Roxie Ann, daughter of Alexander Gordon & Elizabeth Prince, was born Mar 15, 1862 Center Ridge, Conway Co AR, died Jan 10, 1944 Center Ridge, Conway Co AR & buried at Halbrook Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Cause of Death: Cancer of Liver.
Married: (1) J. Newton Halbrook Aug 16, 1878 Conway Co AR. He was born 1855 TN, died 1887 Conway Co AR & buried at Halbrook Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Occupation: Farmer.
Married: (2) James Monroe Bryant "Jim" 1889 Conway Co AR. He was born May 12, 1856 AL, died Dec 19, 1925 Center Ridge, Lick Mountain township, Conway Co AR & buried at Halbrook Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Occupation: Surveyor, Chimney Builder & Farmer
Cause of Death: Pyelonephritis & Dislocation of hip.

Children of Roxie & Newton:
1. Sarah Ann born 1878 AR.
2. Charity Elizabeth "Lizzie" born Oct 1879 AR.
3. Joseph T. born Mar 1884 AR.
4. Mary Nora born June 1888 AR.
5. George born AR.
6. Newton born AR.

Children of Roxie & James:
1. Myrtle J. "Mirtie" born Nov 22, 1891 Conway Co AR, died Oct 26, 1974 Formosa, Van Buren Co AR & buried at Union Hill Cemetery, Van Buren Co AR.
Married: Joseph Bowman "Joe" 1909 Conway Co AR. He is the son of Owen M. Bowman & Armenta ? & was born July 27, 1892 AR, died Nov 17, 1983 Formosa, Van Buren Co AR & buried at Union Hill Cemetery, Van Buren Co AR.
Children: Bernice & James Malankton "Lank"
2. Nancy Zellar "Zellar" born Dec 16, 1893 Conway Co AR, died Jan 2, 1982 Groves, Jefferson Co TX & buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Jefferson Co TX.
Married: Jacob Arthur Richardson "Jake" Sep 12, 1909 Conway Co AR. He is the son of Levi Franklin Richardson & California Tiner "Cali" & was born May 9, 1884 Center Ridge, Conway Co AR, died Feb 1, 1962 Jefferson Co TX & buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Jefferson Co TX.
Children: Lillian Lee, Lucille Marvelle, Fay Dean, George Kilburn, Phillip Kavanaugh & Robert Fletcher.
3. John Thomas "Johnnie" born Feb 16, 1896 Conway Co AR, died Aug 28, 1983 Morrilton, Conway Co AR & buried at Halbrook Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Married: (1) Irene Bowling 1926 Conway Co AR. She is the daughter of Isom Bowling & Ella Winningham & was born 8 Sep 1904 AR, died June 6, 1943 Conway Co AR & buried at Halbrook Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Children: stillborn son, Willard Frances, Ilene, Aneta, Sharon, Kenneth, Joe Kermit, James Isom, Eldon & Larry Robert
Married: (2) Maudie Harnish Apr 1, 1956. She died Dec 26, 1978.
4. LouElla "Ellie" born Aug 4, 1898 Conway Co AR, died Dec 1985 Malden, Dunklin Co MO.
Married: Irving Harrington. He was born Aug 7, 1898, died Sep 1983 Malden, Dunklin Co MO.
Children: Montene, Roy Dee, Zulema, Jim & Benny
5. Cerrena Lina "Rene" born Aug 4, 1902 Conway Co AR, died Aug 14, 1984 Hale Center, Hale Co TX & buried at Hale Center Cemetery, Hale Co TX.
Married: Granville Alva Childress Jul 10, 1918 Conway Co AR. He is the son of James Y. Childress & Sarah C. ? & was born Sep 14, 1899 AR, died Oct 19, 1977 Hale Center, Hale Co TX & buried at Hale Center Cemetery, Hale Co TX.
Children: Gustine, Jackie, Jimmy & Franklyn D. "Frank"

Notes:
1. Aug 16, 1878 J.N. Halbrook age 23 & Roxie Gordon age 16 married in Conway Co AR. (Conway Co AR Marriage Bk B, pg 378)
2. June 12, 1880 Conway Co AR census record shows Newton Halbrook age 25 & Roxie age 18 farming in Lick Mountain township. Children in their household are Sarah Ann & Charity. (pg 351a, #197)
3. June 5, 1900 Conway Co AR census record shows James Bryant age 45, Roxie age 38 & stepchildren Joseph T. Halbrook age 16 & Mary Halbrook age 11 and their children Myrtle age 9, Nancy age 7, John age 5 & Lou Ella age 1 living in Lick Mountain township. Joseph & Mary attended school. (pg 77b, #43)
4. Apr 30, 1910 Conway Co AR census record shows James age 54 farming in Lick Mountain township with wife Roxie and children John, Lou Ella & Cerrena. All three children attended school. (pg 103b, #281)
5. Jan 27, 1920 Conway Co AR census record shows James age 65, Roxie age 57 & children John & Lou Ella on their farm in Lick Mountain township. They also had a hired man named Ernie Tippet living with them. It is noted that Lou Ella attended school. (pg 228a, #262)
6. Jan 28, 1920 Conway Co AR census record shows Jacob Richardson age 34, Zella age 26, Lee age 9, Kilburn age 7, Kavanaugh age 4 & Marvella age 1 on their farm in Lick Mountain township. Also living with them is a boarder, Belle Miller, 20 year old school teacher. Jake is also working as a rural mail carrier. (pg 229a, #283)
7. Dec 19, 1925 5pm - James M. Bryant died in Center Ridge, Lick Mountain township, Conway Co AR. Cause of death was Pyelonephritis & a dislocated hip and had surgery Nov 16. No autopsy was done. Informant was Johnny Bryant, his son. He was to be buried at Halbrook Cemetery Dec 20, 1925. (AR Death Cert)
8. Apr 2, 1930 Conway Co AR census record shows Roxie Bryant age 69 living with her son John T. Bryant on their farm in Austin township. (pg 1a, #8)
9. Jan 10, 1944 Roxie Gordon-Bryant died due to cancer of the liver. No operation or autopsy was performed. Place of death was Center Ridge, Austin township, Conway Co AR. Informant was John Bryant, her son. Physician was R.L. Dawson. (AR Death Cert)
10. Last residence for Granville Childress was Hale Center TX. The ssn was issued in Texas. (SSDI)
11. Last residence for Cerrena Bryant-Childress was Hale Center TX. The ssn was issued in Texas. The record showed her name spelled Cerreno Childress. (SSDI)
12. Last residence for Lou Ella Bryant & husband Irving Harrington was Malden MO. Both ssn's were issued in Missouri. (SSDI)
13. Last residence for Nancy Bryant-Richardson was Groves TX. She was listed in the ssn record as Zellar Richardson. The ssn was issued in TX. (SSDI)
14. Last residence for John Thomas Bryant was Center Ridge, Conway Co AR. The ssn was issued in California. (SSDI)
15. Roxie Ann Gordon is my half gg Aunt.

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