Descendants of CALEB Barron, Sr.

(Note: The following report has been generated from the Family Tree Maker File of J.P. Childress as of April 1, 2000. The various notes and sources are incomplete at this time. In addition, not all the proper attributions to the providers of this data are recognized in this report. The recipient(s) should not publish this report in its entirety without proper releases, if any are required, from the original contributors.)

Generation No. 1

1. CALEB⁶ BARRON, SR. (JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born 1797 in South Carolina, and died January 30, 1865 in Hamilton County, Texas. He married ELIZABETH PADDEN Abt. 1827 in South Carolina. She was born Abt. 1813 in South Carolina, and died September 07, 1866 in Smith County, Texas.

Notes for CALEB BARRON, SR.:

MOVE TO TEXAS, CIRCA 1847

According to Adele Henderson in "Smith County, Texas, Its Background and History" (thesis), "Caleb Barron came to Smith County in 1847 and is described as a planter of the pioneer period with 230 acres of improved land, 650 acres of unimproved land for $3,500 of land value, 16 bales of cotton and 27 slaves. The first land transaction in Smith County is recorded in November of 1850. In notes received from James Wilkins, it is stated that Caleb Barron came to Texas from Mississippi and first went to Maybank but was forced by Indian troubles to move to Smith county, where he settled. This was when Caleb Barron, Jr. was two years old (he was born in 1848).

CRAWFORD/BARRON DISPUTE, MISSISSIPPI, 1849

The following is a legal document filed in Winston County, Mississippi:

Joseph Crawford Certificate

To: Caleb Barron & Son

The State of Mississippi

Winston county

Know all me by these presents that I Joseph Crawford of the State and County aforesaid having been guilty of declaring that Caleb Barron of said county & state and some of the sons of said Barron had been endeavoring to get me out of the county in order to get my land by unfair means and had been secretly infecting my premises in order to decoy off my negroes clandestinely as well as diverse other sayings and declarations of mine against said Barron and his sons and in derogation of their good name and reputation as I am advised and informed.

Now this is to certify that I was greatly and highly under the influence of liquor when said words and declarations were spoken by me, that they were spoken and uttered in great wrong and injustice to the said Caleb Barron and his sons, that I hereby freely, fully and unreservedly withdraw all of said words and declarations and all other words and declarations ever uttered at any time by me against said Barron or any & every member of his family and declare that I never did nor do I now entertain any such opinion of the said Caleb Barron or his sons but to the contrary I have ever believed and now believe them wholly and entirely innocent and as good and worthy neighbor, correct citizens and honorable gentlemen in all their intercourse and transactions with me and the community at large and had I always been free from the influence of liquor, I should never have expressed myself otherwise than I now do for I certainly never did believe nor have any just cause to believe otherwise than I have now here declared. That in justice to the said Caleb Barron and his sons and in justice to myself, and my mind and conscience in the premises aforesaid I hereby freely and voluntary make the foregoing statements in truth and soberness and deliver the same to him on this sheet in writing for his acquittal, justification and disposition and direct and consent for him to use the same as he shall deem proper. Signed and delivered this 13th day of February A.D. 1849, in the presence of us.

                Robert L. Hudson )

                Almon Barron )                                                  Joseph (his mark) Crawford

I hereby accept the above certificate of Joseph Crawford as satisfaction and a bar to all actions that might have been brought and maintained for any slanderous words heretofore uttered by said Crawford against me or any member of my family of which I am in possession, signed and delivered this 13th day of February, A.D. 1849.

In the presence of us.

Ruben P. Barmore )

Erastus Huntley )                                                              Caleb Barron

1850 CENSUS

Smith County, Texas, Date of Census November 13, 1850, pages 145/170

Barren(sic) Caleb, 53; Elizabeth, 37; Ezekiel, 20; Almon, 16; Sarah, 14; David, 10; Wilbert, 9; Thompson, 5; Caleb, 2

1851 PURCHASE OF LAND

June 5, 1851, Smith County, D362. John F. Overton sold 419 acres to Caleb Barron for $585, witnessed by Ezekiel Barron.

1850 AND 1860 SLAVE SCHEDULES

The 1850 Slave schedule for the Canton beat of Smith County reflected the fact that Caleb Barron owned twenty-eight slaves. The 1860 Slave schedule for the Canton beat of Smith County reflected the fact that Caleb Barron owned forty-six slaves, apparently housed in eight slave houses. All of Caleb's slaves were black, as opposed to mixed heritage, or manumitted.

1860 CENSUS

Smith County, Texas, Canton (Omen) beat August 27, 1860, pages 1023-1018

Barron Caleb, 63 (SC); Elizabeth, 46 (SC); Sarah, 23 (MS); Wilburn, 17 (MS); Thompson, 15 (MS); Caleb, jr., 12 (MS); Dicy, 8 (TX); Elizabeth, 4 (TX). Personal property in Troup valued at $10,000 to $29,000.

PROBATION OF ESTATE, ABOUT 1867

On August 20, 1962, Mrs. Jewell Harris wrote a note to Jim Wilkins regarding the probation of Caleb Barron's estate. I <JPC> am unsure what county book record this is recorded in, as Mrs. Harris did not identify the specific source. In any event, it is apparent that Caleb Barron died a wealthy man, and left the disposition of the estate up to the heirs, as he did not leave a Last Will and Testament. Thus, in the Probate Court of Smith County, Texas, the following verbiage is shown:

"To the Honorable Probate Court of Smith County. The undersigned commissioners appointed by your Honorable Court to partion and distribute the estate of Caleb Barron, Deceased. By leave to report that we have performed that duty in the following manner (to wit):

We first took an inventory of said Estate which is as follows (to wit)

(several names of specific horses, including Caesar, Missouri, Dinah, Jack, Dig, Jane, Ball, etc., all of which totaled up to an amount of $1,050.00. Then, more specific descriptions of unnamed horses, such as "gray horse, black colt with star on face, red horse, bay horse, etc.")

Then, seventy-five hogs at $3.00 per head for a total of $225.00, all of which totaled $2,170.00

Then, a listing of oxen valued at about $50 per "yoke" (two each), with names such as Tom, Charley, Howard, Broad, Lam, Buck, Berry. Valuation of cows, described as "black sided cow, black speckled cow" at about $8.00 each; listing of heifers, steers and yearlings with a total value of about $60.00.

Then, a listing of blacksmith tools ($20.00), a two horse wagon ($75.00), 1 mule road wagon ($100.00), 1 ox road wagon ($90.00), 40 head of sheep at $2.50 per head ($100), miscellaneous tools, and 400 bushels of corn at 50 cents per bushel ($200.00).

Then, seventeen bales of cotton, numbered and totaled to 8,398 pounds at 5 cents per pound ($419.90).

A carried forward total of all the above to be $3,574.90.

Then, a listing of the Confederate Bonds and Notes held by Caleb Barron at, more or less, as follows:

$1,300 2 percent Confederate F Notes valued at $3 per $100.00 equals $39.00

$2,000 8 percent Confederate Bonds, valued at $5 per $100 equals $100.00

$675 Certificates for new Issue, valued at $5 per $100.00 equals $33.75

$8,300 Confederate F Notes valued at $4 per $100.00 equals $332.00

$40 Louisiana State Money at 10 cents on the $1.00 equals $4.00

Total of the above equals $508.75

Then, a listing of bacon (12.5 cents per pound); seed cotton (1.25 cents per pound); wheat ($1.00 per bushel), all of which totals $925.00.

Then, a listing of Negroes held as slaves, with values ranging between $150 (for a girl, Betsy, two years old) and $800 (for a man, Ephraim, 40 years old). Caleb owned thirty four slaves, with names and values such as follows: George, 32, $400; Anthony, 30, $800; Moses, 25, $600; Major, 40, $400; Plum, 17, $600; Vicey, 15, $600; Patsey, 13, $500; Siller & child, 29, $550; Moses, 3, $175; Jenny and child Calvin, 25, $600; John, (one eyed), 13, $300; Amanda, 11, $375; Andrew, 6, $250.

The total value of the slaves owned by Caleb, for the purpose of valuation of estate in the probation process was $15, 550. Caleb Barron's total estate valuation of $26,897.78, the slaves' value accounted for the majority of his holdings (in excess of 57%).

The balance of the estate value is comprised of such items as a sewing machine ($50), grindstone, double barrel guns, rifles, scales, scythe blades, spinning wheels, tools, cross cut saw, a muley cow, a white cow and calf, a horse mill, a thrasher, feather beds and furniture ($80) and one lot of kitchen furniture.

Then, an account on Eli Wood ($150); the Overton tract of land of 419 acres at $5 per acre; the Horton tract of land of 102 acres at $5 per acre; the Ogleby tract of land of 610 acres at $4 per acre and the Brimbery tract of land of 185 acres at $2 per acre, all totaling $5,179 for 1,346 acres.

The total of all the estate as appraised by the court appointed administrators was $26,897.78. Of this amount, the minors in the family (Thompson, Caleb, jr., Dicey and Elizabeth) each received a lot determined by the number that they each drew, said lot to be valued at about $500 each.

Of the remaining estate, the lawyers then took their fee in the form of 30,000 pounds of seed cotton valued at $375. The minors' lots, plus the lawyers' fees totaled up to about $2,363.00, leaving $24,534.75 to be divided into thirds, with one third of the estate going to Elizabeth Barron, the wife, and the remaining two thirds being distributed to the children of majority age.

I <JPC> did not receive the last part of this legal document, so I am unable to verify exactly how the final estate was apportioned, and who the majority age children were at the time.

1867 COURT ORDER, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

November 28, 1867, Smith County Probate Book E., p. 137

Ordered that J.J. Flinn, H.M. Arnold and Louis Applewhite be appointed commissioners to divide estate of Elizabeth Barron, deceased; to wit, 377 acres of land. Also, ordered that D.C. Snow, Solomon Barron and John Harden be appointed commissioners for Hamilton County to divide a certain tract of land in that county belonging to the estate of Caleb Barron for partition with the heirs of Elizabeth Barron.

