1. REDDING^{1 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. 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:

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:

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:

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:

Children of THOMAS GEORGE and NANCY SHEPHERD are:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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: