Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Charles B Weathers, Age 28 (babt 1876) Ella Cook, Age 16 (b abt 1888) Residence of both Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 11 Aug 1904 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 10 Aug 1904
The following marriage record appears to be for Emma Amelia Cook, who later marreid Wililam Floyd Meeks. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Emealia E Cook Age 20, Birth Year abt 1840 Residence Jefferson, Desha, Arkansas Spouse's Name Francis W Nessem Spouse's Age 28 Spouse's Residence Desha, Arkansas Marriage 10 Oct 1860 Desha County Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 William F Meeks Age 28, Birth Year abt 1839 Residence Desha County, Arkansas Spouse's Name Emma Ussery Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 26 Spouse's Residence Desha, Arkansas Marriage 27 Feb 1867 Desha County 1850 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 14 October, Richland Township, page 122/14, Hse/Fam #117 John Cook 32 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate Value b SC [b abt 1818] Mary Cook 28 F b SC [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 10 F b GA [b abt 1833] William Cook 2 M b GA [b abt 1848] Nancy Grey 55 F b GA [b abt 1795] Nancy Grey 15 F b GA [b abt 1835] Isaac Grey 12 M b GA [b abt 1838] 1860 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 27 June, Greenville, P O Gowinsville, page 34, Hse #271, Fam #236 Mary Cook 36 F Housekeeper $7200 Real Estate $10,000 Personal b KY [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 20 F b AR [b abt 1833] William J Cook 11 M b AR [b abt 1848] Isaac Gray 22 M Day Laborer $1200 Real Estate $500 Personal b AR [b abt 1838] The reported ages are off in the 1870 census. 1870 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 22 July, Jefferson Township, PO Cypress Creek, page 14, Hse/Fam #141 Meeks, William F 32 M W Farmer $2000 Real Estate $1200 Personal born Georgia [b abt 1838] Meeks, Emma 28 F W Keeping House b Ark [b abt 1842] Meeks, William B 10mos b Sept [1869] M W born Ark 1880 Federal Census, Drew County, Arkansas, 8 June, Franklin Township, District 92, page 6-7, Hse/Fam #11 Meeks, W F W M 42 Head Farmer GA GA GA [b abt 1838] -page 7 - Meeks, Emma W F 40 Wife Keeping House AR KY AR [abt 1840] Meeks, Edgar W M 10 Son Farming AR GA AR [b abt 1870] Meeks, Bennie W M 4 Son Farming AR GA AR [b abt 1876] Meeks, Fannie W F 7 Dau Single At Home AR GA AR [abt 1873]
Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 Lewallen Green and Jane Cook License issued 4 Dec 1849 Cass County, Georgia Marriage 9 Dec 1849 Cass County, Georgia Ceremony by Henry H Pitman, Justice of the Peace Recorded 10 May 1850 Cass County, Georgia 1860 Federal Census, Gordon County, Georgia, 3 August, Fair Mount, P O Fair Mount, page 6, Hse #948, Fam #920 Lewallen Green 30 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $250 Personal born SC [b abt 1830] Jane Green 30 F Domestic born No Carolina [b abt 1830] William J Green 8 M born GA [b abt 1852] Mary J Green 6 F born GA [b 1854] Hugh K Green 4 M born NC [b abt 1856] Amanda Green 3 F born GA [b 1857] Hannah Green 1 F born GA [b 1859] Gravestone of Jane M Cook Green Jane M Cook, wife of L A Green Born July 26, 1828 Died Aug 13, 1909 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Ryo, Gordon County, Georgia, USA Inscription reads: "She was a member of the Baptist Church 34 years." -- Photo by Jill White, accessed on Ancestry 12 February 2019 ------------------- Jane M Cook Green BIRTH 26 Jul 1828 USA DEATH 18 Aug 1909 (aged 81) Georgia, USA BURIAL Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery, Ryo, Gordon County, Georgia, USA Children: William Jasper Green 1851-1944 Mary Jane Elizabeth Green Stone 1853-1928 Hugh Virgil Green 1855-1928 Amanda L Green Neal 1857-1900 Hannah Lou Green Stone 1859-1921 Martha Green Stone 1860-1955 Emily L Green Davis 1865-1941 Georgia Ann Green Townsend 1865-1948 Millie Frances Green Neal 1867-1952 Matilda Elmyra Green Williams 1869-1965 Created by David Mitchell 20 Nov 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial 31585647, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31585647/jane-m_-green -------------------
