Journal Report



Generation Four


12. Henry4 Byrd (Martha3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Henry was born in 1817. He married Helen Rozier circa 1837. Henry died. His body was interred.
Helen Rozier. Helen was born in 1817. Helen died. Her body was interred.
Children of Henry4 Byrd and Helen Rozier were as follows:

13. Sarah4 Byrd 'Sally' (Martha3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Sarah was born in 1820. She married Clariden Allen on 10 Nov 1836 at Robeson County, NC. Sarah died. Her body was interred.
Her common name was Sally.
Clariden Allen. Clariden was born in 1810. Clariden died. His body was interred.
Children of Sarah4 Byrd 'Sally' and Clariden Allen were as follows:

14. Mary Ann4 Byrd 'Polly' (Martha3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Mary was born on 16 Dec 1823. She married Rev. Noah Mercer circa 1842. Mary died on 30 Aug 1891 at age 67. Her body was interred in 1891 at Smith family cemetery at Robeson County, NC.
Rev. Noah Mercer. Noah was born on 26 Dec 1822. He married Harriett Monroe circa 1893. Noah died on 12 Jan 1904 at age 81. His body was interred in Jan 1904 at Robeson County, NC. Jackson Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. Baptist Minister.
Children of Mary Ann4 Byrd 'Polly' and Rev. Noah Mercer were as follows:

15. 'Emily' Emelia4 Byrd (Martha3 Parker, Francis2, John1). 'Emily' was born 27 Dec., 1827 at Robeson County, NC. She married Armistead or Armstid Singletary say 1843. 'Emily' died 5 Nov., 1898 at Robeson County, NC. Her body was interred in Nov 1898 at Robeson County, NC. Armistead Singletary Cemetery.
Her common name was 'Emily.'
Armistead or Armstid Singletary. Armistead was born on 4 Dec 1817 at Bladen County, NC. Armistead died on 29 Aug 1888 at Robeson County, NC, at age 70. His body was interred in 1888 at Robeson County, NC. Armistead Singletary Cemetery.
Children of 'Emily' Emelia4 Byrd and Armistead or Armstid Singletary were as follows:

16. Martha4 Byrd (Martha3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Martha was born on 29 Jan 1830 at Robeson County, NC. She married John G. Smith. Martha died on 22 Apr 1894 at Robeson County, NC, at age 64. Her body was interred in 1894 at Robeson County, NC. Smith family cemetery.
John G. Smith. John was born on 30 May 1828 at Robeson County, NC. 27 Mar 1830? John died on 9 Mar 1905 at age 76. His body was interred.
Children of Martha4 Byrd and John G. Smith were as follows:

17. Frances4 Byrd (Martha3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Frances was born in 1833 at Robeson County, NC. She married Henry Ervin Parnell on 4 Jul 1853 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC. She married Jeremiah Smith after 1863. Frances died. Her body was interred.
Henry Ervin Parnell. Henry was born in 1831 at Robeson County, NC. Henry died on 20 Jun 1862 at Drewry's Bluff, VA. His body was interred.
Children of Frances4 Byrd and Henry Ervin Parnell both born at Robeson County, NC, were as follows:
Jeremiah Smith. Jeremiah was born on 12 Feb 1823 at Robeson County, NC. Jeremiah died. His body was interred.
There were no children of Frances4 Byrd and Jeremiah Smith.

