1995.  He served in the U. S. Air Force 20 years, retiring in 1958, then had a real estate business from 1958 until 1985.  He is a member of SAR, Magna Charta Barons, Americans of Royal Descent, Huguenot Society and a number of Genealogical and Historical Societies.  He has done a lot of genealogical research and contributed many records, especially those of the descendants of Richard and Francis (Amis) Grantham to this family history.

       Millard Wayne Miles and Augusta Frieda Terdin had the following children:

    + 941      i. Wayne Harian¹³ Miles was born January 3, 1942.

        942     ii. Carolyn August Miles was born in Tokyo, Japan July 25, 1947.  Carolyn died July 17, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, at 20 years of age.  Carolyn was born in Tokyo, Japan with a congenital heart disorder. She died in Chicago, Illinois following heart surgery.

    + 943    iii. David Allen Miles was born May 20, 1953.

  

       762.  Raymond Carroll¹² Croxdale (Della Nora¹¹ Edds, Hattie¹⁰ Montgomery, Rebecca⁹ Grantham, Willis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born in Mapleton, Iowa January 30, 1930. 

       He married Lois Jeanne Collins November 12, 1954.  Lois was born January 11, 1931.  Lois is the daughter of William Casper Collins and Ora Bernadette Welte.

       Raymond Carroll Croxdale and Lois Jeanne Collins had the following children:

        944      i. John William¹³ Croxdale was born in Watseka, Illinois August 10, 1955.

        945     ii. Jeanne Marie Croxdale was born in Watseka, Illinois April 27, 1957.

        946    iii. James Edward Croxdale was born in Napa, California October 18, 1958.  He married Barbara Jean Sanderson September 9, 1988.

        947    iv. Joseph Mark Croxdale was born in Vallejo, California November 5, 1961.  He married Terra Lyn Horrell December 5, 1987.

        948     v. Jerry Thomas Croxdale was born in California January 18, 1964.  He married Kathryn Jane Corkindale August 25, 1990.

  

       763.  George Washington¹² Chambers (Hattie Cornelia¹¹ Edds, Hattie¹⁰ Montgomery, Rebecca⁹ Grantham, Willis⁸, Francis⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born March 16, 1920. 

       He married Helen Louise Harvey in Middlesboro, Kentucky, August 2, 1946.  Helen was born December 11, 1923.  Helen was a public school teacher.

       George Washington Chambers and Helen Louise Harvey had the following children:

    + 949      i. Alice Joyce¹³ Chambers was born June 29, 1947.

    + 950     ii. William Robert Chambers was born September 12, 1948.

  

       767.  Melissa Logan¹² Rogers (James Leftwich (Jr.)¹¹, James Leftwich¹⁰, Thomas Amis (Jr.)⁹, Thomas A.⁸, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born on (birth date unknown). 

       She married Mr. Jessie.  Melissa and her husband live in Hawkins County, Tennessee with two children.

       Melissa Logan Rogers and Mr. Jessie had the following children:

        951      i. Rachel Allison¹³ Jessie was born on (birth date unknown).

        952     ii. Matthew Logan Jessie was born on (birth date unknown).

  

       779.  Mary Mckinney¹² Phipps (Charles Mckinney¹¹, Mary¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born May 13, 1909. 

       She married Robert F. Murphy.  Graduate of the University of Tennessee.

       Mary Mckinney Phipps and Robert F. Murphy had the following children:

        953      i. Peggy McKinney¹³ Murphy was born on (birth date unknown).

        954     ii. Maralyn Sevier Murphy was born on (birth date unknown).

        955    iii. Barbara Ann Murphy was born November 26, 1934.  She married James Rezabek.

  

       780.  Margaret Sevier¹² Phipps (Charles Mckinney¹¹, Mary¹⁰ McKinney, Elizabeth Mary⁹ Gaines, Frances (Fannie) Grantham⁸ Rogers, Mary⁷ Amis, Thomas IV⁶, John⁵, Thomas (III)⁴, Louis³, Thomas (Jr.)², Thomas (Sr.)¹) was born June 19, 1913. 

       She married Howard C. Crosby.

       Margaret Sevier Phipps and Howard C. Crosby had the following children:

        956      i. Jeffrey Lee¹³ Crosby was born on (birth date unknown).

        957     ii. Jerry Gilbert Crosby was born on (birth date unknown).