Millennium File Jane Cook Birth Date 1778 Spouse Samuel Davis Son Jefferson Finis Davis ------------------ Jane Simpson Cook Davis Birth 1759 South Carolina, USA Death Oct 3, 1845 Confederate President Jefferson Finis Davis was the youngest of the 10 children of Samuel Emory Davis (Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania, 1756 - July 4, 1824) and wife (married 1783) Jane Simpson Cook (Christian County, (later Todd County), Kentucky, 1759 - October 3, 1845), daughter of William Cook and wife Sarah Simpson, daughter of Samuel Simpson (1706 - 1791) and wife Hannah (b. 1710). (Bio: STEVE BEATY) Spouse Samuel Emory Davis (1756 - 1824) Children: Joseph Emory Davis (1784 - 1870) Benjamin Davis (1786 - 1827) Samuel A. Davis (1789 - 1831) Anna Eliza Davis Smith (1791 - 1870) Isaac Williams Davis (1792 - 1834) Lucinda Farrar Davis Stamps (1797 - 1873) Amanda Jane Davis Bradford (1800 - 1881) Matilda Davis Vaughn (1801 - 1834) Mary Ellen Davis Davis (1805 - 1824) Jefferson Finis Davis (1808 - 1889 Inscription: Wife of Samuel Davis. Aged 84 years. Burial Davis Family Cemetery, Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi Created by Michelle Woodham Apr 01, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #18709253, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18709253 ------------------
----------------- Joseph had a son Daniel, which had several children one of which was James Robert who was married to Gussie, Kathryn and then Marion [not previosuly known in this tree]. With Marion Cook Day (1905-2004) he had a son, Robert James Day (1937-2015) and he had three sons with Margaret Eccles Day (b1937), Robert James, Jr (me) (1959); Steven Craig (1961) and Dennis Scott (1965). All from Phoenix. This was Marion's second marriage after her first husband had passed, she had a daughter Virginia (b 1930) prior to marriage with James. James Robert had 2 other sons James O'Dell [son of Gussie (no maiden name known)] and Lloyd Ray. -- Robert Day Jr, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 16 February 2917 ----------------- 1940 Federal Census, Maricopa County, Arizona, 2 April, Phoenix, District 7-11A, page 1A, 2018 N 17th Ave, Hse #12, Owns, $4400 Day, James Head M W 44 Married Grade H1 b Texas Same Place in 1935 Locksmith [b abt 1896] Day, Marion Wife F W 32 Married Grade H4 b Oregon Same Place in 1935 Nurse [b abt 1908] Day, James O'Dell Son F W 20 Single Grade H4 b Arizona Same Place in 1935 Helper [b abt 1920] Day, Lloyd Ray (Ab-) Son M W 16 Single Grade H2 b Arizona Same Place in 1935 [b abt 1924] Day, Robert Son M W 2 Single Grade 0 b Arizona [b abt 1938] Fortune, Virginia Lee Stepdau F W 9 Single Grade 3 b Arizona Same Place in 1935 [b abt 1931] These details enabled a search to find Marion's first marriage in Oregon. Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975 Marion Virginia Cook Age 22, Birth Date abt 1907 Marriage 6 Sep 1929 Yamhill, Oregon, USA Mother Audrey R Cook Spouse Charles Murel Fortune Age 24, Birth Date abt 1905
------------------------------- My great, great grandmother, Mary Ann Gray, married William Andrew John Cook before 1840, and her sister, Nancy, her mother, Nancy, and her brother, Isaac, are listed in the John Cook 1850 household, Richland Twp, Desha County (the Emaline listed is my great grandmother). Isaac is listed in Mary Annâs 1860 household, Jefferson Township, Desha County. W.A.J. Cook, Mary Ann, and Mary Annâs brother, Isaac Gray, all acquired Desha County land patents, involving adjoining acreage, which suggests they were planning on establishing a plantation (these patents can be observed on the BLM-GLO site). W.A.J. died about 1856, Mary Ann died 06 Nov 1862, and Isaac died of disease on 17 Jul 1862 while serving with Company E, 26th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA. My great grandmother, Emma, ended up with all of the land, which totaled around 320 acres. She married my great grandfather, William Floyd Meeks, on 28 Feb 1867 (he also served with Isaac in Company E, 26th AR INF, CSA), and all of that acreage then became known as the Meeks place. -- Robert L. (Bob) Meeks, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 December 2014 ------------------------------- 1850 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 14 October, Richland Township, page 122/14, Hse/Fam #117 John Cook 32 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate Value b SC [b abt 1818] Mary Cook 28 F b KY [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 10 F b AR [b abt 1833] William Cook 2 M b AR [b abt 1848] Nancy Grey 55 F b SC [b abt 1795] Nancy Grey 15 F b AR [b abt 1835] Isaac Grey 12 M b AR [b abt 1838]
