Family/Spouse: H. Johnson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Johnson
2. Meredith Johnson

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316974:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: G9NP-B7J
• _UID: 9561040FA1AE47488D8CCA4DAD524C60C269
• Military: 24 May 1917, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States; registered for the WWI draft
• Residence: 1920, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States; Address:
  301 Kemp
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  204 S. 16th St
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States; Address:
  1108 Tillman
• Military: 27 Apr 1942, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States; registered for WWII draft; Address:
  1103 E. California

Notes:

h5, Archer93b

George + Florence F. Cochran. Florence was born in 1889 in Tennessee, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485315647:1030:191555462
• _UID: E1C99BBA5EBA419282E2A02127681D29E4AF
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  204 S. 16th St
• Residence: 1929, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States; Address:
  301 Kemp
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States; Address:
  1108 Tillman

Notes:

Archer93b

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316976:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LY2N-3HD
• _UID: 8F6412D5E889454283059EA5F621615A6FDF
• Residence: Aug 1886, Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  727 Court Ave

Notes:

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George married Mary Favor Cason on 17 Aug 1886 in Graham, Young, Texas, United States. Mary (daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Harris Cason and Elizabeth Cooper) was born on 2 May 1865 in Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; died on 31 Aug 1938 in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485315432:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5G1-RHK
• _UID: 4AE279425C2046EA92848AB736BD5BA2DADE
• Census: 24 Jun 1870, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 2 Jun 1880, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  First District
• Residence: 17 Aug 1886, Graham, Young, Texas, United States
• Residence: 9 Jun 1904, Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States; received a visit from her father
• Residence: 12 May 1908, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2406 Wolfe St.
• Misc: 1 Apr 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited her sister in Idabel from Little Rock.
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  727 Court Ave
• Census: 11 Apr 1930, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  945 Peabody Ave.
• Residence: 31 Aug 1938, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  1447 Goodbar

Notes:

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Might not be Carrollton. Hard to read.

Misc:
After a weekend visit with her sister, Mrs. J.W. Higgs, Mrs. G.P. Frazer left Monday for Little Rock.

Census:
Mary is a boarder in this home and is listed as a widow who first married at 21.

Died:
Western State Hospital, where Mary died, "was the last state mental hospital to be constructed and habitually the one least funded."

http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=1493

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• _AMTID: 162485316957:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LBPL-JY9
• _UID: 7A1148AE1D2D423292F8645AE3C7B9AE9879

Ceylon married Frances Eleanor Taylor on 22 Nov 1848. Frances was born on 20 Jul 1827; died on 4 Apr 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319859:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KHW6-ZGF
• _UID: 460FE8032DD94405948D0C7B208B3AE400FF

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485315390:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: GMFS-SQJ
• _UID: 6DC3173176604D629DE839D4819B1B29EF06
• Baptism: 1846, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  Hurricane Church
• Graduation: 1850, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
• Census: 18 Oct 1850, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
• Graduation: 1856, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
• Residence: 8 Jan 1857, Abeokuta, Nigeria, Africa; Address:
  formerly Ijaye, Yoruba Country, Africa
• Census: 9 Jun 1860, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
• Occupation: 9 Jun 1860, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; minister, Missionary Baptist
• Possessions: 9 Jun 1860, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; 1 slave with him in Mississippi and 1 slave still in Wilson County, Tennessee
• Military: 27 Apr 1861, Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, United States; enlisted in Co. J, 11th Regt Mississippi Volunteers, CSA
• Military: Nov 1861; named Chaplain of his company
• Military: 25 Mar 1862, Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama, United States; enlisted as 1st Lieut, Co. C, 41st Alabama Infantry, CSA
• Military: 2 Jan 1863, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States; list of casualties in the Battle of Murfreesboro, commanding Co. C, 41st Alabama Regt
• Military: 27 Jun 1863; promoted to Captain, Co. C, 41st Alabama Infantry, CSA
• Military: 14 Dec 1863, Bean Station, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; wounded in action
• Military: 9 Feb 1864; resigned his commission due to injury
• Census: 1866, Pickens, Alabama, United States
• Misc: 20 Apr 1867, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; named in his sister Rebekah's will
• Residence: 16 Dec 1868, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; subscribed to the West Alabamian
• Misc: 24 Dec 1869, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; officated at a wedding
• Residence: 1870, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 24 Jun 1870, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
• Occupation: 24 Jun 1870, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; minister of the Gospel
• Misc: 18 Dec 1872, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; married Wm. N. Hodo and Sallie A. Trotter
• Misc: 1 Jan 1873, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; officiated at a wedding
• Residence: 18 Mar 1874, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; wrote obituary for Mrs. T.A. Stinson
• Residence: 7 Apr 1875, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; wrote obituary for Eld. Joel J. Halbert
• Occupation: 7 May 1876, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; preaching at First Baptist and Central Baptist churches
• Residence: 7 May 1876, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
• Census: 2 Jun 1880, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  First District
• Occupation: 2 Jun 1880, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; preacher
• Misc: 17 Jul 1884, Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States; organized a missionary Baptist Church
• Occupation: 29 Aug 1885, Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States; called to the Jacksboro and Graham churches
• Misc: 28 Feb 1886, Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States; officiated a wedding
• Residence: 13 Mar 1886, Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States; performed the wedding of Granville P. Key and Annie McGeehan
• Misc: 17 Aug 1886, Graham, Young, Texas, United States; officiated at his daughter's wedding
• Residence: 17 Aug 1886, Graham, Young, Texas, United States
• Residence: 5 Nov 1889, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; attended the Baptist State Convention in Little Rock
• Misc: 30 Oct 1891, Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States; attended Arkansas State Baptist Convention and delivered the report from the Committee on Foreign MIssions
• Residence: 2 Jun 1892, Forrest City, Saint Francis, Arkansas, United States; addressed the commencement prayer meeting at Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia
• Residence: 22 Oct 1892, Forrest City, Saint Francis, Arkansas, United States; preached at the association meeting in Helena, Arkansas
• Residence: 29 Sep 1893, Forrest City, Saint Francis, Arkansas, United States; resigned at church in Forrest City and is moving to Athens, Texas
• Residence: Oct 1893, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States
• Misc: 10 Oct 1894, Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States; led an evening program for the Baptist convention on "Woman's work in the church"
• Misc: 15 Oct 1894, Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States; listed as delegate to Texas Baptist State Convention
• Residence: 22 Jun 1895, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States; visiting in Garrison, Nacogdoches Co, Texas
• Residence: 24 Jun 1895, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States
• Misc: 18 Jul 1897, Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States; performed the marriage of E.N. Josey and Ailalee Parish
• Residence: Abt 1898, Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
• Misc: 15 Nov 1899, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; is a leader of the "church party" and is instrumental in a split of the Texas Baptist Church
• Misc: 15 Nov 1899, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; participating in the dissention at the Baptist Convention
• Residence: 15 Nov 1899, Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States; listed as delegate to the Baptist Convention from Royce
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States
• Occupation: 5 Jun 1900, Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States; preacher at First Baptist Church
• Residence: 11 Apr 1901, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; called back to Royce City to his sick wife's bedside
• Misc: 25 Jul 1901, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; attending the Mississippi Baptist Convention
• Residence: 10 Oct 1901, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States
• Misc: 24 Oct 1901, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; contriuted an article entitled "Is the gift of healing in the churches now" to The Baptist
• Residence: 14 Nov 1902, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; attended the Yazoo Association Meeting
• Residence: 26 Mar 1903, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; visited his daughter, Mrs. J.W. Higgs, in Van Buren, Arkansas from Carrollton
• Residence: 9 Jun 1904, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States; visited his daughter Mary in Arkadelphia
• Residence: 12 Mar 1905, Paris, Logan, Arkansas, United States; attended Sunday School Institute in Arkandelphia
• Residence: 14 Jul 1906, Forrest City, Saint Francis, Arkansas, United States; returns as pastor of First Baptist Church
• Residence: 3 Nov 1906, Forrest City, Saint Francis, Arkansas, United States; listed as delegate to Arkansas Baptist General Convention from the Mount Vernon Association
• Misc: 6 Nov 1906, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; appointed to executive committee of the Arkansas Bapist State Association
• Residence: 17 Feb 1907, Forrest City, Saint Francis, Arkansas, United States; attending Arkansas State Baptist Convention representing Forrest City
• Residence: 14 Feb 1908, Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States; visited Rev J.S. Lewis in Jefferson Texas
• Residence: 12 May 1908, Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States; visited his daughter Mary in Little Rock
• Residence: 1909, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church; Address:
  51 Page Ave
• Residence: 1910, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Texas Baptist University
• Misc: 10 Feb 1910, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; attended the Baptist Layman's Institute and was recognized there
• Census: 16 Apr 1910, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
• Occupation: 16 Apr 1910, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; teacher in a private school
• Misc: 9 Jul 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited his daughter
• Residence: 9 Jul 1914, Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States

Notes:

J.H. Cason served many churches throughout TN, AL, MS, AR, and TX. In 1883, he was sent to the Seymour, TX area as a missionary to the Indians there.

Went to Africa as a missionary shortly after marriage.Had 5 children who lived.Served in Civil War, was at Shiloh, Chaplin in the Confederacy

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J.H. Cason is not found among the list of pastors of First Baptist Church in Columbus, Miss. His last child was born in Columbus, Miss,in 1874, so I presume he was either serving a church or teaching school there. Prior children were born in Carrolton, Alabama so I will look for a church there as well.

This family is found in Columbus, Mississippi in the 1870 census.Census indexes list JH Cason as TM Cason. I am unable to find them inthe 1860 Census so far. In 1880, the family is back in Wilson Co.,TN. In 1900, JH Cason is found in the index as Jeremiha Cason, age 77, in the 9th Ward, Dallas, Texas. This would be ED 73, p. 125B. Unfortunately, this image is missing from Ancestry.Com.

In 1866-1868, there are several references to J.H. Cason as an attorney in the West Alabamian newspaper. There are also later references in that general area to a J.H. Cason. But, I do not believe this is the same J.H. Cason. Interestingly, he is in Carrollton, Pickens County as a pastor at the same time as this other Cason is an attorney. I suspect the are both related back in Wilson County.

Graduation:
attended Bradley Academy

Graduation:
graduated from Union College

Military:
It appears that he enlisted for a period of 12 months, starting as a Private. During the first few months, he was named Chaplain for the regiment. At the end of his 12 month term, he appears to have not re-enlisted in this unit.

Military:
This time, J.H. Cason enlisted for the duration of the war as an officer.

Military:
By this time, J.H. Cason is listed as Captain.

Census:
J.H. Cason is enumerated in the 1866 Alabama state census in Twp 21 Range 15 West in Pickens County, Alabama. His family consists of 2 males under 10, 1 male over 20 (total 3), 1 female under 10, 1 aged 10-20, and 1 over 20, (total 3).

Residence:
Subscribed to the West Alabamian

Misc:
On Thursday, the 24th day of Dec., 1868, at the residence of Z. Pulliam, Esq., the bride's father, by Rev. J. H. Cason, Mr. Francis Oscar Evans and Miss Mary Pulliam, of Pickensville, Alabama.

Misc:
On the 19th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, in Vinton, Lowndes County, Mr. Wm. N. Hodo and Miss Sallie A. Trotter; by Elder J.H. Cason. May their lives be as happy as the worthy groom and his beautiful bride deserve, and there will be more of sunshine than of cloud.

Residence:
A note of the Centennial Mass Meeting of the Baptist association says that J.H. Cason was living in Jackson.

Census:
J.H. Cason is listed as maimed or crippled in the 1880 census with the notation that he has only one arm.

Occupation:
The Texas Baptist of Dallas says: That the Rev. J.H. Cason has been called to the Jacksboro and Graham churches

Misc:
Wedding of Mr. Granville P. Key and Miss Annie McGeehan

Misc:
Mr. G.P. Frazer of Jacksboro and Miss Mamie Cason of this place where married this evening at 3 o'clock at the Baptist church, Rev. J.H. Cason, the bride's father, officiating. Immediately after the ceremony, the bridal party left for Jacksboro.

Misc:
J.H. Cason was selected as a member of the board of Missions.

Apparently, there was a a lot of chaos in this convention. Dr. Hayden, the moderator, was not well versed in Parliamentary procedure. Seems that some newspapers commented negatively on how he was running the session. J.H. Cason rose to his defense and criticized the news coverage. He started to introduce resolutions condemning the local newspapers and was pulled down by Dr. Hayden, his good friend.

There was also something called "The Reddick Matter". A committee on the affair returned a set of resolutions. Elder Battle rose in opposition.

"J.H. Cason spoke in opposition to the Battle motion. Said 'he had been a missionary to Africa and did not feel that in doing so he was sacrificing his Southern principals, for he was a slave holder, and was opposed to social equality.'"



Residence:
Listed as living in Athens in a list of clergy participating in a Joint religious debate.

Misc:
J.H. Cason may have been living in Huntsville at the time. This seems likely.

Misc:
The Baptist General Convention was held in Dallas in 1899. There was considerable dissent at the convention led by a faction that included J.H. Cason. From the newspaper article, it is not clear exactly what the disagreement was, but the dissenters accused the convention leadership of abandoning Christ's teachings and pushing the church to the brink of dissolution.

Misc:
At the Baptist Convention, a number of individuals were denied their seats on the basis of faulty credentials. A large dispute erupted over whether an individual delegate was the person seated at the convention, or whether the church that sent the delegate was the one seated, and then what sort of credentials were valid.

This was the culmination of 15 years of infighting. The president of the Convention, Dr. Hayden of Dallas, was closely associated with J.H. Cason, who helped draft the resolutions that led to the split.

Residence:
The article also lists J.H. Cason as from Timpson, Texas. But other sources place him in Royce. Timpson is too far away to be a two-church charge.

Residence:
J.H. Cason took a new church in Carrollton, Alabama in 1901. Bettie was planning to join him shortly, but her health failed and he had to return to her side in Royce City.

Residence:
Rev. J.H. Cason is listed as Dean, Texas Baptist University

Misc:
Eld. J.H. Cason of Royse, Tex. arrived in the city Thursday for an extended visit to his daughter, Mrs. J.W. Higgs. Elder Cason is perhaps the oldest Baptist minister, in both age and point of service, in the South having passed his 82 milestone.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14606009

Jeremiah married Elizabeth Cooper on 3 Jul 1856 in Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Micajah Thomas Cooper and Sarah A. Vincent) was born on 10 Sep 1834 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States; died on 8 Jun 1901 in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485315944:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K2FF-N1D
• _UID: F0C86BBB668B49ECBB51C035385F1BB06773
• Census: 29 Aug 1850, Bedford, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  Bedford County
• Residence: 8 Jan 1857, Abeokuta, Nigeria, Africa; Address:
  formerly Ijaye, Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa
• Census: 9 Jun 1860, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
• Residence: 1864, Carrollton, Pickens, Alabama, United States
• Residence: 1870, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 24 Jun 1870, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 2 Jun 1880, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  First District
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, United States

Notes:

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Perhaps the fact that Bettie was a twin and that her twin sister died early is a hint that her health was never particularly strong. This might be part of the reason she was forced to return early from Africa.

Birth:
BIRTH: IGI 7034427,93

Census:
In 1900, 5 of Bettie's 6 children were still living.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14606000