1830 United States Federal Census. Edwards, Illinois;
Series: M19; Roll: 25; Page: 38; Family History Library Film: 0007650.
1840 United States Federal Census. Ripley, Missouri; Roll:
229; Page: 336; Image: 680; Family History Library Film: 0014857.
1850 United States Federal Census. Tucker, Clark, Arkansas;
Roll: M432_25; Page: 192B; Image: .
1860 United States Federal Census. Anderson, Clark,
Arkansas; Roll: ; Page: 26; Image: 26.
Arkansas Land Records. Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
1997.Original data - United States, Bureau of Land Management. Arkansas
Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated
Records Project, 1993.
Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998. Probate
Court (Clark County); Probate Place: Clark, Arkansas. Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc. 2015.
Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909. Ancestry.com
Operations Inc., 1999.
Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965. Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc. 2016.
Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008. Probate
Records (Smith County, Tennessee), 1803-1896; Author: Tennessee. Probate Court
(Smith County). Ancestry.com 2015.
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. “William P
Ewing”. Issue Date 1 Mar 1855, Place: Clark, Arkansas, Land Office: Washington;
Document Number 6076. Ancestry.com
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. “William P Ewing”
10 Aug 1838, Moultrie, Illinois, USA, Land Office Vandalia. Ancestry.com
http://o.pcahs.org/pcaolr/database/acdpcd-p/p981.htm#i75590
https://www.ewingfamilyassociation.org/documents/Sproul/Sproul_Part_2.html
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Monday, January 29, 2024
Land Records William P Ewing
Unfortunately, I'm having difficulties downloading the land records. You can go online to sources and find them. These records reflect where William lived. I found them on Ancestry.com
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Sunday, January 28, 2024
William & Sarah Ewing's Marriage Record
Kentucky,
County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
(I corrected this on Ancestry to William “P”)
Gender Male
Marriage Date 12 Apr 1820
Marriage Place Logan, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Sarah Punteny
Film Number 002134965
Saturday, January 27, 2024
John Ewing - Brother to William P Ewing
Montgomery County (AR): Our Heritage: Quartz Crystal Capital of the World
Montomery County Historical Society; 1 Jan 1986, 670 pages. Vol 1, compiled and edited by the Sesquicentennial Committee, contains the county, school and church histories and numerous family histories. This book contains the information about John and Martha (Hines) Ewing. John was a younger brother to our James H Ewing. It substantiates their lineage. Pages 67-68 were devoted to their family.
"My great-great-great-grandfather John Ewing and his wife Martha Hines Ewing moved to Arkansas before the Civil War and eventually settled in the southeastern part of Montgomery County. They purchased eighty acres of land and established their farm home.
John Ewing, born February 22, 1840, was the son of William P. and Sarah Ewing. William P. Ewing, born in 1802, in Kentucky, and other relatives had settled in Arkansas, especially in Clark County. The known brothers and sisters of John Ewing were James H., Adeline, who later married Alexander Maynard, Henderson, Alfred, Reuben, William N., Joseph R., Emelizer S., who married Jeff Stafford, and Malinda, who married William F. Keith. John Ewing and his brother William N. Ewing fought in the civil War, serving in the Confederate Army. John brought home a cannon mini ball from one of the battles in which he participated. For many years, this Civil War souvenir was used as a door stop and then passed down to the next generation of relatives.
Children of John Ewing and his wife Martha (1844) were Laura, who married Richard Monroe Coker on 2 March 1877 in Montgomery County; Mary, married her cousin James Ewing, Albert, who died young, John Henry, my great-grandfather, Joseph A., Edward C., and Sarah.
A few weeks after the birth of her last child, Martha Hines Ewing died in 1880. She is buried in Mount Tabor Cemetery near her husband. On September 13, 1884, John Ewing wrote his last will and testament and by November, he, also, had died, leaving several small children. John Ewing was buried on his farm that he willed to his children for their support.
The Montgomery County courts appointed Laura Ewing’s husband, Richard Monroe Coker, guardian of the miner heirs of John Ewing. Laura was the eldest child of John and Martha Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Coker were residents of Montgomery County and the parents of two children: James Allen, born 29 Jun 1880, and Susan Etta born 16 September 1882. They continued living on the John Ewing property and the births of all their children were recorded in Miles Langley’s book.
Besides the first two children, they had the following: Martha Ann, Florence, Viola, Uretha Bell, John Henry, Pittman Monroe, Rod Arthur, and Claude Nathaniel.