1850 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 14 October, Richland Township, page 122/14, Hse/Fam #117 John Cook 32 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate Value b SC [b abt 1818] Mary Cook 28 F b SC [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 10 F b GA [b abt 1833] William Cook 2 M b GA [b abt 1848] 1860 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 21 July, Jefferson Township, P O Campbell, page 31, Hse/Fam #17 Mary Cook 36 F Housekeeper $7200 Real Estate $10,000 Personal b KY [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 20 F b AR [b abt 1833] William J Cook 11 M b AR [b abt 1848] Isaac Gray 22 M Day Laborer $1200 Real Estate $500 Personal b AR [b abt 1838] There is some indication that William's middle name is John. But one genealogy has it as Jackson. I ahve found no record of his middle name. Wm. Jackson Cook Birth Jan 18, 1847 in Desha Co, AR Death May 13, 1929 in Winchester, Desha, AR Buried in Scott Cemetery Parents John Cook 1818 - 1855 Mary A. Gray b 1823 Spouse Frances Lee Birth Jun 21, 1858 in Desha Co, AR Death Apr 28, 1927 in Winchester, Desha, AR Buried Scott Cemetery -- Nichols-Henry, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47543973/person/24012525785 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 William J Cook Age 23, Birth Year abt 1850 Residence Desha Co, Arkansas Spouse's Name Francis Lee Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 16 Spouse's Residence Desha, Arkansas Marriage 11 Dec 1873 Desha County 1880 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 5 June, Jeferson Township, District 77, page 4, Hse #34, Fam #35 Cook, William J W M 31 Head Farming AR GA TN [b abt 1849] Cook, Francis W F 22 Wife Keeps House AR NC MS [abt 1858] Cook, James E W M 3 Son At Home AR AR AR [b abt 1877] Lee, Malissa W F 51 Mother-in-law Single Lives in Family MS GA KY [abt 1829] McDaniel, Emma W F 13 Orphan Single Lives in Family Cannot read or write AR GA AR [abt 1867]
1940 Federal Census, Pope County, Arkansas, 18 April, Burnett Township, District 58-3, Page 3A-3B, Hse #49, Rents $3 Cooksey, Pete Head M W 37 Married Grade 4 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 Road Laborer, WPA [b abt 1903] - page 3B - Cooksey, Bertha Wife F W 33 Married Grade 7 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1907] Malick, Loren Stepson M W 14 Single Grade 4 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1926] Malick, Alyene Dau F W 9 Single Grade 4 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1931] Cooksey, Alfred Lee Son M W 7 Single Grade 1 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1933] Cooksey, Bobbie Dau F W 3 Single Grade 0 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1937] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Alfred Cooksey Birth Date 6 Sep 1931 Death Date 9 May 2002 Cause of Death "Other" ARMY Enlistment 1 Sep 1950 Release 27 May 1952 ARMY Enlistment 30 Jul 1952 Release 18 Nov 1954 Minnesota, Marriage Index, 1958-2001 Alfred Cooksey Age 37, Birth Date abt 1931 Spouse Mary E Barron Age 40, Birth Date abt 1928 Marriage Record File Date 6 Dec 1968 Rice County Minnesota Marriage Index p 609 Minnesota, Divorce Index, 1970-1995 Alfred L Cooksey Age 42, Estimated birth year abt 1931 Spouse Name Mary E Cooksey Age 45, Estimated birth year abt 1928 Divorce 31 Dec 1973 Rice County Divorce Index p C15 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Alfred Cooksey Birth Date 6 Sep 1931 PO Box 146, Quanah, TX, 79252-0146 1300 SW Adams St, Peoria, IL, 61602 6116 Chapperal Dr, Haltom City, TX, 76117-4241 218 Iron Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102-3847 (1992) Tulare County, California, Sheriff's Office and Jail Records, 1874-1963 Alfred Lee Cooksey White Male Birth abt 1931 Atkins, Arkansas Received Age 28 Received 31 Jul 1959 Tulare, California, USA Jail Register, 1959 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Alfred Lee Cooksey Birth 6 Sep 1931 Atkins, Polk, Arkansas Death Date 9 May 2002 Father Pete Cooksey Mother Josie Almond SSN 440321695 Aug 1949 Name listed as ALFRED LEE COOKSEY; 29 Jan 2003 Name listed as ALFRED COOKSEY U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Alfred Cooksey Born 6 Sep 1931 Died 9 May 2002 Last Residence Las Cruces, Dona Ana, New Mexico 88001 SSN 440-32-1695 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
