1883 - 1951 (~ 67 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Eliza Benna Easley was born in Sep 1883 in Texas (daughter of Daniel Bush Easley and Julia Ann Edward Travis); died on 7 Feb 1951 in Jasper County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 7
Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 8B
139-139
Easley, Bush Hd M W 50 m1 32 Tx SC Tx Farmer
Easley, Julia Wf F W 50 M1 31 12/8 Tx Miss Miss
Easley, Price Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Easley, James Son M W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Easley, Dan Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Easley, Clem Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Easley, Dewey Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Easley, Gay Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Hyden, Lizzie Mrs. Dtr F W 26 Wd 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Melia Grddtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Alma Grddtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Birtie Grddtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 2
Enumerated 19 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 169 Sheet 12A
93-226-226
Sanford, Archie Head m W 36 M Miss Miss Miss Timber Cuttin
g Saw Mill
Sanford, Lizzie Wf F W 37 M Tx Tx Tx
Sanford, Pearlie Dtr F W 3 10/12 S Tx Miss Tx
Sanford, Berry Son M W 9 S Tx Miss Miss
Hyden, ???ma Stepdtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Birtie Stepdtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Eliza married James S. Hyden on 25 Dec 1900 in Sabine County, Texas. James (son of George Victor Hyden and June Elizabeth Ashmore) was born in May 1876 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Apr 1910 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Almedia "Media" Hyden was born on 6 Dec 1901 in Texas; died in 1926 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Alma Evelene Hyden was born on 20 Jan 1903 in Texas; died on 14 May 1978 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Bertie Lee Hyden was born on 28 Dec 1907 in Texas; died on 23 Aug 1976 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Eliza married Archie Sanford before 1916. Archie was born about 1884 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Pearlie Sanford was born about 1916 in Texas; and died.
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Generation: 2
2. | Daniel Bush Easley was born on 12 Jul 1859 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas (son of James Hornbeck Easley and Nancy Watkins); died on 12 May 1946 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 13 May 1946 in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Name: Daniel Bush Easley
Death Date: 12 May 1946
Death Place: Precinct #2, Yellow Pine, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 86 years 10 months
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1859
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James Easley
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Name: Nancy Walkins
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence: Yellow Pine, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Tower Hill Cem.
Burial Place: Yellow Pine, Texas
Burial Date: 13 May 1946
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2218376
Digital Film Number: 4030558
Image Number: 1003
Reference Number: cn 24169
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
(Research):Census Listings:
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 7
Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 8B
139-139
Easley, Bush Hd M W 50 m1 32 Tx SC Tx Farmer
Easley, Julia Wf F W 50 M1 31 12/8 Tx Miss Miss
Easley, Price Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Easley, James Son M W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Easley, Dan Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Easley, Clem Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Easley, Dewey Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Easley, Gay Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Hyden, Lizzie Mrs. Dtr F W 26 Wd 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Melia Grddtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Alma Grddtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Birtie Grddtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Daniel married Julia Ann Edward Travis on 18 Jan 1879 in Sabine County, Texas. Julia (daughter of James Cannon Travis and Sophronia Pauline White) was born on 2 Feb 1860 in Texas; died on 21 Jan 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Julia Ann Edward Travis was born on 2 Feb 1860 in Texas (daughter of James Cannon Travis and Sophronia Pauline White); died on 21 Jan 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Children:
- Nettie Effie Easley was born on 8 May 1882 in Texas; died on 20 Apr 1959 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.
- 1. Eliza Benna Easley was born in Sep 1883 in Texas; died on 7 Feb 1951 in Jasper County, Texas.
- Calvin Price Easley was born on 27 May 1887 in Texas; and died.
- James Cannon Easley was born on 7 Mar 1889 in Texas; died on 3 May 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Daniel Bush Easley, II was born on 5 Jul 1892 in Texas; died on 24 Aug 1967 in Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- William Clem Easley was born in Feb 1894 in Texas.
- Edward Easley was born about 1896 in Texas.
