Families: James Edward Tyson Descendants - Grant Parish, Louisiana Submitted to USGENWEB by: Grady L McFarland, 379 Packton-Alex Rd, Winnfield,La ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: Personal database records, records of Jack Lawrence, records from William & Sarah Vince Family Bible, 1910 deposition of Zylpha Nugent Richardson, interviews/records of B E Melton and land/census records. James Edward Tyson Descendants - Grant Parish, La For a listing of parents, brothers/sisters and other members of James Edward Tyson family, refer to USGENWEB file: William Tyson Descendants. Family name is spelled TYSON instead of TISON in both articles. James Edward moved from the lower Grant area to Sec 6 - T9N -R2W area just South of Winn/Grant line prior to 1839. His homeplace was located next to the present Tyson Cemetery location. His younger brother, Hambleton, moved later to just South of the Atlanta, La area. James Edward married three times. His first two wives were daughters of John & Rosannah Allbright, who had moved into the area later known as the Allbright Prarie prior to 1839. One of their sons, John A Allbright is buried at Liberty Chapel. Following listing of names/parents is as known. Many of these moved away or died young and further data is not known. Allow for errors. 1-James Edward Tyson b: Mar 25 1811 in Ga d: Mar 19 1872 in Tyson Cem area Great-great grandfather of submitter. Buried at Tyson Cem - no tombstone marker sp: Elizabeth Allbright b: Mar 15 1820 in Rapides Parish m: Mar 11 1839 d: Aug 18 1857 in Tyson Cem area Great-great grandmother of submitter. Buried at Tyson Cem - no tombstone marker 2-Sarah Ann Tyson b: 1840 d: Dec 13 1888 - never married, burial site unknown 2-Jane Adelia Tyson b: 1842 d: Nov 29 1928 - burial site unknown sp: Edmond Simmons b: 1834 (census) d: bef Dec 1910 3-Christopher Columbus Simmons b: 1868 (census) d: Oct 1 1904 sp: Albertine Brocette d: May 31 1911 3-Henriette Simmons b: 1863 (census) sp: W. Y. Bell 3-James Jefferson Simmons b: 1865 (census) d: Feb 13 1944 3-Bennie Simmons d: at age 2 3-Matthew Q Simmons b: Mar 1870 (census) sp: Pauline Dean 3-Mollie Simmons 3-Albert Simmons 3-Belle Simmons 3-Stonewall Jackson Simmons d: Apr 22 1933 sp: Laura Griffen 3-Florence Simmons 2-Martha Ann Tyson b: 1844 d: Sep 27 1906 - burial site unknown sp: Jackson Womack Moseley d: aft 1913 3-Mary Elizabeth Moseley d: Jun 7 1923 sp: Washington Lawrence d: Sep 6 1908 3-Martha Rubana Moseley d: Jan 26 1909 sp: James Fant d: Sep 6 1918 3-Terry LaFoy Moseley d: Aug 25 1877 3-Robert Morgan Moseley 3-Edwin Ruel Moseley d: Sep 28 1889 3-George Curtis Moseley 3-Wyatt LaVergie Moseley