Nancy Bird McSwain
Birth Nov. 13, 1852
Death Jul. 1, 1937
Parents:
Marcus R. Bird (1816 - 1887)
Dorinda M. Bird (____ - 1857)
Spouse Elijah Bonaparte McSwain (1853 - 1921)
Children:
Alsie Jane McSwain Hardin (1877 - 1962)
Burial Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South
Carolina
Created by Elizabeth Feb 05, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #33568567,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33568567
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John Burel's widow, Patience Hanna Bird Burel, was still living in the Union
District of South Carolina in 1848, when she applied for a widow's pension
based on Jean/John Burel's service in the Revolutionary War. In that
application she declared that she "is the widow of Dr. John Burelle who was a
surgeon in the French Army & Navy in America under Major General Lafayette &
served in that capacity with the Allied forces from the time he entered the
service in 1778 until the French Army was discharged at the close of the War,
and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to the Allied forces of
France and America under General Washington and General LaFayette & other
French officers at Yorktown."
She enclosed a certificate of her marriage and John's French medical license,
which prove that Jean Baptiste Elzeard Burel of Ollioules Frances and John
Burel of Goshen Hill were the same individual. According to those who have
written about Jean Burel's life and history, the certificate and license are
in the archives of the Veterans' Administration.
-- Janice Tracy, Mississippi Memories,
http://mymississippimemories.blogspot.com/2009/03/burel-family-pennsylvaniaunion-county.html
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"Dr. John's grave has been located and a marker has placed. It is located in
Union County, SC on the Randolph Jenkins place where he resided. Original
markers of Dr. John and Patience are in disrepair and few letters can barely
be made out."
-- Anonymous comment on a blog, Mississippi Memories, September 22, 2013,
http://mymississippimemories.blogspot.com/2009/03/burel-family-pennsylvaniaunion-county.html
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Patience Hannah Bird
Patience Hannah Bird was the daughter of Jonathan Bird and Marie Blanche
Hebert (pronounced abair). Marie Blanche was born an Hebert in Acadia and was
deported by the British along with her husband John Cellier in 1755. They
were sent by ship to Philadelphia where they detained aboard ship for a time.
John Cellier died a couple of years after that and Marie Blanche Hebert
eventually married Jonathan Bird.
Marie Blanche and Cellier are well documented in Acadian lineage and Marie
Blanche Hebert traces back to the original settlers of Acadia. Any questions
you may have about this can be followed up on the Acadian genealogy group on
Facebook. I have absolutely no info on Jonathan Bird past the fact that he
married Marie Blanche.
-- Butch Burel, Find a Grave Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 16 April 2016
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Thanks to Butch Burel for this well-stated summary of Patience's heritage.
This clarifies that Patience was not born in Acadia, and that her father was
American. Her mother was Acadian, but Hannah was born in Philadelphia.
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Patience Hanna Bird Burel
Birth abt 1760 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death after 1848 Goshen Hill, Union County, South Carolina
No exact date has been found for Patience's birth and death. She was born
about 1760, and died after 1848, when she applied for a widow's military
pension.
She applied for a widow's pension in 1848, based on Jean's service with the
French and American Allied forces in the American Revolution. Jean Baptiste
Elzeard Burel was present at the surrender of Cornwallis.
One or more commentators state that Patience was an Acadian. Her mother was
Acadian, being born an Hebert in Acadia, (later Novia Scotia), Canada, a
descendant of the original Acadian French settlers. But her father was
American, and Patience was born in Philadelphia. Butch Burel provided a
summary of Patience's heritage.
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Patience Hannah Bird was the daughter of Jonathan Bird and Marie Blanche
Hebert (pronounced abair). Marie Blanche was born an Hebert in Acadia and was
deported by the British along with her husband John Cellier in 1755. They
were sent by ship to Philadelphia where they detained aboard ship for a time.
John Cellier died a couple of years after that and Marie Blanche Hebert
eventually married Jonathan Bird.
Marie Blanche and Cellier are well documented in Acadian lineage and Marie
Blanche Hebert traces back to the original settlers of Acadia. Any questions
you may have about this can be followed up on the Acadian genealogy group on
Facebook. I have absolutely no info on Jonathan Bird past the fact that he
married Marie Blanche.