All of the heirs of John Ewing eventually left Montgomery County and settled in Texas, where they became farmers, ranchers, schoolteachers, and Baptist preachers. The R.M. Coker family later moved to Texas, also. These families left numerous descendants that became prominent citizens of Texas. In later years, some have moved back to Arkansas to make their homes."
Friday, January 26, 2024
William P Ewing
The father of James H Ewing was
WILLIAM P EWING
My research has shown that our Ewings landed in Virginia, settled in Pennsylvania, and eventually moved to Tennessee. Our William P gave his birthplace as Kentucky where he married his wife. They followed his brothers to Illinois, moved to Missouri and settled in Arkansas. Most of our Ewings from then on hailed from Arkansas.
William P. Ewing - A Man on the Move
Added by dlm1944 on 14 Jul 2007 I
found on ancestry Jan 2015
The surname Ewing is Scottish. It is derived from the Gaelic personal name
"Eo'gann" which means "well born" or "kind
natured". The Ewing family was well established in Scotland before the
Norman Conquest of England in 1066 AD. Records indicate that a John, Robert,
and Elizabeth "Ewens" settled in Virginia as early as 1623.
The ancestors of the Ewing Family descendants who arrived in Clark County
Arkansas in the early to mid 1800's immigrated to America in the early 1700's.
Their ancestors were originally from Scotland and then moved to Ireland in the
mid 1600 's. After their arrival in America, records indicate our Ewing family
ancestors migrated from northern Virginia, through southwest Virginia into
eastern Tennessee, to northern Kentucky, to central Illinois, to southern
Missouri, and finally to western Arkansas.
William P. Ewing was the son of James Ewing who was born in Virginia and later
lived in Kentucky where William P. was born about 1802. William P Ewing married
Sarah (Pentenny?) about 1828 near her home in eastern Tennessee. After their
first child was born, William P. and Sarah moved to the central part of
Illinois near the Springfield area. W. P. and two of his older brothers lived
in the area of Sangamon, Tazewell, Logan and Moultrie Counties. According to
Illinois land records, William P. purchased 160 acres in Moultrie County, IL in
1836 at a price of $1.25 per acre. There were a number of land purchases by his
brothers, as well. His two brothers, John and Reuben B. Ewing continued to live
in central Illinois until their death.
Why William P. Ewing moved his family westward in the late 1830's is not known.
The 1840 Federal Census records him and his family living in Ripley County
Missouri which was a known hangout for thieves and outlaws and a no man’s land
during the Civil War. The county was located on the historic Natchitoches Trail
which was a route from Illinois to the southwest and into Arkansas.....in
Arkansas, it was known as the "Old Military Road". Ironically, it is
this road that traverses Arkansas from the northeast to the southwest part of
the state near where he and his family settled in Clark County around 1843-44.
His son, William N. Ewing was the first child born in Arkansas (1844) after
their arrival.
William P. and his wife, Sarah had eleven children.....four girls and seven
boys. One was born in eastern TN, three were born in central IL, three in
southern MO, and four in Arkansas.
William P. Ewing died about 1864 in Clark County Arkansas. His burial place is
not known at this time.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Sources for James Henry Ewing
Sources: James Henry Ewing
James H Ewing
The father of Frederick Short Ewing was James H Ewiing.
History Sheet –
James H Ewing
Researching this era becomes
dicey. The census sheets do not list the names of members in the household. It
only gives the number of members in age categories. I believe that James’s
father, William P Ewing, moved around a lot which also compounds the research
as they are found in different states. With that said, I believe that I have
found them in conjunction with another Ancestry member who wrote a short
summary of William P Ewing’s whereabouts.
James H
Ewing was born in 1829. He states in the 1850 census that he was born in
Tennessee. When he was 1 year old, his parents, William P Ewing and Sarah,
moved to Illinois along with two of William’s brothers. This was their home
only for a short while, as they are found in Ripley County, Missouri in 1840.
James would have been 11 years old.
James
married Malinda Dillard on 18 Dec 1849 in Cold Bath, Clark County, Arkansas,
where they took up residence in Cedar, Clark County AR near her family. Malinda was 15 years old when they married,
and it appears that she died around the age of 46. James and Malinda are found
in the 1850 census. I cannot find them in the 1860 census, but they are found
still in Cedar, Clark County in 1870 with my great grandfather, Frederick Short
Ewing. The problem with this census is her name is listed as “Mary”. They had their last child, Louisa, in 1872.
Malinda died before the 1880 census. I wonder if it was in childbirth…just
speculation.
James is
found as a widower in Mazarne, Montgomery, Arkansas. Living with him are John
F. Ewing 15, Fredrick S. Ewing 11, Louisa L. Ewing 8.
I have no
record of his death.
ADDENDUM
I
do not have much information on this James, but I am confident in my research
of him. As I peruse my old notes, I see that the information leads me back to
the older Ewing brothers that immigrated from Ireland. There is much to sort
out about these brothers. They are documented but I find conflicting
information about who’s who and their fathers. With that said, they are all
connected in some way, and they all immigrated together.
I’m
hoping that when I continue my research on the Dillard family that I may be
able to find more about James H Ewing. I found evidence of him in the Ewing
Clan research connected to the Dillard family which suggests that I am on the
right path. I have seen him referenced as James Henry and James Hayward. If it
is either, my belief is that it would be James Henry. My research of him may
later reveal that this couple lived more closely with the Dillard family than
the Ewing family. If that is the case, then I may learn more about our James H
Ewing.
There
has been much research done on his younger brothers, John William Ewing 1840
and William N Ewing 1844. James was 11-12 years old than them so this places
him in a completely different decade/generation. As if I flesh out their
information, more will be revealed about their family history, which hopefully
will give more answers about our James.
Once
again, I am confident this morning, as I came across an invitation sent to me
in April 2002 from Wallace Ewing to join the Ewing Family Website complete with
a user name and password. Unfortunately, I never followed up with that. It is
no longer an active link. Probably what happened is that it was swallowed up by
the giant ANCESTRY.COM. They have done
that with many of my valued prior links.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
My Ewing Sources
EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF MY FAMILY TREE
As I add a family member to the tree, I try to find a source. My tree on Ancestry is large because I have added children and their spouses. Most of the time, I have listed each of the children’s family. For each person added, I feel fairly certain that it came from a ‘found’ source.
http://www.ewingfamilyassociation.org/documents/Ewing_James/james_ewing_pioneer_toohey.pdf
By Anne Toohey, Library of Congress, 11 April 1996
VERY important documentation of the early 1800 letters - her
research caused Wallace Ewing to take off the last name of Sarah Edwards as the wife of
Jame (Pocahontas) Ewing 1721-1801.
The Ewings of Frederick Co. VA By Evelyn Jones Ewing and James Earl Ewing, Jr. Copyright 1986
Follows the line of John of Carnshanaugh (1648-1745) and his
second wife Jennet McElvaney through his son William (1711-1781) through his
son Robert (1761-1826). Robert was part of the correspondence of
letters in the early 1800s. This William would have been a brother to my James
(Pocahontas) Ewing Sr. (1721-1801).
They site sources including The History of Epler Oldwiller,
Huckleberry, Carr, and Ewing Families. These were all tied to S.S.Jameson of
Burnet Texas 1895. This family history ties directly to my line. They record
information from the Burt Book, found in the Magee Library, Londonderry. The
Burt Book has records kept by Rev. A Ferguson, minister of the Presbyterian
Congregation at Burt, County Donegal from 1685-1718. This book shows our lineage all the way to
Elizabeth Ewing b. 1755 who married Samuel James Jameson, who is their grandson
of Burnet, Texas. He supplied all the information.
This gives all of the documentation of this family as pulled together by the professionals, as best as they could.
Chapter XI in John Ewing (1648-1745) Of Carnshanaugh p 54-86
https://www.genealogycenter.info/viewpage_ewingoneamerican.php?realpage=5&display=eoa
One American Family – Pocahontas James by Wallace K. Ewing
Ph.D.
I have followed “Wally” since I began the research. There
would be nothing more that I could add about the Ewing Family, except to
document my line from F.S. Ewing (1869-1962) to James H (Henry?) Ewing b. 1829
to William P Ewing (1804-1864). All sources after that have my line connected
to William P Ewing,
http://www.ewingfamilyassociation.org/documents/Sproul/Sproul_Part_2.html
The Early Ewing Families of Augusta County, Virginia: Parts II to IV
By William W. Sproul, III
http://o.pcahs.org/pcaolr/database/acdpcd-p/p981.htm#i75590
Website through Pike County Arkansas Archives and History Society gives connections all the way to F.S. Ewing. I’m not sure how to access their sources. Has my William P Ewing (1804-1864) as the son of James (1758-1810) and unknown mother. Wallace K Ewing placed William P as the son of James and Ladovsey Dilliard. Because Wallace “Wally” and the Ewing Family Assoc have documented and written out so much history, I have used his information as my “Bible” for this family.
http://www.sproulfamily.net/jemc.pdf
By William Sproul Found in the Ewing Family Journal Vol. 15 No.2 May 2009, 14 pages. This includes a lot of Ewing history. Interesting that my great-grandfather married a Sproul but I have never been able to find documentation on her or her Sproul family.
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Researching My Quillin/Ewing Line
My daddy was Truman Bryan Quillin, Sr.
The Quillin Line
Daddy did contact “J.B” James Beverly Quillin (1917-2004) because he recalled that J.B. had a family history book. J.B. was the son of Horace Cleveland Quillin, brother to our Paul Bryan Quillin. J.B. informed Daddy that indeed he did indeed have a book that could help me with the Quillin history, and he generously offered to send the book by mail. However, J.B. did want the book back. I hit the jackpot with that book and it became my “bible” for the Quillin history. I refuse to stray from the information given in the book. Daddy, of course, could always track down anything. He found a place where he could order the book, so he promptly made an order, and I still have it in my possession. We lucked out as that was truly the last time it was produced in bulk by the Quillin family. It is now online, I believe, but that is nothing like having the book in hand. CAUTION: be careful of family heritage books that are no more than something like a telephone book, just names listed. That was common back then. It was incredible to receive this information in the winter prior to our summer visit to Ireland. I had no idea that we had such roots to that part of the world through the MacQuillin clan. There is much more about that in my Quillin history.
The Sprowls Line
Besides seeing the gravestone of Polly Ann Sprouls who was
buried with Beverly Johnson Quillin, I had no clue about her until Buster
filled in a few tips. These tips have not produced much in the way of tracking
down this family. Sprowls had many spellings, just as Quillin does. That
doesn’t mean it isn’t accepted; however there just hasn’t been enough for me to
fill in this line. I feel that the Sproul/Sprowls (or however it is spelled for
us) line was interconnected a LONG time ago with the Ewing line, but I can not
make my immediate connection, therefore always falling short.
The Wright Line
Buster always said that Polly’s mother came to live with
them for a while. He identified Polly’s mother as Milly Wright. Milly would
have married a Sprowls. I have only found one single source that could confirm
that, but it was not enough to carry me onto the next level. Milly could be a
nickname. There were some Sprowls that lived in Seymour, probably Polly’s
brother James. There obviously has been no one in that family that was interested
in family history. My theory is that somewhere along the way, a male Sprowls
family member fell out of favor and was disconnected from family. This could make
researching this man difficult.
The Ewing line has fallen into place because there have been
some “big guns” doing research for the Ewing Family Association. These men and
women have access to family notes from the early 1800s, journals, Bibles and
support from Historical Societies, etc. They have done a tremendous job piecing
it all together. There is not much more that I could add to the “way back”
history. In the more current lines, I have spent hours substantiating the
tidbits I have found. I never know if it is the correct direction. (Before
1850, censuses only list the numbers of people in the households. They are not
listed by names. It becomes a guessing game.)
But I will say…looking back. I have done some good research, enough so
that Wallace K Ewing has added my branch to his Ancestry tree all the way down
to Daddy. That means something!
The Dillards…well, I found some credible information
on the web by a man name Chris Kraft and others. They had built tremendous
trees, not so much with sources, but these “world connect” trees have been
taken down, I think by Ancestry. Ancestry has promised that these websites will
return. It seems we live in a world where something that is good is always
gobbled up by the greedy people who want to own it all. But in the meanwhile,
it has disrupted my research. The Dillard line involved a marriage by a Ewing
lady to the Dillard twins. When one twin died, she married the other. And I
believe that there may be some double cousins. Interesting note: as I was
putting this information together, I found amid the Ewing pages, some small
print about Orrin Dillard. I’m anxious to go back to and review more closely. I
also wondered why our William P Ewing was born in Kentucky. The notes mentioned
above may show me why/how the Dillards or Ewings had land in Kentucky. I am
hopeful with a new DNA connection to Patricia about the Ewing/Dillard
connection.
I have made an honest attempt several times in the past at
these lines. It seems that there has been no real commitment by anyone to
record their history, and unless I could go to the area and visit the archives,
courthouse, etc., I may never be able to solve these lines. The trees I see are
all jumbled with no sources or research. I have given up putting too much time
or energy into these lines. I am hopeful about having Patricia’s DNA, as that may
help unveil the mysteries. My initial attempts with this DNA, though, has be
futile. It is disappointing to see trees all jumbled with no research done, nor
sources given. Maybe in time, more will be revealed.
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Back to the Ewing Research - A Cousin is Coming!
On the regular feed of my blog, I had shifted to the Bridges family. Now after learning that a very special cousin is coming for a visit, I plan to suspend the Bridges and go back to the Ewing line.
My cousin has a birthday coming up in February, and her daughters are planning a surprise trip to see me. She is turning 77 and we haven't seen one another in years. I keep up with her on FB and on the phone, but it will be glorious to hug her and see her in person. I was very close to her family as I grew up. I'm ten years younger and she treated me more like a sister, and I often called her mother (my aunt Francelle) my 2nd mother. More about that later.
But why the shift back to the Ewing line? I am building her a family history book with our common Ewing connection as a gift. She has done a DNA profile and has kindly offered me to be the manager of that profile. I'm hopeful for more discoveries in the future. Since I am deeply into those files, I might as well share it on the blog. It is a line that I have not done a book for, and this line goes WAY back.
The Ewing Family Association has done excellent research and sourcing on all of the Ewing lines, but I have had to document my lineage up to the 1700s, which has taken much time and effort over the years. It has paid off as one of the best researchers picked up on my line, and I received great validation in that. I began to follow Wallace K Ewing P.H.D. (much more about him in the days to come) as he is from the same James Ewing, Jr. 1758 as my lineage. More about this wonderful man later in the blog.
Since I am building the book, I will add that information to my blog. So....let's get start....stay tuned.
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Short Trip Back to My Alma Mater - BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
It is always fun to go back to my college stomping grounds. I must return soon to see all the new and improved buildings. Baylor University in Waco, Texas, is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution. It was chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers. Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. The inner "old" campus (where most of my classes were) has the feel of an ivy league campus. It is absolutely a gorgeous environment. On this trip we attended a men's basketball game with a win against BYU.
My precious niece and her husband are sponsors of the cheer teams. They purchased seats in the new Foster Pavillion and wanted us to come see her cheer team take the court in the new venue. It is one of the many new buildings on campus.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Sources for Hattie and William Bridges
In the beginning of my research, I had to find books, census records, websites, libraries, archives, courthouses, cemeteries, interviews, etc. Research has come a long way, and now I benefit from having a DNA bank.
I'm very proud that I learned how to do research and documentation the correct way.
Sources Report: Harriet Ann Springfield
Georgia Militia District 972, Roll: M653_132; Page: 41; Image: 41; Family History Library Film: 803132. <Ancestry. Com> accessed April 2013.
http://www.thegagenweb.com/gawhitfield/bios/springfield/springfield.htm accessed April 2013.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=llh&id=I17471 accessed April 2013.
Monday, January 15, 2024
My History Sheet of William and Harriet Bridges
I recorded this information in 2016 with the information that I had then. It has grown substantially since then with the use of DNA.
History Sheet
for Harriet Ann Springfield
(Those who knew her well called her Hattie.)
Date: March 24, 2013 (updated March 2016)
http://www.thegagenweb.com/gawhitfield/bios/springfield/springfield.htm
Charles C Chaney cites the following sources
1. Census. 1860.
2. Allen, Johnnie F. Informant.
3. Census. 1850.
4. Vital Records Index-North America, Marriage record of W. L. Bridges & H. A. Springfield. Family History Library Number 339861. The date is recorded as 2 January 1870.
5. Census. 1860.
6. Census. 1870.
7.
8. Jr Edward E. Van Schick, SOME
Historical Press, Inc, 1997, Volume 6.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=llh&id=I17471
Website by Linda L Harris
Joyce Howard Ellis and Ann Pollard,
Sunday, January 14, 2024
History Sheet of William L and Hattie A Bridges
Taken from the Find-a-Grave
website
Created by Sherry Hoffman
Maintained by David M ? (I
wonder if he wrote this information?)
The obits were placed by
Bambi Lynn Waltrip Bush
History Sheet for
William Lewis and Hattie Bridges
William Lewis Bridges was born August 29, 1842, in South
Carolina. His parents appear to be Jonathan Bridges and Mary Hulda McDonald.
The family migrated from South Carolina to western Murray County, Georgia
(which later became Whitfield County) around 1845.
William enlisted in Company D, 60th Georgia Infantry
Regiment (the Whitfield Volunteers) on September 19, 1861. Based on available
records, it appears he served for the duration of the war.
William married Mary E Lanham on February 3, 1867, in
Whitfield County, Georgia. Their son Charles William Bridges was born December
6, 1867. Mary died of breast cancer on June 6, 1869.
William married Harriet Ann "Hattie" Springfield
on January 2, 1870. Harriet was the daughter of Aaron Springfield and Emaline
Rollins Springfield. She married William Lewis Bridges on January 2, 1870 in
Whitefield County, Georgia.
In 1871, the family decided to move to Texas,
traveling by covered wagon. They had only made it to Alabama, when one of the
horses in their team died. They decided to stay in Alabama until they could
secure another one. While in Alabama, Hattie gave birth to Hugh Springfield
Bridges on June 2, 1871. William went to work for a railroad to raise money for
a new horse, but the railroad went bankrupt before he was ever paid so they
returned to Georgia near their relatives.
While in Georgia, the following eleven children were born:
Little Sister Bridges 26 Aug 1872
John Franklin Bridges 11 Sep 1873
Emma Levanna Bridges 8 Sep 1874
Mary Daisy Bridges 2 May 1876
Mattie Bell Bridges 5 May 1878
Ida Jane Bridges 26 Nov 1879
James Henry "Jim" Bridges 12 Jan 1882
George Ezra Bridges 29 Oct 1883
Bessie May Bridges 18 Jan 1886
Carrie Faye Bridges 25 Oct 1887
Lucy Wright Bridges 3 May 1890
Little Sister and John Franklin died as infants. In about
1894, William, Hattie, and seven of their remaining ten children moved to
Texas, settling initially on a farm in Grayson County. In 1902 William and
Hattie moved to Jones County, northwest of Abilene , where they purchased land
and farmed near the town of Stith.
Hattie died on January 25, 1911 near Stith. William died
just three weeks later also near Stith.
Saturday, January 13, 2024
William L and Hattie BRIDGES Family portrait
This portrait was sent to me in 2011 by a cousin, Stacy White, who descends from Osa Bridges, son of Hugh Bridges (1871-1956) and Nancy Jane Jones (1879-1966).
Hugh Springfield Bridges is Mattie Bell Bridges brother.
Nancy Jane Jones is Martin Harmon Jones' sister.
These are the double cousins that I have already posted about on my blog.
LABELED
Friday, January 12, 2024
Holy City of the Wichitas 1956
Family photos below.
Mother and Daddy loved taking family vacations. These photos are labeled in the 1956 folder of the photo album. I was born in late August, so this trip must have been taken in the fall of 1956. It appears in one photo that Mother is holding me, wrapped in a blanket. Bryan would have been about 10 years old, and Paula would have been 6 years old.
I was curious as I did not know any information on the location of these photos. And upon researching the internet, I learned much about this place. It is located in Cache, Oklahoma. I can definitely see this as a place where Mother and Daddy would have wanted to take their children. We also visited Craterville theme park, located not far from the Holy City. The lake pictures were labeled as Lake Kickapoo, but they do not look like the terrain around that lake. My guess would be that this lake is somewhere in the Wichita Mountains.
Here is a link to the Holy City of the Wichitas.
Holy City of the Wichitas
Holy City of the Wichitas
It appears to be the ruins of an ancient city, but it was constructed in 1926 as a place to perform the Passion Play. It was very popular in the 1930s.
CRATERVILLE AMUSEMENT PARK
CLIMBING THE ROCKS
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Bridges Family History - Where I Started
As I build this blog, I realize how much family history I have learned in the last 8 years. I thought that with the incorrect "E" on the death certificate that this may be a dead end. But with the use of DNA and another cousin, Stacy White of Dallas, we have been able to substantiate more of our tree. Below is what I wrote in 2016. There will be much more to come. We have "CRACKED" the code 😊
Bridges Family History
Unfortunately,
I have never been able to "crack the code" on William L.
Bridges. Mattie Bell Bridges, his
daughter, is my link to this family and
I knew her as a small child which gave me confidence as I began my research. Records
and letters were sent to Lucy Jones Day by Dorothy Autry, Burwell Jones'
daughter, and so much was known about all the Bridges' 12 children. I felt confident that Mattie's father's name
was William " L" as I found a hand written marriage document from
1870 and a newspaper article in the Abilene Reporter about a family reunion
given by his daughter Lucy Ford dated October 1945, all of which reflects his
name as William "L" Bridges.
However, Lucy Day states on Mattie Bell Bridges' death certificate that
her father was William "E" Bridges, but I believe that is in
error. And still...others have followed
him as William "M" Bridges.
