Ann West

F, #3101
Last Edited: 22 Oct 2014
  • Birth*: Ann was born.
  • Marriage*: She married Edward Byrd before 1730.

Family:

Edward Byrd b. 6 Jan 1701/2, d. 1759

Child:

William Byrd , Sr.+ b. c 1745, d. 1800

Rachel Hilburn

F, #3102, b. 1830, d. 1880
Last Edited: 1 Nov 2022

Parents:

Father: George Henry Hilburn 'Henry' b. 1798, d. 19 Jan 1871
Mother: Ammila Emelia? Amelia? Emily? Thomas Parker b. 31 Mar 1804, d. 3 Jan 1862

Family:

William Porter Guyton b. 2 Sep 1824, d. 1891

Children:

William Henry Franklin Guyton 'Frank'+ b. 15 Aug 1857, d. 12 Jan 1944
Minnie J. Guyton+ b. Feb 1860, d. Jan 1910
Mary Catherine Guyton+ b. May 1866, d. 1922

John Hilburn

M, #3103, b. 1838
Last Edited: 2 Oct 2015
  • Birth*: John was born in 1838.

Parents:

Father: George Henry Hilburn 'Henry' b. 1798, d. 19 Jan 1871
Mother: Ammila Emelia? Amelia? Emily? Thomas Parker b. 31 Mar 1804, d. 3 Jan 1862

Franklin Singletary

M, #3104, b. 1830, d. 28 May 1906
Last Edited: 12 Oct 2014

Parents:

Father: Owen Singletary b. 1802, d. a 1850
Mother: Harriote Harriett? Harriette? Hale Parker b. 25 Sep 1809, d. 30 Mar 1883

Family 1:

Martha S. Rowlen b. 17 Sep 1840, d. 25 Jun 1894

Children:

Family 2:

Emily Emely? Singletary

F, #3105, b. 1833
Last Edited: 12 Oct 2014

Parents:

Father: Owen Singletary b. 1802, d. a 1850
Mother: Harriote Harriett? Harriette? Hale Parker b. 25 Sep 1809, d. 30 Mar 1883

Harriett Singletary

F, #3106, b. 1839
Last Edited: 2 Jan 2014

Parents:

Father: Owen Singletary b. 1802, d. a 1850
Mother: Harriote Harriett? Harriette? Hale Parker b. 25 Sep 1809, d. 30 Mar 1883

Martha A. Singletary

F, #3107, b. 1842, d. 10 October 1879
Last Edited: 12 Oct 2014

Parents:

Father: Owen Singletary b. 1802, d. a 1850
Mother: Harriote Harriett? Harriette? Hale Parker b. 25 Sep 1809, d. 30 Mar 1883

Family:

John Owen Singletary

M, #3108, b. 1847, d. 19 December 1906
Last Edited: 12 Oct 2014

Parents:

Father: Owen Singletary b. 1802, d. a 1850
Mother: Harriote Harriett? Harriette? Hale Parker b. 25 Sep 1809, d. 30 Mar 1883

Family:

Nora Ziegler b. 1856, d. 17 Jan 1914

Children:

Hattie Hale Singletary d. 17 Nov 1882
John Arrington Singletary b. 1875, d. 10 Dec 1935
Owen Henry Singletary b. 29 Oct 1877, d. 12 Dec 1939
Mattie Emma Singletary b. 17 Oct 1880, d. 9 May 1905
Isaac Beard Singletary 'Ike' b. 6 Aug 1884, d. 12 Dec 1941
William Ziegler Singletary b. 25 Oct 1887, d. 12 Nov 1932
Lenora Belle Singletary b. 19 Feb 1894, d. 17 Sep 1970
Mabel Singletary b. 25 Jan 1900, d. 6 Jan 1958

Ithamar Singletary

M, #3109, b. say 1780
Last Edited: 4 Feb 2023
  • Birth*: Ithamar was born say 1780.
  • Marriage*: He married Ann Bryan say 1801.

Family:

Ann Bryan

Children:

Owen Singletary+ b. 1802, d. a 1850
Mary Singletary+ b. c 1807

Ann Bryan

F, #3110
Last Edited: 4 Feb 2023

Family:

Ithamar Singletary b. s 1780

Children:

Owen Singletary+ b. 1802, d. a 1850
Mary Singletary+ b. c 1807

Thomas I. Singletary

M, #3111, b. circa 1780, d. after 1824
Last Edited: 21 Oct 2014
  • Biography*: Will of Thomas Singletary of Bladen County, N. C.
    Filed in Will Book Number 2, page 366, Bladen County North Carolina

    IN THE NAME OF GOD “AMEN”

    Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory, thank God for the same. As for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with, it is my wish to dispose of as follows, Viz:

    First it is my wish that my funeral expenses and just debts be paid.

    Item. I give and bequeath to my Son, John H. Singletary, with some exceptions hereafter named the one Mority of the land I now live on and the Cattle that was given to him by his Grandfather, John Hester. Also twenty five acres back of Wilkeson Lake.

    Item. I give and bequeath to my Son, Ephriam Singletary, two hundred acres of land on the Rayford Swamp, and cattle given to him by his Uncle Ephriam Hester.

    Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son Thomas Singletary two hundred acres of land on Harrison Lake, also twenty five acres back of where I now live.

    Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Singletary a Negro boy named Lewis.

    Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Singletary a Negro boy named Aleck.

    Item. I give and bequeath to my Son, Daniel H. Singletary the one Mority of the land where on I now live, also twenty acres on the bank of Wilkesons Lake. My Son, John H. Singletary is to support and educate my Son Daniel Singletary until he arrives at the age of twenty one years, and after said John H. Singletary fails to comply with my Will, my Son Daniel is to be taken by my Executor from him, the said John H. Singletary and claim from him, the said John H. Singletary a sufficiency for his education and support.

    All the property not Willed, or left as legacies to be sold by my Executors, and the money arising from the sale is to go to – viz: John H. Singletary, Thomas Singletary, Mary Singletary, and Hannah Singletary. If any should remain to be equally divided between all my children, John, Ephriam, Thomas, Mary, Hannah and Daniel.

    I constitute and appoint my worthy friend William Roberson, John Hendry and John H. Singletary, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

    In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the 19th day of April, 1823.

    His X Mark
    Thomas Singletary (SEAL)


    J. Cain
    Morris Plummer
    Wm. Davis

    STATE OF N. C., BLADEN COUNTY

    I, Thomas Singletary, aforesaid, do make this Codicil to my Last Will and Testament which is to say:

    Article First: I will and bequeath unto my wife, Jane Singletary, called Jane Wilson whom I have married since making the Will to which this Codicil is annexed: one cow and calf, ten Sows and pigs, together with all the property both real and personal that came to her by me, or my intermarriage with said Jane Wilson.

    Article Second: I will and bequeath unto my Son, Thomas Singletary one hundred acres of land, it being the balance of the three hundred of which two more given to him in my preceding Will and Testament:

    In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this the 9th day of December, 1825.
  • Birth*: Thomas was born circa 1780 at Bladen County, NC.
  • Marriage*: He married Comfort Hester, daughter of John Hester and Comfort ??, circa 1804.
  • Residence*: He resided in 1810 at Bladen County, NC.
  • Death*: Thomas died after 1824.

Parents:

Father: James Singletary b. 1750, d. a 1809
Mother: Nancy Anna McCaleb

Family:

Comfort Hester b. c 1784

Children:

John Hester Singletary+ b. 1805, d. 1885
Ephriam Singletary b. 5 Jul 1806
Thomas Henry Singletary b. 10 Aug 1810
Mary Singletary b. c 1814
Hannah Amanda Singletary b. 30 Sep 1814, d. c 1894
Daniel Monroe Singletary b. 26 Nov 1818

Comfort Hester

F, #3112, b. circa 1784
Last Edited: 21 Oct 2014

Parents:

Father: John Hester b. c 1754, d. 18 Feb 1820
Mother: Comfort ?? b. c 1754, d. 6 Mar 1836

Family:

Thomas I. Singletary b. c 1780, d. a 1824

Children:

John Hester Singletary+ b. 1805, d. 1885
Ephriam Singletary b. 5 Jul 1806
Thomas Henry Singletary b. 10 Aug 1810
Mary Singletary b. c 1814
Hannah Amanda Singletary b. 30 Sep 1814, d. c 1894
Daniel Monroe Singletary b. 26 Nov 1818

Hiram Singletary

M, #3113, b. 16 November 1832, d. 20 January 1904
Last Edited: 4 Jul 2006
  • Biography*: 1870 Census: Mississippi, Rankin County
    http://www.msgen.net/co/rankin/1870/
    Page 33 & 34, Township 3, Beat 1, Steen's Creek Post Office, 5 July 1870
    37 251 SINGLETARY, Hiram, 38 M, farmer, 1000 300, NC
    38 251 SINGLETARY, Eliah, 32 F, keeping house, MS
    39 251 SINGLETARY, Sarah J., 15 F, at home, MS
    40 251 SINGLETARY, Francis P., 13 M, at home, MS
    01 251 SINGLETARY, Josephine, 12 F, at home, MS
    02 251 SINGLETARY, Eleanor T., 10 F, at home, MS
    03 251 SINGLETARY, Alice E., 8 F, MS
    04 251 SINGLETARY, Mary, 4 F, MS
    05 251 SINGLETARY, Lucien, 2 M, MS

    1860 United States Federal Census: Not Stated, Rankin, MS > 59 of 151
    Hiram Singletary 27 1832 North Carolina Male
    C E Singletary 22 1837 Mississippi Female
    S J Singletary 4 1855 Mississippi Female
    F P Singletary 2 1857 Mississippi Male
    J D Singletary 1 1858 Mississippi Female

    1880 United States Federal Census: Steens Creek, Rankin, MS
    1880 U.S. Federal Census > Mississippi > Rankin > All Townships > District 73 > Image 11 of 14
    1880 U.S. Federal Census > Mississippi > Rankin > All Townships > District 73 > Image 12 of 14
    Hyram SINGLETERRY 48 <1832> North Carolina Self Married White Male
    Seally SINGLETERRY 42 <1838> Mississippi Wife Married White Female
    Delila SINGLETERRY 21 <1859> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
    Alice SINGLETERRY 17 <1863> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
    Mary SINGLETERRY 15 <1865> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
    Lucian SINGLETERRY 12 <1868> Mississippi Son Single White Male
    Belle SINGLETERRY 8 <1872> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
    Willie SINGLETERRY 5 <1875> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
    John SINGLETERRY 3 <1877> Mississippi Son Single White Male.
  • Birth*: Hiram was born on 16 Nov 1832 at Bladen County, NC.
  • Marriage*: He married Cecilia Elizabeth Price, daughter of John Price and Jennie Graves, on 10 Aug 1854 at Rankin County, MS.
  • Death*: Hiram died on 20 Jan 1904 at Rankin County, MS, at age 71.