d: 1880 3-McEnery Moseley 3-Louis Emile Moseley 3-Eula Oseieda Moseley 2-Mary Caroline Tyson b: May 1846 d: aft 1913 - lived in Montgomery area - died in Utah sp: William Harrison Woodruff b: Nov 1840 (census) m: bef 1870 d: aft 1900 3-Anna A Woodruff b: 1871 (census) 3-Bryan Calhoun Woodruff b: 1875 (census) 3-George Harrison Woodruff b: 1876 (census) 3-James Woodruff b: 1878 (census) 3-Ike Woodruff b: aft 1880 2-Susan Emeline Tyson b: Dec 10 1847 d: May 20 1935 in Grant Parish sp: John N. Lawrence b: Feb 7 1849 m: bef 1870 d: May 10 1910 Both buried at Tyson Cem 3-John Edmond Lawrence b: Aug 29 1871 d: Oct 3 1947 - Starks Cem 3-Olive Olivia Lawrence b: Apr 17 1872 d: Oct 27 1897 - Tyson Cem sp: Matthew C Starks b: Aug 30 1869 d: Mar 25 1952 - Starks Cem 4-John M Starks b: Oct 10 1893 d: Jul 28 1964 3-Oscar Oliver Lawrence b: May 9 1874 d: Oct 20 1948 - Starks Cem sp: Nellie Mae Norris b: Feb 8 1896 d: Jul 31 1947 - Starks Cem 4-A. Beatrice Lawrence b: Jan 29 1916 d: Mar 3 1989 - Old Corinth Cem - Winn Parish sp: W. Reginald Long b: Nov 1 1911 5-Bobby Long b: 1938 5-Shirley Long 5-Billy Owens Long 4-Lois Lawrence b: Jan 1918 sp: Clarence O Dodge b: 1908 d: Jan 1 2000 5-Linda Dodge b: 1956 4-Arthur Jack Lawrence b: Jul 21 1920 sp: Lillian Clairice Wafford b: May 4 1922 m: May 1941 in Jena, La d: Aug 2 1967 - Starks Cem 5-Laurie June Lawrence b: Jun 20 1946 d: Nov 1 1946 5-Judy Nell Lawrence b: Jun 20 1946 5-Joy Ann Lawrence b: Jul 10 1943 5-Sara Beth Lawrence b: Mar 13 1953 5-Jack Jr Lawrence b: Nov 1 1956 5-John Jeffry Lawrence b: 1960 sp: Eva Wyatt b: Jan 1 1922 in Illinois m: 1969 in Columbia d: May 10 1994 - Starks Cem 4-Julius C. Lawrence b: May 5 1923 d: Jan 7 1993 - Starks Cem 4-Juanita (Petey) Lawrence b: Sep 24 1926 sp: Henry Doyle Sr Jones b: Apr 23 1921 d: Jul 24 1990 - Starks Cem 5-Henry Doyle Jr. Jones b: May 25 1948 sp: Katie Lafran (Fran) Newsome b: Aug 17 1952 in Miss. m: Nov 2 1973 6-Lawrence Wayne Jones b: Mar 4 1974 sp: Angela Beth Dickess b: Sep 16 1978 m: Jul 3 1998 7-Austin Riley Jones b: Nov 23 1998 6-Jarrett Dee Jones b: Jan 19 1977 6-Rusty Lynn Jones b: Jul 30 1981 5-Billy Wayne Jones b: Dec 11 1950 sp: Susan Kruer 5-Candy Sue Jones b: Mar 21 1956 sp: Steve Fletcher 3-William Tell Lawrence b: Oct 29 1878 d: Sep 27 1903 - Tyson Cem 3-Oscieda Lawrence d: 1914 - Georgetown Cem sp: Will Tully 4-John Tully 4-Spec Tully 4-Bunk Tully 4-Charlie Max Tully b: Apr 12 1909 d: Feb 19 1977 sp: Aline White b: Jun 8 1916 d: Aug 1 1990 4-Dollie Tully 3-Jack Lawrence b: Nov 10 1880 d: Dec 24 1904 - Tyson Cem 3-Pearl Lawrence sp: Arthur O'Neal 4-Gillis O'Neal 4-Carmen O'Neal 3-Hattie Lawrence - buried in