John William Biggers Tennyson^[1]

1854 - 1885  (30 years)

• Name	John William Biggers Tennyson
  Nickname	Bill
  Birth	22 Oct 1854	Alabama, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 Aug 1860	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  Census	8 Jul 1870	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  	Address: Township 18 Range 10
  Census	Jun 1880	Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States   [4]
  Occupation	Jun 1880	Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States   [4]
  	laborer in a steam mill
  _AMTID	162485319941:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	K4NC-SJY
  _UID	46612AFE4B874043BFCDC58AE632DCF2E528
  Death	2 Jan 1885	Yell, Arkansas, United States
  	Why does this say Yell County? I thought he lived around Polk County. In 1880, he was in Pike County.
  Person ID	I5963	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Washington Tennyson,   b. 15 Jun 1809, Kentucky, United States d. 1898, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Ann Malinda Biggers,   b. 22 Sep 1824, South Carolina, United States d. 3 May 1878, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1842	Alabama, United States
  	Not married in Kentucky. Probably Alabama.
  Family ID	F439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo,   b. Feb 1858, Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States d. Aft 1905, Arkansas, United States (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	1874	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
  	Address: Bankston
  Children	+ 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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Oct 1854 - Alabama, United States Census - 29 Aug 1860 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Census - Address: Township 18 Range 10 - 8 Jul 1870 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Marriage - Address: Bankston - 1874 - Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Census - Jun 1880 - Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States Occupation - laborer in a steam mill - Jun 1880 - Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States Death - 2 Jan 1885 - Yell, Arkansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Descendants of John W. Tennyson. Unattributed typ. [S550] 1860 US Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, p. 240; dwelling 1579; John W. Tennison. [S627] 1870 US Federal Census, Choctaw Co., MS, Twp 18 Range 10; page 418; dwelling 84, family 84; J.W. Tennison. [S598] 1880 US Federal Census, Pike Co., AR, Clark Twp, ED 125; p. 12; dwelling 80; William Tennisson.