BARRETT FAMILY BRANCHES

Redden "Red" Page

In the first Madison County History book is this story.
Mary Jane Park was born in Alabama about 1833 to Andrew Park and Jane Little. She was eight years old when her parents came to the Republic of Texas in 1841. Mary Jane married Redden(Red) S. Page who was born about 1838 in North Carolina. Their children were; K., born in 1861, Elizabeth born in 1863; Mary, born in 1865; John Booth born in 1867; Park, born in1870; James, Viola, Ora, Tom and Asa Lee. Tragedy came to this family in the way Red Page died about the year 1887 or 1888. His buried in the Park Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Grief stricken Mary Jane moved away from the town that was too rough and uncivilized. I am leaving this story untold.... Submitted by Sherry Davis.

I'm sorry this was all I could find out in this short time. Madison County Library Staff
Submitted by: Betty Bobo Niemann

Also researched and submitted by Betty Bobo Niemann is:

SCHEDULE 2 _____Productions of Agriculture in #98 E. Dist in the County of Madison, State of Texas enumerated by me on the First day of June, 1880. Rillahornen, Enumerator

Redden Page

Tenure - owner

60 Acres of improved land

190 Acres unimproved land

Value of Farm - $750

Value of farming implements - $100

Value of livestock - $300

Amount paid for farm labor (white) in 1879 - none

Weeks farm labor in 1879 upon farm - none

Estimated value of all farm productions in 1879 - $300

Horses of all ages on hand Jun 1st 1880 - 10

Milk cows - 10

Other - 4

Calves dropped - 10

Sold living - 45

Slaughtered - 5

Died, strayed, ?? not recovered - 60

Butter made on farm in 1879 - 100 lbs

Number of swine on hand June 1st 1880 - none

Poultry on hand June 1st 1880, exclusive of spring hatchings - Barnyard - 45

Number of eggs produced in 1879 - 100

Cereals:

Barley - none

Buckwheat - none

Indian Corn - 25 acres yielding 200 bushels

Oats - none

Cotton - 15 acres yielding 4 bales