Parents:

Father: John Hester Singletary b. 1805, d. 1885
Mother: Sarah Regan Parker b. 17 Aug 1812, d. 20 Jun 1849

Family:

Cecilia Elizabeth Price b. 2 Jan 1838, d. 10 Feb 1917

Children:

Iziah Singletary
Thomas Ellender Singletary 'Tommie'+
Sarah Jane Singletary b. 9 Oct 1856, d. 22 Nov 1939
Frances Parker Singletary 'Park'+ b. 3 Jul 1857, d. 8 Jul 1922
Josephine D. Singletary b. 15 Apr 1859, d. 31 Jan 1932
Eleanor Singletary b. 1860
Emma Alice Singletary b. 13 Apr 1865, d. 7 May 1940
Virgie Belle Singletary b. 14 May 1866, d. 14 Sep 1912
Mary Singletary 'Molly' b. 1866, d. 1956
Lucian H. Singletary+ b. 15 Jun 1868, d. 24 Jun 1909
Willie Inez Singletary b. 27 May 1875, d. 21 Jun 1960
John Benton Singletary b. 27 Jul 1876, d. 28 Oct 1943

Sarah Jane Singletary 'Sallie'

F, #3114, b. 12 August 1834, d. 20 August 1868
Last Edited: 12 Oct 2014

Parents:

Father: John Hester Singletary b. 1805, d. 1885
Mother: Sarah Regan Parker b. 17 Aug 1812, d. 20 Jun 1849

Thomas S. Singletary

M, #3115, b. 2 January 1836, d. 14 December 1909
Last Edited: 21 Aug 2004

Parents:

Father: John Hester Singletary b. 1805, d. 1885
Mother: Sarah Regan Parker b. 17 Aug 1812, d. 20 Jun 1849

Family:

Susan Price b. 11 Apr 1840, d. 15 Jan 1903

Children:

Joseph Luther Singletary b. 13 Jul 1864, d. 1941
John Henry Singletary b. 26 Mar 1866, d. 22 Oct 1926
James Edward Singletary b. Apr 1867, d. 1923
Daniel Singletary b. 18 Feb 1869
Nicholas Bascom Singletary b. 30 Mar 1870, d. 21 Mar 1929
D. Benjamine Singletary 'Doc' b. 9 Jul 1873
Lela Singletary b. 24 Feb 1875
Beulah Singletary b. Mar 1877
Sallie May Singletary b. Feb 1880
Lulie Singletary b. 28 Aug 1881, d. 29 Oct 1892
Sudie Singletary b. 28 Aug 1881

John W. Singletary

M, #3116, b. July 1840, d. 1904
Last Edited: 12 Oct 2014

Parents:

Father: John Hester Singletary b. 1805, d. 1885
Mother: Sarah Regan Parker b. 17 Aug 1812, d. 20 Jun 1849

Family:

Harriet Singletary

F, #3117, b. 1842
Last Edited: 28 Jul 2013

Parents:

Father: John Hester Singletary b. 1805, d. 1885
Mother: Sarah Regan Parker b. 17 Aug 1812, d. 20 Jun 1849

Family:

James Parker Singletary

M, #3118, b. 15 February 1847, d. 22 March 1906
Last Edited: 12 Oct 2014

Parents:

Father: John Hester Singletary b. 1805, d. 1885
Mother: Sarah Regan Parker b. 17 Aug 1812, d. 20 Jun 1849

Family:

Simon Willis Parker 'Willis'

M, #3119, b. 1835, d. 1894
Marker
On the Back of Historical Marker is inscribed:
SPONSOR: ~JAMES MULKEY OWENS JR~ IN MEMORY AND HONOR OF HIS PARKER FOREBEARS~
Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012
  • Biography*: He lived near Palestine, TX in 1857.

    He was listed in the 1860 census for Elkhart, Houston County, TX.

    The Historical Marker at the Parker Cemetery reads:
    Willis Parker arrived in this area from North Carolina in the 1850s. Many of his relatives later joined him in Texas. Upon Willis Parker's death about 1857, his parents Ralph R. and Sarah C. Hodge Parker set aside land on their farm for a family cemetery. Although Willis Parker's grave is believed to be the oldest here, his grave bears the earliest tombstone (1861). Of the more than four hundred marked and unmarked graves, most are interments of the Parker and related families, including Civil War, World War I and World War
    II veterans.

    There is a marker at the front of the cemetery which reads:
    PARKER
    In Memory of:
    Ralph Regan and Wife Sarah C. Hodge Parker
    Married July 4, 1834
    Lumberton, North Carolina
    Dedicated May 19, 1991.
  • Birth*: Simon was born in 1835 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC.
  • Residence*: He lived in 1850 at Robeson County, NC, 1850 Census, living with parents.
  • Marriage*: He married Catherine Nixion 'Kittie', daughter of L. W. Nixion and ?? ??, on 7 Apr 1857.
  • Death*: Simon died in 1894 at Houston County, TX. Before.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Parker Cemetery at Houston County, TX.

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family:

Catherine Nixion 'Kittie' b. 1835

Children:

Sarah Caroline Parker+ b. 6 Apr 1858, d. 1933
Estell Parker b. s 1860

Catherine Nixion 'Kittie'

F, #3120, b. 1835
Last Edited: 16 Jan 2012

Parents:

Father: L. W. Nixion
Mother: ?? ??

Family:

Simon Willis Parker 'Willis' b. 1835, d. 1894

Children:

Sarah Caroline Parker+ b. 6 Apr 1858, d. 1933
Estell Parker b. s 1860

L. W. Nixion

M, #3121
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: L. was born.
  • Marriage*: He married ?? ??.
  • Death*: L. died.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Family:

?? ??

F, #3122
Last Edited: 9 Aug 2014

Family:

Rev. Francis Haywood Parker 'Frank'

M, #3123, b. 4 March 1837, d. 9 January 1913
Picture was taken after Ralph Regan had passed away, after 1861.
Frank Parker
Gravestone
Frank & Ziffee and son
Last Edited: 21 Jan 2012
  • Biography*: Methodist. He was called an " Exorter" in the Church and he is recorded as a lay preacher present at the first Quarterly Conference at the Elkhart Church.

    He came to TX in the late 1850's and encouraged his father and large family to follow him.

    The Parker family, with others in the community, built a Methodist church known as "Woodland Hall". This was later moved and name changed to New Prospect. It now is in the Parker Cemetery for which Ralph and Sara C. Parker gave five acres in 1861.

    In the 1860 Census he is listed with his parents Ralph Parker and Sara.

    He was in the Civil War, CSA, Pension #15588. He was in the CSA from 1861 to 1865 with the 5th TX Cavalry Regiment, Sibley's Brigade.

    Volume I, Crockett Newspapers, 1853-1896. Volume 2, Number 36, October 9, 1891. Reads as follows -
    Confederate Veteran Association. Organized at Crockett, Sept. 17, 1891. Roll of members to date: ... F. H. Parker, Com H 5th Texas M. V. Green's Brigade, PO Grapeland [TX].
  • Birth*: Francis was born on 4 Mar 1837 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC.
  • Residence: He lived in 1850 at Robeson County, NC, 1850 Census, living with parents.
  • Residence*: He resided in 1860 at Houston County, TX, Beat 10, Parkers Mills Post Office. 1860 Census.. Beat 10, Parkers Mills Post Office. 1860 Census..
  • Marriage*: He married Zilphia Ann Overstreet 'Ziffee', daughter of Washington Madison Overstreet and Caroline Frances Johnston, on 25 May 1866 at Houston County, TX.
  • Death*: Francis died on 9 Jan 1913 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX, at age 75.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at TX. Parker Cemetery. "WE DIED AS WE LIVED TRUSTING IN GOD".

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family:

Zilphia Ann Overstreet 'Ziffee' b. 18 Nov 1844, d. 31 Dec 1921

Children:

Permilia Caroline Parker b. 25 Feb 1867, d. 25 Feb 1867
Thomas Madison Parker+ b. 15 Mar 1869, d. 30 Sep 1938
Charlie Wesley Parker+ b. 20 May 1870, d. 16 Oct 1953
George Delaney Parker b. 21 Sep 1871, d. 1872
Sylnet Tybilla Parker 'Nettie'+ b. 3 Dec 1873, d. 1941
Julia Ann Parker+ b. 2 Jul 1877, d. 2 Jan 1906
Dora Parker b. 16 Oct 1878, d. 13 Nov 1961
Dow Parker b. 1 Aug 1880, d. 10 Sep 1880
Eli Marion Parker b. 16 Oct 1881, d. 3 Feb 1883
infant Parker b. 10 Oct 1882, d. 10 Oct 1882
Coila Parker+ b. 5 Jun 1884, d. 28 Feb 1955
Jemima P. Parker+ b. 30 Aug 1885, d. 1 Jan 1961
Delores Anita Ann? Parker+ b. 1 Jan 1888, d. 6 Apr 1961
Archie Eustace Parker+ b. 5 Mar 1892, d. 20 Jun 1948

Zilphia Ann Overstreet 'Ziffee'

F, #3124, b. 18 November 1844, d. 31 December 1921
Frank & Ziffee and son
Gravestone
Last Edited: 16 Jan 2012

Parents:

Family:

Rev. Francis Haywood Parker 'Frank' b. 4 Mar 1837, d. 9 Jan 1913

Children:

Permilia Caroline Parker b. 25 Feb 1867, d. 25 Feb 1867
Thomas Madison Parker+ b. 15 Mar 1869, d. 30 Sep 1938
Charlie Wesley Parker+ b. 20 May 1870, d. 16 Oct 1953
George Delaney Parker b. 21 Sep 1871, d. 1872
Sylnet Tybilla Parker 'Nettie'+ b. 3 Dec 1873, d. 1941
Julia Ann Parker+ b. 2 Jul 1877, d. 2 Jan 1906
Dora Parker b. 16 Oct 1878, d. 13 Nov 1961
Dow Parker b. 1 Aug 1880, d. 10 Sep 1880
Eli Marion Parker b. 16 Oct 1881, d. 3 Feb 1883
infant Parker b. 10 Oct 1882, d. 10 Oct 1882
Coila Parker+ b. 5 Jun 1884, d. 28 Feb 1955
Jemima P. Parker+ b. 30 Aug 1885, d. 1 Jan 1961
Delores Anita Ann? Parker+ b. 1 Jan 1888, d. 6 Apr 1961
Archie Eustace Parker+ b. 5 Mar 1892, d. 20 Jun 1948

Amelia Emma? M. Parker 'Emily'

F, #3125, b. 13 October 1838, d. 17 March 1924
Picture was taken after Ralph Regan had passed away, after 1861.
Death cert.
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2020
  • Biography*: North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
    Groom's Name: Joseph Chaison
    Bride's Name: Amelia Parker
    Marriage Date: 16 Jan 1856
    Marriage Place: Robeson, North Carolina
    Source Film Number: 6330291
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
    about Amelia Parker
    Groom: Joseph Chaison
    Bride: Amelia Parker
    Bond_Date: 16 Jan 1856
    Bond #: 000116526
    Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
    ImageNum: 006052
    County: Robeson
    Record #: 01 033
    Bondsman: Noah Mercer
    Witness: Jonathan W Regan
    ********************************
    Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 for Emily Powell

    Name: Emily Powell
    Death Date: 17 Mar 1924
    Death Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Death Age: 85 years 5 months 4 days
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 13 Oct 1838
    Birthplace: North Carolina
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery: Lamesa
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date: 18 Mar 1924
    Additional Relatives: X
    Film Number: 2075025
    Digital Film Number: 4167242
    Image Number: 1109
    Reference Number: cn 07841
    Informant: M. Killion.
  • Birth*: Amelia was born on 13 Oct 1838 at Robeson County, NC.
  • Residence*: She resided in 1850 at Robeson County, NC, 1850 Census, living with parents.. 1850 Census, living with parents..
  • Marriage*: She married Joseph Benjamin Chason 'Joe', son of Joseph Chason and Mary ??, on 16 Jan 1856 at Robeson County, NC.
  • Residence: She resided in 1880 at Anderson County, TX.
  • Marriage*: She married John R. Powell in 1895.
  • Death*: Amelia died on 17 Mar 1924 at Lemesa, Dawson County, TX, at age 85. Dawson?.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried in 1924 at Lamesa, Dawson County, TX. Dawson County Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family 1:

Joseph Benjamin Chason 'Joe' b. 10 Apr 1835, d. 30 Dec 1888

Children:

Flora Jane Chason+ b. 15 Nov 1856, d. 4 Oct 1944
Joshua Chason b. 1 Nov 1858, d. 18 Aug 1864
DeVander Chason b. 6 Feb 1860, d. 1 Oct 1862
Mary Francis Chason+ b. 30 Nov 1864, d. 11 Jul 1942
William Chason
Rebecca Ann Chason b. 1867, d. 1936
Millicent Chason 'Millie'+ b. 26 Jun 1869, d. 23 Aug 1893
Sarah Sally? Catherine Chason or Chasen+ b. 10 Jan 1870, d. 5 Jan 1956
Clarah Chason b. 21 Jun 1874, d. 13 Jan 1875
Tera Chason b. 18 Oct 1875, d. 18 Nov 1875
Nela Corene? Corine Chason 'Jessie'+ b. 1876, d. 1962
Leachie Lenora Chason+ b. 25 Mar 1879, d. 10 Oct 1946

Family 2:

John R. Powell b. 7 Feb 1848, d. 1 Mar 1924

Joseph Benjamin Chason 'Joe'1

M, #3126, b. 10 April 1835, d. 30 December 1888
Gravestone
Gravestone
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2020

Parents:

Father: Joseph Chason
Mother: Mary ??

