WOODWARD’s of Newton County, Arkansas

Elisha Woodward (born 1809) is the oldest known Woodward ancestor of the authors.  From 1850 to 1880, Elisha Woodward and his wife, Mary W. Woodward, were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  It logical to assume that other Woodwards living in Newton County, Arkansas may be related to Elisha and are included in this section in hope that some connection may be made at a future date.  In fact, the 1850 census of Newton County, Arkansas show four men with last last name of Woodward and all were living in the same township, Union.  Also living with William Woodward was Peter Woodward (born 1767 in North Carolina) which could be the father of these four men:

  Peter Woodward (29), b. 1767, North Carolina

Three other men named Woodward that lived in Newton County, Arkansas in 1850 and who could be brothers of Elisha Woodward are:

  David Woodward (29.1), b. 1798, North Carolina
  James Woodward (29.2), b. 1804, North Carolina
  William Woodward (29.3), b. 1804, North Carolina

PETER WOODWARD (29) resided in Newton County, Arkansas.  Peter was born in 1767 in North Carolina.  In 1790, there is a Peter Woodward living in Rutherford County, North Carolina.  Peter is shown in a household that has four males above the age of sixteen, one male under the age of sixteen and six females.  In 1840, Peter Woodward was living in Wayne County, Missouri.  In 1850, Peter Woodward (born 1767 in North Carolina) was living with William Woodward (29.3) in Newton County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1790 Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina;  2)  1840 Wayne County, Missouri;  3)  1850 Census, Newton County, Arkansas

DAVID WOODWARD (29.1) resided in Newton County, Arkansas.  David was born in 1798 in North Carolina.  In 1830, David Woodward was living in Madison County, Missouri.  In 1840, David Woodward was living in Wayne County, Missouri.  In 1850, David Woodward and his wife, Anna Woodward (born 1805 in Tennessee), were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  In 1860, David and Annie Woodward were living in Johnson County, Arkansas.  David and Anna Woodward were the parents of at least nine children:

  James W. Woodward, b. 1829, Missouri
  Peter W. Woodward, b. 1831, Missouri
  Cynthia Woodward, b. 1833, Missouri
  John C. Woodward (29.1.4), b. April, 1835, Missouri
  Martha Woodward, b. 1838, Missouri
  Marilda Woodward, b. 1841, Missouri
  Jaleb Woodward, b. 1842, Arkansas
  George W. Woodward (29.1.8), b. December, 1845, Arkansas
  Angeline Woodward, b. 1849, Arkansas

In 1870, Ann Woodward was living with her son, George W. Woodward, in Johnson County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1830 Census, Madison County, Missouri;  2)  1840 Wayne County, Missouri;  3)  1850 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  4)  1860 and 1870 Censuses, Johnson County, Arkansas

JOHN C. WOODWARD (29.1.4) is the son of David Woodward and Anna Woodward.  John was born in April of 1835 in Missouri.  In 1860, John Woodward and his wife, Sarah Woodward (born 1837 in Arkansas), were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  In 1870, John Woodward and his wife, Bettie Woodward (born 1840, Arkansas), were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  From 1880 to 1900, John and Sarah Woodward (born December, 1852, Arkansas) were living in Johnson County, Arkansas.  John Woodward was the father of at least eight children:

  Thomas Andrew Woodward, b. 1857, Arkansas
  Gabriel D. Woodward, b. 1860, Arkansas
  Cynthia E. Woodward, b. 1861, Arkansas
  Mary Ann Woodward, b. 1863, Arkansas
  Pleasant Woodward, b. 1865, Arkansas
  George S. Woodward (29.1.4.6), b. April 21, 1873, Johnson County, Arkansas
  John W. Woodward, b. 1875, Arkansas
  William M. Woodward, b. July, 1879, Arkansas

References:  1)  1850 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Johnson County, Arkansas;  3)  Letter, Janet L. Phillips to Robert Casey, October, 1991

GEORGE S. WOODWARD (29.1.4.6) is the son of John C. Woodward.  George was born on April 21, 1873 in Johnson County, Arkansas.  On July 19, 1894, George Woodward married Margaret Williams (born March, 1876, Arkansas), in Johnson County, Arkansas.  George and Margaret Woodward were the parents of seven children:

  John W. Woodward, b. July, 1895, Arkansas
  Mary Ellen Woodward, b. November 29, 1896, Arkansas
  Sarah M. Woodward, b. March, 1900, Johnson County, Arkansas
  Canzada Woodward, b. 1902, Johnson County, Arkansas
  James D. Woodward, b. 1905, Johnson County, Arkansas
  William J. Woodward, b. 1908, Johnson County, Arkansas
  Sinda A. Woodward, b. 1910, Johnson County, Arkansas

In 1949, John Woodward was living in Ralston, Oklahoma.  On July 12, 1914, Mary Ellen Woodward married Elbert Arthur Phillips in Johnson County, Arkansas.  Elbert was born on June 13, 1894 in Johnson County, Arkansas and is the son of James Franklin Phillips and Cordelia Thursetta (Price) Phillips.  Elbert Phillips died on April 8, 1960 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Mary (Woodward) Phillips died on November 25, 1978 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.  Sarah Woodward married Willis Warren.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Janet L. Phillips to Robert Casey, October, 1991

