Biographies - T-Y, Vol 1 - Greene Co, AR

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FATHERS OF THE RIDGE, Vol. I by George W. Rowland. Copyright 1978 by George
W. Rowland. Printed by College Bookstore and Press, Route 4, Box 196,
Paragould, Arkansas 72450. [Excerpted here with permission of author.]

GENEALOGICAL SKETCHES

Taylor

Charles P. Taylor was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee in 1823. His
wife, Lucinda, was born in the same state in 1820. As of 1850 their
children were George, born in 1845, and Charles born in 1848.

In about 1860 Charles P. Taylor was married for the second time. This
second wife was named Clarinda and she had been born in North Carolina in
1836. In about 1870 the family came to Craighead County, Arkansas and
settled for a brief period in the vicinity of Old Greensboro. They had not
been in the Greensboro area more than one year when they moved to Greene
County and settled in Union Township near Center Hill. They had six
children at this time: Lafayette, Dock, William, Zelina, Linehey, and Anna.
Dock had been born in Tennessee in about 1864, but the ages of the other
children are not precisely known.

Linehy, daughter of Charles P., married Clay Swindle and they had two
daughters, Carlee and Fannie. Carlee became a nurse and was employed by the
Mayo Brothers' Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for a number of years. At a
later time, she married James T. Muse whose first wife, Martha, a daughter
of James B. and Frances J. Rowland, had died in 1922. Carlee died in 1934
and was buried at the Fairview Cemetery, near other members of the Swindle
family.  Lafayette, son of Charles P. Taylor, married Mary Daniels. Mary
was the daughter of Rufus and Emily Daniels, natives of Tennessee. The
Daniels family had moved to Mississippi in about 1865 and they had three
children while there. In about 1870, they moved to Greene County and
settled in Union Township where they had another child, Wiley, in 1881.
Dock Taylor first married Maime Poindextor, but they had no children.
Dock was married a second time and two children were born of this marriage:
Robert and Maud.

Dock Taylor lived for many years north of Center Hill Church near what
was known as the Sam Bealer place, and he was widely known in the
community.  His wife died in 1939 and was buried at the Center Hill
Cemetery. Not long after her death, Dock moved to Paragould and lived with
his children, Robert and Maud. Robert was never married and died at a
relatively youthful age.  Dock lived to about the age of ninety years.
Charles P. Taylor died in 1881 and was buried at the Fairview Cemetery.
His tombstone shows a birthdate of Sept. 1, 1823 and a death date of April
10, 1881. Clarinda, his wife, was also buried at Fairview and her stone
shows a birthdate of Jan. 3, 1836 and a death date of Oct. 22, 1920. One of
their daughters, who was born in 1877 and died in 1880, is buried next to
them.

In 1880 the nearest neighbors of Charles P. and Clarinda Taylor were the
families of James N. Thomason, Sarah A. Burnett, Henry C. Swindle, and
Thomas Thurman.

Tennison

Abraham Tennison was born in North Carolina in 1801. His wife, Permelia,
was born there in 1806.

By 1850 the Tennisons had moved to Lawrence County, Tennessee. At this
time their children still at home were: William W., 1832; Lucinda, 1834;
Levi H., 1841; Mary E., 1846; Pantha (a daughter), 1848; and Luvina, 1850.
Abraham's older son, James S. Tennison, was living nearby at this time.
James' wife was named Elizabeth and in 1850 they had one child, William B.,
born in 1850.

James, son of Abraham, moved with his family to Greene County in about
1851 and took up residence in Salem Township. In 1860 his children were:
William B., 1850; Mary J., 1852; Thomas F., 1855; James A., 1857; and John
H., 1859. William was born in Tennessee and all the other children were
born after the family arrived in Arkansas.

By 1860 James Tennison was still living in Salem Township and by this
time four more children had been added to the family: George, 1866; Martha,
1868; Julia, 1871; and Albert, 1874.

In 1880 the nearest neighbors of James and Elizabeth Tennison were the
families of Nancy Clements, Sarah Cooper, Josiah W. Fears, and Thomas
Grant.