Family:

Amelia Emma? M. Parker 'Emily' b. 13 Oct 1838, d. 17 Mar 1924

Children:

Flora Jane Chason+ b. 15 Nov 1856, d. 4 Oct 1944
Joshua Chason b. 1 Nov 1858, d. 18 Aug 1864
DeVander Chason b. 6 Feb 1860, d. 1 Oct 1862
Mary Francis Chason+ b. 30 Nov 1864, d. 11 Jul 1942
William Chason
Rebecca Ann Chason b. 1867, d. 1936
Millicent Chason 'Millie'+ b. 26 Jun 1869, d. 23 Aug 1893
Sarah Sally? Catherine Chason or Chasen+ b. 10 Jan 1870, d. 5 Jan 1956
Clarah Chason b. 21 Jun 1874, d. 13 Jan 1875
Tera Chason b. 18 Oct 1875, d. 18 Nov 1875
Nela Corene? Corine Chason 'Jessie'+ b. 1876, d. 1962
Leachie Lenora Chason+ b. 25 Mar 1879, d. 10 Oct 1946

Citations

  1. Marriage record has - Joseph Chaison.
    Chasten?

John R. Powell1

M, #3127, b. 7 February 1848, d. 1 March 1924
Death cert.
Last Edited: 17 Jan 2012

Family:

Amelia Emma? M. Parker 'Emily' b. 13 Oct 1838, d. 17 Mar 1924

Citations

  1. R. L.?

Ann Eliza Elizabeth? Parker

F, #3128, b. 15 June 1840, d. 22 February 1918
Picture was taken after Ralph Regan had passed away, after 1861.
Gravestone
Last Edited: 21 Jan 2012
  • Biography*: 5 OCT., 1899.
    Confederate Pension Application.
    Name of applicant - Mrs. Ann E. Baxley.
    Houston County.
    Post Office - Grapeland
    Comptroller's File No. - 2073
    ... Approved this 5 day of Oct., AD 1899. ...
    ... that she is the widow of R. W. F. Baxley, deceased, who was a Confederate soldier..
    Name? - Ann E. Baxley
    Age? - 59 years old
    .. County do you reside? - Houston County
    How long have you resided in said County - 39 years. Grapeland, Texas
    .. physical condition - very bad health
    .. name of deceased husband - R. W. F. Baxley
    .. date of marriage - 25th February, 1858, North Carolina.
    .. date of his death? - in 1863 in the Army
    .. unmarried since his death? - yes
    .. State in what company and regiment - Company F Walls Legion, about one year
    .. received any pension? - I received a veteran donation land certificate for 1,280 acres of land in 1881 and sold it for $35.00 and sold it in 1882.
    .. real and personal property owned - I have 3 cows and 2 calves valued at $30.00
    .. property sold in last two years - A few yearlings valued at $20.00
    .. income - none
    .. Are you in indigent circumstances - yes
    .. unable to earn income - yes
    .. transferred any property - no
    .. Husband desert the Confederacy - no
    .. citizen of this state since March, 1880? - I have
    .. signed by - An E Baxley
    .. date - 4 July, 1899, County Judge, Houston County, TX
    .. Witnesses - J. W. Parker, F. H. Parker who know Ann E. Baxley widow of R. W. F. Baxley

    Certificate of County Commissioners
    Pension was approved for Ann E. Baxley on 19 Aug., 1899.

    Letter -
    Grapeland, TX, 5 Mar., 1918
    Hon. J. C. Jones
    Austin, TX
    Dear Sir,
          Mrs. A. E. Baxley who has been drawing a widow's Confederate Pension for many years died on the 22nd day of Feb., 1918. Please send me proper blanks so that her people can get Mortuary Warrant. And oblige
         Yours very truly,
    Jno. A. Davis, J.P.
    Dear Sir, Mrs. A. E. Baxley's file no. is 2073 of Houston County. Please attend to the matter and oblige.
          Yours very trult
         Jn. A. Davis

    Letter -
          Apr. 3, 1918
    Mr. Jno. A. Davis,
          Grapeland, TX

    Dear Sir,
         I am in receipt of your letter of the 5th of March in which you advise me of the death of Mrs. A. E. Baxley who was a pensioner from Houston County.
          Complying with your request I am sending you herewith blanks to be used in making claim for the mortuary warrant of thirty dollars which the state allows for burial expenses.
         Yours truly,
         J. C. Jones
         Commissioner of Pensions

    Letter -
         Apr. 9, 1918
    Mr. Eugene Wallings,
         Grapeland, TX
    Dear Sir,
         I have your application for the mortuary warrant of thirty dollars on account of the death of Mrs. A. E. Baxley who was a pensioner from Houston County.
         The application shows that Mrs. Baxley died on Feb. 22, 1918. Before I can issue you the mortuary warrant it will be necessary for you to return the pension warrant of eighteen dollars issued to Mrs. Baxley of Feb. 28. When a pensioner dies before the end of the quarter the warrant must be returned and cancelled.
          Yours truly,
          J. C. Jones,
          Commissioner of the Pensions

    Letter -
         Eugene Walling, General Contractor and Farmer, Box 32, Union telephone 91
         Grapeland, Texas, Apr., 13 - 1918,
         Mr. J. C. Jones,
          Commissioner of Pensions, Austin, Tex.
         Dear Sir:-
          In regard to your letter of the 9th, inst. about Mrs. A. E. Baxley pension warraant of eighteen dollars issued the 28 of Feb. The Postmaster of this place said he return this Pension Warrant, It has not been receive by any one here. That I have not been able to find out so far, Please let me know if same has not been return and I will make another search for same,
          Yours very truly,
          Eugene Walling

    Letter -
         Eugene Walling, General Contractor and Farmer, Box 32, Union telephone 91
         Grapeland, Texas, May 6, 1918,
         Mr. J. C. Jones,
          Commissioner of Pensions, Austin, Tex.
         Dear Sir:-
          On Apr. 15th I answered your letter of Apr. 9th in regard to Mrs. A. E. Baxley, Mortuary warrant, you stated in your letter that on Feb. 28 that there was issued an Eighteen dollars Pension warrant of which same must be returned before you could issue a Mortuary warrant.
          As I stated in my letter to you the Pension warrant was reported to me by the P.M. returned.
         As I have not heard any thing more from you in regard to the matter, I write you again to remind you of same and why I have not heard from you. Hoping to hear from you soon, I am;
          Yours very truly,
          [signed] Eugene Wallling
    P.S. The copy filed is No 2073.

    Letter -
          May 8, 1918
    Mr. Eugene Walling
         Grapeland, Texas
    Dear Sir,
         Replying to your letter of the 5th inst., relative to the mortuary warrant of account of the death of Mrs. A. E. Baxley, the records in the comptrollers office show that this warrant was issued to J. R. Richards of Grapeland, Texas on April 24, 1918.
          Yours truly,
          J. C. Jones,
          Commissioner of Pensions

    Application for Mortuary Warrant
    State of Texas
    County of Houston, I, Eugene Walling.. of the late Mrs. A. E. Baxley.. whose file number was 2073. ... died on the 22nd day of February, 1918 in the town of Grapeland, Houston County, Texas. Died in the home of Mrs. D. Walling .. daughter. I am related to the pensioner as grandson, home in Grapeland, Texas.
          Certificate of Undertaker,
    buried on the 23rd day of February, 1918 in Parker Cemetery, in Houston County, Texas.
          Certificate of Physician
         ailment of myocarditis [inflammation of the heart muscle].
  • Birth*: Ann was born on 15 Jun 1840 at Robeson County, NC.
  • Residence*: She lived in 1850 at Robeson County, NC, 1850 Census, living with parents..
  • Marriage*: She married R. William F. Baxley on 25 Feb 1858 at NC.
  • Death*: Ann died on 22 Feb 1918 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX, at age 77.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried on 23 Feb 1918 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX. Parker Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family:

R. William F. Baxley b. c 1840, d. 1863

Children:

Mary Caroline Baxley+ b. 12 Aug 1859, d. 5 Mar 1934
Clarkey Ann Baxley+ b. 14 Apr 1861, d. 7 Oct 1943

R. William F. Baxley

M, #3129, b. circa 1840, d. 1863
Last Edited: 19 Jan 2012

Family:

Ann Eliza Elizabeth? Parker b. 15 Jun 1840, d. 22 Feb 1918

Children:

Mary Caroline Baxley+ b. 12 Aug 1859, d. 5 Mar 1934
Clarkey Ann Baxley+ b. 14 Apr 1861, d. 7 Oct 1943

Josiah Singletary Parker

M, #3130, b. 1842, d. 1900
Last Edited: 21 Jan 2012

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

John Nelson Parker , Sr.

M, #3131, b. 15 February 1844, d. 28 July 1914
JOHN NELSON PARKER
Picture was taken after Ralph Regan Parker had passed away, after 1861.
Gravestone
John Nelson Parker, Picture Source: Frances Parker Bitter.
John Nelson Parker, Picture Source: Frances Parker Bitter.
Last Edited: 2 Oct 2013
  • Biography*: Name reference - gravestone has "J. N. Parker"

    He came to TX from NC with his family in or about 1858.

    He later purchased farm land and homesteaded some land in the community now known as New Prospect, TX.

    He served in the Civil War, CSA, Army. He was about 17 when he joined the Army. As was the case in many instances, he furnished his own weapons. His principle weapon was a double barrel muzzle-loading shot gun which he gave to his grandson, James Mulkey Owens, Jr. about 1913. He was slightly wounded by a rifle ball which clipped the lobe off one of his ears.

    He was a farmer in the New Prospect community until later life when he was in the general merchantile business.

    He was one of the early merchants in Grapeland, TX. He operated a general merchandise store for a number of years with James Mulkey Owens, his son-in-law and partner at the time of his death. The name of the firm was Owens and Parker.

    Volume I, Crockett Newspapers, 1853-1896. Volume 2, Number 36, October 9, 1891. Reads as follows -
    Confederate Veteran Association. Organized at Crockett, Sept. 17, 1891. Roll of members to date: ... J. N. Parker, Com D Waul's Battalion, PO Grapeland [TX].