GEORGE W. WOODWARD (29.1.8) is the son of David Woodward and Anna Woodward.  George was born in December, 1845 in Arkansas.  On August 16, 1877, George Woodward (born 1847) married Caroline Terry (born 1859) in Johnson County, Arkansas.  In 1880, George Woodward was living with his mother, Ann Woodward (born 1808), in Johnson County, Arkansas.  Also living with George was his niece, Mary Self (born 1858) as well as Robert Terry (born 1875) and Elizabeth C. Self (born 1878).  In 1900, George Woodward and his wife, Sarah E. Woodward (born April, 1852, Arkansas), were living in Johnson County, Arkansas.  George is the father of two children:

  John W. Woodward, b. November, 1880, Arkansas
  David A. Woodward, b. November, 1885, Arkansas

John Woodward and his wife, Rebecca Woodward (born 1887), had two children:  -  Ruth A. Woodward, b. 1905, Johnson County, Arkansas,  -  Samuel W. Woodward, b. 1908, Johnson County, Arkansas.  David Woodward and his wife, Samantha C. Woodward (born 1891), had two children:  -  John T. Woodward, b. 1907, Johnson County, Arkansas,  -  Doris J. Woodward, b. 1909, Johnson County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1880 and 1900 Censuses, Johnson County, Arkansas;  2)  Letter, Janet L. Phillips to Robert Casey, October, 1991

JAMES WOODWARD (29.2) resided in Newton County, Arkansas.  James was born in 1804 in North Carolina.  In 1840, James Woodward was living in Carroll County, Missouri.  From 1850 to 1860, James Woodward and his wife, Elizabeth Woodward (born 1809 in Tennessee), were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  George and Elizabeth Woodward were the parents of at least nine children:

  Nancy Woodward, b. 1832, Missouri
  Abram Woodward, b. 1833, Missouri
  David Woodward, b. 1835, Missouri
  Lethe Woodward, b. 1837, Missouri
  Levi Woodward, b. 1839, Missouri
  Martha G. Woodward, b. 1840, Missouri
  Elijah Woodward, b. 1842, Missouri
  William Woodward, b. 1846, Arkansas
  James Woodward, b. 1849, Arkansas

References:  1)  1840 Carroll County, Missouri;  2)  1850 and 1860 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas

WILLIAM WILLIS WOODWARD (29.3) resided in Newton County, Arkansas.  William was born in 1804 in North Carolina.  On August 10, 1826, “Willis” Woodward married Elizabeth Reed in Madison County, Missouri.  According to early family records of Flora (Coleman) Turner, William Woodward married Elizabeth Ammon.  Elizabeth was born on March 10, 1810 in Kentucky.  In 1830, Willis Woodward was living in Madison County, Missouri.  In 1840, Willis Woodward was living in Carroll County, Missouri.  In 1850, “William” and Elizabeth Woodward were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  In 1850, Peter Woodward (born 1767 in North Carolina) was living with William and Elizabeth Woodward.  In 1860, “Willis” and Elizabeth Woodward were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  William and Elizabeth Woodward were the parents of twelve children:

  Mahala Woodward, b. 1827, Missouri
  Rebecca Woodward (29.3.2), b. April 19, 1830, Madison County, Missouri
  Jordan Woodward (29.3.3), b. 1833, Missouri
  Wilson Woodward (29.3.4), b. 1835, Crawford County, Missouri
  Mary Woodward (29.3.5), b. 1840, Newton County, Arkansas
  Lucinda Woodward, b. 1842, Newton County, Arkansas
  Eleander Woodward, b. 1848, Newton County, Arkansas
  Sarah E. Woodward, b. 1852, Newton County, Arkansas
  Willis Woodward, b. 1854, Arkansas
  Jobe Woodward, b. 1856, Arkansas
  Chambers Ann Woodward, b. 1860
  Matilda Woodward, b. 1861

Elizabeth (Reed) Woodward died on February 24, 1875 in Newton County, Arkansas.  William Woodward married a second time to Pollie Phillip.  William Woodward died in January of 1892 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On October 7, 1876, Mahala Woodward married James M. Steele.  It should be noted that Elisha Woodward had a daughter named Mahala (born 1833) and that marriage records indicate that a Mahala Woodward (born 1832) married James M. Steel in 1876 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On August 26, 1870, Lucinda Woodward married Clark Chafin.  On October 22, 1868, Sarah Woodward married Francis Marion Robertson.

References:  1)  Marriage Record, Willis Woodward to Elizabeth Reed, Madison County, Missouri, 1826;  2)  1830 Census, Madison County, Missouri;  3)  1840 Census, Carroll County, Missouri;  4)  1850 and 1860 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas;  5)  “Newton County, Arkansas Marriages,” by Vera L. Dean;  6)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  7)  Letter, Viva (Haggard) Hoffman to Robert Casey, September, 1995

REBECCA WOODWARD (29.3.2) is the daughter of William Woodward and Elizabeth (Reed) Woodward.  Rebecca was born on April 19, 1830 in Madison County, Missouri.  On February 24, 1853, Rebecca Woodward married Warren Essex in Newton County, Arkansas.  Warren was born on May 1, 1824 in Kentucky.  In 1860, Warren and Rebecca Essex were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Warren and Rebecca Essex were the parents of twelve children:

  Willis Essex
  Thomas Essex, b. October 6, 1846, Arkansas
  Sarah Essex (29.3.2.3), b. January 30, 1848, Arkansas
  Esquire E. Essex (29.3.2.4), b. December 4, 1849, Arkansas
  Elizabeth Essex, b. February 16, 1854, Arkansas
  Mahala Essex (29.3.2.6), b. December 10, 1857, Arkansas
  Mary Jane Essex, b. March 13, 1861, Arkansas
  Nancy Essex (29.3.2.8), b. August 21, 1863, Arkansas
  Susan Essex, b. 1866, Arkansas
  Rebecca Essex, b. November 21, 1867, Arkansas
  Matilda C. Essex, b. September 26, 1869, Arkansas
  John Jordan Essex (29.3.2.12), b. May 3, 1871, Arkansas

