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Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-09 19:02:37Z

When I was a kid, anything west of 16th Avenue seemed like it was in the deep woods to me. Most of the town started to shift in that direction over the years and I could hardly recognize the place last time I spent any time there.

My father's family had a place on Hillcrest right where a golf course is now. That was nothing but open land back in the 50's. My mother went to live with one of her married sisters that lived on that same road and went to Calhoun. The school bus stopped in front of my aunt's house and all the kids would get off there and walk the rest of their way home. That is how she met my father.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

BEVERLY_MCNEASE — 2009-11-09 19:01:45Z

Yes, you answered my questions
Thanks,
Beverly

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

BEVERLY_MCNEASE — 2009-11-09 18:57:30Z

Thanks. Don't forget to let me know when you get back

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-09 18:30:36Z

Hello again Beverly,
I am new with this website. I have ansewed several post but I don't know if I am ansewering all. So, if I haven't ansewered all of those you sent, please let me know. I am getting to that point in life where the mind slips just a little everyonce in a while.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-09 18:17:49Z

Sorry for that news. However I will pass this information on to my uncle. My Grandfather Charles Stennet's home place was down a dir road a couple of miles from Calhoun School. This is where my mother and her siblings went to school. Sometime during the 20',30, 40? Charles Stennett was ahead of the School Board.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-09 18:13:25Z

Yes, my mother and father both went to Calhoun. William (Billy) Maxie was my father. He died in 1963 at the age of 34.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-09 18:09:58Z

Hi Beverely, I am sorry but those pictures burned in the 1960's when a couple of hulligans found that my grandfather was in a nursing home. But, I may be taking a trip to that area to visit my uncles in December. There is a chance they have some pictures of those fellas. And, they (uncles) will know the story of those in the pictures.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-09 18:08:57Z

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-09 18:05:00Z

So Sorry for butting in. Is it possible I can get a copy? If so MS Word i what this Vista uses, if it doesn' crash, ha ha.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-09 18:02:37Z

I just called my uncle in Mississippi. He said he went to Calhoun School there on hwy 84 back in the forties with 2 Maxie boys. One of the boys was a William Maxie.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-09 17:59:42Z

Hi,
I would be interested in having whatever you have. Let me know the way I can retrieve it. Thanks so much,
Guy Valentine

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

BEVERLY_MCNEASE — 2009-11-09 15:21:25Z

My maiden name is Everett. My mother was an Hall and her mother was Toi Stennett the baby daughter of Mark Stennett. Mark was the oldest child of Simeon and Nora Blackwell. I would love to have a copy of those pictures if you could scan them to me.
Here are the brothers and sisters of Dorcas
Descendants of Simeon(Simmie) Stennett

Generation No. 1

1. SIMEON(SIMMIE)6 STENNETT (WILLIAM HIGHTOWER5, WILLIAM4, BENJAMIN H. STENNETT3 SR., WILLIAM2 STINNETT, RICHARD1) was born 1825 in Marion County, Mississippi, and died March 24, 1865 in CW/Camp Chase, Ohio. He married AREA NORA BLACKWELL 1848. She was born 1832.

Notes for SIMEON(SIMMIE) STENNETT:
Simeon Stennett Was in the Civil war on the Confederate side. He was in the Camp Guard, Mississippi (camps of instruction for conscripts. He enlisted in Paulding, Jasper County, Mississippi. He died as a prisioner in Ohio with Pneaumonia. He was buried in a cemetery of Confederate soldiers at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. A marker #1778 on row 36 #73 for S. Stinnett, Co A 40 Miss Reg. C.S.A.

In the Mississippi census, 1805-90 Jasper County Ms. he was listed with wife Area age 18 and 1 child Mark T. Ciaso age 1
Simeon Stennett Married Area Nora Blackwell in 1848

More About SIMEON(SIMMIE) STENNETT:
Burial: Camp Chase, Ohio row 36 # 73 grave 1778
Military service: 1862, Camp Guard, Mississippi (Camps of instruction for conscripts

More About SIMEON(SIMMIE) STENNETT and AREA BLACKWELL:
Marriage: 1848

Children of SIMEON(SIMMIE) STENNETT and AREA BLACKWELL are:
2. i. MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO (MARK)7 STENNETT, b. 1849, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. 1932, Jones County Mississippi.
ii. NANCY STENNETT, b. 1852.
iii. MARTHA STENNETT, b. 1854.
iv. TERESSA JANE STENNETT, b. 1856.
v. BETTY STENNETT, b. 1858.
3. vi. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER STENNETT, b. January 13, 1861, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. Pelican, Lousiana.
vii. DORCAS STENNETT, b. November 06, 1864, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. December 28, 1940, Jones County, Mississippi; m. THOMAS JEFFERSON KNIGHT; b. September 26, 1860; d. May 26, 1956, Jones County, Mississippi.