1869, ibid, p. 287

736 acres in Hamilton County to Obed Childers (sp.) and Thompson Barron are allowed to take land as a portion of their interest in said estate of Caleb Barron, deceased 1868.

1869, Smith County Commissioner Court Record Book C.

"It is ordered by the court that Mrs. Elizabeth Barron be and she is hereby appointed Guardian of the person and Estate of Thompson Cable Desa and Elizabeth Barron Minor under the age of 21 years of age and that she give hand in the sum of fourteen thousand five hundred and twenty five dollars and 68 cents.

It is ordered by the court that Cinth Barron be and she is hereby appointed Guardian of the person and Estate of the minor Ophelia Barron and others."

                                                                Hon. S.D. Gibbs, Chief Justice

                                                                F.A. Godly, County Clerk

<Patrick Morgan Harrison supplied the following verbiage in his project>

The following information is taken from the Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Andrew L. Leath 1984.:

ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE, 1865

Caleb Barron, deceased: Elizabeth Barron petitioned as administrator on January 16, 1865. Mr. Barron died July 6 or 7, 1864 in Hamilton County, Texas. The appraisers appointed by the court were R. J. McLeroy, John F. Overton, J. H. Blalock. Inventory: 185 acres Brimberry tract, $492.50; 102 acres Horton tract, $408; 610 acres Ogilvie tract, $2440; 235 acres Pate tract, $817.50; 419 acres Overton tract $2095; 821 acres Wilkerson tract, $4105. Thirty seven slaves; 27 horses, $1315; 11 oxen, $220; 177 cattle, $787; 100 hogs, $25; 48 sheep, etc. Total appraised value equals $22853.50.

Heirs in 1865: James H. Barron, deceased (James' heirs were Eliza, wife of William Perry; John Barron, minor, Bettie Barron, minor deceased by 1868, Caleb Barron minor of Hamilton County); Ezekiel Barron, deceased (Ezekiel's heirs were Ophelia Barron, Caleb Barron, Solomon Barron, all of Smith county); Sarah, wife of F. T. Baird; Almond Barron; Jemina, wife of Obed Childress; Thompson Barron, minor; Caleb Barron, minor; Dicey Barron, minor; Elizabeth Barron, minor; widow Elizabeth Barron, all of Smith County.

Commissioners, 1865: D. H. Lindsey, B. H. White, R. J. McLeroy.

ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE, 1872

Obed Childress appointed administrator, 1866. Heirs in 1872: Thompson Barron, Smith County; Almon Barron, Johnson County; Caleb Barron; Sallie Baird; Dicey Nall; Elizabeth Barron, all of Smith County, J. H. Barron, deceased (J.H. Barron's were E.C. Barton; John L. Barron, minor - Francis Barron, guardian; Caleb Barron, minor - Sarah A. Perry, guardian, all of Hamilton County); Ezekiel Barron, deceased (Ezekiel's heirs were Ophelia Barron, minor; Caleb Barron, minor; Solomon Barron, minor - Cynthia and E. Jarvis, guardians, all of Smith County). Inventory: also six mules, $745. File 122.

Thompson Barron, et. al. Minors: Elizabeth Barron, appointed guardian May 31, 1865. Thompson Barron, Caleb Barron, Dicy Barron, Elizabeth Barron. Thompson W. Barron petitioned as guardian on November 15, 1866. Dicy Barron, over 14; Elizabeth Barron, under 14. Dicey married January, 1869 to W.T. Nall. Elizabeth married J. T. Moore. File 284.

Ophelia Barron, et. al. Minors: Cynthia Barron, appointed guardian May 31, 1865. Her children Ophelia Barron, Caleb Barron, Solomon Barron, all under 14. Heirs of Ezekiel Barron, deceased: Caleb Barron, deceased Solomon Lanham. E. and Cynthia Jarvis petitioned as guardian of her children June 23, 1869, all three under 14. P.M. and Ophelia Wilson, January 1, 1880. Caleb Barron, Solomon Barron of age in 1882. File 286.

PROBATION OF ESTATE, 1865

<The following furnished by J.P. Childress, Abstract #4226, in possession of Sinclair Oil, Tyler, Texas.>

Smith County, Texas. Probate minutes, Vol. "c-1", pp. 406-407, filed 3/27/1865.

Court ordered that estate of deceased be divided into three equal parts and one to include homestead and improvements for Elizabeth Barron (wife). Other two thirds divided into nine parts, one each to: Elizabeth Perry; children of James Barron (deceased); children of Ezekiel Barron (deceased); Jemima Childress; Sallie Beard; Thomp; Caleb jr. and Dicey Barron. All heirs reside in Smith County, Texas except children of James Barron, who reside in Houston County, Texas. Caleb advanced one horse, a negro girl about 12 years old and other personal property to James Barron; one negro girl each to Ezekiel, Almond, Sally and Jemima Childress. The other children have not had any advancement made to them. Barron died January 30, 1865 at age of 76 years. Bond to be amount of $80,000. J. Blalock, R.J. McElroy and J.F. Overton are appointed appraisers of said estate. He died without will and Elizabeth Barron is appointed administrator. Persons entitled to receive estate: Elizabeth (wife); Elizabeth Perry (wife of William Perry); children of James Barron.

The said estate filed bond in the sum of $80,000. It is ordered by the Court that James Blaylock, Ranson J. McElroy and John Frank Overton be appointed appraisers of said estate.

OATH BY ELIZABETH BARRON: "I, Elizabeth Barron, do solemnly swear that Caleb Barron, deceased, died without leaving any lawful will and that I will well and truly perform all duties of Administrator."

Elizabeth Barron (her mark)

No claims presented against said estate, no suit pending for or against said estate, that the persons entitled to receive estate are:

Elizabeth Padden, Sr., surviving widow of said deceased; Elizabeth Perry, wife of William Perry; three minor children of James Barron, deceased.

BURIAL OF CALEB BARRON

For some reason, I <JPC> had shown that Caleb Barron, Sr. was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery in 1865. However, I have searched the Ebenezer Cemetery records on the Internet, as well as walked the entire grounds of the cemetery, and I can find no such interment. I can only assume that there was confusion between Caleb, Sr. and Caleb Barron, Jr., who is buried in Ebenezer. That having been said, I would suggest that one of the four generic "Childress" stones in the cemetery possibly could be assigned to Caleb, inasmuch that some of his children are buried there. The Ebenezer Cemetery was begun in the late 1850's.

In family background records I received from Chuck Barron in March, 2000, his notes read: "Caleb was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Caleb may have died on July 7, 1864..."

In another message on John Barron's web site, posted January 15, 1998, a "Betty" wrote: "Failed to mention that the Kelleys last month had a query from two descendants of Caleb Barron, died in Hamilton County, Texas in 1864 and taken back to Smith County, Texas for burial."

More About CALEB BARRON, SR.:

Bought Land: June 05, 1851, Smith County, Texas from J.F. Overton

Burial: Smith County, Texas

Census 1: 1850, Smith County, Texas, wife & 7 children

Census 2: 1860, Smith County, Texas

Moved: 1847, Choctaw County, MS to Smith County, TX/Choctaw Co., MS

Sold Land: January 27, 1852, Smith County, Texas to O. Childress, jr.

Notes for ELIZABETH PADDEN:

CORRECT MAIDEN SURNAME?

In the probation of estate of Elizabeth's deceased husband, Caleb Barron, Sr., ( Abstract #4226, in possession of Sinclair Oil, Tyler, Texas.>

Smith County, Texas. Probate minutes, Vol. "c-1", pp. 406-407, filed 3/27/1865) there is the following oath by Elizabeth Barron:

"I, Elizabeth Barron, do solemnly swear that Caleb Barron, deceased, died without leaving any lawful will and that I will well and truly perform all duties of Administrator."

Elizabeth Barron (her mark)

Further in this document, or others pertaining to it, the statement is: "No claims presented against said estate, no suit pending for or against said estate, that the persons entitled to receive estate are: Elizabeth Padden, Sr., surviving widow of said deceased; Elizabeth Perry, wife of William Perry; three minor children of James Barron, deceased."

If one accepts the spelling of her name in this document, then her surname would be "Padden." However, there are sources that suggest that her name was Payton, Pedon, Peddon, etc.

APPRAISAL OF ESTATE, 1867

Smith County Probate Book E., p. 137, November 28, 1867 - Ordered that J.J. Flinn, H.M. Arnold and Louis Applewhite be appointed commissioners to divide estate of Elizabeth Barron, deceased; to wit, 377 acres of land. Also, ordered that D.C. Snow (this is likely David Crockett Snow, who married Nancy Barron, daughter of Joseph Barron and Hannah McClanahan), Solomon Barron and John Harden be appointed commissioners for Hamilton County to divide a certain tract of land in that county belonging to the estate of Caleb Barron for partition with the heirs of Elizabeth Barron.

ibid, p. 287, - 736 acres in Hamilton County to Obed Childers (sp.) and Thompson Barron are allowed to take land as a portion of their interest in said estate of Caleb Barron, deceased 1865.

Smith County Commissioner Court Record Book C.

"It is ordered by the court that Mrs. Elizabeth Barron be and she is hereby appointed Guardian of the person and Estate of Thompson Caleb Desa and Elizabeth Barron Minor under the age of 21 years of age and that she give hand in the sum of fourteen thousand five hundred and twenty five dollars and 68 cents.

It is ordered by the court that Cinth (Cynthia) Barron be and she is hereby appointed Guardian of the person and Estate of the minor Ophelia Barron and others."

                                                                Hon. S.D. Gibbs, Chief Justice

                                                                F.A. Godly, County Clerk

Copy of Abstract in possession of Sinclair Oil Co., Tyler, Smith County, Texas

Boren Abstract Company, copied 6/10/42 by Mrs. A.B. Horn.

Elizabeth died 9/7/1866, age 65 years. Obed and wife Jemima administered estate of $14,000. Elizabeth left no will and the property was ordered to be sold with proceeds to be divided among seven children. Abstract dated 11/17/1866.