- Robey Dewey Easley was born on 12 Jun 1898 in Texas; died on 6 Oct 1968 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 8 Oct 1968 in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Audrey Gay Easley was born on 4 Apr 1901 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Jul 1964 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
5. | Nancy Watkins was born on 11 Dec 1827 in Louisiana (daughter of Green Berry Watkins and Elizabeth Smith); died on 16 Jan 1905 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Children:
- William C. Easley was born about 1846 in Texas; died on 28 Dec 1863 in Galveston County, Texas.
- Permelia Easley was born on 30 Apr 1847 in Texas; died on 13 Mar 1923.
- Matilda Easley was born on 28 Dec 1850 in Texas; and died.
- John Smith Easley was born on 5 May 1851 in Texas; died on 3 Aug 1921.
- Frances Mary Easley was born on 13 May 1855 in Texas; died about 1932.
- 2. Daniel Bush Easley was born on 12 Jul 1859 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 May 1946 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 13 May 1946 in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Susan Easley was born about 1860 in Texas; and died.
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6. | James Cannon Travis was born about 1826 in Amite County, Mississippi (son of William Harrison Travis and Nancy B. Hurst); died on 20 Apr 1897 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
He was known by his middle name, Cannon. He may have been married previously to an Elizabeth, also from Mississippi.
According to the MINUTES 1858-1890 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HEMPHILL, TEXAS, (James) Cannon and Sophronia (White) Travis were among the 11 founding members of the church. Sophronia was admitted by voucher on September 7, 1857 from W. C. Southwell, Missionary East Texas, as was her husband, Cannon Travis. Fellowship was withdrawn from Cannon Travis on November 10, 1860, and restored September 24, 1864. In June 1884, "charges having been preferred against Bro. Cannon Travis for unchristian conduct & said charges as alleged being Sustained, it was ordered that the Church withdraw fellowship from him & it is further ordered that his name be erased from the Church Book."
Note: Children's names and birthdates are based on a transcription of the 1870 census. The actual 1870 and 1880 census microfilm's should be carefully checked. The 1880 extract seems to have several glaring discrencies in names and dates. Blanche Toole speculates that perhaps the census taker knew Cannon and his family, and completed the information from (faulty) memory instead of by actually interviewing the family. Also, Charlie White lists a child named Jann White, born ca 1868 per the 1870 census who is not listed on either transcription of the census. Perhaps this is Martha Jane White.
Military Service Co. D 1 Tex HV Arty CSA (Courtesy of Tony Pickett)
Was shown on the muster roll of Captain J.M. Burroughs Company of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry, CSA, and was enlisted at Hemphill, Texas by Drury Field for 3 months duty on January 15, 1863.
Jules Hurst writes that "I understand that Cannon died in Texas of cancer of the eye."
James married Sophronia Pauline White on 5 Dec 1850 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Sophronia (daughter of Edward White and Elizabeth Strickland) was born in Nov 1833 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 15 Jun 1915 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Sophronia Pauline White was born in Nov 1833 in Amite County, Mississippi (daughter of Edward White and Elizabeth Strickland); died on 15 Jun 1915 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Sophronia was born during an auspicious month. On November 13, 1833, between midnight and dawn, thousands of meteors showered the sky over North America. To the native peoples of the land, it appeared that the stars were falling out of the heavens. Some thought it was the judgment day. Others called it "The Night the Stars Fell".
A young girl who was a slave at the time of the event said "Somebody in the quarters started yellin' in the middle of the night to come out and to look up at the sky. We went outside and there they was a fallin' everywhere! Big stars coming down real close to the groun' and just before they hit the ground they would burn up! We was all scared. Some O'the folks was screamin' and some was prayin' we all made so much noise, the white folk came out to see what was happenin'. They looked up and then they got scared too."
The celestial phenomenon called "the most impressive and awesome display ever recorded" was, in fact, the Leonids meteor shower seen in one of its most impressive years. Viewers witnessed 50,000 to 150,000 meteors per hour, only equaled by the November 17, 1966 display, when the Leonid shower brought 150,000 meteors per hour. Debris from the comet Temple-Tuttle that orbits the sun every 33 years causes the shower.
She was born and raised in Amite County, Mississippi, and can be found on the 1850 census with her parents. Sometime after that, the family moved to Sabine County, Texas.