Shreveport sp: George McQuiston 4-Theresa McQuiston 2-Samira Louise Tyson b: 1850 d: Jul 19 1884 - buried near Montgomery sp: William S Harper b: 1851 m: 1877 3-William S Jr. Harper b: Jun 28 1878 in Montgomery d: Feb 26 1951 in Pineville 3-Alma Harper 3-Sam (Boss) Harper 2-Roseanna Elizabeth Tyson b: 1853 d: 1883 - burial site unknown sp: Thomas Browning 3-Albert Browning d: Jun 1922 3-Mirra Browning b: Jan 5 1876 d: 1885 sp: Gus Cobb 2-Louisiana Laurette "Laura" Tyson b: May 3 1856 in Tyson Cem area, Grant Parish d: Aug 23 1935 in Vicksburg, Miss Great-grandmother of submitter. Buried at Tyson Cem sp: Elbert Madison Melton b: Apr 14 1856 in Marion Cty , Ga m: 1876 d: Sep 5 1932 in Packton, La All children born at Packton - Sec 28 T10N R2W Winn Buried at Melton Cem - Winn Parish 3-Kate E. Melton b: May 1878 in Packton area d: unk in Texas sp: William F. Gilmore m: Dec 19 1894 d: bef 1900 Winn Parish 4-Maude E Gilmore b: Jul 1895 4-William F. Gilmore b: Oct 1896 d: May 14 1923 in St. Louis, Mo 4-Laura Belle Gilmore b: Nov 1898 sp: Bruce A. Berkheimer m: Sep 12 1919 sp: Tom Knight 4-T. R. Knight 4-Katie Knight 3-Lilly Bell Melton b: Apr 14 1879 d: Apr 1 1899 - Tyson Cem 3-William Jefferson Melton b: Apr 16 1881 d: Sep 7 1957 in Winnfield sp: Iva Pearl Howell b: May 18 1889 in Bolivar, Tenn m: Jan 3 1911 in Alexandria, La d: Dec 25 1972 in Winnfield All children born at Packton Both buried at Melton Cem with children 4-Woodrow Wilson Melton b: Feb 10 1912 at Packton d: Aug 5 1971 in Bienville Parish sp: Nella Ada Long b: Nov 15 1912 in Zion, Winn Parish m: Oct 15 1932 in Winnfield La d: Aug 30 1990 Both buried at Melton Cem 5-Francis Melton b: Nov 13 1933 sp: Joe May 6-Sherrill May 6-Michael May 5-Shelby Carter Melton b: Jul 9 1935 sp: Patricia Joyce Evans b: Jan 23 1942 m: Feb 6 1958 d: Sep 20 1997 in Tioga - Melton Cem 6-Judy Fay Melton b: Jan 23 1963 in Winnfield sp: John Juderman m: 1982 in Alexandria, La 7-Jessica Lynn Juderman b: Jul 1 1983 sp: Dan Panessiti b: Jan 27 1964 m: May 27 1995 in Lowell, Mass 6-Debora Ann Melton b: Jun 3 1965 in Winnfield sp: Bill McCarthy b: Jun 30 1965 m: 1990 in Mass. 7-William J. II McCarthy b: 1991 7-Lauren Shelby McCarthy b: 1993 7-James Edward McCarthy b: 1995 6-Terri Denise Melton b: Sep 30 1974 in Baton Rouge sp: Ben Sanders b: Jul 19 1974 m: Dec 23 1996 4-Laura Louise Melton b: Aug 22 1915 d: Feb 11 1995 sp: John Wesley Harkins m: Dec 29 1950 5-Mary Louise Harkins b: Sep 24 1945 d: May 11 1947 5-Carol Ann Harkins b: Dec 27 1952 4-William Jackson Melton b: Oct 20 1918 d: Jan 21 1997 in Beeville, Texas - Melton Cem sp: Cora Mae Terrial m: Mar 25 1943 in Henderson, Texas 5-Jackie