BURIAL OF ELIZABETH

Although at one time I <JPC> thought Elizabeth was buried at the Ebenezer Cemetery in Arp, Texas, I can find no proof of this ever occurring. I have examined the Internet records of the cemetery, as well as walked the grounds and there is no tombstone with her name attached. Of course, it is quite possible that her grave is at Ebenezer, perhaps in one of the four unmarked "generic" stones that are marked "Childress."

In family background records I received from Chuck Barron in March, 2000, his notes read: Elizabeth was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery in an unmarked grave."

More About ELIZABETH PADDEN:

Burial: Smith County, Texas

Guardian: May 29, 1865, Appointed guardian of Thompson & Elizabeth

               

Children of CALEB BARRON and ELIZABETH PADDEN are:

2.             i.              JAMES H.⁷ BARRON, b. February 17, 1827, Alabama; d. July 20, 1861, Coryell County, Texas.

3.             ii.             JEMIMA BARRON, b. Abt. 1830, Winston County, Mississippi; d. Aft. 1880, Smith County, Texas.

4.             iii.            EZEKIEL BARRON, b. November 04, 1830, Alabama; d. April 09, 1864, Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.

5.             iv.            ALMON BARRON, b. January 09, 1834, Mississippi; d. January 18, 1894, Butte City, Montana.

6.             v.             SARAH SALLIE BARRON, b. 1836, Mississippi; d. January 07, 1908, Smith County, Texas.

                vi.            DAVID BARRON, b. 1840, Mississippi; d. 1861, Coryell County, Texas.

Notes for DAVID BARRON:

CATTLE THIEF?

Please refer to the biography of David Barron's brother, James H. Barron, for evidence relating to the demise of David Barron.

                vii.           WILBERT BARRON, b. 1841, Mississippi.

7.             viii.          THOMPSON W. BARRON, b. July 23, 1845, Mississippi; d. June 23, 1900.

8.             ix.            CALEB BARRON, JR., b. February 22, 1848, Mississippi; d. March 27, 1943.

9.             x.             DICEY BARRON, b. March 14, 1850, Texas; d. May 16, 1896, Palestine, Texas.

10.            xi.            ELIZABETH BARRON, b. 1856, Texas.

 

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES H.⁷ BARRON (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born February 17, 1827 in Alabama, and died July 20, 1861 in Coryell County, Texas. He married SARAH ANNE CRAWFORD February 01, 1848 in Winston County, Mississippi, daughter of PETER CRAWFORD. She was born 1832 in Alabama.

Notes for JAMES H. BARRON:

1850 FEDERAL CENSUS (James H. Barron shows up in both federal census rolls, perhaps indicating a move from Mississippi to Texas in the year 1850).

Smith County, Texas, pages 435 - 437

Barron James H., 24; Sarah, 18; Eliza C. 1

Winston County, Mississippi, page 315

James H., 22; Sarah A., 18; Eliza, 11/12.

1860 FEDERAL CENSUS

Coryell County, Texas, page 290

Barron, J.H., 32; Sarah, 26, Elizabeth C., 11;, John L., 9; Elizabeth J., 6; Caleb, 4

1850 SLAVE SCHEDULE

James H. Barron owned three slaves in Smith County, according to the Canton beat schedule.

March 22, 1851, Nacogdoches County, E112

Daniel Pate sold acreage of land to James H. Barron for $645, on waters of east fork of Mud Creek about 14 miles south of Sabine River. Attest: Caleb Barron & James Warren.

MURDERER AND CATTLE THIEF?

Back in 1963, one Emma Frasier postulated that several "Barron brothers" had been hanged in West Texas for some kind of livestock theft.. This theory was soundly rejected by other Barron researchers who suggested that such rumors were "preposterous." Then, in 2000, I <JPC> heard from John Barron of Austin, Texas. John had undertaken some mighty good research on this matter and I quote his notes verbatim in the following paragraphs.

"In searching for the family of my great grandfather, John W. Barron, one of the early leads centered about a man named James H. Barron. This interest was sparked because James had a son named John born about 1851 as was my John W. Even after eliminating this John, however, there was still something about James H. that continued to hold my attention.

James seemed to be playing games with the census taker. In 1850 he and his family were counted twice: once in Winston Co., Mississippi, and later in Smith Co., Texas. Ten years later, however, while living in Coryell Co., TX, there was another encounter in which he was clearly listed as John H. Barron. Although it is not unknown to find persons counted twice in a census or even completely misnamed by an enumerator, there seemed more to these examples than mere accident. I thought maybe this man might have something to hide, but wasn't prepared for the following account from the Austin State Gazette of 3 Aug 1861.

Three men were hung on the 19th on Neal's Creek by the citizens of Coryell, Hamilton, Bosque, Comanche, and McLennan Co. James Barron and brother, and a Mr. Beck were the individuals hanged.

They confessed the murder of old man Gardner of Coryell Co. last spring and their fondness for their neighbors cattle.

I feel sure that the James H. Barron whom I had traced was the unfortunate James in the above story. In this paper I will present evidence to support this hypothesis and also attempt to identify the other two individuals.

James H. Barron was apparently the eldest son of Caleb Barron, a well-to-do farmer who was born in South Carolina and came to southeastern Smith County, Texas from Winston County, Mississippi shortly before 1850. According to census records, James was born 1826-28 in Alabama, probably in Pickens County. Caleb Barron was living in Pickens County, Alabama, in 1830 in the general neighborhood of several other Barron men of approximately the same age, including Joseph and Ezekiel. Joseph Barron was known to have been in Pickens County since 1820. By 1840 all of these men had relocated their families in Winston County, MS.

James H. Barron and Sarah Ann Crawford were married on 1 Feb 1848 in Winston County. She was evidently the daughter of Peter Crawford who deeded her a slave girl in 1849. Their first child was born in Mississippi, but they were in Texas by November, 1850, when the census was taken in Smith County.

In 1851 James was shown paying taxes on 320 acres of land located in the Pate Survey on Mud Creek in Smith County. His father also owned a 235 acre tract of land in the same survey in addition to several other pieces of real estate in the county. James continued to pay taxes on this property until 1859 where he was also shown as having 12 slaves, 8 horses, and 20 head of cattle. Over this time period, Caleb Barron was shown paying taxes variously on real estate in the Pate, Brooks, Briley, Williams and Brimberry surveys in Smith County. Table 2 shows abstracts of the tax roll entries for Caleb Barron and his sons in Smith County.

In 1860, Caleb Barron was still residing in Smith County and appeared on the census (Table 3), whereas, son James H. was in Coryell County and sons Almon, David, and [John] Thompson were in Hamilton County. Indeed as can be seen, Thompson Barron was counted both in Smith and Hamilton. Although Caleb was still living in Smith Co. in 1860, he had made a connection in Hamilton Co. by way of one William Beck who was acting as his agent to, perhaps, purchase land and livestock (Table 4). Examination of these tax rolls show that in 1861 Caleb Barron and sons, along with Beck, told the tax man that they had over 1,000 head of cattle.

Possession of all this livestock by these relative newcomers to the area possibly raised suspicion in their neighbors. Scott suggested that the Coryell County Stock Association started in early 1861 probably had a hand in the hanging of the cattle thieves. The citizens of this area, as with other Texas frontier regions, were beginning to feel exposed to the threats of Indians and lawlessness due to the reduction of men in residence necessitated by the Civil War military needs. No additional information was found concerning the murder of Mr. Gardner, although there was a Gardner family on the census in Coryell Co. in 1860.

James H. Barron was dead before 1865 when he was referred to as deceased in his father's probate proceedings. However, examination of the tax roll listings of Hamilton County, Texas, shows that he probably died in 1861 when his wife began paying the taxes on the property. Such a happening almost always signaled the death of the husband since, at that time, a married woman was not normally responsible for property taxes. She soon after remarried Rev. Jackson Perry. As stated above, it seems clear that James H. Barron was the James that was hanged.

William Beck and his widow Mary (or Nancy as she noted once) demonstrated an almost identical sequence of events. Beck was on the tax roll in 1861, but not in 1862 when Mary Beck was listed. Caleb Barron acted as agent for the widow Beck during the years 1862-64. Her relationship, if any, to the Barron family is not known, although a William Beck was married to a Mary Barron in Louisiana in 1855. No trace of the Beck family was found in the 1870 census.

With two of the condemned men identified, the question remains concerning the third man, said to be a brother of James Barron. A veteran Smith County Barron family researcher related that "According to an interview with two older descendants at Arp, all of Caleb and Elizabeth's sons were killed in the Civil War except Caleb, Jr." Although this was not true, it shows that knowledge of the hanging incident and the whereabouts of family members was either not known and carried down in the family's Smith County lore or else descendants didn't want to talk about it. In addition to James, Caleb Barron had the following sons: Ezekiel, Almon, David T., William Welborn, John Thompson, and Caleb, Jr. In the following paragraphs, I will examine each of these brothers and attempt to make a determination concerning which one was the third man.

Ezekiel Barron - He was born 1830-31 in Alabama. He married Mrs. Cynthia (Lanham) Weeks on 22 Dec 1853 in Smith County. They were on the census in 1860 with their family. They had three children with the youngest, Solomon, born 1861. There is no evidence that he was ever in Hamilton County, and indeed was shown paying taxes in Smith County in 1862 as did his widow in the years afterwards. Ezekiel served in the Civil War and was said to have been killed in the Confederate service. His widow, Cynthia, remarried Ephamine Jarvis 18 Dec 1867 in Smith Co.

Almon Barron - He was born about 1834 in Mississippi and married Eliza C. Baskin on 29 Feb 1860 in Smith Co. They were shown in the household of William Beck in 1860, but he did not die in 1861. He was shown on the census of 1870 in Johnson Co. and 1880 in Erath Co.

David T. Barron - He was born about 1839-40 in Mississippi and was also listed in the Beck household in 1860. He was also on the Hamilton County tax roll in 1861, possessed of 100 cattle and a horse. No other record of him after that date was located and he was not listed as an heir in his father's probate proceedings in 1865.