Thomason

The patriarch of the Thomason family in Greene County was George
Thomason, born in South Carolina in 1803. His wife, Ann, was born in the
same state in the same year. In 1850 the Thomason family was living in
Benton County, Tennessee. Their known children at that time were: William,
1828; Wiley, 1829; Alexander, 1832; George, 1838; Louisa, 1840; and Thomas,
1844.  All these children were born in Tennessee.

By 1860 George Thomason and his family had moved to Greene County and
lived in St. Francis Township. By this time another child had been added to
the family: Anna A., 1852. Anna A. was born in Tennessee. Ann, wife of
George Thomason, died during the early 1850's. George Thomason then married
Elizabeth Little, widow of John W. Little (see LITTLE II). Their children
were: Julia A., 1857; Robert E. Lee, 1869; Eliza C., 1872; Francis Marion,
1874; and Samuel C., 1876.

In 1880 James Little was living with his mother and step-father,
Elizabeth and George Thomason. The family lived just east of the point
where Crowley's Ridge Academy now stands.

Eliza Thomason, daughter of George Thomason, married James Frank Rowland,
son [of] Lock Winchester Rowland, on July 7, 1895. They had two children:
Floyd and Flossie.

William Thomason, son of George, married a woman named Sarah J., born in
Tennessee in 1840. Their known children were: Wesley Wall, 1859; Laura B.,
1867; Thomas F., 1870; Isabella, 1873; and Flavind S., 1877.
Thomas J., son of George, married a woman named Eliza J. and their known
children were: Margaret E., 1868; Eugenia F., 1871; James W., 1873;
Columbus W., 1875; and Walter G., 1879.

Wesley Wall Thomason, son of William and grandson of George, married
Millard F. Horn on Sept. 15, 1880.

Tilman

Joshua Tilman was born in North Carolina in 1816. His wife, Matilda, was
born in Tennessee in 1825.

In 1850 the Tilmans were living in Marshall County, Tennessee in Civil
District 14. Joshua was a constable at this time. Their children in 1850
were: Mary, 1845; Susan, 1846; and John, 1849. A boy named George W.
Dockery, born in Tennessee in 1837, lived with the family at this time.
The Tilmans moved to Greene County in about 1858 and settled in Bradshaw
Township. By 1850 four more children had been added to the family: J. M. (a
son), 1851; Caledonia, 1853; W. E. A. (a son), 1855; and Robert, 1859.
These first three children were born in Tennessee and Robert was born in
Arkansas.  John Tilman married a woman named Josephine, born in Arkansas in
1860.

Their first two children were: Isaac, 1877 and Leona, 1880. John's younger
sister, Martha, born in 1864 was living with the family in 1880. Their
nearest neighbors were the families of Neeham Danley, J. H. Sammons, Lucy
Wilcockson, and T. H. Newsom.

Trantham

The history of the Trantham family in Greene County begins with Floyd
Trantham, born in South Carolina in 1799. His wife, Elizabeth, was born in
North Carolina in 1801.

In 1850 Floyd and Elizabeth were living in Weakley County, Tennessee in
Civil District 11. Their children at this time were: John, 1832; Cutler,
1835; Betty, 1839; and James, 1841. Floyd's father-in-law, C. Gunter, born
in North Carolina in 1775, was also in the household.

John Trantham married Mary Ann Hartsoe, daughter of John and Mary C.
Bryan Hartsoe. Cutler married Louisa Newberry. Betty married James Andrew
Patton who was killed in the Civil War.

Jesse Trantham, apparently Floyd's brother, was living in Weakley County,
Tennessee in 1850 in Civil District 11. At this time his children were:
Martha, 1848; and Leander, 1849. This family came to Greene County in about
1853 and settled in Chalk Bluff Township. By 1860 two more children had
been added to the family: Marrow, 1855; and Needham, 1857.