Pete's full name was provided by another researcher tryig to find details for a friend who was Pete's daughter. "I am doing research on one of my friend's ancestors. Her birth father was Peter Virgil "Pete" Cooksey. My friend was not raised by her father and she doesn't remember much about him. ... I think Pete married four times." -- Donna Hunter, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 20 October 2016 Donna had been in touch with some members of the famliy on both sides. "Here's what I know about Pete. He married 1st, Josephine (Jocie) Almond on 18 Aug 1927 in Pope Co., AR. Pete and Jocie had a child named Alfred Lee Cooksey in 1930/1. Jocie was my friend's mother. Jocie died of TB [see report below from Jocie's granddaughter that she died in childbirth] about 6 months [years] (1937) after my friend was born. Pete then married Bertha Haralson on 23 Sep 1939. She evidently died in childbirth and the baby also died. Then came Jewel [Merryman] and finally Pete married Ariva Ritter McCoy King. I found a picture of Ariva on Ancestry. Pete is evidently buried next to his mother in Le Flore but I didn't find him on FAG. His mother, Rosie Lee Shockley Cooksey, is on FAG" -- Donna Hunter, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 23 October 2016 In their marriage record, Jocie's name was Jocie Reed. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Virgel Cooksey Age 23, Birth Year abt 1904 Residence Atkins, Pope, Arkansas Spouse's Name Jocie Reed Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Residence Atkins, Pope, Arkansas Marriage 18 Aug 1927 Pope County Marriage License Date 18 Aug 1927 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Pete Cooksey Age 27, Birth Year abt 1912 Residence Atkins, Pope, Arkansas Spouse's Name Bertha Malliks Spouse's Age 33 Spouse's Residence Atkins, Pope, Arkansas Marriage 23 Sep 1939 Pope County Marriage License Date 23 Sep 1939 In the 1940 census, Pete's wife is reported as Bertha and her two Malick children from her first marriage are reported as stepchildren of Pete. Pete's two children with his first wife Josephine Almond are in the home. 1940 Federal Census, Pope County, Arkansas, 18 April, Burnett Township, District 58-3, Page 3A-3B, Hse #49, Rents $3 Cooksey, Pete Head M W 37 Married Grade 4 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 Road Laborer, WPA [b abt 1903] - page 3B - Cooksey, Bertha Wife F W 33 Married Grade 7 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1907] Malick, Loren Stepson M W 14 Single Grade 4 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1926] Malick, Alyene Dau F W 9 Single Grade 4 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1931] Cooksey, Alfred Lee Son M W 7 Single Grade 1 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1933] Cooksey, Bobbie Dau F W 3 Single Grade 0 b Arkansas Rural Pope Co in 1935 [b abt 1937] "My name is Teri Garcia, the daughter of Bobbie Jean Cooksey, whose parents are Josephine Almond and Peter Virgil Cooksey. My mother was born 1/27/1937. Josephine died giving birth to my mother." -- Teri Garcia, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 13 February 2018 After Bertha's death, Pete married divorcé Jewel Merryman Loomis. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Jewel Loomis Age 42, Birth Year abt 1906 Residence Le Flore, Le Flore, Oklahoma Spouse's Name Pete Cooksey Spouse's Age 44 Spouse's Residence Le Flore, Le Flore, Oklahoma Marriage 14 Aug 1948 Crawford County Marriage License Date 14 Aug 1948 "I have been in touch with the daughter of Pete's mother's sister. She has a copy of his funeral card which says he has 4 daughters, 9 sons, 3 sisters, 28 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Too bad it doesn't name them. I assume that some of those mentioned at step-children. I think Jewel may have been married 3 times. In 1926 she married a Dodson Franklin Pruitt or Prewett and had a son Alvin Lee in 1927." -- Donna Hunter, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 22 October 2016 Pete died in Poteau, where he and Jewl Merryman Loomis had lived from the time they married in 1948. She died in 1965, and he lived until 1976. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Pete Cooksey Born 3 Jul 1904 Died Apr 1976 Last Residence Poteau, Le Flore, Oklahoma 74953 SSN 431-38-1178 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
