Rev. John Walker Deshazo^{[1, 2]}

1835 - 1918  (82 years)

• Name	John Walker Deshazo
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	11 Nov 1835	Alabama, United States   [3, 4, 5]
  	Some sources say he was born in 1837.
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Nov 1850	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [6, 7]
  Census	8 Oct 1860	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [8, 9]
  Occupation	8 Oct 1860	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [8, 9]
  	mechanic
  Possessions	8 Oct 1860	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [9]
  	real property $75, personal property $505
  Military	22 Mar 1862	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [4, 10]
  	enlisted in Company G, 33 Mississippi Regiment, CSA
  Residence	1863	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [11]
  	paid personal tax - 1 white poll
  Military	1 Jul 1862–1 Jul 1863	Grenada, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [10]
  	in hospital
  Military	23 Feb 1864	Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, United States   [10]
  	in hospital
  Military	22 Jul 1864	Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States   [10]
  	in hospital
  Military	9 Aug 1864–12 Aug 1864	Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States   [10]
  	in hospital for hematuria
  	Address: Ocmulgee Hospital
  Military	15 Nov 1864	Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States   [4, 10]
  	in hospital
  Religion	Jan 1869	Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States   [12]
  	admited to the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a trial basis
  	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	Feb 1870	Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States   [13]
  	listed as in his second year of a trial period before full connection with the Mississippi Conference of the M.E. Church
  	Assigned to the Greensborough (Greensboro) circuit of the Holly Springs District.
  Misc	19 Feb 1870	Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States   [14]
  	assigned to Greensboro charge in Holly Springs district
  Misc	28 May 1870	Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States   [15]
  	named to inaugural board of trustees for Shaw University
  Census	12 Aug 1870	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [16, 17]
  Occupation	12 Aug 1870	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [16]
  	minister of the Gospel
  Religion	Jan 1871	Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States   [18]
  	admitted as an elder in full connection to the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  	Named as presiding elder over the Columbus District of the M.E. Church.
  Possessions	21 Feb 1871	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [19]
  	sold land with his brother to James H. Cooper
  	Sold NE ¼ S 26 T 20 R 10 for $300
  Religion	Dec 1871	Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States   [20]
  	listed presiding elder, Columbus District and second class deacon
  Possessions	5 Jun 1873	Sumner, Mississippi, United States   [21]
  	purchased 480 acres from David Nowlin
  	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.
  Misc	1874	Sumner, Mississippi, United States   [22]
  	paid personal property tax
  Possessions	10 Feb 1874	Sumner, Mississippi, United States   [23]
  	sold land to John W. McDonald for $1250
  	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	25 Aug 1874	Sumner, Mississippi, United States   [24]
  	sold land to J.W. Randall
  	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	23 Apr 1875	Sumner, Mississippi, United States   [25]
  	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   [26]
  	sold land to James Weir
  	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
  Occupation	Dec 1891	Arkansas, United States   [27]
  	appointed to serve the Danville Circuit, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
  Residence	1880–1893	Arkansas, United States   [28]
  	served as a Methodist pastor in Arkansas
  	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.
  Occupation	27 Nov 1893	Arkansas, United States   [29]
  	appointed to serve he Greenwood Circuit, Fort Smith District, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
  Occupation	15 Dec 1894	Arkansas, United States   [30]
  	appointed to the Greenwood Circuit, Fort Smith District, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
  Residence	May 1896	Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [31]
  	preached the commencement sermon at the Hiram and Lydia College at Altus
  Residence	Oct 1896	Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [32]
  	preached at a protracted meeting at the Methodist Church
  Occupation	27 Nov 1897	Arkansas, United States   [33]
  	appointed to the Mulberry Circuit, Clarksville District, North Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
  Census	2 Jun 1900	Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [34]
  	In 1900, the census reports that John and Fannie had been married 10 years and that 3 of her 4 children were still alive.
  Occupation	2 Jun 1900	Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [34]
  	clerk in a general merchandise store
  Residence	28 Oct 1900	Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
  Occupation	Nov 1901	Arkansas, United States   [35, 36]
  	appointed to the Mountain View Circuit, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South
  Misc	21 Jan 1902	Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [37]
  	conducted a funeral for Mrs. Eliza R. Neal
  	This narrows the window when he moved to Tennessee.
  Residence	28 Mar 1902	Lancaster, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [38, 39]
  	Newspaper note says "Rev. J.W. Deshazo of Lancaster, Ark., who has been down on business, returned home today taking his daughter, Mrs. Phillips."
  Residence	Oct 1903	Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States   [40]
  Occupation	16 Oct 1903	Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States   [40]
  	appointed to the Camden Circuit, Central Tennesse Conference, M.E. Church South
  Census	4 May 1910	Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [41]
  Occupation	4 May 1910	Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [41]
  	farmer
  Residence	Oct 1917	Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States   [42]
  Occupation	18 Oct 1917	Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States   [42]
  	appointed to Friendship, McLemoresville District, Central Tennessee Conference, M.E. Church South
  	Listed as Rev. J.W. Deshazo Sr. His son was appointed to the Parsons circuit.
  _AMTID	162485316429:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LHZ3-VRN
  _UID	1D4259C0AA51422AB05B9E22ED7E4FAF13A3
  Death	12 Jan 1918	Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States   [3, 43]
  	Death certificate says 12 Jan 1918, but I have also seen 2 Jan 1918
  Burial	Elizabeth, Crockett, Tennessee, United States   [44]
  	Address: Elizabeth Methodist Church Cemetery
  	FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38308513