Notes for DORCAS STENNETT:
Dorcas Stennett: Source of information Mississippi State Death Certificate No: 20928 and 1860, 1870 Jasper County Mississippi U. S. Census. Dorcas was the third wife of Thomas Jefferson Knight the son of Newton Knight.

More About DORCAS STENNETT:
Burial: Palestine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

More About THOMAS JEFFERSON KNIGHT:
Burial: Palestine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-09 14:48:37Z

Yes, I would love to have a copy of the book and the photos, if you don’t mind. I would prefer MS Word format. I will send you an email shortly.

Tom’s writings were linked to FDR’s WPA programs in some manner and I don’t believe any were officially published. At least some of his work did have a copyright, because Ethel Knight acknowledged purchasing that copyright, when she was putting “Echo of the Black Horn” together.

All of this is extremely interesting and thank you so much for sharing your documents.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Henryfencepost — 2009-11-09 14:27:38Z

I retyped the book. When I scanned in the quality was so bad that it was almost unreadable. My dad knew the man that had the original. He was gracious enough to allow us to make a copy. The book had no copy write. If you want I will e-mail you a copy of the re-written book and as soon as I get the art work finished, I'll send you a copy of it. If you want a copy let me know which format you want, MS Word or Wordperfect. I'll send you the photos also if you want them. Take care and God bless.

Sincerely

Robert Pits
canpreach@sbcglobal.net

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-09 11:15:01Z

The Stennetts and the Knights are not really my line, so I have little on them other than what is available online. My interest has to do with the connection my grandfather had with Tom Knight.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-09 11:11:56Z

I would very interested in that book. Have you scanned it, or is it paper only?

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Henryfencepost — 2009-11-09 04:14:41Z

Please excuse me for butting in, but I have been reading your posts. I am from Cracker's Neck in Jones County, MS. I have a copy of a book written about Newt Knight by his son, Tom. It has been out of print since the late thirties. The original document had a lot of hand drawn graphics in it. At this time I do not have the graphics redone. I did reprint the text just as Tom wrote it, misspellings and all. I also have a few pictures of Newt. If you should be interested in any of the info or pictures, just let me know. I hope you may soon find the answers you are looking for. Take care and God bless.

Sincerely,

Robert Pitts

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-09 03:20:09Z

This is truely amazing. I knew not of any relatives of Charles Stennett, my Grandfather. But, as I mentioned about Tom Knight taking my Grandfather in, and I assumed by his wife Dorca, there is a chance that my grandfather was a child of one of Dorca's sister. In thoses days, if a woman couldn't have a child, often a sister would present the baren sister with a child of her own. I remember my grandfather having two painting sized photographs of 2 men hanging on his bedroom wall and I think they were his uncles, perhaps Dorca's brothers. I can find out about those men. What was your maiden Beverly?

Re: Drew Harrison maybe in Jones Co. in 1910

O_Patrick — 2009-10-10 03:24:32Z

1900 Beat 3, Newton Co., MS, Census; page 227B/228A:
Virginia PONDER, 64, Jan 1835, widowed, 3 children/3 living, MS, MS, MS
Cynthia PONDER, 38, Jan 1862, daughter-in-law, widowed, married 15 years, marriage year 1885, 5 children/5 living, MS, MS, MS
Minnie VANCE, 13, 1887, granddaughter, MS, MS, MS [a note at index says Cynthia was mother of Minnie, John, Isaih, Lucy, Myrtle]
John VANCE, 11, 1889, grandson, MS, farm labor
Isaih VANCE, 8, 1891, grandson, MS
Lucy VANCE, 7, 1893, granddaughter, MS
Myrtle VANCE, 3, 1897, granddaughter, MS

1880 Beat 3, Newton Co., MS, Census; page 616C:
J. B. PONDER, 55, NC, NC, NC, farmer
Virginia, wife, 45, MS, SC, SC
Cynthia YOUNG, step daughter, 17, MS, MS, MS
Seborn YOUNG, stepson, 14, MS, MS, MS, works on farm
Cordelia YOUNG, step daughter, 12, MS, MS, MS

J B PONDER married Virginia YOUNG 02 Dec 1877 Newton Co., MS

Cynthia YOUNG married J S McCORKLE on 10 Feb 1885 Newton Co., MS

D. S. HARRISON married Alma SUNDY 12 Oct 1909 Jones Co., MS

Couldn't find what the J B stood for for PONDER, nor could I find Virginia's maiden name or the first name of her YOUNG husband.