After her husband's death, she lived with her oldest son, William Hardy Travis. She can be found living with he and his wife, Grace Ener, at the time of the 1900 and 1910 Sabine County census.
Children:
- Mary Elizabeth Travis was born on 25 Mar 1851 in Texas; died on 17 Dec 1924.
- Nancy Pauline Travis was born on 2 Sep 1852 in Texas; died on 26 Sep 1927; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- William Hardy Travis was born on 30 May 1855 in Texas; died on 8 Oct 1931 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- James Cannon Travis, Sr. was born on 9 Feb 1858 in Sabine County, Texas; died before 1900 in Sabine County, Texas.
- 3. Julia Ann Edward Travis was born on 2 Feb 1860 in Texas; died on 21 Jan 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- Sophronia Lee Travis was born on 25 Feb 1866 in Texas; died on 3 Feb 1932.
- Theodosia Travis was born on 25 Feb 1866 in Texas; and died.
- Melissa Cordelia Travis was born on 25 Feb 1867 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Aug 1908 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Henry W. Travis was born on 22 Feb 1868 in Texas; and died.
- Martha Jane Travis was born on 22 Feb 1868 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Dec 1958 in Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Cryer Cemetery, Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
- Frances Levina Travis was born on 29 Mar 1871; died on 14 Mar 1956.
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Generation: 4
8. | Daniel Bush Easley was born between 1790 and 1792 in Georgia; died after 1850 in Texas. Notes:
Per "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections," Daniel Bush Easley Sr owned 7 slaves. He was said to be the son of John EASLEY and Sarah BUSH.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Page 319
130-130
Daniel Easley 58 M Farmer 150 Ga
Jane Easley 44 F Ga
Clement Easley 23 M Tn
John Baker 9 M Tx
James Baker 7 M Tx
Williamd Lemmons 6 M La
Daniel married Frances Jane Hornbeck before 1816. Frances was born about 1795 in Georgia; died before 1870 in Van Zandt County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Frances Jane Hornbeck was born about 1795 in Georgia; died before 1870 in Van Zandt County, Texas. Notes:
William Everheart notes that Jane Easley age 65 born TN shows up in the 1860 Van Zandt census with the Murphy family (an original Sabine County family) along with a William Easley. This Murphy family is a descendant of a Willis and Priscilla Murphy. Priscilla was born 1801 in GA and I suspect she was either a sister of Daniel or of Frances Jane Hornbeck. (Email dated 7 Jan 2000 from weverheart@worldnet.att.net). Janie Easley Vance instead shows her place of birth as Georgia, per census records.
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10. | Green Berry Watkins was born about 1798 in Georgia; and died. Notes:
In December, 2010, Scott Watkins (firedogger@gmail.com) emailed that "Green Berry's younger brother Alfred L, only had two daughters and no sons. The oldest daughter was Mary Ann, who married Amon P. Morris and her younger sister Drucilla Cordelia who married 1) White and 2) Partin. Both Mary Ann(s) are used back in forth between the family lines as well as William W. and Nancy. I started out to prove I was a descendant of Alfred L., only to find out I belong with Green Berry instead."
The 1840 Natchitoches Parish census shows:
J. B. Watkins 0111001000000 222001000000 1 3 1
A. L. Watkins 0000010000000 002001000000
The J. is a G. (census writers?) Both brothers are on the same page, just 10 lines apart. J. B. has 4 males and 7 females. A. L. has 1 male and 3 females. Later census shows Alfred with the same numbers and Green Berry with another daughter.
(Research):
Census Listings:
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, P. O. Many
Enumerated 27 Jun 1860
Page 35
244-244
G. B. Watkins 60 M Farmer 500 675 Ga
Elizabeth Watkins 58 F NC
Susan Watkins 21 F La
Amanda Watkins 20 F La
Green + Elizabeth Smith. Elizabeth (daughter of John Smith and Mary ???) was born about 1801 in North Carolina; died after 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Elizabeth Smith was born about 1801 in North Carolina (daughter of John Smith and Mary ???); died after 1870. Notes:
Kathy Casagranda thinks she might be from the Easley family.William Everheart believes she is from the Smith Family of Sabine County, Texas. Scott Watkins (firedogger@gmail.com) also believes she is from Smith Family. He states that her parents were John E. and Mary Smith, the parents of three sons and one daughter. He notes that Green Berry Watkins, John E Smith, and Alfred L. Watkins are all documented having sold each other deeds of land in Louisiana. Scott further points out at that the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, the widowed Mary Smith, age 77, was living with her son, William D. Smith and his family. William was also widowed.