Warren Essex served in the Union Army during the Civil War.  He enlisted on September 2, 1863 in Jasper, Arkansas, Second Arkansas Infantry, Company E.  Warren entered as a Private and was discharged as a Sergeant.  In 1900, Rebecca (Woodward) Essex was living with her daughter, Rebecca Essex, in Newton County, Arkansas.  Rebecca (Woodward) Essex died on April 11, 1919 in Limestone, Newton County, Arkansas and was buried in the Essex Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Elizabeth Essex died on January 17, 1943.  Mary Jane Essex died as a teenager on March 15, 1875 and was buried in the Essex Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Rebecca Essex never married and died on January 4, 1947.  Matilda Essex died as a child on February 3, 1871 and was buried in the Essex Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1860 and 1900 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  3)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997;  4)  Pedigree Resource File, Volume 3, Julie Predmore, 1999

NANCY ESSEX (29.3.2.8) is the daughter of Warren Essex and Rebecca (Woodward) Essex.  Nancy was born on August 21, 1863 in Arkansas.  Nancy Essex married Burgess Cooksey (born 1860).  Burgess and Nancy Cooksey were the parents of one daughter:

  Sarah Cooksey, b. December 10, 1883, Newton County, Arkansas

Burgess Cooksey died on July 25, 1884 and was buried in the Essex Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Nancy Essex married a second time to Uriah Riley Casey.  For additional information on Uriah and Nancy Casey, see the sketch of Uriah Riley Casey (1.2.1.1).  On April 8, 1900, Sarah Cooksey married James Franklin Pruitt in Limestone, Newton County, Arkansas.  James was born on May 23, 1881 in Limeston, Newton County, Arkansas and is the son of James Proctor Pruitt and Nancy Parilee (Curtis) Pruitt.  Sarah (Cooksey) Pruitt died on June 27, 1968 in Hiwassi, Arkansas.

References:  1)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  2)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997;  3)  Pedigree Resource File, Volume 3, Julie Predmore, 1999

SARAH ESSEX (29.3.2.3) is the daughter of Warren Essex and Rebecca (Woodward) Essex.  Sarah was born on January 30, 1848 in Arkansas.  Sarah Essex married John Stone and they were the parents of five children:

  Bill Stone
  Squire Stone
  Jim Stone
  Nancy Stone
  Sol Stone

Sarah (Essex) Stone died in 1920.  Bill Stone married Sally Davis.  Squire Stone married Abbey Davis.  Jim Stone married Tryphena Bohannon.  Nancy Stone married G. Y. Davis.  Sol Stone married Cynthia Hughes.

References:  1)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  2)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997

ESQUIRE E. ESSEX (29.3.2.4) is the son of Warren Essex and Rebecca (Woodward) Essex.  Squire was born on December 4, 1849 in Arkansas.  Squire Essex married a Miss Lattimore and they had no children.  In 1867, Squire Essex married a second time to Sarah J. Shatswell (born April, 1854 in Arkansas).  Squire and Sarah Essex were the parents of seven children:

  James M. “Buck” Essex, b. August, 1879, Arkansas
  Eliza C. Essex, b. February, 1882, Arkansas
  Joseph Essex, b. November, 1883, Arkansas
  Thomas Essex, b. February, 1887, Arkansas
  George W. Essex, b. August, 1892, Arkansas
  Charles Essex, b. September, 1893, Arkansas
  Tilda B. Essex, b. September, 1895, Arkansas

In 1900, Squire and Sarah Essex were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Squire Essex died in 1927 and Sarah (Shatswell) Essex died in 1928.  James Essex married Blanche Cox.  James Essex died in 1956.  Eliza Essex married Jefferson Davis Norton.  Eliza (Essex) Norton died in 1972.  Thomas Essex married Esther Torix.  George Essex married Nora E. Haydenrich.  Charles Essex married Ethel Peoples.  Charles Essex died in 1975.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  3)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997

MAHALA ESSEX (29.3.2.6) is the daughter of Warren Essex and Rebecca (Woodward) Essex.  Mahala was born on December 10, 1857 in Arkansas.  On September 24, 1875, Mahala Essex married John D. Curtis in Newton County, Arkansas.  John was born on April 2, 1854 and is the son of Amos Ferguson Curtis and Rachel Ellie (Daniels) Curtis.  John and Mahala Curtis were the parents of eleven children:

  James H. Curtis, b. 1876
  Ann Elizabeth Curtis, b. February 1, 1878
  William “Bill” Curtis, b. 1879
  John Curtis, b. September 28, 1882
  Louise Eliza Curtis
  Alice Curtis, b. January 25, 1885
  Adaline “Addie” Curtis, b. 1889
  Scott Curtis, b. October 8, 1889
  Susie Curtis
  George B. Curtis, b. 1891
  Walter Curtis, b. January 8, 1894
  Infant Daughter, b. and d. February 22, 1896
  Grace Curtis, b. November 17, 1898