William Welborn (or Wilbert) Barron - He was born about 1841-43 in Mississippi. Although he too was not listed as an heir in his father's probate proceedings in 1865, he was shown to be a child of Caleb in an 1854 school census. He was never found on any Hamilton County record, but he was a minor when the family was there. It is unlikely that he was the hanged brother as he was in his teens when the incident occurred. His name has not been found on any Civil War muster rolls.

John Thompson Barron - He was born 23 Jul 1845 in Mississippi. Although he was listed with Beck in 1861 in Hamilton County, he was not the hanged brother. After serving in the Civil War, he was back on the Smith County tax roll by 1868 and is on the census there in 1870. He died 23 Jun 1900.

Caleb Barron - He was born 22 Feb 1848 in Mississippi and died 27 Mar 1943 in Smith Co.; therefore he was not he hanged brother.

While an indisputable conclusion is still not supportable, analysis of the above evidence completely excludes all but two of the brothers. Welborn Barron, being a youth at the time of the incident, seems an improbable hanging subject even for frontier justice. That leaves but one brother that the above data does not exclude. The evidence points to David Barron as being the hanged brother of James due to 1) his being in Hamilton County in 1861, 2) possession of a large amount of livestock that year, 3) by his not being found subsequent to 1861, and 4) the partial exclusion of the other brothers."

 

More About JAMES H. BARRON:

Bought Land: March 22, 1851, Daniel Pate sold land for $645

Burial: 1861¹

Census 1: 1850, Smith County, Texas

Census 2: 1850, Winston County, Mississippi, p. 315

Notes for SARAH ANNE CRAWFORD:

November 5, 1849, Winston Co., Mississippi, F349

Peter Crawford to Sarah Ann Barron, wife of James Barron of Winston Co. "following name negro viz. Rosetta aged about eighteen year. Witness: Edmund Shand & Erastus Huntly (clerk probate, Court at Louisville)

More About SARAH ANNE CRAWFORD:

Census: 1850, Winston County, Mississippi

Property: November 05, 1849, Received slave girl from Peter Crawford

               

Children of JAMES BARRON and SARAH CRAWFORD are:

                i.              ELIZA⁸ BARRON, b. 1850, Mississippi; m. WILLIAM PERRY, Abt. 1875; b. Abt. 1840.

Notes for ELIZA BARRON:

This Eliza is the "Elizabeth Perry, wife of William Perry" that is mentioned as heirs to the Caleb Barron (her grandfather) estate in 1865.

More About ELIZA BARRON:

Census: 1850, Winston County, Mississippi

                ii.             JOHN L. BARRON, b. 1851, Texas.

                iii.            ELIZABETH J. BARRON, b. 1854, Texas.

                iv.            CALEB BARRON, b. 1856, Texas.

3. JEMIMA⁷ BARRON (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born Abt. 1830 in Winston County, Mississippi, and died Aft. 1880 in Smith County, Texas. She married OBEDIAH CHILDRESS, JR. October 05, 1849 in Winston County, Mississippi, son of OBEDIAH CHILDRESS and SELAH AYRES. He was born January 17, 1825 in Alabama, and died January 12, 1878 in Smith County, Texas.

Notes for JEMIMA BARRON:

1880 CENSUS

Smith County, Texas, page 18, subdivision 96

Dwelling Number 148; Childress, Jemima, 51, widowed; David, 18; Caleb, 24, widowed; William Thomas, 6, grandson; Mary Elizabeth, granddaughter. The census shows that all the children listed above were born in Texas.

This census reflects the fact that Obediah, Jr. (Jemima's husband) and Mary Elizabeth Overton, the first wife of Caleb, had both died and Caleb brought his children to live with his mother, Jemima. This arrangement lasted until Jemima died shortly after the census. Caleb the father died about five years later circa 1885 and William Thomas and Mary Elizabeth went to live with Dr. Samuel Overton, their mother's father. It is interesting to note, however, that even in this 1880 census, the child Mary Elizabeth is shown to be living in two households, Jemima Barron Childress, as well as the household of Dr. Samuel Overton.

More About JEMIMA BARRON:

Census: 1880, Smith County, Texas

Notes for OBEDIAH CHILDRESS, JR.:

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

According to "Early Families of Choctaw County," Obediah Childress "was a giant of a man according to tradition. He weighed in excess of 300 pounds and was six feet and six inches tall. He owned a operated a farm in the area of present day Ackerman, Mississippi."

MARRIAGE BOND, 1849

Winston County, Mississippi, Marriage Bonds and Certificate #515, Book 2, page 323

Obed Childress and Jemima Barron...$200 was paid over by Obed Childress to the state of Mississippi which would be forfeited if the marriage did not take place, dated October 5, 1849.

PURCHASED LAND, 1852

Smith County, Texas Deed Records, Vol D., p. 367

Obediah Childress, jr. bought 390 acres for $500 from Caleb Barron on 1/27/1852. Vol. Z, p. 41. Aforementioned land sold on 11/4/1879 after Obe and Jemima Childress died and defaulted on the loan.

MOVE TO TEXAS, 1860

Letter from John Hunt to Mrs. A.B. Horn, Certified letter dated August 12, 1942 from John Hunt.

"John Hunt was born in 1861, one year after Obed Childress left Mississippi for Texas." Minerva Childress was the mother of John Hunt and the sister to Obed Childress. "Minerva spoke often of her brother Obed and corresponded with him regularly."

(Note: According to the 1860 census, this date does not seem correct. Caleb Childress is shown as being born in Texas in the census records, and this would suggest that Obediah and family left Mississippi prior to 1856, the year of Caleb's birth in Texas.)

1860 SLAVE SCHEDULE

The 1860 Slave schedule for the Canton beat of Smith County reflected the fact that Obed Childress owned nine slaves.

1860 CENSUS

Smith County, Texas, Canton (Omen) beat August 27, 1860. pages 1034-1029 ("Childress" misspelled "Childres")

Childress O., 35 (AL); Jemima, 30 (AL); William, 9 (MS); Caleb, 4 (TX). Farmer with real estate value of $5,000; personal value of $7,000.

1870 CENSUS

Smith County, Texas, Canton Beat, pages 354-356

Childress, Obed, 45, retail merchant, real estate value of $10,000 and personal value of $1,200 (this put Obediah virtually at the "top of the heap" in terms of net personal worth - only two other individuals in the Canton Beat area of about 4,000 total population exceeded Obediah Childress' net worth); Jemima, 42; Caleb, 14, Student ; Frank, 7; Elizabeth, 2. Also living with the Childress family was Jemima's brother, Thompson Barron, a physician; and Sallie Barron, 76, whom I cannot trace.

PERSONAL EFFECTS

Archives, Jackson, Mississippi, Mrs. A.B. Horn and Mrs. R.L. Wheelock visited John Hunt's home in June, 1944 and saw these things: A child's chair made in East Texas for Obediah, Jr. in 1844. Used by Obediah for his children, then given to his nephew Billy Hunt who brought the chair back to Mississippi in a covered wagon. Billy gave it to his brother John Hunt, who then gave it to his son Eugene. (See notes on Obediah, Sr. for more on this chair.)

MASONIC LODGE MEMBER

O. Childress is shown as a member of Masonic Lodge #98 of Canton (Omen), Texas in 1856. In 1860, this same lodge lists O. Childress.

More About OBEDIAH CHILDRESS, JR.:

Bought Land: January 27, 1852, Smith County, Texas from Caleb Barron

Burial: 1878, Ebenezer Cemetery in Arp, TX

Census 1: 1860, Smith County, Texas

Census 2: 1870, Smith County, Texas

Elected: 1858, Smith County Commissioners Court

Moved: 1860, From Mississippi to Smith County, Texas/Smith Co., TX

Marriage Notes for JEMIMA BARRON and OBEDIAH CHILDRESS:

Winston County, Mississippi, Book 2, page 323, copied by Mrs. R.L. Wheelock and Mrs. A.B. Horn on June 2, 1944 from the Marriage Bonds and Certificates.

KNOW ALL MEN by these present that we Obed Childress and M.P. Makanison are held and bound into Joseph W. Matthews, Governor of the State of Mississippi and to his successor in office in the sum of two hundred dollars for which payment will and duly to be made and done we bind ourselves, our heirs and executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by all these present sealed and dated, this 5th day of October A.D., 1849. But this bond is on the condition that a marriage being shortly intended to be solemnized between Obed Childress and Miss Jemima Barron, now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage for which a License has this day been issued, then the obligation is to be void, also to be in full force. Witness our hands and seals this day and year aforesaid.

O. Childress, jr. (seal)

M.P. Makanison (seal)

               

Children of JEMIMA BARRON and OBEDIAH CHILDRESS are:

                i.              WILLIAM THOMAS⁸ CHILDRESS, b. 1850, Choctaw County, Mississippi; d. 1861.

11.            ii.             CALEB CHILDRESS, b. 1856, Smith County, Texas; d. Abt. September 1885, Smith County, Texas.

12.            iii.            ELI ROBERT CHILDRESS, b. July 15, 1861, Choctaw County, Mississippi; d. October 03, 1946, Choctaw County, Mississippi.

13.            iv.            DAVID FRANKLIN CHILDRESS, b. July 11, 1862, Smith County, Texas; d. June 24, 1937, Arp, Smith County, Texas.

                v.             LELAH ELIZABETH CHILDRESS, b. 1872, Smith County, Texas; d. 1876.

4. EZEKIEL⁷ BARRON (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born November 04, 1830 in Alabama, and died April 09, 1864 in Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. He married MRS. CYNTHIA LANHAM WEEKS December 22, 1853 in Smith County, Texas, J.P. is Joseph L. McRay, daughter of SOLOMON LANHAM and MARY BURLESON. She was born July 09, 1832 in Smith County, Texas, and died 1912 in Smith County, Texas.

More About EZEKIEL BARRON:

Burial: 1864, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

More About MRS. CYNTHIA LANHAM WEEKS:

Burial: 1912, Ebenezer Cemetery, Arp, Smith County, TX

               

Children of EZEKIEL BARRON and CYNTHIA WEEKS are:

                i.              OPHELIA⁸ BARRON, b. August 20, 1856; d. June 02, 1928, Smith County, Texas; m. PERRY WILSON, 1873; b. Abt. April 20, 1830; d. Abt. March 22, 1920.

