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Descendants of Redding George

Generation No. 1

1. REDDING1 GEORGE was born 1790 in NC. He married SARAH UNKNOWN Abt. 1813. She was born 1797 in North Carolina.

Notes for REDDING GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:"Delta County History 1870-1991" P. 156. "Land Deed Genealogy

Bedford Co.,Tn. 1807-1852", P. 39, 346, 378, 383 & 403 ( Redding

George is listed as a witness in land transactions). Shirley

Smith.:IT]

Children of REDDING GEORGE and SARAH UNKNOWN are:

2. i. SR. DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2 GEORGE, b. January 01, 1814, Bedford Co., Tn.; d. March 16, 1901, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

ii. JOSEPH GEORGE, b. 1821, NC; m. ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.

3. iii. SR. CASWELL S. GEORGE, b. 1823.

iv. ANDREW JACKSON GEORGE, b. 1828, TN.

v. REDDING J. GEORGE, b. 1830, TN.

vi. ISABELL GEORGE, b. 1830, TN.

vii. HENRY J. GEORGE, b. 1832, TN.

 

Generation No. 2

2. SR. DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2 GEORGE (REDDING1) was born January 01, 1814 in Bedford Co., Tn., and died March 16, 1901 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.. He married LUCINDA L. MCGUIRE Abt. 1845, daughter of THOMAS MCGUIRE and ANN LEE. She was born September 04, 1820 in Shelbyville, Bedford Co., Tn., and died January 24, 1897 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for SR. DAVID SIMEON RICHARD GEORGE:

~~~~~David was a Private under Captain J. J. Martin, Co. for Beat No.

2 Lamar Cty., Texas 9th Brig., TM, Br. Gen. H. Shelton, Comdg. Enlisted:

August, 1861. David is buried in Charleston Cemetary. His headstone

reads:"Davied George D. 3/16/1901 87 yr. old." [IT:"Delta County

History: 1870-1991", P. 156. Headstone. Lamar Co., Tx. Census; 1870.

Delta Co., Tx. Cencus; 1900. Muster Roll; Researched by: David A.

Baldwin & sent to Judith M. Falls:IT]

~~~~~

[BO:1850 Bedford Co., Tn. Census:BO] Dist. 6; Roll 432-869; P.

133/266; Age; Race; Sex; Marital Status; Occupation; Birthplace.

(found @ Richard Lee of Madison Co., Ky. website; hosted by Sue

McGuire)

31 GEORGE DAVID S R 29 W M M LABORER NC

[BO:Lamar Co., Tx 1870 Census:BO]

Beat 2

Transcribed by: Mary Stinson Claunch Lane; Paris, Tx.; 1993, 1996.

63-63 Farmer $1000/$500 (property value, real & personal)

GEORGE,

SIMION W M 49 NC

LUCINDA W F 49 TN

THOMAS W M 22 TN

CATHERINE W F 20 TN

JACKSON W M 18 TN

HENRY W M 16 TN

SUSAN W F 13 TX

SIMMONS W M 11 TX

ROBERT W M 7 TX

MCGUIRE, ANN W F 80 KY

(This census shows; name, race, sex, age & birth place.)

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1880 Census:BO]

Precinct 5

341 [BO:George:BO]

DAVID S. 60 Farmer SC ---

---

LUCINDA 58 Wife TN ---

---

DAVID S. JR. 20 Son Farmer TX SC TN

ROBERT L. 16 Son TX SC TN

[BO:BASHAM:BO]

LEE F. 36 Boarder MS GA

IN

(The 1880 Census shows household number, surname, given name, age,

position in family, birth place, father's birth place & mother's

birth place.)

More About SR. DAVID SIMEON RICHARD GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. March 18, 1901, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Notes for LUCINDA L. MCGUIRE:

~~~~~~Lucinda is buried in Charleston Cemetery. The headstone reads:

"D. January 24, 1897--74 years old." [IT:Headstone. "Delta County

History: 1870 - 1991", P.156; Shirley Ann (Nabors) Smith gives birth &

death dates.:IT]

More About LUCINDA L. MCGUIRE:

Burial: Abt. January 26, 1897, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Children of DAVID GEORGE and LUCINDA MCGUIRE are:

4. i. SARAH ANN3 GEORGE, b. June 08, 1847, Bedford Co., Tn.; d. December 13, 1939, Lake Creek, Delta Co., Tx..

5. ii. THOMAS REDMAN GEORGE, b. Abt. 1848, TN; d. June 13, 1899.

6. iii. MARY CATHERINE GEORGE, b. November 1849, TN; d. 1913, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

7. iv. CAS ANDREW JACKSON GEORGE, b. October 10, 1852, TN; d. October 18, 1887.

8. v. HENRY JOHN GEORGE, b. April 19, 1855, Bedford Co., Tn.; d. December 24, 1938, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

9. vi. SUSAN JANE GEORGE, b. Abt. 1857, Texas.

10. vii. JR. DAVID SIMEON RICHARD GEORGE, b. November 30, 1859, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. November 28, 1934, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

11. viii. ROBERT E. LEE GEORGE, b. July 10, 1863, Texas; d. May 05, 1951, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

3. SR. CASWELL S.2 GEORGE (REDDING1) was born 1823. He married ISABELLA PHILLIPS Abt. 1850. She was born November 01, 1822 in TN, and died July 29, 1904 in TN..

Notes for SR. CASWELL S. GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Valerie Phillips Gildehaus'

FLS.:IT]

More About ISABELLA PHILLIPS:

Burial: Abt. July 31, 1904, Bedford Co., Tn.

Children of CASWELL GEORGE and ISABELLA PHILLIPS are:

12. i. REDDING J.3 GEORGE, b. 1853.

ii. SALLIE A. GEORGE, b. 1857.

iii. ELIZA J. GEORGE, b. May 1860; m. BENJAMINE YELL, 1899; b. May 1863.

13. iv. JR. CASWELL S. GEORGE, b. February 18, 1864.

 

Generation No. 3

4. SARAH ANN3 GEORGE (DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2, REDDING1) was born June 08, 1847 in Bedford Co., Tn., and died December 13, 1939 in Lake Creek, Delta Co., Tx.. She married JOHN WILLIAM WILSON April 03, 1866 in Lamar Co., Tx., son of ALLEN WILSON and ELIZABETH ASKINS. He was born October 03, 1841 in Smith Co., Tennessee, and died September 09, 1920 in Lake Creek, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for SARAH ANN GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus; 1880, 1900, 1910 & 1920;

Death; Vol. 5, P. 58, informant; W. A. Wilson of Cooper.

Headstone.:IT]

More About SARAH ANN GEORGE:

Burial: December 14, 1939, Lake Creek, Delta Co., Tx.

Notes for JOHN WILLIAM WILSON:

~~~~~ John William Wilson has been remembered for his kindness to

others and his benevolent spirit. He was known fondly as the "marrying

parson". People would come from surrounding counties to be married by

him. He performed over three hundred ceremonies. The following is a

copy of a letter given to Harvena Johnson. It is a copy of the

commeration speech given in 1969 at the dedication of his homestead

being given an historical marker. I do not know who wrote it, however,

a copy of it ( minus the County Cencus records that are included here

) can be found in the Cooper Library in the collection of the

Historical Society.

"JOHN WILLIAM WILSON

'John William Wilson was born in Smith County, Tennessee, Oct. 3,

1841. He was son of Allen Green Wilson, who was born in Smith County,

Tennessee in 1819. His mother was E.M. Askins Wilson, born in

Virginia, near Richmond. His paternal grandparents were Robert Wilson

and Celine A. Robinson of North Carolina. His maternal grandparents

were Presley Askins and Mary Finch Askins, both of North Carolina.

These records are taken from the family Bible, now in the possession

of Mrs. P. L. Ayles, Lake Creek, Texas, Rt. 1.

'From the [BO:1850 Laclede County, Missouri:BO] we find the

following:

'No. 143

Allen G. Wilson 32 farmer Tenn.