18. Charles William4 Byrd , Sr. 'William' (Martha3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Charles was born on 23 Jan 1835 at Robeson County, NC. He married Margaret D. Bryan on 18 Apr 1860 at Bladen County, NC. 16 Apr 1860? He married Eliza Melinda Regan 'Melinda' on 22 Jul 1869. by William M. Jordan. Charles died on 6 Apr 1902 at Robeson County, NC, at age 67. His body was interred in Apr 1902 at Robeson County, NC. Byrd Cemetery, Jackson Swamp, off R.R. 2100.
His common name was William.
Margaret D. Bryan. Margaret was born on 1 Feb 1837 at Bladen County, NC. 6 Feb., 1837? Margaret died on 29 Nov 1867 at Robeson County, NC, at age 30. Her body was interred in 1867.
Children of Charles William4 Byrd , Sr. 'William' and Margaret D. Bryan both born at Bladen County, NC, were as follows:
Eliza Melinda Regan 'Melinda.' Eliza was born on 23 Aug 1835 at NC. from headstone inscription. Eliza died on 9 May 1909 at Robeson County, NC, at age 73. Her body was interred in May 1909 at Robeson County, NC. Regan United Methodist Church. Headstone has 'Malinda'.

Kate Britt Biggs, Cora Britt Lipkey, 1850 Census of Robeson County, NC, in custody of Robeson County Library. Page 65. 1850. Census lists Eliza M. with a birth date of 1837. She resided in 1850 at Robeson County, NC. Southern division, 1850 census, living with parents.
Children of Charles William4 Byrd , Sr. 'William' and Eliza Melinda Regan 'Melinda' were as follows:

22. Simon Willis4 Parker 'Willis' (Ralph3, Francis2, John1). Simon was born in 1835 at Robeson County, NC. He married Catherine Nixion on 7 Apr 1857. Simon died before 1894 at Houston County, TX. His body was interred at Parker Cemetery at Houston County, TX.
He lived near Palestine, TX in 1857.

He was listed in the 1860 census for Elkhart, Houston County, TX.

The Historical Marker at the Parker Cemetery reads:
Willis Parker arrived in this area from North Carolina in the 1850s. Many of his relatives later joined him in Texas. Upon Willis Parker's death about 1857, his parents Ralph R. and Sarah C. Hodge Parker set aside land on their farm for a family cemetery. Although Willis Parker's grave is believed to be the oldest here, his grave bears the earliest tombstone (1861). Of the more than four hundred marked and unmarked graves, most are interments of the Parker and related families, including Civil War, World War I and World War
II veterans.

There is a marker at the front of the cemetery which reads:
PARKER
In Memory of:
Ralph Regan and Wife Sarah C. Hodge Parker
Married July 4, 1834
Lumberton, North Carolina
Dedicated May 19, 1991.

Catherine Nixion. Catherine was born circa 1835. Catherine died. Her body was interred.
Children of Simon Willis4 Parker 'Willis' and Catherine Nixion were as follows:

23. Rev. Francis Haywood4 Parker 'Frank' (Ralph3, Francis2, John1). Francis was born in 1837 at Robeson County, NC. Near Lumberton. He married Zilphia Ann Overstreet 'Ziffee' on 25 May 1866. Francis died on 9 Jan 1913 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX. His body was interred at TX. Parker Cemetery.
Methodist. He was called an " Exorter" in the Church and he is recorded as a lay preacher present at the first Quarterly Conference at the Elkhart Church.

He came to TX in the late 1850's and encouraged his father and large family to follow him.

The Parker family, with others in the community, built a Methodist church known as "Woodland Hall". This was later moved and name changed to New Prospect. It now is in the Parker Cemetery for which Ralph and Sara C. Parker gave five acres in 1861.

In the 1860 Census he is listed with his parents Ralph Parker and Sara.

He was in the Civil War, CSA, Pension #15588. He was in the CSA from 1861 to 1865 with the 5th TX Cavalry Regiment, Sibley's Brigade.

Volume I, Crockett Newspapers, 1853-1896. Volume 2, Number 36, October 9, 1891. Reads as follows -
Confederate Veteran Association. Organized at Crockett, Sept. 17, 1891. Roll of members to date: ... F. H. Parker, Com H 5th Texas M. V. Green's Brigade, PO Grapeland [TX].
He resided in 1860 at Houston County, TX. Beat 10, Parkers Mills Post Office. 1860 Census.
Zilphia Ann Overstreet 'Ziffee.' Zilphia was born on 18 Nov 1844 at Kemper County, MS. 1846? Zilphia died on 31 Dec 1921 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX, at age 77. 9 Jan., 1913? 29 Dec 1921? Her body was interred. Civil War, CSA, Pension #21967, Houston County, TX.
Children of Rev. Francis Haywood4 Parker 'Frank' and Zilphia Ann Overstreet 'Ziffee' were as follows:

24. Emma Emily? M.4 Parker (Ralph3, Francis2, John1). Emma was born on 13 Oct 1838 at Robeson County, NC. She married Joseph B. Chason Chasen? Chasm? 'Joe' on 16 Jan 1856 at Robeson County, NC. She married John R. Powell or Killion in 1895. Emma died on 17 Mar 1924 at Lamesa, Dawson County, TX, at age 85. Dawson? Her body was interred in 1924.
She resided in 1850 at Robeson County, NC. She resided in 1880 at Anderson County, TX.
Joseph B. Chason Chasen? Chasm? 'Joe.' Joseph was born on 10 Apr 1835 at NC. Joseph died on 30 Dec 1888 at Elkhart, Anderson County, TX, at age 53. His body was interred.
Children of Emma Emily? M.4 Parker and Joseph B. Chason Chasen? Chasm? 'Joe' were as follows:
John R. Powell or Killion. John was born on 14 Feb 1848. John died on 3 Jan 1924 at age 75. His body was interred.
There were no children of Emma Emily? M.4 Parker and John R. Powell or Killion.

25. Ann Eliza Elizabeth?4 Parker (Ralph3, Francis2, John1). Ann was born on 15 Jun 1840. She married R. W. F. Baxley on 25 Feb 1858 at NC. Since her husband died in 1863 only about two children could have been born to them. Ann died on 22 Feb 1918 at Grapeland, Houston County, TX, at age 77. Houston County. Her body was interred on 23 Feb 1918 at Parker Cemetery at Houston County, TX.
5 OCT., 1899.
Confederate Pension Application.
Name of applicant - Mrs. Ann E. Baxley.
Houston County.
Post Office - Grapeland
Comptroller's File No. - 2073
... Approved this 5 day of Oct., AD 1899. ...
... that she is the widow of R. W. F. Baxley, deceased, who was a Confederate soldier..
Name? - Ann E. Baxley
Age? - 59 years old
.. County do you reside? - Houston County
How long have you resided in said County - 39 years. Grapeland, Texas
.. physical condition - very bad health
.. name of deceased husband - R. W. F. Baxley
.. date of marriage - 25th February, 1858, North Carolina.
.. date of his death? - in 1863 in the Army
.. unmarried since his death? - yes
.. State in what company and regiment - Company F Walls Legion, about one year
.. received any pension? - I received a veteran donation land certificate for 1,280 acres of land in 1881 and sold it for $35.00 and sold it in 1882.
.. real and personal property owned - I have 3 cows and 2 calves valued at $30.00
.. property sold in last two years - A few yearlings valued at $20.00
.. income - none
.. Are you in indigent circumstances - yes
.. unable to earn income - yes
.. transferred any property - no
.. Husband desert the Confederacy - no
.. citizen of this state since March, 1880? - I have
.. signed by - An E Baxley
.. date - 4 July, 1899, County Judge, Houston County, TX
.. Witnesses - J. W. Parker, F. H. Parker who know Ann E. Baxley widow of R. W. F. Baxley

Certificate of County Commissioners
Pension was approved for Ann E. Baxley on 19 Aug., 1899.

Letter -
Grapeland, TX, 5 Mar., 1918
Hon. J. C. Jones
Austin, TX
Dear Sir,
      Mrs. A. E. Baxley who has been drawing a widow's Confederate Pension for many years died on the 22nd day of Feb., 1918. Please send me proper blanks so that her people can get Mortuary Warrant. And oblige
      Yours very truly,
Jno. A. Davis, J.P.
Dear Sir, Mrs. A. E. Baxley's file no. is 2073 of Houston County. Please attend to the matter and oblige.
      Yours very trult
      Jn. A. Davis

Letter -
      Apr. 3, 1918
Mr. Jno. A. Davis,
      Grapeland, TX

Dear Sir,
      I am in receipt of your letter of the 5th of March in which you advise me of the death of Mrs. A. E. Baxley who was a pensioner from Houston County.
      Complying with your request I am sending you herewith blanks to be used in making claim for the mortuary warrant of thirty dollars which the state allows for burial expenses.
      Yours truly,
      J. C. Jones
      Commissioner of Pensions

Letter -
      Apr. 9, 1918
Mr. Eugene Wallings,
      Grapeland, TX
Dear Sir,
      I have your application for the mortuary warrant of thirty dollars on account of the death of Mrs. A. E. Baxley who was a pensioner from Houston County.
      The application shows that Mrs. Baxley died on Feb. 22, 1918. Before I can issue you the mortuary warrant it will be necessary for you to return the pension warrant of eighteen dollars issued to Mrs. Baxley of Feb. 28. When a pensioner dies before the end of the quarter the warrant must be returned and cancelled.
      Yours truly,
      J. C. Jones,
      Commissioner of the Pensions

Letter -
     Eugene Walling, General Contractor and Farmer, Box 32, Union telephone 91
      Grapeland, Texas, Apr., 13 - 1918,
     Mr. J. C. Jones,
      Commissioner of Pensions, Austin, Tex.
      Dear Sir:-
      In regard to your letter of the 9th, inst. about Mrs. A. E. Baxley pension warraant of eighteen dollars issued the 28 of Feb. The Postmaster of this place said he return this Pension Warrant, It has not been receive by any one here. That I have not been able to find out so far, Please let me know if same has not been return and I will make another search for same,
      Yours very truly,
      Eugene Walling

Letter -
     Eugene Walling, General Contractor and Farmer, Box 32, Union telephone 91
      Grapeland, Texas, May 6, 1918,
     Mr. J. C. Jones,
      Commissioner of Pensions, Austin, Tex.
      Dear Sir:-
      On Apr. 15th I answered your letter of Apr. 9th in regard to Mrs. A. E. Baxley, Mortuary warrant, you stated in your letter that on Feb. 28 that there was issued an Eighteen dollars Pension warrant of which same must be returned before you could issue a Mortuary warrant.
      As I stated in my letter to you the Pension warrant was reported to me by the P.M. returned.
      As I have not heard any thing more from you in regard to the matter, I write you again to remind you of same and why I have not heard from you. Hoping to hear from you soon, I am;
      Yours very truly,
      [signed] Eugene Wallling
P.S. The copy filed is No 2073.

Letter -
      May 8, 1918
Mr. Eugene Walling
      Grapeland, Texas
Dear Sir,
      Replying to your letter of the 5th inst., relative to the mortuary warrant of account of the death of Mrs. A. E. Baxley, the records in the comptrollers office show that this warrant was issued to J. R. Richards of Grapeland, Texas on April 24, 1918.
      Yours truly,
      J. C. Jones,
      Commissioner of Pensions

Application for Mortuary Warrant
State of Texas
County of Houston, I, Eugene Walling, .. of the late Mrs. A. E. Baxley, .. whose file number was 2073. ... died on the 22nd day of February, 1918 in the town of Grapeland, Houston County, Texas. Died in the home of Mrs. D. Walling .. daughter. I am related to the pensioner as grandson, home in Grapeland, Texas.
      Certificate of Undertaker,
buried on the 23rd day of February, 1918 in Parker Cemetery, in Houston County, Texas.
      Certificate of Physician
     ailment of myocarditis[inflammation of the heart muscle].
R. W. F. Baxley. R. was born circa 1840. R. died in 1863. In the Civil War, CSA.
Children of Ann Eliza Elizabeth?4 Parker and R. W. F. Baxley were as follows:

27. Catherine Katherine? C.4 Parker (Ralph3, Francis2, John1). Catherine was born in 1842. She married David Caskey say 1863. She married Ed Finch. She married ? Metcalf. Catherine died. Her body was interred.
David Caskey. David died.
Children of Catherine Katherine? C.4 Parker and David Caskey were:
Ed Finch. Ed died. His body was interred.
There were no children of Catherine Katherine? C.4 Parker and Ed Finch.
? Metcalf. ? died. His body was interred.
There were no children of Catherine Katherine? C.4 Parker and ? Metcalf.

28. John Nelson4 Parker , Sr. (Ralph3, Francis2, John1). John was born on 15 Feb 1844 at Robeson County, NC. Near Lumberton
Date from gravestone. He married Mary Jane Caskey circa 1869. He married Mary E. Yarbrough on 2 Apr 1895. No children. John died on 28 Jul 1914 at Houston County, TX, at age 70. date from gravestone. His body was interred at Parker Cemetery at Oak Grove Comm., Houston County, TX. near Grapeland
Gravestone says " He died as he lived a Christian".
Name reference - gravestone has "J. N. Parker"

He came to TX from NC with his family in or about 1858.

He later purchased farm land and homesteaded some land in the community now known as New Prospect, TX.

He served in the Civil War, CSA, Army. He was about 17 when he joined the Army. As was the case in many instances, he furnished his own weapons. His principle weapon was a double barrel muzzle-loading shot gun which he gave to his grandson, James Mulkey Owens, Jr. about 1913. He was slightly wounded by a rifle ball which clipped the lobe off one of his ears.

He was a farmer in the New Prospect community until later life when he was in the general merchantile business.

He was one of the early merchants in Grapeland, TX. He operated a general merchandise store for a number of years with James Mulkey Owens, his son-in-law and partner at the time of his death. The name of the firm was Owens and Parker.

Volume I, Crockett Newspapers, 1853-1896. Volume 2, Number 36, October 9, 1891. Reads as follows -
Confederate Veteran Association. Organized at Crockett, Sept. 17, 1891. Roll of members to date: ... J. N. Parker, Com D Waul's Battalion, PO Grapeland [TX].

THE PARKER FAMILY
IN 1860, MR. AND MRS. RALPH PARKER WITH THEIR FAMILY REACHED TEXAS AND SETTLED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF HOUSTON COUNTY, VERY NEAR PARKER CEMETERY NORTHWEST OF GRAPELAND. THEY BUILT A HOME OF LOGS AND ONLY A FEW YEARS LATER BUILT A CHURCH, CALLED WOODLAND HALL. THEY WERE DEVOUT METHODISTS, BUT ALL DENOMINATIONS WERE WELCOME TO PREACH IN THIS CHURCH WHICH THE NEIGHBORS AROUND HAD HELPED WITH. MR. PARKER DIED IN 1861 AND HIS TWO OLDEST SONS, FRANK H. AND JOHN NELSON JOINED THE CONFEDERATE ARMY ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER HIS DEATH, LEAVING THE WIDOW AND YOUNGER CHILDREN TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
FRANK H. PARKER IS RECORDED AS A LAY PREACHER PRESENT AT THE FIRST QUARTERLY CONFERENCE ELKART CHURCH ATTENDED. THIS CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT GUICELAND CHURCH, A SHORT DISTANCE SOUTHEAST OF GUICELAND CEMETERY JUST OFF HIGHWAY 287 AT COUNTY LINE ROAD. HE AND HIS WIFE, ANN OVERSTREET PARKER REARED A LARGE FAMILY AND LIVED TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN DEVOUT WORKERS IN THE CHURCH. ONE OF HIS GRANDSONS, CALVIN BROWN IS A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH. A GRANDDAUGHTER, MRS DONALD SPENCER(JEANNETTE BROWN) IS ALSO IN THIS CHURCH AND HER THREE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN CHRISTENED AT THE SAME ALTAR WHERE SHE AND DONALD WERE MARRIED. MRS. CALVIN BROWN, MRS. PRESTON WOHLFORD AND HER SON, KEITH, ARE DESCENDANTS OF CATHERINE PARKER FINCH-METCALF.
JOHN NELSON PARKER'S SON JAMES N. PARKER AND THREE OF HIS CHILDREN WERE AT ONE TIME MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH. MR. PARKER DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND EVEN BEFORE HIS DEATH HIS CHILDREN WERE AWAY FROM THE PARENTAL HOME. HIS WIDOW MRS. CHLOE GRAY PARKER MOVED AWAY AFTER HIS DEATH.

Mary Jane Caskey. Mary was born on 10 Feb 1851 at Bastrope County, TX. Date from gravestone. Mary died on 16 Feb 1895 at age 44. from childbirth
Date from gravestone. Her body was interred at Parker Cemetery at Oak Grove Comm., Houston County, TX. near Grapeland. Name reference - gravestone has "Mary wife of John N. Parker".
Children of John Nelson4 Parker , Sr. and Mary Jane Caskey were as follows:
Mary E. Yarbrough. Mary was born 15 Feb., 1851 at GA. Date from gravestone. Mary died 10 Jul., 1924 at Houston County, TX. Date from gravestone. Her body was interred at Parker Cemetery at Oak Grove Comm., Houston County, TX. Near Grapeland. Name reference - gravestone has " Mary E. Parker"
Widow's Application for a Pension.
Name - Mrs. Mary E. Parker, Houston County, postoffice Grapeland, Tx.
Filed - Apr. 12, 1915.. Approved Apr. 19, 1915. Pension allowed from Sep. 1, 1915.

Form B, For use of widows of soldiers who are in indigent circumstances.
The State of Texas, county of Houston.
I, Mrs. Mary E. Parker, ..
I am widow of John N. Parker, deceased ... Departed on the 28 day of July, 1914 in county of Houston, Texas.
.. age? 64 years
.. born Mimnither? Co., GA
.. lived in Texas? 21 years
.. husband's full name? John Nelson Parker
.. date of his death? 28 July 1914
.. husband's command organized in? Texas
.. served from? June 1862 until the close of War
.. command? Co. I?, First - Battalion of T?. N. Walls 2nd Teaxs Leagion
.. rank? He was a private in Walls Legion of Infantry
.. signed Mary E. Parker, 30 day of March, 1915


Affidavit of Witnesses
State of Texas, County of Houston
.. know that Mrs. Mary E. Parker .. widow of John N. Parker deceased
.. witness J. E. Bearr?
.. witness J. M. Owens
.. on 1 April, 1915

Affidavit of Witnesses
State of Texas, County of Houston
. apeared J. E. Bearr? and J. M. Owen
.. said Mrs. Mary E. Parker
.. witness J. E. Bearr?
.. witness J. N. Owens
.. 1 April 1915

Affidavit of Witnesses
.. appeared Jas. F. Martin
... service of applicant's husband .. I know that John N. Parker was in the Confederate Service from the following facts; In 1909 or 1910 John N. Parker joined Crockett Camp No 141 and his name as a Confederate soldier appears on the Camp register as a member of Co. I 1st Battalion of F. N. Walls 2nd Texas Leagion. In 1911 he was elected "Flag Bearer" or "Color Bearer" of Crockett Camp no. 141 - which positions he held for three years at his request. I made application to the D. of Conf. for a Cross of Honor. Which I received in due time and delivered to him and which his wife has now. From these facts I can.