1920 Federal Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, 17 January, Blue Mound, District 170, page 7A, Hse/Fam #103 Brewer, William T Head Rents M W 63 Married TN AL TN Farmer Brewer, Ellie Wife F W 48 Married KS US US Brewer, Thelma Dau F W 18 Single OK TN AL Cooper, Elmer Stepson M W 15 Single AR MO KS 1930 Federal Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, [no date], Blue Mound Township, District 3, page 3B, Hse #62, Fam #64 Brewer, William T Head Rents M W 72 Married at 22 TN TN TN Brewer, Ella F Wife F W 59 Married at 16 KS MO IN
West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969 Viola Millisor Cooper Birth 30 Apr 1897 Raleigh County, West Virginia Father's Name A A Cooper Mother's Name Annie Cooper An affidavit concerning her second marriage, indicating various variations of her name, report her middle name as Mae in some references and Millison in others. It may be that the transcripiton of Millisor as the middle name in the Ancestry.com record from the West Virginia Births Index was wrong, being orignally Millison (ref Millicent?). 1930 Federal Census, Raleigh County, West Virginia, 29 April, Rhodell, District 41, page 26A, Hse #905, Fam #445 Shrewsberry, Richard M Rents $20 M W 38 Married at age 22 WV WV WV Bible School Teacher Shrewsberry, Viola M Wife F W 31 Married at age 17 WV WV WV Shrewsberry, Varna Son M W 11 WV WV WV Shrewsberry, McClellan Son M W 9 WV WV WV Shrewsberry, Viola Dau F W 7 WV WV WV Shrewsberry, William A Son M W 2 WV WV WV Viola's memorial on Find a Grave gives information about her first marriage to Richard M Shrewsberry, but nothing about her second marriage, giving her the final surname of Lilly, which appears on her gravestone reported here. -------------------------- Viola M. Cooper-Shrewsberry Lilly Birth Apr. 30, 1897 West Virginia Death Mar. 21, 1956 Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia Daughter of Andrew Anson Cooper (1875-1999) & Anna Meadows-Cooper (1879-1965) Sister of Ada Lee Cooper-Reedy (1905-1944), Andrew Ernest Cooper (1909-1932), & Lloyd John Cooper (1914-1938) Married to Richard M. Shrewsberry (1891-1962) Mother of: Ardis M. Shrewsberry (1916-1926) Rondo McClelland "Mack" Shrewsberry (1920-2003) William Andrew Shrewsberry (1927-1999) and Vilda Shrewsberry-Hall Viola Lilly died on March 21, 1956 at age 58 from bronchial pneumonia & pyelonephritia (per WV Certificate of Death #3342 Dist #280 Serial #156) Parents: Andrew Anson Cooper (1875 - 1939) Annie Meadows Cooper (1879 - 1965) Spouse Richard M. Shrewsberry (1891 - 1962) Children: Rondo McClelland Shrewsberry (1920 - 2003) William Andrew Shrewsberry (1927 - 1999) Burial Cooper Cemetery, Odd, Raleigh County, West Virginia Created by Patty Greene Jul 31, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial# 20711249, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20711249 -------------------------- West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 Viola M. Cooper Lilly Birth 30 Apr 1897 West Virginia Death 21 Mar 1956 Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia Burial Cooper-Odd Cemetery, West Virginia Death Age 58 Occupation Domestic Marital Status Married Father Name Andy Cooper Mother Name Anna Meadows
Caroline Catherine Copeland Kinard Birth Oct. 12, 1845 Death May, 1921 Carolina Catherine Copeland, daughter of James and Narcissa Copeland Spouse G M Kinard (1846 - 1914) Burial Ebenezer Cemetery, Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas Created by henry osborne Sep 29, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #117827893, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117827893