Elizabeth M. (Askins) 27 wife Va.

John W. 8 son Tenn.

Thomas A. 7 son Tenn.

Mary Jane C. 2 dau. Mo.'

'From the [BO:1860 Laclede Co., Mo.:BO] P.O. Competition, Osage Twp.

Pg. 77:

'No. 487

Allen G. Wilson 32 farmer $3000 $600 Tenn.

Elizabeth M. 38 wife Va.

John W. 19 son farm work Tenn.

Thos. A. 17 son Tenn.

Mary J. C. 13 dau. Mo.

Harry D. 8 son Mo.

Sarah E. 4 dau. Mo.

Robert P. 1/12 son Mo.'

'John William Wilson's Civil War Records give the following

information:

'Enlisted Jan. 18, 1862, Pvt., Co. B. 4 Reg't, Missouri Infantry,

Confederate, at Springfield, Mo., by Maj. Wood, for duration of war.

Age 20 years. Wounded in battle before Corinth, Oct. 3, 1862 and left

at hospital. (Later, he told of being left on the Battle Field, with

dead all around. He was found the next day by troops removing the

dead.) Appeared on list of paroled Confederate Prisioners, wounded,

and nurses delivered at Iuka, Miss. to Surgeon J. B. Bond, C. S. Army,

on account of government; captured at the Battle of Corinth, Oct. 3rd

and 4th, 1862. Historic Roll, which was from the original record,

which was borrowed from Mrs. Wright L. Smith, through Capt. James W.

Allen of St. Louis, Mo.- A. G. 1291598. Engaged Elkhorn C. S. A.

volunteers, was enlisted by Capt. Wood, of 1st. Reg't of Missouri

Vol., Springfield, Mo., on the 19 day of Jan. 1862, to serve three

years; he was born in Smith Co., in the state of Tennessee, is 21

years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, sandy

hair, and by occupation when enlisted, a farmer during the last year.

Said soldier has been unfit for duty. I certify that I have carefully

examined the said John W. Wilson of Captain Spangler's Co., and find

him to be incapable of performing the duties of a soldier in field,

because of-----Partial Paralysis of left leg, resulting from gun shot

wound, recieved at Battle of Corinth and there is partial loss of

motion, sensation impaired-------we would therefore, recommend a

detail in the Hospital Department.

M'u J. Armstrong; Asst.

Surgeons

Sam R. Oliphant; & Ex

Boosa'

'John W. Wilson served the rest of the war in the Hospital

Department, and carried the impairment of his left limb until his

death in 1920. Later, he told his children of being left for dead on

the battle field, among the dead. He remembered dragging himself over

bodies and finding grains of corn, shattered and left by horses, on

the field. It was life-giving nourishment, that could have made him

survive.

'After the Civil War, we find John W. Wilson and Sarah Ann George are

united in Holy Matrimony, Lamar County, Texas, April 3, 1866, 3 PM, by

Squire Buford, J.P. Sarah Ann George was the daughter of D. S. R.

George and Lucinda McGuire George. Lucinda McGuire George was the

daughter of Ann Lee McGuire, a cousin of General Robert E. Lee. She

was born in Virginia, July 17, 1790. She served in the mess of a ship

in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. Her 1' x 2' x48" cloth

chest has been passed down to her great-grand-daughter, Mrs. P. L.

Ayles, and is now one of her prized possessions.

'Twelve children blessed the union of John W. Wilson and Sarah Ann

George. When their first-born, Ida Bell was about three years old, an

ex-slave Negro woman, asked permission to take the little girl to the

pool with her to get a bucket of water. Later, the Negro woman came

back to the house alone; Sarah Ann Wilson asked where little Ida Bell

was. The Negro replied that she was in the pool. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson

rushed to the pool and retrieved the seemingly lifeless body. They

carried Ida Bell to the house and began to work with her to revive the

little girl. Prayers were said and earnest therapy was applied. The

little girl finally began to show signs of life. After the ordeal was

over, John W. Wilson and his wife, Sarah Ann gave thanks to the Lord

God and John W. Wilson, then and there, promised the Lord that he

would serve His cause, thereafter.

"John W. Wilson became the Reverend John W. Wilson of the Methodist

Protestant Church of Lamar County, Texas, which later became Delta

County, Texas. The Rev. John W. Wilson was a local and curcuit

preacher for the Methodist Protestant Church for the rest of his life.

In those days, the local ministers did not get paid for doing the

Lord's work, so the Rev. Wilson was still a farmer and landowner. He

built one of the first cotton gins in Delta County. It was powered by

oxen. This gin burned and he re-built a second gin. In about 1887 he

bought the Cyrus C. Taylor, two-story home, that had been built in

1859. This home was used as a social center and many dances were held

in the large east room of the second story, when the Taylors lived

there. Cyrus C. Taylor was the father of Benoni B. Taylor of James M.

Daniels' Lamar County Artillery Co. of C. S. A., known as Daniels'

Texas Battery.

'John W. Wilson was one of the most highly respected citizens of

Delta County. He was known for miles around as the most popular

'marrying parson'. People would come from adjoining counties to be

married by the Rev. John W. Wilson. A check of the Delta County

marriage license show that he married over three hundred couples.

Besides raising twelve children, John W. and Sarah Ann Wilson, also

took in their eldest daughter, Ida Bell after she was widowed, with

six small children, and all were the happy family of this beloved

couple.

'John W. Wilson died Sept. 8, 1920, at the age of almost seventy-nine

years. Even though he carried the Civil War paralysis in his left

limb, until his death, it is said that he was never heard to complain.

He never wanted to talk about the war, and always wanted to help

others with their misfortunes. He was even forgiving of the negro

woman that threw his little girl in the pool, by saying that she did

not know what sorrow it would mean. The Negro woman was judged

simple-minded and not capable of realizing her dreadful act.

'The [BO:1880 Delta County Census:BO], Precincts 4 & 5, Percy V.

Pennybacker, enumerator:

'No. 329 [BO:Wilson:BO]

John W. 38 minister & farmer Tn. Tn Va

Sarah A. 33 wife Tn SC Tn

Ida Bell 13 dau Tx Tn Tn

Thomas 10 son Tx Tn Tn

David W. 8 son Tx Tn Tn

William A. 6 son Tx Tn Tn

Lucinda E. 4 dau Tx Tn Tn

Sarah C. 2 dau Tx Tn Tn

Susan E. 5 m dau Tx Tn Tn

'Now the decendants of this great and good man wish to honor him for

the many good deeds and the loving tenderness toward his fellow man,

by sponsoring an Official Texas State Historical Marker, to be placed

in front of his homestead, on Farm Road 198, 2 miles east of Lake

Creek, Texas, Delta County.' "

(The preceding is presented here in it's original form. CORRECTIONS:

the 1860 Laclede Co., Mo. Census Roll should have Allen G.'s age as 41

not 32; the1880 Delta Co., Tx. Census Roll shows Thomas' middle

initial as 'D', actually, it was 'B' as it appears in later census

rolls, as well as his marriage and death records, and on his

tombstone. David's middle initial actually appeared in the census as

'W' which is also on his headstone. Newspapers from surrounding

communities printed this speech, with various adjustments.)

[IT:3/18/2001 I recieved e-mail copies of J. W. Wilson's Confederate

Service Records from Phyllis (Wilson) Carpenter, obtained by her son

from the National Archives on his recent trip.:IT] The records support

the above cited speech.

[IT:Handwritten letter by: Harvena Lee Johnson to her niece, Vena

Johnson, dated; Jan. 18, 1987 lists 11 of 12 children born to J. W. &

S. A. Wilson.:IT]

In 1887 J.W. built the first cotton gin in Lake Creek. It was powered

by oxen. Later, C.E. & Oscar Anderson built the first steam powered

gin in Delta Co. [IT:Patterson Memorial Museum::IT] [UL:Cooper

Review.:UL]

[BO:"The Home Place:BO]

'Robert William Wilson and Celina A. (Robinson), from North Carolina,

were the parents of Allen Green Wilson, who was born in Smith County,

Tennessee, in 1819. Presley Askins and Mary (Finch), also from North

Carolina, were the parents of of Elizabeth Askins, who married Allen

Green Wilson. Their son John William Wilson was born in Smith County,

Tennessee, on October 3, 1841. The records show the family living in

Missouri when John was eight years old.

'Ann (Lee) McGuire, a cousin of General Robert E. Lee, was born in

Virginia on July 17, 1790. She served in the mess of a ship in

Chesapeake Bay during the war of 1812. Her daughter, Lucinda McGuire,

married D.S.R. George. Their daughter, Sarah Ann George, was born in

1847; she married John William Wilson in Lamar County in Texas on

April 3, 1866.

'We do not have the complete story of how John William Wilson and

Sarah Ann George came to be in Texas. We do know John served in the

Civil War, was seriously wounded and suffered a disability in his left

leg all his life. He was left for dead on the battlefield after the

Battle of Corinth on October 3, 1862. The records show he had

volunteered for service in Missouri on January 19, 1862. He was

discharged in Mississippi.

'When the first of the twelve children of John and Sarah Wilson, Ida

Bell, was three, a simple minded servant threw the child into a pool,

where she came very near to drowning. The distraught parents were able

to save the child (miraculously). John William Wilson took an oath

that he would serve the Lord thereafter. He became a minister of the

Methodist Protestant Church of Lamar (later Delta) County. He

continued to farm; country preachers were not paid in those days. He

built one of the first gins in Delta County: it was powered by oxen:

it burned down and he built another. He was one of the most highly

respected citizens of the county.

'The two story house which is our story this week is two miles east

of Lake Creek on Farm Road 198. It was built in 1859. The Cyrus Taylor

family owned it: it was a social center; dances were held in the large

east room of the second story. The Wilsons bought the house from the

Taylors in 1887.

'The Reverend Wilson was a local and circuit preacher. He was known

for miles around as a popular 'marrying parson'. People came from

adjoining counties to be married by him. Delta County records show he

performed the marriage ceremony for more than three hundred couples.

'Besides raising their own twelve children, John and Sarah Wilson

took in their widowed daughter, Ida Bell Stegall, and her six

children. Mrs. Anna Barnett of Cooper was one of those children.

'John William Wilson died at the age of 79 in 1920; his wife, Sarah

Ann passed away in 1939. They are buried in the Lake Creek Cemetery.

The house was occupied by their daughter, Winnie (Wilson) Ayles, and

her husband until 1972.

'An historical marker honoring

-------------------------------------in front of the house in

ceremonies held October 5, 1969. At that time the descendants of the

Reverend Wilson numbered three hundred four: six great great grandsons

were ordained ministers. Six of his descendants took part in the

ceremonies: Randal Stegall, Mrs. Pat Ayles, Reverend Ronald Barnett,

Reverend Earl V. Robnett, Alton Jones and David Jones.

'To the unknowing, it may seem the only sounds there now are the

moaning and the whistling of the wind through the broken windows and

sagging timbers, but the old house is telling tales of a hundred

nineteen years of joy and sorrow, youth and age, birth and death,

failure and success, fear and courage, pain and pleasure, struggle and

triumph, and most of all, goodness and love.' "

[IT:By: Angeline Sharp.:IT]

[BO:Hopkins Co., Tx. 1870 Census:BO]

Precinct 5, Charleston, Tx.

30 [BO:Wilson:BO]

JAMES W. 29 MW Methodist Preacher $500 $200 MO

SARAH S. 22 FW Keeping House TN

IDA B. 2 FW

TX

THOMAS B. 1/12 MW (May)

TX

(Transcribed by; Frat Edward Davis, 1985. CORRECTIONS: should be John

W. & Sarah C. Mr. Davis does not tell us, but going by other census

rolls we can assume the following: number left of surname is household

no., surname, given name, age, sex, race, occupation <on Thomas B. he

listed birth month>, real property value, personal property value &

birth place.)

NOTE that Delta Co. was formed out of Lamar and Hopkins Counties in

1870, it was not until 1880 that the first census was taken for the

new county.

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1900 Census:BO]

Precinct 4 District 45 Enumerator; A. H. Hendrix Page 119

(microfilm) 6 Jun 1900

304-313 [BO:Wilson:BO]

JOHN W. Head M W Oct 1841 58 M32 TN TN TN Farmer

SARAH A. Wife W F Jun 1847 52 M32 12/9 TN SC TN

WILLIAM A. Son W M Nov 1873 26 S TX TN TN Teacher

HARVEY P. Son W M Oct 1822 17 S TX TN TN FarmLab

CUMA T. Dau W F Aug 1887 12 S TX TN TN

WILLIE L. Dau W F Feb 1890 10 S TX TN TN

(This census shows month & year of birth, how many years the couple

has been married and how many children born to the wife & how many

still alive)

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1910 Census:BO]

Precinct 4 District 45 Enumerator; A. H. Hendrix Page 244

(microfilm) 30 Apr 1910

304-313 [BO:Wilson:BO]

JOHN W. Head M W 68 M1-44 TN TN TN Farmer

SARAH A. Wife F W 63 M1-44 TN NC TN

Winnie L. Dau F W 20 S TX TN TN

[BO:Skeen:BO]

TALITHA C. Dau F W 22 M1-2 1/1 TX TN TN

JOHN W. G-Son M W 16m MO AR TX

(This census shows how many times & years the couple has been married

and how many children born to the wife & how many still alive)

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1920 Census:BO]

Precinct 4 District 51 Enumerator; James E. Thompson Page 113

(microfilm) 9 Jan 1920

76-78 [BO:Wilson:BO]

JOHN W. Head M W 78 M TX NC VA Farmer

SARAH Wife F M 72 M TN NC TN

[BO:Skeen:BO]

T. CUMA Dau F W 32 D TX TN TN

JOHN W. G-Son M W 11 S MO MO TX Farm Laborer

(1900, 1910 & 1920 Censuses transcribed by; Lawrence & Sue Dale,

Blossom, Tx.)

J. W. was listed as an associate preacher in 1869 at the Pierce

Chapel, later known as Lake Creek Circuit. The church record shows

these members in 1869: W.E. Skeen, Susan Skeen, Mary Johnson, J. L.

Johnson, S. C. Combs, S. A. Wilson (Craig), Ida B. Wilson (Stegall),

T. B. Wilson, D. W. Wilson and W. A. Wilson. In 1889 these members:

Lucindy Wilson, Susan E. Wilson and Sarah C. Wilson; 1890, Harvey

Wilson; 1891, J. H. McGuyer and Arthur Skeen; 1892, R. P. Wilson, Mary

Wilson and Ida Miller (Combs); 1893, A. J. Combs (White); 1895, Mary

Lee Johnson and Lura Johnson; 1896, Lula E. Miller (Wilson); 1900, Gid

McGuyer; 1901, Joseph Wilson, Malinda Wilson; 1902, Telitha Stegall

(Jones), Bertha Lee Stegall (Chitsey) and Annie Stegall (Barnett);

1903, Jessie Miller, M. A. Nabors, L. L. Johnson, H. E. Johnson, J. W.

Miller and Mettie Miller; 1904, Katie Johnson and Lewis Miller; 1907,

Susie Stegall, Elbert Stegall, Ollie Johnson and Mattie Wilson; 1909,

Bonnie Craig, Mrs. Katie Johnson, Cuma Wilson, Winnie Wilson, M. J.

Miller, Ida Belle Stegall, Oscar Johnson and Pat Ayles; 1914, Elbert

Stegall; year not given, S. A. Craig, Ida Bell Stegall, Rev. J. W.

