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Lula May Tennyson

Lula May Tennyson

Female 1901 - 1965  (64 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lula May Tennyson was born on 1 May 1901 in Oklahoma, United States (daughter of John William Tennyson and Margaret Moore); died on 28 Jul 1965 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States; was buried in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _AMTID: 162485319951:1030:191555462
    • _FSFTID: GSHK-79Y
    • _UID: 8DF7E667DAFD4F38AC0C4857C1A48B85FBDF
    • Census: 27 Apr 1910, Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
      Main and 5th
    • Residence: 1921, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
      1701 Callahan
    • Census: 4 Apr 1930, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States
    • Census: 14 Apr 1940, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States

    Notes:

    Census:
    Recorded as Lulu in 1910 census

    Died:
    Logansport State Hospital was a state psychiatric hospital. Lula's contributing cause of death was listed as cerebral atrophy with behavioral reaction. She had been there for 3 years and 4 months at her death.

    Lula married Ira Clark Cramer on 26 Oct 1920 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. Ira was born on 24 Feb 1895 in Ohio, United States; died on 13 May 1970 in Vigo, Indiana, United States; was buried in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lawrence Cramer
    2. Marguerite Elizabeth Cramer
    3. Damon Charles Cramer
    4. Robert C. Cramer

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John William Tennyson was born on 22 Feb 1877 in Arkansas, United States (son of John William Biggers Tennyson and Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo); died on 24 Oct 1923 in Oklahoma, United States; was buried in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _AMTID: 162485319940:1030:191555462
    • _FSFTID: LX74-BX9
    • _UID: DBE305CE454B4FBEBF0B779F245E9A749E6E
    • Census: 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States
    • Residence: Mar 1898, Whitefield, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
    • Census: 18 Jun 1900, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; Address:
      Township 5 N Range 17 E
    • Residence: 1904, Stigler, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
    • Census: 27 Apr 1910, Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
      Main and 5th
    • Residence: 1917, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
      515 N. C
    • Residence: 1918, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
      515 N. C
    • Military: 10 Sep 1918, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; registered for WWI draft; Address:
      515 N. C
    • Census: 3 Jan 1920, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
      514 N. C
    • Residence: 1921, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
      1701 Callahan

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1900 Census has a completely crazy birth date.
    Findagrave says he was born in Newton County, Arkansas.

    Census:
    This must be the correct William Tennyson. He and Martha have recently married. And he has been in this area for the last couple of years. But, the birth date for him is wrong. It says Oct 1872. His parents did not marry until 1874 and he was born in 1877. It also says he was born in Alabama with parents from somewhere unknown. It appears that someone else must have reported this information.

    Census:
    Location is 1 house number off from where it had been for years. I think the census may have the wrong house number.

    Buried:
    FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34665879

    John married Margaret Moore on 31 Mar 1898 in Pittsburg, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States. Margaret was born in 1879 in Oklahoma, United States; died before 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Moore was born in 1879 in Oklahoma, United States; died before 1910.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _AMTID: 162485318646:1030:191555462
    • _UID: 5109AC288E4F49A38AC634B8A0BE365E25B7
    • Residence: Mar 1898, Stigler, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
    • Census: 18 Jun 1900, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; Address:
      Township 5 N Range 17 E

    Notes:

    Census:
    1900 Census records that she has not had any children yet.

    Died:
    John was married to Nathia in the 1910 census.

    Children:
    1. 1. Lula May Tennyson was born on 1 May 1901 in Oklahoma, United States; died on 28 Jul 1965 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States; was buried in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John William Biggers Tennyson was born on 22 Oct 1854 in Alabama, United States (son of John Washington Tennyson and Ann Malinda Biggers); died on 2 Jan 1885 in Yell, Arkansas, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _AMTID: 162485319941:1030:191555462
    • _FSFTID: K4NC-SJY
    • _UID: 46612AFE4B874043BFCDC58AE632DCF2E528
    • 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
    • Occupation: Jun 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States; laborer in a steam mill

    Notes:

    Lived in AR, around Polk county. Had a saw mill with Zenas TENNYSON. Bill died of blood poisoning. He got a splinter building a table. His wife took the splinter out with a needle. He then went on that day to butcher a hog. Perhaps he got infected then.

    1870 Census lists him as Wm. J.B. Tennison and says he was born in Alabama.

    Ref: [,1970,gm1]

    Died:
    Why does this say Yell County? I thought he lived around Polk County. In 1880, he was in Pike County.