    THE PARKER FAMILY
    IN 1860, MR. AND MRS. RALPH PARKER WITH THEIR FAMILY REACHED TEXAS AND SETTLED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF HOUSTON COUNTY, VERY NEAR PARKER CEMETERY NORTHWEST OF GRAPELAND. THEY BUILT A HOME OF LOGS AND ONLY A FEW YEARS LATER BUILT A CHURCH, CALLED WOODLAND HALL. THEY WERE DEVOUT METHODISTS, BUT ALL DENOMINATIONS WERE WELCOME TO PREACH IN THIS CHURCH WHICH THE NEIGHBORS AROUND HAD HELPED WITH. MR. PARKER DIED IN 1861 AND HIS TWO OLDEST SONS, FRANK H. AND JOHN NELSON JOINED THE CONFEDERATE ARMY ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER HIS DEATH, LEAVING THE WIDOW AND YOUNGER CHILDREN TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
    FRANK H. PARKER IS RECORDED AS A LAY PREACHER PRESENT AT THE FIRST QUARTERLY CONFERENCE ELKART CHURCH ATTENDED. THIS CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT GUICELAND CHURCH, A SHORT DISTANCE SOUTHEAST OF GUICELAND CEMETERY JUST OFF HIGHWAY 287 AT COUNTY LINE ROAD. HE AND HIS WIFE, ANN OVERSTREET PARKER REARED A LARGE FAMILY AND LIVED TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN DEVOUT WORKERS IN THE CHURCH. ONE OF HIS GRANDSONS, CALVIN BROWN IS A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH. A GRANDDAUGHTER, MRS DONALD SPENCER(JEANNETTE BROWN) IS ALSO IN THIS CHURCH AND HER THREE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN CHRISTENED AT THE SAME ALTAR WHERE SHE AND DONALD WERE MARRIED. MRS. CALVIN BROWN, MRS. PRESTON WOHLFORD AND HER SON, KEITH, ARE DESCENDANTS OF CATHERINE PARKER FINCH-METCALF.
    JOHN NELSON PARKER'S SON JAMES N. PARKER AND THREE OF HIS CHILDREN WERE AT ONE TIME MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH. MR. PARKER DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND EVEN BEFORE HIS DEATH HIS CHILDREN WERE AWAY FROM THE PARENTAL HOME. HIS WIDOW MRS. CHLOE GRAY PARKER MOVED AWAY AFTER HIS DEATH.

    ----------------------------------------------
    John Nelson Parker was born on February 15, 1844, in Robeson County, North Carolina to Ralph Regan and Sarah Carolina Hodge Parker. He came to Texas with his parents in 1860. He later purchased farm land and also homesteaded land in the community now known as New Prospect.

    He served in the Confederate Army in Company I, First Battalion of T. N. Walls, 2nd Texas legion. He went into the army in June 1862, and served to the close of the war. He was slightly wounded by a rifle ball, which clipped the lobe off one of his ears. As a veteran, he was in Crockett Camp #141. In 1911 he was elected "Flag Bearer" or "Color Bearer". He received a Cross of Honor for his service. He was a devout Methodist and helped build the church known as "Woodland Hall" and other churches in the area.

    John Nelson was one of the early merchants in the town of Grapeland, Texas. He operated a general merchandise store for a number of years and had a partner, James M. Owens, his son-in-law.

    He married Mary Jane Caskey on January 7, 1869 in Houston County, Texas. Mary Jane was born February 17, 1851 to William Wiley and Penninah Thompson Caskey in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee. Mary Jane died on February 16, 1895 from childbirth. She and her baby are buried together in the Parker Cemetery. After the death of Mary Jane, John married Mary Elizabeth Bridges Wilkins in Houston County, Texas on April 2, 1896. There were no children from this marriage. Mary Elizabeth had two son from a previous marriage. They are Will and Jim Wilkins.
  • Birth*: John was born on 15 Feb 1844 at Robeson County, NC.
  • Residence*: He lived in 1850 at Robeson County, NC, 1850 Census, living with parents..
  • Marriage*: He married Mary Jane Caskey, daughter of William Wiley Caskey and Penneniah Thompson, on 7 Jan 1869 at Houston County, TX.
  • Marriage*: He married Mary Elizabeth Bridges on 2 Apr 1896 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX.
  • Death*: John died on 28 Jul 1914 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX, at age 70. Date from gravestone.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Parker Cemetery at Oak Grove Comm., Houston County, TX. Near Grapeland
    Gravestone says " He died as he lived a Christian".

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family 1:

Mary Jane Caskey b. 17 Feb 1851, d. 16 Feb 1895

Children:

John William Parker b. 18 Sep 1870, d. 7 Sep 1877
Letha Ann Parker 'Leottie'+ b. 10 Jan 1873, d. 1 Jan 1947
Robert Alonzo Parker , Sr. 'Bob'+ b. 7 May 1875, d. 8 Aug 1943
Mary Viola Parker 'Tensie'+ b. 27 Aug 1876, d. 6 May 1969
Samuel Regan Reagan? Parker , Sr.+ b. 1 Jan 1879, d. 2 Feb 1947
Ralphie R. Parker b. 3 Jan 1882, d. 5 Jan 1883
Edward Cleveland Parker+ b. 30 Dec 1885, d. 15 Jun 1940
James Nelson Parker , Sr. [Jr.]+ b. 20 Jan 1890, d. 29 Dec 1954
?? Parker b. c 1895

Family 2:

Mary Elizabeth Bridges b. 15 Feb 1851, d. 10 Jul 1924

Mary Jane Caskey

F, #3132, b. 17 February 1851, d. 16 February 1895
Mary Jane Caskey Parker
Gravestone
Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

Parents:

Father: William Wiley Caskey b. 1821, d. 1879
Mother: Penneniah Thompson b. 1822, d. 1886

Family:

John Nelson Parker , Sr. b. 15 Feb 1844, d. 28 Jul 1914

Children:

John William Parker b. 18 Sep 1870, d. 7 Sep 1877
Letha Ann Parker 'Leottie'+ b. 10 Jan 1873, d. 1 Jan 1947
Robert Alonzo Parker , Sr. 'Bob'+ b. 7 May 1875, d. 8 Aug 1943
Mary Viola Parker 'Tensie'+ b. 27 Aug 1876, d. 6 May 1969
Samuel Regan Reagan? Parker , Sr.+ b. 1 Jan 1879, d. 2 Feb 1947
Ralphie R. Parker b. 3 Jan 1882, d. 5 Jan 1883
Edward Cleveland Parker+ b. 30 Dec 1885, d. 15 Jun 1940
James Nelson Parker , Sr. [Jr.]+ b. 20 Jan 1890, d. 29 Dec 1954
?? Parker b. c 1895

Mary Elizabeth Bridges1

F, #3133, b. 15 February 1851, d. 10 July 1924
Gravestone
Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012
  • Biography*: Name reference - gravestone has " Mary E. Parker"
    Widow's Application for a Pension.
    Name - Mrs. Mary E. Parker, Houston County, postoffice Grapeland, Tx.
    Filed - Apr. 12, 1915.. Approved Apr. 19, 1915. Pension allowed from Sep. 1, 1915.

    Form B, For use of widows of soldiers who are in indigent circumstances.
    The State of Texas, county of Houston.
    I, Mrs. Mary E. Parker..
    I am widow of John N. Parker, deceased ... Departed on the 28 day of July, 1914 in county of Houston, Texas.
    .. age? 64 years
    .. born Mimnither? Co., GA
    .. lived in Texas? 21 years
    .. husband's full name? John Nelson Parker
    .. date of his death? 28 July 1914
    .. husband's command organized in? Texas
    .. served from? June 1862 until the close of War
    .. command? Co. I?, First - Battalion of T?. N. Walls 2nd Teaxs Leagion
    .. rank? He was a private in Walls Legion of Infantry
    .. signed Mary E. Parker, 30 day of March, 1915


    Affidavit of Witnesses
    State of Texas, County of Houston
    .. know that Mrs. Mary E. Parker .. widow of John N. Parker deceased
    .. witness J. E. Bearr?
    .. witness J. M. Owens
    .. on 1 April, 1915

    Affidavit of Witnesses
    State of Texas, County of Houston
    . apeared J. E. Bearr? and J. M. Owen
    .. said Mrs. Mary E. Parker
    .. witness J. E. Bearr?
    .. witness J. N. Owens
    .. 1 April 1915

    Affidavit of Witnesses
    .. appeared Jas. F. Martin
    ... service of applicant's husband .. I know that John N. Parker was in the Confederate Service from the following facts; In 1909 or 1910 John N. Parker joined Crockett Camp No 141 and his name as a Confederate soldier appears on the Camp register as a member of Co. I 1st Battalion of F. N. Walls 2nd Texas Leagion. In 1911 he was elected "Flag Bearer" or "Color Bearer" of Crockett Camp no. 141 - which positions he held for three years at his request. I made application to the D. of Conf. for a Cross of Honor. Which I received in due time and delivered to him and which his wife has now. From these facts I can.

  • Birth*: Mary was born on 15 Feb 1851 at GA.
  • Marriage*: She married ?? Wilkins.
  • Marriage*: She married John Nelson Parker , Sr., son of Ralph Regan Parker and Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline', on 2 Apr 1896 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX.
  • Death*: Mary died on 10 Jul 1924 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX, at age 73. Date from gravestone.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried at Grapeland, Houston County, TX. Parker Cemetery.

Family 1:

Family 2:

John Nelson Parker , Sr. b. 15 Feb 1844, d. 28 Jul 1914

Citations

  1. Mary Yarbrough?

Dennis Hawkin Parker

M, #3134, b. 21 October 1845, d. 12 January 1871
Gravestone
Gravestone
Last Edited: 21 Jan 2012

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family:

Sabra Jane Steadman b. 25 Dec 1849, d. 6 Mar 1932

Children:

Ralph Delaney Parker (twin) 'Rafe'

M, #3135, b. 14 August 1848, d. 19 April 1932
Picture was taken after Ralph Regan had passed away, after 1861.
Gravestone
Last Edited: 21 Jan 2012

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family:

Ann Elizabeth Herod b. 18 Mar 1845, d. 5 Jan 1908

Child:

Pinkney Herod Parker 'Herod'+ b. 8 Dec 1889, d. 25 Mar 1982

Ann Elizabeth Herod

F, #3136, b. 18 March 1845, d. 5 January 1908
Gravestone
Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

Parents:

Family:

Ralph Delaney Parker (twin) 'Rafe' b. 14 Aug 1848, d. 19 Apr 1932

Child:

Pinkney Herod Parker 'Herod'+ b. 8 Dec 1889, d. 25 Mar 1982

William Wesley Parker (twin)

M, #3137, b. 14 August 1848, d. 1 January 1872
Gravestone
Last Edited: 21 Jan 2012

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Catherine Katherine? C. Parker

F, #3138, b. 28 November 1852, d. 3 March 1908
Picture was taken after Ralph Regan had passed away, after 1861.
Last Edited: 7 Oct 2015

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family 2:

Family 3:

Ed Flach1

M, #3139
Last Edited: 7 Oct 2015

Family:

Catherine Katherine? C. Parker b. 28 Nov 1852, d. 3 Mar 1908

Citations

  1. Finch?

?? Metcalf

M, #3140
Last Edited: 7 Oct 2015

Family:

Catherine Katherine? C. Parker b. 28 Nov 1852, d. 3 Mar 1908

Simeon Theodore Parker1

M, #3141, b. 8 March 1855, d. 23 October 1933
Simeon Parker
Picture was taken after Ralph Regan had passed away, after 1861.
Sarah Caroline Hodge Parker with eight month old baby son, Simeon Theodore Parker.
Taken in 1855 in Lumberton, Robeson County, NC
Gravestone
Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

Parents:

Father: Ralph Regan Parker b. 24 Mar 1802, d. 8 Dec 1861
Mother: Sarah Caroline Hodge 'Caroline' b. 20 May 1817, d. 18 Oct 1899

Family 1:

Liza Jane Carpenter

Child:

Aide Niga Parker 'Gus' b. 14 Mar 1875, d. 17 Jan 1942

Family 2:

Sally R. Willis b. 13 Mar 1873, d. 25 Mar 1908

Children:

Carrie Elizabeth Parker+ b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 21 Apr 1971
Annie E.? Algee Parker+ b. 25 Jan 1896, d. 23 Jul 1969
Molly? Mollie Viola Parker b. s 1896
William Willis Parker 'Willis' b. c 1900
Laura Parker+ b. s 1902
Ella Sam Parker b. s 1904
Zack Taylor Parker b. 1905, d. 1907

Citations

  1. Simon Edward?

Sarah Andress

F, #3142, b. circa 1776, d. after 1831
Last Edited: 9 Jun 2012

Parents:

Father: Stephen Andress Andrews b. s 1754
Mother: Sarah Etheridge

Family:

Rev. John Regan , Jr. b. 1773, d. 25 Apr 1834

Children:

Rev. Stephen Andrew Andress? Reagan or Regan+ b. 19 Jun 1796, d. 10 Aug 1856
Mary Ann Reagan or Regan+ b. 10 Nov 1797, d. 17 Jul 1876
Joseph R. Reagan or Regan 'Joe' b. c 1800, d. Jul 1832
William Spann Reagan , Sr. or Regan 'Capt. Billy'+ b. 1803, d. Jul 1874
Nancy P. Reagan or Regan+ b. 1805, d. c 1855

John Alexander Davis 'Arkansas'

M, #3143, b. 24 February 1824, d. 2 November 1885
Gravestone
Gravestone
Last Edited: 13 Apr 2022
  • Birth*: John was born on 24 Feb 1824.
  • Marriage*: He married Mary Byers Regan, daughter of Colonel Neill Regan , Sr. and Nancy Ann Baker, on 6 Jun 1850 at Robeson County, NC. Married. In Robeson County [NC] on the 6t inst. [06JUN 1850], by Rev. Hector McLean, John A. Davis to Miss Mary B., daughter of Col. Neill Regan. [Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, NC-18 JUN 1850]..
  • Residence*: John Alexander Davis 'Arkansas' lived in 1850 at Robeson County, NC, Southern Division, 1850 census, living with in-laws, listed as John A. Davis..
  • Death*: He died on 2 Nov 1885 at age 61.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Neches, Anderson County, TX. Mound Prairie Cemetery.