The 1870 census shows her as being born in Tennessee versus North Carolina.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1870 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, PO Many
Enumerated 24 Aug 1870
Page 3 Stamped 324
16-16
Watkins, John J 38 M W Farmer $200 $452 Tx
Watkins, Elizabeth M 24 F W Keeping House La
Watkins, Sarah P 6 F W La
Watkins, Lorell W 8 M W La
17-17
Watkins, Elizabeth 78 F W At Home 700 300 Tenn
Watkins, Susanna 32 F W Keeping House La
Watkins, Amanda 28 F W At Home La
Notes:
Married:
According to a Conveyance Record CBK G P. 523, Elizabeth Watkins states that she and her husband came to Sabine County, Texas in 1825. This is dated January 15, 1878. In 1840, Green B. Watkins is listed in the 1840 Natchitoches Parish census with 6 female children and 3 male children.
On page 87, Casagranda cites a record dated January 15, 1878 showing that "Mary A. Constable, Elizabeth, wife of John B. Carroll, Jane, wife of Nathan Cook, Matilda C. Flanakin and Susan Williams, all of Sabine Parish, Nancy Easley of Sabine County, Texas, and William W. Watkins of San Augustine County, Texas deeded Sabine Parish land to Daniel S. Watkins of Nacogdoches County, Texas, who is to take and support our sister, Amanda Watkins who is permanently diseased and helpless." All were heirs of G. B. and Elizabeth Watkins, deceased. (CBK J, P.258). This establishes who their children were.
In December, 2010, Scott Watkins (firedogger@gmail.com) emailed that "The statement "6 female children and 3 male children" is true. But on the 1840 census, Amanda hasn't been born yet. She was born after the 1840 census in 1841. By the next year, Green Berry and Elizabeth had 7 daughters and 3 sons. The missing daughter is "Mary A." Constable listed above."
Children:
- Daniel S. Watkins was born about 1822 in Louisiana; and died.
- Mary Ann Watkins was born about 1823 in Louisiana; and died.
- William W. Watkins was born before 1825 in Louisiana; died in 1893; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 5. Nancy Watkins was born on 11 Dec 1827 in Louisiana; died on 16 Jan 1905 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Elizabeth Watkins was born about 1829 in Louisiana; and died.
- Jane Watkins was born in Nov 1830 in Louisiana; and died.
- John J. Watkins was born about 1832 in Louisiana; died in Apr 1873 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- Matilda Watkins was born about 1834 in Louisiana; and died.
- Susan Watkins was born about 1839 in Louisiana; and died.
- Amanda Watkins was born about 1840 in Louisiana; and died.
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12. | William Harrison Travis was born about 1794 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina (son of John D. Travis, Jr. and Isabelle Graham); died about 1869 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Notes:
Sometimes shown as William Barrett Travis
From the JERUSALEM CHURCH CHURCH BOOK, Mississippi Territory of Amit e, 29 Feb 1812
This church was located near the present town of Gillsburg. Organized 29 Feb 1812, when Mississippi was Indian Territory. The transcription is courtesy of Mrs. Alva McEwen, McComb, Mississippi.