Hiram Trantham, apparently another brother of Floyd, was also living in
Weakley County, Tennessee in 1850 in Civil District 11. His wife was named
Nancy, born in Tennessee in 1820. Their children at this time were: Thomas,
1838; Harrison, 1841; James, 1844; Newton, 1845; and Sarah, 1847. The
marriage records for Hiram and Nancy may be found at the Henry County,
Tennessee Court House; this record indicates that Nancy's maiden name was
Key.  The Hiram Trantham family came to Greene County in about 1856 and
settled in Concord Township. By 1860 several more children had been added:
Mary J., 1850; R. A. (a daughter), 1853; A. A. (a daughter), 1854; N. M. (a
son), 1857; and G. P. (a son), 1860. The two youngest children were born in
Arkansas.  Floyd Trantham lived to a ripe old age. In 1880 he was living in
the household of his son and daughter-in-law, John H. and Mary A. Trantham,
in Hurricane Township. He was 82 years of age at the time. The children of
John H. in 1880 were: Elizabeth C., 1869; Thomas, 1874; and America, 1877.
(Much of the information for this sketch was provided by Mr. Floyd R.
Barnhill of Jonesboro, Arkansas.)

Treadaway

John C. Treadaway was born in South Carolina in 1813. His wife, Rebecca,
was born in the same state in 1809.

In 1850 the Treadaway family was living in East Armuchy, Georgia (Walker
County). They lived next to the John and Lucinda Bowlin family (see
BOWLIN).  The children in the Treadaway family at this time were: John W.,
1835; Asberry F., 1837; Francis M., 1839; William B., 1841; James R., 1843;
Nancy E., 1844; Sydney S. (a son), 1846; and Sarah A., 1848.
In 1850 the family of Atlas Danley lived in the same neighborhood with
the Treadaways in East Armuchy. The Danley family also moved to Greene
County during the 1850's.

By 1860 the Treadaways had moved to Greene County and taken up residence
in Concord Township. By this time one more child had been added to the
family: Mary A., 1852.

John W. Treadaway married a woman named M. E., born in Georgia in 1836.
Their children as of 1860 were: Benjamin F., 1856; and William J., 1858.
Sydney S. Treadaway married a woman named Rebecca born in Arkansas in
1841. In 1880 they lived in Union Township and their nearest neighbors were
the families of James K. McKelvy and George W. Hunter.

John C. Treadaway's first wife died during the early 1870's and he
married Amanda Fielder, born in Tennessee in 1848. In 1880 the children of
John and Amanda were: Thomas, 1875; John, 1877; and Edward, 1879. At this
time the neighbors of John and Amanda were the families of Ezra Carpenter,
Samuel A. Davis, Jason H. Hunter, and Richard Horn.

Trice

The Trice family history begins with Samuel and Sarah Smith Trice, both
natives of Tennessee. Samuel was born in Tennessee in 1825 and his wife was
born in the same state in 1828. In 1850 the family lived in Bedford County,
Tennessee. At this time there was one child in the family, Joseph, born in
1849.

In the early 1850's the family moved to Craighead County, Arkansas and
settled in Powell Township. By 1860 four more children had been added to
the family: Thomas, 1852; Henry, 1853; Andrew J., 1856; and John R., 1858.
Thomas was born in Tennessee, but all the others were born in Arkansas.
In 1873 Henry Trice Married Margaret Gambill, daughter of Aaron and Nancy
Gambill, and niece of Thomas and John Gambill. The Gambills, like the Trice
people, had come from Bedford County, Tennessee. The children of Henry and
Margaret Trice were: Ada, Joseph, Elizabeth, Ola, and Cecil.

Henry Trice moved to Paragould in Greene County during the 1880's and
established a furniture store and funeral home there. As of 1916 this
establishment was located at 208 South Pruett Street. Henry and Margaret
lived at 402 West Court Street at this time. For a number of years Henry
Trice was President of the First National Bank of Paragould. The bank was
then located at 115 South Pruett Street.