You might try finding a marriage record in either Newton or Jones Co. for Drew S. HARRISON & Minnie R. VANCE. Other than that, don't know where you can look. Good fortune in your searching.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

BEVERLY_MCNEASE — 2009-11-09 02:49:05Z

Do you all have any information on the family of Dorcus Stennett? My Great Grandfather Mark Stennett was her older brother and it has been very difficult finding any information on her other sisters who are Nancy, Martha, Tresa Jane, and Betty. Also any information on Dorcus Mother Area Nora Blackwell, who were her parents?

Thanks,
Beverly

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

jkuether — 2009-11-07 16:25:55Z

Valensage, read your post with interest. I have a friend who believes a grandparent of his was adopted and raised by Tom Knight and his wife Dorcas. But he can't find anymore info on it. He said he believed Tom adopted a brother and a sister. I'm wondering if y'all are kin? His last name is Maxie.

Re: Lorenzo R Walters

BillBoyd51 — 2009-10-16 17:24:26Z

I don't have anything on Lorenzo R. Walters but I don have information on his wife, Mary Eugenia White. I would be glad to share and compare notes with you on this family.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-07 18:30:30Z

Yes, the name Maxie was mentioned by my parents. And, If I am not wrong I think I remember, back in the 50's a "Maxie" visiting my grandpaw some. If you will, please find all you can about Maxie. Also, thanks for the reply.

ps...maybe the name is Virgil Maxie?

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-07 07:42:59Z

Absolutely. My grandfather(maternal) was adopted by Tom Knight. Newt Knight's white older son. Tom despised his father and his shenanigan's about Jones County. Newt Night was a deserter from the Confederate Army. He shot Morgan through a log cabin window. Morgan was having an affair with Newt's wife. From then on Newt Knight was AWOL from the Confederate Army. Knight formed the "Blackhorn" band of raiders and deserters. They ran the swamps around Leaf River, Taylorsville, SoSo. I am also akinned to some of The members of the group of deserters. Read the book by Ethel Knight, Tom Knight's daughter "Call of the Black Horn". It is the actual history of those days in Jones county. Ethel Knight was raised by Tom, his wife and my grandfather was in that household. Ethel was great a friend with my mother.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-08 21:01:24Z

I would laike copies of the information you have. I live in South Carolina so it would be difficult making trips to Jackson to look through the records.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-08 20:59:10Z

I believe Tom Knight must have adopted your grandfather after the turn of the century just as he "took in" my grandfather in the late 1880s. My grandmother, paternal, was a Stennett, most likely Dorcas Stennets child.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-08 03:11:11Z

Greatgrandfather's kin. J Morgan valentine was supposed to be my father's grandfather. He had a brother and 2 cousins that also fought with Newt. The Summeral (bill) is, I believe, my maternal grandmother's father.

Now as far as the historian, I only know what my mother had to say and Ethel knight. Both of those ladies stated without hesitation that Thomas Knight was my grandfather's stepfather, which happened in the 1880s

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-08 03:02:54Z

I am refewrring to William jefferson Knight.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-08 02:35:38Z

I cannot account for the Maxies. However, As I also visited Ethel Knight with my mother and dad. Tom Knight did adopt my grandfather well after the civil war. Probably in the late 1890s or early 1890s. This was Affirmed by my mother and Ethel Knight. Tom Knight was like a father to my grandfather. I don't know if Tom knight knew Charles Stennett's parents or not. My mother was writing essays on Tom Knight in the late 1920s. Do you have any records of Tom Knight after the civil war/ Your records must go back around 1885 to reach my grandfather's relationship with Tom Knight. Tom Knight , I believe was around Stringer, Miss at that time. Not only is was Allen Valentine another connection to the war time but, the summeralls mentioned in Ethel knight's book are in my family./ Charles Stennet's wife, my maternal grandmother was a Summerall. That puts Tom knight knowing the Summeralls during Newt knight's rampage. Newt knight probably adopted a few children during his life. From what my mother and Ethel said he was very kind hearted.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-08 02:18:48Z