Family:

Mary Byers Regan b. 13 Apr 1826, d. 10 Sep 1885

Children:

Laura Jane Davis+ b. 28 Jan 1851, d. 27 Sep 1901
Neill Alexander Davis+ b. 2 Apr 1852, d. 16 Mar 1934
John J. Davis b. 13 Apr 1855, d. 23 Oct 1895
Nancy Davis b. 1856, d. 1926
Mary Alice Davis b. 15 Aug 1859, d. 14 Aug 1866
Lucian Virginia Davis+ b. Oct 1863, d. 5 Apr 1920
Charles Dixon Davis+ b. 18 Jan 1868, d. 15 Dec 1938

Richard Mullington Willis

M, #3144, b. 3 March 1825, d. 1883
Last Edited: 23 Mar 2012
  • Biography*: 15 JAN., 1883.
         
    A. Nash Reg. of Deeds. R. M. Willis, et al .t to Wm. J. Regan State of North Carolina, County of Robeson, Warranty Deed This Indenture made this 15th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty three between A. M. Willis add Regan and? ??? Sarah Regan, Wm. Willis, M. V. Willis, R. J. Willis, R. S. Willis, R. E. Willis and his wife Florence of North Carolina in the County of Robeson and the State of North Carolina of the first part and Wm. J. Regan of --- in the County of Robeson and State of North Carolina of the second part.
         
    28 NOV., 1908.
         
    The Deed reads as follows: State of North Carolina, Robeson County. The foregoing certificate ? W. L. Thompson ? Justice of the Peace of Robeson County is adjudged to be correct. Let the Deed with the certificate be registered. Witness my hand this 25 day of November, 1908. W. H. Humphrey ? at the Superior Court. Filed? Nov. 25, 1908. Recorded Nov. 28, 1908.
  • Birth*: Richard was born on 3 Mar 1825 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC.
  • Residence*: He resided at NC.
  • Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Span Baker Regan 'Betsy', daughter of Colonel Neill Regan , Sr. and Nancy Ann Baker, on 7 Dec 1850 at Robeson County, NC.
  • Death*: Richard died in 1883 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC.

Parents:

Father: William H. Willis b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841
Mother: Sarah Lewis b. 7 Apr 1795, d. 2 Jul 1843

Family:

Elizabeth Span Baker Regan 'Betsy' b. 19 Sep 1830, d. 28 Jan 1865

Children:

Sarah Willis 'Sallie'+ b. 14 Feb 1852, d. 28 Sep 1930
Richard Simpson Willis b. c 1853
William B. Willis+ b. 18 Nov 1856
Rebecca Willis b. 1857
Malvinah Willis b. 1858
Florence Ann Willis+ b. 15 Feb 1860, d. 15 Nov 1909

Captain John Turner Melvin , Sr.

M, #3145, b. 17 May 1828, d. 17 March 1887
John & Hulda Melvin.
Grave Marker.
Last Edited: 7 Nov 2015
  • Biography*: He was a Captain, 2nd Company I, 36th Regiment NC Troops (2nd Regiment NC Artillery). Resided in Bladen County, NC where he enlisted at age 34 on 19 Oct., 1861 for 12 months. Elected 1st Lieutenant and appointed to rank from date of enlistment. Promoted to Captain on 14 May, 1862. Present or accounted for through Aug., 1864. Captured at Fort Fisher 15 Jan., 1865 and confined at Fort Columbus, NY. Harbor until paroled and exchanged at Boulware's Wharf, James River, VA on 6 Mar., 1865. Admitted to hospital at Richmond, VA 6 Mar., 1865 and furloughed for 30 days the next day. Manarin, Vol. I, page 313; Moore, Vol. II, page 73.
  • Birth*: John was born on 17 May 1828 at Bladen County, NC.
  • Marriage*: He married Hulda Regan, daughter of Colonel Neill Regan , Sr. and Nancy Ann Baker, on 19 Jan 1853 at Robeson County, NC.
  • Death*: John died on 17 Mar 1887 at White Oak, Bladen County, NC, at age 58.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Elizabethtown, Bladen County, NC. Old Bethlehem Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: David Turner Melvin b. 1805, d. 18 Feb 1848
Mother: Sarah Lock Locke? Salter b. 25 Sep 1803, d. 19 Sep 1884

Family:

Hulda Regan b. 16 Dec 1832, d. 14 May 1901

Children:

David Davin? Regan Melvin+ b. 5 Oct 1853, d. 16 May 1930
Mary Turner Melvin+ b. 15 Aug 1854, d. 30 Jul 1930
Eliza J. Melvin+ b. 3 Jun 1858, d. 19 Oct 1928
Jimmy Salter Melvin b. 1860, d. Jul 1861
Alice Lee Melvin+ b. 14 Dec 1861, d. 28 Mar 1932
John Turner Melvin , Jr.+ b. 18 Apr 1867, d. 7 Feb 1953
William Duncan Melvin+ b. 5 Sep 1870, d. 20 Jun 1930
Zebulon Zebilon? Vance Melvin+ b. 5 May 1876, d. 27 Feb 1918

Harriet Margaret Maria? Floyd 'Hattie'

F, #3146, b. 25 February 1844, d. 9 August 1914
"Hattie M. Regan
Marriage License
Last Edited: 22 Oct 2023

Parents:

Father: Francis Floyd b. c 1801, d. 1856
Mother: Christiana Williams b. 1801, d. 1892

Family:

Dr. John Regan , M.D. b. 15 Jan 1835, d. 18 Aug 1882

Children:

Lalah Regan+ b. 25 May 1868, d. 11 Mar 1949
Iolia Swan Regan 'Swan'+ b. 28 Nov 1869, d. 19 Oct 1910
John Gurney Regan , Sr. 'Gurney'+ b. 26 Jan 1872, d. 22 Feb 1945
James Rochelle Regan , Sr. 'Shell'+ b. 30 Nov 1875, d. 10 Mar 1922
Maria Madge Regan 'Madge'+ b. 6 Jan 1877, d. 22 Jan 1945
Mae Rose Regan b. 12 Jan 1879, d. 7 Jul 1936
Dorothy Regan 'Dot' b. 28 Jun 1881, d. 27 Oct 1946

Mary Elizabeth McMillan 'Elizabeth' 'Eliza'

F, #3147, b. 23 October 1844, d. 9 October 1901
Eva Beatrice Regan (baby) and Eliza McMillan Regan (mother at 45 years old). Picture Source: Regan Walters, Sr., Indiv.# 38894.
Gravestone.
Last Edited: 21 Oct 2023

Parents:

Father: Alexander McMillan b. 1804, d. 1867
Mother: Nancy? Elizabeth McNeil b. 10 Jul 1811, d. 9 Sep 1893

Family:

William Joseph Regan b. 28 Feb 1837, d. 5 Apr 1904

Children:

Mary Elizabeth Regan+ b. 13 Nov 1867, d. 14 Oct 1907
Ellen Ella? Voline Regan+ b. 18 Jun 1871, d. 2 Apr 1919
Annie Regan 'Nancy'+ b. 29 Mar 1874, d. 13 Oct 1969
Neil Alexander Regan+ b. 21 May 1877, d. 24 Jun 1940
William J. Harrison Regan+ b. 12 Feb 1880, d. 4 Apr 1948
Archibald McMillan Regan 'Arch'+ b. 8 Dec 1882, d. 27 Jan 1959
Margaret Jane? Regan 'Mag'+ b. 30 Jan 1886, d. 6 Feb 1969
Eva Beatrice Regan+ b. 11 Sep 1889, d. 12 Mar 1963

Durham Lewis , Sr.

M, #3148, b. 17 July 1833, d. 11 July 1913
Durham Lewis and Becky Regan
Gravestone
Last Edited: 15 Oct 2015

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis b. 30 Sep 1802, d. 10 Jul 1857
Mother: Mary Singletary b. 20 Sep 1812, d. 8 Mar 1892

Family:

Rebecca Jane Regan 'Becky' b. 21 Oct 1841, d. 6 May 1911

Children:

Thomas Neill Lewis , Sr. 'Neill'+ b. 1861
Almena J. Lewis+ b. 31 Jul 1863, d. 31 Oct 1929
Charles Herbert Lewis+ b. 28 Apr 1866, d. 11 Nov 1913
Inez Lewis b. 29 May 1869, d. 20 Sep 1873
Samuel Berry Lewis , Sr. 'Sam'+ b. 13 Nov 1871, d. 13 Dec 1925
Robert Edward Lewis , Sr. 'Bob'+ b. 27 Oct 1873, d. 2 Jul 1930
S. C. Lewis
Wesley Paxton Lewis+ b. 2 Mar 1877
Durham Lewis , Jr. b. 10 Aug 1881, d. 12 Aug 1885

Ann Cromartie Polk Rozier

F, #3149, b. 23 April 1846, d. 24 March 1912
Gravestone
Last Edited: 26 Jun 2013

Parents:

Father: James Adams Rozier , Sr. b. 4 Aug 1818, d. 11 May 1888
Mother: Elizabeth Delight Coleman b. 26 Sep 1823, d. 10 Dec 1892

Family:

Dr. James Wellington Regan 'Jim' b. 12 Jan 1844, d. 21 Apr 1916

Children:

Amaretta C. Regan+ b. 27 Mar 1868, d. 4 May 1917
John Regan+ b. 27 Nov 1873, d. 29 Dec 1910
James Wellington Regan , Jr. b. c 1874
Mary Rozier Regan 'Mamie'+ b. 8 Mar 1876, d. 24 Mar 1917
Columbia B.? Rebecca Regan b. Sep 1878
Luther Eustace Regan b. 7 Jun 1881, d. 4 Aug 1943
William J. Regan b. 21 Dec 1885, d. 21 Aug 1910
Anna Bertha Regan 'Bertha'+ b. 8 Sep 1887, d. 26 Jul 1956

Council Lewis 'Scotch'

M, #3150, b. 3 January 1843, d. 27 January 1895
Council Lewis. Picture Source: Robin Simmons, Indiv.# 108393.
Picture Source: Robeson County Heritage Book
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Nov 2015