Wadley

The history of the Wadley family begins with John and Matilda Wadley.
John was born in Kentucky in 1805 and Matilda was a native of North
Carolina, born there in 1806. As of 1850 the Wadley family was living in
Henderson County, Tennessee. At this time the children in the family were:
Joseph, 1832; Francis, 1833; David, 1835; Wilson Mack, 1836; Elenor E.,
1838; Mary M., 1840; John, 1842; Thomas, 1844; Martha, 1845; and Amanda,
1847.

There is no evidence that John and Matilda Wadley ever came to Greene
County, however, it is known that some of their children came. Wilson Mack
Wadley moved his family to Greene County during the early 1870's and
settled in St. Francis Township. His wife was named Mary A., a native of
Virginia, born there in 1835. Their children as of 1880 were: John, 1858;
Luther W., 1860; Mollie F., 1863; William, 1868; and Fulton V., 1875.
Fulton was born in Arkansas but all the older children had been born in
Tennessee.

Norton Wadley has not been mentioned previously, but it is known that he
was the son of Wilson Mack and Mary Wadley; he was born in 1855 or
thereabouts while the family lived in Tennessee. Norton Wadley married
Alice Roberts in 1874. They had three children: Ezra, Bernie, and Arthur.
Ezra was born in 1875; Bernie, in 1879; and Arthur, sometime after 1880.
John Wadley married Fannie Deacon. Mollie Wadley married a man by the
name of Johnson. Luther Wadley married Rhoda A. Cravens in Greene County on
Nov. 24, 1880. One child was born of this marriage but Rhoda died at a
relatively youthful age. Rhoda was the daughter of Nancy A. Cravens, born
in North Carolina in 1828.

After Rhoda's death, Luther Wadley married Amanda Haggard. Amanda was
born in Arkansas in 1865 and prior to her marriage, had been living with
her Uncle and Aunt, Mitchell and Elizabeth Davis Grooms. Luther and Amanda
lived on a farm south of Center Hill on what is now known as South Rocking
Chair Road. They had eight known children: Mack, Bird, Benjamin, Marvin,
Earl, Rose, Irene, and Moline. Moline Wadley still resides on Rocking Chair
Road at the present time; all the other children are now deceased. Most are
buried at the Center Hill Cemetery.

Will Wadley married Exer Roberts. They had one son, Norman. Fulton
Wadley lived in Little Rock for many years and married while there.
Mary Wadley died in 1883. Mack Wadley died in 1926. Amanda was one of
the last of the older generation to die; her death occurred on August 31,
1936. She is buried next to one of her sons at the Center Hill Cemetery.
Luther, husband of Amanda, lived to be more than eighty years of age.
In 1880 the nearest neighbors of Wilson and Mary A. Wadley were the
families of J. J. Baker, Henry Johnson, R. Palmer, and T. A. Mothershed.

Ward

Gideon Ward was born in Tennessee in 1814. His wife, Mary, was born in
the same state in 1818.

In 1850 Gideon and Mary were living in Haywood County, Tennessee in Civil
District 4. At this time their children were: Ann, 1828; Sarah, 1836;
Simeon, 1839; Ashley, 1844; Rhoda, 1842; Freeland H., 1845; and Elia, 1848.
The Ward family moved to Greene County in about 1859 and settled in Cache
Township. By 1860 two more children had been added to the family: Alsedora,
1850; and Gideon Jr., 1858. Both were born in Tennessee.

Freeland H. Ward married a woman named Isabella, born in Mississippi in
1853. In 1880 their children were: L. Johnson, 1873; Lee, 1876; and Dora,
1878.

Ashley Ward, in 1880, was living in Poland Township and the other members
of the household were: Obedia, 1864; Mary A., 1867; Richard, 1869; Albert
E., 1874; and Ada B., 1877. Apparently Ashley was a widower at this time.
It is known that Ashley M. Ward married Frances Burks in Greene County of
July 6, 1880. Frances was 19 years of age at the time.

Gideon Ward Jr., married Nancy G. Gramling in Greene County on Sept. 13,
1882. Nancy was 19 years of age at the time.

Webb

Andrew Webb was born in Tennessee in 1824. His wife, Sinie C. was born
in Alabama in 1829.