By taking away a middle name, there are MANY William Bridges in
documents in the same location during the same time period, including censuses
and military listings. During that
period of time, documents do not state other family members which makes it
difficult to establish a link. William's
history is given on the History Sheet of Harriet Ann Springfield. It appears that they were well-to-do
upstanding people.
Nancy Claire Quillin
Long
5 March 2016
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Martin Frank Jones Remembers Mama and Papa McNair
My grandparents on my mother’s side were Joe Carroll Jones and Ava Ella McNair. They had 5 children, including my mother, Carolita Jones Quillin. Mother was most interested in helping me gather family information. Her brother, Martin Franklin Jones, was also interested in helping me throughout the years. There will be several Jones Family posts of the information gathered from them.
Recollections from Martin Frank Jones 2013
Papa = Charles Franklin McNair
Mama = Ella Vermell King
Martin Frank said that Papa McNair was called to
minister. He was asked to preach at a
revival, and he told himself that if one person came down, he would use that as
a sign that he was called to preach. That
night, a person came down to dedicate his life. So, Papa decided to preach a second night and told himself if two people
came down, he would know for sure that he had been called to preach. About 10 people dedicated their lives to
Christ, and Papa became a minister."
"Papa got involved in the school
board elections, and if you were a preacher back in that day, you didn’t do
politics or choose sides. I believe this
was in Electra. It caused problems, so he moved just across
the river to Delhi, Oklahoma."
Monday, January 8, 2024
Martin Frank Jones Tries to Piece Together Jones Family History
My grandparents on my mother’s side were Joe Carroll Jones and Ava Ella McNair. They had 5 children, including my mother, Carolita Jones Quillin. Mother was most interested in helping me gather family information. Her brother, Martin Franklin Jones, was also interested in helping me throughout the years. There will be several Jones Family posts of the information gathered from them.
Recollections from Martin Frank Jones 2013
Martin Frank had vague memories of Martin Ervin Brooks Jones, and he so wanted to solve the lineage of all the Martin's in the Jones line. I have since been able to solve some of the things...and I also inherited those precious items/slips of paper from MEB's old truck. More to come later.....
"Pappy put up Minerva and MEB’s
tombstone. MEB lived on a farm and a
rooster flogged Martin (Frank). MEB knocked the
rooster off…and that is the only memory that Martin Frank has of MEB. MEB and Minerva were missionaries to the
Indians in
Martin Frank remembers is always being said that there was another Martin Jones after the Martin Jones who married Keziah Busby. That older Martin was born in the 1700’s. (I have not proven this.) Neither of those Martin’s could read and write. Martin Frank said that he has an old trunk somewhere with a slip of paper with a payment for Keziah. On that slip of paper there is mention of Martin Jones (her husband) and his father, another Martin Jones. (NOT PROVEN) There is some sort of signature on that paper relating those two Martin’s."
Some of that has not proven to be true. I now have these in my possession. To be posted later.
Martin Jones left Keziah with two young sons.
Sunday, January 7, 2024
Mattie Bell Bridges Pedigree Chart
This morning, I found some additions to a Bridges family tree made by Stacy White. We have been in contact before, and she is the one who sent me the picture of the complete family of William Lewis Bridges, Mattie Bell's father. I am still working to connect and research Jonathan Bridges, but it looks promising at this time. Stacy is a cousin from the double cousins in the Bridges/Jones line. Hugh Springfield Bridges was her great grandfather. Hugh was a brother to my grandfather, J.C. Jones, which make us connected as well through the Jones family. (see post about double cousins)
Martin Frank Jones's DNA has now connected me even more in line with Jonathan Bridges and ?Mary? Mariah? Sarah? McDonald. I'm not willing on this date to commit to anything further back. Find a Grave has the same information, and I don't feel that there is any substantial information on the burial of Jonathan. Stacy has some great new information that I will be investigating, along with new DNA connections.
It's interesting that in the last few days, I have found several members of the Bridges family who have been located in institutions for the insane. I surely hate to say this, but at times, as a child I felt that Mattie was a little off. I know that she was demanding of my grandmother, and she was certainly a hypochondriac. She was often thinking that she was going to die, and I remember having to line up and got in to see her to say goodbye. Of course, I just thought that I was saying goodbye for that particular visit to Crowell. But somehow it just never felt right. hummm...
Pappy's Illness and Last Days
My grandparents on my mother’s side were Joe Carroll Jones and Ava Ella McNair. They had 5 children, including my mother, Carolita Jones Quillin. Mother was most interested in helping me gather family information. Her brother, Martin Franklin Jones, was also interested in helping me throughout the years. There will be several Jones Family posts of the information gathered from them.