  Person ID	I2502	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	22 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   [45]
  Marriage	27 Dec 1832	Bibb, Alabama, United States   [45, 46]
  Family ID	F810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps,   b. 1830, Tennessee, United States d. Bef 1890 (Age < 59 years)
  Marriage	1854  [5]
  	The unpublished obituary for J.W. Deshazo reports that he and Mary Phelps married in 1854.
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Elizabeth Deshazo,   b. 1 Jul 1856, Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States d. 26 Apr 1950, Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States (Age 93 years) + 2. Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo,   b. Feb 1858, Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States d. Aft 1905, Arkansas, United States (Age ~ 48 years) + 3. Martha John Deshazo,   b. 7 Jun 1862, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States d. 11 Sep 1952, Scranton, Logan, Arkansas, United States (Age 90 years)   4. Samuel Larkin Deshazo,   b. 28 Dec 1864, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States d. 23 Apr 1956, Kaufman, Texas, United States (Age 91 years)   5. Anna Lenora Deshazo,   b. 27 Feb 1868, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States d. 8 Dec 1947, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States (Age 79 years)   6. Peter Deshazo,   b. 1869   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ruth Deshazo,   b. 1869, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Francis Elizabeth Cole,   b. 5 Dec 1855, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States d. 31 Aug 1931, Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage License	6 Dec 1890	Belleville, Yell, Arkansas, United States   [47, 48]
  Marriage	10 Dec 1890	Belleville, Yell, Arkansas, United States   [34, 47, 48, 49]
  	Fannie's residence at her marriage to J.W. Deshazo was Doyton, Sebastian County, Arkansas. Aged 35, this may have been a second marriage for her.
  Children	1. William Walker Deshazo,   b. 1892, Arkansas, United States d. Abt 1893, Arkansas, United States (Age 1 year)   2. Frances Ellen Deshazo,   b. 20 Mar 1894, Arkansas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rev. John W. Deshazo, Jr.,   b. 18 Aug 1895, Arkansas, United States d. 31 Jan 1973, Tennessee, United States (Age 77 years)   4. Lecy Ann Deshazo,   b. 2 Sep 1898, Arkansas, United States d. 5 Jan 1994, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F1209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Nov 1835 - Alabama, United States Census - 5 Nov 1850 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Census - 8 Oct 1860 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Occupation - mechanic - 8 Oct 1860 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Possessions - real property $75, personal property $505 - 8 Oct 1860 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Military - enlisted in Company G, 33 Mississippi Regiment, CSA - 22 Mar 1862 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Residence - paid personal tax - 1 white poll - 1863 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Military - in hospital - 1 Jul 1862–1 Jul 1863 - Grenada, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Military - in hospital - 23 Feb 1864 - Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, United States Military - in hospital - 22 Jul 1864 - Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States Military - in hospital for hematuria,Address: Ocmulgee Hospital - 9 Aug 1864–12 Aug 1864 - Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States Military - in hospital - 15 Nov 1864 - Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States Religion - listed as in his second year of a trial period before full connection with the Mississippi Conference of the M.E. Church - Feb 1870 - Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States Misc - assigned to Greensboro charge in Holly Springs district - 19 Feb 1870 - Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States Misc - named to inaugural board of trustees for Shaw University - 28 May 1870 - Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States Census - 12 Aug 1870 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Occupation - minister of the Gospel - 12 Aug 1870 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Religion - admitted as an elder in full connection to the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church - Jan 1871 - Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States Possessions - sold land with his brother to James H. Cooper - 21 Feb 1871 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Religion - listed presiding elder, Columbus District and second class deacon - Dec 1871 - Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States Marriage License - 6 Dec 1890 - Belleville, Yell, Arkansas, United States Marriage - 10 Dec 1890 - Belleville, Yell, Arkansas, United States Occupation - appointed to serve the Danville Circuit, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South - Dec 1891 - Arkansas, United States Residence - served as a Methodist pastor in Arkansas - 1880–1893 - Arkansas, United States Occupation - appointed to serve he Greenwood Circuit, Fort Smith District, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South - 27 Nov 1893 - Arkansas, United States Occupation - appointed to the Greenwood Circuit, Fort Smith District, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South - 15 Dec 1894 - Arkansas, United States Residence - preached the commencement sermon at the Hiram and Lydia College at Altus - May 1896 - Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Residence - preached at a protracted meeting at the Methodist Church - Oct 1896 - Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Occupation - appointed to the Mulberry Circuit, Clarksville District, North Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South - 27 Nov 1897 - Arkansas, United States Census - 2 Jun 1900 - Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Occupation - clerk in a general merchandise store - 2 Jun 1900 - Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Residence - 28 Oct 1900 - Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Occupation - appointed to the Mountain View Circuit, Arkansas Conference, M.E. Church South - Nov 1901 - Arkansas, United States Misc - conducted a funeral for Mrs. Eliza R. Neal - 21 Jan 1902 - Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Census - 4 May 1910 - Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Occupation - farmer - 4 May 1910 - Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Residence - Oct 1917 - Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States Occupation - appointed to Friendship, McLemoresville District, Central Tennessee Conference, M.E. Church South - 18 Oct 1917 - Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States Death - 12 Jan 1918 - Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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).

  
  

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