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Ancestors and Family of Brian Scott Dickson and Kathleen Ann Boyle Dickson
Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo[1]
1858 - Aft 1905 (~ 48 years)-
Name Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo Birth Feb 1858 Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States [2, 3] - Her second marriage lists that she was about 30 years old.
Gender Female Census 8 Oct 1860 Choctaw, Mississippi, United States [4, 5] Census 12 Aug 1870 Choctaw, Mississippi, United States [6, 7] Census Jun 1880 Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States [8] Residence Feb 1888 Sebastian, Arkansas, United States [2] Census 9 Jun 1900 Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States [3] Address:
Township 9 N- 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 20 Apr 1902 Jenson, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States [9] returned from a visit to her father in Lancaster, Arkansas - "Mrs. M.S. Phillips has returned from Lancaster, where she went to visit her father J.W. Deshazo."
Misc 21 Oct 1902 Stigler, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States [10] Rejected claim as member of Mississippi Choctaw Nation _AMTID 162485316407:1030:191555462 _FSFTID 9F6Z-86X _UID 04CCB7C78FB143638CCC13AE3166A5FC85C1 Death Aft 1905 Arkansas, United States Burial Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States Address:
formerly Stigler, Choctaw Lands, Indian TerritoryPerson ID I2521 Scott Dickson Last Modified 22 Dec 2023
Father Rev. John Walker Deshazo, b. 11 Nov 1835, Alabama, United States d. 12 Jan 1918, Friendship, Crockett, Tennessee, United States (Age 82 years) Mother Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps, b. 1830, Tennessee, United States d. Bef 1890 (Age < 59 years) Marriage 1854 [11] - The unpublished obituary for J.W. Deshazo reports that he and Mary Phelps married in 1854.
Family ID F809 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 John William Biggers Tennyson, b. 22 Oct 1854, Alabama, United States d. 2 Jan 1885, Yell, Arkansas, United States (Age 30 years) Marriage 1874 Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Address:
BankstonChildren + 1. Viola Tennison, b. 19 Jul 1875, Winona, Montgomery, Mississippi, United States d. 19 Aug 1970, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States (Age 95 years) + 2. John William Tennyson, b. 22 Feb 1877, Arkansas, United States d. 24 Oct 1923, Oklahoma, United States (Age 46 years) 3. James Franklin Tennyson, b. 21 Jan 1880, Arkansas, United States d. 18 Feb 1901, Arkansas, United States (Age 21 years) + 4. Larkin Tennyson, b. 1 Jan 1883, Arkansas, United States d. 3 Jan 1930, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States (Age 47 years) Family ID F441 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Dec 2023
Family 2 James Franklin Phillips, b. Abt 1858 d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 41 years) [2] Marriage License 11 Feb 1888 Sebastian, Arkansas, United States [2] Marriage 12 Feb 1888 Sebastian, Arkansas, United States [2] Children 1. Ruth E. Phillips, b. 5 Nov 1889, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States d. 10 Dec 1890, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States (Age 1 year) Family ID F442 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Dec 2023
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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.
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- 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.
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Sources - [S3] Descendants of John W. Tennyson. Unattributed typ.
- [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 27 May 2012; M.S. Tennisson to J.F. Phillips.
- [S737] 1900 US Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, IT, Township 9 N; ED 75; Page 6 A; Dwelling 97, Family 99; Susan Phillips.
- [S545] 1860 US Federal Census, Choctaw Co., MS, Township 20; page 270; dwelling 1940, family 1851; John W. Deshazo.
- [S1989] RLP Ancestry 1860 U.S. Census, Mississippi, Choctaw Co, Township 20; page 270 (penned); dwelling 1940, family 1851; John W. Deshazo; 7 September 2023.
- [S627] 1870 US Federal Census, Choctaw Co., MS, Township 21 Range 10; page 15; dwelling 91, family 91; John W. Deshazo.
- [S1990] RLP, Ancestry, 1870 US Census, Mississippi, Choctaw Co., Township 21 Range 10; page 15 (penned); dwelling 91, family 91; John W Deshazo; 7 September 2023.
- [S598] 1880 US Federal Census, Pike Co., AR, Clark Twp, ED 125; p. 12; dwelling 80; William Tennisson.
- [S1463] Newspapers.com Fort Smith Times, Jenson, Ark.; 20 April 1902; page 6, column 3; 22 December 2023.
- [S1538] Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, 15 November 2019; Mississippi Choctaw, Rejected, Field No. R650, Susan Phillips.
- [S2008] Deshazo, Rev. J.W. Obituary - Jerwayne.
- [S3] Descendants of John W. Tennyson. Unattributed typ.