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1576. Rev. Jacob (Jake) Hopkins Cox
Was a Methodist Circuit Rider.
2587. Alexander Washington (Wash) Cox
Was a carpenter.
2590. John Cox
Was a Methodist preacher.
1610. John Griffin Harris
BIOGRAPHY: Richard Gookins, 2838 Evergreen Ave. NE; Salem, OR 97303 - May 1993; copy in possn of T.Mason (file - Robert Warren) Pg. A312; EXTRACT: John was a Pvt. in Montgomery Co Militia, CSA. Had one daughter by first wife who died unmd.
RESEARCHER: Information sent to T.Mason on 30Oct2002 by Joyce Jackson <jjackson410@cs.com> of Bedford, TX. "Apparently Mary Ann Hall Jackson raised James Thomas like her own because he and his 12 half brother/sisters were listed on census showing he was born in Alabama."
RESEARCHER: Information sent to T.Mason on 17 May 2003 by Judy Bennett <judykben@cox.net>. "I have a manuscript on the Jackson's that I did in 1997. I have not put it on the Internet as I had questions about Albertus's mother. I have now concluded that his mother was most probably Amy Sledge, daughter of Nathaniel Sledge. This manuscript takes the Jackson's back to early VA and shows their connection to the Warren family of England. This information came from The Jackson's of Lower Virginia, an group of articles in "The Virginia Genealogist" in the 1980's. I also have the lineage of James Thomas's mother, Mariah Louise Kendrick."
1615. Rebecca Ann Patillo Bass
[HYPERLINK http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/AA/fad21.html ]
ADAMS, REBECCA ANN PATILLO BASS (1826-1867). Rebecca Ann Patillo Bass Adams, pioneer, daughter of Hamblin Bassqv and Elizabeth (Saunders) Harris Bass, was born on December 11, 1826, in Hancock County, Georgia. Hamblin Bass owned a plantation near the Oconee River. Rebecca attended Eatonton Female Seminary in Eatonton, Georgia. According to her correspondence at the time, she probably studied a variety of subjects including history, chemistry, geography, and Greek literature. She was also an accomplished pianist. On January 15, 1845, she married Robert Adams, the son of a planter who lived nearby. After the couple's first child was born in 1846, Robert left Rebecca and their son with her parents and went to Philadelphia to begin studying to become a physician; in 1848 he completed his education at South Carolina Medical College, Charleston. After living in Eatonton for about ten years, the Adams family decided to move to Texas to join Hamblin Bass, who had bought the famous Waldeck Plantationqv near the site of present East Columbia. Leaving behind a plantation, a medical practice, and a real estate business, in December 1859 the Adamses packed up their six children, fifty slaves, and seven hounds and started the long journey to Texas. They were delayed in Mobile, Alabama, when Rebecca had her seventh child. Hamblin Bass traveled by boat to Mobile, picked up the couple's two sons, the slaves, and the wagons, and took them overland to Texas. When Rebecca recovered, she and the other members of the family traveled by ship from Mobile to Galveston and then overland to Waldeck. She and her family lived there with Hamblin Bass for about a year until they bought the Huckaby Plantation, in Freestone County near Fairfield. In December 1860 they moved into their first log house. During the Civil War,qv Dr. Adams and his eldest son, Robert, served in the Confederate Army. The two men were stationed in various camps in Texas and were able to make frequent trips home. The task of running the plantation, however, fell to Rebecca, and she endured great hardship as she managed the extensive property, bore another child, cared for fifty slaves, and nursed the slaves as well as her children through many bouts with life-threatening illness, including smallpox.After the war ended, the Adams family moved to Houston. Rebecca became ill, and she and the children moved to Waldeck for a short time. Her health deteriorated rapidly, and the family moved back to Freestone County. On October 5, 1867, Rebecca died of tuberculosis. She was buried in Fairfield, Texas. She had borne eleven children. During her life she had saved hundreds of family letters, many of which were edited and published by her granddaughter, Gary Doyle Woods, in a book entitled The Hicks-Adams-Bass-Floyd-Patillo and Collateral Lines, Together with Family Letters, 1840-1868. This book is a valuable resource for information on plantation life in Texas. Rebecca Adams meticulously saved records of plantation parties, social programs, and inventories of goods. Her letters after her family arrived in Texas revealed the economics of the area as well as the daily happenings of life. They give insight into that era's expectations of husbands for their wives regarding motherhood. Robert Adams, for example, expected a large family, and in one letter to Rebecca after the birth of another child, her sister-in-law offered to "sympathize with and congratulate" her on the new birth.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Jo Ella Powell Exley, ed., Texas Tears and Texas Sunshine: Voices of Frontier Women (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1985). Freestone County Historical Commission, History of Freestone County, Texas (Fairfield, Texas, 1978). Elizabeth Silverthorne, Plantation Life in Texas (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1986). Abner J. Strobel, The Old Plantations and Their Owners of Brazoria County (Houston, 1926; rev. ed., Houston: Bowman and Ross, 1930; rpt., Austin: Shelby, 1980).