    John married Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo in 1874 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States. Mary (daughter of Rev. John Walker Deshazo and Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps) was born in Feb 1858 in Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died after 1905 in Arkansas, United States; was buried in Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo was born in Feb 1858 in Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (daughter of Rev. John Walker Deshazo and Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps); died after 1905 in Arkansas, United States; was buried in Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _AMTID: 162485316407:1030:191555462
    • _FSFTID: 9F6Z-86X
    • _UID: 04CCB7C78FB143638CCC13AE3166A5FC85C1
    • 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
    • Residence: Feb 1888, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
    • Census: 9 Jun 1900, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; Address:
      Township 9 N
    • Residence: 20 Apr 1902, Jenson, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; returned from a visit to her father in Lancaster, Arkansas
    • Misc: 21 Oct 1902, Stigler, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; Rejected claim as member of Mississippi Choctaw Nation

    Notes:

    Mary Susan Druscilla was 16 when she was married. The marriage to John W.B. Tennyson was not well thought of by either set of parents. To solve the problem of no consent, they sent a black man to the courthouse to get the marriage license. When he came back with it,they just crossed out the race, changed it to white, and got married.This marriage record has not yet been found, but it could be recorded as either black or white. Her first marriage could have been in Choctaw or Pontotoc Co, MS. After J.W.B. Tennyson died, she remarried to Mr. Phillips. He was not well liked by the first family and was regarded as a mean person by his stepchildren.

    Ref: [,1970,gm1]

    Birth:
    Her second marriage lists that she was about 30 years old.

    Census:
    The 1900 census lists her as Susan Phillips and her children Frank and Larkin as Phillips, though they retained the name Tennyson. She is listed as widowed, born Feb 1858 in Mississippi. She had had 5 children, 4 of whom are still living. All of these facts match the rest of what we know about her already.

    Residence:
    "Mrs. M.S. Phillips has returned from Lancaster, where she went to visit her father J.W. Deshazo."

    Children:
    1. Viola Tennison was born on 19 Jul 1875 in Winona, Montgomery, Mississippi, United States; died on 19 Aug 1970 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 21 Aug 1970 in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.
    2. 2. John William Tennyson was born on 22 Feb 1877 in Arkansas, United States; died on 24 Oct 1923 in Oklahoma, United States; was buried in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.
    3. James Franklin Tennyson was born on 21 Jan 1880 in Arkansas, United States; died on 18 Feb 1901 in Arkansas, United States.
    4. Larkin Tennyson was born on 1 Jan 1883 in Arkansas, United States; died on 3 Jan 1930 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Washington Tennyson was born on 15 Jun 1809 in Kentucky, United States (son of John B. Tennison and Nancy); died in 1898 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; was buried in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States.

    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]


  2. 9.  Ann Malinda Biggers was born on 22 Sep 1824 in South Carolina, United States (daughter of William Biggers and Cynthia Ann Buck); died on 3 May 1878 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; was buried in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States.

    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.

    Children:
    1. Cynthia Jane Tennyson was born on 13 Dec 1843 in Alabama, United States; died on 30 Jun 1907 in Texas, United States; was buried in Dublin, Erath, Texas, United States.
    2. Helen Regina Tennyson was born on 30 Jan 1845 in Mississippi, United States; died in Jan 1889; was buried in White City, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States.
    3. Sarah Ann Tennyson was born on 28 Feb 1846 in Alabama, United States; died on 14 Apr 1915 in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; was buried in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States.
    4. Catherine Emmaline Tennyson was born in May 1846 in Alabama, United States; and died.
    5. Abbigail Martinie Tennyson was born on 3 Mar 1849 in Alabama, United States; died on 27 Sep 1936.
    6. Zenas Ignatious Tennison was born on 16 Sep 1851 in Alabama, United States; died on 18 Mar 1936 in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States; was buried in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States.
    7. 4. John William Biggers Tennyson was born on 22 Oct 1854 in Alabama, United States; died on 2 Jan 1885 in Yell, Arkansas, United States.
    8. Henry L. D. Tennyson was born on 15 Aug 1857 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died on 5 Feb 1888.
    9. Beatrice Tennyson was born on 17 May 1859 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died on 13 Jun 1946; was buried in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States.
    10. Kenneth Levi K. Tennyson was born on 14 Jan 1862 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; died on 9 Jun 1954 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; was buried in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States.
    11. Betty Tennyson was born on 20 Sep 1864 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died on 9 Nov 1939.

  3. 10.  Rev. John Walker Deshazo was born on 11 Nov 1835 in Alabama, United States (son of Larkin Deshazo and Lecy Lewis); died on 12 Jan 1918 in Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Elizabeth, Crockett, Tennessee, United States.

    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]


  4. 11.  Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps was born in 1830 in Tennessee, United States (daughter of John Wimbush Phelps and Dicy Brightwell); died before 1890.

    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.

    Children:
    1. Nancy Elizabeth Deshazo 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.
    2. 5. Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo was born in Feb 1858 in Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died after 1905 in Arkansas, United States; was buried in Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States.
    3. Martha John Deshazo was born on 7 Jun 1862 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died on 11 Sep 1952 in Scranton, Logan, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 13 Sep 1952 in Subiaco, Logan, Arkansas, United States.
    4. Samuel Larkin Deshazo was born on 28 Dec 1864 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died on 23 Apr 1956 in Kaufman, Texas, United States; was buried in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, United States.
    5. Anna Lenora Deshazo was born on 27 Feb 1868 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died on 8 Dec 1947 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States; was buried in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States.
    6. Peter Deshazo was born in 1869; and died.
    7. Ruth Deshazo was born in 1869 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; and died.


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