John D. Curtis died on January 8, 1939 Newton County, Arkansas and Mahala (Essex) Curtis died on June 15, 1939 in Newton County, Arkansas.  James Curtis married Parlee Houston (born 1880).  James and Parlee Curtis had two children:  -  Rufus Curtis, b. 1895,  -  Effie Curtis, b. 1897.  Ann E. Curtis died as a child on September 17, 1884.  Bill Curtis married Bert Noe.  John Curtis died as a child on September 13, 1884 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Louise Curtis married Ab Clayborn.  Alice Curtis married Goldie U. Rocole (born 1887).  Alice (Curtis) Rocole died on November 2, 1941 in Newton County, Arkansas and Goldie Rolcole died in 1953.  Addie Curtis married James Thomas Davis (born 1879).  Addie (Curtis) Davis died in 1911 and James T. Davis died in 1960.  Scott Curtis died as a child on April 3, 1891 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Susie Curtis married William “Billy” Davis.  George Curtis married Laura E. Hefley.  Walter Curtis died on December 10, 1962 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Grace Curtis married William Frank Bohannon (born 1896).  Grace (Curtis) Bohannon died on March 7, 1963 and William F. Bohannon died in 1974.

References:  1)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  2)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997;  3)  Pedigree Resource File, Volume 3, Julie Predmore, 1999

JOHN JORDAN ESSEX (29.3.2.12) is the son of Warren Essex and Rebecca (Woodward) Essex.  John was born in May, 1871 in Arkansas.  John Essex married Mary Elizabeth Millsap.  Mary was born on November 26, 1874 in Arkansas,  John and Mary Essex were the parents of seven children:

  William Essex, b. December, 1891, Arkansas
  Scott Essex, b. October, 1892, Arkansas
  Nellie Essex, b. January, 1895, Arkansas
  Sarah Essex, b. September 1897, Arkansas
  Amy Essex
  Sherman Essex
  Pearl Essex

In 1900, John and Mary Essex were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Mary (Millsap) Essex died on February 8, 1911.  John Essex later married Linda (Jones) McElhaney and a third time to Laura Massengale.  John Essex died on May 17, 1939.  William Essex never married.  Pearl Essex married Bill Haydenrich.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  3)  Pedigree Resource File, Volume 3, Julie Predmore, 1999

JORDAN WOODWARD (29.3.3) is the son of William Woodward and Elizabeth (Reed) Woodward.  Jordan was born in 1833 in Missouri.  Jordan Woodward married Sarah Snow (Robinson) Hickman (born 1837 in Tennessee).  In 1870, Jordan and Sarah Woodward were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Jordan and Sarah Woodward were the parents of at least four children:

  Willis Woodward, b. 1855, Arkansas
  Mary J. Woodward, b. 1862, Arkansas
  Isabelle Woodward, b. 1865, Arkansas
  Rufus Woodward, b. 1866, Arkansas

Jordan Woodward served in the Civil War.  According to The New Ozark Cousins, Jordan Woodward also married a Miss Hickman.

References:  1)  1870 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  3)  Letter, Viva (Haggard) Hoffman to Robert Casey, August, 1995

WILSON WOODWARD (29.3.4) is the son of William Woodward and Elizabeth (Reed) Woodward.  Wilson was born in 1835 in Crawford County, Missouri.  Wilson Woodward married Mary Emeline Smith (born 1842) and they were the parents of six children:

  Samuel Hixon Woodward (29.3.4.1), b. February 10, 1859, Taney Co., Missouri
  Rebecca Woodward, b. July, 1862
  William Henry Woodward, b. August, 1866, Missouri
  Elizabeth F. Woodward, b. 1871
  Mollie Woodward, b. 1877
  Willie Woodward, b. 1879

Wilson Woodward served in the Civil War.  Wilson Woodward died in 1878 in Faulkner County, Arkansas.  On July 26, 1888, Rebecca Woodward married W. B. Roland in Faulkner County, Arkansas.  On July 29, 1888, William H. Woodward married Mary Ellen Hardister in Boone County, Arkansas.  Mollie Woodward married George Reedy in Faulkner County, Arkansas.  Willie Woodward married Dave Thompson in Faulkner County, Arkansas.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Viva (Haggard) Hoffman to Robert Casey, August, 1995

SAMUEL HIXON WOODWARD (29.3.4.1) is the son of Wilson Woodward and Samyra Isabelle (Edelmon) Woodward.  Samuel was born on February 10, 1859 in Taney County, Missouri.  On December 7, 1882, Samuel Woodward married Samyra Isabelle Edelmon in Enola, Arkansas.  Samyra was born on January 2, 1867 in Jacksonport, Arkansas and is the daughter of Jacob Edelmon and Nancy (Yarbrough) Edelmon.  Samuel and Samyra Woodward were the parents of nine children:

  Mary Emeline Woodward, b. October 1, 1883
  Rufus Woodward, b. January 2, 1886
  Charles David Woodward, b. February 29, 1888, Boone County, Arkansas
  Walter Woodward, b. January 29, 1890
  Eddie Woodward, b. March 31, 1893
  Cannie Woodward, b. April 22, 1895, Enola, Arkansas
  Dewey Woodward, b. July 12, 1899, Enola, Arkansas
  Ethel Woodward, b. October 21, 1901, Enola, Arkansas
  Nepha Woodward (29.3.4.1.9), b. July 12, 1904, Enola, Arkansas

