Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319925:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L6XX-PST
• _UID: 2119AA10E5084E518E2E5EF1D32224DC800D
• Census: 1910, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Family/Spouse: Reuben Van Bishop. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Roscoe Bishop
2. Lenore Bishop
3. Juanell Bishop
4. Reuben Bishop
5. Yvonne Bishop
6. Elizabeth Ann Bishop

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319903:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LVG4-WTF
• _UID: 6A5BADA62E934696BF5B322DC14E5718AC8A
• Census: Jun 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1900, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
• Census: 1910, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Notes:

H.W. Tennison was known as Walker. According to his great-granddaughter, he was the first of the line to be known as Walker, with a Walker in each succeeding generation. The reason he was named this was to remember the walk on the Trail of Tears. Supposedly, his mother was part Indian and she selected the name to remember her heritage.

According to a clipping from the Antlers American newspaper dated 11 Jun 1914, "H.W. Tennison died last Saturday morning. Burial was Sunday afternoon at Antlers Cemetery by WOW Lodge." However, his tombstone gives a date of 6 Jun 1914 instead of 4 Jun. Some sources list his birth as 7 March, others as 9 March. Likewise, some sources list the marriage as 12 Nov, others as 18 Nov.

Henry married Rebecca Francis Hunter on 18 Nov 1900 in Antlers, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States. Rebecca (daughter of Hunter and Joanna Young) was born in 1884 in Oklahoma, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317770:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LVG4-42C
• _UID: 6AADA3B3C35440DFB0EBAEAD19EEB43B8F0E
• Census: 1910, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319926:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K8TW-4DK
• _UID: ADA07DF51C874DA5BD556B344FF6CFBBD49B
• Census: 29 Aug 1860, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 8 Jul 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Township 18 Range 10
• Census: Jun 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1900, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
• Census: 28 Apr 1910, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 15 Jan 1920, Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 17 Apr 1930, Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Notes:

Zenas is recorded sometimes as Zenas T. and sometimes as Zenas I.Tennyson. We believe his middle name was Ignatious. According to Pushmataha County Cemeteries, Zenas is buried in the Antlers Cemetery next to his wife and near his daughter. For reasons not at all clear,in the 1910 Pushmataha Co., OK census, Zenas is ennumerated as Jessie. This could be a transcription error since a transcription rather than the actual record was viewed.

MARRIAGE: IGI M520401,1230

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14543644&

Zenas married Nancy Elizabeth Deshazo on 30 Nov 1875 in Webster, Mississippi, United States. Nancy (daughter of Rev. John Walker Deshazo and Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps) was born on 1 Jul 1856 in Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died on 26 Apr 1950 in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States; was buried in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316412:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LVG4-WX9
• _UID: AAAA4B08D2FE4C80A090094D0EE1497C7DE2
• Census: 8 Oct 1860, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 12 Aug 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Census: Jun 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1900, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
• Census: 28 Apr 1910, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 15 Jan 1920, Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 17 Apr 1930, Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Notes:

Birth:
I have seen her birth as 1 January 1856 and as 1 July 1856.

Census:
In 1900, 5 of Nancy's 6 children were alive.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14543657&

Notes:

Married:
MARRIAGE: IGI M520401,123

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317747:1030:191555462
• _UID: 159B215480ED48F2A2939BCE6607E514D040

married Joanna Young. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320804:1030:191555462
• _UID: EBD2A1D232D94B2AB94D397267F8B9A11A93

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319939:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LCMH-57T
• _UID: 6798A3C8277946FE9C0D87CC984CC6978BE3
• Census: 25 Nov 1850, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
• Occupation: 25 Nov 1850, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States; physician
• Census: 29 Aug 1860, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Occupation: 29 Aug 1860; Physician
• Occupation: 29 Aug 1860, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; physician
• Possessions: 29 Aug 1860, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; real property valued at $1800, personal property valuded at $514
• Misc: Aug 1866, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  paid tax as a physician
• Census: 8 Jul 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Township 18 Range 10
• Occupation: 8 Jul 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; physician
• Possessions: 8 Jul 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; real property $800, personal property $850
• Occupation: 2 Nov 1877, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; appointed postmaster; Address:
  Ada
• Census: 29 Jun 1880, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Occupation: 29 Jun 1880, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; physician

Notes:

PARENTS: In the 1880 census, he reports that his father is from Maryland, mother from Scotland

His age suspiciously drops in the 1880 census. I expect having a new, young wife might have something to do with this.

Ref: [,1970,gm1]

John W. Tennyson was a doctor.

According to a typescript produced maybe in the 1950's, the family came to MS from KY in about 1850. The Tennysons (Tennisons) were originally from the "old country" Wales. The first families settled in Kentucky. Dr. John W. Tennyson was from Kentucky. His wife, Ann Malinda Biggers, was from Alabama. They lived in Kentucky about 10 years before coming south. Dr J.W. and Ann M. Tennyson came to Alabama and stayed about 5 years, then came on to Mississippi, Pontotoc County about 1850. In 1856, the settled in Choctaw County. According to the 1880 census, J.W. Tennyson's father was from Maryland and his mother was from Scotland. Subsequent research has not shown this story to be terribly accurate.

Census records show that J.W. Tennyson was in Lauderdale County, Alabama in 1850, Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 1860 and Choctaw County, Mississippi in 1870. 1860 shows that he has $1800 of real estate, but I cannot find any deeds in the index for him in Pontotoc County. Would real estate in Alabama be recorded in the Federal Census? He does not appear in the Slave census. Non-Population Cenus are not available for MS.

I do not believe they married in Kentucky. There is no reason for the Biggers to be in KY.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40734356

John married Ann Malinda Biggers about 1842 in Alabama, United States. Ann (daughter of William Biggers and Cynthia Ann Buck) was born on 22 Sep 1824 in South Carolina, United States; died on 3 May 1878 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; was buried in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485314711:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KNSX-M2T
• _UID: 9A8AA2461F884B378FAADD4F46C3B75AB449
• Census: 25 Nov 1850, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
• Census: 29 Aug 1860, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 8 Jul 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Township 18 Range 10

Notes:

CONFLICT: 1870 census records her as being from SC, some sources record it as AL.

Either the birth date or the marriage date is not right for Ann Malinda Biggers. She would have been only 11 at her marriage, and that's awfully young.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40734355

Notes:

Married:
Not married in Kentucky. Probably Alabama.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316429:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHZ3-VRN
• _UID: 1D4259C0AA51422AB05B9E22ED7E4FAF13A3
• Census: 5 Nov 1850, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 8 Oct 1860, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Occupation: 8 Oct 1860, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; mechanic
• Possessions: 8 Oct 1860, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; real property $75, personal property $505
• Military: 22 Mar 1862, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; enlisted in Company G, 33 Mississippi Regiment, CSA
• Residence: 1863, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; paid personal tax - 1 white poll
• Military: 1 Jul 1862–1 Jul 1863, Grenada, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; in hospital
• Military: 23 Feb 1864, Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, United States; in hospital
• Military: 22 Jul 1864, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States; in hospital
• Military: 9 Aug 1864–12 Aug 1864, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States; in hospital for hematuria; Address:
  Ocmulgee Hospital
• Military: 15 Nov 1864, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States; in hospital
• Religion: Jan 1869, Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States; admited to the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a trial basis
• Religion: Feb 1870, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; listed as in his second year of a trial period before full connection with the Mississippi Conference of the M.E. Church
• Misc: 19 Feb 1870, Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States; assigned to Greensboro charge in Holly Springs district
• Misc: 28 May 1870, Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States; named to inaugural board of trustees for Shaw University
• Census: 12 Aug 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Occupation: 12 Aug 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; minister of the Gospel
• Religion: Jan 1871, Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States; admitted as an elder in full connection to the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Possessions: 21 Feb 1871, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; sold land with his brother to James H. Cooper
• Religion: Dec 1871, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; listed presiding elder, Columbus District and second class deacon
• Possessions: 5 Jun 1873, Sumner, Mississippi, United States; purchased 480 acres from David Nowlin
• Misc: 1874, Sumner, Mississippi, United States; paid personal property tax
• Possessions: 10 Feb 1874, Sumner, Mississippi, United States; sold land to John W. McDonald for $1250
• Possessions: 25 Aug 1874, Sumner, Mississippi, United States; sold land to J.W. Randall
• Possessions: 23 Apr 1875, Sumner, Mississippi, United States; sold 40 acres to Louis Robinson; Address:
  NW 1/4 NE 1/4 S 34 T 20 R 11 E
• Possessions: 8 Feb 1876, Sumner, Mississippi, United States; sold land to James Weir
• Occupation: Dec 1891, Arkansas, United States; appointed to serve the Danville Circuit, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
• Residence: 1880–1893, Arkansas, United States; served as a Methodist pastor in Arkansas
• Occupation: 27 Nov 1893, Arkansas, United States; appointed to serve he Greenwood Circuit, Fort Smith District, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
• Occupation: 15 Dec 1894, Arkansas, United States; appointed to the Greenwood Circuit, Fort Smith District, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
• Residence: May 1896, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; preached the commencement sermon at the Hiram and Lydia College at Altus
• Residence: Oct 1896, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; preached at a protracted meeting at the Methodist Church
• Occupation: 27 Nov 1897, Arkansas, United States; appointed to the Mulberry Circuit, Clarksville District, North Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
• Census: 2 Jun 1900, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 2 Jun 1900, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; clerk in a general merchandise store
• Residence: 28 Oct 1900, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: Nov 1901, Arkansas, United States; appointed to the Mountain View Circuit, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
• Misc: 21 Jan 1902, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; conducted a funeral for Mrs. Eliza R. Neal
• Residence: 28 Mar 1902, Lancaster, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: Oct 1903, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
• Occupation: 16 Oct 1903, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States; appointed to the Camden Circuit, Central Tennesse Conference, M.E. Church South
• Census: 4 May 1910, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 4 May 1910, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Residence: Oct 1917, Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
• Occupation: 18 Oct 1917, Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States; appointed to Friendship, McLemoresville District, Central Tennessee Conference, M.E. Church South

Notes:

So, was he married twice or three times? His obituary only calls out Mary Phelps and Fannie Cole.

Two more children are known to have been born by his first wife. Both died as infants. John Walker Deshazo was a Methodist minister and circuit rider. He is described in a book on Methodists in Arkansas. After the death of his first wife, he married a much younger woman and had a second family in Tennessee.

Susan Dickson reports his name as John Wesley Deshazo since he was a Methodist minister, a circuit rider.

According to the 1910 Census, J.W. Deshazo was only married twice, not three times. He is enumerated with Fannie Cole, his last wife.


Verbatum reproduction of a published tribute found in my mother's Bible. Jerry W. Black, 23 Feb 2008, great grandson and Disciples of Christ clergyman/retired Army Chaplain
jerwayne on Ancestry
jerwayne originally shared this on 23 Feb 2008
Deshazo--The Rev. J.W. Deshazo, Sr. was born Nov. 11, 1835. Departed this life Jan. 12th, 1918, aged 82 years, 1 month and 29 days. In the year 1854 he was married to Mary F. E. Phelph. To them were born nine children. In 1890 he was married to Fannie E. Cole and to this union were born four children. Of the 13 children, only 7 children with Mrs. Fannie E. Deshazo remain. He professed conversion at the age of thirteen and united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. At the age of sixteen, he united with the M.E. Church South. He had a clear call to enter the Christian ministry but for some time the church refused him license because of his inability to pass a satisfactory examination in the common English branches as required by the church, but he being a young man with a lot of will and experience persevered and by hard study and cultivating the gifts God had given him succeeded in securing license to preach when he was about 22 years of age. He was very studious, doing the most of his study at night after a hard days labor, using the pine knots he had gathered to make the light for the late hours. He served as Chaplain at a hospital during the Civil War, during which time he witnessed hundreds of conversions. In January 1868 he and his family with his brother, Rev. L. C. Deshazo and family and one or two other families united with the Shady Grove Methodist Episcopal church in Miss. He was ordained Deacon one day and on the next day Elder, by Bishop Simpson. He served as Presiding Elder twelve years in the M.E. church spending these years on the Holly Springs and Columbus Districts in Mississippi. Spent 35 years in Arkansas, doing some the most efficient work of his life there. He engaged in the evangelistic work a number of years being very successful in his efforts. His experiences as a Methodist preacher were varied and many. Being in the vigor of his manhood during the stormy days of the sixties and the years just following some of his experiences were almost as trying as were some of the Apostle Paul's. Crossing swollen streams, spending nights along the roadside all alone with his blanket for a bed. Sometimes without food, halted by mobs along the roadside, life threatened daring the threats made trying to stop him from preaching in communities, he bravely endured as seeing him who is invisible. His mind and heart were on the uplifting and helping of others and not ease or gain for himself. Thousands have shared a part of God's spirit through his services. Not one blemish can be found against his character and life. True, devout and long-suffering was his prayerful work and his daily walk before men and in the sight of God. He had run his race, had finished his course and had lived three score years of service for Christ and His cause. He was full of faith and of the Holy Ghost. Often during his powerful preaching large numbers would shout, "Glory to God! Hallelujah!" until he was compelled to remain silent for a few minutes and then with new effort he was able to (unclear) the enthusiastic shouting congregation so that he could finish his discourse. He is gone from us but still lives in the hearts of thousands who came in touch with his life. He had often expressed himself as wanting to die in service and at his post. It seems his desire was granted as he was the faithful eighty-two year old pastor of the Friendship Charge in the Central Tenn Conference when his earthly race ended. He died with apoplexy which resulted in paralysis. He passed out with perfect ease and without a struggle and attended the events which he had many times expressed himself as looking forward to with pleasure and rejoicing. His body now sleeps in the Elizabeth cemetery on this Friendship Charge to await the resurrection morning. May the blessings of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost be upon the faithful companion, the children and relatives left behind with the sweet thought of soon meeting again. H. P. Keathley, Dist. Supt.

-- AR UMC has old papers
https://arumc.org/our-ministries/archives-and-history/winfred-d-polk-archives/newspapers/

The conference minutes do not necessarily bear out all that this obituary says. It appears he joined with the Mississippi Conference of the M.E. Church (NOT Methodist Episcopal Church South). By 1871, he was presiding elder of the Columbus District. But by 1877, he was listed as supernumerary and disappeared from the conference journal. Larkin, however, continued until at least the mid-1890s.

It was said that he affiliated with the Methodist Protestant Church, but those records are hard to find. And by the 1880s, he had moved to Arkansas and affilliated with the conference there (maybe).

Birth:
Some sources say he was born in 1837.

Religion:
Assigned to the Choctaw circuit of the Holly Springs district, Mississippi Conference.

Note that he is ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church rather than the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Religion:
Assigned to the Greensborough (Greensboro) circuit of the Holly Springs District.

Religion:
Named as presiding elder over the Columbus District of the M.E. Church.

Possessions:
Sold NE ¼ S 26 T 20 R 10 for $300

Possessions:
Purchased W ½ S 5 T 19 R 11 E and NE ¼ S 32 T 20 R 11 E for $390.50 via deed of trust with James Weir as the lender.

Possessions:
Sold
N ½ NE ¼ S 32 T 20 R 11
W ½ S 33 T 20 R 11
NE ¼ S 33 T 20 R 11
NW ¼ SE ¼ S 33 T 20 R 11
SW ¼ S 5 T 19 R 11
to John W. McDonald for $1250

Possessions:
Sold E ½ SE ¼ S 32 T 20 R 11 and S ½ NE ¼ S 32 T 20 R11 to J.W. Randall for $500

Possessions:
sold
N ½ SE ¼ S 32 T 20 R 11
NW ¼ S 33 T 20 R 11
N ½ S ½ S 33 T 20 R 11
for $800

Residence:
The History of Methodism in Arkansas lists J.W. Deshazo in a list of pastors who served the Waldron Circuit. However, this list is ambiguous in that it says that the list is for is for all the pastors who servied this circuit, beginning with 1880. He is the 13th pastor on the list, so this could mean he was there after 1880. If these were annual positions, he would have been there in 1893-1894. However, if some where shorter than a year and others longer, it could have been any time prior to about 1900.

Census:
In 1900, the census reports that John and Fannie had been married 10 years and that 3 of her 4 children were still alive.

Misc:
This narrows the window when he moved to Tennessee.

Residence:
Newspaper note says "Rev. J.W. Deshazo of Lancaster, Ark., who has been down on business, returned home today taking his daughter, Mrs. Phillips."

Occupation:
Listed as Rev. J.W. Deshazo Sr. His son was appointed to the Parsons circuit.

Died:
Death certificate says 12 Jan 1918, but I have also seen 2 Jan 1918

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38308513

John married Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps in 1854. Mary (daughter of John Wimbush Phelps and Dicy Brightwell) was born in 1830 in Tennessee, United States; died before 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Elizabeth Phelps
• Name: Mary F. E. Phelps
• _AMTID: 162485318982:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHZ3-VP8
• _UID: D1CFF51E05C14E2EBA39CF018A4195E3FB84
• Census: 31 Aug 1850, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  North of the Yallobusha River
• Census: 8 Oct 1860, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 12 Aug 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

Mary is listed in the 1860 census as Mary F.E. Deshazo.

In Crawford County, in December 1890, a divorce between Mary Deshazier and John W Deshazier is listed. This needs to be sorted out. I have heard that there is a second J.W. Deshazo in the area, but I have not seen evidence of him.

By 1890, John Walker Deshazo and Mary Phelps had been in Arkansas for 10 years.

-- MERGED NOTE ------------

This may actually be Mary F.E. Phelps

Birth:
The 1870 census lists her as 38 years old and J.W. as 32 years old. It seems like this may fit better. She could actually be 39-40. It looks like she may show up in the 1850 census as Elizabeth.

Name:
Some family trees call her Mary Frances Elizabeth, which would fit with the 1850 census and with the fact that her daughter had 2 middle names.

Census:
Listed as 24 years old in the 1860 census

Census:
Listed as 38 years old in the 1870 census

Notes:

Married:
The unpublished obituary for J.W. Deshazo reports that he and Mary Phelps married in 1854.