More About OPHELIA BARRON:

Burial: 1928, Ebenezer Cemetery, Arp, Smith County, TX

14.            ii.             CALEB BARRON, b. October 12, 1858, Texas; d. September 21, 1946, Smith County, Texas.

15.            iii.            SOLOMON BARRON, b. December 05, 1861; d. January 14, 1934, Smith County, Texas.

5. ALMON⁷ BARRON (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born January 09, 1834 in Mississippi, and died January 18, 1894 in Butte City, Montana. He married ELIZABETH CAROLINE BASKIN February 22, 1860 in Smith County, Texas, J.P. is Jas. Flinn, daughter of SAMUEL BASKIN and SARAH JONES. She was born September 12, 1841 in Fayetteville, Talladega, Alabama, and died June 13, 1931 in Oakland, Alameda County, California.

More About ALMON BARRON:

Burial: 1894, Mt. Morian Cemetery, Butte City, Montana

Notes for ELIZABETH CAROLINE BASKIN:

Patrick Morgan Harrison claims that Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel Crawford Baskin and Sarah Wright Jones.

More About ELIZABETH CAROLINE BASKIN:

Burial: June 15, 1931, Mt. View Cemetery, Oakland, California

               

Children of ALMON BARRON and ELIZABETH BASKIN are:

16.            i.              ADOLPHUS WILLIAM⁸ BARRON, b. October 29, 1862, Texas; d. March 13, 1897, Cleburn, Colorado.

                ii.             CHARLEY BARRON, b. Abt. 1864, Texas.

                iii.            MINNIE BARRON, b. Abt. 1866, Texas; m. ARTHUR BALDWIN, Abt. 1890; b. Abt. 1866.

                iv.            DICEY BARRON, b. Abt. 1868, Texas; m. TOMMY LITTLE, Abt. 1890; b. Abt. 1868.

                v.             HARLAN BARRON, b. Abt. 1870, Texas.

                vi.            LILLIE BARRON, b. Abt. 1872; d. Oakland, Alameda County, California; m. EMMET SCHWINFEST, Abt. 1900; b. Abt. 1870.

                vii.           ALLA BARRON, b. Abt. 1874; m. UNKNOWN HARRISON, Abt. 1900; b. Abt. 1874.

                viii.          TROY BARRON, b. Abt. 1876, Texas.

6. SARAH SALLIE⁷ BARRON (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born 1836 in Mississippi, and died January 07, 1908 in Smith County, Texas. She married FRANK T. BAIRD December 06, 1860 in Smith County, Texas, J.P. is J. Flinn. He was born 1826, and died 1899 in Smith County, Texas.

More About SARAH SALLIE BARRON:

Burial: 1908, Ebenezer Cemetery, Smith Cty, Texas

Notes for FRANK T. BAIRD:

Frank Baird and his wife both are mentioned in Dr. Samuel Overton's medical journals dating from 1888. Apparently, there was a "Tom Smith" who lived with the Bairds, as Dr. Overton has several entries in his medical journals wherein he treated Tom Smith's wife.

1880 FEDERAL CENSUS

Smith County, Texas, beat 96 (Old Canton), page 37, dwelling number 316, family number 324.

Baird, F.T., 52; Sallie, 42; Martha, 16; Robert L., 14; Amanda, 8; Dicey, 4 and Sarah, 1. Also living with the Baird family as a boarder was Caleb Barron, 21. This is likely Caleb Barron, born in 1858, who was the nephew of Sarah (Sallie) Barron Baird. F.T. Baird's birthplace was Alabama and both his parents were born in Virginia. Sallie's place of birth was Mississippi. All the children were born in Texas, according to the census.

More About FRANK T. BAIRD:

Burial: 1899, Ebenezer Cemetery, Smith Cty, Texas

               

Children of SARAH BARRON and FRANK BAIRD are:

                i.              MARTHA⁸ BAIRD, b. 1864.

                ii.             ROBERT L. BAIRD, b. 1866.

                iii.            JOHN T. BAIRD, b. 1868.

                iv.            AMANDA BAIRD, b. 1872.

                v.             DICEY BAIRD, b. 1876.

                vi.            SARAH BAIRD, b. 1879.

7. THOMPSON W.⁷ BARRON (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born July 23, 1845 in Mississippi, and died June 23, 1900. He married (1) ACHSAH EXA SEWELL December 21, 1872 in Smith County, Texas, Tully Choice, M.G.. She was born Abt. 1850. He married (2) MARTHA OLA LACY October 19, 1892 in Roby, Fisher County, Texas. She was born Abt. 1855 in Ellis County, Texas.

Notes for THOMPSON W. BARRON:

PHYSICIAN IN EAST TEXAS

Thompson was a doctor at Maybank. My <JPC> records show that Thompson was living with his sister, Jemima Barron Childress, in Smith County in 1870, during the census.

Dr. Samuel Overton referred to Dr. Tom Barron in his medical journals of 1891. His unpaid medical account of $21.00 was added to the account of David Frank Childress' account.

               

Children of THOMPSON BARRON and ACHSAH SEWELL are:

                i.              JAMES⁸ BARRON, b. Abt. 1874.

                ii.             MATTIE BARRON, b. Abt. 1877.

8. CALEB⁷ BARRON, JR. (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born February 22, 1848 in Mississippi, and died March 27, 1943. He married EMILY AMANDA BASKIN April 22, 1866 in Smith County, Texas, A.Gilliam, M.G., daughter of SAMUEL BASKIN and SARAH JONES. She was born April 17, 1843, and died 1917.

More About CALEB BARRON, JR.:

Census: 1880, Smith County, Texas, p. 37

               

Children of CALEB BARRON and EMILY BASKIN are:

17.            i.              DAVID OSCAR⁸ BARRON, b. March 17, 1867; d. December 26, 1911, Smith County, Texas.

                ii.             IDA BARRON, b. October 23, 1868.

                iii.            SARAH BARRON, b. July 29, 1872.

18.            iv.            GEORGE THOMAS BARRON, b. March 17, 1874; d. August 11, 1947, Smith County, Texas.

19.            v.             LEROY BARRON, b. March 21, 1877; d. August 24, 1960, Smith County, Texas.

9. DICEY⁷ BARRON (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born March 14, 1850 in Texas, and died May 16, 1896 in Palestine, Texas. She married W. TROY NALL January 20, 1869 in Smith County, Texas, A.Gilliam, M.G.. He was born Abt. 1847, and died August 1887.

Notes for DICEY BARRON:

On July 1, 1962, Mrs. Carl H. Harris of Texarkana, Texas wrote a note to a researcher named James Wilkins in Tyler, Texas regarding his inquiry on the Barron name. Mrs. Harris was the granddaughter of Dicey Barron and her husband Troy Nall. Mrs. Harris shared some recollections of hers regarding the early days. Material is excerpted from her note to Mr. Wilkins below:

"My mother was the daughter of Dicey and Troy Nall. She was Adah Nall and she died when I was less than five years old. Her unmarried sister Willie Nall lived in the home with my father and reared me. It was from her that I learned stories about Dicey Barron Nall. But I knew nothing of those who came before her and all the information that you gave me is indeed a rare find for me.

I do not have the date of her marriage to W. Troy Nall. They lived in and around Troup and Tyler. They seemed to have two or more farms, a big one and smaller one. He was also a merchant and had stores in Troup and Tyler. He went to New Orleans and bought merchandise for the stores and had it brought to Jefferson by boat and then transported to Troup or Tyler by ox team. On one trip he brought her a cook stove - the first in Smith County. Neighbor women gathered around the strange object and predicted that nothing cooked on that would "be fittin' to eat!"

They had a large family. I do not know the birth dates, but I do know the order in which they were born. Somewhere between these births, two infants died.

When Georgia was first expected, Troy Nall brought home a buggy from New Orleans. He was so disappointed that the baby was not a boy that she was several months old before he would bring the baby carriage home for her use. However, she became his favorite and his confidant in all matters, especially about his business affairs. It seems that he never told Dicey anything about his business. He had a habit of burying money until he had an opportunity to make a trip in to a bank for deposit. On this occasion, the family watched as he and Georgia disappear down in the orchard to bury some money. Within a few days both of them became ill with what they called "walking typhoid fever." He died first and she within three days and the money was never found by the family. He was 40 years old and she was a young lady. They are buried in the old cemetery by the railroad track in Troup.

Dicey died at the age of 46, so it would seem that she was less than forty when she was left a widow with all those children. She tried to carry on with the farm with the help of some faithful Negroes. One little story that tells something of her personality relates to her trying to farm alone, and was having potatoes planted. A neighbor man came along and informed her that the "moon wasn't right for planting potatoes." She politely replied, "Thank you very much, but I am planting my potatoes in the ground, not on the moon."

...Her resources were gradually used up in living, or disposed of and she salvaged what she could and moved her children to Palestine. There she bought a modest home on Jackson Street and began to take in boarders. My father went to her house to board and there met my mother and married her. After that, he took the family under his wing. My father was Edwin J. Irving, a young Canadian of Scotch parentage. So you see, I am a rather strange combination of Southerners and Northerners.

...After Dicey's death, my father bought the interests of the other heirs and he and my mother (Adah) owned the place. He gave it to me when I was ten years old and I looked after the rental until 1917 when we sold it. Later wen I married, I used that money in the first home that we built, 2015 Hazel Street. Twenty five years later, we sold that home and again I put the money into our place here at 3115 Pine. So I consider that I still have Dicey's house.

Unfortunately, tuberculosis overtook Dicey. It became a terrible thing in the family. Her daughters Minnie, Emma and my mother all died of the disease. About her children. I have already told of Georgia's death. Unfortunately, Minnie married a drunkard. They lived in Houston and had a large family. I did not keep in contact with them. I know that there were two daughters living in Houston, Mrs. Haydee Vanden and Mrs. Estelle Young.