Feb 1825: William Travis by experience May 1825: John Travis, Nancy Travis by experience Apr 1827: Brother and Sister Travis restored Jan 1829: Brother and Sister Travis reported for non-attendance Mar 1829: Brother and Sister Travis excluded July 1841: William Travis restored. William and Nancy Travis, letter of dismission. Apr 1842: Members included: Elizabeth White, Emily and Patsy Strickland, Rutha White, Henry Strickland, Elizabeth White (dec'd), Polly (Mary) Travis, William Travis, Nancy Travis, John Travis, John Travis, Sr., Nancy Travis, Mary Travis
(Research):
Census Listings:
1850 Census
Louisiana, St. Helena Parish, Eastern District
Enumerated 24 July 1850
Page 178
21-21
William Travis 50 M Farmer $500 Miss
Sabrina Travis 23 F La
Cannon Travis 22 M Farmer Miss
Polean Travis 17 F Miss
Decalb Travis 15 M Miss
Wm Travis 7 M La
Winna Travis 4 F La
Rebecca Carroll 22 F La
Henry Carroll 19 M Farmer La
1860 Census
Lousiana, St. Helena Parish
Enumerated 22 Jun 1860
Page 26
234-234
Wm Travis 62 M Farmer 1800 500 S. Carolina
Sabrina Travis 32 F La
William Travis 15 M La
Wineford Travis 12 F La
Alice Travis 6 F La
Izabell Travis 1/12 F La
Henry Wagoner 15 M La
William married Nancy B. Hurst on 8 Oct 1817 in Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi. Nancy was born about 1798 in Northumberland County, Virginia; died on 1 Nov 1842 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Nancy B. Hurst was born about 1798 in Northumberland County, Virginia; died on 1 Nov 1842 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Notes:
The daughter of Henry Hurst.
Notes:
Married:
Jules Hurst, a descendant, also reported that William and Nancy (Hurst) Travis had "twin girls said to have been killed by lightning--names unknown to me."
Children:
- John Joseph Travis was born on 4 Aug 1818 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 22 Feb 1905 in Amite County, Mississippi.
- Richard "Dick" Henry Travis was born about 1820 in Amite County, Mississippi; and died.
- Walter Warner Travis was born after 1820 in Amite County, Mississippi; died in Amite County, Mississippi.
- Rebecca? Travis was born about 1825 in Amite County, Mississippi; and died.
- 6. James Cannon Travis was born about 1826 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 20 Apr 1897 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Barrett Travis was born on 23 May 1830 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 24 May 1874 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
- Pauline Anne Travis was born on 26 Jan 1831 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 3 Aug 1911 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Jackson Cemetery, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
- Henry Dekalb Travis was born about 1835; died after 1861.
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14. | Edward White was born about 1781 in Virginia; died on 13 Jan 1871 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Travis Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
There is an Ed White in Pike County, Mississippi in 1820. This may or may not be the same Edward White that is located in Amite County, Mississippi 10 years later. The family composition is 3 males under the age of 10, 1 male between 10-16, two males between 26 and 45, two females under the age of 10, and one female age 26 to 45.
On the 1830 Amite County, Mississippi census, Edward White and wife had 3 boys & 3 girls, 0-9, 1 boy and 1 girl 10-19. He was between the ages of 40 to 60 and his wife was between 20 and 40.
He was still in Amite County in 1840, on page 52. The microfilm at the San Antonio Public Library was faded and difficult to read. It appeared to show the following, however< Edward White Males 1-0-2-0-0-0-0-1 Females0-2-0-2-0-0-1-0 He appears to have held at least two female slaves, one under the age of five, and the other between five and ten. The number of male slaves is difficult to read. It is probably just one.
Edward White, his wife Elizabeth, and several of his children can be found in Amite County, Mississippi on the 1850 census as well. Sometime after this enumeration, they moved to Sabine County, Texas.
In White and Toole's book, Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records it was noted hat "Later that year (ca. 1843-sic), the Edward White family...and many of their friends and relatives came to Sabine County. Some forty or fifty covered wagons, some of them drawn by oxen, travelled together." From "Sabine County Historical Sketches And Genealogical Records."
Edward White is shown on various internet trees, most unsourced, as either the son of William White and Mary Matilda Mason of Mecklenberg, Virginia or as the son of Edward White and Pembrook Singleton of Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia. In neither case has documentary evidence been shown. Mildred Bell Landers emailed that she had "heard from a ggg grandson of Edward White (through his daughter who married Cannon Travis), and he asked if I had ever heard that Edward was an Indian named Whitecloud or Whitefeather, like his father, William. I had never heard this, and in Sabine County the past is closer than elsewhere. Nor had I heard that Edward White's father was William. One of my other gg grandfathers was part Indian, and this seems to be known in Sabine County, at least by descendants. Ever heard of any of this? There was a picture of an Edward White, Civil War veteran, in an issue of the Sabine County Reporter (maybe a son or grandson) and he did not appear to be part Indian. In my mother's family, some of them had characteristics that could be considered Indian."