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis b. 30 Sep 1802, d. 10 Jul 1857
Mother: Mary Singletary b. 20 Sep 1812, d. 8 Mar 1892

Family:

Nancy Viola Regan b. 22 Jul 1848, d. 12 Oct 1889

Children:

Ina Virginia Lewis b. 14 Jan 1867, d. 4 Oct 1868
James Maloy Lewis b. 16 Jul 1868, d. 15 Feb 1874
Jeff Bart Lewis b. 26 Jan 1871, d. 31 Jul 1899
Martha Ellen Lewis 'Mattie'+ b. 19 Oct 1873, d. 26 Jan 1947
William Henry Lewis b. 16 Feb 1876, d. 31 Jul 1899
Carlotta Lewis 'Lottie' b. 22 Feb 1879, d. 18 Aug 1894
Council Franklin Lewis+ b. 12 Aug 1881, d. 20 May 1972
Nancy Viola Lewis 'Nannie' b. 10 Oct 1883, d. 15 Jul 1944
Earnest Roland Lewis b. 18 Jul 1886, d. 7 Jun 1912

Beryl Triplett

F, #3152
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Ala Voline Regan

F, #3153, b. 13 July 1850, d. 18 May 1913
Gravestone
Last Edited: 23 Oct 2018

Parents:

Father: Colonel Neill Regan , Sr. b. 26 May 1802, d. 15 May 1857
Mother: Nancy Ann Baker b. 5 Oct 1806, d. 10 Nov 1878

Family:

Robert McKay Rozier b. 27 Mar 1848, d. 16 Apr 1903

Children:

James Adams Rozier+ b. 30 Oct 1873, d. 1 Dec 1917
Neil Evander Rozier+ b. 1 Nov 1876, d. 21 Dec 1937
Hugh Jordan Rozier , Sr.+ b. 8 Dec 1878, d. 10 Sep 1933
Lula Voline Rozier+ b. 28 Jul 1881, d. 24 Apr 1958
Spurgeon McKay Rozier b. 29 Jun 1883, d. 4 Jun 1945
Julius Coleman Rozier b. 28 Aug 1885, d. 3 May 1962
Nancy M. Rozier b. 13 May 1888, d. 27 Jan 1967
Rebecca Jane Rozier b. 5 Oct 1893, d. 22 Jan 1965

Robert McKay Rozier

M, #3154, b. 27 March 1848, d. 16 April 1903
Gravestone
Last Edited: 14 Oct 2015

Parents:

Father: James Adams Rozier , Sr. b. 4 Aug 1818, d. 11 May 1888
Mother: Elizabeth Delight Coleman b. 26 Sep 1823, d. 10 Dec 1892

Family:

Ala Voline Regan b. 13 Jul 1850, d. 18 May 1913

Children:

James Adams Rozier+ b. 30 Oct 1873, d. 1 Dec 1917
Neil Evander Rozier+ b. 1 Nov 1876, d. 21 Dec 1937
Hugh Jordan Rozier , Sr.+ b. 8 Dec 1878, d. 10 Sep 1933
Lula Voline Rozier+ b. 28 Jul 1881, d. 24 Apr 1958
Spurgeon McKay Rozier b. 29 Jun 1883, d. 4 Jun 1945
Julius Coleman Rozier b. 28 Aug 1885, d. 3 May 1962
Nancy M. Rozier b. 13 May 1888, d. 27 Jan 1967
Rebecca Jane Rozier b. 5 Oct 1893, d. 22 Jan 1965

William H. Willis

M, #3155, b. 18 November 1799, d. 28 November 1841
Last Edited: 27 Jul 2013
  • Birth*: William was born on 18 Nov 1799 at NC.
  • Marriage*: He married Sarah Lewis on 31 Oct 1822.
  • Death*: William died on 28 Nov 1841 at NC at age 42.

Parents:

Father: Captain John Willis d. 18 Jan 1844
Mother: Celia Blount b. c 1775, d. c 1835

Family:

Sarah Lewis b. 7 Apr 1795, d. 2 Jul 1843

Children:

Sheriff John Simpson Willis+ b. 29 Sep 1823, d. 3 Oct 1892
Richard Mullington Willis+ b. 3 Mar 1825, d. 1883
Lucy Ann Willis b. 22 Jul 1827
Sarah Willis b. 4 Jun 1829, d. 9 Jun 1835
Dr. William Willis+ b. 8 Jan 1831, d. 11 Apr 1906
Elizabeth Willis 'Bettie'+ b. 14 Mar 1833, d. 11 Jun 1891

Sarah Lewis

F, #3156, b. 7 April 1795, d. 2 July 1843
Last Edited: 28 Jul 2013

Family:

William H. Willis b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841

Children:

Sheriff John Simpson Willis+ b. 29 Sep 1823, d. 3 Oct 1892
Richard Mullington Willis+ b. 3 Mar 1825, d. 1883
Lucy Ann Willis b. 22 Jul 1827
Sarah Willis b. 4 Jun 1829, d. 9 Jun 1835
Dr. William Willis+ b. 8 Jan 1831, d. 11 Apr 1906
Elizabeth Willis 'Bettie'+ b. 14 Mar 1833, d. 11 Jun 1891

Captain John Willis

M, #3157, d. 18 January 1844
Last Edited: 29 May 2021

Parents:

Father: George Willis , Sr.
Mother: Mary? Cain b. c 1731

Family:

Celia Blount b. c 1775, d. c 1835

Children:

Martha Willis d. Apr 1851
William H. Willis+ b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841
Amy? Amey Eliza Willis 'Eliza'+ b. s 1801, d. 22 Jul 1830
Daniel Willis+ b. 22 Oct 1806, d. 26 May 1899
Margaret Willis+ b. c 1810, d. a 1880
Sarah Willis+ b. 15 Oct 1813, d. 1868
Allis Willis 'Alice'+ b. 1822

Celia Blount

F, #3158, b. circa 1775, d. circa 1835
Last Edited: 29 May 2021

Parents:

Father: Phillip Blount b. c 1740
Mother: Margaret ??

Family:

Captain John Willis d. 18 Jan 1844

Children:

Martha Willis d. Apr 1851
William H. Willis+ b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841
Amy? Amey Eliza Willis 'Eliza'+ b. s 1801, d. 22 Jul 1830
Daniel Willis+ b. 22 Oct 1806, d. 26 May 1899
Margaret Willis+ b. c 1810, d. a 1880
Sarah Willis+ b. 15 Oct 1813, d. 1868
Allis Willis 'Alice'+ b. 1822

Daniel Willis

M, #3159, b. 22 October 1806, d. 26 May 1899
Last Edited: 15 Sep 2018

Parents:

Father: Captain John Willis d. 18 Jan 1844
Mother: Celia Blount b. c 1775, d. c 1835

Family:

Harriet Singletary b. 25 May 1825, d. 12 Sep 1900

Children:

Dr. William Willis

M, #3160, b. 8 January 1831, d. 11 April 1906
Gravestone
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2016

Parents:

Father: William H. Willis b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841
Mother: Sarah Lewis b. 7 Apr 1795, d. 2 Jul 1843

Family:

Mary Elizabeth Robeson b. 15 Aug 1838, d. 10 Jan 1906

Children:

Lena May Willis+ b. 23 Jul 1857, d. 12 Apr 1885
Clarence Leslie Willis+ b. 7 Mar 1859, d. 21 Mar 1907
Annie S. Willis b. 17 Apr 1861, d. 15 Jun 1919
William R. Willis b. 11 Jan 1865
Herbert Bartram Willis+ b. 7 Dec 1867, d. 9 Oct 1902
Minnie W. A.? Willis+ b. 24 Aug 1870, d. 2 Jul 1911
Jack Willis b. 27 Apr 1873
Lilly Devaler Willis 'Devaler' b. 17 Apr 1876
Marnie Maud Willis+ b. 1 Jan 1879, d. 10 Jun 1960

Mary Elizabeth Robeson

F, #3161, b. 15 August 1838, d. 10 January 1906
Gravestone
Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

Parents:

Father: Bartram Robeson b. s 1816
Mother: Anna Maria Byrne b. c 1816

Family:

Dr. William Willis b. 8 Jan 1831, d. 11 Apr 1906

Children:

Lena May Willis+ b. 23 Jul 1857, d. 12 Apr 1885
Clarence Leslie Willis+ b. 7 Mar 1859, d. 21 Mar 1907
Annie S. Willis b. 17 Apr 1861, d. 15 Jun 1919
William R. Willis b. 11 Jan 1865
Herbert Bartram Willis+ b. 7 Dec 1867, d. 9 Oct 1902
Minnie W. A.? Willis+ b. 24 Aug 1870, d. 2 Jul 1911
Jack Willis b. 27 Apr 1873
Lilly Devaler Willis 'Devaler' b. 17 Apr 1876
Marnie Maud Willis+ b. 1 Jan 1879, d. 10 Jun 1960

Minnie W. A.? Willis

F, #3162, b. 24 August 1870, d. 2 July 1911
Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

Parents:

Father: Dr. William Willis b. 8 Jan 1831, d. 11 Apr 1906
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Robeson b. 15 Aug 1838, d. 10 Jan 1906

Family:

James Robeson , Jr. 'Jim' b. 14 Apr 1858, d. 29 Jan 1921

Children:

Jeff Davis Robeson b. 1 Nov 1888, d. 28 Sep 1909
Lena Robeson+ b. 4 Nov 1892, d. 17 Jun 1967
William W. Robeson b. 16 Apr 1895, d. 2 Nov 1930
Archie M. Robeson b. 6 Sep 1897, d. 30 Aug 1977
Bessie Robeson b. 28 Dec 1901, d. 3 May 1963

James Robeson , Jr. 'Jim'

M, #3163, b. 14 April 1858, d. 29 January 1921
Last Edited: 11 Aug 2019

Parents:

Father: James Robeson , Sr.
Mother: ?? ??

Family:

Minnie W. A.? Willis b. 24 Aug 1870, d. 2 Jul 1911

Children:

Jeff Davis Robeson b. 1 Nov 1888, d. 28 Sep 1909
Lena Robeson+ b. 4 Nov 1892, d. 17 Jun 1967
William W. Robeson b. 16 Apr 1895, d. 2 Nov 1930
Archie M. Robeson b. 6 Sep 1897, d. 30 Aug 1977
Bessie Robeson b. 28 Dec 1901, d. 3 May 1963

Marnie Maud Willis1

F, #3164, b. 1 January 1879, d. 10 June 1960
Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

Parents:

Father: Dr. William Willis b. 8 Jan 1831, d. 11 Apr 1906
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Robeson b. 15 Aug 1838, d. 10 Jan 1906

Family:

Alexis Robeson 'Lex' b. 28 Aug 1874, d. 12 Apr 1958

Children:

Percy Ellis Robeson+ b. 3 Mar 1902, d. 5 Nov 1956
Mary Elmira Robeson+ b. 5 Jul 1906
Florence Evelyn Robeson 'Evelyn'+ b. 18 Jan 1911
Lacy McNair Robeson , Sr.+ b. 18 May 1913, d. 11 Aug 1993

Citations

  1. Mamie?

Alexis Robeson 'Lex'1

M, #3165, b. 28 August 1874, d. 12 April 1958
Gravestone
Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

Parents:

Father: Captain Evander McNair N.? Robeson b. 11 Mar 1838, d. 17 Jul 1921
Mother: Sarah Elmira Dunham b. 9 Jun 1843, d. 2 Jan 1930

Family:

Marnie Maud Willis b. 1 Jan 1879, d. 10 Jun 1960

Children:

Percy Ellis Robeson+ b. 3 Mar 1902, d. 5 Nov 1956
Mary Elmira Robeson+ b. 5 Jul 1906
Florence Evelyn Robeson 'Evelyn'+ b. 18 Jan 1911
Lacy McNair Robeson , Sr.+ b. 18 May 1913, d. 11 Aug 1993

Citations

  1. Lee?

Sheriff John Simpson Willis

M, #3166, b. 29 September 1823, d. 3 October 1892
Gravestone
1850 Census
1850 Census
Last Edited: 27 Oct 2022
  • Biography*: Sheriff of Bladen County, NC.
  • Birth*: John was born on 29 Sep 1823 at Robeson County, NC. Date Source: Gravestone..
  • Marriage*: He married Margaret Ann Regan, daughter of Colonel Neill Regan , Sr. and Nancy Ann Baker, on 31 Oct 1844 at Robeson County, NC.
  • Residence: Sheriff John Simpson Willis lived in 1850 at Bladen County, NC, 1850 Census. Cape Fear South West side.
    Also living with John and Margaret are - Elizabeth Willis, born 1834, probably the sister to John Willis and Washington Riggans, born 1844 - maybe a brother to Margaret [Regan] Willis..
  • Residence*: He lived in 1860 at Bladen County, NC, 1860 Census.
    Also living with John and Margaret is - Washington Regan, born 1844, daylaborer - maybe a brother to Margaret [Regan] Willis..
  • Death*: John died on 3 Oct 1892 at age 69. Date Source: Gravestone.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Rowland, Robeson County, NC. Centenary Methodist Church cemetery.