-- Butch Burel, 16 April 2016
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In Philadelphia, on 22 Feb 1785, Patience married a French doctor named Jean
Baptiste Elzeard (or Elezard) Burel, who was a doctor in service to the French
forces fighting with the American Revolutionary army.
She had 6 children in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before they
moved to Goshen Hill, in Union District of South Carolina sometime after
August 1804, when their last child was born in Philadelphia. There she and
Jean/John lived out the rest of their lives, closely associated with the
Jenkins family there.
Patience died some time after 1848, when she applied for a military pension
based on Dr John's Revolutionary War service.
Spouse Jean Baptist Elzeard Burel (1757 - 1828)
Burial Randolph Jenkins Farm, Goshen Hill, Union County, South Carolina
Created by Orville Jenkins Mar 05, 2015 (updated 16 March 2016)
-- Find A Grave Memorial #143350731,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143350731/patience-hanna-burel
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1911 Indian Census Rolls
Kiowa Comanche and Apache Tribes, Oklahoma, 30 June, Kiowa Agency, Comanche
Tribe, Page 20
2 Laura Parker Birdsong (Nedah) Head 28 [b abt 1862] F Roll #1 1/2
3 Anona A Birdsong Dau 6 [b abt 1905] F
Cynhia Ann Parker, captured by the Comanche as a child and raised a Comanche,
married a young leader named Peta Nocona. Recaptured after the Battle of
Pease River, she was returned to her white family, but tried to escape several
times.
Died at the Parker home in 1864, Anderson, Texas.
Her son Quanah Parker became a great Comanche leader, died in 1911.
Quanah was buried at Post Oak Mission Cemetery near Indiahoma (Comanche
County), Oklahoma.
Cynthia's body was moved to the Post Oak Cemetery.
In 1956 Quanah's daughter Neda Birdsong and her daughter Nona Wilkinson deeded
600 acres of the Parker Ranch for the expansion of Fort Sill artillery range.
They moved to Cache.
The Parker burials in Post Oak Cemetery were moved to the Fort Sill Cemetery
in 1957.
-- Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, 1 January 1957
1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 17 May, Quanah Township,
Apache, Kiowa & Comanche Reservation, District 29, page 20A, Hse/Fam #6
Birdsong, Aubra C Head M Ind 25 [b abt 1885] Marriage 1 Married 5 yrs White/MO
White/MO Government Farmer, Kiowa Agency English mother tongue Rents
Birdsong, Laura P Wife F Ind 27 [b abt 1883] Marriage 1 Married 5 yrs 1
child/0 living Comanche/OK Comanche/OK Comanche/OK 3/4 blood Comanche mother
tongue
Birdsong, Anona Dau F Ind 4 [b abt 1906] Single Comanche/TX White/MO
Comanche/OK 3/8 blood English mother tongue
We have the story of their meeting and marriage in Dallas, Texas, courtesy of
Lisa Stalnaker. The story was reported in a Wisconsin newspaper, included by
Staci Pollard in Ne-dah's memorial on Find a Grave. The dateline in the story
in Dallas, Texas, and is dated 12 December. The date of publication is 13
December 1904, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The story has some puzzling aspects.
Perhaps Aubra had some connection with Eau Claire. But the story from a
Dallas dateline as well as the Eau Claire location of publication makes it
puzzling that the town of Cache (in Comanche County, Oklahoma) is referred to
with no further identification, as though it was very familiar to the readers.
I would think even Dallas residents in 1904 would have needed or liked some
indication of where "Cache" was, let alone readers in Wisconsin.
With the dateline in Dallas being "Dec 12," and the Wisconsin newspaper date
of December 13, 1904, it seems the marriage took place on the evening of 11
December 1904 ("last night") in Dallas.
A C maried Nedah Parker, the daughter of Quanah, Parker, in 1904. But there
is another marriage record for them in 1929 in Parker County, Tesas. This
reports both with the surname Birdsong.