I don't know if you understand about Tom and my grandfather Charles Stennett. Charles was adopted by Tom knight.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-08 20:09:38Z

I'm sorry, I mean't to say Thomas Jefferson Knight. Then your Grandfather and my Grandfrather was possibly the one and the same. I just confirmed with one of my uncles that Tom Knight and his wife "took in" a Charles Stennett. Charles Stennett is the one I have been telling you about, ....my Grandfather. You are correct...Tom Knight sold penceils and other things around the streets of Laurel. He was also known to have a pint of moonshine in his old coat pocket. Tom knight knew my uncles very well. Tom, as I said before took in my grandfather( who in all probality was his son)in the late 1880's because my grandfather's mother could not support him. Some back then said that my grandfather (Charles Stennett) was infact the son of Tom Knight.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-07 22:44:14Z

That was well after my Grandfather was adopted by Tom. My grandfather was born in 1885. The Choctaw part of my Grandpa may have had somehing with Tom Knight adopting Charlie Stennett. But the Maxies were an integral par of our visits to my grandpa's. It also seems there were some Maxies living up the dirt road hill from our grandfather.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

valensage — 2009-11-07 22:32:35Z

There were some Maxies that lived on hwy 84 outside Laurel.
Our last home was on hwy 84 just past the old log cabin. There was a stone covered house. people called it the "rock" house. That was ours. There were also a family of knights just across the old log-cabin. They had a country store there. There was a dirt road beside the log cabin and down that road was where my grandfather lived. Oh, I also read your post about the Bynum lady who wrote the book about Newt Knight. I can tell you for a fact that Tom knight was a good man and his daughter Ethel did get every word from her paw, Tom Knight. Now, my mother considered Tom knight her grandpa and he (Tom Knight) told her all about those days back in the civil war. Ethel and my mother were dear friends. Future more, I have not read Ms. Bynum's book but, if there is anything in it that conflicts with Ethel Knight's and my mother's revelations of Tom Knight's account of Newt I will have to believe my mother because she wasn't a liar. They did love Tom very much but that wasn't enough to get my mother to stretch the truth. She called em like she saw em. Also, I am proud to be named after Tom Knight.

English/Collins

Bobbye38 — 2009-10-11 21:49:37Z

The wife of William Darling English was Ellen Ophelia Collins.I a working on both lines. Contact me.
davisbobbye@bellsouth.net

Re: Nursing Licenses

reinirm — 2009-11-05 19:45:32Z

Wow! Thanks for the information. My grandmother, Rosie Smith, was in nurses training there at about the same time! I will save this information.

Re: Charity Hospital in Laurel

stopthelogic — 2009-11-07 22:27:01Z

Hi, I am wondering if anyone has any further information concerning the Charity Hospital.. (i.e. when it burned, how many times it burned, is the legend that it went on lockdown during the first fire true, does the hospital have a morgue and if so where is it located, etc..) I am a local ghost hunter to the Laurel area and I just recently found out about Charity.. I have been there several times in the past couple of weeks trying to find the morgue and pick up any paranormal activity.

I have had some strange experiences there thus far and taken one picture that picked up some activity surrounding the building. However, nothing that I find absolutely convincing that the hospital is "haunted".

Any information you could provide would be appreciated.

(also, I found a lot of oil stock files in the hospital.. is it possible that the building is located on top of oil?

_Caleb

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-08 16:25:47Z

I'm not familiar with William Jefferson Knight. Do you know how he ties in with the Jones County Knights?

Last night I kept trying to remember dates and the sequence of events surrounding the descendants of Newt Knight, so I did a little digging this morning. Thomas Jefferson Knight was much older than Ethel Knight, but I still think their relationship had more to do with her literary works. Beyond her connection to the Jones County Knights via marriage, she also claimed a kinship through her mother’s descendancy from James Knight, another one of Newt’s brothers.