Willie did not marry. She died in 1932 and is buried in Hillcrest cemetery in Texarkana.

Adah and my father had three daughters. I am Jewell Irving, the middle child. The other two did not survive babyhood.

Johnnie Nall, the only son in the family was killed in a railroad head-on collision in 1929. He was the engineer on the Sunshine Special between San Antonio and Palestine. He had three children, Jerrold, Lyndal and Eileen. They all live in Houston. I keep up with the daughter - she is Mrs. Laddie Lasikar, 5263 Willow Road, Houston, Texas. Johnnie is buried in East Hill Cemetery, Palestine.

Emma died December 20, 1897 and is buried in East Hill Cemetery. She was only 14 years old.

Daisy lived in Dallas and died a few years ago. He had one son, Edwin Angell, who lives in California.

To go back to the past. My Aunt Willie told me stories of their family loading up in their wagon and going to visit Aunt Em and Uncle Caleb. According to your records, that would have been Caleb Barron, Jr. who married Emily Amanda Baskins. One of the stories was about how stingy Aunt Em was. She hoarded about everything grown on the farm to sell to the peddler. If the children got into the peanuts, Aunt Em really got after them. I found in your records that some of these brothers and sisters of my grandmother's have not been dead long. I very much regret that I didn't find and talk with them before it was too late...

One more little instance. In our home in Palestine, there was a lovely old walnut dresser with a marble top and two little drawers on that. When we prepared to move up here, my aunt thought she would not have a place for it here, so she called in a cabinet worker and asked him to make her a chest of the wood in her mother's dresser. I have the chest made of the wood in Dicey's dresser, but how I do wish now that I had the dresser.

If I have confuse you in my random writing, please write and perhaps I can make it clear. Thank you so very much for your kindness."

                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                (signed)

                                                                Mrs. Carl H. Harris

 

More About DICEY BARRON:

Burial: May 16, 1896, East Hill Cemetery

Notes for W. TROY NALL:

Following are Land Records in Smith County:

Vol. T., p. 807, April 26, 1875 - George and Gracey Sampson sold to W.T. Nall one acre "in or near town of Troupe" (Eason Gee League) for 84 50/100 gold dollars.

Vol T., p. 816, July 6, 1875 - D.C. Nall bought from W.T. Nall (trustee for G.W. Howard and wife Amanda) for $54 gold two tracts ("by sale of said land before the courthouse door in the town of Tyler at public outcry to the highest bidder") Two tracts: 1-13 acres, 1-19 acres.

Vol. Y., p. 149, May 18, 1878 - James H. Tarbutton to W.T. Nall a "lot or parcel in Troupe" for $375.00. Lot #6 in Block #3 fronting on Duval Street."

Box # 1112, Smith County Probate - W. Troy Nall died without will, J.C. Tarbutton appointed administrator. Inventory appraised on November 23, 1887 at $2,000, less land and buildings. A letter was signed "D.C. Nall" requesting that Tarbutton be appointed administrator on November 15, 1887. W.T. Nall left a homestead of 163 acres.

               

Children of DICEY BARRON and W. NALL are:

                i.              GEORGIA⁸ NALL, b. Bef. 1883.

                ii.             WILLIE NALL, b. Bef. 1883.

                iii.            MINNIE NALL, b. Bef. 1883.

20.            iv.            ADAH NALL, b. Bef. 1883; d. May 10, 1903, Palestine, Texas.

                v.             JOHNNIE NALL, b. Bef. 1883.

                vi.            EMMA NALL, b. 1883; d. December 20, 1897.

                vii.           HATTIE NALL, b. Abt. 1884.

10. ELIZABETH⁷ BARRON (CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born 1856 in Texas. She married J.T. MOORE January 07, 1875 in Smith County, Texas, M.M.Wadsworth, M.G.. He was born Abt. 1850, and died Bef. 1900.

               

Child of ELIZABETH BARRON and J.T. MOORE is:

21.            i.              CLADIUS⁸ MOORE, b. August 15, 1877, Omen, Smith County, Texas; d. December 07, 1944, Los Angeles, California.

 

Generation No. 3

11. CALEB⁸ CHILDRESS (JEMIMA⁷ BARRON, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born 1856 in Smith County, Texas, and died Abt. September 1885 in Smith County, Texas. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH OVERTON² September 30, 1873 in Smith County, Texas, by J.W. Hill, Vol G, page 316, daughter of SAMUEL OVERTON and SARAH WEAVER. She was born November 12, 1855 in Texas, and died Bet. 1882 - 1883 in Smith County, Texas³. He married (2) SUSAN E. WEAVER March 28, 1883 in Smith County, Texas, by J.T. White, Vol I, page 326, daughter of WILLIAM WEAVER and NANCY HAGERTY. She was born 1844 in Alabama.

Notes for CALEB CHILDRESS:

I <JPC> suspect that Caleb was named for his mother's father, Caleb Barron, since the given name of Caleb does not appear in any of the Childress history that I have covered to date. Caleb came to Texas with his parents, Obediah and Jemima. His wife Mary Elizabeth Overton perhaps died while giving birth to their second child, Mary Elizabeth Childress, about 1879. Following his wife's death, Caleb and his two small children moved in with his mother, Jemima Barron Childress, who was a widow by that time. The 1880 Census records reflect this move, and gives Caleb's age as 24 years old at the time of the census. It is interesting to note that Caleb married his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Overton, in 1873, when he was only 17 years of age.

In 1883, Caleb remarried to a substantially older Susan E. Weaver (the aunt of his first wife and 12 years Caleb's senior) and presumably moved out on his own with his family. My aunt, Metta Childress Stephenson, has said that Caleb and his second wife, S.E. Weaver, had twins who died at birth and are buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery. When Caleb died in about 1885 at the approximate age of 29, his two children were living with his wife, Sarah E. Weaver. I am unsure when she passed away, but William Thomas and his sister Mary Elizabeth were taken in by their maternal grandfather, Dr. Samuel Overton, in 1893, and Dr. Overton was appointed Guardian by the Court.

I have not yet located a death certificate for Caleb, but it seems to me that he may well have had acute diabetes, since it tends to strike every other generation. Caleb's grandfather, Obediah Childress, Sr., probably had diabetes (he is listed as being blind in census material). Caleb's grandson (my father) John F. Childress, also had diabetes.

I believe Caleb Childress was buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery, but there are no markers indicating his location. There are, however, four small "generic" stones marked "Childress" in the cemetery, not far from where William Thomas Childress (Caleb's son) is buried, and I believe these four stones are likely for Caleb and his second wife (or wives), and perhaps the twins who died in infancy. The generic foot stones were placed there by Metta Stephenson, Caleb's granddaughter, but she did not know who was actually buried in the graves.

More About CALEB CHILDRESS:

Burial: Abt. 1885, Ebenezer Cemetery, Smith Cty, Texas

Census: 1880, Smith County, Texas

Estate Admnstr.: February 27, 1879, Estate of Obediah, jr., Smith Cty, TX

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH OVERTON:

As of 1/1/2000, I <JPC> have no record of Mary Elizabeth's death. Since Caleb remarried in 1883, it seems likely that Mary died shortly after the birth of their second child, Mary Elizabeth Childress.

Notes for SUSAN E. WEAVER:

John F. Childress' note of 9/1/93 to JPC says that this second wife of Caleb (his first was M.E. Overton) gave birth to twins, but they died in infancy and are buried at the Ebenezer Cemetery in Arp, Texas.

There are numerous Weavers buried in the Bascom Cemetery near Arp and Whitehouse. This is the same cemetery in which the Speers are buried, as well. Some of the earlier Weavers buried there are: Sam H. Weaver (born 12/21/1858); William Weaver (born 7/3/1852); Joshua H. Weaver (born 2/1/1830) and Rufus King Weaver (born 12/9/1860).

In August, 1999, I found Susan E. Weaver on the 1850 Smith County Federal Census, along with her parents and siblings. Her older sister was Sarah Weaver, future wife of Dr. Samuel Overton. Dr. Overton and Sarah Weaver had several children, one of whom was Mary Elizabeth Overton, who married Caleb Childress. After Mary Elizabeth Overton died about the time of the birth of her second child, Mary Elizabeth Childress, Caleb married Susan E. Weaver, who was his first wife's aunt.

               

Children of CALEB CHILDRESS and MARY OVERTON are:

22.            i.              WILLIAM THOMAS⁹ CHILDRESS, b. July 23, 1874, Texas; d. December 29, 1959, Arp, Smith County, Texas.

                ii.             MARY ELIZABETH CHILDRESS, b. November 23, 1879, Smith County, Texas; d. October 30, 1940, Smith County, Texas.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH CHILDRESS:

DEATH RECORD, 1880

Smith Co. Death Records, Vol. 6., p. 431

Childress, Mary E., b. 11/23/1880, d. on/or about 12/4/1940. Cause of death carcinoma of breast. Father Caleb Childress, Mother Mary Eliza Overton. Born in Texas, buried Ebenezer Cemetery in Arp, Texas.

According to Robert Stephenson, Mary Childress took in Sarah Weaver, her grandmother and the wife of Dr. Samuel Overton, as a house guest after Dr. Overton died in 1897. Since Sarah Weaver lived until 1920, she would have stayed with Mary for more than 20 years. Of course, Mary lived with Sarah and Samuel Overton for much of her childhood, since her mother died at birth with Mary, and her father, Caleb Childress, died at an early age. Mary was put in the guardianship of Dr. Overton when she was about thirteen years of age.

More About MARY ELIZABETH CHILDRESS:

Burial: 1940, Ebenezer Cemetery in Arp, TX

Cause of Death: Breast Cancer

12. ELI ROBERT⁸ CHILDRESS (JEMIMA⁷ BARRON, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born July 15, 1861 in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and died October 03, 1946 in Choctaw County, Mississippi. He married ELIZA JANE UNKNOWN Abt. 1888. She was born October 06, 1868, and died October 20, 1942 in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

More About ELI ROBERT CHILDRESS:

Burial: 1946, Enon Cemetery, Ackerman, MS

Notes for ELIZA JANE UNKNOWN:

I <JPC> am making a bit of a "leap in logic" on this marriage, as I have seen no documentation regarding the union. However, in the rolls of the Enon Cemetery records, the three children of this marriage are shown as such, and all five family members evidently are in the same physical location in the cemetery itself. Notes were made on the children that they were the "s/o and d/o ER and EJ," so I interpreted that to mean that all the family members belonged to one another. Also, note the photograph of the grave of Eli and Eliza, both sharing a common tombstone.