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
A C Birdsong, Male
Nedah Birdsong
Marriage 16 Feb 1929 Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA
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Eau Claire Leader
Tuesday, December 13, 1904, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Texan Marries an Indian Bride
Rescues her from college fire and later choose her for his wife.
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 12 - Miss Neda Parker, of Cache, and A.C. Birdsong, of
Marshall, Tex., were married here last night. The bride is the daughter of
Quanah Parker, Chief of the Comanche Indians.
Miss Parker came to Dallas to attend school. One night an alarm of fire near
the college dormitory caused an invasion of the place by the firemen.
Mr. Birdsong rushed with the firemen to the rescue of the schoolgirls and
carried Miss Parker to a place of safety.
The chance meeting began a romance which, in spite of the opposition of the
faculty, led to the marriage last night."
Parents:
Quanah Parker (1845 - 1911)
Takewm Aerwuth (1853 - 1948)
Spouse Aubra Birdsong (1884 - 1968)
Note: Parent links provided courtesy of Cokeman2. Thank you! Neda's
announcement of marriage and copy of her obituary provided by Lisa Stalnaker.
Thank you!
Burial Cache Cemetery, Cache, Comanche County, Oklahoma
Created by Staci Pollard Jul 10, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #73126112,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73126112
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1900 Federal Census, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 12 June, Bayou San Miguel,
District 96, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #222
Birdwell, William F Head W M Oct 1872 27 Married 9 years LA LA AL Farmer
Owns
Birdwell, Minnie Wife W F Mar 1873 27 Married 9 years 10 children/9 living MS
MS MS
Birdwell, Hordie Son W M Oct 1899 7mos Single LA LA MS
1910 Federal Census, DeSoto County, Louisiana, 1 May, Police Jury Ward 7,
District 75, page 14A, Hse/Fam #247
Birdwell, William F Head M W 37 Married 18 years LA LA LA Farmer Owns
Birdwell, Minnie Wife F W 37 Married 18 years 4 child/4 living MS MS MS
Birdwell, Hardie Son F W 10 LA LA MS Farm Laborer
Social Security Death Index
Haudie Birdwell
Born 3 Oct 1899
Died Nov 1967
Last Residence Deridder, Beauregard, Louisiana 70634
SSN 431-01-5579 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
1910 Federal Census, DeSoto County, Louisiana, 1 May, Police Jury Ward 7,
District 75, page 14A, Hse/Fam #247
Birdwell, William F Head M W 37 Married 18 years LA LA LA Farmer Owns
Birdwell, Minnie Wife F W 37 Married 18 years 4 child/4 living MS MS MS
Birdwell, Oswell Son F W 3 LA LA MS Farm Laborer
Gravestone of Oswald H Birdwell, Lockhart City Cemetery, Lockhart, Caldwell
County, Texas
Oswald H Birdwell
Jan 12, 1906
Dec 12, 1928
Willa Birdwell
Born 1903 in Pelican, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Burial Lakelawn Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
Reid Sr and Willa's grave site
-- Private Tree,
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/RequestTreeAccess.aspx?tid=26105522&pid=1779514771
From the above information, it appears Willa's gravestone reports her birth
year as 1903. Her Social Security records report her birth date as 10 Feb
1905. I have not been able to view the grave's headstone, and the photo is
private on this tree.
1910 Federal Census, DeSoto County, Louisiana, 1 May, Police Jury Ward 7,
District 75, page 14A, Hse/Fam #247
Birdwell, William F Head M W 37 Married 18 years LA LA LA Farmer Owns
Birdwell, Minnie Wife F W 37 Married 18 years 4 child/4 living MS MS MS
Birdwell, Willie Dau F W 5 Single LA LA MS
1920 Federal Census, DeSoto County, Louisiana, 17 January, Police Jury Ward 7,
District 116, page 8A, Hse/Family #152
Birdwell, William F Head Rents M W 47 LA LA LA Carpenter
Birdwell, Minnie Wife F W 47 MS MS GA
Birdwell, Willa Dau F W 13 LA LA MS
Birdwell, Aswell Son M W 12 LA LA MS
By her age in 1910 (5 years) we would expect Willa (Willie) to be reported as
14 years old in January 1920, instead of 13. 1930 makes her even younger, at
age 22. She is 33 in 1940.