Wilson, Mrs. J. W. Wilson, Annie Stegall, Susie Stegall, Elbert

Stegall, Bonnie Craig, Cumie Wilson (Skeen), Winnie Ayles, Pat Ayles,

Ida Bell Stegall; 1918, Dalton Schults and Marvin Schults; 1919,

Johnnie Skeen; 192?, Dow Craig and Abbie Craig; 1925, S. A. Craig, Ida

B. Stegall, Mrs. J. W. Wilson, Annie Barnett, Elbert Stegall, Winnie

Ayles, Pat Ayles, --- Schultz and Dalton Schultz.

[IT:Church Records found at Patterson Memorial Museum in Cooper,

Delta Co., Tx. July, 2000. Headstone. NOTE: Headstone says J.W. died

on the 9th; other papers says the 8th.:IT]

More About JOHN WILLIAM WILSON:

Burial: Abt. September 09, 1920, Lake Creek, Delta Co., Tx.

Children of SARAH GEORGE and JOHN WILSON are:

14. i. IDA BELL4 WILSON, b. June 14, 1867, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. March 09, 1960, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

15. ii. THOMAS B. WILSON, b. May 04, 1870, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. June 24, 1954, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

iii. DAVID W. WILSON, b. 1871, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for DAVID W. WILSON:

~~~~~David is buried in Charleston Cemetery just inside the gate. The

volunteer caretakers have very thoughtfully laid it on another stone

for safekeeping. His stone is broken accross the date. (Looks like a

child's stone.) It reads: "Son of Rev. J. W. & S. A. Wilson."

[IT:Headstone. PMMODC/"Registry of Methodist and Prodestant Churches:

Craig Prairie; Charleston; Lake Creek and Unita".:IT] The Pierce

Chapel Class (later known as Lake Creek Circuit) was organized Aug.

1869 by R. Boyd, pastor and J. W. Wilson, associate pastor. D. W.

Wilson (114) and his mother and siblings are listed in this register

numbers 111 thru 118. This register is not dated until Lucindy Wilson

(116); 1889.

16. iv. WILLIAM ALLEN WILSON, b. November 17, 1874, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. January 06, 1965, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

v. LUCINDA E. WILSON, b. February 1876, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; m. ALBERT M. SKEEN, November 03, 1897, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; b. February 1869, Texas.

Notes for LUCINDA E. WILSON:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus, 1900, 1910 & 1920; Marriage,

Vol. 3, P. 413.:IT] She was listed in Sarah Catherine (Wilson)

Johnson's obit as "Lizzie" Skeen. This suggests that the 'E.' stands

for Elizabeth which is very common in our family.

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1900 Census:BO]

Precinct 4 Enumerator; Benoni B. Taylor Page 133 (microfilm)

23 Jun 1900

337-339 [BO:Skeen:BO]

ALBERT M. Head W M Feb 1869 31 M2 TX NC MO Farmer

LUCIND E. Wife W F Feb 1876 24 M2 0/0 TX MO TN

(This census shows married how many years and how many children born

to wife & how many still living)

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1910 Census:BO]

Precinct 1, East End District 40 Enumerator; J. P. Morrill

Page 127 (microfilm) 19 Apr 1910

55-55 [BO:Skeen:BO]

ALBERT M. Head M W 41 M1-12 TX NC MO Farmer

LUCINDA Wife F W 34 M1-12 0/0 TX MO TN

(This census shows married how many times & years and how many

children born to the wife & how many still living)

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1920 Census:BO]

Precinct 1 District 47 Enumerator; E. L. Adair Page 35

(microfilm) 29 Jan 1920

344-359 [BO:Skeen:BO]

ALBERT M. Head M W 51 M TX MO MO Farmer

LUCINDIE E. Wife F W 43 M TX MO VA

(1900, 1910 & 1920 Censuses transcribed by; Lawrence & Sue Dale,

Blossom, Tx.)

Notes for ALBERT M. SKEEN:

1900 Delta Co., Tx. Cencus.

17. vi. SARAH CATHERINE WILSON, b. February 24, 1878, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. March 11, 1957, Enloe, Delta Co., Tx..

18. vii. SUSIE ELLER WILSON, b. December 31, 1879, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. July 14, 1959, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

viii. S. A. WILSON, b. Abt. 1881, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for S. A. WILSON:

~~~~~[IT:Church Record Book; The Pierce Chapel Class, later known as

Lake Creek Curcuit, on file at the Cooper Museum.:IT]

She was listed 'S. A. Wilson (Craig)' No. 111 with siblings listed 112

through 118. S. A. was listed 3 times in this church record over a

period of 36 years; 1889 - 1925. Each time at least 2 of her siblings

were listed consecutively.

ix. HARVEY PAUL WILSON, b. October 1882, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; m. MATTIE HALL, November 18, 1906, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; b. August 25, 1881, TN; d. April 03, 1935, Enloe, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for HARVEY PAUL WILSON:

~~~~~Delta Co., Tx. Records: Marriage; Vol. 5, P. 432.

Notes for MATTIE HALL:

[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Death Record: No. 534; Vol. 4, P. 246.:IT]

19. x. TALITHA CUMA WILSON, b. August 13, 1887, Lake Creek, Delta Co., Tx.; d. August 1929.

xi. RASTUS WILSON, b. Abt. 1888, Lake Creek, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for RASTUS WILSON:

~~~~~[IT:Harvena Johnson.:IT]

20. xii. WINNIE LEE WILSON, b. February 27, 1890, Lake Creek, Delta Co., Tx.; d. January 16, 1977, Harrah, Ok..

5. THOMAS REDMAN3 GEORGE (DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2, REDDING1) was born Abt. 1848 in TN, and died June 13, 1899. He married (1) AMANDA FLORENE LYNCH July 03, 1873 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.. She was born Abt. 1857 in Texas. He married (2) NANCY ELIZA ANN SHEPHERD July 02, 1893 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx., daughter of JESSE SHEPHERD and NANCY MCCURRY. She was born May 22, 1860 in Louisiana, and died March 19, 1940 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for THOMAS REDMAN GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co.,Tx. Records: Cencus, 1880; Marriage, Vol. 3, P. 61

& Vol. 1, P. 53; Census,1900.:IT]

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1880 Census:BO]

Precinct 5

334 [BO:George:BO]

THOMAS R. 31 Farmer TN TN TN

AMANDA F. 23 Wife TX GA AR

JAMES S. 6 Son TX TN TX

CHARLES W. 4 Son TX TN TX

ANDREW J. 2 Son TX TN TX

More About THOMAS REDMAN GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. 1899

Notes for AMANDA FLORENE LYNCH:

Delta Co., Tx. Marriage Record; Vol. 1, P. 53. 1880 Delta Co., Tx.

Cencus.