Samuel Woodward died on December 21, 1904 in Enola, Arkansas.  Samyra (Edelmon) Woodward died on January 16, 1938 in Conway, Arkansas.  Mary Woodward married Andrew Weaver.  Mary (Woodward) Weaver died in 1966.  Rufus Woodward married Viola Wooley.  Rufus Woodward died in 1972.  Charles Woodward married Maude Ida Poe.  Charles Woodward died on September 21, 1956 in Faulkner County, Arkansas.  Cannie Woodward married Emery Hardin.  Cannie (Woodward) Hardin died on December 7, 1962 in Humnoke, Arkansas.  Dewey Woodward married Lula Gibson.  Ethel Woodward married Leonard Edgemon.  Ethel (Woodward) Edgemon died on December 5, 1981 in Florida.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Viva (Haggard) Hoffman to Robert Casey, August, 1995

NEPHA WOODWARD (29.3.4.1.9) is the daughter of Samuel Hixon Woodward and Samyra Isabelle (Edelmon) Woodward.  Nepha was born on July 12, 1904 in Enola, Arkansas.  On October 7, 1921, Nepha Woodward Bert E. Haggard in Enola, Arkansas.  Bert was born on August 11, 1897 in Peel, Arkansas and is the son of David Lee Haggard and Mary Belle (Pickins) Haggard.  Bert and Nepha Haggard are the parents of four children:

  Lawrence Waldron Haggard, b. July 24, 1923
  Valeta Belle Haggard (29.3.4.1.9.2), b. August 27, 1926
  Viva Nell Haggard (29.3.4.1.9.3), b. July 25, 1930, Enola, Arkansas
  Nina Sue Haggard, b. May 4, 1940, England, Arkansas

Bert Haggard died on November 5, 1969 in England, Arkansas and Nepha (Woodward) Haggard died on March 4, 1991 in England, Arkansas.  On December 8, 1944, Lawrence Haggard married Jennie Lee Staton (born November 28, 1926).  Lawrence and Jennie Haggard have two children:  -  Darrell Lynn Haggard, b. June 4, 1947,  -  Janie Marie Haggard, b. August 25, 1951.  Darrell Haggard died on December 20, 1968 in Viet Nam.  On May 26, 1973, Janie Haggard married Randal Delane Burnett (born December 5, 1954) in Russellville, Arkansas.  Randal and Janie Burnett have two children:  -  Delana Marie Burnett, b. December 3, 1976,  -  Joshua Ryan Burnett, b. September 1, 1980.

On April 16, 1950, Nina Haggard married Thomas Francis Brantley (born December 11, 1939) in England, Arkansas.  Thomas and Nina Brantley have two children:  -  Carla Sue Brantley, b. May 14, 1962, England, Arkansas,  -  Tommie Leah Brantley, b. March 30, 1964, England, Arkansas.  On December 28, 1984, Carla Brantley married Christopher Jay Chance (born July 23, 1961) and they have two children:  -  Jedidiah Jay Chance, b. September 29, 1986,  -  Kelsey Marina Chance, b. June 2, 1988.  On June 16, 1984, Tommie Brantley married Steven Charles Gagnon (born July 29, 1961) and they have three children:  -  Tosha Leah Gagnon, b. September 10, 1985,  -  Stephanie Ann Gagnon, b. November 16, 1987,  -  Matthew Scott Gagnon, b. April 21, 1989.  Stephanie Gagnon died five days after being born on November 21, 1987.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Viva (Haggard) Hoffman to Robert Casey, August, 1995

VALETA BELLE HAGGARD (29.3.4.1.9.2) is the daughter of  Bert E. Haggard and Nepha (Woodward) Haggard.  Valeta was born on August 27, 1926.  On February 24, 1946, Valeta Haggard married General Wesley McDonald (born November 11, 1920).  Wesley and Valeta McDonald were the parents of four children:

  Milton Wesley McDonald, b. August 30, 1947, England, Arkansas
  Charles Wallace McDonald, b. February 18, 1950, England, Arkansas
  Marilyn McDonald, b. June 2, 1953, England, Arkansas
  Susan McDonald, b. July 11, 1954, England, Arkansas

On September 2, 1973, Charles McDonald married Stephanie Ann Watson (born January 4, 1955) and they have two children:  -  Christopher Shawn McDonald, b. February 9, 1981,  -  Ashley Dawn McDonald, b. August 25, 1982.  On November 30, 1976, Marilyn McDonald married Gary Davis Huffman (born January 12, 1954) in North Little Rock, Arkansas and they have three children:  -  John Gary Huffman, b. March 18, 1986,  -  Mary Lauria Huffman, b. July 15, 1987,  -  Stephen Michael Huffman, b. March 20, 1990.  On June 27, 1975, Susan McDonald married Joseph Patrick Appledorn (born February 1, 1954) and they have two children:  -  Jason Patrick Appledorn, b. March 11, 1976,  -  Wesley Joseph Appledorn, b. September 2, 1978.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Viva (Haggard) Hoffman to Robert Casey, August, 1995

VIVA NELL HAGGARD (29.3.4.1.9.3) is the daughter of  Bert E. Haggard and Nepha (Woodward) Haggard.  Viva was born on July 25, 1930 in Enola, Arkansas.  On September 10, 1949, Viva Haggard married Duane Lee Hoffman in England, Arkansas.  Duane was born on December 12, 1926 in Valparaiso, Nebraska and is the son of Charles Raymond Hoffman and Grace Bryan (Erwin) Hoffman.  Duane and Viva Hoffman are the parents of four children:

  Marcia Elaine Hoffman, b. June 18, 1952, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
  Barbara Grace Hoffman, b. December 5, 1957, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
  David Duane Hoffman, b. June 15, 1959, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
  Mary Denise Hoffman, b. February 12, 1961