Willa is reported in the 1926 city directory for Shreveport, Louisiana. She
is the only one of her family appearing under that name.
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Shreveport, Louisiana, City Directory, 1926
Birdwell, Willa Miss rms h 422 Common
Willa eloped to Texas to marry Reid Alymer Butler (Sr) in about 1926. They
were in New Orleans for the 1930 census. They had two children born before
that time, but neither one of them is enumerated in the census. The couple
was living in the household of one Emmet Ligon.
Annette was reported as 12 years old in April 1940, so born about 1928. I am
puzzled why this daughter Annette does not appear in the 1930 census. She
should have been about 2 years old at that time. Also Reid A Butler Jr was
born in March 1930, and is missing here. Both appear in the 1940 census.
1930 Federal Census, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 19 April, New Orleans Ward 3,
District 39, page 24A, 133 South Claiborne St, Hse #351, Fam #386
Ligon, Emmet Head Rents $50 M W 42 Married at age 25 TX LA LA Railroad
Engineer
Ligon, Mamie Wife F W 39 Married at age 21 LA LA LA
- Fam #386A -
Butler, Reed A Head Rents M W 27 Married at age 19 US US US Laborer, General
Work
Butler, Willa Wife F W 22 Married at age 17 LA LA LA
David, Alice Lodger F W 18 Married at age 17 [No husband rptd] LA LA LA
1940 Federal Census, New Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 24 April, New Orleans,
District 36-455, page 1B, Hse #525, Rents $8
Butler, Reid Sr Head M W 43 Grade H-4 b Tennessee Same Place in 1935 No Occup
Rptd
Butler, Willa Wife F W 33 Grade C-2 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935
Butler, Annette Dau F W 12 Grade 6 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935
Butler, Reid Jr Son M W 10 Grade 2 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935
Butler, William R Son M W 7 Grade 0 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935
Butler, Benjamin Son M W 5 Grade 0 b Louisiana
Butler, Louise Dau F W 3 Grade 0 b Louisiana
Butler, Virginia Dau F W 4mos Grade 0 b Louisiana [b abt Nov 1939]
Social Security Death Index
Willa Butler
Born 10 Feb 1905
Died Nov 1972
Last Residence Belle Chasse, Plaquemines, Louisiana 70037
SSN 434-36-6226 issued Louisiana (Before
1951)
One genealogy with no documentation except the 1920 census provides some
details that appear to come from family sources.
William Franklin "Bud" BIRDWELL
Birth 12 OCT 1872 in Louisiana
Death 14 MAR 1948
Parents:
Henry Jackson BIRDWELL 1851 - 1919
Nancy Susan "Susie" WHITE 1852 - 1927
2 wives:
Fannie BIRDWELL
Minnie CHANDLER 1873 - 1926
-- Lew Birdwell, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26508653/person/1856388361
1900 Federal Census, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 12 June, Bayou San Miguel,
District 96, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #222
Birdwell, William F Head W M Oct 1872 27 Married 9 years LA LA AL Farmer
Owns
Birdwell, Minnie Wife W F Mar 1873 27 Married 9 years 10 children/9 living MS
MS MS
Birdwell, Zollie Son W M June 1876 3 LA LA MS
Birdwell, Hordie Son W M Oct 1899 7mos Single LA LA MS
1910 Federal Census, DeSoto County, Louisiana, 1 May, Police Jury Ward 7,
District 75, page 14A, Hse/Fam #247
Birdwell, William F Head M W 37 Married 18 years LA LA LA Farmer Owns
Birdwell, Minnie Wife F W 37 Married 18 years 4 child/4 living MS MS MS
Birdwell, Zallie Son F W 13 LA LA MS Farm Laborer
Birdwell, Hardie Son F W 10 LA LA MS Farm Laborer
Birdwell, Willie Dau F W 5 Single LA LA MS
Birdwell, Oswell Son F W 3 LA LA MS Farm Laborer
1920 Federal Census, DeSoto County, Louisiana, 17 January, Police Jury Ward 7,
District 116, page 8A, Hse/Family #152
Birdwell, William F Head Rents M W 47 LA LA LA Carpenter
Birdwell, Minnie Wife F W 47 MS MS GA
Birdwell, Willa Dau F W 13 LA LA MS
Birdwell, Aswell Son M W 12 LA LA MS
Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949
Volume 3 , Certificate 962