Melton d: Died by accidental gunshot -- Texas 5-William James Melton 5-Suzanne Melton 5-Michael T Melton 5-Kenny G Melton 4-Mary Maxine Melton b: Oct 7 1920 d: living sp: Thomas James Hale b: Jun 21 1919 m: May 1 1939 d: Feb 12 1995 in Winnfield - Garden of Memories 5-Rita Belle Hale b: Jul 17 1940 d: Jun 25 1979 sp: Harry F Foockle m: Jul 11 1959 6-Robert Thomas Foockle b: Dec 13 1963 6-Christopher Allan Foockle b: Jan 3 1969 6-Victoria Lynn Foockle b: May 23 1970 5-Allan Hale b: Feb 14 1943 3-Pleasant Tison Melton b: Sep 19 1883 d: Jan 24 1907 - Tyson Cem 3-Mary Mollie Melton b: May 22 1885 d: Oct 7 1966 - Melton Cem sp: Alex J. Stephens b: 1883 (census) m: ? 1905 in Winnfield La Children born at Packton 4-Nathan Stephens b: Jan 1 1907 d: Apr 24 2000 in Rolling Fork, Miss - buried Miss sp: Flossie Looney 4-Kathryne S. Stephens b: Sep 24 1912 d: Sep 16 1989 - Melton Cem sp: Louis "Ed" Tullos b: Nov 15 1909 d: May 27 1971 5-Patsy Tullos b: Jan 15 1937 d: Aug 4 1999 - Melton Cem 4-Evelyn Stephens b: Sep 5 1915 sp: unk Foreman 5-Gayle Foreman b: Feb 8 1940 sp: Conrad Swilley b: May 28 1934 m: Feb 11 1961 6-Kelly Swilley b: May 21 1959 6-Mark Swilley b: Aug 4 1961 6-Scott Swilley b: Dec 21 1962 d: Dec 23 1997 5-Linda Dianne Foreman b: May 25 1942 d: Jul 25 1944 3-Wyley Woodruff (Woody) Melton b: Feb 12 1887 d: Dec 10 1905 in Fordyce, Ark - Tyson Cem 3-Ben Elbert Melton b: Jul 31 1889 d: Nov 16 1979 in Winnfield Hospital - Tyson Cem sp: Voila Eudora Howell b: Dec 20 1890 in Bolivar, Tn m: Mar 22 1908 in Alexandria, La d: Nov 20 1973 in Packton area - Tyson Cem All children born at Packton - Sec 5 T9N R2W Grant 4-infant dau Melton b: Feb 22 1909 d: Feb 22 1909 - Tyson Cem 4-Elbert F. Melton b: Feb 2 1910 d: Jul 13 1911 - Tyson Cem 4-Woolford K. Melton b: May 19 1912 sp: Fannie Mozella Riley b: Aug 24 1914 m: Nov 17 1933 5-Shirley Melton b: Jan 3 1935 in Miss. sp: Frank Earl McFate 6-Lisa Ellen McFate 6-Rena McFate 5-Denon Melton b: Jan 26 1937 6-Deborah Deane Melton 5-Dianne Melton 4-Charlotte Corinne Melton b: Aug 7 1913 sp: Edmond Lee McFarland b: Jul 5 1904 in Tannehill m: Dec 24 1934 d: Aug 8 1987 - Zion Hill Cem Tannehill 5-Mary Jeanne McFarland b: Dec 6 1936 d: Mar 3 1937 - Zion Hill Cem 5-Grady L. McFarland b: Apr 26 1939 in El Dorado, Ark 5-Douglas Wayne McFarland b: Mar 25 1944 sp: DeeAnne Bates b: Sep 26 1952 m: Nov 2 1972 6-Shane Lee McFarland b: Jun 2 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6-Stefan Reid McFarland b: Sep 8 1976 in Amarillo, Texas US Military Academy (West Point) Class of 1999 4-Nancy Belle Melton b: Jul 27 1915 sp: William Houston (Buck) Barrett b: Aug 5 1900 d: Dec 27 1935 - Georgetown Cem 5-Houston Ray Barrett b: 1933 sp: Marilyn Dark b: 1933 m: 1953 6-Michael Barrett 6-Michele Barrett 5-Melton Maurice Barrett b: 1935 sp: Ann unk b: in Germany 6-Nancy Barrett 6-Melinda Barrett sp: Ezola Fontenot b: in Ville Platte, La 6-Troy Barrett 6-William Barrett 6-Augie Barrett sp: Glen W. Sledge b: Feb 19 1915 m: Sep 19 1945 in New Orleans d: Apr 3 1996 in New Orleans - Liberty Chapel Cem 4-Fannie Clyde Melton b: Feb 13 1919 sp: H. S. Jr Coleman m: Feb 18 1941 5-James Coleman 5-Robert L. Coleman sp: unk Gregory 6-Robert Ken Coleman sp: Tess Lynette Humphries m: Dec 20 1986 in Jena, La 6-Robin Suzanne Coleman sp: Richard E. Keene m: May 21 1988 in Jena, La 5-John Coleman 4-Phillip Clayton Melton b: May 30 1921 sp: Lois Payton m: Nov 25 1949 in South Dakota 5-Russell Melton 5-Clayton Melton 5-Timothy Melton 5-Karen Melton 5-Curtis Melton 5-Nita Melton 4-Lindley Marion Melton b: Nov 6 1924 d: May 13 1998 - Liberty Chapel Cem sp: Claudia Quinn m: Sep 12 1947 5-Markita Melton sp: Toy Lee Haynes b: May 14 1933 in Columbia Co, Ark m: Dec 24 1972 4-Mary Temple Melton b: May 1 1928 d: Jun 15 1996 in Little Rock, Ark - buried there sp: Ira Virgil Thompson m: Apr 5 1949 d: Nov 25 1999 in Little Rock, Ark - buried there 5-John Thompson 5-Charles Thompson 4-Bobby Jean Melton b: Mar 1 1931 sp: Byron R. Tullos b: Feb 28 1929 m: Sep 10 1948 in Winnfield 5-Danny Tullos b: Oct 30 1949 sp: Betty Jean Boyett 6-Kimberly A. Tullos 6-Leslie Daniel Tullos 5-Ben Russell Tullos b: Sep 17 1951 sp: Cathy McClain 6-Angela Renee Tullos 6-Jamie Nicole Tullos 5-Susan Tullos b: Mar 30 1958 sp: Robert Beauchamp, Jr. Raines b: Aug 17 1958 in Fayetteville, Ark m: Aug 31 1979 in Winnfield 6-Robert B. III Raines b: Apr 11 1981 in Monroe 6-Russell Matthew Raines b: Nov 25 1985 in Shreveport 6-Christina Marie Raines b: Aug 13 1989 in Shreveport sp: Steven Arnold Dauenhaeur b: Oct 26 1948 m: Mar 22 1995 in Shreveport 5-Bobby Tullos b: Mar 3 1964 3-Allen Vince Melton b: Sep 10 1891 d: May 10 1900 - Tyson Cem 3-Ruby L. Melton b: Feb 14 1895 d: Aug 17 1982 in Vicksburg - Tyson Cem sp: Hayes Carlisle 4-Allen Carlisle d: in Vicksburg 5-Hays Carlisle 5-Mary Carlisle sp: Irby Charping 3-Ona Orpha Melton b: Aug 23 1897 d: Jul 31 1898 - Tyson Cem sp: Caroline Charlotte Allbright b: Nov 11 1833 in Rapides Parish m: Dec 23 1858 in Winn Parish d: May 11 1865 in Tyson Cem area Buried at Tyson Cem - no tombstone All children born this location. 