In 1850 the family was living in Hardeman County, Tennessee. At this
time they had one child, Lucinda, born in 1849.

The family moved to Greene County in about 1858 and took up residence in
St. Francis Township. By 1860 two more children had been added: James W.,
1852; and John W., 1859. James was born in Tennessee and John, in Arkansas.
In 1860, a boy named James Conrad, born in Tennessee in 1847, was living
with the Webbs.

James Webb married a woman named Mollie and their first child was named
Sarah (Sally), born in 1879. James Webb lived in St. Francis Township in
1880 and his nearest neighbors were the families of William Steward and
Sarah Wood.  Andrew and Sinie C. continued to live in St. Francis Township
and by 1880 another child had been born: Cornelie E., 1863. At this time a
young man named Charles Anders, born in Tennessee in 1859, was living with
Andrew and Sinie.

The nearest neighbors of Andrew and Sinie in 1880 were Dr. M. N. Howard,
Thomas Webster, Jacob Spain, and R. Hudson.

Widner

Moses Widner was one of the oldest settlers of Greene County. He was
born in Virginia in 1804. By about 1830 he was in Tennessee and had married
a woman named Catherine, a native of Tennessee, who had been born there in
1816.  They had three known children, all girls: Nancy, 1832; Sarah, 1839;
and Mary, 1840.

The family came to Arkansas sometime during the 1840's and settled first
in Powell Township. They later moved to Cache Township. When Poland
Township was formed, the Widners were in that area.
Moses Widner died in 1882 and was buried at the Old Bethel Cemetery. He
was probably the oldest person ever buried at Old Bethel at that time,
although he was not the first. His tombstone shows a birthdate of March 15,
1804 and a death date of July 30, 1882.

The nearest neighbors of Moses Widner in 1880 were the families of G. W.
Watson, Lemuel Seberry, William Treadaway, and J. P. O'Dell.

WILCOCKSON

The history of the Wilcockson family begins with Samuel Wilcockson, born
in Tennessee in 1818. His wife, Frances, was born in Kentucky in 1818.

In 1850, the Wilcockson family was living in Lawrence  co., TN in Civil
District 10.  At this time their children were: John W., 1836; Isaac W.,
1838; William M. 1841; Mary H., 1841; David C., 1843; James H., 1845;
Joseph H., 1848; and Thomas R., 1849.  It seems likely that William M.
and Mary H. were twins.  All of these children were born in TN.

In about 1852 the Wilcockson family moved to Arkansas and took up
residence in Cache Township.  By 1860, five more children had been added
to the family:  S.L., 1851; Sarah F., 1853; Samuel, 1854; Francis, 1856;
A.J.P (son) 1859. S.L was born in Tennessee and all the other children
were born in Arkansas.

Sometime between 1860 and 1880 Samuel and Frances moved to Newton County
Arkansas where the 1880 census shows them living in the Mill Creek
Township.

In 1850, Sina Wilcockson, born in NC in 1799, was living next to Samuel
and Frances Wilcockson.  Sina was the head of the household and ,
apparently, a widow.  A number of her children were still living in her
household: Elizabeth, 1827; Louisa J., 1832; Nancy M., 1835; John B.,
1837; Isaac P[arker]. 1840; and David F., 1843.  It seems possible that
Sina was the mother of Samuel Wilcockson, but there is no certainty on this
point.  However, it is known that Sina Wilcockson did move to Greene co.
and in 1860 she was living in Cache Township.  At this time her sons,
John B. and David were living in the same household.   Isaac P.
Wilcockson lived next to his mother and by this time he had married a
woman named Lucy A., born in Arkansas in 1841.

John W. Wilcockson, son of Samuel and Frances, married a woman named
Mary L., born in Tennessee in 1832.  Their children in 1860 were: Samuel
R., 1854; William M., 1856; Mary F., 1858; and L.A. (a daughter), 1859.
By 1870, two more children had been added to the household: R.J. 1862;
and J.C. (a son), 1866.

By 1870, Isaac W., son of Samuel and Frances, had married Eliza [Payne],
born in Arkansas in 1844.  Their children at this time were: L.C., 1862;
William, 1864; Louis M., 1866; and John, 1869.