William F Birdwell
White or Mexican (White) Male
Age 75 Years, Estimated Birth Year 1873
Death 14 Mar 1948 Natchitoches Parish
William F. Birdwell
Birth Oct 12, 1872
Death Mar 14, 1948
Burial Pelican Cemetery, Pelican, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Created by SFC USA RET Duffie & Kat... Aug 21, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #75272587,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BI&GSfn=w&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=121&GRid=75272587&df=all&&ftm=1
1900 Federal Census, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 12 June, Bayou San Miguel,
District 96, page 12B, Hse #218, Fam #222
Birdwell, William F Head W M Oct 1872 27 Married 9 years LA LA AL Farmer
Owns
Birdwell, Minnie Wife W F Mar 1873 27 Married 9 years 10 children/9 living MS
MS MS
Birdwell, Zollie Son W M June 1876 3 LA LA MS
1910 Federal Census, DeSoto County, Louisiana, 1 May, Police Jury Ward 7,
District 75, page 14A, Hse/Fam #247
Birdwell, William F Head M W 37 Married 18 years LA LA LA Farmer Owns
Birdwell, Minnie Wife F W 37 Married 18 years 4 child/4 living MS MS MS
Birdwell, Zallie Son F W 13 LA LA MS Farm Laborer
Zollie's WWI draft card reports his birthplace as Sodus, Louisia. This was a
railroad town in Sabine Parish. The town had originally been Pleasant HIll,
and was in the edge of DeSoto Parish. But the town moved to the Railroad,
about two miles away and across the line into Sabine Parish. The new town was
called Sodus. The name Pleasant Hill continued in use by the residents, and
the railroad changed the name back to Pleasant HIll.
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The Civil War ended. In 1881, the railroad came. Again, Pleasant Hill changed;
the town moved. Since the railroad, the Texas and Pacific, did not come to the
town, the town went to the railroad.
The new community, about two miles away and in Sabine Parish, was called
Sodus; but the residents, most of whom had moved from the old town, continued
to say Pleasant Hill. In 1922, the railroad commissioners decided to drop the
name Sodus. Pleasant Hill, the little town incorporated in 1893, was and is.
-- Sabine Parish History, "A Brief History of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana,"
http://www.toledo-bend.com/sabinepar/history/index.asp?request=pleasant
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Zollie Birdwell (signed with this spelling)
Residence Pelican, De Soto County, Louisiana
Birth 3 Jun 1896 Sodus [Sabine Parish], Louisiana
Occupation Driller Helper, Producers Oil Co, Casper Wyoming
Medium Height, Stout Build, Light Blue Eyes, Dark Brown Hair
Registered Natrona County, Wyoming no date
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Certificate #2407
Z Birdwell
Death 24 Jan 1931 Galveston County
Zollie Birdwell
Birth Jun. 3, 1896
Death Jan. 24, 1931
Burial Pelican Cemetery,Pelican, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Created by SFC USA RET Duffie & Kat... Aug 21, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #75272445,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BI&GSfn=z&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=75272445&df=all&&ftm=1
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Elizabeth Bishop
Spouse John Gregory
Parents Robert Bishop
Birth 1625 Rappahannock County, Sittenbourne, VA
Marriage 1655 Rappahannock Co
Death Date 1676
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
John Gregory, Birth Year 1622 VA
Elizabeth Bishop, Birth 1625 VA
Marriage 1655 VA
Family Data Collection - Births
Richard Gregory
Parents John Gregory, Elizabeth Bishop
Birth 1669 Caroline County, VA
This birth date is too late for the marriage and children's births for Richard
Gregory of Rappahannock/Essex County, Virginia. But the 1669 in the
transcription text record may be an error in transcription for 1660, reported
by some other sources for the birth of Richard Gregory, son of John.