As of August of 1995, Viva (Haggard) Hoffman was living in White Hall, Arkansas.  On June 6, 1980, Marcia Hoffman married Darrell Lynn Stayton and they have two children:  -  Brandy Erin Stayton, b. September 23, 1972, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida,  -  Amanda Brooke Stayton, b. September 22, 1976.  On June 6, 1980, Marcia married a second time to Clarence Park (born October 14, 1943 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas).  On December 29, 1991, Brandy Stayton married Michael Donald Stewart (born December 28, 1972) in White Hall, Arkansas.  Michael and Brandy Stewart have two children:  -  Mason Thomas Stewart, b. December 29, 1992,  -  Matthew Tyler Stewart, b. July 6, 1994.  On November 23, 1977, Barbara Hoffman married Loyd Dale Kirk Kirkpatrick (born January 1, 1940 in Hoxie, Arkansas) in White Hall, Arkansas.  Kirk and Barbara Kirkpatrick have three children:  -  Laura Beth Kirkpatrick, b. March 13, 1980,  -  Kelly Suzanne Kirkpatrick, b. November 17, 1982,  -  Ryan Leigh Kirkpatrick, b. May 20, 1985.  On May 16, 1959, David Hoffman married Kimberly Ann Weiner (born April 28, 1959) in Woodlawn, Arkansas and they have two children:  -  Jordan David Hoffman, b. October 18, 1982,  -  Laura Kaitlin Hoffman, b. June 12, 1987.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Viva (Haggard) Hoffman to Robert Casey, August, 1995

MARY WOODWARD (29.3.5) is the daughter of William Woodward and Elizabeth (Reed) Woodward.  Mary was born in 1840 in Newton County, Arkansas.  According to “The New Ozark Cousins,” on January 26, 1868, Mary Woodward married Sebrem Landreth.  According to Virginia (Love) Brown, Mary Woodward married William Stephen Dodson (8.8.2).  William was born in 1842 and is the son of Edmond Dodson and Susan (Casey) Dodson.  William and Mary Dodson were the parents of one son:

  George Bell Dodson (29.3.5.1), b. 1863

Mary (Woodward) died in 1876 and William S. Dodson died before 1890.

References:  1)  “The New Ozark Cousins,” by Bud Phillips, 1984;  2)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997

GEORGE BELL DODSON (29.3.5.1) is the son of William Stephen Dodson and Mary (Woodward) Dodson.  George was born in 1863.  George Dodson married Cynthia Caroline Melissa Farwess Vance (born 1859).  George and Cynthia Dodson were the parents of six children:

  William Henry Thomas Edward Dodson, b. 1889
  James Calvin Dodson (29.3.5.1.2), b. 1892
  Archie R. Dodson, b. 1894
  Cora Bell Dodson (29.3.5.1.4), b. 1897
  Millie Melissa Dodson (29.3.5.1.5), b. 1899
  Jessie Elizabeth Dodson, b. 1902

George B. Dodson died in 1944 and Cynthia (Vance) Dodson died in 1956.  William Dodson married Aleph Brisler.  Aleph (Brisler) Dodson died in 1941 and William Dodson died in 1965.  Archie Dodson died as a child in 1897.  Jessie Dodson married Cloris Edward Graham (born 1895) and they had one daughter:  -  Doris Vivian Graham, b. 1932.  Cloris Graham died in 1975 and Jessie (Dodson) Graham died in 1992.  Doris Graham married Dale Robbins (born 1923).

Reference:  1)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997

JAMES CALVIN DODSON (29.3.5.1.2) is the son of George Bell Dodson and Cynthia Caroline Melissa Farwess (Vance) Dodson.  James was born in 1892.  James Dodson married Elsie Dewie Cagle (born 1898) and they were the parents of four children:

  Lillian Geneva Dodson, b. 1916
  Lavinia Georgia Dodson, b. 1918
  Loveta Lucille Dodson, b. 1922
  James Calvin Dodson, Jr., b. 1929

James Dodson, Sr. died in 1961 and Elsie (Cagle) Dodson died in 1972.  Lillian Dodson married Willis Chavie “Coots” Lindsey (born 1915) and they had four children:  -  Joan Geneva Lindsey, b. 1935,  -  Margaret Sue Lindsey, b. 1937,  -  Betty Joyce Lindsey, b. 1939,  -  Reba Muriel Lindsey, b. 1941.  Willis Lindsey died in 1982 and Elsie (Cagle) Lindsey died in 1997.  Lavinia Dodson married Woodrow Love (born 1914) and they had three children:  -  Virginia Georgia Love, b. 1937,  -  Monroe LaVoice Love, b. 1941,  -  Billy Woodrow Love, b. 1944.  Woodrow Love died in 1990 and Lavinia (Dodson) Love died in 1991.  Lovetta Dodson married Jeffrey Anderson and they have two children:  -  Jeffrey Anderson, Jr.,  -  Juanita Anderson.  Lovetta married a second time to James Vernon (born 1921) and they have four children:  -  Helen Vernon, b. 1939,  -  Cathryn Vernon, b. 1946.  James C. Dodson married Maxine Conn (born 1931) and they have four children:  -  Jimmie Mack Dodson, b. 1949,  -  Roger Dale Dodson, b. 1952,  -  Steven Wayne Dodson, b. 1954,  -  Gwendolyn Sue Dodson, b. 1957.