Some dates to consider:
Newton (Capt. Newt) Knight; b. 1837 - d. 1922
Thomas Knight (Newt's brother); b. 1823 - d. 1903
Thomas Jefferson Knight (Newt's son); b. 1860 - d. 1956
Ethel Boykin Knight; b. 1907 - d. 2004

The controversies surrounding the Knight family in the very Deep South during the Confederate War and into the Jim Crowe years are one of the more interesting transformational stories to emerge from those times. In fact, the discussion still sparks controversy all these years later and I have always found Thomas Jefferson Knight to be of particular interest. His words, opposed to his actions, indicate that he was a principled man torn during a time of historical social upheaval.

Even though he verbally assailed Newt Knight’s lifestyle and displayed himself as a racial purist, when it came right down to it he acted on behalf of those he felt were wronged by the system. He was the only witness to come forth on behalf of Cassie Knight in a court of law to defend her against dispossession. At the end of his life he was known as the bearded eccentric that sold roasted peanuts in front of the Kress store. I doubt many Laurelites even knew of his unpublished manuscripts and essays about the changing south.

The 1910 census records show him and his wife Dorcus Stennett living together with one foster child and that child was my paternal grandfather. It is not clear to me when your grandfather entered the picture, but I would love to know more about your story.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-07 23:20:43Z

Newt Knight's 1st Lieutenant was J. Morgan Valentine. Is he your connection to Tom Knight?

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-07 23:01:47Z

Quincy and Margaret had two sons, James Houston and Chester Thomas. Only Chester went to live with Tom Knight. I don't have all my notes in front of me, but I believe Chester was born in 1901. Jim was born in 1889.

After Chester was married and living out on Hillcrest, Tom Knight and his wife Dorcas were again his neighbors in 1930. Chester named his first son Tom and one of his daughters Dorcas. So, he must of had a great affection for Tom Knight.

I remember visiting their place, when I was a youngster and it did have a very steep gravel driveway. Chester was a young man when he died of sudden cardiac arrest, so I never knew the man. My father also died in his early 30's and my brief relationship with that side of the family pretty much died with him. Unraveling the ancestry of that branch of my family has been quiet a task.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-08 02:42:25Z

There is a little confusion here. I think you are talking about Newt Knight's brother Tom instead of his son Tom. Could that be correct? Or would the dates be impossible?

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-08 02:37:58Z

I missed that the first time I read your message. Tom’s second wife (maybe third) was Dorcas Stennett. The rest of his story gets a little muddy, but I don’t believe Ethel was his daughter. She was more a contemporary of Tom. Her maiden name was Boykin and she married Sydney Knight a desendent of Daniel Knight, one of Albert Knight’s brothers.

I’ve communicated with Victoria Bynum over the years and she is an excellent historian. You might want to visit her web sites.

website: www.renegadesouth.com
blog: www.renegadesouth.wordpress.com

Thomas Jefferson Knight wrote his own book about the Free State of Jones and Newt Knight. It was his effort to set the record straight (as he saw it) and his version conflicts with Ethel Knight’s. However, she did buy some of his manuscripts and copyright prior to writing Echo of the Black horn.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-08 20:25:43Z

I find this all to be very interesting. Maybe we will sort it out with a little time.

You mentioned Stringer, MS in one of your earlier posts. My great grandparents were living in Stringer, when their lives apparently fell apart and Tom Knight was a neighbor to them at that time.

I located some 1910 court records in Bay Springs, MS that show my great grandmother was trying to get a divorce. In her testimony she said she had not seen her husband for several months and did not know his whereabouts. Something went on in that hearing, because some notes in the file indicate the judge stopped the hearing and had the sheriff bring in two witnesses. Her petition for divorce was then denied. After that she seems to totally disappear and her two sons become foster children. I believe the oldest boy went to Alabama to live with some relatives, but the youngest went to live with Tom Knight.

Unfortunately, I have found no living relatives of any of the parties involved that have any memories, or passed down stories of those times. So, it remains one of the mysteries in my genealogical search.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-08 23:08:12Z

I will see what I can pull together over the next few days and send your way. I recently lost a computer, so I will have to dig through some old CD's to find my research.

Re: Newton Knight, 1850 Census

Maxie_1951 — 2009-11-07 16:55:26Z

My paternal grandfather was also taken in by Tom Knight. I've been looking for someone that might have knowledge of that event.

His name was Chester T. Maxie. His parents were Quincy Maxey and Margaret Rogers. They were neighbors of Tom Knight in 1910 and fell off the map at that time. Later that same year Chester was mentioned in the census as being a part of Tom Knight's household.