Marriage record that appears to be for this Elizabeth and John Gregory has the
birth year as 1655. Will records seem to indicate that John Gregory was the
firstborn. These factors would llow for Richard Gregory to have been born by
1660 or earlier.
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Colonial Families of the United States of America
Volume IV, Pendleton Family
"Henry Pendleton, b 1683, in King and Queen County, d. May, 1721, in Caroine
County; m. 1701, in Caroline County, Mary Bishop Taylor, dau of Col. James
Taylor and Mary Gregory, and gd. dau. of John and Elizabeth (Bishop) Gregory
of Sittenbourned (Cettenbourne) Parish, Rappahannock County."
-- Colonial Families of the United States of America (Volume IV, Pendleton
Family) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co Inc), 1912, reprinted 1966,
1995, p 428
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According to the above record, in their later years, John and Elizbeth
(Bishop) Gregory were living in Sittenbourned (Cettenbourne) Parish,
Rappahannock County.
Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, FamilySearch.org
Glen E Bishop, Age 29, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Vernice Jenkins, Age 24, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (Birth Date
abt 1911)
Marriage 20 Oct 1935 Canadian County, Oklahoma
Ceremony by Holmes Nichols, Minister, Baptist Church, El Reno
Witnesses Mrs John W Lanman and Mrs H Nichols, both of El Reno
Registered 28 October 1935, Canadian County Marriage Record Book, p
133
Joretta Bishop
Birth 1 Apr 1933 in Oklahoma
Parents:
No parents reported
Spouse: Marriage 2 Jun 1947
William Henry Tugmon
Birth 4 Mar 1929 in Oklahoma
Death 30 Dec 2004 in Locust Grove, Mayes, Oklahoma
-- Julie Felps, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15320290/person/18777334912
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
Joreta Tugmon
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1933
Address: Route 2, Locust Grove, OK, 74352
Joretta L Tugmon 7712 660, Hulbert, OK 74441 (918) 386-2508
Joretta Tugmon 7712 660, Locust Grove, OK 74441
-- Radaris, http://radaris.com/p/Joretta/Tugmon/
See Joretta's memorial photo video on YouTube, produced by Tisha Tugmon. The
memorial video gives no dates, places or other vital details:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEp-R7v4amc
Here's another video of JOretta nd Bill:
http://www.efaceclub.com/videos/yt/-Jfw3wCyoRc/watch-bill-and-joretta-tugmon.html
Photo video of a 2013 family reunion:
http://www.efaceclub.com/videos/yt/4x_ZI9rU9Y0/watch-collettetugmonkelleydavis-reunion-of-2013.html
In 1876, a land transaction in which Robert Bishop willed land to John Gregory
Jr (son of John Gregory and Elizabeth Bishop) probably refers to Robert Bishop
Jr, the son of Robert Bishop and brother of Elizabeth Bishop, wife of John
Gregory Sr. But the actual transfer took place in 1677, according to earlier
records.
"John Gregory, of Rappahannock County. In June, 1671, he witnessed a deed of
John Prosser to John Stephens, recorded in RapÂpahannock County. In his
will, dated April 21, 1676, Robert Bishop, of Rappahannock County, made John
Gregory, Junior, his [page 239] [continued from page 238] sole legatee and
executor. ... 'I give my land that I bought of Mr Henry Awberry unto John
Grigory Junior unto him and his heirs forever and likewise all my personall
estate and he to be my lawfull Executor and this my Will to cut off all other
wills and testaments whatsoever. Whereunto I have sett my hand and seale this
21st of Aprill in the year of Or Lord God 1676.'"
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), pp 238-239
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The deposition of Thomas Wheeler aged 30 or there abouts & John Garner aged 2S
or there abouts Sworn and examined saith that they did see the within
mentioned Robert Bishop Sign seale and publish the within mentioned to be his
last will and Testament and that he was in perfect Sence and Memory at the
signing Sealing and publishing thereof to the best of their Judgement.