Reference:  1)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997

CORA BELL DODSON (29.3.5.1.4) is the daughter of George Bell Dodson and Cynthia Caroline Melissa Farwess (Vance) Dodson.  Cora was born in 1897.  Cora Dodson married Alfred Sinor.  Alfred and Cora Sinor were the parents of four children:

  Helen Sinor, b. 1920
  Artie Lee Sinor, b. 1921
  Alfred Sinor, Jr., b. 1930
  Bettylu Sinor, b. 1936

Alfred Sinor died in 1946 and Cora (Dodson) Sinor died in 1947.  Helen Sinor married R. C. Holland (born 1917) and they have two children:  -  Larry Holland, b.1943,  -  George Holland, b. 1949.  George Holland married Theresa Trotter.  Artie Sinor married Lee Anderson.  Bettylu Sinor married Windel Jackson.

Reference:  1)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997

MILLIE MELISSA DODSON (29.3.5.1.5) is the daughter of George Bell Dodson and Cynthia Caroline Melissa Farwess (Vance) Dodson.  Millie was born on 1899.  Millie Dodson married Thomas Shindler.  Thomas and Millie Shindler were the parents of eleven children:

  Dorothy May Shindler, b. 1914
  Orel Smith Shindler, b. 1916
  Odus Bell Shindler, b. 1918
  Florence Lola Shindler, b. 1920
  Melva May Shindler, b. 1923
  Ruth Thelma Shindler, b. 1926
  Tommie Francis Shindler, b. 1928
  George Harvey Shindler, b. 1929
  John Leslie Shindler, b. 1930
  Connie Agnes Shindler, b. 1933
  Eddie Shindler, b. 1938

Thomas Shindler died in 1951 and Millie (Dodson) Shindler died in 1952.

Reference:  1)  GEDCOM file, Virginia (Love) Brown, July, 1997

ELLISON FAMILY HISTORY

Polly Ellison is the oldest known Ellison ancestor of the authors and the only known Ellison relative other than descendants of Polly Ellison and her husband, Ambler Casey (1).  Ambler Casey (1) is the oldest proven Casey ancestor of the authors and well over 1,000 descendants have been compiled to date.  In 1809, Polly Ellison married Ambler Casey in Roane County, Tennessee and they lived in Roane County, Tennessee until 1821.  Ambler and Polly Casey later lived in McMinn County, Tennessee from 1825 to 1840.  Other individuals with the surname of Ellison have been located in Roane County, Tennessee and McMinn County, Tennessee during the same period of time when Ambler Casey and his wife, Polly (Ellison) Casey, resided in these counties.  Therefore, these Ellison individuals are possible relatives of Polly Ellison.  As supporting documentation reveals, the Ellison individuals located are closely tied to the Casey family as many legal documents involved both Ellison and Casey family members.

Ambler and Polly Casey were married in 1809 and assuming Polly was eighteen years of age at the time of her marriage would result in an estimated birthdate of around 1791.  The 1830 Census of McMinn County, Tennessee shows that Ambler Caseys wife (oldest female in the household) was thirty to forty years of age.  This implies that Polly Ellison was born between 1790 and 1800 which supports the estimated birthdate of 1791 (derived from the marriage date).  According to Bill Hensley, Polly Ellison is the daughter of Robert Ellison and that Polly had at least three siblings:  Elizabeth Ellison, Henson Ellison and James Ellison.  All four of the above listed Ellison individuals are known residents of Roane County, Tennessee and McMinn County, Tennessee, but it is not known the source of this information at this time and therefore this information should be considered highly speculative until proven otherwise.  The author of this manuscript has found no evidence that Robert Ellison was the father of these individuals or that Robert Ellison was sufficiently older that the other Ellison individuals such that he could be their father.  This section is included in order to tie these various Ellison individuals into the same family line.

From 1815 to 1818, there is a Robert Ellison listed in several Roane County, Tennesee tax lists.  In 1815, Robert Ellison was listed as owning no land, having one white poll and having no black poll.  In the same list is another Robert Ellison listed as owning no land, having one white poll and having one black poll.  Robert Ellison was listed in Captain Rogers’ list along with Ambler Casey, John Casey and Abner Casey.  In 1816, Robert Ellison is listed in Captain Hembree’s list as owning 100 acres on Caney Creek, having one white poll and having one black poll.  Ambler Casey and John Casey are also listed in Captain Hembree’s list.  In 1816, another Robert Ellison was listed in Captain Nail’s list as owning no land, having no white poll and having one black poll.  In 1817, Robert Ellison was listed in Captain Byrd’s list as owning 110 acres of land, having one white poll and having one black poll.  Another Robert Allison was listed in Captain Waller’s list as owning no land, having one white poll and having one black poll.  In 1817, Ambler Casey was also listed in Captain Byrd’s list.  In 1818, Robert Ellison is listed in Captain Byrd’s list as owning no land, having one white poll and having no black poll.  No Casey individuals were listed in Captain Byrd’s list in 1818.  There are many other references to Robert Allison that could be Robert Ellison as well.