More About ELIZA JANE UNKNOWN:

Burial: 1942, Enon Cemetery, Ackerman, MS

               

Children of ELI CHILDRESS and ELIZA UNKNOWN are:

                i.              ELIZA MAY⁹ CHILDRESS, b. May 30, 1889; d. October 15, 1890.

More About ELIZA MAY CHILDRESS:

Burial: 1890, Enon Cemetery, Ackerman, MS

                ii.             ROBERT EDDIE CHILDRESS, b. February 27, 1899; d. October 26, 1900.

More About ROBERT EDDIE CHILDRESS:

Burial: 1900, Enon Cemetery, Ackerman, MS

                iii.            ANDREW ELI CHILDRESS, b. January 08, 1901; d. March 14, 1904.

More About ANDREW ELI CHILDRESS:

Burial: 1904, Enon Cemetery, Ackerman, MS

13. DAVID FRANKLIN⁸ CHILDRESS (JEMIMA⁷ BARRON, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born July 11, 1862 in Smith County, Texas, and died June 24, 1937 in Arp, Smith County, Texas. He married WILLIE MOORE March 10, 1888 in Smith County, Texas, by J.D. Spruce, Vol J, page 585, daughter of TOM MOORE and MARTHA WILSON. She was born August 09, 1871, and died January 01, 1944 in Corsicana, Texas.

Notes for DAVID FRANKLIN CHILDRESS:

"UNCLE FRANK"

John Childress notes to JPC dated 9/1/93 stated that this was the "Uncle Frank" that our father, John Childress Sr., often referred to and that both Johns were named after him and a neighbor. Frank's house was located on the farm adjacent to William Thomas Childress' farm in Arp, Texas. The white frame house built by Frank, presumably in the early 1900's, was still standing and occupied by owners or renters in the Fall of 1998.

More About DAVID FRANKLIN CHILDRESS:

Cause of Death: "paralysis agitans, old age and inanition"

               

Child of DAVID CHILDRESS and WILLIE MOORE is:

23.            i.              MAUDE⁹ CHILDRESS, b. January 15, 1894, Arp, Smith County, Texas; d. March 07, 1947, Corsicana, Texas.

14. CALEB⁸ BARRON (EZEKIEL⁷, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born October 12, 1858 in Texas, and died September 21, 1946 in Smith County, Texas. He married MARY ANN THOMPSON December 21, 1882 in Smith County, Texas. She was born October 09, 1862, and died March 25, 1916 in Smith County, Texas.

Notes for CALEB BARRON:

HORSE THIEF?

Just as a notation for Caleb Barron, on April 6, 1963, a Mrs. Emma Frazier suggested that "Caleb had three brothers who were hanged in West Texas for horse thievery." I <JPC> am unsure where this claim came from, or to which "Caleb" Barron she was referring. On September 9, 1973, a Mrs. Stella Key suggested that this claim was "nonsense."

UPDATE ON THE ABOVE

I received evidence from a John Barron of Austin, Texas who documented the hanging of two Barron brothers for murder and cattle thievery in 1861. While the evidence "acquitted" this Caleb Barron of any such wrongdoing, it "fingered" the uncle of this Caleb Barron, namely James H. Barron, son of Caleb Barron, Sr. See details in the biography of James H. Barron.

This Caleb Barron is shown as Caleb Barron, Junior in Dr. Samuel Overton's medical ledgers dating from the 1870's through the 1890's. On page 169 in the 1888 ledger, Dr. Overton entered the "acouchment" of Caleb's wife, meaning the delivery of a child to her, on July 10, 1890. This entry almost surely refers to the delivery of Nannie Bell Barron.

BOARDER IN 1880

According to the Smith County Federal Census of 1880, this Caleb Barron was a boarder in the home of Frank Baird during 1880. This census also shows that Caleb's birth state was Texas and that his father was born in Alabama, while his mother was born in Mississippi.

More About CALEB BARRON:

Burial: 1946, Ebenezer Cemetery, Arp, Smith County, TX

More About MARY ANN THOMPSON:

Burial: 1916, Ebenezer Cemetery, Arp, Smith County, TX

               

Children of CALEB BARRON and MARY THOMPSON are:

                i.              HATTIE⁹ BARRON, b. June 14, 1884; d. August 26, 1885, Smith County, Texas.

Notes for HATTIE BARRON:

Hattie's tombstone in the Ebenezer Cemetery reads "dau of C. & M.A. Barron."

More About HATTIE BARRON:

Burial: 1885, Ebenezer Cemetery, Smith County, Texas

                ii.             IMA BARRON, b. August 09, 1886; m. C.H. MCCOY, Abt. 1906; b. Abt. 1886.

                iii.            EMMA BARRON, b. Abt. April 10, 1888; m. CLARENCE FRAZIER, April 03, 1910, Smith County, Texas; b. Abt. 1888.

                iv.            NANNIE BELL BARRON⁴, b. July 09, 1890; d. February 20, 1939; m. CHARLEY CROW, August 30, 1908, Smith County, Texas; b. Abt. 1890.

24.            v.             PEM SOLOMON BARRON, b. October 09, 1892; d. March 20, 1937, Smith County, Texas.

                vi.            ADDIE BARRON, b. January 13, 1895; m. ED EVERETT, December 31, 1910, Smith County, Texas; b. Abt. 1890.

15. SOLOMON⁸ BARRON (EZEKIEL⁷, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born December 05, 1861, and died January 14, 1934 in Smith County, Texas. He married MARY BLACK Abt. 1880 in Palo Pinto County, Texas. She was born Abt. 1860.

More About SOLOMON BARRON:

Burial: 1934, Ebenezer Cemetery, Arp, Smith County, TX

               

Children of SOLOMON BARRON and MARY BLACK are:

                i.              EVIE⁹ BARRON, b. Aft. 1881.

                ii.             CHESTER BARRON, b. Aft. 1881.

                iii.            OSCAR BARRON, b. Aft. 1881.

                iv.            MONROE BARRON, b. Aft. 1881.

                v.             SALLY BARRON, b. Aft. 1881; m. UNKNOWN TAYLOR, Abt. 1900; b. Abt. 1880.

                vi.            GRANVILLE BARRON, b. Aft. 1881.

                vii.           NINA BARRON, b. Aft. 1881.

                viii.          INA BARRON, b. Aft. 1881.

16. ADOLPHUS WILLIAM⁸ BARRON (ALMON⁷, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born October 29, 1862 in Texas, and died March 13, 1897 in Cleburn, Colorado. He married ELLEN WINNIE VINES Abt. 1883, daughter of WILLIAM VINES and MARGARET FRANKLIN. She was born August 19, 1868 in Ft. Griffin, Shackleford, Texas, and died June 14, 1933 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma.

More About ELLEN WINNIE VINES:

Burial: 1933, Crescent Cemetery

               

Children of ADOLPHUS BARRON and ELLEN VINES are:

                i.              WILLIAM LEE⁹ BARRON, b. October 15, 1883, Texas; d. September 09, 1954, Phoenix, Arizona.

                ii.             LEONARD L. BARRON, b. May 16, 1885, Texas; d. Abt. 1905, Colorado.

25.            iii.            EDWARD HARLEN BARRON, b. September 16, 1887, Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; d. May 15, 1978, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

17. DAVID OSCAR⁸ BARRON (CALEB⁷, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born March 17, 1867, and died December 26, 1911 in Smith County, Texas. He married (1) MARYETTA DEAN November 23, 1893 in Smith County, Texas. She was born July 29, 1871, and died September 16, 1907 in Smith County, Texas. He married (2) ROSIE OLIVER April 16, 1911 in Smith County, Texas. She was born Abt. 1880.

More About DAVID OSCAR BARRON:

Burial: 1911, Mason Cemetery, Smith County, TX

               

Children of DAVID BARRON and MARYETTA DEAN are:

                i.              HUBERT⁹ BARRON, b. November 07, 1894; d. May 25, 1895.

                ii.             DEWEY BARRON, b. July 24, 1898; d. May 09, 1962, Smith County, Texas.

More About DEWEY BARRON:

Burial: 1962, Mason Cemetery, Smith County, TX

                iii.            LETHA BARRON, b. September 14, 1902; d. Abt. March 06, 1973.

Notes for LETHA BARRON:

OBITUARY

Obituary in Tyler Morning Telegraph on 3/6/1973 said Miss Letha M. Barron would be buried in the Mason Cemetery in Arp, Texas. She died at home following a lengthy illness. Native and lifelong resident of Smith County and a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Arp. Survivors included one sister, Miss Ollie Barron of Arp.

                iv.            IDELL BARRON, b. Bef. 1907; m. UNKNOWN GOLDEN, Abt. 1930; b. Abt. 1907.

                v.             OLLIE BARRON, b. Abt. 1907.

                vi.            PERRY BARRON, b. September 05, 1907; d. February 1908.

18. GEORGE THOMAS⁸ BARRON (CALEB⁷, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born March 17, 1874, and died August 11, 1947 in Smith County, Texas. He married SARAH ALICE MUSSLEWHITE December 17, 1897 in Smith County, Texas. She was born July 20, 1875, and died September 27, 1954.

More About GEORGE THOMAS BARRON:

Burial: 1947, Mason Cemetery, Smith County, TX

               

Children of GEORGE BARRON and SARAH MUSSLEWHITE are:

                i.              DEWITT⁹ BARRON, b. May 16, 1906.

                ii.             THOMAS NOBLE BARRON, b. November 08, 1917.

19. LEROY⁸ BARRON (CALEB⁷, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born March 21, 1877, and died August 24, 1960 in Smith County, Texas. He married VERA WASHINGTON December 19, 1903 in Smith County, Texas. She was born February 16, 1888.