Jack Hutchins White emailed, in August 2013, that his White ancestor was "Cajabeth White, who was living in Bute Co, NC with his brother, William, as early as 1766. He had two sons, John and Robert. John White inherited land from a man named John Seagrove, whose will names John White as his nephew. It seems likely that Cajabeth's wife, Frances, was a Seagrove, but this is not proven. The 1771 tax list for Bute Co shows that Young McLemore....had an overseer named John Seagrove, who appears on a number of documents with members of the McLemore family before they migrated out of Bute (later Warren) Co. I have been trying for a couple of years to piece together precisely how the Seagrove, McLemore and White families may have interacted with one another, but the Seagrove family history is as complicated as that of the Whites.
The thing that interests me about your website is that Cajabeth White was frequently referred to in court documents as Cade, and I see in your website that two sons of Edward White (b. 1781 in Mecklenburg Co, VA) each had sons they named Cade.
I believe it is likely that the Edward White in your website is the son of William White Sr. of Mecklenburg Co, VA. The personal property tax lists for that county show a son of William named Edward who is first listed as a taxable adult in the household of his father in 1797 and as head of his own household in 1800. He is gone from the county by 1801.
I am researching the possibility that William White Sr. was the brother of Cajabeth "Cade" White named in the 1766 tax rolls for Bute Co. The fact that the name Cade appears twice among the grandchildren of Edward White seems to support this theory.
I am still a bit fuzzy on when this White line intermarries with the Strong and McLemore families. I am hoping one of your family researchers would be willing to collaborate with me on the foregoing topics. I have copied Lisa Lisson, a White family descendant, who is assisting in this research."
(Research):
Census Listings:
CENSUS YR: 1850
STATE or TERRITORY: MS
COUNTY: Amite REEL NO: M432-368
PAGE NO: 93A
REFERENCE: Enumerated 12 Dec 1850 by Henry Flowe
23 615 615 White Edward 69 M Farmer 750 Va
24 615 615 White Elizabeth 55 F Geo 25
615 615 White Jane E. 25 F Amite Co Miss (Widow of J.H. Wente---I believe she is actually listed as Went on the microfilm)
26 615 615 White S. P. 17 F Amite Co Miss
27 615 615 White Wm. T. 12 M Amite Co Miss
28 615 615 Went Elizabeth 7 F Amite Co Miss
29 615 615 Went John E. 6 M Amite Co Miss
30 615 615 Went Jane E. 4 F Amite Co Miss
31 615 615 Went James T. 1 M Amite Co Miss
On the 1860 Sabine County, Texas census, Edward and Elizabeth (age 79 and 66) were living with 11 year old L.E. White, a female born in Texas. Edward's real property was valued at $500 and he had personal property valued at $7,943. I speculate that L.E. White might actually be M.E. White, Mary Elizabeth Sophronia White, the oldest daughter of James and Drucilla White. James died prior to 1860, and his wife remarried John C. Partin. James and Drucilla's two younger daughters are listed with Drucilla and her new husband, but their oldest daughter, born circa 1848/1849, has disappeared. It could be that this oldest daughter died. Or it could be that the oldest daughter went to live with and/or care for her elderly grandparents. Additionally, the 11 year old L.E. White does not seem to fit into any other of the White families shown on the 1850 census, nor can she be found after 1860.
Edward married Elizabeth Strickland after 1809 in Elbert County, Georgia. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Strickland and Ruth Thompson) was born about 1795 in Elbert County, Georgia; died on 25 Dec 1864 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Travis Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Elizabeth Strickland was born about 1795 in Elbert County, Georgia (daughter of Henry Strickland and Ruth Thompson); died on 25 Dec 1864 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Travis Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
From the JERUSALEM CHURCH CHURCH BOOK, Mississippi Territory of Amite, 29 Feb 1812
This church was located near the present town of Gillsburg. Organized 29 Feb 1812, when Mississippi was Indian Territory. The transcription is courtesy of Mrs. Alva McEwen, McComb, Mississippi.