Tho: Wheeler
John Garner
Juratur [Sworn] in Cir Cour Rappa 6o die Jany 1677 [6 January 1677] et Probatr
[Proved] pr X Et
Recordatr XXo die Eses mensis et ann Supr. [Recorded 20 January 1677]
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), pp 238-239
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"Robert Bishop, of Rappahannock County, in his will, dated April 21, 1676,
leaves his property to John Gregory, Junior (see will of Robert Bishop, post
page 329). On December 9, 1676, appears John Gregory, of Rappahannock County,
Tanner, son and heir of John Gregory, deceased (see post page 329). No record
of the will, or administration on the estate of John Gregory, the elder, has
been discovered."
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 240
"In April, 1687, James Taylor had a patent for land left by Robert Bishop to
John Gregory and by said John Gregory to his sister Mary, now wife of said
James Taylor. See Taylor Family, ante page 213, where the evidence is given
for Mary Gregory's first marriage to James Taylor, and second marriage to
Rowland Thomas."
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 241
1900 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 27 June, Beat 4, District 10,
Page 18B, House/Family #320
Criswell, John Head W M June 1867 32 Married 12 yrs MS TX SC Farmer Owns
Criswell, Sallie Wife W F Aug 1871 26 Married 12 yrs 6 children/6 living MS
MS SC
Criswell, Sam Son W M Dec 1888 11 MS MS MS
Criswell, William Son W M Feb 1891 9 MS MS MS
Criswell, John H Son W M MS MS MS
Criswell, Mandy Dau W F Jan 1895 5 MS MS MS
Criswell, Della Dau W F sept 1896 3 MS MS MS
Criswell, Charlie Son W M June 1848 2 MS MS MS
Adams, Tommie Cousin W M Sept 1890 9 Single MS MS MS No Occup
Burnam(?), James Brother (? Boarder?) W M Sept 1879 20 Single MS Germany SC
Farm Laborer
Cotten, Henry Boarder W M May 1881 19 Single MS SC SC Farm Laborer
Meeks, Sih (?) Servant B M Jan 1887 13 Single MS MS SC Farm Laborer
Bishop, Robert Bro-in-law W M Nov 1872 27 Single MS MS MS No Occup
Cleghorn, Joe Boarder W M Mar 1875 25 Married 2 years (no wife reported)MS MS
MS Farm Laborer
Sarah Criswell
Birth 1871
Death 1954
Spouse John J Criswell (1867 - 1941)
Burial Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi
Created by Mimosa May 19, 2015
-- Find A Grave Memorial #146711716,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146711716
Genealogies name the wife of John Harrison Burrell as Susanna Bishop. Little
is reported about her.
1900 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 28 June, Beat 4, District 10,
page 20A, Hse/Fam #337
Burrell, John Head W M Jan 1847 53 Married 27 yrs MS GA GA Farmer Owns
Burrell, Susanna Wife W F Jan 1855 45 Married 27 yrs 5 children/4 living MS
AL AL
Burrell, Sudie W F May 1885 15 Single MS MS MS At School
Burrell, Polly W F Mar 1886 14 Single MS MS MS At School
Burrell, Sam Son W M Dec 1887 12 Single MS MS MS At School
Burrell, Callie W F July 1890 9 Single MS MS MS
Burrell, Jessie W F May 1893 7 Single MS MS MS
Burrell, Olia [sic] Son W M May 1895 6 Single MS MS MS
Burrell, Clarinda W F Mar 1897 1 Single MS MS MS
Burrell, Dee W F July 1899 10mos Single MS MS MS
Cotten, John W Nephew W M May 1870 30 Single MS MS MS Farm Laborer
The 1900 census reported her birth date as January 1855, with a matching age,
but on her grave the date of birth is Apr. 15, 1857. The date is reported on
her memorial on Find a Grave. The photo posted on the profile is so small the
stone is unreadable.
Susanna "Susan" Bishop Burell
Birth Apr 15, 1857, USA
Death Aug 23, 1915 Attala County, Mississippi, USA
Grave photos courtesy of Duncan Covington.
