Rev. Erastus W. Deshazo

1842 - 1884  (42 years)

• Name	Erastus W. Deshazo
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	1842	Alabama, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Nov 1850	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  Census	4 Sep 1860	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  Religion	Feb 1870	Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  	admitted to the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a trial basis
  	Ordained in the Mississippi Conference of the M.E. Church. Assigned to the Bellfontaine circuit of the Holly Springs district.
  Census	23 Aug 1870	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  Religion	Jan 1871	Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States   [5]
  	entered his second year of probation prior to full connection with the Mississippi Conference of the M.E. Church
  	assigned to the Bankston Circuit of the Columbus District.
  Misc	1878	Sumner, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  	appeared in personal property tax assessment roll
  	Assessment 183 Deshazo, E.W. 1 white poll, only.
  Census	1880	Sumner, Mississippi, United States   [7]
  	Address: 3rd Supervisor's District
  Misc	1880	Sumner, Mississippi, United States   [8]
  	appeared in personal property tax assessment roll
  	Address: 3rd Supervisor's District
  	1 white poll
  _AMTID	162485316397:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	KZ97-L88
  _UID	CA6EC7CEDB90460FA11C48E7764DB1311E72
  Death	24 Nov 1884	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [9]
  	Cause: found dead from heart disease
  Person ID	I2492	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Larkin Deshazo,   b. 1801, Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States d. Bef 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (Age < 68 years)
  Mother	Lecy Lewis,   b. 1813, Tennessee, United States d. 1880, Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage License	26 Dec 1832	Bibb, Alabama, United States   [10]
  Marriage	27 Dec 1832	Bibb, Alabama, United States   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E.,   b. 1849, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Florence E. Deshazo,   b. 1868, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lenora Deshazo,   b. 1869, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. D. M. Deshazo,   b. 1871, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Beatrice Deshazo,   b. 1872, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. L.M. Deshazo,   b. 1875, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. B.W. Deshazo,   b. 1879, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1842 - Alabama, United States Census - 5 Nov 1850 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Census - 4 Sep 1860 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Religion - admitted to the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a trial basis - Feb 1870 - Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States Census - 23 Aug 1870 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Religion - entered his second year of probation prior to full connection with the Mississippi Conference of the M.E. Church - Jan 1871 - Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death - Cause: found dead from heart disease - 24 Nov 1884 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Listed in MS 1860 Census as Beatriz, maybe.

  
  

• Sources

  [S497] 1850 US Federal Census, Choctaw Co., MS, Subdivision 23; page 167; dwelling 604, family 604; Larkin Deshazo. [S545] 1860 US Federal Census, Choctaw Co., MS, Township 19; page 168; dwelling 1200, family 1162; Larkin Deshazo. [S2000] Methodist Episcopal Church Minutes - 1870, 23 Sep 2023; page 13. [S627] 1870 US Federal Census, Choctaw Co., MS, Township 20 Range 10; page 15; dwelling 92, family 92; Erastus W. Deshazo. [S2001] Methodist Episcopal Church Minutes - 1871, 23 September 2023; page 84. [S2004] RLP, FamilySearch, Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951, 9 December 2023; Webster County, County Tax Rolls 1874-1896, Box 3792, District 1, 1878 Personal Assessment, E.W. Deshazo, Assessment 183. [S2004] RLP, FamilySearch, Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951, 9 December 2023; Sumner County, Census Returns, 1880, Box 2641, Males over 21, Supervisor District 3, Erastus Deshazo. [S2004] RLP, FamilySearch, Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951, 9 December 2023; Webster County, County Tax Rolls 1874-1896, Box 3792, District 3, 1880 Personal Assessment, E.W. Deshazo, Assessment 887. [S1739] Newspapers.com Natchez Democrat, Ackerman Enterprise; 9 December 1884; Page 4, Column 4, death of Rev. Erastus Deshazo; 30 August 2020. [S1575] Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, 5 January 2020; Bibb County, Larkin Deshazo and Lecy Lewis marriage license. [S701] New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964, 8 August 2012; Larkin Deshazo to Lecy Lewis.