Nov 1836: Received by experience, Elizabeth White Oct 1837: Elizabeth White, Pernecia Travis baptized Apr 1842: Members included: Elizabeth White, Emily and Patsy Strickland, Rutha White, Henry Strickland, Elizabeth White (dec'd), Polly (Mary) Travis, William Travis, Nancy Travis, John Travis, John Travis, Sr., Nancy Travis, Mary Travis
Elizabeth Strickland White and 10 others founded the regular Baptist Church of Jesus Christ on the banks of the Housen Bayou on May 29, 1858. This later became known as the First Baptist Church of Hemphill. Elizabeth joined by letter from the Jerusalem Church in Amite County, Mississippi. The other founding members were Richard and Ruth Travis, Henry S and Mary Etta White, Simon and Mary Ann Beckcom, John and Sophronia Everett, and Cannon and Sophronia Travis.
Elizabeth's husband, Edward, did not become a member of this church, founded by his wife and several of his children, until over six years had passed. He then joined on a profession of faith and Baptism in June 1864. According to the minutes of June 25, 1864, "Confarence was adjorned for the Church to meete at Father E Whites at 4 oclock for the purpos of hearing what the Lord had don for his precious sole, after hearing of his Experiance it was moved that Father E White be Received in Christian fellowship."
This experience must have caused him to evangelize, because on July 23d, 1865, "after preching, the privelege of the Church was Extended when too Servint Girls came forward, Amy belongin to Edward White & Charitee also belonging to Edward White. after hearing ther Experience was Received the church and then adjorned to the water" By September, 1865, Father E. White was Moderator of the Conference, though it appears he gave up this reponsibility quickly. He was replaced by Pastor John L Mills in October of 1865. His faith apparently never wavered as it was noted that he "Dyed Jan 13th 1871 in the Faith."
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Bears and Panthers and Sabine County Women
This story from the 1800s, as told by the master storyteller, J.Frank Dobie, gives another reason not to mess with Sabine County women:
"One winter day the White family on Bear Creek in Sabine County killed a hog, cut it up, put the meat in a wooden tub, and set it in a corner of the cabin, to be salted down and smoked on the morrow.
Then the man went off with his dogs to join the neighbor on a hunt.
That night while Mrs. White was chunking up the fire in the fireplace, the children covered up in bed and a quilt wrapped around herself to shut out the cold norther blowing through the chinks in the log walls, she heard a panther scream.
She knew it had smelled the fresh meat. It prowled under the puncheon floor and then leaped up on the roof, every once in a while letting out a scream. Then it went to clawing on the logs and finally got a paw through a crack near the tub of meat and took out a piece.
At this, Mrs. White threw her quilt over the tub, seized an axe standing just inside the door, and waited.
In a little while the panther put its paw back through the crack for another piece of meat. She had the axe raised and now she came down with it, cutting the paw clean off.
That panther did not bother around the cabin any more that night."
----- J. Frank Dobie, "Tales of Old-Time Texas"
Posted by Ronad Barlow on his Facebook group, Farm Road 1 - From one end to the other. It is not known which Mrs. White this story relates to.
Children:
- Henry Strickland White, Sr was born about 1812 in Georgia; died on 10 Feb 1886 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Mary White was born about 1815 in Madison County, Georgia; died about 1842 in Mississippi.
- Nancy White was born before 1818 in Amite County, Mississippi; died in Oct 1848 in Amite County, Mississippi.
- John Ragan White was born on 9 Mar 1819 in Mississippi; died on 12 Jun 1894.
- Rutha Caroline White was born about 1822 in Mississippi; was buried in Travis Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Elizabeth Jane White was born on 1 May 1825 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 19 May 1899 in Sabine County, Texas.
- James White was born on 1 Mar 1826 in Mississippi; died before 1858.
- Theodosia S. White was born on 8 Nov 1830 in Mississippi; died on 13 Apr 1901 in Pike County, Mississippi.
- 7. Sophronia Pauline White was born in Nov 1833 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 15 Jun 1915 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- William Thompson White was born on 15 Jun 1838 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 9 Dec 1927 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, McComb, Pike County, Mississippi.
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