There were no children of John Nelson4 Parker , Sr. and Mary E. Yarbrough.

30. Ralph Delaney4 Parker (twin) 'Rafe' (Ralph3, Francis2, John1). Ralph was born on 14 Aug 1848. date from gravestone. He married Anne Elizabeth Herod circa 1871. Ralph died on 19 Apr 1932 at age 83. date from gravestone. His body was interred at Parker Cemetery at Oak Grove Comm., Houston County, TX.
Name reference - gravestone has "Ralph D. Parker".
Anne Elizabeth Herod. Anne was born say 1850. Anne died. Her body was interred.
Children of Ralph Delaney4 Parker (twin) 'Rafe' and Anne Elizabeth Herod were:

32. Simeon Theodore4 Parker (Ralph3, Francis2, John1). Simeon was born in 1855 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC. near. He married Sally R. Willis say 1894. Simeon died in 1933. His body was interred.
He went to TX from NC with his parents as a small child.
Sally R. Willis. Sally was born in 1873. Sally died in 1948.
Children of Simeon Theodore4 Parker and Sally R. Willis were as follows:

35. Henry Francis4 Hilburn (Ammila3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Henry was born on 20 Sep 1826 at Bladen County, NC. He married Sarah Hester 'Sally' on 10 Jun 1849 at Bladen County, NC. Henry died on 16 Oct 1894 at Bladenboro, Bladen County, NC, at age 68. His body was interred in Oct 1894 at White Family Cemetery at Bladenboro, Bladen County, NC.
Sarah Hester 'Sally.' Sarah was born on 14 Jul 1833 at Bladenboro, Bladen County, NC. 23 Jul., 1833? Sarah died on 28 Dec 1905 at Bladenboro, Bladen County, NC, at age 72. 10 Dec 1905? Her body was interred at White Family Cemetery at Bladenboro, Bladen County, NC.
Children of Henry Francis4 Hilburn and Sarah Hester 'Sally' were as follows:

36. Rachel4 Hilburn (Ammila3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Rachel was born in 1830 at Bladen County, NC. 1828? She married William Porter Guyton circa 1851. Rachel died. Her body was interred.
Name & Parents Sources: Linda Fields, #111510.
William Porter Guyton. William was born on 2 Sep 1824 at Bladen County, NC. He married ?? ?? William died. Name Source: Linda Fields, #111510.
Children of Rachel4 Hilburn and William Porter Guyton were as follows:

39. Franklin4 Singletary (Harriote3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Franklin was born in 1830 at Robeson County, NC. He married Rebecca J. McCool on 11 May 1856 at AL. He married Martha S. Rowlen in 1870. Franklin died on 28 May 1906. His body was interred.
Rebecca J. McCool. Rebecca died.
There were no children of Franklin4 Singletary and Rebecca J. McCool.
Martha S. Rowlen. Martha was born on 17 Sep 1840. Martha died on 25 Jun 1894 at age 53.
Children of Franklin4 Singletary and Martha S. Rowlen were as follows:

43. John Owen4 Singletary (Harriote3 Parker, Francis2, John1). John was born in 1847 at Montgomery County, AL. He married Nora Ziegler in 1873 at Elmore County, AL. John died on 19 Dec 1906. His body was interred.
Nora Ziegler. Nora was born in 1856. Nora died on 17 Jan 1914 at Montgomery County, AL.
Children of John Owen4 Singletary and Nora Ziegler were as follows:

44. Frances Hester4 Singletary 'Frank' (Sarah3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Frances was born on 2 Sep 1828 at Bladen County, NC. He married Elender Summerall 'Ellen' on 3 Jan 1850 at Copiah County, MS. Frances died on 27 Sep 1884 at Rankin County, MS, at age 56.
Note, Source: Mark Freeman -
Francis was in the C.S.A.
Singleterry?
Elender Summerall 'Ellen.' Elender was born on 19 Aug 1830 at Copiah County, MS. Elender died on 11 Jul 1905 at Rankin County, MS, at age 74.
Children of Frances Hester4 Singletary 'Frank' and Elender Summerall 'Ellen' were as follows:

45. Mary Ann4 Singletary (Sarah3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Mary was born circa 1830. She married Benjamin Franklin Bufkin 'Dock' on 19 Jul 1849 at Rankin County, MS. Mary died.
Benjamin Franklin Bufkin 'Dock.' Benjamin was born on 20 Sep 1829. Benjamin died on 28 Oct 1904 at Copiah County, MS, at age 75.
Children of Mary Ann4 Singletary and Benjamin Franklin Bufkin 'Dock' were as follows:

46. Hiram4 Singletary (Sarah3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Hiram was born on 16 Nov 1832 at Bladen County, NC. He married Cecilia Elizabeth Price on 10 Aug 1854 at Rankin County, MS. Hiram died on 20 Jan 1904 at Rankin County, MS, at age 71.
1870 Census: Mississippi, Rankin County
http://www.msgen.net/co/rankin/1870/
Page 33 & 34, Township 3, Beat 1, Steen's Creek Post Office, 5 July 1870
37 251 SINGLETARY, Hiram, 38 M, farmer, 1000 300, NC
38 251 SINGLETARY, Eliah, 32 F, keeping house, MS
39 251 SINGLETARY, Sarah J., 15 F, at home, MS
40 251 SINGLETARY, Francis P., 13 M, at home, MS
01 251 SINGLETARY, Josephine, 12 F, at home, MS
02 251 SINGLETARY, Eleanor T., 10 F, at home, MS
03 251 SINGLETARY, Alice E., 8 F, MS
04 251 SINGLETARY, Mary, 4 F, MS
05 251 SINGLETARY, Lucien, 2 M, MS

1860 United States Federal Census: Not Stated, Rankin, MS > 59 of 151
Hiram Singletary 27 1832 North Carolina Male
C E Singletary 22 1837 Mississippi Female
S J Singletary 4 1855 Mississippi Female
F P Singletary 2 1857 Mississippi Male
J D Singletary 1 1858 Mississippi Female

1880 United States Federal Census: Steens Creek, Rankin, MS
1880 U.S. Federal Census > Mississippi > Rankin > All Townships > District 73 > Image 11 of 14
1880 U.S. Federal Census > Mississippi > Rankin > All Townships > District 73 > Image 12 of 14
Hyram SINGLETERRY 48 <1832> North Carolina Self Married White Male
Seally SINGLETERRY 42 <1838> Mississippi Wife Married White Female
Delila SINGLETERRY 21 <1859> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
Alice SINGLETERRY 17 <1863> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
Mary SINGLETERRY 15 <1865> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
Lucian SINGLETERRY 12 <1868> Mississippi Son Single White Male
Belle SINGLETERRY 8 <1872> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
Willie SINGLETERRY 5 <1875> Mississippi Dau Single White Female
John SINGLETERRY 3 <1877> Mississippi Son Single White Male.
Cecilia Elizabeth Price. Cecilia was born on 2 Jan 1838 at MS. Cecilia died on 10 Feb 1917 at Raymond, Hinds County, MS, at age 79.
Children of Hiram4 Singletary and Cecilia Elizabeth Price were as follows:

48. Thomas S.4 Singletary (Sarah3 Parker, Francis2, John1). Thomas was born on 2 Jan 1836 at Bladen County, NC. He married Susan Price on 14 Oct 1863 at Florence, Rankin County, MS. Thomas died on 14 Dec 1909 at Rankin County, MS, at age 73. His body was interred.
Susan Price. Susan was born on 11 Apr 1840 at MS. Susan died on 15 Jan 1903 at age 62.
Children of Thomas S.4 Singletary and Susan Price all born at Rankin County, MS, were as follows:


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