Parents:

Father: William H. Willis b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841
Mother: Sarah Lewis b. 7 Apr 1795, d. 2 Jul 1843

Family:

Margaret Ann Regan b. 1828, d. 1928

Children:

William Neill Willis+ b. 14 Sep 1845, d. 1908
Cass Willis b. 20 Feb 1847
Silas J. Willis b. 30 Sep 1848, d. 22 Jan 1922
John J. Willis b. 2 May 1850
Clelia Reed Willis b. 20 Apr 1852
Florence Willis b. 7 May 1854, d. 16 Dec 1854
Warren W. Willis b. 26 Oct 1855
Attelia Willis b. 18 May 1858
Ethel Willis b. 23 May 1860
Julia Elizabeth Willis+ b. 19 Apr 1865, d. 4 Apr 1932
Fanny Willis b. 11 Apr 1868
Nina V. Willis b. 20 May 1872

Lucy Ann Willis

F, #3167, b. 22 July 1827
Last Edited: 27 Jul 2013

Parents:

Father: William H. Willis b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841
Mother: Sarah Lewis b. 7 Apr 1795, d. 2 Jul 1843

Family:

Sarah Willis

F, #3168, b. 4 June 1829, d. 9 June 1835
Last Edited: 28 Jul 2013
  • Birth*: Sarah was born on 4 Jun 1829.
  • Death*: Sarah died on 9 Jun 1835 at age 6.

Parents:

Father: William H. Willis b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841
Mother: Sarah Lewis b. 7 Apr 1795, d. 2 Jul 1843

Elizabeth Willis 'Bettie'

F, #3169, b. 14 March 1833, d. 11 June 1891
Last Edited: 8 Mar 2023
  • Birth*: Elizabeth was born on 14 Mar 1833 at NC.
  • Marriage*: She married Dr. William John Monroe.
  • Death*: Elizabeth died on 11 Jun 1891 at age 58.

Parents:

Father: William H. Willis b. 18 Nov 1799, d. 28 Nov 1841
Mother: Sarah Lewis b. 7 Apr 1795, d. 2 Jul 1843

Family:

Dr. William John Monroe b. 14 Apr 1821, d. 1 Nov 1891

Children:

Sarah Catherine Moore 'Sallie'+ b. 25 May 1861, d. 2 Apr 1937
Lucy K. Monroe+ b. 3 Sep 1865, d. 22 Feb 1940
Willie Jane Monroe+ b. 29 Sep 1871, d. 20 Jul 1938

Sarah Willis

F, #3170, b. 15 October 1813, d. 1868
Cain Bible, Source: Linda Boyd.
Last Edited: 8 Aug 2019

Parents:

Father: Captain John Willis d. 18 Jan 1844
Mother: Celia Blount b. c 1775, d. c 1835

Family:

William Cain , Jr. b. 17 Oct 1809, d. 27 Jan 1866

Children:

Elizabeth Ann Cain 'Betsy'+ b. 25 Nov 1839, d. 29 Aug 1919
Susan Caroline Cain+ b. 16 Sep 1841, d. 19 Jul 1888
John Wesley Cain+ b. 10 Jan 1844, d. 20 Feb 1918
William James Cain+ b. 17 May 1846, d. 16 Mar 1929
Matthew Powers Cain b. 6 May 1848
Sarah? Elmyrah Elmira Cain 'Elmira'+ b. 24 Jun 1850, d. 15 Jan 1931
Thomas C. Cain+ b. 27 Aug 1855, d. 2 May 1914
infant Cain

William Cain , Jr.

M, #3171, b. 17 October 1809, d. 27 January 1866
Cain Bible, Source: Linda Boyd.
Last Edited: 8 Aug 2019
  • Biography*: Note, Source: Linda Boyd - According to the 1860 Bladen Co Census, Willian and Sarah Cain's post office was Prospect Hall. There was a Prospect Hall Landing on the Cape Fear River near this grave site.

    On page 145 of The Diary of Elizabeth Ellis Robeson 1847-1866 Bladen Co., NC, she records on 27 Jan 1866 "...I hear tonight that my neighbor, William Cain is dead. I sympathize with his bereaved wife and children. He was a kind neighbor, I shall miss him for he was attentive to me and mine in sickness.
    29th Monday: My neices left and all that was mortal of my poor friend was committed to the earth. I hope his family's loss was his infinite gain. Mrs. Monroe came from the funeral and spent the evening with me....".
  • Birth*: William was born on 17 Oct 1809 at Tar Heel, Bladen County, NC. Date Source: Cain Bible..
  • Marriage*: He married Sarah Willis, daughter of Captain John Willis and Celia Blount, on 28 Dec 1837 at Bladen County, NC.
  • Census*: William Cain , Jr. appeared on the census of 1850 at Bladen County, NC; 1850 Census, SW side of the Cape Fear River.
  • Death*: William died on 27 Jan 1866 at Tar Heel, Bladen County, NC, at age 56. 1864?
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Bladen County, NC. James Cain Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: William Cain , Sr. b. 17 Jul 1782, d. 1860
Mother: Elizabeth Harrison b. 1792, d. 1850

Family:

Sarah Willis b. 15 Oct 1813, d. 1868

Children:

Elizabeth Ann Cain 'Betsy'+ b. 25 Nov 1839, d. 29 Aug 1919
Susan Caroline Cain+ b. 16 Sep 1841, d. 19 Jul 1888
John Wesley Cain+ b. 10 Jan 1844, d. 20 Feb 1918
William James Cain+ b. 17 May 1846, d. 16 Mar 1929
Matthew Powers Cain b. 6 May 1848
Sarah? Elmyrah Elmira Cain 'Elmira'+ b. 24 Jun 1850, d. 15 Jan 1931
Thomas C. Cain+ b. 27 Aug 1855, d. 2 May 1914
infant Cain

Elizabeth Ann Cain 'Betsy'

F, #3172, b. 25 November 1839, d. 29 August 1919
Ben & Betsy as they were called, married 23 Dec 1858 at her parents' home in the White Oak section of Bladen Co., NC.
Cain Bible, Source: Linda Boyd
Death certificate
Image Source: Linda Boyd - Copy of Family Records section in the Benjamin R.(Robeson) Devane Family Bible shows -
B.(Benjamin) R. (Robeson) Devane was born April the 22 1828.
Elizabeth A. (Ann) Cain was born Nov. the 25, 1839.
Charles T.(Thomas) was born Sept 18th 1859.
William Francis Devane was born Sept 10th 1861.
Last Edited: 23 Nov 2013

Parents:

Father: William Cain , Jr. b. 17 Oct 1809, d. 27 Jan 1866
Mother: Sarah Willis b. 15 Oct 1813, d. 1868

Family:

Benjamin Robeson DeVane , Jr. 'Ben' b. 22 Apr 1828, d. 11 Oct 1897

Children:

Charles Thomas DeVane+ b. 18 Sep 1859, d. 2 Mar 1945
William Franklin DeVane 'Buck'+ b. 10 Sep 1861, d. 30 May 1949

Susan Caroline Cain

F, #3173, b. 16 September 1841, d. 19 July 1888
Cain Bible, Source: Linda Boyd
Last Edited: 6 Dec 2016

Parents:

Father: William Cain , Jr. b. 17 Oct 1809, d. 27 Jan 1866
Mother: Sarah Willis b. 15 Oct 1813, d. 1868

Family:

John Alexander Dunham , Sr. b. 30 Nov 1834, d. 12 Dec 1862

Children:

James Alexander Dunham , Jr. b. 28 May 1860, d. 10 Feb 1929
Alice Dunham+ b. 12 Oct 1862, d. 10 Nov 1942

John Wesley Cain

M, #3174, b. 10 January 1844, d. 20 February 1918
John Wesley Cain and wife Sophia Caroline "Mittie" Dunhan Cain and daughter.
Picture Source: Linda DeVane Boyd.
CSA marker
Cain Bible, Source: Linda Boyd
Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

Parents:

Father: William Cain , Jr. b. 17 Oct 1809, d. 27 Jan 1866
Mother: Sarah Willis b. 15 Oct 1813, d. 1868

Family:

Sophia Caroline Dunham 'Mittie' b. 1 Oct 1850, d. 8 Jun 1917

Children:

Edgar Dunham Cain b. 8 Feb 1870, d. 28 Apr 1892
Mary Frances Cain 'Fannie' b. 4 Jul 1872, d. 27 Jan 1915
Oscar Franklin Cain+ b. 13 Jul 1874, d. 24 Jan 1952
Junius Herbert Cain 'Herbert' b. 14 Feb 1876, d. 17 Aug 1946
Albert Harland Cain , Sr.+ b. 12 Sep 1878, d. 13 Feb 1952
Allie Cain+ b. 30 May 1881, d. 11 Nov 1919
Thomas Grover Cain 'Grover'+ b. 26 Jul 1884, d. 19 Oct 1961
Sarah Ethel Cain 'Effie' b. 7 Jul 1887, d. 1980
Robert Cain b. 13 May 1890, d. 24 Jun 1890
Lila Jane Cain+ b. 9 Sep 1893, d. 18 Jul 1978

Thomas C. Cain

M, #3177, b. 27 August 1855, d. 2 May 1914
Gravestone
Cain Bible, Source: Linda Boyd
Last Edited: 17 Apr 2023

Parents:

Father: William Cain , Jr. b. 17 Oct 1809, d. 27 Jan 1866
Mother: Sarah Willis b. 15 Oct 1813, d. 1868

Family:

Missouria Jane Pait b. 28 Sep 1878, d. 22 Feb 1937

Child:

Viola Susan Cain b. 7 Nov 1894, d. 1 May 1986

Allis Willis 'Alice'

F, #3180, b. 1822
Last Edited: 28 Jul 2013
  • Birth*: Allis was born in 1822.
  • Marriage*: She married William Butler circa 1846.

Parents:

Father: Captain John Willis d. 18 Jan 1844
Mother: Celia Blount b. c 1775, d. c 1835

Family:

William Butler b. c 1822, d. 18 Dec 1862

Children:

William Butler

M, #3181, b. circa 1822, d. 18 December 1862
Last Edited: 29 May 2021

Family:

John W. Butler

M, #3182, b. 1847
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: John was born in 1847.
  • Death*: John died.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: William Butler b. c 1822, d. 18 Dec 1862
Mother: Allis Willis 'Alice' b. 1822

Allmond Butler

F, #3183, b. 1851
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Allmond was born in 1851.
  • Death*: Allmond died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: William Butler b. c 1822, d. 18 Dec 1862
Mother: Allis Willis 'Alice' b. 1822

Celia E. Butler

F, #3184, b. 1853
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Celia was born in 1853.
  • Death*: Celia died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: William Butler b. c 1822, d. 18 Dec 1862
Mother: Allis Willis 'Alice' b. 1822

Elijah Knox

M, #3185
Last Edited: 27 Jul 2013

Family:

Lucy Ann Willis b. 22 Jul 1827

Jimmy Salter Melvin

M, #3188, b. 1860, d. July 1861
Last Edited: 23 Sep 2016
  • Birth*: Jimmy was born in 1860.
  • Death*: Jimmy died in Jul 1861.