Notes for NANCY ELIZA ANN SHEPHERD:

~~~~~Annie is buried in Charleston Cemetary. [IT:Delta Co., Tx.

Records: Death, Vol. 8, P. 76; Census, 1900. Headstone reads;

"Wonderful Mammy". "VITW",Cem. List./:IT] [UL:Cooper Review:UL][IT:,

Friday, March 29, 1940:IT]-

"Mrs. Ann George died Tuesday afternoon, March 19, at 6 o'clock at

the home of her daughter Mrs. R. L. Woodard. Funeral Services were

held in Charleston, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Rev. Mr.

Deason of the First Methodist Church of Lake Creek officiating,

assisted by Rev. R. E. Steelman of the Baptist Church of Cooper.

Burial was made at the Charleston Cemetery. The Woodruff-Jones Funeral

Home of Antlers, Okla., was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers

were Newell Woodard, Newman McMurtree, Glen Vitilow, Garland Hemby,

Oscar Oats and Joe Bidwell, grandsons of the deceased. She is survived

by two sons, Bill George of Brownsfield and White George of Shamrock,

three daughters, Mrs. Bird Oats of Crosbytown, Mrs Dovie Vitilow of

Finely, Okla., and Mrs. Dewey Woodard of Cooper. She is also survived

by five step-children, Dick George of Charleston, Charlie George of

Cooper, Mrs. Lela Clark, Boswell, Okla., Mrs. Lula Black and Mrs.

Annie McMurtree of Cooper. Thirty-four grandchildren and 18 great

grandchildren also survive, two sisters, Mrs. George Helm of Antlers,

Okla., and Mrs. D. S. R. George of Cooper. Miss Eliza Ann Shepherd was

born in Louisiana, May 22, 1860, the daughter of Jesse Shepherd and

Nancy McCurry Shepherd. Her parents moved to Texas at the beginning of

the Civil War, living in Lamar County for a few years, then moving to

Delta County where she lived until her death. She was married to C. A.

George, July 14, 1878. After Mr. George's death, October 18, 1887, she

was later married to T. R. George, July 14, 1893, who died June 13,

1899. Mrs. George joined the Methodist Church at age 16 and continued

to live a devoted Christian, as well as a full and useful life. Nancy

Eliza Ann Shepherd married C. A. J. George on 14 July 1878, then

married Thomas Redman George on 2 July 1893."

More About NANCY ELIZA ANN SHEPHERD:

Burial: March 20, 1940, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Children of THOMAS GEORGE and AMANDA LYNCH are:

i. JAMES S.4 GEORGE, b. Abt. 1874, Texas.

Notes for JAMES S. GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus; 1880.:IT]

21. ii. CHARLES WOODRUFF GEORGE, b. July 12, 1875, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. October 09, 1959, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

iii. ANDREW JACKSON GEORGE, b. March 1878, Texas.

Notes for ANDREW JACKSON GEORGE:

~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus; 1880.:IT]

22. iv. RICHARD HENRY GEORGE, b. 1882; d. April 12, 1954.

v. LULA GEORGE, b. Abt. 1890, Texas; m. UNKNOWN CLARK, Abt. 1910; b. Abt. 1888.

vi. JOHN H. GEORGE, b. December 01, 1891; d. May 16, 1898.

More About JOHN H. GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. May 18, 1898, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Children of THOMAS GEORGE and NANCY SHEPHERD are:

23. vii. BIRDIE4 GEORGE, b. June 1894, Texas.

viii. DOVIE GEORGE, b. September 1896, Texas.

Notes for DOVIE GEORGE:

~~~~~Married a Mr. Vittlow.

ix. DEWEY GEORGE, b. August 1898, Texas.

Notes for DEWEY GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Census 1900 & 1910.:IT] (1900 shows

'M'; 1910 shows 'F' sister, living in house of William J. George & his

family.)

6. MARY CATHERINE3 GEORGE (DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2, REDDING1) was born November 1849 in TN, and died 1913 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.. She married MATHIEST CHRISTIAN SCHULTZ March 16, 1879 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.. He was born March 13, 1854 in Holstein, Denmark, and died August 12, 1938 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for MARY CATHERINE GEORGE:

~~~~~Kat and Matt are buried in Charleston Cemetary. [IT: Texas

Cencus: Lamar Co., 1870; Delta Co., 1900 & 1910. Delta Co., Tx.

Record: Marriage; Vol. 1, P. 239, Certificate No. 376. "Delta County

History: 1870-1991", P. 156 & 304. Headstones. "Voices in the Wind":

Compiled by; Sylvia Wood.:IT]

More About MARY CATHERINE GEORGE:

Burial: 1913, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Notes for MATHIEST CHRISTIAN SCHULTZ:

~~~~~~[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1880 Census:BO]

338 [BO:Schultz:BO] Precinct 5

MATHIAS C. 25 Farmer Denmark Denmark Denmark

MARY C. 30 Wife TN TN TN

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1880 Mortality Schedule:BO]

338 [BO:Schultz:BO]

----------- 1 Day MW TX DENMARK TN Jan Died at birth

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1900 Census:BO]

Precinct 5 Enumerator; John Click Page 155 (microfilm) 29 Jun

1900

301-303 [BO:Shultz:BO] (misspelled; should be Schultz)

MATHIAS C. Head WM Mar 1855 45 M21 Farmer GER GER GER

MARY M. Wife WF Nov 1849 50 M21 3/3 TN TN TN

MARVIN Son WM Jan 1882 18 S TX GER TN

JOHN Son WM Jan 1884 16 S TX GER

TN

CINDA Dau WF Aug 1887 12 S TX GER

TN

(CORRECTION: Mary's middle initial is 'C'.)

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1910 Census:BO]

Precinct 5 District 46 Enumerator; J. M. Reed Page 273

(microfilm) 7 May 1910

[BO:Schultz:BO]

MATHIAS C. Head MW 56 M1 30 Farmer GER GER GER

MARY C. Wife FW 60 M1 30 3/3 TN TN TN

MARVIN Son MW 27 M1 1 Farmer TX GER TN

MYRTLE D-law FW 18 M1 1 1/1 TX TN TX

LOGAN G-son MW 15m S TX TX

TX

(The 1920 census is listed under Lucinda Schultz Stubblefield.)

In 1870 Matt & his sister Josie came by ship from Denmark to the

states and settled in Delta Co., Tx. Josie had a ticket, but Matt was

too young and was compelled to stow away in order to make the journey.

Their father was planning to come later, but he drowned before he

could arrange his departure. They lived with the Billy & Sally McCory

for awhile & Sally taught him to speak English. [IT:"DCH:1870-1991",

P. 303 & 304; Ray Garner, Patsy Schultz Cummings & Peggy Schultz

Mining. Delta Co., Tx. Records: Death; Vol. 4, P. 297, File No. 794.

"VITW"; Cem. List./Obit/:IT][UL:Delta Courier:UL][IT:, Tue., Aug. 16,

1938.:IT]

"Funeral services for M. C. Schultz, 83, were conducted at the

Charleston Christian Church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the home

of his daughter, Mrs. Tom Stubblefield. Active pallbearers were; W. L.

Chamblis, O. A. Worden, Bill Porter, Dick Porter, Byron Oats, and

Wylie Simpson. Honorary pallbearers were; B. F. McGuyer, W. L. Scott,

W. I. Worden, T. R. McGuyer, S. W. Hemby and T. J. McGuyer. Flower

girls were Frances Stubblefield, Mozelle Watkins and Junell Chambliss.

Mathiest Christian Schultz was born in Germany March 13, 1955, coming

to the United States at the age of 18. After settling in the

Charleston communityhe was married to Miss Mary Catherine George who

passed away several years ago. Surviving are three children; Marvin

Schultz of Cooper, J. C. Schultz and Mrs. Tom Stubblefield of

Charleston, 21 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, all of who

attended the services except three grandchildren of Houston. Uncle

Mat, as he was familiarly known to Charleston residents, professed

christianity at an early age and became a member of the Christian

Church, which he regularly attended until his health failed."

More About MATHIEST CHRISTIAN SCHULTZ:

Burial: August 13, 1938, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Children of MARY GEORGE and MATHIEST SCHULTZ are:

i. BABY BOY4 SCHULTZ, b. January 1880, Delta Co., Tx.; d. January 1880, Delta Co., Tx..

24. ii. SR. SIMEON MARVIN SCHULTZ, b. January 17, 1882, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. July 08, 1951, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

25. iii. SR. JOHN CALVIN SCHULTZ, b. January 27, 1884, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. December 13, 1951, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

26. iv. LUCINDA LEE SCHULTZ, b. August 06, 1887, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. March 12, 1977, Irving, Tx..

7. CAS ANDREW JACKSON3 GEORGE (DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2, REDDING1) was born October 10, 1852 in TN, and died October 18, 1887. He married NANCY ELIZA ANN SHEPHERD July 14, 1878 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx., daughter of JESSE SHEPHERD and NANCY MCCURRY. She was born May 22, 1860 in Louisiana, and died March 19, 1940 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for CAS ANDREW JACKSON GEORGE:

~~~~~Jack and Eliza Ann are buried in Charleston Cemetary. [IT:Delta

Co., Tx. Records: Marriage, Vol. 1, P. 214. Lamar Co., Tx. Record:

Cencus; 1870. "Delta County History: 1870-1991", P. 156 & 312.

Headstone.:IT]

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1880 Census:BO]

Precinct 5

333 [BO:George:BO]

JACK 27 Farmer TX TN TN

ANNIE 20 Wife LA GA AL

WILLIAM 1 Son TX TX LA

More About CAS ANDREW JACKSON GEORGE:

Burial: October 20, 1887, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Notes for NANCY ELIZA ANN SHEPHERD:

~~~~~Annie is buried in Charleston Cemetary. [IT:Delta Co., Tx.