2-Caledonia Palestine Tyson b: Oct 18 1860 d: Oct 6 1913 in Winnfield sp: Huey Pierce Sr. Long b: May 19 1852 in Miss. m: 1875 in Winnfield d: Feb 4 1937 in Winnfield Both buried at Winnfield Cem 3-Charlotte Arabella (Lottie) Long b: Nov 11 1876 in Winn Parish d: May 15 1961 in Ruston buried there sp: Robert Wesley Davis b: Feb 14 1865 m: Jun 18 1908 d: Jul 24 1934 3-Juluis Tison Long b: Feb 1879 d: Nov 4 1965 in Shreveport - buried there 3-Helen K. Long b: May 1 1881 d: Nov 1 1882 - Old Corinth Cem 3-George Shannon Long b: Sep 1883 in Corinth d: Mar 23 1958 - buried at Pineville sp: Jewel Tyson b: Aug 9 1914 3-Olive R. Long b: Apr 17 1886 in Winn Parish d: Jan 8 1982 in Natchitoches - buried there sp: Edward Richwood Cooper b: Aug 16 1882 d: Nov 9 1913 - Winnfield Cem 3-Clara Long b: Oct 5 1888 d: Jan 27 1973 - buried at Ft. Jessup, Natch. Parish sp: William Milton Knott b: Feb 16 1876 m: Jun 14 1915 d: Mar 2 1952 - buried at Ft. Jessup 3-Caledonia Long b: Apr 1891 d: Jul 17 1957 - buried in Colorado sp: Dewitt Clinton McKallor 3-Huey Pierce Jr. Long b: Aug 30 1893 in Winnfield d: Sep 10 1935 in Baton Rouge - buried at Capitol Governor of La & US Senator sp: Rose McConnell m: Apr 12 1913 in Shreveport 4-Russell B. Long - US Senator 4-Rose Long 4-Palmer Long 3-Earl Kemp Long b: Aug 26 1895 d: Sep 5 1960 - buried at Winnfield Park Governor of La (2 terms) 3-Lucille Long b: Jan 31 1898 d: Feb 28 1985 - buried at Ruston sp: Stewart Smoker Hunt b: Aug 10 1895 m: 1926 d: Apr 13 1966 2-John Tyson b: 1863 d: 1864 - Tyson Cem 2-Cornelia Caroline Tyson b: 1865 (census) d: Apr 18 1918 - unknown burial site sp: Leander Smith d: Dec 28 1930 3-Alice Bertha Smith d: 1918 3-Lucy Smith 3-Julia Mae Smith 3-Lillian Smith 3-Albert Smith 3-Walter Edward Smith sp: Ann Elizabeth Haddox b: Aug 24 1838 in Alabama m: Mar 3 1866 d: May 18 1914 in Winn Parish 2-James William Tyson b: 1868 or 1870 d: Jan 19 1897 in a boiler explosion at a mill Burial site unknown 2-Edward Barnebus (Barney) Tyson b: May 7 1869 d: Dec 24 1953 in Montgomery area - Mt. Zion Cem sp: Ida Beatrice Phillips b: Oct 21 1876 m: 1894 d: May 7 1912 - Mt. Zion Cem 3-Morrill Tyson b: Nov 27 1895 d: May 30 1914 - Mt. Zion cem 3-George Tyson 3-Arnold Tyson 3-Lena Tyson b: May 3 1912 d: May 5 1912 sp: Lela McBride b: Mar 13 1895 m: aft 1912 d: May 6 1985 - Mt. Zion Cem 3-Jewel Tyson b: Aug 9 1914 sp: George Shannon Long b: Sep 1883 in Corinth d: Mar 23 1958 - buried at Pineville 3-Bonnie Tyson 3-James Willard Tyson 3-Murphy J Tyson 3-Youree Tyson 3-Mary Lois Tyson Ann Haddox Tyson married Andrew L Jones prior to 1880 and had one more child. Children of James E Tyson were raised by them. 2-Ellen Nora Tyson b: Nov 1 1872 d: Feb 12 1944 sp: James W Paige b: Oct 9 1882 d: Jul 17 1948 Both buried at Mt. Zion Cem 3-James Tyson Paige 3-(Mrs. Virgil Hickman) Paige 3-(Mrs. Leon Hotard) Paige