Spouse John Harrison Burell (1847 - 1939)
Children:
John S. Burrell (1879 - 1966)
Susana Burrell (1883 - 1953)
Burial Fellowship Cemetery, Sallis, Attala County, Mississippi, USA
Created by dixiedarlinMS Aug 09, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #95079980,
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95079980
Al was born in about 1909. His father had come to Arkansas by 1904 or so,
since in the 1910 census he has been married to his second wife Helen for
about 6 years. Al's sister Margret was born in 1905 or 1906. Their mother
Helen was born in Arkansas.
1910 Federal Census, Craighead County, Arkansas, 9 May, Nettleton Township,
District 27, page 7A, Hse/Fam #118
Bisswanger, Lenord (Leonard) Head M W 37 2nd marriage, Married 6yrs Germany
Germany Germany immigrated 1898 Resident Alien Farmer
Bisswanger, Helen Wife F W 32 2nd marriage, Married 6yrs AR MS MS
Bisswanger, Margret F W 4 AR Germany MS
Bisswanger, Alfonso Son M W 2 AR Germany MS
Bisswanger, Joseph Son M W 1 AR Germany MS
Kummel, Gace (Grace?) Dau [step-daughter] F W 13 AR IL MS
Kummel, Miltret Dau [step-daughter] F W 11 AR IL MS
Kummel, Blanche Dau [step-daughter] F W 8 AR IL MS
1920 Federal Census, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, 14 January, Oklahoma City,
District 144, page 18A, Hse #104, Fam #254
Bisswanger, Leonard Head M W 56 Married Bavaria Bavaria Bavaria immigrated
1897 Naturalized 1902 Farmer
Bisswanger, Helen Wife F W 43 Married AR AR AR
Bisswanger, Margaret F W 14 AR Bavaria MS
Bisswanger, Alfonso Son M W 12 AR Bavaria MS
Bisswanger, Joie Son M W 10 AR Bavaria MS [ref Joseph in 1910]
Bisswanger, Louisa Dau F W 6 AR Bavaria MS
He was known in the community as Al. His father Leonard had immigrated from
Germany in 1890, and married an Arkansas woman. Alfonso and Harriet Criswell
married in January 1930. The 1930 census reports they were married at the
same age reported in the census.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Alfonso Bisswanger
Age 21. Birth Year abt 1909
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Harriette Criswell
Spouse's Age 20
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 2 Jan 1930 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 23 Dec 1929
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, Prairie Township,
District 7, page 9A, No Road, On White River, Hse #170, Fam #171
Bisswanger, Afonso (Alfonso) Head M W 22 Married at age 22 AR Germany AR
Shelling, Mussels
Bisswanger, Harret (Harriett) Wife F W 20 Married at age 20 AR MS AR
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 April, Ethel, District
1-26, page 6B, Oak Flat School and Church Rd, Hse #101, Rents $200
Bisswanger, Al Head M W 32 Grade HS-1 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Fisherman
Bisswanger, Harriet Wife F W 30 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935
Housekeeper
Bisswanger, Leonard Son M W 9 Single Grade 3 b Arkansas same house in 1935
Bisswanger, Charles Son M W 7 Single Grade 3 b Arkansas same house in 1935
Bisswanger, James Son M W 2 Single Grade 3 b Arkansas
The Social Security record of Al and Harriett's son James give us their full
names.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
James Alfred Bisswanger
Birth 12 Sep 1937 Ethel, Arkansas
Death Date 31 Jan 2006
Father Alfonso Leonard Bisswanger
Mother Harriett Angeline Criswell
SSN 430644253
Aug 1953 Name listed as JAMES ALFRED BISSWANGER; 15 Feb 2006 Name listed as
JAMES A BISSWANGER
Social Security Death Index
Alfonso Bisswanger
Born 13 Jul 1907
Died Jan 1964
SSN 430-12-8514 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26,
page 6B, Oak Flat School and Church Rd, Hse #101, Rents $200
Bisswanger, Al Head M W 32 Grade HS-1 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Fisherman
Bisswanger, Harriet Wife F W 30 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935
Housekeeper
Bisswanger, Charles Son M W 7 Single Grade 3 b Arkansas same house in 1935
U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
Charles Bisswanger
Address 1015 S Harrison St, De Witt, Arkansas 72042-2945
Phone Number 501-946-3132
Residence Years 1993 1994 1995 1996
1997