1625. James Thomas Jackson
RESEARCHER: Information sent to T.Mason by Karen Ansley <kansley@classicnet.net> in May 2004. The following is in her possession:
The State of Texas
County of Henderson
Know all men by these presents that we J.T. Jackson and M.L. Jackson of the County of Henderson and State of Texas for and in consideration for the sum of one dollar cash in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby fully and acknowledged. And the further consideration of the love and affection we have for the Methodist Episcopal Church South have this day bargained, sold, released and conveyed, and by these presents do bargain, sell, release and convey until L.L. Ansley, E.L. Ansley, J.T. Jackson, John Beckham and John Adair, Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and to their successors in office, said church to be styled and named (left blank) the following described tract or parcel of land situate in Henderson County, Texas, beginning at the SE corner of a 100 acre tract of the Geo. E. Harrison Head Right, thence West along said boundary line of said 100 acres tract 15 a vrs* Thence North 112½ vrs* thence East 150 vrs*-Thence South along the East boundary line of said 100 acre tract 112½ vrs* to the place of beginning. To have and to hold the above described premises with all and singular the rights, and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said trustees and their successors in office, as aforesaid forever. In trust, that said premises shall be used, kept, maintained and disposed of as a place of Divine worship, for the use of the ministry and membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church south, subject to the discipline, usage and ministerial appointments of said church as from time to time authorized and declared by the General Conference of said church and the annual Conference, within whose bounds the said premise are situate, and we do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs , executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises until the said L.L. Ansley, E.L. Ansley, J.T. Jackson, John Beckham and John Adair, Trustees, as aforesaid and their successors in office against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof.
Witness our hands this 21st day of August 1888
S/ James T. Jackson
S/ M.L. Jackson
2622. Oren Albertus Jackson
RESEARCHER: Information sent to T.Mason on 30Oct2002 by Joyce Jackson <jjackson410@cs.com> of Bedford, TX. "Additional family shown on descendancy chart."
2625. Lula Jackson
RESEARCHER: Information sent to T.Mason on 30Oct2002 by Joyce Jackson <jjackson410@cs.com> of Bedford, TX. "Additional family shown on descendancy chart."
1628. Eliza (Mere) Lawson
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Frank Gibson Thibault Jr, <thibault@obgyn.net> ; dated 19 Apr 1992 sent to T Mason; Copy in poss of T. Mason (filed - Levi Borden); NOTES: Arkansas Gazette Newspaper article Sep 22, 1922 "Three of Arkansas' Best Known and Oldest Families" says her father James Lawson, came with his family and the late Moorhead Wright to Arkansas in 1838, when Mrs. Scott was a very small child. Her father settled in Little Rock, afterward moving to his plantation at Bear Skin Lake. Was taken as a bride to beautiful old place on which stood the long, rambling, story-and-a-half house, built of cedar, etc. Original house burned abt 1902, was replaced with modern house where Eliza Lawson Scott now resides with her son, Conoway Scott the well known planter, and his family at Scott, Ark.