Joseph Wilcockson, son of Samuel and Frances, married a woman named
Matilda, born in Arkansas in 1847. As of 1870 they had no children.

James H. Wilcockson, son of Samuel and Frances, married Adaline Bowlin,
daughter of John and Lucinda Bowlin see (BOWLIN).  Adaline was born in
South Carolina in 1846.  She was the twin sister of Angeline Bowlin.
Their known children were: Anna Lee, 1869; William C., 1870; Carroll (a
son), 1871; Robert, 1873; and Jefferson, 1875.  In 1870 A.J. Wilcockson
and Julia A. Wilcockson, orphaned relatives, were living with this
family.  A.J. was born in Arkansas in 1856 and Julia A. was born in
Texas in 1858.

Thomas R. Wilcockson, son of Samuel and Frances, married a woman named
Mary, born in Georgia in 1852.  In 1880, they were living in Cache
Township and their children were Caledonia, 1870; Lucy, 1872; Denia (a
daughter), 1874; Montey (a son), 1877; and Idella, 1880.  All of these
children were born in Arkansas.

By 1870 Isaac P. Wilcockson, son of Sina, and his wife, Lucy A.[Hampton,
dau of Isaiah and Jally Hampton], had moved to Newton County, Arkansas and
resided in Mill Creek Township.  Their children at this time were: Mary
Josephine, 1860; John R., 1862; Sarah, 1863; Martha, 1865; Malinda, 1866;
Sina, 1867; and Adaline, 1869.  {See McDaniel Book, pg 17}

By 1870, William M. Wilcockson, son of Samuel and Frances, had married a
woman named Laura A., born in Arkansas in 1858, and they were living in
Newton County Arkansas in Mill Creek Township.  Their children at this
time were Susan, 1860; Henry, 1861; and Victoria, 1863.  William M. was
working in a mill at this time.

By 1880, John Wilcockson, son of Samuel and Frances, had also  moved to
Newton County, Arkansas and lived in Mill Creed Township.  By this time
one more child, Joseph, born in 1866, had been added to the family.
Apparently John's first wife had died by this time for his wife in
listed in the 1880 census report as "S.C.", born in TN in 1838.  John
Wilcockson's mother-in-law, Nancy Crow born in Tennessee in 1806, was
living with the family.

By 1880, Samuel and Frances Wilcockson had also moved to Newton County,
AR and lived in Mill Creek Township.  At this time a laborer, H.W.
Galiton born in Ohio in 1840, was living in the household.

A study of Confederate military service records for Arkansas reveals
additional information about the Wilcockson family.  The data which
follow were abstracted from service records completed in 1865:

J.H. WILCOCKSON SR.: Co. D., Davies Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, private
enlisted at Greene co. Arkansas, age 20, eyes blue, hair light,
complexion light, height 5 ft 6 1/2 inches, born in Giles co. TN.

I.P. WILCOCKSON: Co. D., Davies Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, Captain,
enlisted at Greene County, Arkansas, age 25, eyes blue, hair dark,
complexion light, height 5 ft 6 inches, born in Giles county TN.

T.R. WILCOCKSON: Co. D., Davies Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, private,
enlisted at Greene county, Arkansas, age 18, eyes hazel, hair dark,
complexion light, height 5 ft 6 inches, born in Giles county, TN.

ISAAC WILCOCKSON: Co. A., Davies Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, age 27,
eyes gray, hair light, complexion fair, height 6 ft, born in TN.

J.H. WILCOCKSON: Private, Co. D., Davies Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry,
enlisted Greene County, Arkansas, age 20, eyes gray, complexion light,
height 5 ft 6 inches, born Giles co. TN.

As indicated at the beginning of this sketch, the Samuel and Frances
Wilcockson family was living in Lawrence county TN in 1850.  The service
records of the Wilcockson men would seem to indicate that the Wilcockson
family lived in Giles County, Tennessee before they lived in Lawrence
County.  The fact that Lawrence and Giles counties are adjacent would
seem to lend additional credence to this notion.

