James "Jim" Nathaniel Hyden

Family/Spouse: Lee Travis. Lee (daughter of William Hardy Travis and Grace Ener) was born on 20 Nov 1880 in Texas; died on 4 Mar 1970 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Permelia Easley. Permelia (daughter of James Hornbeck Easley and Nancy Watkins) was born on 30 Apr 1847 in Texas; died on 13 Mar 1923. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bonnie Vance Hyden writes that "Nat has a wrought iron fence around his grave, a bronze star on his head stone denoting he fought in the Texas Revolutionary War."

Nathaniel married Sophia Deas. Sophia (daughter of George Iva Deas and Harriett Isabella Ship) was born about 1830; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Nancy Watkins. Nancy (daughter of Green Berry Watkins and Elizabeth Smith) was born on 11 Dec 1827 in Louisiana; died on 16 Jan 1905 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Harriett Isabella Ship in 1830 in San Augustine County, Texas. Harriett (daughter of Joseph Ship and Sophia Thompson) was born in 1809 in Kentucky; died in 1893 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Smith-Mason (Deas-Mason-Smith) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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.

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 married Elizabeth Smith. Elizabeth (daughter of John Smith and Mary ???) was born about 1801 in North Carolina; died after 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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."