Do you have any link to this lineage?

Re: Lorenzo R Walters

bastropcadd — 2009-10-17 12:56:56Z

I will be very happy to exchange any information you may have on Mary. Please contact me at my email address bastropcadd at earthlink.net.
Best Regards

Re: Drew Harrison maybe in Jones Co. in 1910

leecash — 2009-10-10 18:15:50Z

I peace this together , please tell me what you think?
1880 Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi Family History Library Film 1254659 NA Film Number T9-0659 Page Number 616C
J B Ponder, Self, White Male, 55, NC, farmer, parents NC
Virginia Ponder, wife, 45, Ms. parents N.C. JULY 1835 Virgini Jane Pearce.
1.Cynthia Young, stepdtr, 17, MS, father Ms.10/1862
2.Seborn Young, stepson, 14, MS, father MS ( George Washington ) December 23, 1866
3.Cordelia Young, stepdtr, 12, MS, father MS 1868
( Cordelia Joan Young ) Went by the name Delia my G-Grand-Mother
I need 1890 ? Minnie Rebecca Vance would have been 3 years old . need to know where they were living,

IN 1900 Virginia Ponder (64 years old) head of housewhole in Beat 3, Newton Co. Ms. Farming

1900 Andrew Sidney Harrison living with his Mother Dicy in Beat 3, Newton Co. Ms. Farming

If these dates are right Virginia was born in 1836.
Virginia was also listed as a widow. So J.B. Ponder had died by 1900
There was a Cynthia Ponder? Disable ?? born Jan.1862 38 years old Widower 5 children At 38 her children could have been ground. I belived her to be J.B. Ponder daughter -in law. She was 13 years older than Cordelia.same age as Virginia Daugther Jan. 1862 same age but wrong month. Cynthia married a John S. McCorkle ON 2/9/1885moved to leake Co. Ms.
These children belong to ( Cordelia Joan Young born 1868 (Delia). On Delia death record she listed her husband as John on 9/21/24 in Camden County Madison , Ms.
1. Minnie Rebecca Vance 13 G-daugther ( My Grandmother )1887
2. John Vance June 29, 1886 11 G-son
3. Isiah Vance 1887-1931 8 G-son
4. Lucy Vance 3/27/1894 1/12/1976 7 G-daugther
5. Mrytle Vance 1897 3 G-daugther
So where is there mother Delia? Delia was 29 years old

In 1900
In 1910 Delia Vance ( 39 years old ) head of housewhole in Leake Co. Ms. If these dates are right she would have been born in 1871 not 1875??
Virginia was 74 Mother
1. John Vance 21 son
2. Isiar Vance 19 son
3. Lucy Vance 17 daugther
4. Myrtle Vance 13 daugther
5. Ollie Harrison 4 nephew March 5/1907 My Daddy
So you see Minnie Rebecca is gone. And never returned.
Please tell me what you think? And if I have thing wrong? Thanks Lee

Re: Drew Harrison maybe in Jones Co. in 1910

leecash — 2009-11-02 20:11:46Z

Hi,
You have help me a lots . Where did you get the name Sidney? I am now looking at Drew registered for WW1 Draft in Grady County, Ok. with the name Drew Stely Harrison and birth as May 14, 1876. It would help a lots to know where Sidney came from? I have never seen the name Stely have you? Thanks Lee

Re: Drew Harrison maybe in Jones Co. in 1910

leecash — 2009-10-28 01:12:36Z

Thanks, You did a lot of work.
Mrs. Virginia Young was married to a George Young and lived in Perry County Ms. Virginia Maiden name was Pearce or Pierce.
Cordella Joan (Delia) Young and John Vance was the parent of
1.Minnie Rebecca Vance 1887
2. John Vance 1889
3. Isaih Vance 1891
4. Lucy (Mary) Vance 1893
5. Myrtle Vance 1897
I have been trying hard to put Minnie Vance with any Harrison IN Neshoba Co.Ms. around 1906-1907 when my father was born but no luck yet.

Re: Drew Harrison maybe in Jones Co. in 1910

leecash — 2009-10-28 01:12:30Z

Powe Family

rpowe06 — 2009-10-12 16:50:12Z

I am seeking anyone with any connections to the Powe family in Laurel, MS. My Grandparents names were Keptner Powe, Sr. and Lula Mae Powe.