There are several individuals with the surname of Ellison that resided in Roane County, Tennessee.  Birthdates were estimated based on dates of marriage in most cases.  These Ellison individuals are:

  Polly Ellison, b. ca. 1791
  Elizabeth Ellison (89.1), b. ca. 1793
  Henson Ellison (89.2), b. ca. 1804
  James Ellison (89.3), b. March 7, 1806, Tennessee

References:  1)  Marriage Records of Roane County, Tennessee;  2)  Letter, Bill Hensley to Robert Casey, November, 1994;  3)  Letter, Pansy Wilburn to Robert Casey, 1991

ELIZABETH ELLISON (89.1) resided in Roane County, Tennessee and may be related to Polly Ellison who married Ambler Casey (1).  Since Elizabeth married in 1811 and was probably around eighteen years of age at her marriage, Elizabeth’s birthdate would be approximately 1793. On August 1, 1811, Elizabeth Ellison married Thomas Richardson in Roane County, Tennessee.  Thomas Richardson and Ambler Casey signed this marriage bond.  This could be a case where Ambler Casey, signed a marriage bond for a younger sister of his wife, Polly (Ellison) Casey (married in 1809).  Thomas Richardson and Elizabeth Ellison were married in 1811 and assuming Elizabeth was eighteen years of age at the time of her marriage would result in an estimated birthdate of around 1793.

Reference:  1)  “The History of Roane County, Tennessee, 1801 - 1830,” by Emma Middleton Wells

HENSON ELLISON (89.2) resided in Roane County, Tennessee and may be related to Polly Ellison who married Ambler Casey (1).  Since Henson married in 1824 and was probably around twenty years of age at his marriage, Henson’s birthdate would be approximately 1804.  On March 27, 1824, Henson Ellison married Jane Casey in Roane County, Tennessee.  Levi Casey signed as surety.  It is believed that Levi Casey was Jane Casey’s brother.  Both appear to be children of John and Anna Casey.  In 1856, the will of John Casey was proven in Greene County, Missouri.  This will mentions John’s wife, Anna Casey, his daughter, Jane Ellison, and son, Levi Casey.  In 1850, John and Anna Casey were living in Greene County, Missouri.  It is believed that son of John Casey and Anna Casey, Levi Casey, is the Levi Casey that married Polly Haggard in Roane County, Tennessee on February 4, 1830.  Levi and Polly Casey lived in Taney County, Missouri in 1840 and 1860.  For additional information on the descendants of John and Anna Casey, see the sketch on John Casey (8.2).  Henson Ellison and Jane Casey were married in 1824 and assuming Henson was twenty years of age at the time of his marriage would result in an estimated birthdate of around 1804.  On January 16, 1840, Ambler Casey sold land to Henson Ellison in McMinn County, Tennessee.  This land was sold for $900.00 and the deed was witnessed by John Casey.

References:  1)  “Marriage Records of Roane County, Tennessee, 1801 - 1855,” by Willis Hutcherson and Marilyn McCluen;  2)  1850 Census, Green County, Missouri;  3)  Will of John Casey, Greene County, Missouri, 1856;  4)  1840 and 1860 Censuses, Taney County, Missouri;  5)  Deed, Ambler Casey to Henson Ellison, McMinn County, Tennessee, 1840

JAMES ELLISON (89.3) resided in Roane County, Tennessee and may be related to Polly Ellison who married Ambler Casey (1).  Since James married in 1829 and was probably around twenty years of age at his marriage, James’ birthdate would be approximately 1809.  According to Betty Dawson, he was actually born on March 7, 1806 in Tennessee.  On April 16, 1829, James Ellison married Hetty Casey in Roane County, Tennessee.  Because Hetty married in 1829 was probably around eighteen years of age at her marriage, Hetty’s birthdate would be approximately 1811. Benjamin Ragsdale signed as surety.  James Ellison is further tied to Ambler and Polly Casey when James Ellison signed as surety on the marriage bond Ambler and Polly Casey’s son, Moses Casey.  On May 19, 1829, Moses Casey married Elizabeth Coe in McMinn County, Tennessee.  James Ellison signed as surety and William Dotson signed as the Justice of the Peace.  James Ellison purchased twelve acres of land for $12.00 in Roane County, Tennessee on January 17, 1834.  James Ellison sold 172 acres of land for $900.00 in Roane County, Tennessee on October 5, 1838.

The Ancestral File has this James Ellison included and has the following information:  James Ellison was born on March 7, 1806 in Tennessee, parents unknown.  James Ellison married Hethey Casey and no children are listed.  James Ellison died on September 19, 1875 and was buried in the Kissee Cemetery in Missouri.  The community of Kissee Mills is located in Taney County, Missouri and it is believed that the Kissee Cemetery would be located near this community in Taney County, Missouri.  This information from the Ancestral File was submitted in 1983 by Betty Stayton Dawson of New Castle, Colorado.  According to “My Heritage,” James and Hetty Ellison were the parents of three children:

  Marion Ellison
  Jim Ellison
  Mary Kizzar Ellison, b. 1829, Tennessee

James Ellison (born 1806) died in 1864.  Mary K. Ellison married John Curtis Cardwell.  John and Mary Cardwell had at least one son:  -  James Thomas Cardwell.  James T. Cardwell married Missouri Francis Sullivan and they had at least one daughter:  -  Daisy Louisa Cardwell.  Daisy Cardwell married Lewis Franklin McGrew and they have at least one daughter:  -  Helen Maxine McGrew.

References:  1)  “Marriage Records of Roane County, Tennessee, 1801 - 1855,” by Willis Hutcherson and Marilyn McCluen;  2)  Ancestral File, extracted August, 1988;  3)  “Marriage Records of McMinn County, Tennessee, 1820 - 1870,” by Reba Bayless Boyer;  4)  Deed Book G, Page 251, William King to James Ellison, Roane County, Tennessee;  5)  Deed Book G, Page 620, James Ellison to William Bailey, Roane County, Tennessee, 1838;  6)  “My Heritage,” by Effie Davidson;  7)  Email, Stanley Hiner to Robert Casey, March, 2003