Parents:

Father: Captain John Turner Melvin , Sr. b. 17 May 1828, d. 17 Mar 1887
Mother: Hulda Regan b. 16 Dec 1832, d. 14 May 1901

David Davin? Regan Melvin

M, #3189, b. 5 October 1853, d. 16 May 1930
Gravestone
David Melvin
Last Edited: 18 Mar 2017

Parents:

Father: Captain John Turner Melvin , Sr. b. 17 May 1828, d. 17 Mar 1887
Mother: Hulda Regan b. 16 Dec 1832, d. 14 May 1901

Family:

Mary Elizabeth Melvin b. 8 Aug 1850, d. 24 Nov 1927

Children:

Elizabeth Marian Melvin+ b. 9 Jul 1873, d. 25 Jul 1942
Mary Ollela Melvin b. 18 Oct 1878, d. 27 Apr 1955
Allman Melvin+ b. May 1880
Lee Melvin b. Apr 1882, d. 2 Oct 1962
Letitia Jane Melvin 'Tish'+ b. 14 Jul 1883, d. 21 Jan 1973
Bart Regan Melvin , Sr.+ b. 16 Jul 1890, d. 6 Jun 1957
Hulda Lila Melvin+ b. 2 May 1893, d. 6 Jun 1927

Mary Elizabeth Melvin

F, #3190, b. 8 August 1850, d. 24 November 1927
Gravestone
Last Edited: 18 Mar 2017

Parents:

Father: Rev. William Simmons Melvin b. 20 Nov 1824, d. 15 Jan 1911
Mother: Eliza S. Beard b. 11 Aug 1823, d. 29 May 1891

Family:

David Davin? Regan Melvin b. 5 Oct 1853, d. 16 May 1930

Children:

Elizabeth Marian Melvin+ b. 9 Jul 1873, d. 25 Jul 1942
Mary Ollela Melvin b. 18 Oct 1878, d. 27 Apr 1955
Allman Melvin+ b. May 1880
Lee Melvin b. Apr 1882, d. 2 Oct 1962
Letitia Jane Melvin 'Tish'+ b. 14 Jul 1883, d. 21 Jan 1973
Bart Regan Melvin , Sr.+ b. 16 Jul 1890, d. 6 Jun 1957
Hulda Lila Melvin+ b. 2 May 1893, d. 6 Jun 1927

Eliza J. Melvin

F, #3191, b. 3 June 1858, d. 19 October 1928
Last Edited: 23 Sep 2016

Parents:

Father: Captain John Turner Melvin , Sr. b. 17 May 1828, d. 17 Mar 1887
Mother: Hulda Regan b. 16 Dec 1832, d. 14 May 1901

Family:

William Gray Melvin b. 22 Oct 1861, d. 3 Dec 1931

Children:

John Kelly Melvin , Sr.+ b. 4 Oct 1887, d. 22 Nov 1972
Willie James Melvin+ b. 28 Jul 1889, d. 12 Aug 1950
Duncan Jerome Melvin+ b. 1 Apr 1891, d. 13 Apr 1944
Joshua Melvin b. 15 Feb 1893, d. 15 Feb 1893
Hulda Rebecca Melvin+ b. 26 Jan 1894, d. 30 Aug 1986
Thomas Salter Melvin+ b. 9 Mar 1896, d. 4 Sep 1969
Leonidas Gray Melvin , Sr.+ b. 9 Jul 1898, d. 27 Mar 1961

William Gray Melvin

M, #3192, b. 22 October 1861, d. 3 December 1931
Last Edited: 11 Jun 2004

Parents:

Father: James Kelly Melvin b. c 1839
Mother: Rebecca Jane McDonald

Family:

Eliza J. Melvin b. 3 Jun 1858, d. 19 Oct 1928

Children:

John Kelly Melvin , Sr.+ b. 4 Oct 1887, d. 22 Nov 1972
Willie James Melvin+ b. 28 Jul 1889, d. 12 Aug 1950
Duncan Jerome Melvin+ b. 1 Apr 1891, d. 13 Apr 1944
Joshua Melvin b. 15 Feb 1893, d. 15 Feb 1893
Hulda Rebecca Melvin+ b. 26 Jan 1894, d. 30 Aug 1986
Thomas Salter Melvin+ b. 9 Mar 1896, d. 4 Sep 1969
Leonidas Gray Melvin , Sr.+ b. 9 Jul 1898, d. 27 Mar 1961

Alice Lee Melvin

F, #3193, b. 14 December 1861, d. 28 March 1932
Last Edited: 11 Jun 2004

Parents:

Father: Captain John Turner Melvin , Sr. b. 17 May 1828, d. 17 Mar 1887
Mother: Hulda Regan b. 16 Dec 1832, d. 14 May 1901

Family:

William Jonathan Singletary b. c 1861

Children:

John Samuel Singletary b. 22 Dec 1894, d. 28 Jul 1943
Esther Pauline Singletary b. c 1898, d. c 1913
Willie Griff Singletary+ b. 10 Feb 1902, d. 1 Jan 1956

William Jonathan Singletary

M, #3194, b. circa 1861
Last Edited: 25 Jul 2013

Family:

Alice Lee Melvin b. 14 Dec 1861, d. 28 Mar 1932

Children:

John Samuel Singletary b. 22 Dec 1894, d. 28 Jul 1943
Esther Pauline Singletary b. c 1898, d. c 1913
Willie Griff Singletary+ b. 10 Feb 1902, d. 1 Jan 1956

John Turner Melvin , Jr.

M, #3195, b. 18 April 1867, d. 7 February 1953
Last Edited: 23 Sep 2016

Parents:

Father: Captain John Turner Melvin , Sr. b. 17 May 1828, d. 17 Mar 1887
Mother: Hulda Regan b. 16 Dec 1832, d. 14 May 1901

Family:

Mary Viola Melvin b. 28 Aug 1871, d. 7 Sep 1957

Children:

Lola Stamps Melvin+ b. 22 Oct 1892, d. 14 Jul 1976
John Thaxton Melvin+ b. 26 Dec 1893, d. 13 Jul 1961
Mary Flornie Melvin b. c 1894
James Fay Melvin , Sr.+ b. 4 May 1896, d. 21 Jan 1935

Mary Viola Melvin

F, #3196, b. 28 August 1871, d. 7 September 1957
Last Edited: 11 Jun 2004

Parents:

Father: James Kelly Melvin b. s 1849
Mother: Mary Taylor Gunter

Family:

John Turner Melvin , Jr. b. 18 Apr 1867, d. 7 Feb 1953

Children:

Lola Stamps Melvin+ b. 22 Oct 1892, d. 14 Jul 1976
John Thaxton Melvin+ b. 26 Dec 1893, d. 13 Jul 1961
Mary Flornie Melvin b. c 1894
James Fay Melvin , Sr.+ b. 4 May 1896, d. 21 Jan 1935

William Duncan Melvin

M, #3197, b. 5 September 1870, d. 20 June 1930
Last Edited: 29 Sep 2021

Parents:

Father: Captain John Turner Melvin , Sr. b. 17 May 1828, d. 17 Mar 1887
Mother: Hulda Regan b. 16 Dec 1832, d. 14 May 1901

Family:

Sally Sallie? Jane Melvin b. 15 Sep 1873, d. 5 Jan 1946

Children:

Claudia Mae Melvin+ b. 14 Jun 1893, d. 1 Nov 1956
James Duncan Taylor Melvin+ b. 29 May 1895, d. 1 Dec 1956
David Turner Melvin b. 30 Sep 1896, d. 12 May 1944
Harvey Vance Melvin+ b. 10 Sep 1899, d. 21 Mar 1970
Vera Crosby Melvin+ b. 25 Nov 1901, d. 19 Sep 1951
John Creston Melvin (twin)+ b. 11 May 1904, d. 3 May 1967
?? Melvin (twin) b. 11 May 1904, d. 11 May 1904
Annie Bell Melvin+ b. 23 Apr 1908, d. 26 Jul 1973

Sally Sallie? Jane Melvin

F, #3198, b. 15 September 1873, d. 5 January 1946
Last Edited: 1 Feb 2012

Parents:

Father: James Kelly Melvin b. s 1849
Mother: Mary Taylor Gunter

Family:

William Duncan Melvin b. 5 Sep 1870, d. 20 Jun 1930

Children:

Claudia Mae Melvin+ b. 14 Jun 1893, d. 1 Nov 1956
James Duncan Taylor Melvin+ b. 29 May 1895, d. 1 Dec 1956
David Turner Melvin b. 30 Sep 1896, d. 12 May 1944
Harvey Vance Melvin+ b. 10 Sep 1899, d. 21 Mar 1970
Vera Crosby Melvin+ b. 25 Nov 1901, d. 19 Sep 1951
John Creston Melvin (twin)+ b. 11 May 1904, d. 3 May 1967
?? Melvin (twin) b. 11 May 1904, d. 11 May 1904
Annie Bell Melvin+ b. 23 Apr 1908, d. 26 Jul 1973

Mary Turner Melvin

F, #3199, b. 15 August 1854, d. 30 July 1930
Last Edited: 26 Oct 2008

Parents:

Father: Captain John Turner Melvin , Sr. b. 17 May 1828, d. 17 Mar 1887
Mother: Hulda Regan b. 16 Dec 1832, d. 14 May 1901

Family:

Matthew John Young b. 21 Nov 1854, d. 16 Dec 1925

Children:

Elizabeth Baker Young+ b. 30 Oct 1873, d. 25 May 1945
Phebe Jane Young+ b. 31 Oct 1877, d. 20 Jun 1940
David Young+ b. 6 May 1880, d. 20 Aug 1953
Sallie Young b. 12 Sep 1881, d. 8 Feb 1963
John Young b. 21 Dec 1883, d. 16 Jul 1942
Mary Alice Young+ b. Mar 1886, d. 1974
Hulda Young b. c 1888, d. 1903
Thomas B. Young b. May 1889, d. c 1910
Annie R. Young b. Jul 1891, d. b 1990
Matthew Paxton Young+ b. 7 Oct 1894, d. 8 Jan 1979
James McRae Young b. 10 Aug 1901, d. 23 Nov 1970

Matthew John Young

M, #3200, b. 21 November 1854, d. 16 December 1925
Last Edited: 15 Jul 2013

Parents:

Father: John Young b. c 1832
Mother: Elizabeth Singletary b. c 1832

Family:

Mary Turner Melvin b. 15 Aug 1854, d. 30 Jul 1930

Children:

Elizabeth Baker Young+ b. 30 Oct 1873, d. 25 May 1945
Phebe Jane Young+ b. 31 Oct 1877, d. 20 Jun 1940
David Young+ b. 6 May 1880, d. 20 Aug 1953
Sallie Young b. 12 Sep 1881, d. 8 Feb 1963
John Young b. 21 Dec 1883, d. 16 Jul 1942
Mary Alice Young+ b. Mar 1886, d. 1974
Hulda Young b. c 1888, d. 1903
Thomas B. Young b. May 1889, d. c 1910
Annie R. Young b. Jul 1891, d. b 1990
Matthew Paxton Young+ b. 7 Oct 1894, d. 8 Jan 1979
James McRae Young b. 10 Aug 1901, d. 23 Nov 1970