A variety of spellings of the name, "Wilcockson", have been found in the
records.  Sometimes the name has been spelled "Wilcoxon".  At other
times, the name has even been shortened to "Wilcox".

Winn

The history of the Winn family begins with Minor Winn, born in 1821 in
Tennessee. His wife, Nancy, was born in the same state in 1826.
In 1850 the Winn family was living in Carroll County, Tennessee in Civil
District 6. They had only one child at this time, William F., born in 1849.
At this same time J. D. G. Winn, born in Tennessee in 1823, also lived in
Carroll County in Civil District 5. Since these two men lived next to each
other after moving to Greene County, it seems likely that they were
brothers, or at least related.
J. D. G. Winn's wife was named Mahala, born in Tennessee in 1825. Their
children as of 1850 were: Elizabeth, 1842; Samuel G., 1843; Newton, 1845;
and Mary E., 1847.
Both Minor Winn and J. D. G. moved with their families to Greene County
in about 1858 and took up residence in St. Francis Township.
By 1860 three more children had been added to the family of Minor Winn:
R. A. H. (a son), 1854; James W., 1856; and Monroe, 1859.
The family of J. D. G. Winn had gained two more children by 1860: John,
1854; and Lucinda, 1856. In 1860 Lucinda and Martha Vaughan, both born in
Tennessee in 1835, were living with this family.
James Winn married Sarah E. McMillan on Sept. 13, 1879. R. A. H. Winn
married Elizabeth C. Lamb on March 1, 1884.
In 1880 Minor and Nancy Winn lived in Poland Township and since 1860 four
more children had been added to the family. Emerson, 1861; Samuel, 1864;
Edward, 1867; and Emily, 1872. Minor Winn's nearest neighbors in 1880 were
the families of J. C. Ellington, Paris G. Ellington, W. P. Wilkerson, and
Benjamin McNeil.
Emerson Winn married Mary E. Lamb on April 12, 1883.
A John Winn, born in South Carolina in 1796, was living in Carroll
County, Tennessee in 1850. In 1880 this same John Winn was living in the
household of his grandson, James Foster, in Poland Township in Greene
County.  It is suspected that this John Winn was related to either Minor or
J. D. G.  Winn, or both, but there is no positive evidence on this point.
At this time the household of James Foster also included: his mother,
Amanda, born in Tennessee in 1835; his sisters, Martha and Mary A., and his
brothers, Robert and John.

Yates

One branch of the Yates family in Greene County begins with Joseph M. C.
Yates, born in North Carolina in 1813. His wife was Ann W. Davis, born in
the same state in 1827.
Joseph Yates and Ann Davis were married in Henry County, Tennessee on
Nov. 15, 1840. The marriage record shows Joseph's surname was "McYates"
rather than "Yates." Whether this was simply an error or the family
actually did shorten the name is not known. As of 1850 the children of
Joseph and Ann were: Lavinia V., 1842; Bustamenta, 1844; Roann, 1846;
DeWitt, 1848; and Dauphin, 1850. All these children were born in Tennessee.
The Yates family came to Arkansas in the late 1870's and settled in
Hurricane Township near Marmaduke. In 1880 Joseph and Ann Yates had the
following children at home: Cazela F., 1853; Lenora M., 1859; William H.,
1868; and Emma J., 1872. At this time Joseph's sister, Frances (born in
North Carolina in 1800) was living with the family.
Bustamenta Yates, son of Joseph, married Sarah S. Eason in Greene County
on Nov. 20, 1877. Sarah was born in 1856 in Tennessee. Their first two
children were born in Arkansas.
Dauphin W. Yates, son of Joseph, married a woman named Catherine, born
in Tennessee in 1852. Their first two children were: Ozello, 1875; and
Robert, 1879. Ozello was born in Tennessee and Robert was born in Arkansas.
In 1880 the nearest neighbors of Joseph and Ann W. Yates were the
families of James A. Long, George R. Toone, Dauphin Yates, and Bustamenta
Yates.