REF: Catharine FB Mason says, "Miss Lawson a half sister to Benjamin John Borden, married a Conway and a cousin Liza married SCOTT so that's why the name Conway Scott, her son."
REF: Article in Levi Borden file says, "Eliza Lawson came to Little Rock in 1833 with her father James Lawson when she was a very small child and married Conoway Scott in 1863. Eliza was born in Waynesboro, N.C."
OBITUARY: of Benjamin J. Borden says, "sister - Mrs. James Lawson." Newspaper article, says "Eliza Lawson Scott, b. Waynesboro, NC came to Little Rock in 1833 with her father later moved to Bear Skin Lake Plantation. Eliza married Conoway Scott in 1863 and lived at Scott, Ark." Gives praise for Liza's good works.
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Frank Gibson Thibault Jr, <thibault@obgyn.net> ; dated 19 Apr 1992 sent to T Mason;NOTES: Unknown how she got along when husband died. She had farm and child to take care of. Had an old maid sister that had arthritis that lived with her apparently after the death of her husband, sister was aunt Nelle Lawson. Mom thinks her family lived in LR and was married there. Lived in mom's home til her death. Mom states was blind and on crutches but was alert and would recognise people from their voice. Sister Aunt Nelle was in white wicker wheel chair died when mom was 5-6 yr old. Mom states her son was concerned that Mere would loose her mind, but she was clear til her death. Article from some paper with ad on back seems to date it at sept 1922 (about the 4th) gives indication of father and where born and that Lawson's had place at Bearskin lake. Also notes that she was active in Christ Episcopal church in LR and notes close friends, hospitable home she kept, many parties she had, and support for Scott School "Boll Weevil".
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Frank Gibson Thibault Jr, <thibault@obgyn.net> ; dated 19 Apr 1992 sent to T Mason; NOTES: Lillian (Scott) Thibault states that his wife talked like she did not know much about him. Some of his family is buried in the cemetery down the road from Elmhurst (Scott homesteaded Elmhurst plantation). He was quite a bit older than his wife. Don't know cause of death. Died during his wife's pregnancy before son, Conoway was born.
1850 Census lists Pulaski Cnty Eagle township
184 Conway Scott 35 farmer $10,000 KY
Catherine 32 KY
This could be previous wife of an older man.
All others listed in that household are brickmasons, laborers, etc.
1630. Arkansas (Arkie) Elvira Lawson
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Frank Gibson Thibault Jr, <thibault@obgyn.net> ; dated 19 Apr 1992 sent to T Mason; NOTES: Article from the Sept 1922 paper of The Arkansas Gazette "represent three of Arkansas' best known and oldest families". Picture of Mrs. Maggie Reyburn Peay, Mrs Eliza Lawson Scott, and Mrs Mar Fisher Zimmerman. States father James Lawson came from near Waynesboro, N.C. Came with family to Arkansas in 1838, accompanied by Moorhead Wright. A letter to Mrs. Pritchard from Sam W. Reyburn states Arkie was born in Duplin, NC. And was the 5th child and the last to be born in Duplin, NC. Stated DOB Feby 21,1837 and they arrived in Arkansas about June 1, 1837. Also states that her GF James Lawson moved to Arkansas about 1834 or 35 with his wife, the widow of Dr. Levi Borden.
Born on the roadside of the saline river where the RR and the old military Rd cross. The family was moving to Magnet Cove and the water was up and they had to stay on the north bank.
2634. Frances (Fanfan) Reyburn
Dad states "Fanfan" and Nelle lived in LR and were old maids. Dad (FGT) and mom (LST) would visit with them.
2635. Eleanor (Nelle) Reyburn
She and Frances were twins.