More About LEROY BARRON:

Burial: 1960, Mason Cemetery, Smith County, TX

               

Children of LEROY BARRON and VERA WASHINGTON are:

                i.              CALEB⁹ BARRON, b. 1904; d. April 1973, Smith County, Texas.

Notes for CALEB BARRON:

Obituary in Tyler Courier Time, April 4, 1973 states that Caleb Barron died in a Tyler hospital after a lengthy illness. A native and lifelong resident of Arp, Mr. Barron had been an employee of the Baker Tank Company since 1951. He was a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church in Arp. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ada Barron of Arp; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Brinson of Houston and Mrs. Diane Cleam of Arp; two brothers, Earl Barron of Tyler and Glenn Barron of San Angelo; one sister and Mrs. Della Key of Fort Worth.

                ii.             EARL BARRON, b. 1906.

                iii.            STELLA BARRON, b. 1908.

                iv.            GLEN BARRON, b. 1918.

20. ADAH⁸ NALL (DICEY⁷ BARRON, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born Bef. 1883, and died May 10, 1903 in Palestine, Texas. She married EDWIN IRVING Abt. 1897. He was born Abt. 1880.

               

Child of ADAH NALL and EDWIN IRVING is:

26.            i.              JEWEL⁹ IRVING, b. September 27, 1898.

21. CLADIUS⁸ MOORE (ELIZABETH⁷ BARRON, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born August 15, 1877 in Omen, Smith County, Texas, and died December 07, 1944 in Los Angeles, California. He married ADA WASHINGTON October 05, 1902 in Smith County, Texas. She was born Abt. 1877.

               

Children of CLADIUS MOORE and ADA WASHINGTON are:

                i.              FLOYD⁹ MOORE, b. Abt. 1903.

                ii.             ALFRED MOORE, b. Abt. 1904.

                iii.            CLARA MOORE, b. Abt. 1905; d. Abt. 1976, Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

Notes for CLARA MOORE:

According to "The Barron Family," Clara was committed to Institution for the Insane at Rusk, Texas. <per Earl Barron in 1985>

 

Generation No. 4

22. WILLIAM THOMAS⁹ CHILDRESS (CALEB⁸, JEMIMA⁷ BARRON, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born July 23, 1874 in Texas, and died December 29, 1959 in Arp, Smith County, Texas. He married MARY FRANCES SPEER December 25, 1899 in Smith County, Texas, Vol 14, page 202, by J.W. Hill, daughter of ROBERT SPEER and MARTHA INGRAM. She was born March 13, 1875 in Alabama, and died June 06, 1957 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.

More About WILLIAM THOMAS CHILDRESS:

Burial: Abt. December 30, 1959, Ebenezer Cemetery in Arp, TX

Notes for MARY FRANCES SPEER:

DEATH RECORD, 1957

Smith Co. Death Records

Childress, Mary Frances Childress, b. 3/13/1875, d. 6/4/1957.

Father, R.H. Speer, born in Alabama.

Mother, Martha Ellen Ingram, born in Alabama.

More About MARY FRANCES SPEER:

Burial: Abt. June 06, 1957, Ebenezer Cemetery in Arp, TX

               

Children of WILLIAM CHILDRESS and MARY SPEER are:

                i.              METTA¹⁰ CHILDRESS, b. September 09, 1900, Smith County, Texas; d. October 22, 1994, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas; m. EDWARD LINDSEY STEPHENSON, October 07, 1917, Smith County, Texas, Vol 22, page 510; b. January 29, 1895, Omen, Smith County, Texas; d. September 26, 1960, Tyler, Smith County, Texas.

More About METTA CHILDRESS:

Burial: 1994, Ebenezer Cemetery, Smith County, Texas

More About EDWARD LINDSEY STEPHENSON:

Burial: 1960, Ebenezer Cemetery, Smith County, Texas

                ii.             JOHN FRANKLIN CHILDRESS, SR., b. June 30, 1918, Omen, Smith County, Texas; d. December 08, 1977, Overton Memorial Hospital; m. DOROTHY LOU MATHIS, July 28, 1940, Texarkana, Arkansas; b. February 04, 1922, Texarkana, Arkansas.

Notes for JOHN FRANKLIN CHILDRESS, SR.:

Smith County, Texas Registery of Births, Vol. 3, page 12, #473, filed 7/1/1918

_ _ Childers (sic), no given name, born June 30, 1918 in Arp, Texas. Father, W.T. Childers (sic) 43 years old, born in Texas; mother Fannie Speer 42 years old, born in Alabama.

(Reserved for future writings.)

More About JOHN FRANKLIN CHILDRESS, SR.:

Burial: 1977, Cathedral in the Pines, Tyler, TX

Cause of Death: Heart attack, preceded by brain cancer

Medical Information: Suffered from migraine headaches and had severe diabetes.

Notes for DOROTHY LOU MATHIS:

(Reserved for future writings.)

23. MAUDE⁹ CHILDRESS (DAVID FRANKLIN⁸, JEMIMA⁷ BARRON, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born January 15, 1894 in Arp, Smith County, Texas, and died March 07, 1947 in Corsicana, Texas. She married ROBERT LLOYD WHEELOCK December 28, 1915 in Arp, Smith County, Texas. He was born May 07, 1893 in Troup, Smith County, Texas.

Notes for MAUDE CHILDRESS:

CHILDRESS FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS

Bible owned by Obediah and Jemima, published in 1848 by the New York American Bible Society, owned in 1946 by Mrs. R.L. Wheelock. Information copied by Mrs. A.B. Horn. Birth dates, marriages and deaths which are available elsewhere are confirmed for several Childress family members.

               

Children of MAUDE CHILDRESS and ROBERT WHEELOCK are:

                i.              ROBERT LLOYD¹⁰ WHEELOCK, b. June 23, 1917, Corsicana, Texas; m. CLARA SANSOM, June 22, 1940, Fort Worth, Texas; b. Abt. 1920.

                ii.             BETTY WHEELOCK, b. September 27, 1924, Corsicana, Texas; m. ROBERT Q. KENNAUGH, July 14, 1945; b. Abt. 1920.

24. PEM SOLOMON⁹ BARRON (CALEB⁸, EZEKIEL⁷, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born October 09, 1892, and died March 20, 1937 in Smith County, Texas. He married MRS. BEULAH MCCOY March 30, 1919 in Smith County, Texas. She was born Abt. 1900.

More About PEM SOLOMON BARRON:

Burial: 1937, Ebenezer Cemetery, Arp, Smith County, TX

               

Child of PEM BARRON and BEULAH MCCOY is:

                i.              JOHN CALEB¹⁰ BARRON, b. December 15, 1923.

25. EDWARD HARLEN⁹ BARRON (ADOLPHUS WILLIAM⁸, ALMON⁷, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born September 16, 1887 in Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado, and died May 15, 1978 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. He married (1) SALLIE WALLACE November 11, 1911 in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. She was born Abt. 1895 in Jacksboro, Texas. He married (2) GRACE LOU PRICE August 10, 1918 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. She was born February 11, 1901 in Carbon, Eastland, Texas, and died October 14, 1980 in Tucson, Arizona.

More About EDWARD HARLEN BARRON:

Burial: 1978, Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona

More About SALLIE WALLACE:

Divorced: Abt. 1915, From Edward Harlen Barron

More About GRACE LOU PRICE:

Burial: 1980, Sierra Vista, Arizona

               

Children of EDWARD BARRON and SALLIE WALLACE are:

                i.              ALFRED JAKE¹⁰ BARRON, b. 1912.

                ii.             DAU BARRON, b. Abt. 1913.

               

Children of EDWARD BARRON and GRACE PRICE are:

                iii.            VIOLA ETHEL¹⁰ BARRON, b. 1920.

                iv.            EDDIE PAUL BARRON, b. 1922; d. 1998.

                v.             LUCILLE BARRON, b. 1923.

                vi.            BONNIE BELL BARRON, b. 1924.

                vii.           CHARLES CHESTER BARRON, b. 1931.

                viii.          GRACIE ANN BARRON, b. 1932.

                ix.            ROBERT CARL BARRON, b. 1935.

                x.             THOMAS LELAND BARRON, b. 1937.

                xi.            JOHN LAWRENCE BARRON, b. 1939.

                xii.           JAMES MELVIN BARRON, b. 1942.

26. JEWEL⁹ IRVING (ADAH⁸ NALL, DICEY⁷ BARRON, CALEB⁶, JAMES⁵, JOSEPH ELIAS⁴, JOHN³, JOSEPH², ROBERT¹) was born September 27, 1898. She married CARL HARRIS June 15, 1919 in Palestine, Texas. He was born Abt. 1898.

Notes for JEWEL IRVING:

It should be noted that Jewel Irving contributed a significant amount of background material about the Barrons, particularly her grandmother, Dicey Barron. Mrs. Irving's letter about Dicey paints an interesting picture of life in the 19th century.

               

Children of JEWEL IRVING and CARL HARRIS are:

                i.              CARL¹⁰ HARRIS, b. Abt. 1920.

                ii.             JUNE HARRIS, b. Aft. 1920.

                iii.            ANNE HARRIS, b. Aft. 1920.

 

Endnotes

1. John C. Barron, "James H. Barron, Son of Caleb," To be published on the Smith County Gen Web Site in 2000, all, This entire paper describes the demise of James H. Barron.

2. The New Testament, Jesse Overton Family Bible, (Published by C. Ewer, & T. Bedlington, J.H.A. Frost, Printer), Births of grandchildren, "Mary Eliza, daughter of Samuel & Sarah Overton was born the 12th of November, 1855."

3. Dr. Samuel Overton, Dr. Samuel Overton Medical Ledger, (Various Ledgers), 1878, page 55, "March 28th, 1882, visit and med M. Childress, $3.50."

4. Medical Ledger of Dr. Samuel Overton (1888 - 1890), 169, July 10, 1890, "Acouchment," meaning delivery of child, to the wife of Caleb Barron, junior.