Milissa J Copeland Birth 3 Aug 1877 in Mississippi Death 3 Oct 1963 [burial] in Harmony Cemetery, AR Marriage 10 Nov 1902 in Faulkner County, Arkansas To Joe McPherson Birth 1866 in Indiana Death 26 Dec 1920 in Cato (Faulkner), Arkansas -- Frakes-Capps, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9221657/person/-835861022?ssrc=&ftm=1 This genealogy has a different date of death than most. While some others report this date, the most common is 10 March 1963. None of the genealogies I have found give an objective source for their date, and I have not seen a grave photo or cemetery report. My step-sister confirmed that the March date was correct. "That is my Grandma who lived with us until she died in March. I don't know where the Oct 3 came from. The first grave stone put up was a homemade one by my Uncle Earl Harmon. Mom put a new one up a few years back. I haven't seen it. It marked Grandma's and my Daddy's grave." -- Jesse McPherson Jenkins, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 13 October 2011 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 A Roberts, Age 54 (b abt 1842) [b 1874, thus about 22 yrs old] Residence Cato, Faulkner, Arkansas Melissa Copeland, Age 19 Residence Cato, Faulkner, Arkansas Marriage 24 Sep 1896 Faulkner County Marriage License Date 22 Sep 1896 1900 United States Federal Census, 21 June, Wilson, District 32, page 8A, Hse #119, Fam #120 Roberts, Alferd Head W M May 1844 56 Married 3 yrs MI Canada (French) MI Farmer Owns Roberts, Malissa Wife W F Aug 1877 22 Married 3 yrs 2 children; 2 living AL MS AL Roberts, Manford Son W M Aug 1897 2 Single AR MI AL Roberts, Alferd Jr Son W M Dec 1899 5mos Single AR MI AL 1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas, 16-18 April, Wilson Township, District 35, Page 2B, Hse/Fam #34 McPherson, Joseph F Head M W 45 2nd Marriage Married 8 years IN AR IN Farmer McPherson, Malissie Wife F W 34 2nd Marriage Married 8 years 6 children/6 living AL MS AL McPherson, Archie L Son M W 8 AR IN AL McPherson, Clemie Son M W 5 AR IN AL McPherson, Carl Son M W 3 AR IN AL McPherson, Other (Othar?) Son M W 1yr3mos AR IN AL Roberts, Manford Step-Son M W 12 AR Michigan AL Roberts, Alford Step-Son M W 10 AR Michigan AL Mallissa's birth state was reported as Alabama in 1910, consistently in her record and the record for the birthplace of all the children. In 1920, this changed consistently to become Mississippi! 1920 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas, 9 January, Wilson Township, District 39, page 3A, Hse #39, Family #41 McPhearson, J F Head M W 54 IN AR IN (b abt 1865) McPhearson, Mallisa Wife M W 45 AL MS AL (b abt 1874) McPhearson, Clemmie Son M W 15 AR IN MS (b abt 1904) McPhearson, Eunice Dau F W 6 AR IN MS (b abt 1915) In 1930 other changes occur in the report. Her place of birth is back to Alabama, but her father's place of birth is now Arkansas, instead of Mississippi. 1930 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas, 9 April, Wilson Township, District 31, page 6B, Hse/Fam #111 Mallisia J McPherson Head F W 53 Widow First married at age 19 AL AR AL Climmie F McPherson Son 25 AR AR AL Farmer Eunice M McPherson Dau F W 17 AR AR AL In the 1930 census, when Malissa (Malissia) is a widow, her grown son Climmie, age 25, is still with her in the home, and her youngest daughter Eunice, age 17. They live next door to Malissa's son from her first marriage, Alfred (Roberts), 31, who is listed as Alford McPherson. Two doors down the other direction is James Harmon and family. A few months later (28 Jan 1911) Eunice marries one of James' sons Earl. On the Find aGrave memorial there was originally a discrepancy here on the year of death. This wa corrected with a suggested edit to the memorial manaager. Malissa J Copeland McPherson Birth 3 Aug 1877 Alabama, USA Death 10 Mar 1963 (aged 85) Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA Burial Harmony Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA Son Archie Lee McPherson 1903-1994 Created by mystic75074 29 Jun 2007 -- Find a Grave Memorial 20166030, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20166030/malissa-mcpherson
Robert Corbett, d 1439 Spouse Margaret Mallory (Mostery) [no marriage date or location] Children: Elizabeth (married Gregory Sandford) Dorothy (married Philip Kynaston) Thomas Roger (married Elizabeth Hopton) Maria (married Robert Charlton) -- Family book of remembrance and genealogy, with allied lines, Ancestry.com
Robert Corbett, d 1439 Spouse Margaret Mallory (Mostery) [no marriage date or location] Children: Elizabeth (married Gregory Sandford) Dorothy (married Philip Kynaston) Thomas Roger (married Elizabeth Hopton) Maria (married Robert Charlton) -- Family book of remembrance and genealogy, with allied lines, Ancestry.com