Recollections from Martin Frank Jones 2013
Most of Pappy’s life, he couldn’t bend over because of ear
problems. He had a severe infection as
an infant and forever had problems with his ear. Dr. Clark had told him that infection would
get into his brain and spinal cord….and eventually that is exactly what
happened. He died of spiral
meningitis.
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Remembering Martin Harmon Jones and Mattie Bell
My grandparents on my mother’s side were Joe Carroll Jones
and Ava Ella McNair. They had 5 children, including my mother, Carolita Jones
Quillin. Mother was most interested in helping me gather family information.
Her brother, Martin Franklin Jones, was also interested in helping me
throughout the years. There will be several Jones Family posts of the
information gathered from them.
Recollections of Martin Harmon Jones
by Carolita Jones Quillin
Granddaddy Jones is what Carolita called him (Martin Harmon Jones). He was one of Mother’s favorite people. He loved fishing and would fish with a cane pole. My daddy, Truman, fished often with him. The Jones were the salt of the earth but were considered “hayseed” country people. All the Jones family would have starved if it had not been for Joe Carroll Jones, Martin Harmon's son. They survived during the Great Depression with the guidance, love and help from Joe Carroll Jones. Granddaddy Jones did night watch at the cotton gin. His assignment was to make sure that a fire was not ignited. When the cotton bales came off the press, they would be so hot they could easily ignite.
Recollections from Martin Frank Jones 2013
Martin remembered that Mattie
Bell made the best tea cakes.
Martin Frank remembers not being treated very well by Pappy's sister, Lucy, later in life.
My thoughts: Strange what/how people react when estates are settled.
Martin Harmon Jones and Mattie Bell Bridges Jones
1946
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Friday, January 5, 2024
Recollections of Martin Harmon Jones' Children
My grandparents on my mother’s side were Joe Carroll Jones
and Ava Ella McNair. They had 5 children, including my mother, Carolita Jones
Quillin. Mother was most interested in helping me gather family information.
Her brother, Martin Franklin Jones, was also interested in helping me
throughout the years. There will be several Jones Family posts of the
information gathered from them.
Recollections by Martin Frank Jones 2013
These are memories of Martin Harmon and Mattie Bell's children
William Albert Jones (1898-1956)
Joe Carroll Jones (1902-1972)
George Truett Jone (1908 - )
Lucy Katherine Jones (1918 - 2003)
Martin Frank remembers sitting
with Uncle Ab when he was real sick.
Albert was under an oxygen tent and the kids had to take turns sitting
with him at night. During one of the night
stays, Albert asked Martin for a cigarette.
Martin gave him one and when Albert lit it, the whole cigarette went up
in flames.
George, Albert, and Hugh were
all supported by Daddy (Joe Carroll).
All 3 drove trucks for Daddy.
Daddy owned the trucks and he then leased them to the State of Tx and
did work for the State. They worked on
the highways, specifically Hwy 70 between Vernon and Lubbock. George and Ab would tear up trucks. Their trucks were always dinged up, overused
and dirty. They generally broke them
down and those trucks always required a lot of repairs because they didn’t take
care of them. These trucks were capable
of carrying a ton and a half (or about 3,000 pounds) of freight in their dump
beds. They would always overload them
with over 4,000 pounds. Hugh always took
care of his truck. His truck was always
clean and well cared for.
George lived all over and ended up in Houston with an Auto Upholstery
Shop
Albert had an icehouse in
Crowell. He lived under oxygen at home. When Albert died, Dr. Clark told Martin to go
talk with the undertaker. The undertaker
told him that Ab’s lungs looks like the sole of a shoe. Martin quit smoking after talking with the
undertaker. He had just bought a $1.00
carton of cigarettes and he worked at the Ford dealership there in
Crowell. When he went in to work, he
asked his buddy if he wanted the cigarettes.
They guy said, “Sure”. Martin
handed them over and never smoked again.
It took him about 5 years to stop the urge, especially when someone else
lit up.
George’s Kids:
Georgie Bell (oldest), Lonnie, Michael “Mike”
Hugh’s kids: AC,
Betty Joe, Eddie Hugh, Greta
Albert’s kids:
Jaunita (oldest & adopted), Sammye (still alive Fort Sill
Lucy’s kids: Donna
oldest lived somewhere near Amarillo
Left to right: Mattie Bell Bridges Jones, William Albert Jones, Lucy Katherine Jones Day, Joe Carroll Jones, Hugh Springfield Jones, George Truett Jones.
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