Records: Death, Vol. 8, P. 76; Census, 1900. Headstone reads;

"Wonderful Mammy". "VITW",Cem. List./:IT] [UL:Cooper Review:UL][IT:,

Friday, March 29, 1940:IT]-

"Mrs. Ann George died Tuesday afternoon, March 19, at 6 o'clock at

the home of her daughter Mrs. R. L. Woodard. Funeral Services were

held in Charleston, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Rev. Mr.

Deason of the First Methodist Church of Lake Creek officiating,

assisted by Rev. R. E. Steelman of the Baptist Church of Cooper.

Burial was made at the Charleston Cemetery. The Woodruff-Jones Funeral

Home of Antlers, Okla., was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers

were Newell Woodard, Newman McMurtree, Glen Vitilow, Garland Hemby,

Oscar Oats and Joe Bidwell, grandsons of the deceased. She is survived

by two sons, Bill George of Brownsfield and White George of Shamrock,

three daughters, Mrs. Bird Oats of Crosbytown, Mrs Dovie Vitilow of

Finely, Okla., and Mrs. Dewey Woodard of Cooper. She is also survived

by five step-children, Dick George of Charleston, Charlie George of

Cooper, Mrs. Lela Clark, Boswell, Okla., Mrs. Lula Black and Mrs.

Annie McMurtree of Cooper. Thirty-four grandchildren and 18 great

grandchildren also survive, two sisters, Mrs. George Helm of Antlers,

Okla., and Mrs. D. S. R. George of Cooper. Miss Eliza Ann Shepherd was

born in Louisiana, May 22, 1860, the daughter of Jesse Shepherd and

Nancy McCurry Shepherd. Her parents moved to Texas at the beginning of

the Civil War, living in Lamar County for a few years, then moving to

Delta County where she lived until her death. She was married to C. A.

George, July 14, 1878. After Mr. George's death, October 18, 1887, she

was later married to T. R. George, July 14, 1893, who died June 13,

1899. Mrs. George joined the Methodist Church at age 16 and continued

to live a devoted Christian, as well as a full and useful life. Nancy

Eliza Ann Shepherd married C. A. J. George on 14 July 1878, then

married Thomas Redman George on 2 July 1893."

More About NANCY ELIZA ANN SHEPHERD:

Burial: March 20, 1940, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Children of CAS GEORGE and NANCY SHEPHERD are:

27. i. WILLIAM J.4 GEORGE, b. May 1879, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

ii. LITTLE SISTER GEORGE, b. December 07, 1880; d. June 15, 1883.

Notes for LITTLE SISTER GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Headstone.:IT]

More About LITTLE SISTER GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. June 17, 1883, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

iii. LITTLE BROTHER GEORGE, b. January 11, 1883; d. June 16, 1883.

Notes for LITTLE BROTHER GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Headstone.:IT]

More About LITTLE BROTHER GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. June 17, 1883, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

iv. II THOMAS REDMAN GEORGE, b. May 06, 1884, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. November 01, 1911, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for II THOMAS REDMAN GEORGE:

~~~~~This Thomas Redman George is buried in Charleston Cemetary next

to his parents. [IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Census, 1900 & 1910.

Headstone.:IT] 1910 Census shows Redman and his mother and siblings

living with his brother William J. & Cora and their 2 children. Redman

was 24 and single.

28. v. WHITE O. GEORGE, b. Abt. 1887, Texas.

vi. SUSIE GEORGE, b. June 1888, Texas.

Notes for SUSIE GEORGE:

~~~~~Married a Mr. Black.

vii. ANNIE GEORGE, b. January 1893, Texas.

Notes for ANNIE GEORGE:

~~~~~Married a Mr. McMurtree or McMurphy.

8. HENRY JOHN3 GEORGE (DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2, REDDING1) was born April 19, 1855 in Bedford Co., Tn., and died December 24, 1938 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.. He married (1) LYDIA ANN PILKERTON October 14, 1875 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx., daughter of JAMES PILKERTON and MARY UNKNOWN. She was born August 14, 1855 in Mississippi, and died May 03, 1910 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.. He married (2) MELISSA WICKERSHAM April 10, 1913 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx., daughter of JOHN WICKERSHAM and M. ADAMS. She was born November 09, 1871 in Kentucky, and died January 12, 1940 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for HENRY JOHN GEORGE:

~~~~~Henry Jackson "John" George came to Texas with his parents DSR &

Lucinda (McGuire) George at less than one year old.

[IT:Paris News/ Info wanted for DAR Article, 6/9/1983; found at

LCGS/4/2001. Submitted by: Roberta DuFont, 2836 Amigo Ave., Marrero,

La. 70072.:IT] ***

[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus, 1880, 1900 & 1910; Marriage, Vol.

1, P. 121 & Vol. 7, P. 78; Death, Vol. 5, P. 3. Headstone. "VITW";Cem.

List./:IT][UL:Cooper Review:UL]-[IT:Fri., Dec. 30, 1938-:IT]

"Last services for H. J. George, 84, were held at the Charleston

church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock with Rev. L. W. Shivers, pastor

of the Methodist Protestant Church of Cooper, in charge. Burial was in

the Charleston Cemetery with Smith Funeral Home in charge of

arrangements. Mr. George died at his home in Charleston Saturday night

at 9:30 o'clock. He is survived by his wife and two children."

[BO:1880 Delta Co., Tx. Census:BO]

59

GEORGE

John H. 25 Farmer TN TN --

Liddie A. 23 Wife MS TN AL

Thomas J. 3 Son TX TN MS

Mary J. 3m Dau TX TN MS

[BO:1900 Delta Co., Tx. Census:BO]

P. 143 June 8, 1900 Enumerator; John Click

87 - 87

GEORGE

Henry Head W M Apr1855 45 M24 TN TN TN Farmer

Lyda Wife W F Aug1855 44 M24 4/2 MS TN AL

Roda Dau W F Aug1886 13 S TX TN MS

Thomas Son WM Jul1876 23 W TX TN MS Farmer

BARNETT

Mollie Dau WF Mar1880 20 W TX TN MS Farm Laborer

PILKERTON

Frank F-law WM Aug1834 65 W TN TN MS

[BO:1910 Delta Co., Tx. Census:BO]

P. 273 May 7, 1910 Enumerator; J. M. Reed

235 - 235

GEORGE

Henry T. Head M W 57 M1-34 TN TN ---- Farmer

Lyda A. Wife F W 44 M1-34 7/2 MS ---- ----

Tom Son M W 32 M2-8 TX TN MS Farmer

Alice D-law F W 28 M1-8 5/3 MO ---- ----

Jim Son M W 13 S TX TX MS Farm

Laborer

Lydia Dau F W 7 S TX TX MS

Olivia Dau F W 6 S TX TX MS

Orado Dau F W 9mo S TX TX MO

More About HENRY JOHN GEORGE:

Burial: December 25, 1938, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Notes for LYDIA ANN PILKERTON:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Marriage; Vol. 1, P. 121.:IT]

More About LYDIA ANN PILKERTON:

Burial: Abt. May 06, 1910, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Notes for MELISSA WICKERSHAM:

~~~~~[IT:"Delta County History; 1870 - 1991". Delta Co., Tx. Record:

Marriage, Vol. 7, P. 78; Death, Vol. 8, P. 57. "VITW",

Cem.List./Obit.:IT] [UL:Delta Courier:UL], Tuesday, January 16, 1940 -

"Miss M. C. Wickersham married J. T. Dial on September 11, 1898.

After his death, she married Mr. Henry J. George. -Pioneer Of Delta

Dies In Charleston- Mrs. Melissa George Lived Most Of 69 Years In

County- Mrs. Melissa George, pioneer resident of Delta County, died at

her home in Charleston early Friday morning. Her death was attributed

to a heart attack. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 P. M. at the

church at Charleston, conducted by the Rev. V. H. Arnold of Liberty,

near Greenville, assisted by the Rev. Hugh Tomblison of Brithright.

Burial was made at Charleston Cemetery. Survivors include one son, Tom

Dial, by a former marriage, who lives at Paris, Miss Gertie George of

Santa Anna and Mrs. Flora Berry of Paris; three brothers, John of

Charleston, R. L. of Klondike and Charlie Wickersham of Kensing; two

sisters, Martha Lair of Cooper, Route One and Mrs. Alice Thompson of

Addran. She is also survived by five step-children. Mrs. George was

born September 11, 1871, in Kentucky and came to Texas when a young

girl. Her husband preceded her in death, December 24, 1938. Mrs.

George has been a member of the Baptist Church for 40 years."

Melissa's death record has her born 11/9/1871.

More About MELISSA WICKERSHAM:

Burial: January 14, 1940, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

Children of HENRY GEORGE and LYDIA PILKERTON are:

29. i. THOMAS J.4 GEORGE, b. July 05, 1876; d. January 23, 1940.

ii. MOLLIE GEORGE, b. March 1880, Texas; m. UNKNOWN BARNETT, Abt. 1898, Texas.

Notes for MOLLIE GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus; 1900.:IT]

iii. MARY J. GEORGE, b. March 01, 1880, Texas; d. December 12, 1900.

Notes for MARY J. GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus; 1880.:IT]

59 GEORGE, John H. 25 Farmer TN TN --

Liddie A. 23 Wife MS TN AL

Thomas J. 3 Son TX TN MS

Mary J. 3m Dau TX TN MS

More About MARY J. GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. December 14, 1900, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

iv. L. B. GEORGE, b. 1884; d. 1884.

Notes for L. B. GEORGE:

~~~~~Twin of S. A., both born & died on the 15th of the month, 1884.

[IT:"VITW"; Cem. List.:IT]

More About L. B. GEORGE:

Burial: 1884, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

v. S. A. GEORGE, b. 1884; d. 1884.

Notes for S. A. GEORGE:

~~~~~S. A. & L. B. were twins. They both were born & died on the 15th

of the month, 1884. [IT:"VITW"; Cem. List.:IT]

More About S. A. GEORGE:

Burial: 1884, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

vi. RHODA GEORGE, b. August 1886, Texas.

vii. JIM GEORGE, b. Abt. 1897, Texas.

Notes for JIM GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus; 1910.:IT]

viii. LYDIA GEORGE, b. Abt. 1903, Texas.

ix. OLIVIA GEORGE, b. January 18, 1904, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for OLIVIA GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: 1910 Census; Birth; Vol. 1, P.

67.:IT]

x. ORADA GEORGE, b. Abt. 1909, Texas.

Notes for ORADA GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus; 1910.:IT]

9. SUSAN JANE3 GEORGE (DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2, REDDING1) was born Abt. 1857 in Texas. She married BEN H. CHAPMAN June 17, 1875 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for SUSAN JANE GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Marriage; Vol. 1, P. 112, Certificate

No. 222.:IT]

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1880 Census:BO]

Precinct 5

[BO:CHAPMAN:BO]

BEN H. 24 Farmer TX KY KY

SUSAN J. 22 Wife TX TN TN

WILLIAM S. 4 Son TX TX TX

LUCINDA C. 1 Dau TX TX TX

Children of SUSAN GEORGE and BEN CHAPMAN are:

i. WILLIAM S.4 CHAPMAN, b. Abt. 1876, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

ii. LUCINDA C. CHAPMAN, b. Abt. 1879, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

10. JR. DAVID SIMEON RICHARD3 GEORGE (DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2, REDDING1) was born November 30, 1859 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx., and died November 28, 1934 in Cooper, Delta Co., Tx.. He married LYDIA PRESLEY SHEPHERD August 26, 1883 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx., daughter of JESSE SHEPHERD and NANCY MCCURRY. She was born February 04, 1869 in Bairdstown, Lamar Co., Tx., and died August 24, 1955 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for JR. DAVID SIMEON RICHARD GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus, 1900, 1910 & 1920; Marriage,

Vol. 1, P. 398; Death, Vol. 6, P. 86, Registrar's File No. 431.

Headstone. "Delta County History: 1870-1991", P. 156.:IT] Sim & Pres

are buried in Oaklawn Cemetary in Cooper, Tx. On July 17, 1889, they

donated an acre of land for a public school situated on the north side

of Lake Creek. [IT:Cooper Museum; Deed Book T, P. 70.:IT]

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1900 Census:BO]

Precinct 5 Enumerator; John Click Page 156 (microfilm) 30 Jun

1900

309-311 [BO:George:BO]

SIM Head WM Nov 1859 40 M17 Farmer TX NC TN

PRESLEY Wife WF Feb 1869 31 M17 8/7 TX GA AL

GROVER C. Son WM Jun 1885 14 S TX TX TX

GURTHA A. Dau WF Jul 1887 12 S TX TX TX

RICHARD Son WM Nov 1890 9 S TX TX TX

NETTIE Dau WF Jan 1894 7 S TX TX

TX

NEAL Son WM Dec 1894 5 S TX TX

TX

ANDREW Son WM Oct 1897 2 S TX TX TX

VERDA Dau WF Mar 1900 2m S TX TX TX

DICK Nephew WM 1883 17 S TX TN

TX

[BO:Wilson:BO]

ALLAS Boarder WF Sep 1879 20 S MO TN TN

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1910 Census:BO]

Precinct 5 District 46 Enumerator; J. M. Reed Page 257

(microfilm) 18 Apr 1910

50-50 [BO:George:BO]

R. S. DAVID Head MW 50 M1 27 Farmer TX TN TN

PRESLEY Wife FW 40 M1 27 11/9 TX GA

AL

RICHARD Son MW 19 S Farm Laborer TX TX TX

NETTIE Dau FW 17 S

TX TX TX

NEAL Son MW 15 S Farm Laborer TX TX

TX

ANDREW Son MW 13 S Farm Laborer TX TX TX

CAS Son MW 9 S

TX TX TX

OPAL Son MW 7 S

TX TX TX

NOLAN Son MW 3 S

TX TX TX

[BO:Delta Co., Tx. 1920 Census:BO]

Precinct 1 Cooper District 48 Enumerator; Greaves L. Miller

Page 46 (microfilm) 8 Jan 1920

166-234 [BO:George:BO]

SIMEON R. Head MW 61 M TN TN TN Wagonyard Mgr.

LIDDIE P. Wife FW 51 M TX GA LA

[BO:Wichersham:BO]

JIM W. Son-in-law MW 28 W TX TX TX Bookkeeper

CHOICE Nephew MW 6 S TX TX TX

JIMMIE J. Niece FW 29m S TX TX TX

[BO:George:BO]

CAS Son MW 18 S TX TN TX Banker

OPAL Son MW 15 S TX TN TX

NOLAN Son MW 13 S TX TN TX

(1900 & 1910; shows how many years married & how many children born

to wife & how many still alive. 1910 also shows how many times

married. The 1900, 1910 & 1920 Censuses were transcribed by: Larry &

Sue Dale; Blossom, Tx.)

More About JR. DAVID SIMEON RICHARD GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. November 30, 1934, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx.

Notes for LYDIA PRESLEY SHEPHERD:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Cencus: 1900, 1910 & 1920. "Delta County

History: 1870-1991", P. 312.:IT] Pres is buried in Oak Lawn Cemetary.

Headstone.

More About LYDIA PRESLEY SHEPHERD:

Burial: Abt. August 26, 1955, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx.

Children of DAVID GEORGE and LYDIA SHEPHERD are:

30. i. GROVER CLEVELAND4 GEORGE, b. June 23, 1885, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. September 02, 1934, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

31. ii. GURTHA ANN GEORGE, b. July 09, 1887, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. January 29, 1983, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

iii. WILLIAM HENRY GEORGE, b. August 24, 1889, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. October 22, 1889, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY GEORGE:

W. H. is buried in Charleston Cemetery. [IT:Headstone.:IT]

More About WILLIAM HENRY GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. October 24, 1889, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

32. iv. SR. SIMEON RICHARD GEORGE, b. November 13, 1890, Texas; d. December 06, 1961, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

v. NETTIE ELIZABETH GEORGE, b. January 21, 1893, Texas; d. November 28, 1917, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; m. JAMES W. WICKERSHAM, December 18, 1910, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; b. June 21, 1889; d. January 18, 1952, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for NETTIE ELIZABETH GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Marriage, Vol. 6, P. 305; Cencus,

1920. Headstones.:IT] Nettie & James are buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery.

(NOTE: Find Nettie Wickersham's death record.)

33. vi. NEAL BISHOP GEORGE, b. December 1894, Texas; d. December 31, 1923, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx..

vii. ANDREW CURTIS GEORGE, b. October 29, 1897, Texas; d. November 03, 1963, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; m. SYBIL FAY BLESSING, June 10, 1953, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for ANDREW CURTIS GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus, 1900, 1910 & 1920; Marriage,

Vol. 12, P. 203, File No. 475 & Death, Vol. 10, P. 49, Registrar's No.

911, Informant; Mrs. Sybil George. "Delta County History: 1870-1991",

P. 312. Headstone.:IT]

More About ANDREW CURTIS GEORGE:

Burial: November 05, 1963, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx.

viii. VERDA GEORGE, b. March 03, 1900, Texas; d. September 02, 1900.

Notes for VERDA GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Cencus: 1900. "Delta County History:

1870-1991", P. 312.:IT]

More About VERDA GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. September 04, 1900, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

ix. CAS GEORGE, b. August 02, 1901, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. February 26, 1979, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., Tx.; m. LUCILLE PURCELL, January 05, 1952, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., Tx..

Notes for CAS GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Cencus; 1910 & 1920. "Delta County History:

1870-1991", P. 312.;(RootsWeb\Deaths).; PMMC/:IT] [UL:Cooper

Review;:UL] [IT:Obit/ March 1, 1979.:IT] Cas was a retired baker &

owned his own bakery in Cooper & in Sulphur Springs. He was survived

by his wife, Lucille; his brother, Opal, Sulphur Springs & his sister,

Gurtha Ann Oats, Cooper.

"Cas George, 77 years of age, died at 12:40 P. M. Monday in Hopkins

County Memorial Hospital in Sulphur Springs.

'Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at

First Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, with Dr. Jack Robbins

officiating. Interment was made in the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery

under the direction of Tapp Funeral Home.

'Mr. George was born August 2, 1901 at Charleston. He was the son of

D. S. R. George and Lydia (Shepherd) George. He was a retired baker,

having owned a bakery in Cooper and Sulphur Springs. He was married to

the former Lucille Purcell January 5, 1952 in Sulphur Springs and she

survives.

'Other survivors besides his wife are one brother, Opal George of

Sulphur Springs, and one sister, Mrs. J. P. Oats of Cooper.' "

More About CAS GEORGE:

Burial: February 28, 1979, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., Tx.

34. x. OPAL GEORGE, b. March 13, 1904, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. August 09, 1987, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., Tx..

xi. NOLAN GEORGE, b. November 09, 1906, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. April 09, 1955.

Notes for NOLAN GEORGE:

~~~~~Nolan is buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Cooper, Tx. His stone

reads: "Texas Sgt. 173 Bakery Co. QMC World War II"

[IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Birth; Vol. 1, P. 71; Cencus; 1910 & 1920.

"Delta County History: 1870-1991", P. 312. Headstone.:IT]

More About NOLAN GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. April 11, 1955, Cooper, Delta Co., Tx.

11. ROBERT E. LEE3 GEORGE (DAVID SIMEON RICHARD2, REDDING1) was born July 10, 1863 in Texas, and died May 05, 1951 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.. He married SARAH EMMA WINFREY July 05, 1883 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx., daughter of ROLEY WINFREY and MARGARET BOURLAND. She was born June 09, 1863 in Charleston, Delta Co., Texas, and died September 05, 1926 in Charleston, Delta Co., Tx..

Notes for ROBERT E. LEE GEORGE:

~~~~~Lee and Sallie are buried in Charleston Cemetary along with their

infant son. [IT:Delta Co., Tx. Records: Cencus, 1900; Marriage, Vol.

1, P. 391. "Delta County History: 1870-1991", P. 156. Headstone.:IT]

Notes for SARAH EMMA WINFREY:

~~~~~Sarah is buried in Charleston Cemetary. Sarah & R. E. L. have an

infant son buried there, also. (Source)

Children of ROBERT GEORGE and SARAH WINFREY are:

i. ROSA L.4 GEORGE, b. July 1884, Texas.

ii. J. WILLIAM GEORGE, b. May 1885, Texas.

Notes for J. WILLIAM GEORGE:

1900 Delta Co., Tx. Cencus lists him as William; 1910, Wilburn.

iii. SHIRLEY GEORGE, b. December 1885, Texas.

iv. BABY BOY GEORGE, b. January 03, 1887; d. January 05, 1887.

More About BABY BOY GEORGE:

Burial: Abt. January 06, 1887, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

v. MYRTLE GEORGE, b. January 1889, Texas.

vi. JANE GEORGE, b. November 1891, Texas.

35. vii. LAWRENCE GEORGE, b. July 02, 1892, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. January 27, 1988, Dallas, Dallas Co., Tx..

viii. ROBERT REVO GEORGE, b. December 24, 1898, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.; d. April 18, 1980, Paris, Lamar Co., Tx..

Notes for ROBERT REVO GEORGE:

~~~~~[IT:1900 Delta Co., Tx. Cencus lists him as Robert,1910, Reno (he

was called Tebo). Headstone. "VITW"; Cem. List/Obit/.:IT][UL:Cooper

Review:UL][IT:; Thurs., April 24, 1980. RootsWeb\Deaths.:IT]

"Robert R. 'Tebo' George, 81 years of age, passed away at 2:00 P. M.

Friday at St. Joseph Hospital in Paris. Funeral services were held

Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Charleston Methodist Church with Rev.

Richard Tatum of Cooper officiating. Interment was made in Charleston

Cemetery under the direction of Delta Funeral Home. Mr. George was

born December 24, 1898 at Charleston and had been a resident there all

his life. He was the son of Robert Lee and Sally (Winfrey) George and

was a retired farmer. Survivors include two brothers, Lawrence George

of Cooper, and 'Pete' J. W. George of ..........." (the rest is

missing) Tebo never married.

More About ROBERT REVO GEORGE:

Burial: April 20, 1980, Charleston, Delta Co., Tx.

12. REDDING J.3 GEORGE (CASWELL S.2, REDDING1) was born 1853. He married ARSENA UNKNOWN Abt. 1873. She was born Abt. 1853.

Children of REDDING GEORGE and ARSENA UNKNOWN are:

i. ELIZABETH4 GEORGE, b. 1874.

ii. CASWELL GEORGE, b. 1877.

13. JR. CASWELL S.3 GEORGE (CASWELL S.2, REDDING1) was born February 18, 1864. He married FLORENCE PRUITT Abt. 1890, daughter of WILLIAM PRUITT and SALLY BOWMAR. She was born April 17, 1872, and died January 24, 1898.

Children of CASWELL GEORGE and FLORENCE PRUITT are:

i. FRANKIE4 GEORGE, b. November 1891.

ii. ISABELLA GEORGE, b. December 1893.

iii. TEMPLETON GEORGE, b. March 1894.

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